Avatarrico6174flipped into TechAvatarAvatarMIT-Designed Copenhagen Wheel Finally Hits the Market, Turns any Bike Into a Hybrid Electric Vehicleinhabitat - by Charley CameronWhen MIT unveiled designs for the Copenhagen Wheel in 2009, it generated a lot of buzz. The deceptively simple, self-contained system can turn any …
Avatarrico6174flipped into TechAvatarAvatarGalaxy Note 4 Long Term Review: Samsung's Best SmartphoneForbes - Gordon KellyIt is a long held truth that the iPhone changed the mobile phone industry, but it is often forgotten that the Samsung Galaxy Note series has proved just as influential to the evolution of smartphone design. Would the iPhone 6 Plus exist if the Galaxy Note had been a failure? I highly doubt it. But …
Avatarrico6174flipped into TechAvatarAvatarYou can now unlock your Motorola phone with a 'digital tattoo'verified_publisherEngadget - Jon FingasHate unlocking your Android smartphone so much that even Face Unlock or Skip feels like too much of a hassle? Motorola just came to your rescue. The company has partnered with VivaLnk to launch the previously teased Digital Tattoo, an NFC-based skin tag that unlocks your phone (currently limited to …
Avatarrico6174flipped into TechAvatarAvatarHere's what our readers are saying about the Surface Pro 3verified_publisherEngadget - Kris NaudusWith the Surface Pro 3, Microsoft tried yet again to build a tablet that can replace your laptop, but critics found it fell just shy of that goal. Engadget's own Dana Wollman said that despite being "easier than ever to use as a tablet," the Surface still has some "serious usability flaws," …
Avatarrico6174flipped into TechAvatarAvatarSamsung's premium Galaxy Alpha packs a metal frame and octa-core chipverified_publisherEngadget - Steve DentSamsung's finally launched the much-leaked Galaxy Alpha, a fancier-looking but stripped-down version of the Galaxy S5. As expected, it sports a substantially different, less rounded design than the GS5, with metal sides that gives it a glancing resemblance to an iPhone 5s. The Alpha is also much …
Avatarrico6174flipped into TechAvatarAvatarIRL: A week with the thinnest phone on the marketverified_publisherEngadget - Brad MolenEver since the original Moto RAZR V3 came out 10 years ago, the smartphone industry has had a strange obsession with skinny phones. Not because shaving a millimeter or two off a device will give it more functionality, but because it's an effective marketing tactic. In emerging markets in …
Avatarrico6174flipped into TechAvatarAvatarCalifornia's smartphone kill switch bill is about to become lawverified_publisherEngadget - Jon FingasAfter a brief battle, California's smartphone kill switch bill is on the cusp of becoming a bona fide law. The measure has passed its final Senate vote 27 to 8, leaving just the Governor's signature before it takes effect. For the most part, it's the same bill that we saw in May -- the biggest …
Avatarrico6174flipped into TechAvatarAvatarViaSat adds 'virtually unlimited' Freedom satellite internet plan for $70 per monthverified_publisherEngadget - Zach HonigIt didn't happen overnight, but ViaSat's finally on its way to transforming the satellite internet space, be it through speedy in-flight WiFi on JetBlue and United or the Exede residential service. That latter product, while the fastest internet option for customers without access to cable or …
Avatarrico6174flipped into TechAvatarAvatarOM Audio's levitating Bluetooth speaker can be yours for $179verified_publisherEngadget - Zach HonigWe've seen levitating pens, levitating lamps, levitating loungers and even levitating fish -- now there's a Bluetooth speaker to add to the mix. OM Audio, maker of such respectable audio accessories as the Inearpeace earphones and Mantra speakers, has taken a bold leap into the world of novelty …
Avatarrico6174flipped into Entertainment AvatarAvatar40 Greatest Rock DocumentariesRolling Stone - Tim Grierson‘U2: Rattle and Hum’ (1988) At the time of its release, this documentary of U2’s Joshua Tree tour was lambasted for its overly reverent, self-important …
Avatarrico6174flipped into Entertainment AvatarAvatarHow Bambi, the female Banksy, became the new star of street artverified_publisherThe Guardian - Vanessa ThorpeFrom Kanye West to Brad Pitt, the A list are queuing to buy work by the Londoner who's determined to stay anonymous