Saturday, April 28, 2012

The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET!

We've got Brian and Terrence in the studio today, and we'll be beaming Tim in through the magic of Skype -- assuming, of course, that he hasn't been carried away by some Albany-based beehive. You can join us too, after the jump.

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ShelfX's Vending Fridge nixes the cashier, uses QR codes, RFID to 'know what you took'

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QR codes and RFID tags aren't uncommon when it comes to automated payment applications, and now Colorado-based ShelfX has purposed them for its new wireless-equipped Vending Fridges. Eliminating the need for a cashier -- or cash, for that matter -- each unit allows you to purchase any items packed inside by scanning a QR code with your phone (using the company's app) or an RFID badge. Upon presenting either method to the machine, it's able to tell who you are and unlocks its door. From there, you can grab whatever you'd like, while ShelfX automatically pulls funds your account for what's been removed. The system is also smart enough to know when goods are put back, so you won't have to worry about being charged while making up your mind. All of the money goes through ShelfX, allowing it to take "a small percentage" for itself before sending a monthly payment to owners. The Vending Fridge is currently on sale for $600, and a retrofitting kit for your own fridge is also available for half that amount -- no word on whether it has kid-blocking or crab-proofing options, though. You'll find more information in the press release just after the break.

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

New Android 4.0.4 factory images available online

Galaxy Nexus

Factory images for Android 4.0.4 (IMM76I) have been made available for yakju variants of the GSM Galaxy Nexus, as well as a newcomer -- the takju build. First things first, these images are a way to return your yakju Galaxy Nexus to its factory state should you get in there and muck things all up with custom software, or for advanced users to switch from a non-yakju build to yakju. They are handy as all get-out, and have saved much bacon -- including all of us here at one time or another. You'll need fastboot up and running, and have a limited knowledge of how to flash images or read scripts. It's not hard, and if you hit a snag there's a forum full of Android lovers to help you out.

Now, about this takju thing. You might have noticed that Google decided to start selling unlocked Galaxy Nexus phones in the U.S. online today. These phones are a different model -- takju. The takju image is Android 4.0.4 (IMM76I) with some minor differences to include Google Wallet. And what's more -- flashing it to any unlocked GSM build works just fine.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Mitt Romney Sweeps Five Republican Primaries


Presidential candidate Mitt Romney effectively assumed the helm of the Republican Party Tuesday, rolling to five primary victories in as many states.

His wins across the Northeast solidified his status as the party nominee-in-waiting who is trying to unite conservatives and appeal to independents.

He is trying to deny President Barack Obama a second term.

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Romney received a major boost in delegates from New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware, moving closer to official GOP nomination.

He marked the milestone by outlining themes of the fall campaign.

"Americans have always been eternal optimists," Romney said. "Over the last three and a half years, we have seen hopes and dreams diminished by false promises and weak leadership. Everywhere I go, Americans are tired of being tired."

Romney, who fought back challenges from a Republican field that once included nearly a dozen rivals, has been shifting his campaign toward the general election since his most serious rival, Rick Santorum, left the race this month.

The rapidly-expanding Romney campaign is settling on a message for the fall campaign. Taking a page from Ronald Reagan, he urged Americans to consider whether they are better off now than when Obama took office three years ago.

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

POWER (Private)

Temporary thread for our RP. Let's get it!

?Trigga, do you not have class today?? Morgan asked. It was funny that she never used my real name, and there was a time I thought she didn?t even know it. What I really needed to concentrate on now was her question, not how she asked it. I opened my eyes to see the world clearer than I had ever seen it before. As I sat up I looked around as if I had just awoken from a deep sleep.

?Yeah, what time is it?? I said as I peered down at my watch. It was 11:00am

?It?s eleven.? Morgan answered looking at her phone. I had been under the sun for nearly two hours?

?Shit? I have class. You girls leaving?? I asked as I didn?t think them staying out here very healthy. ?Wait, you don?t have Monday classes, right??

?Nah. We?re going to go grab some lunch though.? Laura answered me this time. The last semester of senior year was hard, but it was kind of laid back. I remember preparing for this moment; the semester where I?d only have one hard class and few easy ones for credits. My next class was ballroom dancing. I know it sounded lame, but what guy would pass up dancing with girls. It was the easiest class of my life, and it helped me stretch out a bit. After that I?d have my Genetics class, and then I?d have work. As much as I feared that class, I knew it was a requirement for my major: Biology.

