Gadgets and new technologies Gadgets and new technologies Fujitsu's U2010 goes for 11 hours strong with extended battery <p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/handhelds/" rel="tag">Handhelds</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/laptops/" rel="tag">Laptops</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_details.php?id=16564"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/8-20-08-u2010-fujitsu.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div> Fujitsu's cute-as-a-button <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/U2010/">U2010</a> (or <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/fujitsus-lifebook-u2010-headed-to-the-us-as-the-u820/">U820</a>, for you USers) was shown off over in Japan at a company event, and while most of the specifications <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/26/fujitsus-lifebook-u2010-gets-new-pics-specs/">were already hammered out</a>, one particular tidbit at <em>AkihabaraNews</em> took us by surprise. With seemingly every other netbook <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/6-cell-battery-emerges-for-acer-aspire-one-119-99-for-a-few-mo/">out there</a> getting <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/uk-asus-eee-900s-come-with-stunted-battery-longer-warranty/">blasted</a> for lackluster battery life, the U2010 will reportedly support an extended cell that offers up 11.1 hours of run time. We've no idea if that's a "maximum" number based on "optimal" usage, but no matter how you dice it, it sure beats the (also respectable) 5.3 hour rating given to the standard battery.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/08/20/fujistu-u2010-umpc-c.html">BoingBoing</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_details.php?id=16564>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/fujitsus-u2010-goes-for-11-hours-strong-with-extended-battery/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1290325/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/fujitsus-u2010-goes-for-11-hours-strong-with-extended-battery/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=AbwTGn"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=AbwTGn" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=ypgGyk"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=ypgGyk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=yi2Czk"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=yi2Czk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/370833264" height="1" width="1"/> Crapgadget: Special Olympics edition <p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/peripherals/" rel="tag">Peripherals</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.usbgeek.com/prod_detail.php?prod_id=0896"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/birdsnestusbspeaker2.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /> <div align="left">Can't fly to Beijing? No problem, <em>USB Geek</em> is your one-stop shop for unlicensed Olympic dumpster-fillers. The Birds Nest Speaker features a USB port for charging and/or accepting music input via that included 3.5-mm adapter cable. $12 is all it takes to help keep <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/disney-and-wowwee-team-up-on-cute-killer-bots-for-the-ironic-up/">Wall-E</a> in service for years to come.</div> </div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.usbgeek.com/prod_detail.php?prod_id=0896>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/crapgadget-special-olympics-edition/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1289550/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/crapgadget-special-olympics-edition/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=qydTpQ"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=qydTpQ" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=Cz3wJk"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=Cz3wJk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=xozuqk"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=xozuqk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/370787320" height="1" width="1"/> Logitech unveils Speed Force Wireless racing wheel for Wii <p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gaming/" rel="tag">Gaming</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/peripherals/" rel="tag">Peripherals</a></p><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/8-21-08-force-wheel-wii.jpg" />Up until now, Wii-owning racers have been stuck with the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/29/nintendos-wii-wheel-priced-at-14-99/">Wii Wheel</a>, Brando's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/brandos-wii-multi-axis-racing-system-a-few-notches-above-awful/">Wii Multi-Axis Racing System</a> or something they <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/24/homegrown-wii-steering-wheel-proves-disgraceful/">cooked up</a> in arts and crafts. Now, however, Logitech is providing a much better option for serious track stars. The Speed Force Wireless racing wheel is the first force-feedback wheel for Nintendo's latest console, and while it was designed to work with <em>Need For Speed Undercover</em>, it'll do just fine with future force-feedback racing titles as well. Disgustingly, you still have to plug a USB receiver into your Wii before this thing will work, but we guess that's the breaks, huh? Look for this one to pop up in November (US and Europe) for $99.99. Full release after the break.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/logitech-unveils-speed-force-wireless-racing-wheel-for-wii/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Logitech unveils Speed Force Wireless racing wheel for Wii</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/logitech-unveils-speed-force-wireless-racing-wheel-for-wii/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1289948/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/logitech-unveils-speed-force-wireless-racing-wheel-for-wii/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=AIR1ck"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=AIR1ck" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=FaUW2k"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=FaUW2k" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=I2GrNk"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=I2GrNk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/370739318" height="1" width="1"/> Unloved e-voting machines cluttering warehouses, losing value fast <p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gadgets/" rel="tag">Misc. Gadgets</a></p><a href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/nation/5953973.html"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/8-20-08-diebold-warehouse.jpg" alt="" /></a>Just as the world's landfills could soon see <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/02/survey-shows-consumers-arent-apt-to-trash-analog-sets-post-cuto/">an influx of unwanted televisions</a>, many American warehouses are packed with e-voting machines that once held promise for a better way to vote. Instead, they turned into a multi-year fiasco, with hackers <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/01/fresh-study-still-finds-diebold-e-voting-machines-hacker-frien/">figuring out</a> how to do <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/esands-e-voting-machine-fails-epically-at-withstanding-hackers/">everything</a> save for their income taxes on 'em and states <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/29/california-white-hat-hackers-3-diebold-and-friends-0/">reverting back</a> to less vulnerable methods. Now, many states are scrambling for ways to recoup costs, even for outlets that will take them in for recycling. Oddly, Ohio cannot ditch <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/17/ohio-report-recommends-scrapping-electronic-voting/">the systems it purchased</a> until a couple of related lawsuits get dealt with. The result? Buckeyes will probably still be using e-voting machines come November.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/20/0212223&amp;from=rss">Slashdot</a>, image courtesy of <a href="http://www.bradblog.com/Images/Diebold_AllenTX_Warehouse_080407.jpg">BradBlog</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/nation/5953973.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/unloved-e-voting-machines-cluttering-warehouses-losing-value-fa/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1290471/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/unloved-e-voting-machines-cluttering-warehouses-losing-value-fa/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=cMN9NW"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=cMN9NW" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=N74amk"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=N74amk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=RHa9rk"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=RHa9rk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/370713055" height="1" width="1"/> Monster Beats by Dr. Dre Review

The Monster Beats by Dr. Dre are available since last month. Our review partner Digital Trends tested them and published a review. Quote from the review: "Monster Cable and hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre teamed up on the Beats design. The result: Noise-canc...

 The Yamanote Line Watches from Seahope Japan

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Want to shine around your friend with a quite unusual wristwatch? Well here you are the 4 Yamanote Line watches from Seahope Japan. 
These 4 watches are in fact an exact reproduction of the electronic bulletin board from the JR Yamanote line (The major underground line in Tokyo Japan) and are available with the Shinjuku Station board, Ikebukuro one, the Ebisu one and with the Shinagawa one.

You are 2 view mode with time and date and do not expect to get the next train time ta...

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