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Handmade particle accelerator unveiled at Milan Design Week, Higgs-Boson a no-show
Apr 18th 2012, 18:18

Handmade particle accelerator unveiled in Milan, Higgs-Boson a no-show

When it comes to particle science, it's not all about huge winding tunnels and god particles. Super/collider, a group that aims to promote science through eye-catching creative methods, teamed up with designer Patrick Stevenson-Keating to craft this relatively simple -- but working-- particle accelerator for Milan Design week. The setup involves several hand-blown bulbs, with a vacuum inside them allowing electrons to rocket from side to side, lit in a purple haze thanks to a phosphorous screen at one end. The whole thing is fashioned from the relatively commonplace gear you see above, although a how-to guide still remains unfortunately non-existent.

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PSA: I'm Watch smartwatch series ready to ship, as soon as it confirms the destination
Apr 18th 2012, 17:59

I'm Watch series ready to ship

All things I'm Watch went a bit quiet following the unveiling of its latest series of smartwatches at CES 2012 several months ago. Now there's finally been an update -- we've heard from a kindly reader that the Italian manufacturer is now ready to deliver on its preorders, requesting a final confirmation of delivery details before they leave the warehouse. Those willing to stump up the substantial amount -- prices start from €340 ($445) -- for these sapphire glass-coated timepieces will get to dabble with a watch-friendly version of Android 1.6. While this means the device will only be able to access a fraction of Google's app catalogue, at least there's a whole gamut of colors and material finishes to choose from -- with the requisite price difference, of course.

[Thanks Owen]

PSA: I'm Watch smartwatch series ready to ship, as soon as it confirms the destination originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Verizon selling 700MHz spectrum, but only if government approves its AWS purchase
Apr 18th 2012, 17:41

Verizon selling 700MHz spectrum, but only if government approves its AWS purchase

Seems odd that Verizon would decide to sell off some of it's wireless spectrum considering it told the FCC that it doesn't have enough space for its future LTE needs. Yet Big Red's doing just that, pledging to pawn off its 700MHz A and B licenses should its purchase of AWS spectrum from a contingent of cable companies be approved by the FCC and DOJ. Why would Verizon do such a thing? It appears that the 700MHz upper C band (where VZW's LTE service currently resides) combined with the new AWS licenses will provide Big Red the bandwidth it needs. Plus, selling off some of its other spectrum will surely grease the wheels with the governmental powers that be, and perhaps even assuage Verizon's competition arrayed against its AWS acquisition. Of course, the A and B licenses being offered for sale don't blanket the nation, but they do cover quite a few large metropolitan markets. Check out the full list after the break.

[Tower photo via Shutterstock]

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Verizon selling 700MHz spectrum, but only if government approves its AWS purchase originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google announces Brand Activate Initiative for online advertising, hopes to establish new standard
Apr 18th 2012, 17:21

When Google makes a new move in advertising, people are bound to take notice, and it's made a fairly big one today. It's announced what it's dubbed the Brand Activate Initiative at the Ad Age Digital Conference today, something that initially consists of two new services for advertisers: Active View and Active GRP. The latter is a so-called gross rating point metric that's modeled to some extent on TV advertising, while Active View is something that Google hopes will become a standard for all online advertising. In short, it measures both how long an ad remains on a person's screen and how much of it is viewed -- if at least 50 percent of it is viewable for at least one second it's counted as an viewed impression. Both of those options are rolling out today, but they're apparently just the beginning of the broader initiative. You can see Google itself explain it in the video after the break, and on its DoubleClick blog linked below.

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Google announces Brand Activate Initiative for online advertising, hopes to establish new standard originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Engadget Show returns Friday, April 20th -- get tickets to the taping!
Apr 18th 2012, 17:00

That's right, we're back and Webby nominated, ready to bring you an extra exciting episode of The Engadget Show. We traveled far to bring you this one, taking our crew to Asia to check out the markets of Taipei, Hong Kong and Shenzhen. We'll also be speaking with top reps from Huawei and ASUS on our trip and showing off the month's latest and greatest gadgets. And we'll be joined in studio by Brooklyn indie rockers, The Suckers.

Best of all, if you're in New York City, you can be a part of the live show -- just fire off an email to engadgetshow [at] engadget.com. And if you can't make it in person, fear not, we'll be streaming live at 6PM on Friday. Just bookmark this here URL.

Here are the deets:
o. The event is all ages.
o. We'll open doors and begin seating at 5:15pm on April 20th, and the taping begins at 6:00PM. We'll be closing the doors at 5:50PM.
o. A limited number of tickets are available, first come first serve. We will also have a limited stand-by list available.
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o. The show length is around an hour.

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The Engadget Show returns Friday, April 20th -- get tickets to the taping! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Whiteman Technology unveils Delta DVR for hopeful HD lovers
Apr 18th 2012, 16:46

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Do you fancy a HTPC gussied-up as a DVR? Well, you're in luck, because Ryan Whiteman's just built one: the Delta DVR. Powered by an AMD system-on-chip, it runs Windows and Media Center for embedded devices, recording up to six HD channels at once on its 3TB HDD. It can also stream PC game titles from the Happy Cloud and run Android apps, controllable with any gamepad that'll plug into one of the four front-mounted USB ports. It'll also act as a DLNA node pulling stored photos, music and movies from your home network over 802.11n WiFi. It'll be unveiled tomorrow at the DEMO trade-show and we've pinged the company to find out when we can expect news on a release date or price.

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Whiteman Technology unveils Delta DVR for hopeful HD lovers originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Spotify: the iPad app is 'in the works'
Apr 18th 2012, 16:34

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It's never a great sign when the first thing you see upon entering a press conference is a giant Coca-Cola logo. iPad and web platform rumors aside, today's Spotify "special announcement" event was all about the soft drink side of things, marking a partnership between the music streaming service and Coke, which involves, at present, some Spotify / Coke apps. The first question from the audience, however, revolved around the rumored tablet version of the service. Spotify founder Daniel Ek acknowledged that it is indeed "in the works," otherwise evading the question, insisting that the event was all about the Coke partnership, to the relief of the two beverage reps who joined him on stage.

Spotify: the iPad app is 'in the works' originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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