?Alright then,? I said as I got up with a stretch. The strange thing about standing up was that I felt like I was barely weighted down. It was as if I could feel the whole world beneath me. It was as if I was on some drug, yet I felt so almighty. Everything around me seemed like it was going at slower pace than my mind captured it? at least until I realized I needed to say goodbye. ?I?ll see you girl later. I gotta dance.? Once I said that, Laura?s eyes lit up.

?And you have to dance with me tomorrow.? She stated, as I didn?t just have one, but two dance classes. I enjoyed Latin dance class, but sometimes it was more of a workout than I wanted.

?Of course. I gotta dance with other girls though. People are starting to think we have a thing together.?

?They can think what they want baby? Laura joked as I walked way and laughed. I waved the trio goodbye before heading to my room as quickly as possible. It was kind of awkward to walk across campus without a shirt, but I dealt with it. Once I arrived there, there was a lot I had to do. The first thing I did was grab my dancing shoes and a stick of gum. I needed fresh breath if I was going to be face to face with some girl I barely even knew. I almost forgot to grab my backpack, and went toward my bed to go get it. It looked like Naje had gone through it. It was opened and some of my books were scattered around it.

?I?m gonna get him back, watch.? I said to myself as I quickly stuffed my books into the bag. I stuck the stick of gum into my mouth and chewed it rapidly. I looked at my watch to see that it was 11:05. I still had plenty of time. This power was starting to be amazing, if only I had my phone and debit card. I hoped to get them in the mail tomorrow if anything. It would be good to buy what I would need to help me practice my powers. Since I had the time to, I started to clean up the room. I had even organized our games DVDs, only to come across what I knew I?d find while doing it. I felt so fucking smart, and things would only get better. Looking down at my find, I smirked. It was Smallville Season 1. If I had the similar powers to Clark Kent, then watching his experiences might help me out a bit. I placed the DVD case onto my bed before doing more cleaning and in only ten minutes the room was cleaned. It sucked that I?d have to go to classes and then work before getting to watch some episodes, but I could wait.

It was 11:15 now, and I was contemplating going into class late. The temptation was strong, but I just sighed and changed into cargo shorts, and a black shirt. It would help soak up some rays. After looking in the mirror, I headed out. My dance class was a good distance away from my dorm, but I had the time to walk. I wondered what the others were up to, but then just shrugged it off. I just hoped they weren?t doing something that was? Suddenly I froze up as I felt as if I had done something horribly wrong. What was it though? What did I do? The feeling seemed to go away as mysteriously as it showed up; it kind of felt like yesterday, when I was talking to Wayman. I guessed it was a bad side effect to the powers and continued walking. I?d have to mention that to Floyd. Other than that weird moment and Nicole, today was turning out to be great.

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Sunday, April 22, 2012

A look at economic developments around the globe

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Saturday, April 21, 2012

Daily fantasy sports ? Social networking or timeless? | welcome to ...

Fantasy sports have gained immense popularity these days. Daily fantasy sports such as cricket, soccer, baseball, basketball and other sports are played by individuals all over the world. Nowadays, fantasy sports are as much a vehicle for social networking as Facebook, twitter and various other social networking sites.

Those who are unfamiliar of what fantasy sports are, here?s a brief description. In fantasy sports, a team of 10 to 12 people join a league before the season starts. Pretty much every major game has a fantasy associated with it. Prior to the first day of the season match, the team owners get together online to build teams of real players from real teams, assembling them in accordance with the league rules. When the season starts, they place players on various factors such as healthy vs. Injured, good vs. Bad matchups and so on. The teams are then given credits for the actual statistics each player tells. The goal of the fantasy sports is to end the season as the best team in the standings and to win the matches, depending upon how the league is set up.

However this may sound rather pointless to many of you, but these games play a much more crucial role than killing time and may be spending a little cash.

