New Asus Color E-Reader Folds Like a Book

Computer maker Asus, known for its line of Eee PC netbooks, is working on an e-book reader that will have two touchscreens and when laid open will resemble a hardcover book.

Zune HD review

So the time has come for the Engadget review. Does the Zune HD finally match up with Microsoft's ambition, and can it stand up to the heat and ubiquity of the competition? Read on for all the answers.

The Engadget Show- 001: Jon Rubinstein, Bit Shifter, iPod event, Moto CLIQ, N900

Your Google docs: Soon in search results?


Users of Google Docs and Spreadsheets accustomed to publicly publishing their documents might want to rethink exactly how publicly available they want to them to be.

Twitter users get phone calls

Twitter users on Sept. 17th, will, for the first time, be able to make voice calls directly to each other through the microblogging service.

Facebook, Twitter and Social Media Marketing

A significant number of brands have amped up their social media marketing, but it's not just all about tapping Facebook and Twitter, says a new study.

Skype Founders Sues eBay

Skype co-founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis have sued eBay, the company that acquired their Internet telephony startup and turned them into billionaires.

DreamScreen: HP Beats Apple to the Punch With Sleek Tablet

Originally it looked as if the much-rumored and highly anticipated Apple Tablet would make its debut this month.

Switch to Chrome

Why? Good old NES games.

Fwix lanuches API for real



Fwix, a startup that offers a stream of local news that’s updated in real-time, has somewhat belatedly announced a $2.75 million funding round it closed last year, led by BlueRun Ventures.

Oracle Revenues Down, But Earnings Up 8%

New software license revenues were down 17%, but software maintenance and product support revenues were up 6%.

User Experience Vision Videos

As powerful networked device capabilities continue to enter mainstream use, several technology companies have released "vision" videos portraying how capabilities like augmented reality, flexible OLED screens, and rich sensors can alter our lives in the future.

WolframAlpha Deal Means Bing Gets Its Geek On


Microsoft's Bing just keeps getting more interesting: The latest news is that Microsoft recently closed a deal with WolframAlpha's management to get some of Wolfram's impressive sciencey "fact calculation" goodness showing in Bing's results.

Interview with Yiying Lu, aka Fail Whale Creator

Interview with Yiying Lu, a bubbly Sydney based designer who is responsible for one of the most iconic images Fail Whale which appears on the micro-blogging/social network Twitter whenever their server slows down.

Can the Twitterati help sell your soda pop?

On a Monday night earlier this month, the projection screen hanging on the wall of a bowling alley in Brooklyn's bar-heavy Williamsburg neighborhood was displaying neither strikes nor scores, but columns of the Twitter client TweetDeck.

Strap-on mini helicopters the latest way to travel

Forget bungy jumping and black river rafting: New Zealand's tourists will soon be able to whiz around in a strap-on mini helicopter to get their thrills.

Sony Takes Aim At Amazon's Kindle

Watch out Amazon, Sony's got the Kindle in its sights.

Firefox 3.6 a1: new CSS features, faster JavaScript

Mozilla has released the first alpha of Firefox 3.6. Ars takes a look at the new features, such as CSS gradients.

Stimulus billions fund rural broadband Internet

For businesses in rural America, fast Internet connections remain a scarce luxury. A $7 billion stimulus program aims to narrow the digital gap.

War declared: Apple’s Cult Takes on Google’s Borg

The ignorant masses milling around the iPod display at the local Wal-Mart last week had no idea that they were at Ground Zero of the next titanic battle in all of technologydom.

Mashups pit search engines against each other



Can't decide which search engine to use? Use several.

Facebook launching Twitter-like 'Lite site?



From what it looks like, Facebook Lite is a simpler version of the site and pares down profiles to basic information and a stream of status updates.

dotSub

dotSUB is a browser based tool enabling subtitling of videos on the web into and from any language. There is nothing to buy and nothing to download

Flickroom

Flickroom is an Adobe AIR based application that provides the rich browsing experience Flickr users have long deserved.

Flavortunes

Create your own soundtrack for a party or event. Build a jukebox with your guests' song requests.

