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Adore Your Android: Cover with a Case from OtterBox
10 February 2012 12:01 AM | No Commentsvar AdBrite_Title_Color = '0000FF'; var AdBrite_Text_Color = '000000'; var AdBrite_Background_Color = 'FFFFFF'; var AdBrite_Border_Color = 'CCCCCC'; var AdBrite_URL_Color = '008000'; try{var AdBrite_Iframe=window.top!=window.self?2:1;var AdBrite_Referrer=document.referrer==''?document.location:document.referrer;AdBrite_Referrer=encodeURIComponent(AdBrite_Referrer);}catch(e){var AdBrite_Iframe='';var AdBrite_Referrer='';} document.write(String.fromCharCode(60,83,67,82,73,80,84));document.write(' src="http://ads.adbrite.com/mb/text_group.php?sid=2053203&zs=3436385f3630&ifr='+AdBrite_Iframe+'&ref='+AdBrite_Referrer+'" type="text/javascript">');document.write(String.fromCharCode(60,47,83,67,82,73,80,84,62)); FORT COLLINS, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Known as an innovator of protective solutions, OtterBox® introduces cases for newest Android™ smartphones...
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Isobar’s NFC Hackathon Winners Create Applications for Gaming, Gifting and Music Remixing
09 February 2012 5:10 PM | No CommentsBOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Isobar, a global communications agency, announced today the winners of Isobar Create 32, Silicon Valley’s first hackathon exploring Near Field Communication (NFC) technology...
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WeatherBug 2.0 for iPhone Mobile App Launches in iTunes Store
09 February 2012 12:00 PM | No CommentsGERMANTOWN, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Earth Networks SM, the owner of WeatherBug® products and services and operator of the largest weather, lightning and climate observation networks, announces...
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Digi-Key’s Android App Listed as a Top App
08 February 2012 9:58 PM | No CommentsTHIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s largest selection of electronic components available for...
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Infonetics Research: Mobile Broadband, Smartphones, LTE Drive Diameter Signaling Controllers to 106% CAGR to 2016
08 February 2012 4:40 PM | No CommentsCAMPBELL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Communications market research firm Infonetics Research (www.twitter.com/infonetics) on Friday released its Diameter Signaling Control Worldwide and Regional Market Size and Forecasts ...
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AIR for Android app turns Nexus One into slot car controller (video)
Posted on June 22, 2010 | No Comments
AIR for Android, a Phidgets motor control, a slot car set, and a custom built LEGO housing for good measure -- if this project isn't meant for Engadget, we don't know what is! The premise is pretty straightforward: Grant Skinner uses his Nexus One to send accelerometer data to a desktop PC, which then sends it to a motor controller. In turn, the controller tells the cars how fast to go. Tilt forward a little bit, and the car accelerates a little bit. Lean forward a lot, and it picks up speed. Sure beats those cheesy plastic triggers we used as kids! For the interface (which is an SWF that's sent to the handset from the host PC) our man designed a gas pedal with a series of lights that tells you how fast you're going. Let's just say we wouldn't mind a setup like this for the Engadget game room. Video after the break.Continue reading AIR for Android app turns Nexus One into slot car controller (video)
AIR for Android app turns Nexus One into slot car controller (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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I mean really, who doesn’t need a LEGO Buffet Table!
Posted on June 17, 2010 | No CommentsCreated by Droog Design, this is table keeps your geek cravings and avant-garde hipster leanings from being mutually exclusive. At 25,000 pieces, it begs the question… do you have to put it together yourself? Rest assured though, that if you begin to lose your geek cred by obtaining this beauty, you could always mount this other LEGO beauty [...] -
Motorola Droid solves Lego-encased Rubik’s Cube in 24 mind-melting seconds (video)
Posted on May 8, 2010 | No CommentsOh sure, you've seen your disgustingly hairy cousin solve a Rubik's Cube in 3 minutes and 13.4 seconds, and we've seen quite a few sophisticated robots do it in far less time. But in the latest episode of "Yes, Droid Really Does," we've got Motorola's darling solving a Lego-encased Cube in just over 24 seconds. Let's recap: a Droid, a Mindstorms NXT monstrosity, a Rubik's Cube and faux techno. Is there any chance you aren't clicking through to watch this video?
