Honda Civic gets frisky with Caddy in strange accident

This crash isn't as odd as the California melee that saw a Saturn end up on an apartment roof, but it's still a little out of the ordinary. Apparently a driver in Wellesley, Mass. missed a curb, and wound up driving up and over a Cadillac CTS that was inside a parking structure. We're a little baffled as to how this all went down, and the Wellesley police don't give us any clues in their video.

Autoblog, Honda Civic gets frisky with Caddy in strange accident

ASUS tablet roadmap 2012 revealed

Interested in knowing what ASUS is up to for the rest of the year when it comes to the subject of tablets. You're in luck because at a press event in Taipei today, Samson Hu, the Vice President and General Manager of the Eee Systems Business Unit revealed the company's tablet roadmap for 2012. According to Hu, we'll be seeing an ARM tablet running Windows 8 by the end of the year. The Transformer Prime will also be getting a 3G version sometime this March and it will pack a more powerful GPS module.

Ubergizmo, ASUS tablet roadmap 2012 revealed

RCA M4102 2GB PMP

Here's an ideal PMP for people on the go, the M4102 from RCA. This compact player has a 1.8-inch full color LCD display, a 2GB of storage, an FM radio, a voice recorder, a photo viewer, a USB port and a built-in rechargeable battery that can last up to 30 hours of music playback or 5 hours of video playback. The M4102 retails of just $39.99.

TechFresh, RCA M4102 2GB PMP

Sony Ericsson's ‘Nozomi' revealed in hands-on preview ahead of CES debut

. It looks like Sony Ericsson's secret has finally been revealed in the form of “Nozomi.” The company has been teasing the previously mysterious and unannounced device for the past week on Facebook. The vendor's German Facebook page recently revealed another teaser image, clearly showing a sleek and slim RAZR-style smartphone. The Nozomi is set to debut at next week's Consumer Electronics Show, but ITProPortal published an extensive walk-through with the device early Friday morning.


Boy Genius Report, Sony Ericsson's ‘Nozomi' revealed in hands-on preview ahead of CES debut

Ford takes interactivity to The Cloud with new Detroit show display

The Detroit Auto Show won't swing open its doors officially until Monday's press days, but that doesn't mean the show hasn't already taken hold at Cobo Hall, as thousands of workers are busy erecting stands, checking lighting and jockeying vehicles into place. Ford Motor Company officials invited us over a little early to get a sneak peek at their still-being-built display, and it's chock-full of technology that takes interactivity to a new level. Dominating Ford's Living Connected display is the centrally located "Cloud Journey" ride, which literally takes showgoers through the ceiling in the name of connectivity.

Autoblog, Ford takes interactivity to The Cloud with new Detroit show display

DC Avanti - 2.0L Ford Ecoboost-powered Indian sports car

Indian design house DC Design has come up with a sports car. Called DC Avanti, the red flat nosed two-door was unveiled at the India Auto Expo by Bollywood legend and car buff Amitabh Bachchan. DC plans to put India's first sports car to production in 2013. "We intend to produce 300 units of the Avanti in 2013-2014 and if all goes well we could ramp up the production to go into four figures per annum," DC Design founder Dilip Chhabria said.

No big engine here, the mid engined DC Avanti will be powered by a Ford 2.0L four-cylinder turbocharged EcoBoost engine with 261bhp. A V6 variant with 394 bhp will follow.

2DayBlog.com, DC Avanti - 2.0L Ford Ecoboost-powered Indian sports car

Galaxy Nexus coming to Telus, Rogers in Canada, Sprint in US

The Galaxy Nexus has been available on Canadian networks Bell and Virgin Mobile but now it is arriving on Telus and Rogers networks as well on January 13. Unfortunately, there is no information available regarding pricing and tariffs at the moment. If you're reading this in the US and feeling a bit jealous that you only have one carrier offering the Galaxy Nexus then don't worry because soon Sprint will be offering the Galaxy Nexus as well.

