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Light Gun Zero Plus wireless light gun demo unit spotted at TGS

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We spotted this demo light gun on the floor of TGS2008. The cagey booth attendant wouldn’t tell us if it will ever hit retail shelves, but the frankensteined (see the external batteries?) device was certainly working with a PS3 and projector here in Tokyo. We’re all for some wireless light gun action, so bring it on, Light Gun Zero. That is, if you can. Oh, and if you can get rid of that unusual battery pack. Okay, thanks.

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Thu09Oct20080843AM

Eye-Fi Manager update adds support for Twitter and RSS

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Filed under: Digital Cameras, Peripherals, Wireless

Late last month, Eye-Fi announced that its wares were finally supporting photo uploads to Apple’s MobileMe and the AdoramaPix service, and now, we’re seeing that its WiFi-enabled SD cards have a few more tricks up their sleeves. An Eye-Fi Manager update has opened up support for RSS feeds along with Twitter integration, enabling users to let their posse know when they’ve uploaded new photos for perusal. Additionally, the RSS support allows customers to “publish photos in a live real-time feed via RSS to the aggregator of their choice.” Hope you’re not a fan of post-processing.

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Thu09Oct20080843AM

Carcade lets you play your seedy neighborhood

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This isn’t the first stab at an “in-car gaming system” we’ve seen, but it may be the most novel. Carcade! is an “augmented reality in-car videogame” designed by students at the Berlin University of the Arts. Using a webcam, the landscape is captured and incorporated into the game itself, letting you navigate the hellish urban environment that you call home with a little spacecraft just like you’ve always wanted to. The faster and more erratically your friend drives, the more difficult game play becomes — we just wish we could play it on the window itself instead of a laptop. This would be just the thing for those cross-country road trips, though it might get a little dull while passing through the vast alkali plains of The Great American Desert. Watch the Carcade! road test after the break.

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Thu09Oct20080843AM

TechFaith hard at work on Android device, not saying who it’s for just yet

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Manufacturer TechFaith flexes some serious ODM muscle in its native China, slapping together phones for a variety of name brands — including Open Handset Alliance member Motorola. It’s a curious coincidence, then, that TechFaith is running its mouth right now about crafting an Android-powered device that it expects to be ready for end users sometime in early ‘09. For the moment, the company’s official line is that it’s “still in talks with several interested customers” and expects to make an announcement about which company will be lucky enough to silkscreen its logo onto TechFaith’s hard work at the end of November. With Android being a bit of a hot commodity right now, we can totally see any number of companies engaged in a bidding war here — but unless Moto has something ready to go, like, yesterday, it sure seems like working with TechFaith now to get something out of the door on the double could be the right move. [Warning: Subscription required]

[Via Talk Android, thanks Chris]

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Wed08Oct20080955AM

Want to intern for Engadget?

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Sure, you tell everyone that you’re “really into” Engadget and that you’d kill to work for the site… but do you really mean it? No, we don’t mean actually kill someone, but are you obsessed enough to want to be its pavement-pounding, hardscrabble intern? If you think you’ve got what it takes to get rough and tumble with the baddest tech journalism team in the history of human civilization, we want to hear from you. We’re looking for an East Coast intern (in NYC or a very short commute) that can put at least 25 hours a week in, with big potential for post-writing if you’re up to the task. Want to apply? Read on.

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Wed08Oct20080955AM

iriver SPINN hits the streets at last

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Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

It’s been a long wait since we first saw iriver hint at the SPINN way back at CES in January, but the flash player is finally shipping — just a few days late. Our full hands-on impressions are on the way, but there’s no denying that iriver has caught our eye with this distinctive player. 3.3-inch OLED touchscreen, unique spin controls and that traditional iriver eye for design make this thing potentially worth the hefty $250 (4GB) and $290 (8GB) asking prices — though we have a few issues with long-term usability we’ll need to hash out. It’ll be available at iriverinc.com, Amazon.com, J&R and B&H online stores, though iriver’s seems to be the only one with it live just yet.

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Wed08Oct20080955AM

Audi confirms pure electric car, will likely be based on VW Up! concept

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With an electric MINI Cooper just around the bend, a Twin Drive hybrid Volkswagen landing in 2010 and Chevrolet’s Volt rolling into showrooms in a matter of months, Audi’s ten-year plan is looking a little awkward. Though we’ve yet to hear that it’s actually speeding things up, Peter Schwarzenbauer, who sits on the management board at Ingolstadt, recently confirmed that the company would be offering “a pure electric car” sometime in the future. Additionally, rumors of it being based on the A1 were dashed, opening the door for speculation that it will instead be built around the VW Up! (Lupo) concept. Here’s hoping we find our prior to 2018.

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Wed08Oct20080955AM

Navigon’s 5100 max slips into FCC database

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Details are understandably scarce at the moment, but Navigon is apparently taking its 1+ year old 5100 navigation unit to the max. The predictably titled 5100 max has reportedly just seen its way into the FCC’s lair, and we’re told that it’ll feature a 4.3-inch display, Bluetooth, text-to-speech and lifetime traffic / Zagat ratings. As for price and availability? We’ll have to wait for the official word from Navigon on those bits. In the meanwhile… Rockford or Chicago?

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Tue07Oct20080851AM

ASUS&amp;amp;#039; Eee PC S101 gets hands-on treatment, release details

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Anxious to get your claws around an Eee PC that looks — amazingly — nothing like an Eee PC? Feast your eyes on the S101, which was recently toyed with by our brethren over at Engadget Chinese. We must say, this here piece of machinery looks mighty fine save for that not-at-all appealing brown coat, but we suppose beauty is in the eye of the beholder after all. As for launch dates (pricing is still a mystery), we’re hearing that the Asia-Pacific realm could see it as early as tomorrow, while Europe will get it in around a fortnight and North America sometime later this month. Oh, and if you’re in that latter region, you better bite early — just 1,000 of ‘em will be made available here initially.

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