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An employee at Best Buy Mobile spotted these suspicious cases in a new delivery, and whaddya know—they're emblazoned with the product name of Motorola's much-hyped Droid 2. More »

This sofa is likely to never see the dawn of a waking day, nor the imprints of your buttocks as you settle in for a marathon 15-hour Space Invaders sesh. Shame, Igor Chak, shame. [Igor Chak via Kotaku] More »

アマゾンからまたKindle売上自慢のお知らせです。作家スティーグ・ラーソン氏の作品が、Kindleで全世界累計100万部を突破しました。アマゾンはKindle Million Clubなる100万部Kindle作家の殿堂を設けることも発表しており、ラーソン氏は初の殿堂入りメンバーということになります（※無料作品は殿堂入り資格なし）。ラーソン氏は映画にもなった「ドラゴン・タトゥーの女」などミレニアム3部作で知られるスウェーデン人。すでに故人です。

電子書籍で最高部数を記録したのが世界的に有名な作家の人気シリーズというのは、当たり前のような夢がないような話ですが、考えてみれば日本でも話題になるのは京極夏彦氏や村上龍氏、瀬名秀明氏など紙媒体で実績ある大物作家の取り組みばかりです。はたして電子書籍世代から100万部作家が登場する日はいつでしょうか。Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

At this point, we're starting to think that Motorola is intentionally (and cruelly) teasing us with its Droid successor. Today we can add to the parade of leaks preceding the Droid 2's debut in the form of the above hard case, which has just landed in Best Buy's storerooms. Before you go off on some conspiracy theory comparing this to the iPhone's Bumper and questioning whether this Droid might need a jacket, you should be aware that Rocketfish does similar paraphernalia for the Droid Incredible, marking this out as an entirely unremarkable run-of-the-mill accessory. Which might be the best news of all, we figure -- if the unexciting peripherals are already being shipped, the handset itself shouldn't be too far behind.

[Thanks, Justin]Continue reading Droid 2 cases arrive at Best Buy, Droid 2s soon to follow?Droid 2 cases arrive at Best Buy, Droid 2s soon to follow? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

出会いがあれば別れもあります。パナソニックが50%強の株式を所有する連結子会社、三洋電機とパナソニック電工（旧：松下電工）を完全子会社化することを発表しました。パナソニックは8月23日より両社の普通株式公開買付け（TOB）を行い、2012年1月を目処に3社の事業体制を再編する予定。ブランドは原則としてPanasonicに統一され、SANYOブランドは一部の事業・地域を除いて消滅することになります。

三洋電機は松下幸之助の義弟にあたる井植歳男が1947年に創業。1950年に会社設立。総合家電の道を諦めてから、妙に気の利いた携帯電話（京セラに事業売却済）、カーナビGORILLA、エアウォッシュ機能のついた洗濯機AQUA、ムービーデジカメXacti、充電池eneloopなどの尖った商品で再び名を上げていたところでした。Panasonicの一部となっても、引き続き「これは実にSANYOっぽい」という商品が登場することを願いましょう。Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

We first caught wind of the SCH-R900 after MetroPCS announced that it would be first to carry the Samsung handset when its fledgling LTE network lights up in select markets sometime after the summer. Now the FCC has been kind enough to bless a preproduction R900 with its approval. Not much is known about the dual-mode CDMA / LTE device other than what we can glean off the broad-shouldered image above and certifications for Bluetooth, 802.11b/g WiFi, dual-band 1700 / 1900 LTE and EvDO data. The future: it's what's for breakfast.Samsung SCH-R900 approved by FCC: first US LTE phone is go originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink Phonescoop  |  FCC  | Email this | Comments

Russian photographer Sergey Larenkov took some old photographs from World War II and combined them with new perspective-matching photos. The result are a series of time portals that help us contextualize the war into our current reality. More »

クアッドコプター Parrot AR.Drone の先行販売受付が始まりました。米国の小売業者 Brookstoneを通じて販売されるもので、先行販売の受付分は9月3日から出荷されます。AR.Drone はiPhone や iPod touch で動かせる4ローターラジコンヘリ。カメラを搭載しており、WiFi経由で iOS デバイスの画面からDrone 視点のリアルタイムストリーミング画像を見つつタッチや傾きセンサーで操作できるのが特徴です。また「AR」の名称と「The Flying video game」のキャッチコピーが示すように、3Dタグ認識とカメラ映像を使ったARゲームが提供されているのも趣向のひとつ。米国では先行販売のあと、10月31日より店頭での販売が始まる予定。価格は299ドル。リンク先には日本語の製品ページもありますが、国内販売についてはまだ告知がありません。

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The Ewee-PT—or the Segway's "Little Sister"—is essentially a cheap way to own an awkward personal transportation system. On the plus side, you're only paying a fraction of the price to look ridiculous, er, get around faster. More »

Remember Tamagatchis, those little electronic pets on a keyring you strived vainly to keep alive and grow to adulthood? The Tardigotchi is its successor, but get this—it houses both a virtual pet AND a living organism, a tardigrade. More »

We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget question is coming to us from Ryan, who reckons it's about time he stopped playing with Lego blocks and began playing with a real man's robot platform. Just kidding about the Lego bit. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.

"I am an aspiring roboticist who has been using Lego Mindstorms NXT for a few years and I am looking for the next step up. I have a budget of about $400. I am looking for something that has more motors, more sensors, and a way to have it live feed video back to a computer. I would also like a platform that has a large amount of building that can be done on top of it, such as adding an arm or another array of sensors, or a different drive base. I'm new to the world of robotics outside of the NXT, so any tips would be appreciated as well. Thanks!"
Come on over, robot lovers. Toss those gloves and goggles aside for a moment and throw this guy some advice. What platform keeps you up in the garage at night?Ask Engadget: best robot platform for under $400? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

As a recent iPhone convert, things are going well. But one feature that keeps me glancing over in Android's direction is those damn live wallpapers. ASpiritBomb, from the maker of aCircuitBoard, is yet another pang in my heart. [Thanks Smith!] More »