5:57PM We're inside and front and center. In just a few sweet moments Steve Ballmer will take the stage and launch us into a phantasmagoric world of keynote goodness. Keep your internet terminals tuned to this channel!
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Live from Steve Ballmer's CES keynote originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments It was already a fair bet that Steve Ballmer will be talking about Windows 7 during his CES keynote tonight, especially after the
beta keys leaked but we'd say the odds just got better: we just hit up the Microsoft booth a little early and spotted a prominent 7 display. We were hustled out before we got a chance to dig further, but we were certainly intrigued by the black cloth covering up the Windows Mobile display -- we doubt it means anything, but maybe Ballms has some WinMo 7 action to show off as well. Check it in the gallery!
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Microsoft CES ninja booth tour: hello Windows 7 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Look for something to drive your new Samsung
monitor or 120Hz 3D HDTV? Enter
NVIDIA's GeForce 3D Vision package, loaded up with powered 3D glasses (no red / blue silliness here, charged via USB) and an IR emitter to keep everything synced between the display and your glasses.
Left 4 Dead,
WoW: WotLK and several other games are already compatible with more expected to come soon. CES had a quick demo and didn't notice any of the headaches sometimes associated with stereocopic 3D, but at $399 for the display and $199 for this set when it's available in the next few days, we're not sure how close we want to get to those zombies, but WoW fans may see things differently.
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NVIDIA offers up GeForce 3D Vision, takes WoW players further down the rabbit hole originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Sure, Panasonic's
0.33-inch thin Neo PDP might have just redefined our definition of thin, but the new Samsung HDTV are quite the lookers. The form factor, like the company's touted
UI initiative, is fairly unified in appearance across all models. Frankly, we had a pretty hard time telling them apart, and all we could really think about is how awesome they'd look in our living rooms. Hard to tell from the gallery below, but trust us, the picture quality is very crisp and clean. Now if we could only get a glimpse of
Internet@TV in action.
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Samsung LCD 750, Plasma PDP 850, new LED series hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments 
We've already seen quite a
few shakeups at
OLPC, but it looks like things have taken a considerably more drastic turn today, with Nicholas Negroponte himself announcing that the organization is "refocusing its mission" by cutting its staff by about 50% and giving the remaining 32 folks a cut in pay. But that's not all, OLPC will also apparently be "passing on the development" of the Sugar OS to the community, and it'll be increasingly shifting its focus toward the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Northwestern Pakistan as it spins off its operations in Latin America and Africa. Negroponte does say, however, that OLPC will continue to focus on the development of its second generation platform, and it apparently even hopes to bring the cost of the laptop down to
zero for the least developed countries. Hit up the link below for the complete announcement.
[Via
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OLPC "refocuses" its mission, cuts staff by 50% originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments We couldn't help but notice Sony's cute little
Webbie MHS-CM1 and MHS-PM1 HD cams hiding in the corner while we were scoping out the
VAIO P and the
Walkman NWZ-X1000, so we snuck a few shots. They look and feel really nice, and while we didn't get a chance to check the video quality, the PM1's swiveling screen certainly brings something new to the Flip-esque form-factor. Check 'em out in the gallery!
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Comments While
Sony's OLED TV is little more than a beautiful, 11-inch novelty, LG is swaggering dangerously close to a respectable kitchen TV with this 15-inch AMOLED TV prototype. On display here at CES and planned for a
production run sometime this summer, the image is absolutely stunning -- every bit as impressive as the Sony's XEL-1. Nothing else compares to the incredible contrast achieved by these OLED displays. Have a look in the gallery -- we've got the prototype pictured with and without its chubby TV bezel. It's credit-card thin (0.8-mm) and only on
Engadget.
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Eyes on with LG's near-production 15-inch OLED TV: come on summer originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments We just grabbed a first look at Sony's new
VAIO P. At first glance, the screen is bright and ultrasharp -- certainly stretching the limits of our eyesight. We'd say the keys are a little bit light and shallow for our taste, but good as far as most "netbooks" go, and the "nipple," like all like pointers, will take getting used to and careful calibration, though it's definitely sensitive. It's certainly not hefty, but we'd say there's the standard amount of Sony build quality, and while high for a netbook, $900 doesn't "feel" too far off. We love lightweight, but this netbook almost feels like it lacks innards, the real deal seems almost like it's a mock-up device. Videos of all all its best sides after the break.