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Sprint Galaxy Nexus LTE arriving?

. It seems that a LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus might be making its way to Sprint, thanks to an advertisement which was published by accident on one of CNET's CES pages. This phone resides on Verizon Wireless at the moment, and to see it appear on a different carrier gives consumers options, since Sprint has just announced that their 4G LTE network will be arriving sometime in the first half of this year – which is a good six months before the world comes to an end according to the Mayans.

Ubergizmo, Sprint Galaxy Nexus LTE arriving?

Fox Marketing developing 400-hp Nissan Juke S

The Nissan Juke R concept may have sought to define the high-performance compact crossover, but what happens when you don't have a million-dollar budget, Nissan UK's engineering talent and a spare GT-R lying around. You build your own. And that's what Fox Marketing is doing. Well, almost.
The crew behind some of our favorite builds has apparently taken inspiration from the Juke R and decided to make something slightly less powerful, much more affordable and on the high side of attainable.

Autoblog, Fox Marketing developing 400-hp Nissan Juke S

2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Convertible caught enjoying the weather ahead of Detroit reveal?

Detroit in January isn't exactly the proper place to go topless in a 650-horsepower tire smoker, but that doesn't mean rumors of the 2013 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 Convertible's impending debut at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show aren't accurate. And these spy shots prove that the car is very much ready for its big unveiling. We're expecting the soft-top Shelby to pack the same 5.8-liter supercharged engine as its hard-topped sibling, which means the asphalt will be punished with those aforementioned 650 ponies along with 600 pound-feet of torque.

Autoblog, 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Convertible caught enjoying the weather ahead of Detroit reveal?

Magellan RoadMate 5190T GPS

[CES 2012] Magellan is known for their GPS devices, and one of their latest offerings would be the RoadMate 5190T. Just what makes the RoadMate 5190T different, or at least, improved from the rest so that you can ditch your current dedicated GPS unit. Well, it was specially designed with commercial drivers in mind, so those who are part of the local truckers community, or magnates who own a fleet of trucks, buses or taxis, might be interested to check out this particular device.

Ubergizmo, Magellan RoadMate 5190T GPS

New Windows Phone update ensures your keyboard disappears no more

According to Italian Windows Phone site Plaffo, there are some folks who have reported that a new update for the Windows Phone operating system has started to be seeded among users, with Vodafone's LG Optimus 7 already on the receiving end. Needless to say, every decent software or operating system update worth its salt ought to come with a wide range of improvements, and this one does not disappoint as it is said to introduce a bunch of important bug fixes, including making sure your virtual keyboard does pull off a Houdini any more. To read about the other improvements, head on after the jump.

Ubergizmo, New Windows Phone update ensures your keyboard disappears no more

HP teasers a new fantastically thin laptop, calls it the Spectre, Nova shrugs off coldly

A source at HP just dropped a mysterious teaser video of a so-called Spectre laptop, a heretofore unannounced notebook that looks to be the company's next Ultrabook. In our wildest dreams, this rig has a dual-LCD setup — similar to Toshiba's Libretto W100 and Acer's Iconia-6120 — but perhaps the creators here were just coincidentally interested in showing us lots of glass panes.

2DayBlog.com, HP teasers a new fantastically thin laptop, calls it the Spectre, Nova shrugs off coldly

Synaptics promises better touchscreens with SignalClarity and Design Studio 4

Look, we recognize that touchscreens have come a long way in the last few years, but there's always room for improvement. Thankfully, Synaptics agrees and is rolling out an update to its ClearPad capacitive panels. At the heart of the improved system is a technology called SignalClarity, which boosts signal-to-noise ratio for better accuracy and finger separation. The new tech will not only lead to a better touchscreen experience, but it could also help drive down costs since manufacturers would be free to use lower cost components that might normally interfere with a capacitive panel.

