digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/apple/3_minutes_of_Woz’; Steve Wozniak is a fascinating man. Super smart, funny, incredibly perceptive… and just a tiny bit crazy. Please enjoy three minutes (and 15 seconds) of pure Woz after the break. It’s our gift to you.
Update: For those wondering about the GPS setup Woz talks about in the interview, he’s posted up a short video of his rig in comments! We’re including a shot after the break.
Continue reading A New Year’s gift to Engadget readers: 3 minutes of Woz
A New Year’s gift to Engadget readers: 3 minutes of Woz originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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European countries may have long ago banished the use of cellphones while driving to the dark side of the law, but many of the United States persist in allowing their citizens to talk while driving. One reason for their reluctance may be that outlawing something that has become second nature to most people would be both unproductive and tough to enforce. So what do you do? The natural alternative to forcing people to drive attentively is educating them of the reasons why. Never mind the fact that we all kinda, sorta know the risks we undertake while operating a Droid and a Dodge concurrently. The newly minted Distraction.gov is chockfull of scaremongering statistics, topped by a truly epic video which we’ve handily stashed for you just after the break. Go get it while it’s hot.
Continue reading US government launches Distraction.gov, wants to scare you straight (video)
US government launches Distraction.gov, wants to scare you straight (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We won’t pretend that we weren’t excited when Toshiba finally launched its long talked about Dynario fuel-cell – the first of its kind for consumer electronics. If you don’t know already, the direct methanol fuel-cell (DMFC) boasts its own fuel cartridge (which takes approximately 20 seconds to fill) with a concentrated methanol solution, resulting in its ability to charge USB devices on the go. Well, Tech-On‘s gotten a hold of one of these bad boys, and they’ve taken plenty of photos of its innards, allowing us a unique opportunity to see what its all about. A few interesting observations they make: the cell itself — which sells for ¥29,800 (about $328) — is definitely worth the money. Tech-On claims that the manufacturing and components alone are estimated at costing around ¥30,000. There’s a lot more to see, so hit the source link — and there’s also one more interesting shot after the break.
Continue reading An intensely granular, gripping look inside Toshiba’s Dynario fuel-cell
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Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte
A hard look at the costs and benefits of following all security advice.
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ASUS has seen its share of restructuring over the years, and it looks like it could be about to go through another fairly significant shake-up — at least if some of the leads DigiTimes has picked up actually pan out. The first (and seemingly more likely) of those is that the company is supposedly considering shutting down its division that builds “opto-mechatronics products” like the Eee Stick, which itself was formed from the remnants of the company’s old optical drive department, and has reportedly already seen its size shrink from one hundred team members to just twenty. Potentially even bigger than that, however, is talk that ASUS might possibly be thinking about getting out of the LCD business. Not surprisingly, however, there’s even less hard evidence for that — just some word that the division is facing “fierce competition” that’s inflicting some losses. For its part, ASUS is flatly denying that it’s considering any such shutdowns — and don’t worry about the Eee PC, it seems that ASUS is actually increasing its investment in that division to develop more Pine Trail-based netbooks.
ASUS considering closing divisions responsible for LCDs, Eee Stick? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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