Continue reading Sony VAIO P hands-on
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Sony VAIO P hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Not that we really needed Sony to tell us something we already knew, but we certainly appreciate the gesture. The hotly anticipated
VAIO P is for real, and it's coming in as the world's lightest 8-inch netbook at just 1.4 pounds. The Vista-based device packs an almost unbelievable 1,600 x 768 resolution LED-backlit XBRITE-ECO LCD display, 802.11n WiFi, 3G WWAN, Bluetooth, a battery good for four hours (eight hours with the optional high-capacity cell) and a GPS module for good measure. You'll also find an instant-on mode that launches directly into Sony's Xross Media Bar interface, and the inbuilt webcam will keep the video chats going well into the morning. It'll start shipping in early February (in garnet red, emerald green, onyx black, crystal white and classic black hues) for $900 and up, and you can peek the full release just after the break.
Continue reading Sony gets official with VAIO P: world's lightest 8-inch netbook
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Sony gets official with VAIO P: world's lightest 8-inch netbook originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Got an MSDN subscription? Interested in checking out Windows 7 without engaging in any
shady downloading? According to some tips we're receiving, keys are available right now through official channels -- and they even work. Mr. Ballmer was widely expected to announce the release of the (so far quite well-received) OS into public beta at his
keynote speech later tonight, so you might say they've let the cat out of the bag a
little early on this one. Give it a try, if you would, and let us know what you find. Sadly our subscriptions were revoked for
posting silly pictures of a certain CEO.
Update: Seems it's gone. We'll just have to wait for the official word. You know
where you can find it.
[Thanks, Wayne S.]
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Fresh-baked Windows 7 beta keys now available through MSDN? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Yes, we know just how hard it can be to take pictures with your standard
compact digital camera, what with the whole
shutter button and all. Thank goodness for Samsung, who will take ease of use to a "new level" this spring with the TL100 slim camera, capable of automatically detecting whether you're taking a picture of a mountain or a person and toggling the appropriate mode accordingly. It can even go ahead and just take the durned picture for you in certain modes, able to tell when everyone has their eyes open or is beaming a sufficiently big enough smile. It will also take 800 x 592 videos at 20fps, and manages to pack a 2.7-inch TFT LCD into a body that Samsung says is just 16mm thick -- if you don't count the protrusion from the 3X lens. Since that lens is decidedly non-removable, we think we will.
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Samsung taking all that complexity out of pointing and shooting with the 12.2 megapixel TL100 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments We're not quite sold on its
world's slimmest Blu-ray player claim, but this Samsung
BD-P4600 is certainly one of the sleekest, especially with its
Touch of Color aesthetic. Also like its ToC muse, it seems to have a knack for catching and showing off dust particles. We didn't see the touch controls on top of the unit, and we weren't allowed to pull it out and get a clear shot of the ports, but did manage to snap a image of the disc loader on the right side of the unit. Still no word on pricing, so keep guessing.
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Samsung BD-P4600 hands-on: 'world's slimmest' Blu-ray player originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments 3:50PM We're on the floor at Sony's big show in Vegas. There's a twisting line out the door, but we're about to head inside and grab seats. Stay tuned for live coverage as it happens!
Continue reading Live from Sony's CES press event
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Live from Sony's CES press event originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Regardless of your camcorder needs (well, outside of the professionals in attendance), Sony's got you covered. Today at CES, the company is introducing the DCR-DVD850 and DCR-DVD650 DVD Handycams to complement its GPS-packin'
HDR line and the perfectly midrange
flash-based Handycams. These buggers include Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lenses, a 60x optical zoom, 1/8-inch 680k-pixel CCD imagers and instant recording to three-inch DVDs. Thankfully, there's also the option of capturing to a Memory Stick PRO Duo card, and the DVD850 even adds 16GB of internal storage for the truly indecisive. The pair also features a 2.7-inch LCD touchpanel and Steady Shot image stabilization, and they'll run you $430 and $300 in order of mention when they ship next month.