Qipit

Turn documents, notes and whiteboards into digital copies (PDFs). Copy documents, whiteboards and handwritten notes with your camera phone or digital camera to store, fax, email or publish.

Globalization of Virtual Events

When looking at a virtual event platform to serve more than one country or culture’s needs what should one consider? Language, imagery, interaction, time zone, content, and more oh my!

Windows 7 jump lists come to Chrome

Google Chrome fans who live on the edge and use the developer's build now get access to one of the best features in Windows 7.

Facebook gets Twitter-like search

New users to Facebook (and probably some existing users, but not all of them yet) are getting a new search experience in Facebook starting Monday.

Facebook buys FriendFeed

The social-networking titan scoops up FriendFeed, a service that gathers people's scattered online activity. It's a deal focused on talent, not product.

GM says new Volt to get 230 mpg in city driving

General Motors Corp. said Tuesday its Chevrolet Volt rechargeable electric car should get 230 miles per gallon of gasoline in city driving, more than four times the mileage of the current champion, the Toyota Prius.

Thought of the day

Wear Fluid Interfaces

Pattie Maes from MIT Media Lab’s Fluid Interfaces group showcases the latest work of her students, “a wearable computing system that turns any surface into an interactive display screen. The wearer can summon virtual gadgets and internet data at will, then dispel them like smoke when they’re done.”

MIT Students: Wearable computer

100 Great Resources for Design Inspiration



Finding inspiration is not always as simple as it sounds, whether you’ve been designing for years or only weeks. Here's a collection of 100 great web resources to find inspiration and direction on your next project, whether it be online or in print.

Build your industry voice with social media

Daniel Kraft invents a better way to harvest bone marrow

Why Do You Tweet?

eMarketer reports that, according to the "Consumer Internet Barometer," the majority of Twitter users (42%) use the service to communicate with their friends.

DEQQ

DEQQ is an always-on messaging and media distribution service that provides artists and broadcasters with a brandable desktop application that can deliver music, video, and games directly to your followers.

AltUse

A green wiki-style site that encourages alternative uses for any product you already own. Post your own suggestions for alternate uses, and vote for favorites.

Tweetblocker

Tweetblocker is a free resource for Twitter users and application developers.

BlackBerry Curve 8520 Lightning Review

It's cheap, it's ball-less, it's the BlackBerry Curve 8520. Oh, and it's the first BlackBerry carrying the trackpad that's probably gonna wind up on every BlackBerry eventually.

Social Media is a Culture, Not Just a Strategy



We all know the basic buzz words of social media, “Twitter Marketing, Facebook Strategy, Community Building”. The problem with these terms are they allude to an idea that once you build a strategy for these platforms, you’ll be able to fully leverage social media.

How to Monitor Your Brand on Twitter

More and more companies are starting to realize that Twitter is an excellent (and free!) way for them to monitor how people (or, to be more precise, a particular sub-section of people) feel and converse about their brand, company or product.

New FeedDemon only syncs with Google Reader



As FeedDemon closes in on finalizing the code for version 3, FeedDemon 3 RC 4 abandons its proprietary online synchronization at newsgator.com. The fourth release candidate syncs only with Google Reader, as FeedDemon's creator Nick Bradbury announced it would last week

Twitter, Facebook attack targeted one user

A pro-Georgian blogger with accounts on Twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal and Google's Blogger and YouTube was targeted in a denial of service attack that led to the site-wide outage at Twitter and problems at the other sites on Thursday, according to a Facebook executive.

Inside the Microsoft Store

According to a Powerpoint presentation leaked to us, it's going to make the Apple Store look downright boring.

YouTube lets video creators share viewing stats

Google on Wednesday made a small change in YouTube's privacy settings that lets video creators share their viewing statistics with viewers.

Twitter to revamp home page for the masses



Twitter's home page definitely gets some Zen cred by consisting of little more than a text field that asks, "What are you doing?" But that's apparently about to change.

