The Engadget Podcast, live at 7:30PM EST!

We do our best to keep you on your toes, but it appears as if you're onto us: we're doing a podcast today, at 7:30PM. It might be a little late as we wrap some of our end-of-week projects (we're trying to build a really tall tower of paper cups in the Engadget HQ den, but Nilay keeps knocking it over), but we promise you it will happen. Today. Approximately. Check out the stream and chat after the break.

P.S. And don't forget that Ustream has Android and iPhone clients as well, if you're out and about and you can't join in on the Flash-based fun below.Continue reading The Engadget Podcast, live at 7:30PM EST!The Engadget Podcast, live at 7:30PM EST! originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments



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Download Dungeon Hunter HD for Android free today only

We told you about Gameloft's awesome December giveaway plans a few days back, and today's offering is a real humdinger. Until the end of the day, you can get your hands on Dungeon Hunter HD -- arguably one of the best RPGs available for your Android device -- absolutely free.

Dungeon Hunter HD is normally $6.99, and it's packed with sword-wielding, spell-casting action. The easiest way to get your download is to view Gameloft's Twitter post on your mobile browser. Follow the links, and you'll be downloading the .APK in no time. Check out the gameplay video after the break if you still need convincing.

Please don't blame us if this cripples what little remains of your Friday productivity. We're suffering because of this one, too.
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Mind-Mapping Apps: Lightweight Labyrinth, Quick-Witted VYM and Simple Semantik

Mind map tools offer users a system to graphically think through complex ideas in a somewhat controlled space on the computer screen. This type of software makes it easy to link related ideas with lines, branches and multiple colors in much the same way you would "think" about a topic with a scratch pad and pencil. Think of mind mapping as a form of electronic brainstorming.keyboard facebook follower

AR-Tees brings augmented reality to a t-shirt, on sale now (video)

Sebastian Merchel, the same bloke responsible for the SweetSpotter, is back, and he's out to invade your SO's stocking. The above pictured AR-Tee is exactly what it purports to be: a t-shirt with ingrained augmented reality superpowers. Simply pop one on (in your size, naturally), connect your webcam, and visit the link down there in the source. With a couple of mouse clicks, you'll be watching content on your chest, becoming the star of this year's holiday party and blowing grandma's mind. Simultaneously. Grab yours today for the tidy sum of €27.90, or around 37 of America's strained, deflated dollars. Demonstration vid is just past the break, just so you know.Continue reading AR-Tees brings augmented reality to a t-shirt, on sale now (video)AR-Tees brings augmented reality to a t-shirt, on sale now (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |  Sebastian Merchel  | Email this | Commentsandroid wire bike

Microsoft Word XML patent case to be heard by Supreme Court

Microsoft struck out on two previous attempts in court, but it's not prepared to give up on Word just yet. Today, the Redmond company received a bit of welcome news: the Supreme Court has agreed to hear Microsoft's appeal in the case to decide who owns the patent for XML, the markup language that powers Word. That takes Microsoft off the hook for the $290 million in damages previously awarded to plaintiff i4i, and allows it to keep selling Word for now.

For the time being, then, it's business as usual for Microsoft. That's good news for all of us -- considering the Office Armageddon they warned us about back in 2009 when things were just getting started. As the Register points out, the tech world will be waiting with bated breath to hear the Court's decision -- if i4i's patent on XML is upheld, it could have major implications for future patent-related trials.Microsoft Word XML patent case to be heard by Supreme Court originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Commentsipad android wire

Transparent Specimens: Making Flesh Invisible [Art]

Iori Tomita, a Japanese artist, combines art and science by turning the flesh of marine life transparent. And to enhance each creature's invisibility, he injected dye into their bones too. It's a pretty psychedelic combination. More »






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Visa clears DeviceFidelity's In2Pay mobile payment microSD card for use in smartphones

No iPhone? No problem. If you'll recall, we heard back in May that Visa was in cahoots with DeviceFidelity, with the two trumpeting a not-exactly-svelte In2Pay case that would add contactless payment support to Apple's darling. Today, the rest of the world is finally being taken into consideration. The aforementioned firms have just cleared a new In2Pay microSD solution for use in the real world, with the BlackBerry Bold 9650 and the Samsung Vibrant in particular named as compatible. In theory, it seems that nearly any smartphone with a microSD slot could be ushered into the arena, and Visa itself expects to add additional phone models for use with this technology, "including phones based on the Symbian and Windows operating systems." This unveiling is happening after a solid 18 months of testing around the globe, but there's no definitive word on which banks will be offering this to customers. Between this and the sudden interest in NFC, America seems more poised than ever before to slip ever further into an endless pool of debt, and with way less friction than before! We kid, we kid... kind of.Continue reading Visa clears DeviceFidelity's In2Pay mobile payment microSD card for use in smartphonesVisa clears DeviceFidelity's In2Pay mobile payment microSD card for use in smartphones originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |  Visa  | Email this | Commentsipad android wire