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Sony's DCR-DVD850 and DCR-DVD650 DVD Handycams: perfect for the anti-edit crowd originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments If you shuddered at the sight of Sony's
GPS-packin' HDR camcorders, the outfit has a much milder, calmer set headed your way. The all new Flash Handycam line strips away most of the dazzling features on the aforementioned family, though one of the four still keeps the most important bit: high-def recording. The flagship HDR-CX100 logs clips at 1,920 x 1,080 and captures 4 megapixel stills, but the privilege will cost you $600. For that, you'll also get Face Detection, Smile Shutter, 8GB of embedded flash memory, a Memory Stick PRO Duo card slot, 10x optical zoom, 2.7-inch LCD monitor and a choice of black, silver or red. If that's still too far out of your league, it's also introducing a trio of flash-based SD models: the 16GB DCR-SX60, 8GB DCR-SX41 and 4GB DCR-SX40, which will cost about $370, $300 and $270, respectively.
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Sony offers up HDR-CX100 HD Handycam alongside three lowly SD models originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Sony, the debatable kind of proprietary formats, has finally caved. Well, at least in this one instance, anyway. In a presumed confession that Apple's music players actually are somewhat popular, it is releasing the iPod / iPhone-friendly CMT- LX20i micro shelf system, CMT- LX20i clock radio and MHC-EC99i mini boombox (pictured above). Not a whole lot left to say other than they also play CDs, tell time and rattle windows, respectively. For pricing and release details -- including a word or two on the new Muteki systems -- hit up the read link.
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Sony bites the bullet, releases Made for iPod music systems originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Following an annual
tradition, Sony has loosed several new HDR-series camcorders. Stop carrying that silly
GPS dongle, as the HDR-XR520V (240GB of storage), HDR-XR500V and HDR-XR200V (both 120GB) pack one onboard along with NAVTEQ maps to geotag photos and videos alike, automatically detect time zone, highlight current map location and possibly save your life during an extended walk through the woods. The 520 and 500 are Sony's first with back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor, providing twice the low light performance of previous models. Smile Shutter, Dolby Digital 5.1 sound recording and 3.2-inch touch panel LCDs are standard across the line, including the low end HDR-XR100 (80GB) model. They start shipping in March for between $1,500 and $750 along with three new SD cams but -- c'mon.
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Sony shows off GPS packing 1080p camcorders originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Tired of seeing your child come home from school in tears, only to find that all the cool cats in the playground were telling him / her to get a real
pocket camcorder if they wanted to join the clique? Never fear, as
Sony has just introduced two new Webbie HD cameras for giving your youngsters the chance to capture spontaneous moments in glorious high-def. The MHS-CM1 and MHS-PM1 both grab live action video in 1,440 x 1,080/30p and take stills at 5 megapixels; uploading the MP4 results are said to be a snap thanks to the embedded software that handles most of the hard work. They're available in two designs and three "stylish" colors (eggplant, orange and silver), and while the CM1 (available now for $200) gets gifted with a 2.5-inch swivel LCD and a 5x optical zoom, the four-ounce PM1 (ships in April for $170) goes screenless and sticks to a 4x digital zoom.
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Sony's MHS-CM1 and MHS-PM1 Webbie HD cams teach your kids to upload originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments We know, the
digiframe market is just downright saturated with ho hum offerings that offer little innovation and oodles of boring, but Sony's got four out today at
CES that are just a step or two above the rest. Kicking things off is the top-end DPF-X1000 ($300; March) and second-tier DPF-V1000 ($250; March), both of which offer 10-inch panels, an alarm clock, auto dimmer, a variety of slideshow functions, an auto orientation sensor and a bit of magic that "auto corrects the white balance" in your photos. The former model arrives with 2GB of internal storage and sports a black / wood-trimmed motif, while the latter fellow gets half the storage and a less striking silver trim. Following those two are the 9-inch DPF-D92 and 8-inch DPF-D82, both of which have a VGA panel, 1GB of memory and would love be wall-mounted.
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Sony debuts four new Bluetooth-ready digital photo frames originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Sony's busting out a plethora of wares today in Vegas, and included among them is a new entry-level W-Series Cyber-shot. The DSC-W220 features both Intelligent Scene Recognition and Dynamic Range Optimizer, both of which were previously reserved for higher-end offerings. Specs wise, it's touting a 2.7-inch LCD monitor, Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 4X optical zoom lens, HD output, Optical SteadyShot stabilization, 15MB of internal memory and a Memory Stick card slot.It'll hit this April in silver, black, pink and blue for about $190.
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Sony trots out 12 megapixel Cyber-shot DSC-W220 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Sony's press event is just about to start, but we managed to sneak away and grab some snaps of the heavily-guarded new OLED touchscreen
Walkman NWZ-X1000. It's under some major glass and lights and we were working fast, so we apologize for any blurriness, but that's the price of exclusives, kids. Check back soon for the official shots during the presser -- and don't worry, we're on the hunt for the VAIO P.
