The Daily Engadget: New NASA Suits, Cablevision's Superfast Internet
Video: NASA's next-gen space suit back on track
You can't have a new spaceship without some new digs -- when the first astronauts trudge across the gangway for the inaugural launch of NASA's new Orion spacecraft (scheduled for 2015), they will be sporting some redesigned space suits. The new Constellation Space Suit System (CSSS), the first space suit update in 40 years, will feature a modular design that will allow them to work for a variety of missions, such as patching up the ISS or nuking Earth-bound asteroids. Peep the video, here.
Cablevision Rolling Out Super Fast Internet Access
Proof that competition is a great thing, Cablevision has announced that it will be offering its insanely fast 101 megabytes per second Internet service across its East Coast network... just how fast is 101Mbps? Well, for one thing, it'll download about 150 songs per minute (assuming you have the cash to actually buy that many tunes). It's also twice as fast as Comcast's and Verizon's highest speed packages (at only 50Mbps), which both cost around $140 per month. The pièce de résistance -- Cablevision's only charging $99 a month.
Seattle Gets Electric (Cars)
The boxy EV, Nissan's latest electric car, is slated for testing in Seattle, WA. Before the test begins, Seattle will have to figure out how -- and where -- to place and maintain charging stations throughout the city. The cars may even show up in Arizona, California, Ireland and Tennessee in the coming months.
Samsung Rolls Out Sleek New Camcorders
Today, Samsung released info on two new camcorders, the SMX-C10 (16 gigabytes of internal memory plus expansion via flash memory) and the SMX-C10 (no internal memory, just flash), coming out in July. Both seem to be inspired by the design of the curvaceous HMX-R10 and are outfitted with 10x optical zooms and 2.7-inch LCDs. No word yet on the resolution -- could be high definition or standard.
Are OLED TV's Finally Coming in 2010?
MegaWhat.tv reports that Samsung will finally be bringing its OLED technology to the consumer market next year. What's the big deal with OLED? The display technology is more energy efficient than its LCD-based brethren, and the panels can be ridiculously thin, because OLED displays don't require backlighting.
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