Watch as a DIY 8-bit computer comes together, learn something in the process

We've actually already seen one completely home-built 8-bit computer but, while Jake Eisenmann wasn't afraid to show off his creation, Kyle Hovey is actually inviting us along for the ride. The project started up last week when Hovey gathered his first batch of parts and a pair of books and started designing a simple 8-bit computer based on the SAP-1 architecture (SAP stands for Simple as Possible). The transistor-transistor logic (TTL) design is slowly coming together and every step of the process is being documented by Hovey on his blog so that others may follow along and learn from his experience (and, most likely, his mistakes as well).

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gadgetsdaily, Watch as a DIY 8-bit computer comes together, learn something in the process

Etch Light Web Lamp

Lamps basically provide light to make a room brighter. But they can also help transform the mood in the room with the use of light. One example is this Etch Light Web Lamp which plays with shadows to create an interesting web of shapes in any room. The Etch Light Web lamp is a unique lamp designed by Tom Dixon and has recently been exhibited at the Milan Design Week. This lamp is quite large with a 65cm or 25 inches wide shade made from a geometrical copper anodized aluminum sphere using a process called digital photo-acid etching. In the middle of the sphere is a bright LED bulb that provides the light source.

Gadget.com, Etch Light Web Lamp

HTC One X quad-core vs. dual-core

Snapdragon S4 in red, Tegra 3 in green. A YouTube video showing the benchmarking of the HTC One X powered by Tegra 3 against the HTC One X powered by SnapDragon (S4) has made its way to the web. At the moment, no quad-core version of the HTC One is available, and this made a number of potential buyers particularly unhappy.


Ubergizmo, HTC One X quad-core vs. dual-core

Harley-Davidson lost in Japan's tsunami washes up in Canada

With the longest coastline in the world, Canada is bound to get all sorts of weird things washing up on its shores from every which direction. But a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. That's what one Peter Mark found while riding his ATV on a secluded island off the Pacific coast of British Columbia. It's origin. Japan.

The bike – enclosed along with other random items in what appears to be the compartment off a moving truck – appears to have traveled some 3,000 miles across the North Pacific from Japan's Miyagi Prefecture to the Canadian province of British Columbia.

Autoblog, Harley-Davidson lost in Japan's tsunami washes up in Canada

BOWDEN + SHEFFIELD Minimalist iPad Cases are an iPad lover's delight

 . We've already featured numerous iPad cases before, but as the days progress, we find ourselves digging for more. We recently came across a one-of-a-kind iPad case developed a student-run design company called Fine Grain. They just launched a new product on Kickstarter called the BOWDEN + SHEFFIELD Minimalist iPad Cases.

So, what is so special about this iPad case? The Bowden and the Sheffield, as it is also called, was built upon the idea of creating an iPad case that is sturdy enough to take a beating, yet sleek enough for any given setting.

Ubergizmo, BOWDEN + SHEFFIELD Minimalist iPad Cases are an iPad lover's delight

Ninjump HD iPad App Review

Sometimes, the game with the simplest instructions give the best experience. Take it from Ninjump HD, which was developed by Backflip Studios. Your protagonist ninja does nothing but climb a pair of walls as high as he can, with only a tap of your finger (most preferably the thumb) to make him switch from one wall to the other. But it's not that easy, as he needs to avoid obstacles and enemies ranging from blue birds, quick squirrels, and enemy ninjas. You can defeat the animals and the weapons thrown by ninjas (like stars and bombs) by slashing them as you jump–which he does anyway.

Gadget.com, Ninjump HD iPad App Review

LG is reportedly taking a step back from Windows Phone, will focus on Android instead

When Windows Phone is mentioned, brands such as Nokia, HTC and maybe even Samsung come to mind, but what about LG. Well you can't be blamed for not including LG, after all the company's efforts with the LG Quantum weren't exactly stellar nor widely publicized to begin with. It looks like if you were hoping for more variety in terms of brands for Windows Phone devices, you can now cross off LG from your list. According to a report in the Korea Herald, LG has announced that the company has no immediate plans to introduce a new Windows Phone device into the market and will instead be focusing on Android smartphones in the future.

Ubergizmo, LG is reportedly taking a step back from Windows Phone, will focus on Android instead

Huawei looking into 3D gestures for smartphone control

While Huawei has been making a name for themselves as manufacturers of affordable handsets, they have started to make their way into higher-end devices with the Ascend D Quad which was announced earlier this year at MWC. While high-end hardware specs are no doubt welcome by end-users, it seems that Huawei is looking to introduce some interesting features as well. In an interview with Computerworld, Huawei's North American research chief, John Reese, revealed that the company is looking into 3D gestures for use with their smartphones.