Twitcam turns Twitter into a video streaming hub

The folks at the video broadcasting service Livestream have a new tool out for Twitter users called Twitcam that lets anyone with a Twitter account start streaming their own show, complete with live chat.

TWT Poll

Find out what your followers are thinking. Engage with your customers. Get feedback.

List of Tweets

ListOfTweets.com is a little twitter mashup made to organize tweets. The tool lets you build up a list of tweets from search results, which you can convert to HTML or text.

How to take your podcast to the next level

If you're podcasting, you're probably looking for ways to make it both more entertaining and easier to produce. That's where the Web-based apps and tools come in.

Aardvark

Ask questions and get live answers from your friends (and their friends).

Tweet Reel

A $2.99 iPhone App that lets you take a picture with your iPhone or shoot a video with your new iPhone 3GS, and tweet it.

Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview



The Microsoft Office 2010 technical preview is available today through invite only and--though it's not in its final form--there are plenty of feature enhancements to be excited about, if Microsoft can pull it off.

Giz Explains: What the Hell's Google Chrome OS?


Google. Chrome. OS. Just reading that makes me wonder. But, uh, what is it exactly?

Customize your toolbar via Conduit

Conduit provides website syndication solutions for web publishers that increase site traffic, revenue, and brand loyalty while simplifying access to the content, communities and applications that subscribers care about most.

Mozilla calls on coders for Web-tool index



Mozilla Labs has set up the Open Web Tools Directory, a bid to build a comprehensive list of the open-source developer tools available.

Manage multiple Twitter accounts with your iPhone



You have an account for work and an account for personal use. In that case, switching between usernames can be a pain. There's an easy way to manage multiple Twitter accounts with some basic apps.

Best new way to make an internal sale

How do you get your boss to approve something, the customer service people to understand the pain a system is causing or the folks in engineering to see things your way?

Simple: make a video

2009 Influencers Predictions

Forecasting 2009, TrendsSpotting has published a series of Trends and Predictions as presented by influencers and experts in relevant consumer fields.

Digital Consumers are Brand Minded Targets

Millward Brown research was conducted on WPP’s BrandZ brand equity global database. Findings show that, on average, digital consumers have a 15 percent stronger relationship with brands than non-digital consumers.

Gadgets Show How Much Power Your House Eats

Curtailing your home electricity use is a bit like losing weight: You already understand the basics, but it’s hard to accomplish without help and motivation.

Justin.tv Launches Video Streaming Service for Facebook Pages



Popular streaming video service Justin.tv is the newest developer to take advantage of Facebook’s live stream widget.

Eric Schmidt on what we need for change

This 5-minute video has Google Chairman Eric Schmidt describing fundamental change that needs to be made for industries to genuinely be transformed into the future.

MultimediaInMinutes

MultimediaInMinutes is a video tutorial web site for busy journalists and students dedicated to the craft of multimedia journalism. The simple tutorials and ambitious projects on the site will improve your multimedia workflow.

Learning from Apple's Design Consultant

A new book by Hartmut Esslinger shares his strategies for clients ranging from Apple to Vuitton.

Twitter: Weed Marketer's Paradise

A medical marijuana dispensary in California has found another purpose for the micro-blogging site, PC World reports.

Five Questions for Wim Elfrink



Cisco Systems' Chief Globalization Officer, Wim Elfrink, answers questions on the economy, global trends, technologies' role in connecting communities, changing education, and lessons learned.

T-Mobile launches iPhone challenger


T-Mobile USA is betting big on its second Android smartphone, the MyTouch 3G, as it officially launches the device making it its flagship smartphone to compete against Apple's iPhone on AT&T.

Archive your e-mail from almost any account

MailStore Home is a free program that can archive them all locally, and display those archives in an interface that reads like your Outlook in-box.

Paul Collier's new rules for rebuilding a broken nation

Radio: Innovative ways to follow the aging medium



Radio has evolved from sitting in front of a large wooden box to listening to what you want, when you want, wherever you want. These are the technical innovations that are pushing the medium into the 21st century.

