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Google TV Facebook page teases new announcement on the way tomorrow Feb 12th 2012, 22:40 Since Eric Schmidt made the rather bold proclamation that "most" new TVs would have Google TV embedded by summer 2012, we've all been waiting for something "big" from Mountain View. Well, if you can believe the services' Facebook page, "big announcements" are just what we can expect Monday. A post on Google TV's profile leaves a lot to the imagination, but while speculation is already jumping sky-high (Google TV Nexus, anyone?) the possibilities range all the way from new product announcements to minor service / feature expansions or contests -- so set your alert levels accordingly. Of course, if it were really a big deal then you'd think the news would come out on Google+, right? Google TV Facebook page teases new announcement on the way tomorrow originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink GeekTonic  |  Facebook  | Email this | Comments Switched On: The fit and the pendulum Feb 12th 2012, 22:00 Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. In the pre-smartphone era, the industry focused on making cell phones smaller. In the 2001 movie Zoolander, the title character played by Ben Stiller uses a humorously diminutive flip phone closer to the size of a Bluetooth headset than the StarTAC it parodies. But if the movie were being made today (IMDB lists a sequel slated for 2014), the fictional male model might hold up an iPad 2 or Toshiba Excite to his head: particularly since 2010, phones have been expanding to accommodate their sprawling displays. Continue reading Switched On: The fit and the pendulum Switched On: The fit and the pendulum originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments Force Flyer accelerometer-controlled RC helicopter, we go gloves-on Feb 12th 2012, 21:24 Being able to wave your hand through the air and control a physical object -- as if by magic -- is everyone's dream. And if you say it's not yours, then you sir or ma'am are a liar. That's why we had to stop at the Regal Elite booth on the floor at Toy Fair. The company was showing off the Force Flyer, an RC helicopter you pilot with an accelerometer-equipped glove. The patented tech, called Glove Force Technology, adds a level of physical interactivity that's more Wii than RC. A small joystick you hold in your palm controls thrust, while tilting and moving your hand through the air gets the chopper to perform acrobatic maneuvers -- or plummet to the ground if you're an Engadget editor. The Regal Elite staff seemed to have pretty good control of the Force Flyer, which gives us hope that our difficulty in keeping the toy airborne was due more to our lack of familiarity and not with the quality of the device. The glove controller on hand was still a prototype (as is much of what's on the floor at Toy Fair), hence the New Balance logo, but the actual internals are around 80 percent complete according to a rep. The smaller, indoor Force Flyer should be hitting the market in late April for $49.95, followed by a larger outdoor version. Check out the gallery below and video after the break for more. Gallery: Force Flyer accelerometer-controlled RC helicopter Edgar Alvarez contributed to this report. Continue reading Force Flyer accelerometer-controlled RC helicopter, we go gloves-on Force Flyer accelerometer-controlled RC helicopter, we go gloves-on originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

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