Ubergizmo, Huawei looking into 3D gestures for smartphone control

LG launches LG Cloud, blows raspberries at S-Cloud

Four days before the purported launch of Samsung's cloud service, Korea's other technology giant has unveiled LG Cloud. The eponymous service offers 5GB free space as standard, while owners of LG's Smart TVs or smartphones will get 50GB free for six months. It'll push content between your devices, appropriately compressed for the medium, so high definition images on your TV will be slimmed down to save your phone's data cap.

Engadget, LG launches LG Cloud, blows raspberries at S-Cloud

Unofficial Hotshoe for the Sony NEX-5x5N

Have a Sony NEX-5x5N?  Don't you just wish it had an actual hotshoe instead of Sony's proprietary accessory port?  NEX Pro Shop just released an unofficial hotshoe adapter to fit in your Sony NEX-5x5N.  The Shadow allows you to connect an off camera flash and have it triggered by the NEX-5x5N.  It's priced at $79.99 and is available for pre-order. Related Posts:.

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Huawei investing in gesture control, cloud storage research

Though Huawei has yet to make much of a name for themselves outside of China, the mobile manufacturer isn't hurting when it comes to research and development money. We were already surprised by the reveal of a quad-core processor developer in house for use in tablets and smartphones — now it sounds like Huawei has their sights set on other things. Speaking to Computerworld, Huawei's North American research chief John Roese revealed that the company is currently looking into 3D gesture support for smartphones.

Android Phone, Huawei investing in gesture control, cloud storage research

This iMac lookalike will only cost you $300

Wait a minute, is that the iMac we're looking at above. Nope it's not but upon first glance you could be forgiven for thinking so. Taking a closer look at the device it becomes more obvious that this is not the iMac but actually a knock-off device by Shanzaiben. It does not run on Apple's OS X platform and measures 18.4". Best of all it reportedly costs only $300, a whole sight cheaper than Apple's iMac series of all-in-one desktop systems.

Ubergizmo, This iMac lookalike will only cost you $300

Is this the first legit Samsung Galaxy S3 press shot?

So far Samsung has been keeping its next flagship under wraps quite successfully. We've only seen blurry shots of the externals and supposedly, those are not even the final designs. Props to Samsung for their success so far, but could this be the first serious leak of the handset.

GSM Arena, Is this the first legit Samsung Galaxy S3 press shot?

ILIVE iCP122W iPod Clock Radio

Amazon has started selling the ILIVE iCP122W iPod clock radio. The gadget features an integrated FM radio with station presets, dual alarm, sleep, snooze and gradual wakeup, auto time sync with your iPod, an LCD display, a digital volume control, an audio line input and a built-in speaker. The ILIVE iCP122W is powered by a pair of AAA batteries or a included AC/DC power adapter. The ILIVE iCP122W iPod clock radio retails for $38.58.

TechFresh, ILIVE iCP122W iPod Clock Radio

Sony's Alpha A37 and NEX-F3 pose for the camera, reveal more angles, details

Well, well, talk about deja vu. It was just yesterday that a corner of Sony's 16.1 megapixel NEX-F3 leaked onto the interwebs and now more photos have surfaced, along with a previously unannounced shooter, the Alpha A37 SLT.


Engadget, Sony's Alpha A37 and NEX-F3 pose for the camera, reveal more angles, details

T-Mobile HTC One S battery issues to be fixed by “upcoming” update

It has been reported that the users of the HTC One S have been experiencing problems with its battery, particularly when during Wi-Fi calling. Loyal users of the device observed that the battery drains more quickly when using the Wi-Fi calling feature. “After 5 hours and 32 minutes on battery, screen on 66%, Internet 7%, cell standby 7%, and Wi-Fi running 3 hours and 43 minutes, I'm at a low 35% battery left,” says one user. Both HTC and T-Mobile responded quickly by announcing a soon-to-be-released software patch for the HTC One S.

