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Is it possible to see into a city's future? Perhaps, if you're backed by a company like IBM. The computing giant has teamed up with Portland, Oregon for its Systems Dynamics for Smarter Cities program, creating a simulation of the city (a veritable "Sim City," as it were), so governmental leaders can see the ways in which public policies might affect its future. IBM approached the northwestern cultural mecca back in 2009, working with representatives from a number of professions, including teachers, economists, city planners, and business leaders in the interim. The information collected was combined with governmental data to create a computer-based model of the city. Among other things, city leaders have used the model to work out a plan to reduce the city's carbon emissions 80 percent by the year 2050. Add in a guide to those famous Portland food carts and we'll be 100 percent behind the project.

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IBM and Portland team up to see into city's future originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Verizon's next big LTE push coming July 21st originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It looks like Comcast's trial bubble has been something of a success, and now the company is announcing that its Xfinity Home Security Service will be branching out beyond Houston to arm alarms, dim lamps and keep home automation freaks appraised of sports scores in an additional six markets (including Philadelphia, Portland, Jacksonville, Sarasota/Naples, Chattanooga and Nashville). Powered by iControl Networks' Open Home automation and security platform, packages start at $40 a month and feature live video monitoring, lighting and climate control, burglar and fire alarm monitoring, and more -- via touchscreen interface, web portal, and iPhone app. Now you too can put your family's safety in the same hands that bring Gilligan's Island into your home! Video, PR-palooza after the break.

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Xfinity Home Security makes home monitoring and management Comcastic (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google Offers rolling out in Portland, Oregon tomorrow, SF and NYC this summer originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 May 2011 23:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Zipcar adds the plug-in Prius PHEV to its fleet, probably not changing name to Zapcar originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google rolls out NFC-equipped Places business kits, muscles in on location-based territory in Portland originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Court reaffirms: fourth amendment rights not violated if the police install a GPS device on your car when it's not in your garage originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: We're being told that the quick charge station is installed in a public parking garage that is part of the World Trade Center building in downtown Portland (where PGE's headquarters are). It costs $3 to park, but charging is on the house. Thanks, Chris!

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North America's first public-use quick-charge station opens in Portland: 3-handed politician not included originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Atlanta, Portland and Las Vegas have been lit with Clearwire's CLEAR WiMAX for varying lengths of time now, but throw a Sprint label on there and you've got a whole new party to attend. In what's easily one of the stranger partner relationships in the business world today, Sprint has just announced that it's reselling 4G services in a trio of markets that have actually had the service for months / weeks / days now. So yeah, nothing really new here -- it's the same 4G waves that Clearwire customers have been enjoying for awhile, but if you're more comfortable waltzing into a carrier store, now's your chance. We'll leave you to the read links below for the specifics, but here's the long and short of it: if you've got a 4G-capable device, you can add WiMAX to your plan for an extra $10 per month on top of your 3G data plan.

Read - Las Vegas
Read - Portland
Read - Atlanta

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Sprint now reselling WiMAX in Atlanta, Portland and Las Vegas originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Looking for one more excuse to stay inside and avoid that sweltering Las Vegas heat this summer? Good news, gamblers -- Clearwire's CLEAR WiMAX service has officially gone live across 638 square miles in the greater Las Vegas area. By the books, that's serving right around 1.7 million residents, not including the influx of tourists from other WiMAX-equipped cities that will undoubtedly take advantage. To coincide with the launch, Samsung has also announced that its QWERTY-packin', DivX-friendly Mondi -- which we toyed with back at CTIA -- will be available in Vegas-area Best Buy and Clearwire outlets starting August 1st. Said MID arrives with 4G support, WiFi, GPS, 3 megapixel camera, a QWERTY keypad, a 4.3-inch touchscreen, Opera 9.5 and a customizable set of widgets on top of Windows Mobile. The device is supposedly available now through Samsung's website and "select Samsung authorized distributors," but we're having no lucky hunting one down at present time.

Read - CLEAR in Las Vegas
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Gallery: CLEAR WiMAX goes live in Las Vegas, Samsung Mondi ships to take advantage

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CLEAR WiMAX goes live in Las Vegas, Samsung Mondi ships to take advantage originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Looking for one more excuse to stay inside and avoid that sweltering Las Vegas heat this summer? Good news, gamblers -- Clearwire's CLEAR WiMAX service has officially gone live across 638 square miles in the greater Las Vegas area. By the books, that's serving right around 1.7 million residents, not including the influx of tourists from other WiMAX-equipped cities that will undoubtedly take advantage. To coincide with the launch, Samsung has also announced that its QWERTY-packin', DivX-friendly Mondi -- which we toyed with back at CTIA -- will be available in Vegas-area Best Buy and Clearwire outlets starting August 1st. Said MID arrives with 4G support, WiFi, GPS, 3 megapixel camera, a QWERTY keypad, a 4.3-inch touchscreen, Opera 9.5 and a customizable set of widgets on top of Windows Mobile. The device is supposedly available now through Samsung's website and "select Samsung authorized distributors," but we're having no lucky hunting one down at present time.

