Engadget RSS Feed http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2013 AOL Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/ <![CDATA[Inhabitat's Week in Green: serpentine solar, sustainable studios and shape-shifting shade]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/07/inhabitats-week-in-green-serpentine-solar-sustainable-studios/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/07/inhabitats-week-in-green-serpentine-solar-sustainable-studios/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/07/inhabitats-week-in-green-serpentine-solar-sustainable-studios/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green.

This week we warmed up for cool days ahead by taking a look inside an incredible igloo made from 322 recycled refrigerators. We also showcased several feats of architecture that harness high-tech systems to achieve exceptional levels of efficiency - the ultra-modern world's most sustainable broadcasting studio, and Santiago Calatrava's shape-shifting pavilion for the Milwaukee Art Museum.

We also saw transportation get a solar-powered supercharge as designer Mans Tham unveiled plans for a serpentine photovoltaic skin for the Santa Monica Freeway. If that seems a bit ostentatious for your taste, then check out this award-winning plan to create roads using sand and bacteria instead of oil. And speaking of eco infrastructure, this week we were thrilled to see the launch of the world's first wireless electric vehicle charger in the UK.

We also showcased several new horizons for ultra-efficient lighting as we shared our top ten picks for stylish LED desk lamps, and took a look at a new interactive night light adorned with fun illuminated Glo balls. Finally, we were blown away by Levi's new WaterLess jeans, which can be produced using up to 96% less water than de rigueur dungarees.

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When your netbook is too bulky to fit in the back pocket then sometimes, not always, but sometimes you just have to bring the back-pocket to the netbook. Meet LG's Levi special edition of its Xnote Mini X120. It's exactly like the regular X120 running XP and Splashtop-powered "Smart On" OS only now with Levi graphics and an obligatory denim laptop sleeve just as you'd expect. More pics after the break because sometimes a man needs more than a monkey.

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]]> levilevislgmininetbookspecial editionSpecialEditionx120xnotexnote minixnote mini x120XnoteMiniXnoteMiniX120 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:24:00 -0400 21|19104698 <![CDATA[Orange France gets exclusive on Levi's 3G slider]]> http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/orange-france-gets-exclusive-on-levis-3g-slider/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/orange-france-gets-exclusive-on-levis-3g-slider/ http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/orange-france-gets-exclusive-on-levis-3g-slider/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
Not just jeans friends, ModeLabs Group's Levi's handset is also all about the 3G experience, at least for Orange France users. This clunky slider features triple-band GSM, 2100MHz UMTS, 2 megapixel cam, Bluetooth, FM radio, and a microSD slot to extend the storage for your digital media. Orange is even offering to fill your memory card slot with a 1GB card and give you somewhere to put it with a Jean pocket-shaped case if you get there soon enough. We saw Levi's first branded set some time ago and it's encouraging to see them stepping up with faster data services -- well at least UMTS. Who knows, we may one day see some on this side of the world.

[Via MobileBurn]

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]]> edgegsmlevilevismobilemodelabsmodelabs groupModelabsGrouporangeumts Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:56:00 -0400 21|1171674 <![CDATA[Levi's phone passes FCC on way to Mexico]]> http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/07/levis-phone-passes-fcc-on-way-to-mexico/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/07/levis-phone-passes-fcc-on-way-to-mexico/ http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/07/levis-phone-passes-fcc-on-way-to-mexico/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
We're still not sure what to make of the way this thing looks -- nor the fact that the FCC was supplied with the gaudiest gold version, nor the fact that Levi's decided its name fits well embossed on the front of the cellphone -- but alas, here it is. Turns out the ModeLabs-designed phone is being manufactured by South Korea's Ezze Mobile Tech and it rocks out with GSM 850 and 1900. Don't get too stoked about an American release, though; the user's manual clearly identifies Mexico as the intended target, but we imagine Americans and Canadians should have no trouble getting it working in their respective necks of the woods. Just don't get caught slipping it into another brand's pockets, k?

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]]> ezzeezze mobileezze mobile techEzzeMobileEzzeMobileTechfccgsmlevilevismobileothers Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:00:00 -0400 21|984276 <![CDATA[Levi's to make jump from jeans to phones]]> http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/20/levis-to-make-jump-from-jeans-to-phones/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/20/levis-to-make-jump-from-jeans-to-phones/ http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/20/levis-to-make-jump-from-jeans-to-phones/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Perhaps hoping to cash in on the apparent success of other joint ventures pairing the equally fickle fashion and cellphone industries, Levi's European outpost has announced a partnership with ModeLabs of France to slap the beloved Levi name and likeness on a series of handsets. The deal should come to fruition next year, though terms and product details were not announced (why must you torment us so, Levi?). This isn't the first time ModeLabs has done the fashionphone thing, so there's an inkling of hope these guys know what they're doing here -- but if we end up with something like a denim-clad RAZR, we're going to throw a fit.

[Via I4U News]

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