Third Rail Case Adds Removable Battery to iPhone

The Third Rail case is much less dangerous than it sounds. Instead of being a huge metal beam that carries a gazillion volts with the dual purpose of powering underground trains and terrifying children, the Third Rail is an accessory battery pack for your iPhone.
It’s not just another chunky juice-pack style case, either. While the [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/05/third-rail-case-adds-removable-battery-to-iphone/

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The Arcturus Is the Smallest Drone Capable of Killing You [Warfare]

Florida-based company Arcturus has managed to create a tiny drone small enough for small military units to command. If this passes the military testing stage, this, along with other small-scale armed drones, could see the expansion of drone warfare. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/YP24WQABGSI/the-arcturus-is-the-smallest-drone-capable-of-killing-you

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Hands-On with Photojojo?s ?Any Bag? Camera Bag Insert

Photojojo describes its ONA Any Bag as “a zillion camera bags for less than the price of one.” That’s not far off. I have been testing one for a few weeks now have found that — with the exception of one big flaw which you may or may not care about — it’s almost my [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/05/hands-on-with-photojojos-any-bag-camera-bag-insert/

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Apple orders iCab iOS browser to cripple JavaScript modules

The developer of iCab Mobile, a feature-rich alternative to the Safari Web browser on iPad and iPhone, has been ordered by Apple to remove its ability to download and install JavaScript modules.

Presumably it's not the fact that iCab can execute JavaScript that's causing Apple to apoplectically puff and splutter, but rather its ability to download modules. Both Apple and Google frown upon apps that contain market-like functionality, and someone at Apple probably thought that iCab's JavaScript modules looked like a bit too much like discrete apps.

Alexander Clauss, iCab's developer, has rather a lot to say on the matter. "Maybe if I would have called the modules 'smart bookmarks' and would have made installing them much more complicated, Apple would have never asked to remove the ability to download them from the internet. The great user experience of installing modules has probably created a suspicion that these modules are more than just a piece of JavaScript code. From a pure technical point of view, if Apple does not allow to download modules (JavaScript code), Apple would also have to disallow to load web pages in general, because these do also contain JavaScript code."

In conclusion, to circumvent Apple's draconian decree, iCab Mobile now simply comes bundled with some 20 JavaScript modules. The ability to download modules made by third-party developers has been disabled, however -- but even then, Clauss says that you can simply contact him and ask for your module to be bundled with the next version of iCab.

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Apple orders iCab iOS browser to cripple JavaScript modules originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google is blocking Android Market movie rentals on rooted devices because of copy protection

Rooting your Motorola Xoom won't stop you from getting an LTE hardware upgrade, but it will throw up a roadblock if you're trying to watch movies rented from YouTube / Android Market. Android Central points out a Google support document that details the "Failed to fetch license for [movie title] (error 49)" message users will see when they try to play a movie on a rooted Android device. Only Xooms with Android 3.1 have access to the service right now, but once support rolls out to all Android 2.2 or higher devices in a couple of weeks some will have to choose between their superuser privileges and Google's nascent movie offerings (at least until someone figures out a workaround anyway). So far rooting and jailbreaking hasn't put a stop to other movie rental services for mobiles (iTunes, Netflix) so even if Google blames the movie studios for the policy, it seems like an odd restriction for the company behind the "open" platform to have.

Google is blocking Android Market movie rentals on rooted devices because of copy protection originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 May 2011 19:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/21/googles-blocking-android-market-movie-rentals-on-rooted-devices/

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HP gives TouchSmart 610 a second crack, this time with Sandy Bridge CPU options

HP may have announced its TouchSmart 610 all-in-one just a shade too soon for it to ship with Core 2011 processors, but that doesn't mean the company was above pushing out a refresh just a few months later. Now, this 23-inch beast is on sale with a variety of quad-core Core i5 and Core i7 Sandy Bridge CPUs. To recap, what makes the 610 special is its rigid hinge, which allows the 1080p display to slide down so that it's face-up, and nearly flat at a 60-degree angle -- a more ergonomic position for poking 'round the TouchSmart software while standing. Like pretty much every other HP computer on the market, it comes standard with Beats Audio and, depending on how much money you're willing to shell out, you can trick it out with up to 16GB of RAM, 2TB of storage, and your choice of NVIDIA or ATI graphics with up to 2GB of video memory. Those Sandy Bridge models are available now starting at $1,100, though as always, you can get an entry-level configuration with quad-core AMD innards for $900 and up.

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HP gives TouchSmart 610 a second crack, this time with Sandy Bridge CPU options originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 May 2011 14:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/21/hp-gives-touchsmart-610-a-second-crack-this-time-with-sandy-bri/

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9 Classic Remote Controls [Television]

In the old days, even the remotes had character. Names like Space Commander and Flash-Matic lent a feeling of speed and sense of authority that something like a modern RM-VL700 never could. Our friends at Oobject.com have assembled a great collection. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/NuK5ZDbaelM/9-remote-controls-with-moxie

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Android Honeycomb has hidden Gingerbread interface, enabled by higher LCD density

Google's already indicated that tablets and smartphones won't be sharing the same Android build until Ice Cream Sandwich in Q4, though interestingly enough, it turns out that the tablet-friendly Honeycomb actually has Gingerbread's interface quietly tucked underneath. According to modder Graffix0214, all you need for making the jump is one simple tweak in a system file: assuming you already have root access, use your preferred method -- Pocketables recommends the LCDDensity for Root app -- to change the LCD density value to 170 or higher to emulate a smaller, denser display. After a reboot, you should then see some Gingerbread love as demoed by Graffix0214's video after the break; and likewise, set the value to 160 or lower to roll back. It sure is nice to have an option, eh?

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Android Honeycomb has hidden Gingerbread interface, enabled by higher LCD density originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 May 2011 04:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Clickfree C2 Rugged hard drive can fall down, backup

There's just something about the phrase "built to strict U.S. military standards" that makes us want to go positively medieval on a rugged device. Sadly, the aforementioned qualifier doesn't mean that Clickfree's new C2 Rugged Back-up Drive is capable of withstanding, say, a hail of gunfire, but the rubberized disk will continue to work after being dropped from four feet. The peripheral also features the company's Easy Run software, which will start automatically backing up your PC when you're done showing that storage device who's boss. The 500GB C2 is available now through Clickfree's site for $140 -- or $100, if you're one of the lucky 100 first people to buy, so maybe buy two, in case you go a little overboard.

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Clickfree C2 Rugged hard drive can fall down, backup originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 May 2011 02:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Delivery.com's New iPhone App Will Keep You Happy and Full [Apps]

Because a few of us promote ordering takeout from our phones without having to talk to a human, here's a good one: Delivery.com's finally released an iPhone app. You already know if you need this. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/Be46Y_Bk9-I/deliverycoms-new-iphone-app-will-keep-you-happy-and-full

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