Kenneth Robinson, an American hero who found a loophole in the system to buy a $330,000 house for 16 bucks , has sadly been evicted from his “house” because Bank of America claimed ownership of the property. Dammit. Does that mean there really isn’t any shortcuts in life?
Kenneth Robinson, an American hero who found a loophole in the system to buy a $330,000 house for 16 bucks , has sadly been evicted from his “house” because Bank of America claimed ownership of the property. Dammit. Does that mean there really isn’t any shortcuts in life?
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The Man Who Paid 16 Bucks for a $330,000 House Got Evicted
Nancy Pearl may be America’s best-known librarian.
Nancy Pearl may be America’s best-known librarian.
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Amazon, Up in Flames
Hey, America … no soup for you! Vita apparently means no discounted downloads of your beloved disc-based PSP games as Kotaku reports Sony won’t be offering its “UMD Passport” service in the US. Since December, Sony has let existing Japanese PSP owners upgrade UMD games to Vita downloadable copies for around
Hey, America … no soup for you! Vita apparently means no discounted downloads of your beloved disc-based PSP games as Kotaku reports Sony won’t be offering its “UMD Passport” service in the US. Since December, Sony has let existing Japanese PSP owners upgrade UMD games to Vita downloadable copies for around
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green. Tidal energy made waves around the world this week as Inhabitat reported that Verdant Power was awarded the first license for an East River power project in NYC, while across the pond the UK announced plans for a gigantic 27 gigawatt Marine Energy Park and a new SeaRaser tidal power plant that could be the world’s cheapest method of producing electricity
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green. Tidal energy made waves around the world this week as Inhabitat reported that Verdant Power was awarded the first license for an East River power project in NYC, while across the pond the UK announced plans for a gigantic 27 gigawatt Marine Energy Park and a new SeaRaser tidal power plant that could be the world’s cheapest method of producing electricity
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Inhabitat’s Week in Green: glowing green sea, an equinox house and energy-efficient skyscrapers
Christopher Dodd, the president of the Motion Picture Association of America, suggested the White House convene a meeting to discuss antipiracy. Read more
Christopher Dodd, the president of the Motion Picture Association of America, suggested the White House convene a meeting to discuss antipiracy. Read more
To all photographers who measure their talent by the size of their equipment, it’s time to give up the race. Folks, step right up and meet the Eye of America: a 35-foot long film camera that captures negatives measuring six by four and a half freaking feet
To all photographers who measure their talent by the size of their equipment, it’s time to give up the race. Folks, step right up and meet the Eye of America: a 35-foot long film camera that captures negatives measuring six by four and a half freaking feet
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Film camera measures 35-feet long, makes photojournalists keel over in worship / pain (video)
South Korean manufacturer announces massive range of new products including a 55in Super OLED TV Samsung took the chance at CES to announce a number of new products and introduce some already familiar outside the US. Briefly, they were: • Smart TV, with a promise that models bought now will in future be upgradeable through a simple add-on part; • 3D content for TVs; • the 5in Note “phablet” (a phone/tablet), introduced in the UK in October 2011 but new to the US; • Wi-Fi enabled cameras; • a (very impressive) 55in Super OLED TV; • a new ultrabook; • an app winner who devised an app intended to run across Samsung Smart TVs, tablets and phones, who won $100,000. The list of products announced and launched is very long, and involved what seemed like the entire cast of executives of Samsung’s US business, plus Boo Keun Yoon, president of Samsung Electronics, who opened proceedings, declaring that Samsung was “pushing boundaries” and that he was “very proud of where this company is today”
South Korean manufacturer announces massive range of new products including a 55in Super OLED TV Samsung took the chance at CES to announce a number of new products and introduce some already familiar outside the US. Briefly, they were: • Smart TV, with a promise that models bought now will in future be upgradeable through a simple add-on part; • 3D content for TVs; • the 5in Note “phablet” (a phone/tablet), introduced in the UK in October 2011 but new to the US; • Wi-Fi enabled cameras; • a (very impressive) 55in Super OLED TV; • a new ultrabook; • an app winner who devised an app intended to run across Samsung Smart TVs, tablets and phones, who won $100,000. The list of products announced and launched is very long, and involved what seemed like the entire cast of executives of Samsung’s US business, plus Boo Keun Yoon, president of Samsung Electronics, who opened proceedings, declaring that Samsung was “pushing boundaries” and that he was “very proud of where this company is today”
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CES 2012: Samsung unveils smart TVs
Here at Engadget, we like to live in this wild, ever-changing world called “The Internet.” Last month, Google launched yet another branch for internet dwellers to explore, and explore we have. We’re happy to say that you can now find each and every Engadget post within Google Currents, a Flipboard -esque reader that nicely formats your favorite websites for magazine-style enjoyment. We’ll be working on tweaking the experience based on feedback received, and we certainly hope you’ll have a gander if you’re already building out your subscriptions.
Here at Engadget, we like to live in this wild, ever-changing world called “The Internet.” Last month, Google launched yet another branch for internet dwellers to explore, and explore we have. We’re happy to say that you can now find each and every Engadget post within Google Currents, a Flipboard -esque reader that nicely formats your favorite websites for magazine-style enjoyment. We’ll be working on tweaking the experience based on feedback received, and we certainly hope you’ll have a gander if you’re already building out your subscriptions.
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Engadget: now available in Google Currents!
A Google team leader explains how making Android’s source code open should make cheap smartphones and tablets available for people in the poorest countries A minor Twitterstorm blew through on Wednesday when MG Siegler, formerly of TechCrunch, noted that Andy Rubin, the head of Google’s Android mobile division, had deleted his famous first tweet about “the meaning of open” (a command line expression explaining how to build Android from the kernel.org repository). Update: he hadn’t deleted it; Twitter had temporarily lost it, but has now restored it , as it told Siegler: “During maintenance we encountered a bug.
A Google team leader explains how making Android’s source code open should make cheap smartphones and tablets available for people in the poorest countries A minor Twitterstorm blew through on Wednesday when MG Siegler, formerly of TechCrunch, noted that Andy Rubin, the head of Google’s Android mobile division, had deleted his famous first tweet about “the meaning of open” (a command line expression explaining how to build Android from the kernel.org repository). Update: he hadn’t deleted it; Twitter had temporarily lost it, but has now restored it , as it told Siegler: “During maintenance we encountered a bug.
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‘Closing the knowledge gap’: why Google wants Android to be open
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