Cute Japanese Robot Rides Bike, Plans Human Conquest

It would seem that putting a robot onto a bike would be a pointless exercise akin to putting gas-powered horses before a carriage. But the impracticalities of this little Japanese bike-bots are easily outweighed by its charm.

Lest you think that this is just a remote controlled bike with a dummy perched on top, watch until [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/10/cute-japanese-robot-rides-bike-plans-human-conquest/

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Posthumous Amy Winehouse Album to Be Released

After Amy Winehouse's tragic death from alcohol poisoning on July 23, fans wondered whether her critically acclaimed 2006 album Back to Black was the last new music we'd ever hear from the brilliant, embattled artist. Now, that question has been answered: An announcement on Winehouse's official website reveals that the 27-year-old songstress' third album, titled Lioness: Hidden Treasures, will be released posthumously Dec. 5.

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A $39 Upgrade to Make Your Music Sound Way Better [Audio]

If you're still plugging your headphones and desktop speakers directily into your computer's headphone jack, but are curious what lies on the other side of the audiophile divide—consider giving this little $39 USB sound card a try. More »

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Halloween Magic Tricks for iPad Are Worth Some Treats [Video]

These Halloween magic tricks for iPad are pretty simple, but fun. Do you have any tablet or smartphone Halloween tricks of your own? Send them to jesus@gizmodo.com. [Mashable] More »

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Bendy Nokia Phone Prototype and 8 Other Bizarro Cell Phone Concepts

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Love It Or Hate It: Beyonce In Paris

Beyonce and Jay-Z have been enjoying a bit of work and play in Paris this past week. The couple were spotted again this afternoon taking a stroll together. What do you think of Beyonce’s ensemble? Jay-Z must be one tall … Continue reading →

Source: http://www.imnotobsessed.com/2011/04/25/love-it-or-hate-it-beyonce-in-paris/

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What Comes Out Goes Back In with the Microbial Home [Design]

The Microbial Home by Philips Design is all about input and output. Waste (output), powers your herb garden (input). Like life, it's a cyclical thing. Ya dig? More »

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Amazon Appstore for Android Test Drive hands on: surprisingly cool, but still US-only

When Amazon Appstore for Android launched last week, one of its primary features -- Test Drive -- was disabled just a few minutes after it opened. With no try-before-you-buy, no refund process, and 1-Click purchasing ready to strike at any moment, this caused some problems. Anyway, don't despair: Test Drive is now enabled.

Before you get your hopes up, Test Drive doesn't work with every app. The IMDb app works fine -- you can even watch movie trailers on it! -- but the Angry Birds games are sadly not enabled. Some games work surprisingly well, though, like Bubble Buster. There's very little latency, and the framerate is really rather good. The Test Drive experience is so true to life that you even get ads; how cool is that?

Gallery: Amazon Appstore for Android Test Drive

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Lenovo's upcoming LePhone S2 seen running Android as well as Windows Phone, looks confused

We're not quite sure what's going on here: you see, Lenovo's been cosying up to Android for its smartphones and tablets all this time, so we were a bit surprised when one of its product managers posted some photos of a Windows Phone-powered handset (even Engadget makes an appearance). More interestingly, this mysterious phone looks identical to the upcoming Lenovo LePhone S2, which features a heavily customized Android 2.3.4, 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 chip, 480 x 800 display, eight-megapixel camera (with 720p recording) and a smaller plus lighter body than its predecessor. PCPOP's done a brief preview of the S2 Android if you're curious.

But the bigger story here is that if Lenovo is indeed developing a Windows Phone Mango device for the Chinese market (and remember that Lenovo has yet to market its smartphones outside China), then this S2 variant could be the first of its kind that gets the blessing from the Chinese authorities. Right now Windows Phone has a tight Facebook and Twitter integration, both of which are unfortunately banned by the Great Firewall; and additionally, even the Windows Phone Marketplace had fallen victim to the system for unknown reasons back in August. Of course, Windows Phone's China penetration could be just a matter of time anyway, but it'll be interesting to see what compromises Microsoft will have made to keep the authorities happy -- Nokia will surely need this to keep a good shape in China.

On the other hand, given the common hardware compatibility between the two mobile OSes, there's also a good chance that this strange device is merely the work of some curious engineers at Lenovo -- you know, much like the Android-powered Nokia prototype spotted in June. If this is indeed the truth then let our bubbles burst.

Gallery: Lenovo's upcoming LePhone S2 seen running Android as well as Windows Phone, looks confused

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Ask DLS: What's your favorite mobile app at the moment?