Ubergizmo, T-Mobile HTC One S battery issues to be fixed by “upcoming” update

Project Aether films northern lights at 100,000 feet using a GoPro camera on a balloon

Sadly we can't all be spacemen. Commercial travel beyond the atmosphere is getting closer but still priced way, way, way beyond the budgetary constraints of mere human beings. The closest many of us will get to outer space is photography and, thanks to ever-cheaper and ever-more-durable cameras, getting those pictures is easier than ever. Engadget recently visited Project Aether on location in Fairbanks Alaska, a group working to study what happens in the upper atmosphere and, along the way, inspire students around the world.

2DayBlog.com, Project Aether films northern lights at 100,000 feet using a GoPro camera on a balloon

New Sony Xperia LT29i Hayabusa and ST21i Tapioca with Android ICS pictured

Two new and unannounced Sony Xperia smartphones have showed up in leaked photos recently, allowing us to see what the Japanese company is preparing for the near future in terms of mobile devices. The first new smartphone is the Xperia LT29i Hayabusa. It appeared somewhere in China, and it doesn't seem to look too different from the Xperia Ion.
According to this post over at Baidu, the Hayabusa features Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, a 4.55 inch HD display, dual-core, Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 Pro processor (with Adreno 320 GPU), 13MP rear camera with HDR video, 2,200 mAh battery, and a case that's about 7mm thin.



Unwired View, New Sony Xperia LT29i Hayabusa and ST21i Tapioca with Android ICS pictured

Patterned by Nature: it's big, blocky and earth-approved (video)

Quick quiz: which consumes more power, an "energy-efficient" 55-inch LED TV, or the 90-foot "Patterned by Nature" video installation at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. It's actually a trick question, because the sculpture does eat less power - just 75 watts - but then it only has a fraction of the TV's pixels. Each of its 3600 "dots" is in fact a 6-inch glass pane which can vary its transparency, a decidedly more lo-fi approach than similar tech we've seen before, but no less arresting as a result.

Engadget, Patterned by Nature: it's big, blocky and earth-approved (video)

EA was reportedly offered a takeover bid by Nexon

Some of you gamers out there might be familiar with the South Korean gaming company, Nexon. If you're not, you will probably recognize some of the games they have put out such as MapleStory and Dragon Nest. In any case according to reports, it seems that Nexon has approached game publisher giant EA about the possibility of them making a bid for the publisher. When asked about it by Joystiq, EA gave a statement saying, We have to agree that it hardly sounds like a no, but perhaps we might be reading too much into things.

Ubergizmo, EA was reportedly offered a takeover bid by Nexon

Sony LT29i Hayabusa to arrive this June with 13-megapixel stacked camera?

The Sony LT29i, also known by its codename “Hayabusa”, was spotted in the past before in the form of a Nenamark benchmark as well as potentially having had its launch date leaked, is now back with another rumor thanks to a Baidu blog that hails from China. This particular smartphone model is said to come with the new 13-megapixel “stacked” camera sensor from Sony that will purportedly deliver an improved low-light performance as well as opening up the doors to the “HDR Video” function, where you can catch a sample of such a video right after the jump.



Ubergizmo, Sony LT29i Hayabusa to arrive this June with 13-megapixel stacked camera?

Sun stops shining on E Ink Holdings: company reports first loss in two years

E Ink Holdings made a loss of over $25 million last quarter, despite supplying its backlight-free panels to popular e-readers like the Kindle and the Nook. Why the poor showing after ten quarters of solid money-making.

Engadget, Sun stops shining on E Ink Holdings: company reports first loss in two years

Samsung accidentally confirms Galaxy S III name

During its first quarter earnings call, Samsung let slip the name of its upcoming Galaxy smartphone, which until now was only being referred to as the next Galaxy phone. The person responsible for the Freudian slip was Samsung's senior Vice President Robert Yi, who said:. "We are anticipating very strong demand of Galaxy S III."

After that, we think the days of pondering about the name are over.

GSM Arena, Samsung accidentally confirms Galaxy S III name

Blue Origin spaceship design is good to go

Blue Origin has shown off a color-coded image that depicts an analysis of computational fluid dynamics for their proposed next-generation Space Vehicle. While most of us already have headaches trying to get from point A to point B for our work and everyday lives, here is the rocket venture backed by Amazon.com billionaire Jeff Bezos, known as Blue Origin, which claims to have its design successfully tested, meaning it is ready to rock and roll after a bunch of wind-tunnel tryouts.

