Deal of the Day – Slingbox 500 SB500-100 Internet TV Broadcaster

Saturday's LogicBUY Deal is the Slingbox 500 SB500100 Internet TV Broadcaster for $293.00. $298 – $5 coupon code = $293 with free shipping. This deal expires November 7, 2012 or sooner.

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Doxie One portable scanner rolls in for $149, plays well alone and syncs with Mac, PC and iOS

Doxie has added another portable scanner to its heart-logo'd lineup, the Doxie One, which can digitize documents and images to an included SD-card with nary a computer in sight. Doxie says that'll let you travel light with the "paper-towel roll sized" device to scan and automatically generate Abbyy OCR-read PDFs, then sync up later with a Mac, PC, iPhone or iPad. From there, you can use the included app on a Mac or iDevice to transfer the scans to Dropbox, Evernote or iMessage.

Engadget , Doxie One portable scanner rolls in for $149, plays well alone and syncs with Mac, PC and iOS, Doxie One portable scanner rolls in for $149, plays well alone and syncs with Mac, PC and iOS

HondaJet production underway

During a press conference at the National Business Aviation Association's annual convention in Orlando, Florida, Honda announced that production has begun of its HondaJet line. Honda considers this a major milestone in the development of the business jet. The Japanese company has stated that its next milestones are FAA approval and delivery of its first model.

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3 million Samsung Galaxy Note 2 sold in little over a month

We're sure that many thought that the original Galaxy Note was a novelty device when it first launched. After all the device seemed a little too big for a handset, but yet too small for a tablet, leading many to dub it a "phablet". As it turns out the Galaxy Note held its own, leading competitors like LG to come up with their own phablet, the Optimus Vu. Well Samsung recently launched the Note's successor, the Galaxy Note 2 and if you think that phablets are still novelties, perhaps some sales figures might change your mind.

Ubergizmo , 3 million Samsung Galaxy Note 2 sold in little over a month, 3 million Samsung Galaxy Note 2 sold in little over a month

Facebook to exchange free WiFi hotspots for check-ins

We're sure that there are many of you guys out there who love to check into locations via Facebook - I know because I am one of them. Well the good news is that Facebook is looking to capitalize on those check-ins, and we say good news because not only will this benefit Facebook, but it will benefit users as these check-ins will be "exchanged" for free WiFi. According to reports, it seems that Facebook is currently trialing some sort of pilot program in which they provide some businesses with "Facebook routers" which provide free WiFi hotspots to customers.

Ubergizmo , Facebook to exchange free WiFi hotspots for check-ins, Facebook to exchange free WiFi hotspots for check-ins

You need to watch this ViewCam 360 vid of a Red Bull F1 car

Call it an unfortunate side effect of growing up in the information age, but it takes some truly impressive technology to surprise us anymore. So when we say the ViewCam 360 has set our cynical hearts aglow, we want you to understand the full scope of our meaning. The tech captures complete 360-degree footage around a center point, which can then be played back and viewed through a unique flash player. Users can control the camera angle to look left, right, up or down while the video is streaming.

Autoblog , You need to watch this ViewCam 360 vid of a Red Bull F1 car, You need to watch this ViewCam 360 vid of a Red Bull F1 car

Google Search for iOS Updated with Voice Search

Google has updated its Search app for iOS handsets with a iPhone 5 compatibility and an expanded voice search functionality. According to Google, the Search app provides “faster and significantly improved voice recognition.” The app even gives off a Siri vibe with its spoken responses apart from providing search results. These updates are also available to iPad users in addition to the iPhone and iPod Touch. The Google Search for iOS hits the Apple App Store at no cost on your part.

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AT&T and T-Mobile offering free roaming in New York and New Jersey following Hurricane Sandy

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, telecommunication giants AT&T and T-Mobile are now working together to allow network roaming in areas severely damaged by the storm, especially New York and New Jersey. This means that AT&T and T-Mobile customers will now be able to place calls on either of the networks without any changes to their current rate plans and service agreements. Both carriers are using the latest network technology that are based on Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) standards which allows sharing of voice and data traffic.