Continue reading Sony touchscreen Walkman NWZ-X1000 OLED player hands-on!
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Sony touchscreen Walkman NWZ-X1000 OLED player hands-on! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments No surprise here, but
Sony's making darn sure it's not left behind in the
connected HDTV arena by introducing seven new sets that all look to the
Yahoo! Widget Engine to pull down Amazon Video on Demand, YouTube, Slacker and other web-based content right on one's HDTV. Proudly dubbed Bravia Internet Widgets, the functionality will come bundled in with the firm's ZBR9 lineup (comprised of the 52-inch KDL-52XBR9, 46-inch KDL-46XBR, 40-inch KDL-40XBR90 and 32-inch KDL-32XBR9) as well as the 52-inch KDL-52Z5100, 46-inch KDL-46Z5100, and 40-inch KDL-40Z5100. All seven sets tout 1080p panels, BRAVIA Sync, four HDMI inputs, an Ethernet jack and a cute Energy Star 3.0 sticker to boot. Gear up for TV 2.0 (or are we up to 3.0?) to land this Spring.
Continue reading Sony brings Yahoo! widgets to 1080p ZBR9 / Z-Series HDTVs
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Sony brings Yahoo! widgets to 1080p ZBR9 / Z-Series HDTVs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments During the run-up to
CES, we heard through the grapevine that
eco-friendly and well-connected HDTVs were going to be all the rage in early January, and so far, those premonitions are spot on. Sony's new BRAVIA VE5 line sucks down around 40% less power than many of the company's other LCD HDTV models, and there are two main developments to thank. First, the 52-inch KDL-52VE5, the 46-inch KDL-46VE5 and the 40-inch KDL-40VE5 all tout a zero-watt standby switch, which -- when flipped on -- cuts power usage to "nearly zero watts." Additionally, this Energy Star 3.0-compliant trifecta is the first from Sony to sport the micro-tubular Hot Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (HFCL), and as if that wasn't enough, there's even a motion sensor that can turn the set off if no action is sensed and a ambient light sensor for good measure. All greenness aside, each of the three also boasts Motionflow 120Hz technology, a USB port for loading up digital media files, the BRAVIA Engine 2, BRAVIA Sync, four HDMI inputs and 24- True Cinema. Check 'em this summer for currently undisclosed prices; full release is after the break.
Continue reading Sony's BRAVIA VE5 series brings zero-watt standy, HCFL backlighting
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Sony's BRAVIA VE5 series brings zero-watt standy, HCFL backlighting originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Netflix
streaming is one thing, but
Vizio seems to be taking its new status as a
premium HDTV manufacturer very well, with the new Connected HDTV platform featuring support for
Yahoo! Widgets, Flash,
Blockbuster OnDemand (!), Flickr, Pandora, Rhapsody and Accedo Broadband. Due Fall 2009, owners can feel free to go wired or 802.11n style to connect to any of these services in HD, if supported. Clearly missing? Yahoo!, Media Center Extender, but the 2H 2009 fight of Internet-ready televisions is on - set-top boxes better watch their back.
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Vizio takes the cover off Connected HDTV: Netflix, Blockbuster, Amazon, Yahoo! and more originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments
Panasonic ended its press conference today with a bang as it debuted the 0.33-inch thick Neo PDP Eco plasma display. We're still scrambling to find out how close this thing is to production, but good heavens, it's sexy. Have a look below.
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Hands-on with Panasonic's 0.33-inch thick Neo PDP Eco plasma originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments We didn't have high hopes going into Panny's press conference today, but the company still managed to unveil a few surprises here in Vegas. One of those shockers was the world's first portable Blu-ray player, the DMP-. Said device supposedly includes the ability to pump out 1080p content, and while we're not terribly enthused about the design, we suppose we'll give it a pass being that's a world first.
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Hands-on with Panasonic's DMP-B15 portable Blu-ray player at CES 2009 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments If hitting that "Cancel Sync" button in iTunes is just too terrifying of a task, the Tune Blocker from Matias is here to save your day. For the low price $24.95, you get the three-foot cable which allows you to toggle between data syncing and charging only modes. For another five bucks, you can score another three-feet of mouseless anti-syncing bliss, or you could just take the economical high road and stick to the included cable that comes with your iPod or iPhone out-of-the-box and save your cash for a
much more useful purchase later on.
