You might have the vaguest of memories seeing this piece before — it made a cameo in an Engadget Show segment — but here we are with a much clearer picture of Adafruit Industries’ Monochron clock, now also on sale! As is its modus operandi, the timepiece is open source… but should you plan on sticking to default, you’ll be gifted with a great retro-style Table Tennis for two. The best part? The time changes whenever the clock “loses” — something tells us that gives one side at least a 59-to-1 advantage. See for yourself after the break.

Continue reading Adafruit’s Monochron retro clock now on sale, changes time with every match point

Adafruit’s Monochron retro clock now on sale, changes time with every match point originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PC World – This week on the podcast, PCWorld editors Mark Sullivan, Tim Moynihan, and Robert Strohmeyer dig into our second annual 3G wireless performance tests as AT&T makes a major leap over its competitors to take the top spot in performance and reliability.

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Podcast: 3G Wireless Speed Tests and PMA Camera Trends
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Continue reading Head-mounted webcam gets, records funny looks

Head-mounted webcam gets, records funny looks originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you care about the sound quality or transferability of you music archive, you’ll want to investigate the various import options. These allow you to weigh up the size of the imported music files against the fidelity of the sound and the degree to which they’ll be compatible with software and hardware other than iTunes and the iPod.

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iTunes – Sound Quality and Music File Formats

Reuters – The Pentagon announced on Friday it has authorized the use Twitter, Facebook and other so-called “Web 2.0″ sites across the U.S. military, saying the benefits of social media outweighed security concerns.

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Military allows Twitter, other social media
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