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MARVELL PITCHES $99 MOBY TABLET AS TEXTBOOK ALTERNATIVE
Written on 19 Mar, 2010 at 3:46 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
When chipmaker Marvell told us its technology would power $99 smartphones , we took the company at its word. ... (Continue reading)
PENTAX KAMERAMAN PUPPETS ARE PERFECT FOR SHOOTING WTF FACES
Written on 19 Mar, 2010 at 3:46 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
We don't know how seriously you take yourself as a photographer. But painting a face on your lens cap and dangling a hand-made, ?2,914 (about $32) Osu! Kameraman puppet from your camera's tripod mount isn't going to earn you... (Continue reading)
CASIO’S SOLAR-POWERED PATHFINDER WATCH PLAYS THE GREEN CARD TWICE
Written on 19 Mar, 2010 at 3:46 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Plotting their latest spread of watches this spring, Casio executives decided it was time to "go green." Some poor schmuck in R&D took them at their word. Thankfully for mother nature, the Casio Pathfinder PRG110C-3 is more than meets... (Continue reading)
BILL GATES’ HURRICANE-BUSTING TUBESHIPS ARE REAL, PEOPLE
Written on 10 Mar, 2010 at 23:18 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Last year, I wrote that Bill had this (let’s be honest) evil-genius style plan to weaken hurricanes before they make landfall. Sounded a bit fantastical at the time, but as it turns out, there are real scientists ready to... (Continue reading)
INHABITAT’S WEEK IN GREEN: NUCLEAR POWER, BODY HEAT ELECTRONICS, AND GREENER GADGETS
Written on 21 Feb, 2010 at 19:56 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
The Week in Green is a new item from our friends at Inhabitat , recapping the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us. The past week saw several big developments in the energy industry as... (Continue reading)
UMICH GURUS GREATLY REDUCE GADGET ENERGY CONSUMPTION (AT THE EXPENSE OF AWESOMENESS)
Written on 20 Feb, 2010 at 13:22 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Mama always told us that there'd be trade-offs in life, but we aren't so sure we're kosher with this one. As the story goes, a team of Wolverines from the University of Michigan figured out a solution to an... (Continue reading)
ECO SHOCKER: TURBINE LIGHT CONCEPT USES WIND TO LIGHT HIGHWAYS
Written on 6 Feb, 2010 at 18:00 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Ingenious, eco-friendly concepts are all around us, there's no denying that. This one caught our eye because it's pretty innovative, seemingly well thought out, and good looking to boot. ... (Continue reading)
NEXUS ONE DOCK TO COST $45, IMMINENTLY AVAILABLE?
Written on 22 Jan, 2010 at 3:35 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
What's this? Another Google ad heralding the imminent launch of a gadget desirable? We're guessing yes just as those Apple ads preemptively signaled the launch of refreshed Macs and new Mighty Mouse . Engadget reader Geoff spotted the YouTube... (Continue reading)
ONTARIO AND SAMSUNG SEAL $6.7 BILLION RENEWABLE ENERGY DEAL
Written on 22 Jan, 2010 at 3:35 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Need to know how much it would cost you and your town to generate 2,500 megawatts of pure green energy? Your wind and solar farm infrastructure costs will come to 7 billion CAD (just under 6.7 billion in US... (Continue reading)
RECOMPUTE CARDBOARD COMPUTER ENTERS PRODUCTION, FAILS TO FOOL ANYBODY
Written on 13 Jan, 2010 at 23:21 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
What a wrongheaded, quixotic, and yet opportunistic and callous idea. A cardboard PC. Now, they’re launching a product I was careful to denounce several months ago, and all my objections still apply... (Continue reading)