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Phoenix area resident and motorcycle enthusiast Richard Gryzch got tired of gassing up his bike all the time, and he decided to do something about it. Rather than getting a fancy electric motorcycle, he modded one for himself — making an electric bike that is seemingly covered in solar panels. The motorcycle uses no gas, goes up to about 90 miles per hour and has a range of around 50 miles. There are very few details about the inner workings of the bike, so we’re loathe to say it’s 100 percent solar, but Richard does plan on extending his bike’s range of 300 miles. Hit the read link to watch an extremely tiny video of Richard and his bike.

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DIY Solar Flyer motorcycle tearing around Phoenix, Arizona originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 May 2009 19:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Philips may be dodging the North American sector with its flashiest of products, but it’s still showing the Yanks in attendance a little love on the home entertainment front. Today in a meeting in NYC, the outfit revealed US pricing and availability for its entire 2009 family, most of which was quietly introduced in January. Starting things off are the 6000 and 7000 Series of HDTVs, which just so happen to pick right up where the previous models left off in 2008. The 6000 Series will arrive in 32-, 42- and 47-inch flavors for $799, $1,399 and $1,699, respectively, while the 7000 Series goes 42-, 47- and 52-inch for $1,499, $1,799 and $2,299, also respectively.

While checking these very sets out, we noticed that the factory settings left the colors a bit blown out and overly sharp — though, this practice is far too common in HDTV companies anyway. Nothing like wowing those Best Buy shoppers at first, only to sear their retinas at home, right? All kidding aside, the panels looked superb, and the A-B comparison mode made tweaking the settings a breeze. Hop on past the break for the rest of the details, and give our gallery a glance for a closer look at the whole lot.

Continue reading Philips announces US availability for 2009 home entertainment line (with hands-on!)

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Philips announces US availability for 2009 home entertainment line (with hands-on!) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 May 2009 19:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It was hardly a secret ’round these parts, but Verizon Wireless is finally ready to confess to that MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot we’ve heard so much about. Like the Novatel unit it’s based on, the device harbors 802.11b/g and EV-DO Rev. A radios, and can share a 3G Verizon connection with up to five different WiFi devices simultaneously. Battery life is pegged at four hours of active use, and 40 hours of standby on a single charge. Data plans include a $40 monthly subscription for 250MB and 10 cents per MB overages, or $60 for 5GB and half the overages price. If you want to forgo the subscription and pay full-price for the MiFi, you can pick up a 24 hour “DayPass” for $15 — any way you slice it, you’ll be paying good money for the privilege of using the thing. The MiFi 2200 itself hits stores May 17th, and will run you $100 after a $50 rebate.

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Verizon debuts MiFi 2200 portable EV-DO router originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 May 2009 18:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Now that the dust is beginning to settle, we here at Engadget are wondering how all of you are feeling about your new Kindle options. With the Kindle 2 still in its infancy, and the newborn Kindle DX ready to hit the scene (not to mention the host of other e-reader options), how are you likely to spend all that cash you normally shell out on paper and ink Neal Stephenson novels? Will you make the leap to e-ink, or are you still bound and determined to cart The Baroque Cycle around in a Radio Flyer? We’ve already shared some of our thoughts — tell us how you feel in the poll below — and feel free to quote The Diamond Age in the comments.

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Poll: Will you buy a Kindle DX? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 May 2009 18:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mvix USA, fine purveyor of all things streaming media, is back on the scene with Nubbin, which it claims to be the world’s smallest Wireless N adapter (well, it is small — we’ll give ‘em that). Available from May 7 onwards, the Chiclet-esque USB network adapter is backwards compatible with IEEE 802.11n draft 3.0 and IEEE 802.11b/g, and sports up to 150Mbps speeds. Now there’s absolutely no excuse to exclude any of your USB 2.0 devices from the media streaming bandwagon. Compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux, this bad boy is yours for a song — and $39.