10 Inspirational New York Times multimedia and interactive features



The New York Times, often lauded as one of the greatest producers of multimedia journalism, is inspirational not just because of the dazzling technologies that it uses to bring stories to life (Flash, databases, slideshows), but because of the selected stories themselves.

Tag, you’re it: RFID technology grows up


Coca-Cola this summer is testing a new drink-dispensing machine called the “Freestyle,” packed with cutting-edge technology that tracks everything from supplies to consumer habits, reporting continually back to centrally located controllers.

Social media marketing spend to Hit $3.1 Billion by 2014

Forrester Research is out with their Interactive Marketing Forecast for the next five years.

YouTube Biz Blog Touts Social Media and Video Strategies Forum

SES is one of the best places for businesses to learn about search.

Google plans Chrome-based Web operating system

That Google operating system rumor is coming true--and it's based on Google's browser, Chrome.

What is Twitbin?

Twitbin is a firefox extension that allows you to keep up with all of your Twitter conversations right from your browser sidebar.

Yahoo Search Pad

Yahoo launched a new tool to help people organize research they do on the Yahoo search engine.

Web 2.0 goes to school

Larry Magid shares his visit to the NECC show that covered the use of technology in the classroom.

Sony joins Netbook game with the Vaio W



Sony has finally caved to market demand and is introducing what the company calls, "a chic new line of mini notebooks."

Over a third of Facebook users now 35+, use by seniors at record levels


Interesting stats about Facebook and it's audiences.

Music video shot end-to-end on an iPhone 3GS

Perhaps those iPhone 3GS mounts aren’t as silly as we thought.

Screenjelly

Screenjelly records your screen activity with your voice so you can spread it as a video via Twitter or email.

As brands continue to ‘Pollinate’ the Social Web, expect corporate websites to aggregate

Brands are pollinating the social web with easy-to-share features like Sharethis. As conversations splinter across the web, brands must prepare to aggregate those same conversations on their corporate website. As a result, the trusted conversations will centralize back on product pages.

Mossberg says iPhone 3GS is 'impressively improved'

WSJ's personal technology columnist Walt Mossberg says Apple's new iPhone 3G S is significantly more powerful -- it's faster and has a longer battery life.

Mobile video goes social and portable with RealPlayer

Real Networks have launched RealPlayer SP; a cool new application which makes it easy to download, transcode and share online videos as well as transfer them to mobile devices.

LogMeIn specializes in remote-access software, which allows users to log in and control any Internet-connected device, no matter where it is located.

How to get Retweeted on Twitter

But apart from the obvious, what makes a retweet different from a tweet?

Home

We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth's climate. The stakes are high for us and our children. Everyone should take part in the effort, and HOME has been conceived to take a message of mobilization out to every human being. A film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand.

Please watch, please listen, please react.

How should we organize our company for social media?

Companies Should Organize For Social Media in a “Hub and Spoke” model.

Twazzup: A Better Twitter Search Engine



Twazzup, tries to bridge the gap between Twitter's real-time search and a more traditional search engine.

Connect with your followers in real-life. Find or organize a local Tweetup.

The Twitter Hash Tag: What Is It and How Do You Use It?



Once you've started using Twitter, it won't take long before you come across what's known as a hash tag. That's when you see something in a tweet that has a # prefix. (The # is a hash symbol, hence the term hash tag or hashtag.)

Twitter Marketing: How to drive Traffic to Your Sites Using Twitter

European Social Media: 19 startups to watch

Silicon Valley isn’t the only place that’s a hotbed for social media and web entrepreneurship: Europe is filled with skilled entrepreneurs and successful startups.

Web surfing in a wireless network...from your shirt pocket



Verizon Wireless will begin selling a device from Novatel Wireless that allows mobile users to connect multiple devices to a 3G connection. The MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot, uses Verizon's EV-DO Rev. A network to create a personal WiFi cloud that can connect up to five WiFi-enabled devices, such a digital cameras or an iPod Touch, to the Internet.

WhereCloud



Reportage works with the way you already tend to use Twitter; by firstly, scanning for the avatar of people you care most about and then browsing for second tier interest people.