2DayBlog.com, Synaptics promises better touchscreens with SignalClarity and Design Studio 4

Logitech Cube Mouse

[CES 2012] Mice manufacturers tend to come up with the curviest shapes possible to offer ergonomically crafted products, however, Logitech decided to go in the total opposite direction for CES 2012. I am wondering if the inspiration came from the Borg, anyhow, I am somewhat skeptical regarding the practicality of this device, we need to try it on the show floor in Las Vegas.

Ubergizmo, Logitech Cube Mouse

Velocity Micro announces two new Android 4.0 tablets coming to CES

. To get a jump on the competition, Velocity Micro has announced two new Android 4.0 tablets set to debut at next week's Consumer Electronics Show. The first is the budget-friendly 7-inch Cruz T507 tablet with a Cortex A8 chipset clocked at 1.2GHz. The T507 also features 512MB RAM, ARM graphics, HDMI out, 8GB internal storage and a front facing camera. The company also announced the T510, a 9.7-inch iPad-inspired tablet with the same internals as its smaller counterpart. Both devices will be running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, though neither will have access to the Android Market and will instead use Amazon's Appstore.


Boy Genius Report, Velocity Micro announces two new Android 4.0 tablets coming to CES

Samsung Series 7 Smart Station unveiled

[CES 2012] Samsung has something interesting up its sleeves with the Series 7 Samsung Smart Station, which is actually part HD monitor, part wireless docking station. This will be the second generation Series 7 Smart Station, where it has learned from the pitfalls of its predecessor, introducing integration with mobile devices apart from hooking up to notebooks, additional peripherals, network and AV devices. The new Series 7 HDTV monitor will come with HDTV functionality as it sports an integrated TV tuner and a built-in wireless display (WiDi) technology from Intel.

Ubergizmo

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Ford set to double the amount of SYNC-controlled apps at CES

For the fourth year in a row, Ford is going big at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and that includes the North American debut of the Evos concept, a new production car and even more SYNC-controlled apps. Next week at CES, Ford will reveal the 2013 Ford Fusion, which is also set to bow halfway across the country at the Detroit Auto Show. Joining the Fusion will be the normal smattering of Mustangs and Focus sedans, hatchbacks and the all-new Electric, along with the Evos concept that debuted earlier this year.

Autoblog, Ford set to double the amount of SYNC-controlled apps at CES

Gingerbread found on majority of Android devices; ICS penetration approaches 1%

. Google on Wednesday released the latest numbers for the software versions that are powering Android smartphones and tablets. Ice Cream Sandwich appears on the list for the first time, with Android 4.0 through Android 4.0.3 now found on a combined 0.6% of devices. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus S is in the process of receiving Android 4.0.3, sort of, while the Galaxy Nexus already has 4.0.2. Google's tablet-centric Honeycomb operating system is found on just 3.3% of Android devices and Gingerbread currently installed on 55.5% of devices - a clear majority.

Boy Genius Report, Gingerbread found on majority of Android devices; ICS penetration approaches 1%

SEGA to Preview Virtua Tennis for Android at CES 2012

While CES is mostly known as an event to showcase the latest tech hardware, software makers do make an appearance from time to time. This year SEGA is using their ties to the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play to showcase Virtua Tennis Challenge, and Android version of the popular tennis title. SEGA says the game has been designed with touchscreen controls specifically in mind, but it has been designed to map flawlessly with the slide-out gamepad of the Xperia Play.

Android Phone, SEGA to Preview Virtua Tennis for Android at CES 2012

2013 Audi S4

A Standalone Sleeper Sport Sedan That Still Keeps Us Awake At Night. The always-bustling Audi stand at next month's Detroit Auto Show figures to be cluttered with a full range of eighth-generation A4 models, all of which arrive in the States sometime between June and July. The line's real marquee model is, of course, the RS4, but that Rennsport ingredient will not be seen on the stand in Cobo just yet.










