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The Engadget Show returns Saturday, February 18th with DJ Spooky and Google -- get a ticket to the taping! Feb 14th 2012, 16:51 Yep, it's Valentine's Day. We weren't sure what to get the tech fan who has everything (you're all loaded up on Lumia 710s, right?), so we decided to put together an amazing show for you. And if you're in New York City this week, you can join us live at the Times Center in midtown. This month, we'll be welcoming DJ Spooky who will discuss his new book, The Book of Ice and perform using his iPad own app. We'll also by stopping by Mountain View to pay a visit to Google's headquarters, swinging by a pinball museum in Asbury Park, NJ and checking out all that Toy Fair 2012 has to offer. Did we mention some hands-on time with the biggest gadgets of the month and lots and lots of giveaways? No, well, we should have, because that's all happening. If you'd like to be a part of the magic (and who wouldn't?), here's what you've got to do to score yourself a ticket: The Engadget Show - Saturday February 18th @ 7pm @ The TimesCenter NYC Register here, there's limited space so get in there quick. Details will be available upon registration and it's two tickets per person. Limited stand-by seating based on availability starting at 6:30pm right before the show. Subscribe to the Show: [iTunes] Subscribe to the Show directly in iTunes (M4V). [Zune] Subscribe to the Show directly in the Zune Marketplace (M4V). [RSS M4V] Add the Engadget Show feed (M4V) to your RSS aggregator and have it delivered automatically. The Engadget Show returns Saturday, February 18th with DJ Spooky and Google -- get a ticket to the taping! originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments Sony prepping power outlet that demands payment, identification Feb 14th 2012, 16:27 We're already counting down the days until these bad boys find themselves in your local cafe and airport terminal. Sony is working on power outlets that are able to identify a user and determine their permissions at that particular socket. With the quick tap of a card, phone or other NFC device your authentication info is passed to a server over the powerline itself. The tech could be used to manage power consumption or prevent theft, but the more obvious and immediate use will be to make a quick buck. The chips at the heart of the platform are compatible with Sony's FeliCa NFC payment system -- which means travelers waiting at Narita International Airport could soon be paying for both WiFi and to keep their laptop juiced when their flight is inevitably delayed. On the other hand, perhaps being able to charge for a charge will convince New York City Starbucks to give us our outlets back. Check out the source link for some machine translated PR. Sony prepping power outlet that demands payment, identification originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink The Verge  |  Sony (translated)  | Email this | Comments NASA activates Robotnaut 2 on board the ISS, watch it live (video) Feb 14th 2012, 16:01 You've already seen it unboxed on board the International Space Station, and now you can watch as the crew of the ISS activates Robotnaut 2 and begins to put it through its paces. The robot was turned on just before eleven o'clock Eastern, but there's still plenty more to see -- head on past the break for the live stream. Naturally, you can also keep up with the robot's progress on its Twitter feed. Continue reading NASA activates Robotnaut 2 on board the ISS, watch it live (video) NASA activates Robotnaut 2 on board the ISS, watch it live (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  NASA, @AstroRobonaut (Twitter)  | Email this | Comments Van Gogh's Starry Night modded into beautiful interactive light and sound show (video) Feb 14th 2012, 15:36 This is one of those little projects you wish you could just play with the second you've seen it. Greek Artist Petros Vrellis coded an interactive light and sound show into Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night -- that you can control with your fingers. With a swipe of a single digit (or hand) you can pull the particles of the artists paint daubs to redirect the swirling mass of night sky in any direction, making music as you do so. After the break we've got video that you really, really should watch -- and afterward start begging the creator to get this onto people's iPads as soon as he can manage it. Continue reading Van Gogh's Starry Night modded into beautiful interactive light and sound show (video) Van Gogh's Starry Night modded into beautiful interactive light and sound show (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Boing Boing  |  Creative Applications  | Email this | Comments HP rolls out more open webOS components, new Isis browser and some organization Feb 14th 2012, 15:12 While we thought a tasteful retrospective was the way to go, it looks like HP's not finished picking over those webOS bones. The company has now released the UI widgets for Enyo 2.0 (following its source code release last month), details on how webOS deals with the Javascript core and a new Isis web browser. The browser will apparently add "enhanced support" for plug-ins and Flash -- even if its days are numbered. HP also plans to corral dev efforts, organizing projects and assigning management committees -- based on a "meritocracy" -- to different parts of the code. We're promised yet more OS components to reveal themselves in the next few months, with the full open webOS release expected to roll out in September. Continue reading HP rolls out more open webOS components, new Isis browser and some organization HP rolls out more open webOS components, new Isis browser and some organization originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink webOSnation, Phonescoop  |  HP webOS developer blog  | Email this | Comments

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