Ubergizmo , AT&T and T-Mobile offering free roaming in New York and New Jersey following Hurricane Sandy, AT&T and T-Mobile offering free roaming in New York and New Jersey following Hurricane Sandy

Toshiba Satellite U845-S404 14-Inch Ultrabook For Only $609.99

Finding yourself a new ultrabook. Why don't you check out this Toshiba Satellite U845-S404 over at Geeks. Priced at only $609.99, this ultra-portable system is equipped with a 14-inch 1366 x 768 LED-backlit display, a 1.7GHz Intel Core i5-3317U processor, an Intel HM77 Express Chipset, a 4GB DDR3 RAM, a 500GB hard drive, a webcam, a card reader, WiFi and runs on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (SP1) OS.

TechFresh , Toshiba Satellite U845-S404 14-Inch Ultrabook For Only $609.99, Toshiba Satellite U845-S404 14-Inch Ultrabook For Only $609.99

Lotus and Aston Martin to hook up?

This has been a tumultuous year for Lotus – to say the least – from the company being sold off back in January to its CEO Dany Bahar being fired in June to its questionable financial status and rumors of the British automaker being sold off to another automaker. First, we heard that Volkswagen was interested in acquiring Lotus and parent company Proton, a rumor that was later dismissed. Now Automobile is reporting that fellow Brit Aston Martin could be in the market to work with or possibly even merge with Lotus.

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Screen Grabs: Microsoft Surface goes to work on NCIS: LA

Screen Grabschronicles the uses (and misuses) of real-world gadgets in today's movies and TV. Send in your sightings (with screen grab!) to screengrabs at engadget dot com. Just in case its dance moves weren't enough to move buyers, Microsoft's new slate is popping up in TV shows themselves, like tonight's episode of NCIS: LA. As seen in the clip, character Eric Beale confidently flips his Windows RT-powered Surface out (and naturally, makes use of its kickstand and Touch Cover - gotta hit all the check boxes) to figure out what's going on and even multitasks with some simulated videoconferencing.

Engadget , Screen Grabs: Microsoft Surface goes to work on NCIS: LA, Screen Grabs: Microsoft Surface goes to work on NCIS: LA

Avangard Optics MHD80 HD Micro Camcorder

Avangard Optics is offering you their latest HD micro camcorder, the MHD80. Measuring less than 1″ wide and only 2″ long, this micro camcorder sports a 62-degree wide angle lens, a microSD card slot (4GB card included), Voice Activated Recording support (Start & Stop), a rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery (up to three hours) and 720p HD video recording at 30x60fps. The MHD80 retails for $89.95.

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Production-ready Lingenfelter LTA Camaro debuts in Vegas

Following the well-received concept version of the Lingenfelter LTA at SEMA all the way back in 2009, the specialist tuning company has finally brought along a production version of the car this year. Surprise. it's a convertible. Ken Lingenfelter himself says that "overwhelming response after displaying conceptual versions of the LTA at previous SEMA Shows" has forced the company to offer up the real deal. Great news for enthusiasts of retro-themed performance cars, and Camaro fans in general.

Each LTA begins life as a model year 2010-2013 Camaro (including convertibles, obviously) and is then modified completely by Lingenfelter.

Autoblog , Production-ready Lingenfelter LTA Camaro debuts in Vegas, Production-ready Lingenfelter LTA Camaro debuts in Vegas

Hon Hai Precision sees profits surge in Q3

The two-headed beast that is Foxconn / Hon Hai has just released its latest financials, showing that the oft-troubled manufacturer has seen profit margins jump around two percent. It brought in $24 billion (NT$ 711.0 billion) in net sales, generating a net profit of $1.3 billion (NT$ 30.2 billion).

Engadget , Hon Hai Precision sees profits surge in Q3, Hon Hai Precision sees profits surge in Q3

2013 SRT Viper with Mopar accessories shines at SEMA

What would a new toy be without tons of new toys to accessorize it with. That's the question Mopar asked about the 2013 SRT Viper, and they answered it with more than 50 Mopar add-ons to go over, in and under the 640-horsepower coupe. The straightforward and inexpensive includes the $158 black leather shift knob, $205 door sill guards and $325 fleece-lined car cover in a choice of three colors. Things hot up with the cat-back exhaust for $668, the $880 carbon fiber engine cover that can be tastefully paired with the exposed carbon fiber brace at $3,175, or the StopTech brake rotors that will run you $1,445 at each axle.

