Instead of handing out cheap mugs (or iPads... or iPods) and sending students on their merry way, administrators at Dublin City University will be showering incoming freshmen with free Chromebooks -- in doing so, it'll become the first European higher-education institution to adopt the device. As you probably recall, Google's always-connected laptops have gone through various incarnations throughout the years, but they've always included a dash of WiFi or 3G and a pinch of hasty boot -- intentionally ditching local storage for the cloud. The Google Chromebooks for Education partnership is said to support DCU's commitment to make 80 percent of its classes partially or fully online by 2013, allowing coeds to stay in their Scooby Doo pajamas or attend class from Pi Kappa Delta HQ. Now, if only the dining hall supported online ordering...

Dublin City University adopts Chromebooks -- time to go streaking through the quad! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Assisted parking's all the rage these days -- because the car parks itself, it seems trivial to remain in the car at all. That, friends, is the crux of why Valeo has produced Park4U: an iOS / Android app that remotely parks your car. Enter the app and begin the reversing process, and boom -- much like Houdini's best -- it takes care of the rest. The system's currently available on a limited number of Volkswagen-group models including the Touran, Sharan, Audi A6, Audi A7 and the Seat Alhambra, and the company is planning to have 38 models equipped with the tech by year's end. Practical considerations aside -- and there are several -- at least you won't need a friend to stand behind your car and holler before you hit the rear wall. Not buying it? Perhaps the video after the break will drive it home.

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Valeo Park4U turns your phone into a valet parking service (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Sep 2011 04:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple is famous ? hell, notorious even ? for their culture of secrecy. With the strictest of NDAs, discussions between even the closest of teams limited to need-to-know matters, and whispers of creepy internal investigation squads lurking about, people in the know tend to keep their lips sealed up tight. Unless that person's name is Stéphane Richard and they're the CEO of France Telecom ? then they say just about whatever the heck they want. In this case, he's stirring up the rumors surrounding the iPhone 5's launch date.

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Case-Mate published a page today featuring iPhone 5 case designs and pulled it just shortly after. If the case designs are the real deal we may be seeing an overhauled design for the iPhone 5 after all. Case-Mate recently claimed to have inside info regarding the iPhone...

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Android fans who like to get their game on will be pleased to know GameStop is getting into the tablet scene with its own Android tablet. GameStop president Tony Bartel told GamesIndustry.biz the company will launch a GameStop-branded tablet with several games pre-installed and game updates offered over the air.

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/09/gamestop-android-tablet/

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HTC Sensation XE heads to UK October 1st, white HTC Radar inbound too originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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RIM has always been a business thoroughbred, and this lineage continues with the release of Citrix Receiver for its PlayBook slab. Currently in beta, the remote access / virtualization tool is available via the BlackBerry App World, and boasts a smorgasbord of features sure to keep even the most tortured of Sys-Admins happy. Like? The ability to control which of your company's applications are available, multitasking, single sign-on access, and of course secure access to your enterprise systems. This ain't the first slate to offer up the service -- HP's now-defunct TouchPad had it months ago -- but at least it's keeping the enterprise happy while dodging that consumer-focused firestorm.

Citrix Receiver comes to PlayBook, RIM maintains enterprise credentials originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sticks is another one of those rare games where the intro is actually worth watching. It introduces you to office worker Bob, who is basically a wage slave fantasizing about a better existence.

Then, on his way back home from another grueling day at the office, he passes a huge sign which says "Sticks." This is where the game starts.

Each level has a number of coins hovering in mid-air, and your goal is to place sticks that lead those coins to Bob -- but you only have a limited amount of wood to play with. As soon as you're done placing your sticks strategically, hit the big Play button and let nature, or rather gravity, run its course. The coins will drop down, and if you place your sticks correctly, they will roll all the way to Bob.

The soundtrack is soothing and playful, and didn't get on my nerves even after playing for quite a while. All in all, a very cute game, especially for a day at the office.

Help Bob make money in Sticks, a fun physics game originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Today?s LogicBUY Deal is the new Lenovo Enhanced Multimedia Remote (N5902) with backlit keyboard for $39.99.  This is an update to the previous N5901 model.  It?s compatible with Xbox 360 and PS3.  Features rubberized keys and optical trackball (like the new Blackberry).  Uses a USB nano dongle (which stores in base of remote when not [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/09/14/deal-of-the-day-%e2%80%93-50-off-lenovo-enhanced-multimedia-remote-with-backlit-keyboard-2/

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InMobi, which bills itself as the world's largest independent mobile ad network, has raised a whopping $200 million in funding from Softbank. The investment will come in two tranches: half this month, the other half in April 2012. Softbank joins existing backers Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Sherpalo Ventures as investors in the company, which recently acquired HTML5 ad builder Sprout.

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