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Matias' Tune Blocker alleviates the need to ever push "cancel sync" again originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Here at the
Panasonic press conference at CES 2009, the company finally woke us up with a stunningly thin 1-inch thick plasma: the all new Z1, or the TC-P54Z1 VIERA, in particular. Little is being said about the panel for now, though we are told that it'll be wireless (via an undisclosed standard) right out of the box. In related news, we're also told that VIERA Cast-enabled sets will soon be able to suck down Amazon on Demand content, so it's good to see Panny keeping up with with the Jones family in that regard as well.
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Panasonic introduces wireless, 1-inch thick TC-P54Z1 VIERA plasma originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments 3D gaming with flickery goggles is old-school tech that won't die, and is poised for a big-time comeback this year. Samsung is at the forefront, hoping you'll go all cross-eyed over its upcoming 2233RZ. The $399 panel, shipping in April, measures 22-inches and sports a healthy 1680 x 1050 resolution, 20,000:1 contrast ratio, 300 nits brightness, and a 120Hz refresh rate. If that sounds familiar it should, as those specs all match the earlier
2233Hz, with the obvious difference being that you can split those cycles across two eyes -- 60-per -- for some immersive 3D action. Yes, goggles are required, but they'll be included, as will be compatibility with the new GeForce 3D Vision cards.
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Samsung officially introduces 2233RZ, the 22-inch 3D panel for gamers with two eyes originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments We just snuck a quick look at the new Linksys home media gear, the
Wireless Home Audio system and
Media Hub NAS, and it's pretty much what you'd expect.
For all of Cisco's talk of platform and back-end and consumer love, the end product is actually pretty humdrum. We can't speak to the actual setup and content integration -- which will naturally be Cisco's strong suit -- but the actual hardware doesn't seem to scream consumer love. The interface on the Touchscreen Remote is pretty slow and a far cry from the polish of the Sonos system -- the unit's natural competitor -- especially compared to the iPod touch control App, and everything looks and feels bulky and gray. We do have to hand it to Cisco for working in the iPod dock, a CD player, iTunes server and Rhapsody all into one cohesive centrally-controlled system, but we'll see how much traction this gathers in the market... Cisco's talking like a uniter, but right now this just looks like more fragmentation.
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Linksys Wireless Home Audio and Media Hub NAS hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments 
We have a few more details on that prototype ASUS laptop we
caught on video last night. Essentially two computers in one chassis, the modified M50 sports a separate Tegra APX-based 4.3-inch touchpad PC below they keyboard, for an effect somewhat reminiscent of (but nothing like) good 'ol
SideShow. More than a second display, Tegra's "system on a chip" architecture allows for lightning fast boot times and excellent picture quality -- and since it runs off the same power source as its Atom-based host, the little guy should get up to 12 hours battery life when playing back video.
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ASUS G50 prototype with additional 4.3-inch Tegra-based PC originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Well, that certainly was a quick little experiment, wasn't it? Just months after quietly
becoming available, Nokia has just as quietly slapped an "end of life" label on the N810 WiMAX Edition, officially ending Nokia's consumer-level support for the wireless standard -- for the time being, anyhow. Though we've been able to confirm that the discontinuation is official, no word was given as to why it fell off the market so quickly -- Nokia inststs that it was a "natural" end of life -- but if we had to take a stab at it, we'd guess the
Baltimore-only availability had something to do with it.
[Via
MobileBurn]
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Nokia N810 WiMAX reaches 'end of life' originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Has your $2,500 XEL-1 display already started to show a case of the dimming blues? If so, and if you can go without seeing Cookie Monster in his natural hue for a few more months, you may have another OLED replacement option after this summer. LG is indicating it will begin producing a 15-inch panel in June of this year. No word on whether it'll match the Sony's 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, but it will offer a higher resolution of 1,366 x 768, and LG is pledging a 30,000 hour shelf life. We'll see about that.
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LG to produce 15-inch OLED panel this summer originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Netgear didn't go for any fancy-schmancy new form factor with its 3G mobile broadband wireless router, instead opting for the standard shell we know and love. Nine different Sierra and Novatel 3G modems are currently supported, and just plugging one into the USB 2.0 slot will provide you web access via either ethernet LAN or 802.11g. Usual amenities like WEP / WPA encryption are here, and it includes both AC and 12V DC adapters. The router is due out this month for $130. Anyone up for a
World of Warcraft campfire LAN party?
