Archive for July, 2010

Ford Fiesta is a new kind of small car

CNET Car Tech reviews the 2011 Ford Fiesta sedan.
Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
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DIY Weekend: Building a window to the stars

Douglas Smith built a telescope out of plywood, aluminum, and porthole glass. Now he can see the rings of Saturn and the moons of Jupiter.
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This week in Crave: The fueled-by-butter edition

Didn’t have time to stay up on everything Crave this week? Never fear, we did. Here are some of the top stories we covered this week.
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Nissan’s AC system hydrates your skin

In addition to improving its captains chairs with extendable leg-rests and seats that heat faster, Nissan has developed technology that diffuses into the vehicle cabin breathable vitamin C that can help improve skin moisture.
Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
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We get a charge out of driving Nissan Leaf

CNET Car Tech gets to take the Nissan Leaf electric car for a preview drive.
Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
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Stop-motion movies and racing on water: iPhone apps of the week

This week’s apps include a fun tool to make stop-motion movies and a water-racing game sequel that is a huge improvement over the original.
Originally posted at The Download Blog
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Moto Droid to get Froyo update next week

Starting the week of August 1, Verizon Wireless will start issuing the Android 2.2 Froyo update to Motorola Droid users.
Originally posted at Android Atlas
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LTE phone clears FCC

Dialed In gives you the details on recent cell phone filings with the FCC. This week, the ZTE Peel and the Samsung R900, which promises to be the first-ever LTE phone in the U.S.
Originally posted at Dialed In
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Droid 2 all but officially confirmed with Froyo

The last few days have been a steady flow of leaks, all pointing to Android 2.2 and an August release.
Originally posted at Android Atlas
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Redbox rolls out Blu-ray rentals

The quickly growing movie rental company is now bringing Blu-ray movies to its kiosks. They’ll cost $1.50 per day.
Originally posted at The Digital Home
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