Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Battery maker Ener1 files for bankruptcy, tied to Think Global's bumper]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/31/battery-maker-ener1-files-for-bankruptcy-tied-to-think-globals/http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/31/battery-maker-ener1-files-for-bankruptcy-tied-to-think-globals/http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/31/battery-maker-ener1-files-for-bankruptcy-tied-to-think-globals/#comments Nobody was that surprised when EV maker Think Global drove off into the Chapter 11 sunset, but now it's towed an even bigger company along with it. Ener1 invested heavily in Think and also manufactured the lithium-ion batteries for its cars, but all it got in return was a lethal $69 million hole in its balance sheet. The company was de-listed from Nasdaq last month and now it's seeking bankruptcy protection to restructure $81 million in debts. If it fails to get its finances in order, organizers of the 2014 Winter Olympics may need to look for another power source.

Battery maker Ener1 files for bankruptcy, tied to Think Global's bumper originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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 Clean and constant power is something that we take for granted here in the Americas. Sure, we've seen rolling blackouts in California before, and that outage in the Northeast back in 2003 was decidedly uncool, but those are the exception to the norm. Right now many Japanese citizens are dealing with power problems in the wake of the devastating tsunami, but in parts of Russia unreliable power is a decidedly reliable part of day-to-day life.

So, what's going to happen when a couple-hundred-thousand fans from around the world swoop into Sochi in 2014, along with a flotilla of international media and all the world's greatest athletes? The Winter Olympics will happen, and the power will flow. It has to, and it will thanks to that unassuming looking shipping container above. It's being assembled at Ener1's facility outside of Indianapolis, and it's actually a giant battery holding an amazing amount of power -- enough to juice 1,000 average homes for an hour, or to act as the mother of all UPS's. Join us for a look inside and a video show how each of those packs is made.

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Inside the giant batteries that will power Russia's Sochi Winter Olympic Games (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Research firm shocks the internet, says most viewers loved NBC's Olympics coverage originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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NBC turns off the tape delay, will air Men's Hockey final live in all time zones Sunday originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>breaking newsBreakingNewshdhockeynbcolympicstape delayTapeDelaywinter olympicswinter olympics 2010WinterOlympicsWinterOlympics2010Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:07:00 EST<![CDATA[How does NBC justify tape delaying the Olympics? Pretty easily]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/20/how-does-nbc-justify-tape-delaying-the-olympics-pretty-easily/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/20/how-does-nbc-justify-tape-delaying-the-olympics-pretty-easily/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/20/how-does-nbc-justify-tape-delaying-the-olympics-pretty-easily/#comments You can't throw a rock on the internet without hitting someone frustrated by NBC's handling of the Winter Olympics. ESPN and The New York Times can barely hide their giggles while posting event results hours before they air and West Coast viewers have to endure an additional delay to watch an event happening in their own time zone. Compare these quotes by NBC Olympics chairman Dick Ebersol, first in 2001, then later in 2008 posted by Deadspin and The Bastard Machine:

2001 - "A domestic Olympics cries out to be telecast live across the entire country as previous U.S. games have been," he said. "I am emphatic that delaying our primetime Salt Lake coverage is a mistake."

2008 - "...the viewers have repeatedly told us that the vast majority of them, well in excess of 80 percent, want to see the Olympics when they're available to see the Olympics. They don't want to see the key events of the day happening at 4 or 5 o'clock their time."

Meanwhile NBC CEO Jeff Zucker a.k.a. the guy who keeps Heroes on the air appears completely pleased by the ratings results in this video interview with CNBC embedded after the break. Whether it's still the local affiliates who are to blame or simply a silent majority of tape delay loving Luddites, it doesn't appear NBC plans on changing course for any reason. Still, feel free to drop by their message boards and let them know how you really feel about it, and hope ESPN nabs the rights for future Games.