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OLPCs hacked by Ethiopian kids on their own in 5 months

While I find it nigh impossible to believe that leaving a typewriter in the room with a bunch of monkeys would eventually see one of the Bard's sonnets typed out (an experiment was run in the past to debunk such an idea), it is not too hard to see us humans are extremely intelligent compared to primates. For instance, when you leave OLPCs with a bunch of Ethiopian kids without any knowledge of it, all it took was just 5 months to hack the device. Hack, as in circumventing security measures of the operating system to customize settings while activating disabled hardware.

Ubergizmo , OLPCs hacked by Ethiopian kids on their own in 5 months, OLPCs hacked by Ethiopian kids on their own in 5 months

Learn where the top bacterial hot spots are in your car

Engineers from the Ford Research and Innovation Center have been working with the University of Michigan to find the grimiest bits inside your car and their results are, well, not all that surprising. Turns out, the most microbe-infested parts of our cars' interiors are the same spots we touch the most. The team took samples from 10 locations in employees' cars including steering wheels, radio buttons, shift knobs, and window switches. "Our findings suggest car interiors are complex ecosystems that house trillions of diverse microorganisms interacting with each other, with humans, and with their environment," says Dr.

Autoblog , Learn where the top bacterial hot spots are in your car, Learn where the top bacterial hot spots are in your car

Dell XPS 10 hits the FCC

Whenever a particular device or consumer electronics arrive at the FCC, you know for sure that it is being primed for a general release to the masses, and the same can be said for the Dell XPS 10. Having arrived at the doorsteps of the FCC today, complete with its user manual as well as photos of the 10" tablet's case and internal components, we do look forward to the day where the Dell XPS 10's product page appears for the masses to take advantage of – after parting with their fair share of dollars and cents, of course.

Ubergizmo , Dell XPS 10 hits the FCC, Dell XPS 10 hits the FCC

Google research pane for Docs adds personal content, integration with Presentation and Drawing

Building off of the web search capabilities of its research pane for Docs, Google is now giving users the ability to search for and insert their own personal content. For example, if you're working on a presentation in Drive and want to add a photo from your Picasa album, or a quote from a friend's Google+ profile, you'll now have the option of adding personal content from within the research pane without leaving your project. This new search feature pulls information from your personal Picasa albums, Drive and Google+ accounts, and users will also find that the research pane has been extended to Presentation and Drawings.

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Blackberry 10-styled lockscreen now available as a mod for Android

When RIM announced Blackberry 10, there were some changes made to the UI which made the interface more modern, a move which we're assuming was made to appeal to current smartphone owners of Android or iOS devices. One of them was the Blackberry 10's lockscreen and if you've seen the Blackberry 10 lockscreen before and thought that it was a pretty cool feature, you might be interested to learn that a mod for Jelly Bean or Ice Cream Sandwich based Android devices is available for download that will emulate the lockscreen style of Blackberry 10.

Ubergizmo , Blackberry 10-styled lockscreen now available as a mod for Android, Blackberry 10-styled lockscreen now available as a mod for Android

Disney acquires Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion, plans more Star Wars movies

Disney is already one of the biggest media companies around, and it's now set to become even bigger. The company announced late today that it's acquiring Lucasfilm Ltd., currently 100 percent owned by founder George Lucas, for $4.05 billion in a cash and stock deal. That of course includes the rights to both the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film franchises, as well as Lucasfilm properties like Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound.

Engadget , Disney acquires Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion, plans more Star Wars movies, Disney acquires Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion, plans more Star Wars movies

Google announces $299 32GB Nexus 7 with HSPA+ mobile data

Google's not only introduced some new devices today, it's also delivered a few updates to its flagship Nexus 7 tablet. That includes a new, unlocked 32GB model with HSPA+ mobile data that will set you back $299 - and run the just-announced Android 4.2, naturally. Look for it to be available in the Google Play store in the US, UK, Australia, France, Germany, Spain and Canada (where it's priced slightly above par at $309) on November 13th.

