A fourth grade boy with cancer was a trending topic on Twitter last weekend because the Twitterverse thought it was the boy’s dying wish. But up until a couple weeks ago, the nine-year-old, Ryan, had never heard of Twitter. He does, however, have brain cancer, which he’s been fighting since the age of three. The … Continued
University of California, Riverside runs entire building floor off of 1.1-megawatt green battery
We’re used to batteries powering a lot of devices, but the University of California, Riverside is upping that a notch by charging up a whole floor’s worth. The school’s Winston Chung Global Energy Center is walking the eco-friendly walk and has started using a huge bank of rare earth, lithium-ion batteries from Balqon to produce … Continued
Microsoft Research’s MirageTable brings some augmented reality to your tabletop
We got a look at a holographic telepresence project from Microsoft Research earlier this week, but that’s far from the only Kinect-enhanced rig it’s working on these days. This setup dubbed a MirageTable was also shown off at the Computer-Human Interaction conference in Austin, Texas this week, offering a glimpse of one possible future where … Continued
Panasonic sends 100,000 LEDs down Tokyo river, mates tech with tradition
If you’d been by the shore of the Sumida River in central Tokyo this past weekend, you would have noticed that it was glowing a distinct shade of blue. That’s because Panasonic decided to kick off the first-ever Tokyo Hotaru (fireflies) festival by sending 100,000 EVERLED light bulbs down the river, both to mimic fireflies … Continued
In New Video, Trayvon Martin’s Mother Calls for Opposition to ‘Shoot First’ Laws
Top Stories Photo & Video Galleries Top Lists Trending Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video More Topics… People Recommended Mashable Staff More people… Jobs Events Try Our New Social News App Welcome to Mashable! Sign in with or Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin’s mother, released a YouTube video on Friday that encourages opposition to “stand … Continued
Audi e-bike Wörthersee lets you pop wheelies eco-style, plays nice with your smartphone
We’re no stranger to e-bikes here, but most of the examples we’ve seen so far have very much been meant for A-to-B rides. Audi’s aiming to fix that with its e-bike Wörthersee prototype. The carbon fiber transport not only has a strong 2.3kW motor — the most powerful ever in a bike, so says Audi … Continued
Persistent Toddler Gets Shot Down by Crush Again and Again [VIDEO]
Sometimes — no matter what you do — you just can’t get a girl to like you in the same way you like her. The kid in this video, for better or worse, is finding that out at an early age. The little boy, our protagonist here, spends a solid two minutes leaning in for … Continued
FCC Fridays: May 11, 2012
We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol’ Federal Communications Commission’s site. Since we couldn’t possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we’ve gathered up an exhaustive listing … Continued






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