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Netgear announces 3G mobile broadband wireless router for 802.11g's on the go originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments 
Garmin already got official with a number of new devices
earlier today, but it looks like it's now quietly slipped yet another out the door, with the new nuvi 865T making an appearance on the company's website. From the looks of it, this one is a slightly pared down and more silver version of the just-announced 885T, with it packing the same 4.3-inch WQVGA touchscreen display and Bluetooth functionality, but none of that fancy MSN Direct traffic info and other cloud-based services (though it does have an FM traffic receiver). No word on a price just yet, but we're guessing it'll come in a fair bit below the $800 the 885T demands. As GPS Tracklog points out, it also appears that this new 8x5 series has completely replaced the previous 8x0 series, with the latter now residing on the discontinued section of Garmin's website.
[Via
GPS Tracklog, thanks Rich]
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Garmin rolls out nuvi 865T, ditches 8x0 series originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments A ton of Samsung news just went out, including the P3 PMP, Series 6 / 7 LCD TVs, and Series 6 / 8 plasmas, but in order to keep our front page sensible during CES we're going to be linking out to the individual posts from roundups like these from now on. Hit the read links for all the good stuff!
Read - Samsung stuns with 6000, 7000 and 8000 Series LED LCD HDTVs
Read - Samsung's Series 6 / 8 plasma HDTVs are well connected
Read - Samsung properly introduces Series 6 / 7 LCD TVs
Read - Samsung gets official with P3 PMP at CES 2009
Read - Samsung's DVD-H1080 looks like a large pebble, plays DVDs
Read - Samsung delivers HT-BD7200 / HT-BD1250 Blu-ray HTIB systems, HT-BD8200 BD soundbar
Read - Samsung trots out BD-P4600 / BD-P3600 Profile 2.0 Blu-ray players at CES 2009
Read - Samsung's CES household appliance lineup: everything but the kitchen sink
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Samsung CES roundup -- P3 PMP, new plasmas, LCDs, even appliances originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Move over
LG,
Vizio is now the second manufacturer bypassing the set-top box and doing
Netflix streaming straight to the TV. Apparently just one of Vizio's "key content partners" expect to browse your queue via customized remote over wired or wireless connection when the new lineup hits retailers later this year. Looks like someones putting in work on that goal of enabling
streaming to all US households.
Filed under: CES, Displays, HDTV
Vizio Connected HDTV directly streams Netflix movies originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Many thought that Profile 1.1 players should've died last year, but that just wasn't the case. But those internet content lovin' fools can finally get behind Sharp's Blu-ray players. At this point Sharp realizes that with all the Blu-ray players available, you gotta do something special to get noticed, so Sharp is striving to make its players work better with its line of TVs by automatically putting configuring the display the optimal viewing setting -- like dot by dot. The only thing that distinguishes these two players from each other is that the BD-HP22U will be out in May, includes 2GB of USB memory, and retails at $299, while the BD-HP16U is due in March for $229.
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Sharp gets with the Profile 2.0 program with the BD-HP16U & BD-HP22U originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Samsung's
P3 has
been official in other parts of the globe for awhile now, but the outfit has decided to wait until CES to make it so here in the States. As anticipated, the PMP arrives with its "evolutionary" EmoTure user interface, 4/8/16/32GB of internal storage, haptic feedback, a 3-inch WQVGA display, DNSe 3.0 sound enhancement technology and a Music Hot Touch Key that enables users to instantly access favorite music features / selections without having to wade through multiple menus. The device itself is just 0.39-inches thick, and it also boasts a voice recorder, FM radio and Bluetooth support. Check it sometime during the first half of this year in matte black / matte silver motifs.
Filed under: CES, Portable Audio, Portable Video
Samsung gets official with P3 PMP at CES 2009 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments While
Samsung's design may be changing in the
Blu-ray player department, its latest DVD player pays homage to last year's
DVD-F1080. The all new, very pebble-like DVD-H1080 touts the company's Touch of Color design, weighs just over two pounds and is only marginally bigger than the DVDs it will one day play. As expected, the deck features 1080p upscaling to go along with the USB host function which adds support for DivX, MP3 and JPEG files. There's nary a word on price, but it should be landing at your favorite (and least favorite, for the record) retailer in the first half of 2009.
Filed under: CES, Home Entertainment
Samsung's DVD-H1080 looks like a large pebble, plays DVDs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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