[Via Tech Digest]

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Mvix announces Nubbin, world’s smallest Wireless N USB adapter originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 May 2009 17:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We thought that Skullcandy might not be able to top its Special Edition Metallica Death Magnetic headphones in terms of aesthetic loudness, but we were apparently mistaken. The company’s just launched its vast Decibel (dB) Collection, a wide range of wildly styled, Limited Edition “high performance” cans that take design up to eleven, to say the very least. With customizable lines including Big Slick, Vibe, Dream Team, Lurker, Catfight, Audiophile, and Illustrative, it’s safe to say that Skullcandy will probably have whatever it is you’re looking for in headphones… as long as what you’re looking for is truly insane. Hit the read link to check out the myriad designs.

[Via Coolest Gadgets]

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Skullcandy intros Decibel Collection headphones for the young, hip, and colorblind originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 May 2009 17:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s been a wild day so far for all you Kindle fans, but Sony doesn’t want you to forget that it has a little e-reader of its own. And since the company knows how you can’t resist a good romance, it’s now bundling the Reader with (count ‘em!) three books by Danielle Steel. That’s right, Danielle Steel: the one woman single-handedly responsible for bringing the glamor, the fame, the triumphs, and the heartbreaks of the imaginary jet-set to your seat on the bus as it takes you to your lousy retail gig every morning at 6:30 AM. Not only is her name embossed on the e-reader’s elegant red cover, but the whole shebang comes with a personalized form letter from the bestselling author herself. This bad boy is available to the Lifetime Network-set as we speak for a cool $279.99, so grab your plastic and hit that read link.

[Via Electronista]

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Sony Reader: Danielle Steel edition available now for suburban escapists originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 May 2009 17:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We knew the Kindle DX pilot programs at Arizona State, Case Western Reserve, Princeton, Pace, Reed, and Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia would be limited in number, but it sounds like students at those schools will have be extremely lucky or well-connected to get their hands on Amazon’s latest — according to Pace reps at today’s launch event, each school will only receive around 50 Kindle DXs for the trial. That’s just about 300 total Kindles, and it makes Amazon’s crowing about revolutionizing education seem a little hasty. Not only that, but it’s not like the program is particularly ready to go, either: the schools still haven’t figured out which classes they’ll try and switch over to the Kindle, instructors have yet to be brought on board, and it’s still not clear whether Amazon or the schools themselves will pay for the Kindles, although students will definitely have to shell out for the books. That’s a lot of dealmaking to get done — looks like Amazon just gave itself some summer homework.

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Kindle DX college plans revealed: only 300 students total originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 May 2009 16:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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And so it’s finally confirmed: no consumers on un-hacked T-Mobile G1s in the US have this yet, but Android 1.5 and all its gooey, chocolatey Cupcake goodness will finally be hitting American units come late next week. Of course, you know how Android updates go — they “roll” — and not everyone is expected to get hooked up until the end of the month. Meanwhile, British G1 owners are getting updated as we speak — so you might say they’re getting back their American counterparts for launching the hardware afterwards. You know, what goes around, comes around.

[Thanks, Shawn and David]

Update: The 1.5 update includes Picasa and YouTube uploads (you didn’t forget about video capability, did you?) straight from your device, which is pretty cool.

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Android 1.5 coming to T-Mobile UK now, USA next week originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 May 2009 16:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Robotic submarines have already achieved some pretty impressive feats of submersion, but this new Nereus sub developed by the folks at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution looks set to out-do those in a fairly big way, with it now on track to dive down into all 11,000 meters of the Challenger Deep in the Pacific Ocean. What’s more, while the sub can be operated remotely, it also has a fully autonomous mode, which’ll let it make use of the on-board chemical sensors, sonar, and digital photography to seek out areas of interest and map out “vast swathes of the seafloor” before returning to the ship automatically. As you might have guessed, all of that comes at a fairly hefty price tag — about $5 million — and it seems like may only be the first of a flood of robotic submarines to come, with British, French, Russian and Japanese teams said to be watching the Nereus’ progress “with interest.” It doesn’t look like they’ll have to wait all that long for the big show, however, as the sub is apparently now starting to undergo a series of progressively difficult test dives in advance of the main event planned for late May or early June.

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Robotic Nereus submarine aims to explore the depths of Challenger Deep originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 May 2009 16:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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