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If you’re looking to trick out your bike , Magura’s eLECT might be the electronic suspension system you crave — if you’re willing to sacrifice optimal reaction time. Using a 3D accelerometer, the eLECT analyzes terrain with a 0.2 second window to adjust to how bumpy or smooth your ride is. At first glance, 0.2 seconds seems impressive, but it equates to a distance of 3.6 feet when traveling at 12.4MPH. Indeed, on challenging trails, a lot can happen in 3.6 feet, and eLect’s reaction time might be a touch on the slow side. While the system isn’t quite perfect, it does offer some sweet options

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Meet Magura’s eLECT, an electronic suspension fork for tech-savvy cyclists

Cassette Is Not Dead refurbs cassette tapes into handsome lamps. They operate on a barter economy — send them 40 homemade mix-tapes and they’ll send you a wallet made from one tape; send them 80 pre-recorded tapes and they’ll send …        

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Lamps made from cassette tapes

“President Obama’s conciliatory gesture toward the press this week — a review of Justice Department investigations involving journalists — struck some national security reporters as closing the door after the sources have already bolted,” writes Elizabeth Haughey in the New …        

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After Justice Dept. press probes, a new chilling effect for US national security reporters

A U.S. district court today ruled that Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s department violated the rights of brown drivers in the state by racially profiling them… , and issued an injunction to halt the practice. It’s the first time the Maricopa        

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Court rules that racist profiling by Arizona Sheriff was, in fact, racist profiling

In what may be a first for the Federal Drug Administration, the agency has sent a letter to the makers of an iPhone medical app asking why its approval wasn’t sought before release. The uChek app analyzes photos of urine samples to give users quick health information. On Tuesday, the FDA told developer Biosense that it had 30 days to either show the agency that it has already received its blessing, or explain why the app didn’t need it in the first place. Continue reading…

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iPhone urine analysis app may require FDA approval, says agency

While Eric Schmidt’s proclamation that “most” new TVs would have Google TV embedded last year didn’t come true, LG stated today that it’s bringing the platform to more regions soon. The Korea Times reports an unnamed company executive at the KCTA Digital Cable Show stated the platform is yielding good returns, with average sales of 10,000 units per month. He went on to state that LG Electronics would bring Google TVs to Korea later this year — following the integrated IPTV boxes offered by LG Uplus — and China after that. Microsoft is apparently ready to follow Google TV’s lead with HDMI passthrough and TV overlays , we’ll see if it can gain traction at home and overseas before others catch up

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LG may bring Google TVs to Korea, China soon; seeing ‘good returns’ in the US

Abdulrahman Ali Alharbi, the “easy-going, good humored” Saudi Arabian student who was the target of intense suspicion after the bombings in Boston spoke out for the first time this week. In an interview with The Islamic Monthly, he says media attention since the attacks “double injured” him. You can hear the  interview in full here. More        

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The Saudi student mistakenly suspected after Boston Marathon bombing speaks out

An anonymous reader writes with this excerpt from PC Mag’s SecurityWatch: “We’ve pointed out some problems with Twitter’s new two-factor authentication. For example, since just one phone number can be associated with an account, Twitter’s two-factor authentication won’t work for organizations like the Associated Press, The Onion, or The Guardian. They were hacked; they could still be hacked again in the same way. However, security experts indicate that the problem is worse than that, a lot worse.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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How To Hack Twitter’s Two-Factor Authentication

Developers in Argentina have begun receiving letters from Google informing them that “Google Play will no longer be able to accept payments on behalf of developers registered in Argentina starting June 27, 2013.” The change applies to both paid apps and apps that use in-app purchases. The move appears to be related to new, restrictive regulations the Argentine government has imposed on currency exchanges, which The Telegraph detailed this past September. Twitter has quite a few developers complaining about the changes , but it’s not clear how many people will be affected. Android customers in Argentina will still be able to purchase apps in the Play store and developers from the country can continue to offer free apps. Celularis has a…

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Google no longer able to pay Android developers in Argentina, pulling apps on July 27th

Tumblr is the quintessential example of a tumblelog, the stripped-down style of blogging for which it is named. But as the Daily Dot explains , it wasn’t the first to offer a short form blogging service. Tumblr — which Yahoo purchased last week for $1.1 billion in cash — is at least the third tumblelog to hit the Web, following two lesser known sites: Anarchaia and Projectionist . Those two predecessors served as inspiration for David Karp, who founded Tumblr about six years ago

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The little known history of the sites that inspired Tumblr

You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy. Comments

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The Daily Roundup for 05.24.2013

When few (if any) web browsers do everything well, many of us have more than one client just to cover all the bases. The GO Launcher Dev Team’s just-launched Next Browser for Android tries to solve this in the simplest way possible: it cherry picks features from established rivals. Sharing extensions from Dolphin ? Check. Chrome’s frequently visited pages

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Next Browser for Android mashes up its rivals’ greatest hits (video)

Pornhub compared Gallup’s survey of religiosity to its own records of smut-seekers, and learned that residents of America’s most religious cities love themselves some porn. [Pando Daily]        

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America’s most religious cities download lots of porn

Yahoo is among the growing number of media companies that have bid to acquire Hulu, the streaming video service owned by NBC Universal, Fox, and Disney, according to a report by All Things D . The news site reported that the other bidders include DirecTV, Time Warner Cable, William Morris Endeavor, and Guggenheim Digital. Meanwhile, the New York Post reports that Hulu employees are begginning to depart.

