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Backyard ski lift

# 2012-02-22 12:00:09, Hack a Day
If you own a cabin in the mountains of British Columbia what do you do during the warmer summer months? Well, we’d probably mix of a cocktail and string up a hammock, but [Darrin] is quite a bit more motivated. He planned for the snowy season by building his own ski lift. He shared the [...]

T-Mobile asks FCC to block Verizon spectrum deal

# 2012-02-22 12:00:07, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
T-Mobile is urging federal regulators to block Verizon’s planned spectrum acquisition from SpectrumCo, a joint venture formed by Comcast, Time Warner and Bright House Networks. Verizon’s pending purchase could be worth $3.9 billion and would help the company build out its nationwide LTE networ...

New privacy policy standards agreed to by world's major app store owners

# 2012-02-22 12:00:05, Engadget
The California Attorney General has struck a deal with the world's major app store opperators that will see new privacy policy standards put in place. Apple, Google, Microsoft, HP, RIM and Amazon have all agreed to require any software that uses personal information to provide a privacy policy that...

Chaotic Moon's Board of Awesomeness gains mind controls, becomes Board of Imagination

# 2012-02-22 12:00:04, Engadget
Remember the Board of Awesomeness we took for a spin back at CES? Well, the folks from Chaotic Moon went back to the lab to make it even better with a new control system, swapping out the Kinect sensor bar for an Emotiv EPOC headset and re-christened it the Board of Imagination. So, instead of usin...

SCEA Senior VP hints Hulu may be headed to PS Vita

# 2012-02-22 12:00:03, Engadget
By now, we're sure you have that shiny new PlayStation Vita all unboxed and have logged several hours on the thing playing games, Tweeting and watching vids on Netflix. But, if those apps we told you about earlier weren't enough to fulfill your entertainment needs, you'll be happy to know there co...

Malata's 2012 / 2013 roadmap reveals a very tablet-friendly future

# 2012-02-22 12:00:01, Engadget
Chinese manufacturer Malata is relatively unknown in the tablet universe, as it hasn't been in the spotlight since showing off its SMB-A1011 back in 2010. Now, the outfit's quietly unveiled a roadmap that's got more than a handful of noteworthy slabs in sight. The company plans on launching a vari...

OnLive Desktop launches 'Plus' subscriptions, puts IE in your iPad

# 2012-02-22 12:00:01, Engadget
OnLive has already given Microsoft loving iPad owners a hefty, gratis helping of Windows 7, but that doesn't mean they haven't been building a paywall. What's behind the freshly dried brick and mortar? OnLive Desktop Plus, an optional, subscription based upgrade that touts new features for users wh...

Harvard boffins cause buzz with robot bee

# 2012-02-22 12:00:10, The Register
Our new insect overlords will come in a flat packInstead of building a robot, why not print it? That’s more-or-less the approach demonstrated by Harvard engineers with an ingenious and attention-grabbing miniature robot bee.…

Smut site lifts skirt on user credentials

# 2012-02-22 12:00:10, The Register
Punters’ pants down on a global scaleOne of the most popular adult sites on the Internet has made one of the most egregious user securities possible, leaving millions of users’ credentials exposed on a public-facing Web server.…

Automated squinting instead of glasses, contacts, or lasik

# 2012-02-22 12:00:09, Hack a Day
[Lee] is nearsighted and has had it with contacts and glasses. When trying to figure out an alternative, he looked at the core of the problem. The eye is not shaped correctly and therefore cannot focus adequately. The solution is to change the shape of the lens. This is exactly what lasik (laser eye...

HP reports Q1 earnings: EPS beats but revenue and Q2 guidance both miss

# 2012-02-22 12:00:07, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday reported its fiscal first-quarter earnings, which fell short of Wall Street’s expectations. Analysts expected the computer giant to pull in $30.75 billion and $0.87 per share, and while HP’s first-quarter earnings of $0.92 per share beat the Street’s consensus, rev...

RIM builds BlackBerry server center in Mumbai, right where Indian government wants it

# 2012-02-22 12:00:06, Engadget
This is the epilogue to a story that started as far back as 2008, when the Indian government first demanded access to encrypted BBM traffic. In 2010, RIM made "certain proposals" that satisfied politicos and averted a ban, and now it's gone one step further -- placing 5,000 BES Enterprise servers d...

Video: PlayStation Vita's AR game trio

# 2012-02-22 12:00:06, Engadget
With the retail launch of the Vita hardware comes the arrival of three augmented reality games, using a set of six cards that look an awful lot like the ESP test cards Dr. Venkman used in Ghostbusters. I downloaded them all from the PlayStation Store today, carefully set up a camera between my face...

Last chance to clear out Google Web History before the great data convergence

# 2012-02-22 12:00:06, Engadget
The end is nigh! For about 59 different Google ToS documents at least. After today, the new consolidated privacy policy will go into effect, which will also consolidate much of your data across Google's properties. That means this is your last chance to clear out El Goog's "you archives" before the...