The mobile app marketplace is exploding; there are now hundreds of thousands of apps on the iOS, Android and BlackBerry app markets. Heck, even Windows Phone 7 just crossed the 10,000 mark!

But alas, not all apps are created equal; some are way, way better than others. Which leads me to today's Ask DLS question: What is your favorite mobile app at the moment?

We don't necessarily mean the latest craze; we'd like to hear about apps that have stood the test of time on your device, apps that are among the first you install on a new smartphones, apps that have earned their place on your home screen and in your heart.

So, what are some of these apps? Bonus points for links to screenshots in the comments!

Ask DLS: What's your favorite mobile app at the moment? originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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STROLLIN': Christina Milian & Baby Violet Take A Ride In L.A.

Christina Milian took her baby girl Violet out for a stroll in L.A.  Cute pics of the twosome stolling around, plus deets on Christina's new job, inside...

 

The now officially divorced Ms. Milian is taking all her time possible now and spending it with 1-year-old Violet.  She ran some errands in L.A. this week while strolling V around.  Chris just nabbed a job as the brand new Social Media Correspondent for NBC's hit competition show "The Voice."  She's replacing Alison Haislip.

“Christina’s extensive musical background and widespread recognition make her the perfect choice for the role of Social Media Correspondent on The Voice,” said NBC’s president of alternative programming Paul Telegdy. “Her experience as a singer will provide a comfort level to our artists when they speak to her about the ins and outs of the competition.”

That Violet is just too precious!

The Randomness:

1.  Kelly Rowland is being replaced by Alexandra Burke as a judge for tonight's live "X-Factor" show in the UK due to being ill.  But some sources are syaing it's really because she had a bust up with fellow judge Tulisa Contostavlos. Story

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Photos | A History Of Britney Spears At The VMAs

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Eva Longoria & Eduardo Cruz Fly Away On A Romantic Vacation

Eva Longoria and her new beau Eduardo Cruz couldn’t keep their hands off each other yesterday (June 8). The love birds looked completely enamoured by each other when they arrived at the LAX airport to board an international flight to … Continue reading →

Source: http://www.imnotobsessed.com/2011/06/09/eva-longoria-eduardo-cruz-fly-away-for-their-romantic-vacation/

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First Firefox 6 build next week, Firefox 7 by May, and aurora channel introduced

Mozilla's Engineering Project Manager, Christian Legnitto, has detailed the release schedule for Firefox 5, 6 and 7. If all goes to plan, Firefox 6.0a1 will be released next week, April 12, and Firefox 7.0a1 in the middle of May. The final build of Firefox 5 should be released on June 21, exactly three months after the release of Firefox 4.

Along with the faster 6-week release cadence, Firefox's new Chrome-like release channels have also been given names and anticipated update frequencies. The most notable change is the introduction of a new alpha channel -- which is analogous to Chrome Canary -- that will be called 'aurora' and will update nightly. Aurora will be where fixes and features are tested, and either approved for Beta, or backed out to Central. Aurora will have a new icon, too.

The Nightly (mozilla-central) channel will remain unchanged in name and frequency, but it will gain a new 'nightly icon.' The Beta (mozilla-beta) channel will remain as-is, with new builds rolling out weekly. The Release (mozilla-release) channel will also remain as-is, with security and stability updates coming every 6 to 12 weeks.

It should be noted that the names (including 'aurora') are not necessarily final, but it's unlikely that they'll change. We're also awaiting the arrival of the new 'channel switching' technology, which should arrive in the next few days -- in time for the release of Firefox 6 aurora!

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CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN WITH ?ROSEANNE?S WICKED HALLOWEEN BASH? ON TV LAND!

Join TV Land this Halloween eve for the most spooktacular overnight party around during Roseanne?s Wicked Halloween Bash beginning Monday, October 31at 1am ET/PT! The Conners were master pranksters who never missed a chance to celebrate Halloween in all its gory glory. The night kicks off with the first ?Roseanne? Halloween episode featuring the infamous [...]

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Photos | Ke$ha Gets Electro At Casio's Shock The World Event 2010

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Google Voice Search learns Latin American Spanish, Indonesian, and Malaysian

Google Voice Search has just introduced localizations for Latin America, Indonesia and Malaysia, enabling native language search for hundreds of millions of users.

Google's official blog post offers some interesting insights into the process of collecting and analyzing the speech data needed to expand support. Thousands of hours were spent gathering voice samples and choosing key regional accents to analyze, and International Program Manager Linne Ha is clearly very appreciative of the Google users who helped the company complete the expansion. Without an enthusiastic base of users to lend a hand, Google Voice Search's polyglot powers would have been nearly impossible to deliver.

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