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Linux kernel hits 3.1, adds support for NFC and Wiimotes

Engadget  Mon, 10/24/2011 - 11:19

Linux kernel 3.1 In May Linux finally saw the release of kernel version 3.0, an evolutionary update to the popular open-source


 

Brooklyn bus riders get real-time bus tracking via cellphone

Engadget  Sat, 02/05/2011 - 10:50

New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority launched a pilot program a few months back that offered bus riders some real-time tracking information, but it's now expanded things with a whole new program on the B63 route in Brooklyn.


 

Adafruit Propeller Platform USB entices DIY electronics builders...

Engadget  Mon, 11/29/2010 - 03:02

It's days like today where you realize just how badly you need to scratch that DIY itch, and Adafruit's newest two circuit boards couldn't be landing at a more opportune time.


 

ToyBots Unveils a Creepy Vision of Internet-Connected Children's...

Inbox Robot: Online Games News  Mon, 09/14/2009 - 14:52

... But let's be honest--this thing is just creepy. Toybots, described by its developers at online gaming network as the "Kindle of toys", is an open-source platform that outfits toys with ...