Magnetic retainer lets you operate machinery with your tongue, gives linguistics new meaning

# 2012-02-22 12:00:06, Engadget
Many people with debilitating conditions rely on sip and puff technology to get around, which is relatively lo-fi by some standards. Now, a special retainer with magnetic sensors could bring mobility into the smartphone age. Developed at Georgia Tech, the Tongue Drive System uses a magnetic piercin...

Huawei Prism, HTC Ville may be heading to T-Mobile in April?

# 2012-02-22 12:00:05, Engadget
HTC and Huawei are both expected to bring their A-game to MWC. What exactly that entails remains a mystery, thanks to both companies keeping their lips sealed. And while we're still not completely sure as to what secrets these devices still hold -- or even their official names, for that matter -- ...

Spitzer spots first solid buckyballs in stellar disc

# 2012-02-22 12:00:10, The Register
Stacks the size of 10,000 Everests foundThe first solid “buckyball” Carbon-60 molecules have been spotted forming a ring around a star 6,500 light-years away, according to data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope.…

HP earnings fall 44% on Whitman's debut quarter

# 2012-02-22 12:00:10, The Register
Revenues crash in key marketsMeg Whitman’s earnings statement from the first quarter of 2012 doesn’t look good, as she tries to clean the Augean stable left by Léo Apotheker.…

Heatless compressed air dryer

# 2012-02-22 12:00:09, Hack a Day
The pressurized air from a standard air compressor is fine for most uses. But some applications like plasma cutting call for low-humidity air and the hardware available to facilitate this can cost a bundle. [Roland] and his cohorts at TX/RX Labs (a Houston, Texas Hackerspace) just built this air drying system. It works using a desiccant;...

Nokia to unveil cheap Lumia 610 alongside high-end camera phone at MWC [video]

# 2012-02-22 12:00:07, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
Nokia on Tuesday released a teaser video showing off the remarkable camera included on a handset it plans to unveil next week at the annual Mobile World Congress trade Show in Barcelona, Spain. The device is thought to be a high-end Windows Phone with a 12-megapixel camera that has surfaced in a num...

Razer Blade review

# 2012-02-22 12:00:06, Engadget
Typically, when a company wants to meet, you expect more of the same -- not a change in strategy, nor a decision to enter an entirely new product category. So when Razer wanted to meet us one bright, oddly cold San Franciscan morning last August, we certainly weren't expecting to meet its CEO, Min-Liang Tan, and we definitely weren't pr...

HP reports Q1 2012 financials: $30 billion net revenue, $1.5 billion net earnings, big drop in PC sa...

# 2012-02-22 12:00:06, Engadget
HP reported results for its first fiscal quarter of 2012 this afternoon, including $30 billion in net revenue (down seven percent from the previous year), and net earnings of $1.5 billion (down a full 44 percent). Partly contributing to that drop is a slump from its Personal Systems Group, which sa...

Man gets served on Facebook, literally

# 2012-02-22 12:00:06, Engadget
Being unceremoniously dumped online isn't the only indignation made easier by social networks. For the first time, lawyers in the UK have been granted permission to serve a legal suit via Facebook. Traditionally, documents must be delivered physically, be it in person, by post or even fax. But, in ...

Global DNS takedown plotters disowned by Anonymous

# 2012-02-22 12:00:10, The Register
Alleged power grid threat also cobblers, say hacktivistsAnonymous has distanced itself from a plot to knock out critical systems in the backbone of the internet.…

OPERA grabs spanner, fixes kit, and slows down neutrinos

# 2012-02-22 12:00:10, The Register
Ye canna break the laws of physics, it seemsAccording to a breaking report from Science, last year’s famous faster-than-light neutrino finding has been attributed to a cable fault.…

CNC milled bicycle frame jig

# 2012-02-22 12:00:09, Hack a Day
This bicycle frame jig is cut from MDF. It’s the latest in a growing trend that we love to see: the increasing availability of manufacturing techniques for the common hacker. This is a Kickstarter project, and alas it appears the designs are not available for you to cut your own. But we love the potential [...]

Spray-on Antenna

# 2012-02-22 12:00:07, Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog
 

Patent shows Google may bring Android to desktops

# 2012-02-22 12:00:07, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
Google may be in the process of bringing its mobile operating system to desktop and notebook computers, according to a recent patent filing. The patent, which was discovered by Patently Apple, showcases desktop control features similar to Apple’s multitouch MacBook trackpad and Magic Trackpad. Th...

Google Fiber just got better? Big G asks for permission to provide video service to Kansas City

# 2012-02-22 12:00:06, Engadget
Here we thought the citizens of Kansas City couldn't get any more fortunate after being chosen by Google to get a fiber optic gigabit network. Turns out, Google Fiber may be bringing more than just web access, as the company has asked the state of Missouri to allow it to deliver video services as w...

IRL: Nikon D90, myCharge Portable Power Bank 6000 and Phosphor's World Time Sport

# 2012-02-22 12:00:06, Engadget
Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we're using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment. Desperate times call for desperate measures -- namely, new gadgets. Disappointed with his Droid Charge's ever-d...