It looks like NextoDI is back with another storage device aimed at the hot-to-trot paparazzi set. Like
the last offering we saw from the company, the ND-2725 sports a 2.5-inch SATA hard drive (up to 200GB) and supports just about every other memory card out there. Additionally, data can be backed up via USB and FireWire, including
SxS and
P2 cards from Sony and Panasonic camcorders, respectively. The company bills this guy as the "world's fastest backup device," and while we wonder about that, at a max speed of 32MB/s, it's certainly no slouch. Besides, you can't put a premium on data integrity -- you wouldn't want a loused backup to come between you and all those
National Enquirer greenbacks, would you?
Filed under: Digital Cameras, Storage
Nexto ND-2725 video backup: has Sean Penn met his match? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments If you need a pocketable digi-cam that works in all the extremes you do -- from the aquatic expanse of water jogging class to the frigid wastelands at the ski lodge's heated terrace -- you traditionally haven't had many choices. Olympus is the biggest player with its SW series of non-flimsy
Mju cameras (µ if you dig special chars), and is now extending and re-branding that line to reinforce its durable nature, completely dropping "SW" and instead going for the rather more apt label of "Tough," as in Mju Tough and Stylus Tough (monikers already applied to the lineup elsewhere on this hostile planet). The series will include options at varying levels of durability, with the lightweight ones handling shock and submersion, and the more hardcore models adding the ability to work in freezing temperatures and survive some crushing action. They sound perfect for capturing your next expedition to the park on a cold, rainy day, but sadly there's no mention of improving the one aspect that's been
lacking in these cameras: picture quality. We'll see how well they fare in that department when the new models drop in January.
[Via
PhotographyBLOG]
Filed under: Digital Cameras
Olympus Mju Tough cameras are tougher, mjuier originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments According to two reports, Sony Ericsson and HTC are both semi-confirming Android handsets for 2009. An SE spokesman by the name of Garfield Brusewitz was quoted as saying that the company would introduce higher-end models of the Google-powered devices to start with, then supplement those handsets with cheaper versions aimed at a broader market. In another article, HTC says that it will launch one "or more" Android phones in the new year, aiming to have them on shelves by Summer. This hardly comes as a surprise from either of these companies, as HTC has been on-board since day one of the
OHA and, you know,
already has an Android handset out, and Sony Ericsson's
announcement of participation was naturally going to lead to some actual hardware. Now it's just a matter of getting these out the door, and... sneak peaks at CES, anyone?
[Via
Phandroid]
Read - Sony Ericsson chooses Android
Read - Google phone to Denmark this Summer
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Sony Ericsson, HTC say new Android-powered handsets due next year originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Buffalo has already shown its willingness to cram a pricey
SSD into an external enclosure for those who prefer quiet, quick operations over the pure vastness of traditional HDDs, and now it's doing so once more with the SSD-equipped
LinkStation Mini. Easily titled LS-WSS240GL/R1, the 240GB device houses a pair of 120GB solid state drives and features DLNA / iTunes server capabilities, an Ethernet port, RAID 0 / 1 compatibility, a USB 2.0 socket and a nifty function to turn it off and on with the PC it's connected to (should you want it to). It's expected to hit Japanese peripheral shops late this month with a ¥111,300 ($1,200) sticker in tow, so you'd better be exceptionally wealthy or really, really through with HDDs before okaying the transaction on this one.
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Buffalo's LinkStation Mini external hard drive goes SSD originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Neonode AB, a wholly-owned subsidiary of US-based Neonode, Inc., has filed a petition for bankruptcy in Sweden. The company, which has focused almost all of its efforts on pushing the now aged
Neonode N2 since 2004, finally caved after looking
so vulnerable in late July. According to Per Bystedt, CEO and Chairman of Neonode: "For the past six months we have focused on turning the business around and solving the financial situation of Neonode AB; we continue to have great belief in our technology and believe we have a competitive product in the Neonode N2 but without sufficient funds we cannot continue operations." No word of a revamped OS. No word of
hardware tweaks. Nothing that sounds to us like they really
want to survive in today's high-stakes handset market. At any rate, the parent company is hoping to trudge on as a technology licensing company, with or without
Mr. N2.