Update: Whoops -- had the wrong image in there somehow. Fixed now!Continue reading Motorola Droid solves Lego-encased Rubik's Cube in 24 mind-melting seconds (video)
Motorola Droid solves Lego-encased Rubik's Cube in 24 mind-melting seconds (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 May 2010 23:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The Star Wars trilogy told in 2:13 with LEGOs
Posted on May 6, 2010 | No Comments
I don't know if it's more sad: someone actually owns that many Star Wars LEGOs or that I'm jealous. Either way, the video is awesome. Well done, kind sirs. Well done.
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Lego robot plays Tetris
Posted on April 21, 2010 | No Comments
With a webcam, a digital signaling processing board, and some Lego Mindstorms pieces, Creator Branislov Kisacanin put together what he calls the Tetris-Bot. The way it works is the Texas Instruments DSP board analyzes the screen and then communicates with the NXT robot through LED lights. The Tetris-Bot will then push the buttons on the number bad, which it can do at up to three strokes a second.
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DIY: Nikon IR remote in a Lego
Posted on April 15, 2010 | No Comments
Here's a little DIY project for you Nikon shooters out there. Certain models of the Nikon DSLR support IR remotes, but to buy an actual "Nikon" brand remote from your local camera shoppe will set you back around $40. Why not built one yourself instead?
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The Lego Robotic Hand: Do not get any ideas
Posted on March 3, 2010 | No Comments
Some nice Polish boys made this clever robotic hand that is built to human scale and, interestingly, has a thumb and four working fingers. Did we mention it was made using Lego?
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This LEGO Avatar helicopter would only be cooler if Michelle Rodriguez came with it
Posted on February 27, 2010 | No CommentsSure, this LEGO creation looks impressive just sitting there, but click the Read More link to see it in action. [via NoWhereElse.fr] -
The LEGO CubeStormer proves we’re one step closer to robocalypse
Posted on February 15, 2010 | No CommentsWhen LEGOs and a laptop can solve a puzzle that I’ve never been able to, it either means our children will be enslaved by evil robot overlords or I need to apply myself a bit more. -
A true AFOL would carry one of these LEGO wallets
Posted on February 3, 2010 | No CommentsTip: Do not show your chiropractor your fancy new LEGO wallet. He’ll likely kill you. $24-$32. via OhGizmo -
It’s a LEGO router — sort of
Posted on January 13, 2010 | No CommentsWhat’s a young lad to do with a buttload of black LEGOs and a classic Linksys WRT54GL router? Turn it into a LEGO router, of course. [thanks for the tip, Geoff!] -
Here’s a LEGO Starcraft Terran Battlecruiser
Posted on December 30, 2009 | No CommentsSure, this isn’t the largest or most impressive LEGO ship out there, but it still cooler than anything you could build. Check out Jerac’s Flickr set to see the construction and other just-as-nice LEGO creations. [Thanks for the tip, Scott!] -
James May’s Lego House has been demolished, try not to cry
Posted on September 22, 2009 | No CommentsWhat a shame. The LEGO house has been demolished just weeks after completion for James May’s other show, Toy Stories. (He’s known as Captain Slow on Top Gear, too) Legoland didn’t want it due to the high cost of transporting it and it was never intended to be permanent, so down she came. At least some [...] -
Real LEGO blocks are not used in these walkie talkies
Posted on September 8, 2009 | No CommentsThese LEGO walkie talkies could be so much cooler. It’s not that they are lacking in a technical way. Nope, they pack all the standard bells and whistles of a modern walkie talkie. It’s that the LEGO-look is printed on and not actual LEGO bumps. Lame. I know. Good thing they are only $28 from [...] -
This guy is building Top Gear’s James May a Lego house
Posted on August 24, 2009 | No CommentsWe're normally not too keen on Lego stuff, but we'll make an exception in the interest of camaraderie. Plus, it involves James May from Top Gear, a show we can all get behind (even if I don't know a darn thing about cars!). Right, so architect Barnaby Gunning designed a real house out of Lego. No, not a “Lego house,” that is, a Lego house for Lego people, but a real, human-livable house made out of Lego. Indeed.