Autoblog, 2013 Audi S4

HTC to unveil quad-core 4G smartphones at MWC

. This year's Consumer Electronics Show is less than a week away and while HTC has plans to announce multiple devices with various carrier partners, the Taiwan-based vendor is seemingly saving its more powerful smartphones for next month. JPMorgan Chase analyst Alvin Kwok wrote in a note to investors on Wednesday that HTC plans to unveil multiple smartphones powered by NVIDIA's quad-core Tegra 3 processor at Mobile World Congress in February. The handsets will also include Qualcomm's MSM 8906 4G LTE chipsets, Taiwan-based financial newspaper Commercial Times quoted Kwok as having said.

Boy Genius Report, HTC to unveil quad-core 4G smartphones at MWC

Android Market tops 400,000 apps as developers embrace Google

. Google's Android Market reportedly reached a new milestone over New Year's weekend, surpassing 400,000 available applications for the first time. Mobile app watcher Distimo on Tuesday reported the feat, which it says was accomplished in about the same amount of time that it took Apple's App Store - both on-device software catalogs reportedly took approximately 40 months to pass the 400,000-app mark.



Boy Genius Report, Android Market tops 400,000 apps as developers embrace Google

Apple planning media announcement for this month, iPad HD coming soon?

With 2011 officially over, Apple fans are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the iPad 3, which, if Apple follows its usual release schedule, should be announced sometime this quarter. There's also the much-rumored Apple TV thought to be coming out this year. However, it seems Apple's got something else in mind when it comes to the first of its 2012 announcements. The latest rumors to come out of the rumor mill say Apple's got an event planned for this month, but that it's not Apple TV or iPad 3.

2DayBlog.com, Apple planning media announcement for this month, iPad HD coming soon?

Upcoming Nikon D4 DSLR

Word has it that Nikon will announce the new D4 DSLR with a Nikkor AF-S 85mm f/1.8G lens on January 5th, 2012. The company will start shipping these products in approximately 30 days after the announcement. Stay tuned for more updates.

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INQ Abandons Cloud Q Facebook Phone in Favor of Ice Cream Sandwich

After the apparently poor reception of their first Facebook-laden offering, the Cloud Touch, INQ Mobile is abandoning plans to release the second promised offering in the lineup. The Cloud Q, which would have featured a full QWERTY keyboard in lieu of the Cloud Touch's touchscreen-only interface, is being shelved. Instead INQ is focusing efforts on bringing the latest build of Android to their hardware with an Ice Cream Sandwich build that avoids the excessive social network integration initially intended for the Cloud Q.

Android Phone, INQ Abandons Cloud Q Facebook Phone in Favor of Ice Cream Sandwich

These are Detroit automakers' top-selling vehicles of 2011

The numbers are officially in for 2011, and once again, Ford, General Motors and Chrysler sold more pickup trucks than any other model. The Ford F-Series was the top-selling vehicle through November of last year with 516,639 units rolling off of dealer lots. That number handily trounces the Chevrolet Silverado in second place with 367,343 units sold. The Ford Escape and Ford Fusion fell into third and fourth places, respectively, leaving Ram Trucks to fill out the top five domestic automaker-built vehicles, with 218,750 units.
1. Ford F-Series: 516,639x2. Chevrolet Silverado: 367,343x3. Ford Escape: 228,719x4. Ford Fusion: 226,445x5.

Autoblog, These are Detroit automakers' top-selling vehicles of 2011

RIM sells all BlackBerry PlayBook versions for just $299 until February 4

If you're in the US, now may be the time to buy a BlackBerry PlayBook. Especially if you've been craving one of the SKUs with more integrated storage (like 32 or 64 GB). That's because all PlayBook versions can now be bought for just $299 from the BlackBerry online store. So no matter if you go for the one with 16 GB, 32 GB, or 64 GB of built-in storage, the price is the same.

That makes the amount of money you save on, say, the 64 GB unit be $400.