[Via
GeekZone]
Filed under: Cellphones
Neonode AB, maker of the N2, files for bankruptcy originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments The Wii Fit's slab of a peripheral is called a
Balance Board for good reason: it's fine if a little yoga and pilates action is all you need to keep in shape, but, sturdy as it is, jumping up and down is liable to form cracks before toned thighs. If you need some
high impact aerobics to be rid of that spare tire you'll have to go custom, like the SwiitBoard from a cardio-loving Wii aficionado called frits. It's just a durable wooden plank propped up by foam blocks on either end and a
Wiimote zip tied to the front. The magic happens in the software, converting the up/down impacts of jogging in place into forward motion, with left or right roll turning the avatar in the simple game he worked out (video below). It's perhaps a bit crude, but would you rather have a board that looks good or a bod that looks good? Yeah, we'd pick gadget aesthetics too. If you want your own, frits will sell you the software for €10 -- money that will fund another of his projects: a site that fights global warming via pictures of scantily clad, eco-minded ladies.
[Via
Hack A Day]
Continue reading SwiitBoard: the sweeter way to get fit on the Wii
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SwiitBoard: the sweeter way to get fit on the Wii originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Personally, we think the
PowerMate P4000 and P6000 all-in-one machines are entirely more striking than the abominable NEC Mate MF all-in-one, but maybe we'd feel otherwise seeing it in person. All that aside, the PC-in-a-monitor includes a 17-inch panel (1,280 x 1,024 resolution), 2GHz Intel Celeron E1400, 1GB of RAM, an 80GB hard drive, DVD drive, six USB ports and Windows Vista Business. Its partner in crime, the much more palatable UltraLite VC laptop (shown after the jump), checks in with a 12.1-inch LCD (1,280 x 800 resolution), a 1.2GHz Celeron 723 CPU (a Core 2 Duo SU9300 is optional and highly recommended), 1GB of RAM, 80GB HDD (SSD is again, optional), a fingerprint reader, SD card slot and your choice of OS. Both machines should be ready for consumption next month, with the starting prices pegged at ¥131,250 ($1,415) and ¥149,000 ($1,606) in order of mention.
[Via
AkihabaraNews]
Continue reading NEC unveils Mate MF all-in-one PC, UltraLight VC laptop in Japan
Filed under: Desktops, Laptops
NEC unveils Mate MF all-in-one PC, UltraLight VC laptop in Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments 
After winning purchasing spectrum in the 700MHz FCC auction, we were all a little disappointed to hear that we'd have to wait until the year 2010 for high-speed LTE networks to launch (widescale deployments coming later) on both Verizon and AT&T. In a surprise, seemingly off-the-cuff statement made Tuesday at Cisco's C-Scape conference, Verizon's unfortunately named executive VP and CTO, Dick Lynch, said, "We expect that LTE will actually be in service somewhere here in the U.S. probably this time next year." Lynch also said that Verizon plans to coordinate the rollout of femtocell base stations (likely with WiFi) to extend the signal indoors -- something that shouldn't be too difficult since LTE will be riding the old home-penetrating 700MHz analog TV signal. With LG demonstrating 60Mbps download speeds on the world's first LTE chips for cellphones and data cards yesterday, consider us packed and ready to move to the first city VZW lights up.
[Via PhoneScoop]
Filed under: Wireless
Dick Lynch: Verizon's LTE rollout to launch next year, not 2010 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Like aftermarket batteries do ya? Just keep this picture in mind
danger-boy when you're ordering a 10-cell, 13,000mAh Li-ion battery from eBay for your Eee PC 901. Also available in black to match the depths of your shame for turning your ultra-portable into a semi-luggable. One more for grins after the break.
[Via
jkkmobile]
Continue reading Aftermarket 10-cell battery creates Eee PC 901: Hammerhead Edition
Filed under: Laptops
Aftermarket 10-cell battery creates Eee PC 901: Hammerhead Edition originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments 
Check it PC and Mac gamers, Logitech just announced its G13 Gameboard. With a trio of game modes, built-in 160 x 43 pixel LCD for stats and messaging, 25 programmable keys, and a programmable joystick, Logitech says that the G13 "offers up to 87 ways for you to control your game." It comes with pre-configured settings for
World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade and
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare to name a few. Otherwise, you can setup custom button-profiles as you please and even create macros on the fly without having to pause your quest. Available in US and Europe sometime this month for $80.
Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals
Logitech's G13 gameboard turns it up to level 80 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments You know how you can tell that this is a "luxury" phone? It looks like it was shaped by an overly taut sphincter. The Vertu Boucheron 150 is made from "solid gold" and is meant to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Boucheron jewelry house in Paris. According to the designer, it took 1,000 hours to cut into shape, 700 hours to hand polish, and more than 500 hours to build. Funny, it only took us a split-second to wretch. Do the
Japanese really prefer these
Vertu designs from Nokia over the
E71? No price or any real detail announced, just a picture of the enormous packing box after the break.
[Via
Unwired View, thanks Robin of L.]
Continue reading The solid gold Vertu Boucheron 150 makes us hate humanity
Filed under: Cellphones
The solid gold Vertu Boucheron 150 makes us hate humanity originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments We knew it was
coming this month, now we have the day: tomorrow. Yup,
PlayStation Home will launch globally on December 11th. The 3D virtual on-line community is like Second Life, only with the risk of
rootkit. Hot. All kidding aside, the new service gives PS3 owners a customizable place to chat (voice or text) and play games with other PlayStation Home users through personalized avatars. Just like real life except without acne and all your social shortcomings. Home will be available to download and "experience basic features" for free -- some services (like creating a "club") will require cash though, so be prepared.
Update: Added video of Red Bull's PlayStation Home Air Race game after the break. It's also worth noting that the US is positioning this as an "
open beta" whereas the
Japanese announcement seems to position this as full production launch.
Continue reading PlayStation Home launching globally tomorrow, December 11th
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PlayStation Home launching globally tomorrow, December 11th originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments 
In 2005 Intel revealed its 65-nm manufacturing process, then 45-nm in 2007. Today, in keeping with its
"tick-tock" strategy, Intel is announcing a further shrinkage to its manufacturing process as it ends the development phase for
32-nm chip circuitry. That puts the chips on a production schedule for Q4 2009 -- interesting as Intel's rumored 32-nm
Medfield chip wasn't expected until the first half of 2010. According to Intel, the new chips incorporate second-generation
high-k + metal gate technology with transistors that switch 22% faster than its current 45-nm Penryn chips. Why should you care? Well, the smaller chips are cheaper to manufacture which should translate to consumer savings. They also require less power than Intel's notoriously power-friendly Atom-class chips. As an interesting side note, the
Wall Street Journal is reporting that Intel has also disclosed a variant of its 45-nm process (the Lincroft-based
Pineview we presume) "that is tailored to create chips for portable computing devices that require low power consumption." Uh, those wouldn't be
targeting ARM by any chance would they Intel? Wink wink, nudge nudge.
[Via
Wall Street Journal]
Filed under: Handhelds, Laptops
Intel's 32nm chips ready for MIDs and netbooks in 2009 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Are you a Wii fanatic? Do you enjoy getting "in" "there" and really messing about? Well here's a word to the wise: if you want to keep on keepin' on with your funky mods and hacks, don't get a new Wii. Apparently, fresh shipments of Nintendo's cash cow are stocked with an optical drive configuration that somehow breaks current modchips -- thus rendering your freedom from gaming oppression null and void. It seems that the drives sport a new fusion of older components (including the controller chip) which contribute to the disruption in your regularly scheduled program of l33t hackery. Luckily for you, you're too hardcore to spring for a new system -- so you're safe from this glaring affront to your personal freedom... right?
[Thanks, Mike]
Filed under: Gaming
New Wii drives breaking modchips, hearts, legs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Just when you thought Dell had every possible gap in its lineup of well-priced LCD monitors filled, here comes the UltraSharp 1909W to completely blow your mind. Featuring a 1440 x 900 19-inch panel, the 16:10 display boasts the mid-range sort of specs we've come to know and love, like a 5ms response time, 1,000:1 contrast ratio and 300 nits of brightness. On other unexciting fronts the display does VGA and DVI -- no HDMI here, folks -- and includes four USB plugs for bringing some
crapgadget to your otherwise mundane existence. Luckily, the price is right: $239, sure to drop rapidly as the inevitable 1909X/Y/Z make their way onto the scene.
[Via
Electronista]
Filed under: Displays
Dell's UltraSharp 1909W does an awkward barrel roll into the realm of availability originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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