Read - CLEAR in Las Vegas
Read - Samsung Mondi shipping

Gallery: CLEAR WiMAX goes live in Las Vegas, Samsung Mondi ships to take advantage

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CLEAR WiMAX goes live in Las Vegas, Samsung Mondi ships to take advantage originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Put down that bowl of homemade granola and take heed, citizens of Portland: you're about to get a first crack at Comcast's High-Speed 2go service, and we don't want any of your excuses about "taking a tech sabbatical" or "getting lost in the wilderness" to keep you away from sweet, sweet broadband bundles. Based on Clearwire's WiMAX service, Comcast High-Speed 2go is available in a "Fast Pack Metro" bundle which packs home internet service, a WiFi router and the WiMAX for $50 a month, with another $20 tacking on nationwide Sprint 3G (along with the appropriate 3G / WiMAX combo card). Existing Triple Play customers can add the WiMAX by itself for $30. Comcast plans to launch similar service in Atlanta, Chicago, and Philadelphia before the end of 2009.

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Comcast launches High-Speed 2go WiMax service tomorrow in Portland, other cities to follow by end of year originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Once upon a time, a smattering of new HD channels in one major metropolitan area was a huge deal. Nowadays, it's almost expected that one area or another will experience some HD expansion each week. In order to keep things nice and tidy around here, we deliver high-def expansions, market expansions and anything else dealing with HD channel growth right here. If we missed an area that you're familiar with, drop us a line in comments so everyone can catch up. The more the merrier, we say!

Read - MTVN Launches Six HD Channels With SES
Read - TiVo takes on Nielsen
Read - Comcast Adds 27 HD Networks in Houston
Read - World Fishing Network: Fully Hooked On HD
Read - Smithsonian Networks(TM) and Time Warner Cable Sign Programming Distribution Deal
Read - Telemundo Leads HDTV Charge
Read - BET HD Now Available on Cox
Read - U-verse TV Starts 2009 With Record Quarter
Read - Comcast adds 27 new HD channels in Portland
Cablevision to add Live Well HD (Thanks LI PC Tech)
Read - Cablevision: High Definition Encore and Starz On Demand added
Read - Ringgold Telephone Company (RTC) is proud to announce the availability of eight additional high-definition television channels
Read - TMJ4 is Now HD (Thanks Paul)
Read - FOX 17: Broadcasting in High Definition (Thanks Alex)

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HD channel expansion roundup originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The XOHM label may be gone, but the potency of Sprint's WiMAX network is still kickin' in and around Baltimore. For those itching for wicked fast mobile broadband outside of The Charm City, Sprint has just unveiled a slew of expansion areas that'll get gifted in 2009 and 2010. As for the rest of this year, folks in Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Portland and Seattle can expect Sprint 4G rollouts, while residents of Boston, Houston, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. can be on the lookout in 2010. In related news, the carrier is also taking this opportunity to reveal that it has "several new 4G devices planned for 2009 and 2010, including a single-mode 4G data card, embedded laptops, a small-office-home-office broadband modem and a tri-mode phone." Lovely.

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Sprint unveils WiMAX expansion cities, devices for 2009 and 2010 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The XOHM label may be gone, but the potency of Sprint's WiMAX network is still kickin' in and around Baltimore. For those itching for wicked fast mobile broadband outside of The Charm City, Sprint has just unveiled a slew of expansion areas that'll get gifted in 2009 and 2010. As for the rest of this year, folks in Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Portland and Seattle can expect Sprint 4G rollouts, while residents of Boston, Houston, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. can be on the lookout in 2010. In related news, the carrier is also taking this opportunity to reveal that it has "several new 4G devices planned for 2009 and 2010, including a single-mode 4G data card, embedded laptops, a small-office-home-office broadband modem and a tri-mode phone." Lovely.

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Sprint unveils WiMAX expansion cities, devices for 2009 and 2010 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Portland, Oregon was the first place to get a taste of Clearwire's own WiMAX service, so it's not exactly all that surprising that it's also going to be the first to get Comcast's version of the very same high-speed wireless service. Of course, this being Comcast, you can also expect to see the WiMAX service offered in bundles with its TV, phone, and broadband services when it launches "midyear," although there's no indication of pricing just yet (Clearwire charges between $20 and $50 a month). As The Oregonian points out, this is also a pretty clear indication that Comcast will be following Clearwire's lead as it expands into additional markets, and it's apparently even pushing Clearwire to deploy its service as quickly as possible, with Comcast COO Stephen Burke saying, "we didn't invest in Clearwire to make money on the stock. We invested in Clearwire to roll out a product that our customers want."