Unwired View, RIM sells all BlackBerry PlayBook versions for just $299 until February 4

Rumor: Apple iBooks Event in New York This Month

Rumors point to an iBooks announcement at an Apple event later this month. Apple is planning a “media event” in New York Later this month, according to All Things D. The event will likely be presented by Apple's senior vice president of Internet software and services (and Larry Page look-a-like), Eddy Cue.
Will this be the hotly-rumored AppleTV (the actual TV with a screen)? Will it be the iPad 3? No. First, it's in New York, which is where Apple launched the iPad-only newspaper The Daily almost a year ago–Apple launches hardware in San Francisco. Second, Eddy Cue isn't in charge of hardware.

Gadget Lab, Rumor: Apple iBooks Event in New York This Month

Zeo Mobile Sleep Manager

Sleep is always a problem for most people today. It becomes more of a concern as more and more people live more stressful lives. They forget to keep track of their daily sleep. This can affect one's daily work schedule or activity the longer one lacks to take sufficient sleep. That is why a device like the Zeo Mobile Sleep Manager will come in handy to help people monitor their sleeping habits.

The Zeo Mobile Sleep Manager is a portable sleep tracking device that can help monitor your sleeping behavior at night. When a user wears it, it can monitor sleep patterns by measuring brain activity when asleep.

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All-In-One Root and Custom Recovery Now Available for the LG Esteem

LG Esteem users will be pleased to know that all-in-one root and custom recovery is now available for their 4G LTE smartphone. The AIO work was done by AndroidForums.com ROM developer PlayfulGod, though credit should go to Koush and RaidZero for their recoveries as well as zergrush for their root method. If you were holding off on rooting the LG Esteem in hopes that a simpler and less involved method would come around then this most certainly would apply to you.

Android Phone, All-In-One Root and Custom Recovery Now Available for the LG Esteem

Official CES 2012 App for Android Now Available

All you CES 2012 showgoers have a lot of planning to do in the next week or so as we're just seven days shy of the show's kickoff. The folks at CEA want to make things a bit easier with their official application for the show, developed by Core-Apps. You'll get access to maps, the list of vendors and exhibitors attending, a scheduling tool and a lot more. We're sure some of you will get a ton of use out of it and I, myself, intend to use it as one of many companion tools for the hectic week in Vegas. Download the free application from the Android market here.

Android Phone, Official CES 2012 App for Android Now Available

Deal of the Day – Dell Inspiron 14z Intel 2nd Gen Core i5 2.4GHz Thin Laptop Plus Canon ELPH 100 HS Camera and Adobe Elements 9 Bundle

Today's LogicBUY Deal is a 14″ Dell Inspiron 14z Core i5-2430M 2.4GHz Dual-core laptop bundled with Canon ELPH 100 HS Camera (Grey), 36-months McAfee SecurityCenter, and Adobe Elements 9.0 Photoshop and Premiere for $624.99.  Laptop base features:  4GB memory, 500GB hard drive, 1-year warranty, Wireless-N, Intel Wireless Display, DVD burner, Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit), more.  Can be customized. $917.99 – $268 off – $25 coupon code = $624.99 with free shipping. This deal expires January 3, 2012 or sooner.

The Gadgeteer, Deal of the Day â€" Dell Inspiron 14z Intel 2nd Gen Core i5 2.4GHz Thin Laptop Plus Canon ELPH 100 HS Camera and Adobe Elements 9 Bundle

Samsung starts manufacturing 7″ AMOLED displays, tablets on the way?

Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab 7.7 back in September last year as the world's first tablet to sport at Super AMOLED Plus display, and now it looks like the tablet will be joined by yet another AMOLED-toting sibling. The folks over at OLED-Display.net were tipped off by some insiders that Samsung has started the production of 7″ AMOLED displays with WSVGA resolution (600 x 1024) that will be used in tablets. While it hasn't been confirmed yet, Samsung might be the displays in its own tablets or it could be selling them to other device manufacturers such as ASUS or Sony.

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