Ubergizmo, Blue Origin spaceship design is good to go

No clear evidence that mobile phone's increase risk of cancer

. According to the largest review of its kind, the British Health Protection Agency says there is no clear evidence that radiation from mobile phones poses a health threat, The Guardian reported on Thursday. Scientists found no convincing proof that radio waves from mobile phones cause brain tumors or any other type of cancer. They did caution that it was “important” to watch for signs of rising cancer cases, however, because they had too little information to assess the risk beyond 15 years of mobile usage.

Boy Genius Report, No clear evidence that mobile phone's increase risk of cancer

Kindle Fire has more than 50% Android tablet market share [Comscore]

The world of tablets has been fragmented mainly between the iOS and Android platforms, and for the latter, there is even further fragmentation occurring. For instance, the different sized tablets (7″ and 10″) do cause some headaches amongst potential buyers, not to mention the price point. Comscore reports that price is king at the moment, since Amazon's Kindle Fire, which was launched not too long ago (November 2011), has managed to gain a stranglehold on the Android tablet market share by surpassing the 50% mark.

Ubergizmo, Kindle Fire has more than 50% Android tablet market share [Comscore]

Google bringing extra bytes to Hawkeye State with $300 million data center

You're a multinational search company that has just rolled out a new cloud storage offering. You've also just given your millions and millions of email users an extra 2.5GB of storage, free of charge. What do you do next. Build another data center. The big G has announced its intentions to raise a $300 million information barn in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Construction on a 1,000 acre plot will begin immediately and, for its efforts, the Search Sultan will be gifted with a handful of tax incentives totaling over $9 million.

Engadget, Google bringing extra bytes to Hawkeye State with $300 million data center

Former Nokia Exec: Elop is struggling, shouldn't focus so heavily on Windows Phone

Former Nokia executive Lee Williams admits that he's a bit of an "arm chair quarterback," but won't let such labels stop him from offering up some seriously pointed criticism of Stephen Elop, telling CNET that the CEO is "struggling," due in part to a lack of "overarching vision." Williams cites the company's shift in focus to Windows Phone as a cause of the companies woes, adding, It might have made sense to introduce a product or two into the portfolio based on Windows Phone. What I do not think they should have done is pretend it is a one horse race, and that one software system is all you need.

Engadget, Former Nokia Exec: Elop is struggling, shouldn't focus so heavily on Windows Phone

Toshiba quietly releases its first Ivy-Bridge Notebooks in Japan

Toshiba did not make a lot of fuzz on this one and quietly releases its first Intel Ivy-Bridge notebook in Japan on its Online store and online store only. With only two models so far Toshiba is offering for Intel's new Core i7-3610QM to the T572 (4GB of RAM, 500GB of HDD, Intel GPU and DVD) as well as the T772 (8GB of RAM, 750GB of HDD, GeForce GT630M and BDXL).







Akihabara News, Toshiba quietly releases its first Ivy-Bridge Notebooks in Japan

Valve's Steam Software Arriving on Linux Soon

There have been rumors stretching from as far back as 2010 that the game developer Valve was going to bring its Steam distribution software to the Linux platform. Now however after the development that was denied a long time back, Valve is apparently working on porting it to Linux over the next few months. Steam has been available on PC since it was unveiled in March 2002 at the Game Developers Conference. Since then, the gaming platform found its way to Mac systems globally in May 2010 which provided an avenue for what seemed to be a neglected gaming scene that Macs were facing at the time.

Ubergizmo, Valve's Steam Software Arriving on Linux Soon

MetroPCS announces Q1 2012 results: total revenues up, new subscriber growth shrinks

Regional network MetroPCS has announced total revenues of approximately $1.3 billion for Q1 2012, up from $1.2 bilion in the last quarter and up seven percent from the same period in 2011. Users on contract now total 9.5 million, with 16 percent of them making the move across to a smartphone. Net income has, however, dropped 63 percent since Q1 2011, with cost per user up 16 percent compared the same period last year. MetroPCS puts down to "retention expense" and the roll-out of its 4G network. The fifth biggest US carrier added over 131,000 new subscribers, but growth continues to slide - it's down from 190,000 in Q4 2012.

Engadget, MetroPCS announces Q1 2012 results: total revenues up, new subscriber growth shrinks

Google raises Gmail to 10GB free, 10-times increase since launching in 2004

Eight years ago one gigabyte of online storage was a remarkable thing. One gigabyte of email. Preposterous, but that's exactly what Google offered back in 2004 with the launch of Gmail, and now that factor is increasing. Current Gmail users were floating at around 7.5GB of storage but, as part of all the Google Drive hoopla, that storage is now officially up to 10GB.