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Yahoo among bidders for Hulu, as report says employees head for exits

Google has been busy pushing ahead with plans to be a wired internet provider in the US with Google Fiber , and it looks like it’s intent on being a major player in the wireless network business elsewhere in the world as well. According to a report out today from The Wall Street Journal , Google is currently in the midst of a “mutipronged effort” that would “fund, build and help run wireless networks in emerging markets such as sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia.” That effort would reportedly involve partnerships with local companies, and an emphasis on delivering wireless access to residents outside major cities, where wired internet remains unavailable — Google, and Eric Schmidt in particular, have repeatedly talked about reaching the next five billion people . According to the WSJ , Google would provide its own “recently developed wireless technologies” for at least some of the networks, some of which are said to involve TV whitespace technology . For its part, Google is remaining mum on the matter, and it’s not clear when we can expect the networks to actually roll out. Filed under: Wireless , Mobile , Google Comments Source: Wall Street Journal

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Google reportedly pursuing ‘multipronged effort’ to build wireless networks in emerging markets

Actor Tim Curry suffered a stroke last night, but the 67-year-old is “doing great” and already recovering at home, according to reports. Get well soon, Tim! • Rocky Horror Muppet Show • Rocky Horror costumes • LOLCats meet Rocky Horror        

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Tim Curry "recovering after major stroke"

As of today, AT&T’s prepaid GoPhone customers now have access to the company’s burgeoning LTE network. Previously, prepaid users could only connect to the carrier’s older 3G and Edge networks — not a major stumbling block for most, since the company sells no LTE-ready prepaid phones . But it did stink for those who were hoping to get LTE-capable devices, such as an iPhone 5 or HTC One, running on AT&T’s contract-free service. Continue reading…

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AT&T prepaid users can now get LTE, if they have the right phone

This Chicago public school security guard was reportedly suspended after pushing a students down a flight of stairs. Damn! [via Sky News]        

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School safety officer throws student down flight of stairs

Google is working on building up wireless networks in sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia and other developing regions, reports The Wall Street Journal . Google is said to be “deep” in the process of funding and building such networks, and is looking to partner with local companies and seeking to have local regulators open up spectrum reserved for TV and other industries. That spectrum may be so-called “white spaces,” the portions that TV companies don’t use but which are still licensed to them. After all, in March, Google announced a trial to deliver wireless broadband to ten schools in South Africa over white spaces, which would seem to be in line with the larger ambitions reported today. Continue reading…

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Google may fund and build wireless networks in Africa, Southeast Asia, WSJ reports

“The nightly riots began on Sunday in the north-western [Stockholm] suburb of Husby, a deprived, largely immigrant area. It is believed they were sparked by the death of a man nearly a week before, who was shot by police after he allegedly threatened to kill them with a machete.” [BBC]        

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Five nights of rioting in Sweden

Glenn Fleishman at The Economist: Chris Hadfield has captured the world’s heart, judging by the 14m YouTube views of his free-fall rendition of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity”, recorded on the International Space Station (ISS). The Canadian astronaut’s clear voice and capable guitar-playing were complemented by his facility in moving around in the microgravity of low-earth        

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Copyright in space

Still restless from the Xbox One unveiling, we bring you episode 345 of the Engadget Podcast. This time around, Peter Rojas and Tim Stevens grace the microphones (Brian sadly wasn’t able to make it). Ready for our post-event thoughts with sides of Tumblr, Flickr, Yahoo and more? Stream all the audio goodness below or join us past the break to subscribe and watch the video version. Hosts: Tim Stevens, Peter Rojas Producer: Joe Pollicino Hear the podcast: Comments

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Engadget Podcast 345: Xbox One debrief – 05.23.13

The game console of the future will be a tiny box and a large connection to the cloud. Projections will illuminate across your living room, turning your furniture Pleasantville black-and-white to project the somber tone that the game detects from your heartbeat. “You are the controller” — but this is now more a medical distinction than it is a slogan. Intravenously entangled, from plasma to pixel. Welcome to the future

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Top Shelf 012: ‘Xbox On’

In case you hadn’t heard, Microsoft pulls the wraps off of its next-gen gaming console earlier this week at an event on its Redmond campus. A brand new issue of our slate magazine steps inside the lab where the Xbox One was built for a behind the scenes look at how the new “all-in-one” box came to be. We also offer up our initial impressions of the unit and both its gamepad and Kinect 2.0 peripherals in an extended hands-on.

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Distro Issue 92: Building the Xbox One

Rumors have been flying around about a major visual redesign to Apple’s iOS ever since Jony Ive took on an interface design role following the departure of senior VP and mobile software head Scott Forstall . Most of those rumors have focused on a new, “flat” design that would remove many of the skeumorphic aspects of iOS that have cropped up over the years, and now 9to5Mac’s Mark Gurman has been tipped off to a number of new features and design elements in iOS 7. For starters, Ive will reportedly banish the mismatched “heavy textures” found across iOS in favor of a unified scheme largely featuring more simple black-and-white tones.

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Jony Ive’s iOS 7 redesign reportedly eliminates ‘heavy textures’ for a flat, ‘black and white’ design