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Well, it's Olympic season once again, and that can only mean one thing: a new round of tie-in products. One of the first to arrive on the scene is a new version of Panasonic's Lumix ZR1, which boasts an eye-catching red paint job complete with the official Vancouver 2010 logo. Otherwise, this one looks to be the same 12-megapixel point-and-shoot as before, with it packing an 8x optical zoom, a 25 mm wide-angle Leica DC VARIO-ELMAR lens, a 2.7-inch LCD, and the usual face detection and image stabilization features we've come to expect. No word on US availability for this one, but it looks like it's now available in Canada with an MSRP of $349.99 (or about $330US).

Panasonic's Lumix DMC-ZR1 catches Olympic fever originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google's Street View snowmobile takes your voyeurism to the Olympic slopes originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Poll: Best HD sporting event this month? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dropped calls, begone: AT&T expands feds' Wireless Priority Service to Canada originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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NBC divvies up 835 hours of Winter Olympics action over TV & online, how much curling can you watch? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>hdnbcnbc sportsNbcSportsolympicssportswinter olympicsWinterOlympicsThu, 21 Jan 2010 17:17:00 EST<![CDATA[Samsung's former Chairman pardoned, again]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/29/samsungs-former-chairman-pardoned-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/29/samsungs-former-chairman-pardoned-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/29/samsungs-former-chairman-pardoned-again/#commentsYou know what's awesome about being the head of a South Korean chaebol? You're untouchable. After being convicted of tax evasion netting a $110 million fine and a deferred 3-year prison sentence, Lee Kun-hee, the former chairman of Samsung Group, has been pardoned by the South Korean government -- his second presidential pardon after first being convicted in 1996 of bribing former South Korean president Roh Tae-woo. Why the reprieve? Easy, so the 67 year old can help the country pursue a bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics. A Korean activist group responded to the move saying, "Granting a chaebol chairman a pardon just to host an Olympics will make South Korea a laughingstock in the international community." How true.

Samsung's former Chairman pardoned, again originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>chaebolLee Kun-heeLeeKun-heelegalolympicspardonsamsungsamsung groupSamsungGroupwinter olympicswinter olympics 2018WinterOlympicsWinterOlympics2018Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:53:00 EST<![CDATA[Ready for the first all-HD Winter Olympics? NBC is]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/ready-for-the-first-all-hd-winter-olympics-nbc-is/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/ready-for-the-first-all-hd-winter-olympics-nbc-is/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/ready-for-the-first-all-hd-winter-olympics-nbc-is/#commentsForget Torino and its quality issues, the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver promises to be a different event, and this time it is coming home shot 100% natively in HD. Watching on TV, viewers can expect a slew of coverage across NBC's networks, plus a continuously updated HD VOD package of the day's highlights, and interactive TV features to pull up medal counts, athlete bios and Team USA reports. Checking in online? NBC is back with a new iteration of Microsoft's Silverlight streaming, promising even more HD footage, with the ability to fast forward and rewind streams, plus save clips to your computer. Behind the online efforts are the encoding skills of iStreamPlanet providing 23 different video feeds, with Akamai's new HD distribution network distributing the adaptive bitrate streams directly to your PC. Remember when we were just happy to get 5.1 surround?

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The Beijing Olympics broadcast benefited greatly from high quality streams available on the NBCOlympics.com website, and it looks like the 2010 Games in Vancouver will be no different. To that end, Microsoft's released server side enhancements like Smooth Streaming technology for adaptive streaming with Silverlight to keep the video streams moving smoothly, and even enable DVR-like features in a live stream without requiring dedicated video servers, all so viewers can get smooth 720p throughout the event. By then Silverlight 3 should be out of beta, which promises support for up to 1080p resolution, native playback of MP4 formats like h.264 and hardware graphics acceleration. Honestly we'd expect nothing less, and while word is CTV, HSN and others will be among the first to take advantage, we're waiting for Netflix to pick up the baton and deliver browser based PQ that rises to the level of Xbox 360 and other players, plus more HD.

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