[Via FierceBroadbandWireless, thanks Loren]

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Portland customers to get bundled WiMAX courtesy of Comcast originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There doesn't appear to be a set time line in place, but TV One is expected to launch an HD simulcast of its SD network soon on several Comcast / Time Warner Cable systems. The channel, which is a self-proclaimed "entertainment television network for African Americans," will first hit TWC's NYC region and Comcast systems in Boston, Chicago, Portland, OR and Seattle. We're told that more regions should find the HD iteration of the channel beginning in early January 2009, and at least initially, some 20% of the content will be shot and aired in high-def; if all goes well, that figure should rise to 40% by 2010.

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TV One HD coming to several TWC / Comcast markets originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Lance and Jonny]

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Portland, Oregon's KATU booted from DISH Network originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Clearwire's $150 dual-mode WiMAX / Sprint CDMA modem launches Sunday originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Clearwire's $150 dual-mode WiMAX / Sprint CDMA modem launches Sunday originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It just been a few short days since it finally closed the deal with Sprint, but Clearwire is already out there busily rebranding its newly-acquired WiMAX assets, with Portland, Oregon first to get the new "Clear" WiMAX service, which the company humbly describes as "like lightning, but faster." To get in on that, you'll have to fork over between $30 and $50 a month (for unlimited service), or ten bucks for a 24 hour pass, with Clear's own USB modem setting you back an extra $50 (a desktop modem is also available for $5 a month). Somewhat interestingly, the company is also promising to offer WiMAX-ready laptops "soon," but it unfortunately isn't providing any further details on those just yet. Hit up the link below to check the exact availability of the service, and look for it to hit Las Vegas, Atlanta, and Grand Rapids, Michigan in the not too distant future.

[Thanks, Stephen K.]

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Newly-dubbed "Clear" WiMAX service hits Portland, Oregon originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It just been a few short days since it finally closed the deal with Sprint, but Clearwire is already out there busily rebranding its newly-acquired WiMAX assets, with Portland, Oregon first to get the new "Clear" WiMAX service, which the company humbly describes as "like lightning, but faster." To get in on that, you'll have to fork over between $30 and $50 a month (for unlimited service), or ten bucks for a 24 hour pass, with Clear's own USB modem setting you back an extra $50 (a desktop modem is also available for $5 a month). Somewhat interestingly, the company is also promising to offer WiMAX-ready laptops "soon," but it unfortunately isn't providing any further details on those just yet. Hit up the link below to check the exact availability of the service, and look for it to hit Las Vegas, Atlanta, and Grand Rapids, Michigan in the not too distant future.

[Thanks, Stephen K.]

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Newly-dubbed "Clear" WiMAX service hits Portland, Oregon originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Brad and Keith]

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Comcast readying 11 HD newcomers for Portland, Oregon originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Along with gigantic patches of FiOS availability, New England is also basking in the glory of having Comcast TiVo all to itself. Thankfully, all that could be changing. According to a report from a Comcast user in the Portland, Oregon area, two different installers informed him that Comcast TiVo would be making its way into the area in the not-too-distant future (read: summertime). Of course, we kinda sorta knew the technology would eventually spread from the Northeast, but we're eager to see if in fact it'll hit up any more states on its (hopeful) trip west.

[Thanks, Justin]

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Comcast TiVo headed to Portland, Oregon? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The good news just keeps on coming for HD junkies in Oregon, and now you can finally sit down after a long, hard day cramped up at the office and enjoy your news in high-definition. After five months of acquiring / installing new equipment, KGW NewsChannel 8 is broadcasting live in HD; furthermore, it will be utilizing an HD sky-cam to show "live, detailed pictures of the weather in Portland." As the first news station in the area to go HD, it's also getting a leg up by promising HD video from its Sky8 aerial camera. Now, if only Greg Oden would get healthy, all really would be well, eh?

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KGW NewsChannel 8 first newscast in Portland to go HD originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oregon man sues Acer, Gateway, et al. for violating hinge patent originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Madison, Wisconsin
    • WISC/CBS, WMSN/FOX and WMTV/NBC
  • Reno, Nevada
    • KOLO/ABC, KTVN/CBS and KRXI/FOX
  • Portland, Maine
    • WMTW/ABC, WGME/CBS and WCSH/NBC
[Corrected swapped stations, thanks Tristan!]

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DirecTV rolls out HD local channels to Reno, Portland & Madison originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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