Engadget , Google announces $299 32GB Nexus 7 with HSPA+ mobile data, Google announces $299 32GB Nexus 7 with HSPA+ mobile data

3G Nexus 7 spotted at the FCC

It does seem as though next Monday is going to shape up to be a very interesting day for Google watchers – especially when a slew of new devices are anticipated to be released to the masses then. For starters, we guess that the Nexus 10 tablet from Samsung is more or less a given (considering how a purported manual of the Nexus 10 has already leaked online), in addition to what could possibly be a 3G version of the Nexus 7 tablet.

Ubergizmo , 3G Nexus 7 spotted at the FCC, 3G Nexus 7 spotted at the FCC

Nook Simple Touch and Simple Touch with Glowlight now in U.K. retail stores

Our readers in the U.K. will be happy to hear that Barnes & Noble's signature line of E-Ink eReader devices are now being sold via major retail stores. One of the most highly-anticipated e-readers today is the Nook Simple Touch GlowLight, which features a built-in backlit display that's perfect for reading at night. It retails for £109 and John Lewis is among the first retailers in the U.K. to sell it.

On the other hand, the much simpler Nook Simple Touch is now being sold at a much cheaper price of £79. Other retailers include Argos, ASDA, Dixon's Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Blackwell's and Foyles.

Ubergizmo , Nook Simple Touch and Simple Touch with Glowlight now in U.K. retail stores, Nook Simple Touch and Simple Touch with Glowlight now in U.K. retail stores

Ford up $1.6B in Q3 thanks to record profits in North America

Now that the bell has rung to signal the end of Q3 2012, Ford is standing in the ring with both hands in the air like Rocky: The company's overall profit of $1.63 billion for the last three months is nearly equal to its entire 2011 total of $1.94B. Those numbers come thank to the record-breaking pretax operating profit in North America of $2.33B on revenues of $19.5B, the third straight quarter that The Blue Oval has crossed the two-billion mark. Customers are paying more, on average, for Ford vehicles, another contributor to the company maintaining double-digit profit margins on its products. True, there are a couple of bruises.



Autoblog , Ford up $1.6B in Q3 thanks to record profits in North America, Ford up $1.6B in Q3 thanks to record profits in North America

Nissan reveals Altima V8 Supercar (video)

Seven months after announcing it was reentering the series and $1.5M AUD later ($1.56M USD), this is your new Nissan Altima for the Australian V8 Supercar Series. Just unveiled in Melbourne by Kelly Racing, the racer is Nissan's take on the Car of the Future (COTF) regulations credited with returning other manufacturers to the series. Under the hood is a derivative of Nissan's VK56DE engine, the 5.6-liter V8 that will be slotted into the 2013 Nissan Patrol SUV. Beefed up but downsized to five liters to satisfy regulations, it will put out more than 600 horsepower.



Autoblog , Nissan reveals Altima V8 Supercar (video), Nissan reveals Altima V8 Supercar (video)

Sprint sells 1.5 million iPhones, 1 million other smartphones, but makes a net loss of $767 million

Sprint's latest financials show that while the network is slowly stemming the flow of cash from its veins, it's not quite there in terms of turning a profit. The country's third biggest carrier suffered a $767 million net loss and an operating loss of $231 million - much less than the $629 million operating loss it had in Q2, but on-par with the $208 million lost in the same period last year. The business did manage to bring in total revenues of $8.8 billion, but had to take a hit on a $397 million write-down on costs related to Network Vision and the continued pain of the Nextel shutdown.

Engadget , Sprint sells 1.5 million iPhones, 1 million other smartphones, but makes a net loss of $767 million, Sprint sells 1.5 million iPhones, 1 million other smartphones, but makes a net loss of $767 million

Huawei Ascend D2 announced

Here we are with yet another handset from Huawei right after the Honor 2 announcement – it does seem as though we are dealing with plenty of sequels here this time around. The Huawei Ascend D2 could probably be the poor man's version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, considering how it is thrust into the phablet category with its 5-inch touchscreen display at HD resolution. Apart from that, the Huawei Ascend D2 is no slouch underneath the hood, considering how it carries a quad-core 1.5GHz processor, with a rather beefy 13-megapixel camera at the back and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing shooter for your video call needs.

