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Robert Johnston
Member Since Oct 7th, 2006

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Engadget's back to school giveaway part 2: win an Xbox 360 prize pack!

Sep 7th 2009 2:33PM on Engadget

Any comment will do? Really? Even this one? Awesome!

Engadget's back to school giveaway, part one!

Aug 31st 2009 12:52PM on Engadget

This is open in Canada, finally, too? Count me in!

Air-fuelled STAIR battery could last ten times longer than traditional cells

May 23rd 2009 4:12PM on Engadget

You do know that Electric cars are MUCH more efficient than their gasoline-burning bretheren, don't you? Or are you drinking the oil lobby's kool-aid just a little too much?

Air-fuelled STAIR battery could last ten times longer than traditional cells

May 23rd 2009 4:07PM on Engadget

Just a thought, but if this battery consumes oxygen as it discharge, does that mean it generates oxygen as it charges?

Honda's "Let it Shine" commercial turns a grid of Insights into giant LED display

Mar 29th 2009 3:53AM on Engadget

Yup, that was Honda too, and the official name for the commercial was "Cog", and there was no CG involved in it's making whatsoever: http://www.snopes.com/photos/advertisements/hondacog.asp

Honda seems to do a LOT of these innovative, novel, and thought-provoking (as well as pretty damned cool) ads. Check out "Choir", "Impossible Dream", "Cog" (obviously), and many more.

Sega's Storm-G arcade experience puts the "g" in puking

Mar 28th 2009 7:46PM on Engadget

As mentioned elsewhere, this is nowhere near as good as Sega's original simulator system, the R360. Full 3DOF? Sign me up!

Ruf Automobile's electric Porsche concept gets real, pictured

Oct 10th 2008 4:13PM on Engadget

The problem with saying "Get that charge time down" is that while it is feasibly possible (Connect all the cells in parallel and charge the whole lot with a massive current inrush), if you consider the power drain, it's simply not feasible.

Most household outlets are 15 amps, and most houses have a 200-amp main feed (IIRC).

And, of course, there's the issue of flash-burning the cells. Remember the Laptop Battery fires? You try and recharge a battery too fast and that kind of thing happens.

Armchair Paradise pod puts you in an embryonic state... almost

Feb 20th 2008 11:59PM on Engadget

Curved LCD? Nah! This thing needs 2 synchronised projectors (DLP?) on either side of the headrest there to give you a nice 120 degree "Surround Gaming" experience, a half-way decent lapboard and mouse, and/or Joypad/Driving Wheel/Flight Yoke system.

It's already got the sound system (Which, I'm presuming, includes a kick-ass (Literaly?) subwoofer), and there'd be plenty of space in back for a high-end PC and/or consoles.

And it could do double-duty as a personal IMAX cinema. Bonus!

Win an LCD HDTV, Xbox 360, and plenty of Old Spice

Feb 4th 2008 11:33PM on Engadget HD

Why no love for us Canadians, eh?

What's your lawyers e-mail addresses?

Recycl-o-sort: not a part of foreplay, but still very important

Dec 23rd 2007 3:23PM on Engadget

Wow. You must really be blind to miss the part where it said it's SOLAR POWERED. That means no environments were harmed in the use of this device.

Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.

"I own an iPhone 3G and I'm looking for a decent speaker / alarm clock for it. I am going to listen music in a mid-sized room, so I want nice quality speakers with solid bass. I also want to use it as an alarm clock, so it would be great if there is such a feature. The price can be low-mid to mid-high range. I was looking at the Klipsch iGroove SXT; it's powerful, slick and the reviews are good, but it doesn't have an alarm clock feature. It's no deal breaker if I can set it up from the iPhone, but I'm not sure. Thanks!"

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