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Friday, April 20, 2012

Brammo's 100MPH Empulse coming May 8th, spooks electrons with six-speed gearbox

Brammo's 100MPH Empulse coming May 8th, spooks electrons with six-speed gearbox

By rights, Brammo's street-fighting Empulse should have gotten here quicker, but at least we now have a firm launch date. Sporting an all-new six-speed gearbox in place of the one-speed original, Brammo's spec sheet shows a 121-mile city range (or 56 miles on the highway), 100+ MPH maximum hustle and a re-juicing time of 3.5 hours in fast-charge mode. We're not sure if the price has budged from the original $14,000 estimate, but if you want to see what that ballpark sum might get you, the video after the break is all yours.

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Windows 8 Will Come In Three Different Flavors (Two For x86, One For ARM)

Windows 8 Consumer PreviewMicrosoft just announced that Windows 8 will come in three different flavors: Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT. Windows 8 will be the mainstream consumer edition. The Pro version will bring a number of features that most mainstream consumers don't necessarily need to Microsoft's next operating system, including?encryption, virtualization, PC management and domain connectivity. Both Windows 8 Pro and the mainstream consumer edition will be available in 32 bit and 64 bit versions. In addition, Microsoft will also offer an enterprise version of Windows 8. Microsoft has not shared any details about the pricing of these editions yet.

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Sunday, April 15, 2012

Facebook passwords: why companies don?t use them to see your posts

Several states are considering laws to bar companies form asking for applicants? social media passwords. But the social-media world is easily mined even without passwords, experts say.?

From Connecticut to California, concern over a rise in employer demands for access to prospective employee?s social media logins and passwords is leading lawmakers to take action.

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There is pending legislation in at least five states ? including Minnesota, Illinois, California, and Massachusetts ? and the Maryland legislature just passed its own version of a bill prohibiting the practice.

But as this groundswell grows, questions are rising about whether laws will actually stop employers from seeking out digital information in an increasingly digital age.

?There is a legitimate and growing concern about privacy on the Internet,? says Katharine Parker of Proskauer Employment Law Counseling & Training Group in New York, who advises employers on hiring practices and other HR issues. ?Is there any privacy on the Internet, should there be, and what laws are needed to regulate it are all questions that are just now being asked.?

Indeed, many experts say that companies do not need to ask for Facebook passwords to get information on applicants or employees. The notion that privacy settings make things on Facebook private ?is not necessarily accurate,? says Ms. Parker.

?Even if you have a lot of privacy settings on Facebook, it?s not private if you have lots of friends,? she says.

There are many ways to get information from applicants? social media without asking for their password, says Kabrina Krebel Chang, assistant professor of business law at Boston University?s School of Management.

?In many cases, the applicant is Facebook friends with someone already at the workplace,? she notes via e-mail.

There is nothing to stop that friend from showing others in the company the Facebook page. ?If there are no direct Facebook friends, many applicants are ?friends? of other pages or have liked other pages such as alma maters, interest groups, products, etc.,? Ms. Chang adds.

Human resources departments will simply switch to sending ?friend requests? to applicants and presenting this view of the individual during the interview process, says Charles Palmer, executive director of the Center for Advanced Entertainment & Learning Technologies at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology in Pennsylvania.

?It?s a little less overt and completely legal,? he says via e-mail, adding that he expects ?to see more investment into ?social forensics? to help weed out the applicant pool.?

The main thing for potential ? and current ? employees to remember is that any information that can be accessed on a computer is potentially going to be used in a hiring process, says Deborah Sweeny, CEO of MyCorporation.com.

Most people with time and the right knowledge and technology ?can access information that?s been posted online, even if it?s been posted to a social media profile that?s been made private,? she says via e-mail. Both employees and employers need to realize that anything they put online, could end up being public, she adds.

For these reasons, some experts think it is not only unnecessary but unwise for companies to ask for social media passwords.

?Once you ask for this kind of access, then you are on notice for anything that you might find,? says Todd Taylor, an attorney with Moore & Van Allen who specializes in communication technology. ?I would advise against going after information that isn?t already public for the simple reason that if you see something and you don?t act on it, you have the potential issue of a negligent hire down the road.?

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Hilary Duff: Postpartum Body Backlash Adds Pressure

"We were thinking of Cruz as a first name and were just mixing and matching it with things on our list and came up with it. Afterwards we found out his name means 'bringer of light.' I love that!"

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