2DayBlog.com, Google raises Gmail to 10GB free, 10-times increase since launching in 2004

Google negotiates with Detroit automakers to push self-driving cars

It seems that Google is very determined to push its automotive technology to greater heights. According to the Wall Street Journal, Anthony Levandowski, head of Google's automotive technology, revealed to them that he recently made a trip to Detroit to determine if car designers are interested in pushing the technology into their own corresponding roadmap. Perhaps now is the right time for Google to act, considering its plan to have self-driving cars available in the next ten years or so. So far, Google has a long way to go. The report, however, did not specify the companies that the executive visited.

Ubergizmo, Google negotiates with Detroit automakers to push self-driving cars

RIM's first BlackBerry 10 device may come as early as October

It's no secret that there's currently a sense of urgency in Waterloo, but if a recent report from N4BB is accurate, it seems that both consumers and enterprise are bound to benefit. According to the site's confidential source, Research in Motion is preparing to reveal its first BlackBerry 10 device in mid-August and will have the product in the hands of consumers by October. We'd previously known that RIM intends to have these units in the hands of developers next month, which gives a bit of credence to this most recent revelation.

Engadget, RIM's first BlackBerry 10 device may come as early as October

Deal Alert: Expansys Now Offering Unlocked Galaxy Nexus for $400 – Beats Google Play With No Sales Tax, Free Shipping

If you’ve been holding out for a better deal on an unlocked Galaxy Nexus after finding out that Google dropped the price to $400 in the Play Store, you may want to listen up. Looks like online retailer Expansys is technically matching that same deal on their unlocked Galaxy Nexus but offers free shipping in the US and if you’re outside of Illinois, no tax. That’s almost $50 worth of savings if buying through them, instead of the Google Play Store. What’s more is Expansys offers more payment options like using Paypal or Amazon and will ship internationally.

Android Phone, Deal Alert: Expansys Now Offering Unlocked Galaxy Nexus for $400 â€" Beats Google Play With No Sales Tax, Free Shipping

Audi R8 E-Tron test mule does quick but quiet hot laps on Nürburgring

Imagine you're a spy shooter at the Nürburgring. You've got your ancient Ford Scorpio parked nearby, but you've hoofed it up to the top of a hill in the hopes of getting the perfect angle on the track. Three heavy cameras are strung about your body like you're a contestant in The World's Strongest Man competition. It's early and you are tired. And cold. The morning temperature was in the single digits Celsius, and while you're not exactly sure what that translates to in the Fahrenheit scale, this certainly ain't Miami.

Your job is boring.

Autoblog, Audi R8 E-Tron test mule does quick but quiet hot laps on Nürburgring

The top 20 U.S. cities for Android nerds

Alright, you've seen what a typical Android nerd looks like. Bluestacks made an awesome compilation using data from Nielsen and Facebook. The result was Mr. Android 2011. While this year's Mr. Android 2012 might come around late this year, the folks over at AndroidandMe got tired of waiting and decided to tally the top 20 U.S. cities for Android devices. The team checked the number of visitors on their site for this year and used Google Analytics to flesh out where the Android nerds are specifically located.

They zeroed in their research to 20 cities in the United States and guess who's first. It appears that most Android nerds in the U.S.


Ubergizmo, The top 20 U.S. cities for Android nerds

Sony: Xperia ICS updates are still in progress

Sony took some time today to update the community on the progress of Ice Cream Sandwich rollouts. Sony originally promised that all devices released in 2011 would receive the upgrade (and all devices in 2012 naturally will, as well). Rollouts are still going on over in the nordic countries, and Sony say they continue to work with carriers to get the upgrade out to all of their phones in the various regions and on the various carriers they're currently available. Wipe that sweat off your forehead, folks, and sit tight.

Android Phone, Sony: Xperia ICS updates are still in progress

EyeRing finger-mounted connected cam captures signs and dollar bills, identifies them with OCR (hands-on)

Ready to swap that diamond for a finger-mounted camera with a built-in trigger and Bluetooth connectivity. If it could help identify otherwise indistinguishable objects, you might just consider it. The MIT Media Lab's EyeRing project was designed with an assistive focus in mind, helping visually disabled persons read signs or identify currency, for example, while also serving to assist children during the tedious process of learning to read.








Engadget, EyeRing finger-mounted connected cam captures signs and dollar bills, identifies them with OCR (hands-on)