Ubergizmo , Huawei Ascend D2 announced, Huawei Ascend D2 announced

Ford, Renault, VW shareholder oppose French aid for PSA/Peugeot-Citroën

Pots and kettles, glass houses and stones – that's a little of what we appear to have going on in the European car market. New reports say that that three European automakers have registered their opposition to a loan deal that PSA/Peugeot-Citroën is working on with the French government. Peugeot's finance arm, Banque PSA Finance, is struggling with its debts and has been downgraded by Moody's to its lowest investment-grade classification, one step above junk. This makes it more expensive for a potential buyer to finance a car through Peugeot.

Autoblog , Ford, Renault, VW shareholder oppose French aid for PSA/Peugeot-Citroën, Ford, Renault, VW shareholder oppose French aid for PSA/Peugeot-Citroën

RIM takes third place in IDC's Q3 2012 report, bumps Nokia from top 5

It's no secret that RIM has fallen from the top position that it used to hold only a few years ago, but we guess all good things must come to an end, right. Well perhaps not,  as some of you guys know, RIM is hoping to make a comeback with Blackberry 10, a new platform with new devices that support it and so far from what we've seen, it certainly looks promising. That being said, the IDC has released their Q3 2012 report for the top smartphone vendors and surprisingly RIM has managed to pick up the number three spot, sitting very far behind Apple and Samsung, but still number three nonetheless.

Ubergizmo , RIM takes third place in IDC's Q3 2012 report, bumps Nokia from top 5, RIM takes third place in IDC's Q3 2012 report, bumps Nokia from top 5

Google announces Nexus 10 tablet with 2,560 x 1,500, 300 ppi display and Android 4.2, shipping November 13th for $399

Hurricane Sandy might be making her unwelcome tour of the Eastern Seaboard, but that won't abate Google's new product launch. It's announcing the Nexus 10, a Samsung-made 10.055-inch tablet (that appears to be based on the similarly-sized Galaxy Tab 2 10.1) that'll top out the company's range of in-house flagships. While Google's Andy Rubin hasn't gone into extreme detail just yet, he has said that it'll be packing a 2,560 x 1,600, 300 ppi display.

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Global Warning System Selects tyntec For International Safety Alerts

Mobile interaction service provider selected for high-reliability global health and safety alerts systemMobile interaction specialist tyntec announced today that it has been selected by Global Warning System (GWS), a mobile security alert company, to power its global alert system, Safeture. GWS will use tyntec’s high-quality SMS to provide real time alerts regarding health and safety threats. The SMS service is crucial for users that are outside regions of mobile internet coverage or have deactivated data roaming.Safeture from GWS is a service which enables businesses to safeguard and inform travelling employees.

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Go Download Xbox Smartglass For Your Android Phone

Xbox Smartglass, Microsoft's crazy experimental second-screen software, just got an Android version of the app today. Previously, it was only available on Windows Phone 7, which, come on, isn't going to lead to mass adoption. Also worth noting: it got a release the same day as Windows 8 came out. A coincidence. With Microsoft, who knows.

Xbox Smartglass is a piece of software that's meant to link your computer, tablet, or phone to the Xbox sitting under your TV. It's actually a pretty impressive piece of software: it allows you to use your second screen as a information supplement to the main picture.

Ubergizmo , Go Download Xbox Smartglass For Your Android Phone, Go Download Xbox Smartglass For Your Android Phone

FL man injured after attempting to show skills to football recruiters by jumping moving car

There are the right ways to get noticed by football scouts and there are the wrong ways. Performing life-threatening car stunts to show your skills are definitely in the latter category, but Bladimir Barreto, 19, of Palm Bay, Florida, decided that videotaping himself jumping over a moving car was an appropriate way to display his vertical jump to college recruiters. Instead of landing a spot on a college football team, though, Barreto landed himself in the hospital with serious injuries.



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