There are plenty of directions to point fingers: trying to be a premium brand in a weak world economy, a strong Yen (harder to export) or difficulties in making the PlayStation 3 profitable, but whatever the cause, it looks like Sony lost $1.1 billion last year, the company's first practical loss in 14 years. Of course, the report isn't official just yet, earnings aren't due until the 29th, and Sony has put out a statement to that effect, with no further comment -- but let's just say this is a pretty widely bandied number at this point. This seems to line up with rumors of
additional cost cutting, with
16,000 jobs already cut at Sony thanks to the hard times. But don't worry, the
VAIO P with Windows 7 will save us all.
[Via
Electronista]
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Toy maker Uncle Milton has introduced Force Trainer, a game that utilizes
NeuroSky's brainwave-controlled gaming technology. In a manner similar to the
Mind Flex we got our heads on at CES, the young Jedi dons a wireless headset that communicates with a simplified EEG. If you focus well enough, the "training sphere" rises in a 10-inch tube. Seems pretty harmless, no? At least until your humble child starts lifting rocks and choking people by simply furrowing their brow and gesturing menacingly. If you find this an acceptable risk (or you feel the need to work on your own mental prowess) the thing should be available this fall for just under $100.
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Comments We love us a good
robot, the more clearly home-built the better, and it's hard to get more DIY than a bot-to-be called Walter from Chris the Carpenter at
Let's Make Robots. Right now Walter exists in halves: a torso comprised of a custom chassis powered by some DeWalt drill motors, and a head with a small LCD display turned on three axis by a collection of servos. As of now everything is controlled by a remote, but the ultimate plan is for Walter to be able to locate a person, face them, and display a list of functions. We're not sure what Walter's purpose in life is to be in the future, but based on the second video below we're reasonably sure it won't be serving as a shuttle for reluctant wives.
[Via
Hacked Gadgets]
Continue reading Video: Chris the Carpenter shows off Walter the Robot's servo-powered head
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Video: Chris the Carpenter shows off Walter the Robot's servo-powered head originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments We can't get up for a nice cuppa these days without tripping over some new netbook, but still every now and again one offers styling that catches our eye. Such was the case with Packard Bell's "
dot," an
Aspire One rebadge with a striking red metallic hinge but otherwise familiar internals. It later
appeared as a Gateway in Singapore, and reader APowe e-mailed to say he'd seen one prowling the aisles at a local Office Depot. We were incredulous, but he drove back to get proof and was kind enough to pass the resulting pics along. Gateway is calling this the LT1004U domestically; it has the standard netbook specs you've come to love (9-inch screen, Atom 270, 160GB drive, 1GB RAM, Win XP) and is selling for a quite competitive $379. This particular one was spotted in Redmond, WA, but maybe you'll be lucky enough to find one near you.
[Thanks, APowe]
Continue reading Gateway's LT1004U netbook lands domestically, at Office Depot of all places
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Comments It looks like if you want to get a hands-on with Sony's latest Walkman, the touchscreen NWZ-X1000, you've got to do two things: travel to Japan, and seriously glad-hand the product. Despite our efforts in Vegas, the Sony crew wouldn't let us snag the player from
under its glass housing, but the Stuff team gets to toy with the OLED-faced PMP in this video. From the looks of things, Sony is at pains to recreate something akin to Cover Flow, but the rest of the UI looks sadly like a whole bunch of Windows CE-based devices we see coming out of Asia on a daily basis. Of course, this might be an early iteration of the interface, so we'll hold our final judgments till we get a thorough hands-on with the PMP. The player is set to come in 16GB and 32GB iterations, and will launch sometime this Summer. For now, enjoy the video after the break.
[Via
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Sony's NWZ-1000 Walkman PMP handled on video originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Okay, look, we like the
Pre. We like it a
lot, actually -- but failing our ability to get hold of one of those any time soon, we'll gladly take a boatload of screenshots in its place. These shots, taken from a late-2008 copy of the Mojo SDK, show some core goodies like messaging and Synergy contact management -- there's still a lot of stuff missing, yes, but this version has been floating around for a few months now, so the build demonstrated on Pres at CES was likely a good deal fresher. Head over to
Engadget Mobile for the full gallery!
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Palm's Mojo SDK for webOS in pictures originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments While the
Eee Top may get a lot of zombie-hand loving, it's not the only game in town when it comes to cheapo all-in-one PCs. Shuttle announced its X50 desktop at CES as well, a system with more than just a few similarities to the competition, namely its CPU, base RAM, display size and resolution, chipset, GPU, and OS. In case you don't know those by heart: 1.6GHz Intel Atom 330, 1GB of RAM, 15.6-inch,1366 x 768 resistive touchscreen display, 945GC mainboard, GMA 950 graphics, and Windows XP. The real difference is the hard drive -- the Eee Top sports a 160GB, the X50 just 80GB -- and the price point, with the Shuttle clocking in at $499 ($100 cheaper). Our take? We're starting to see the emergence of what amounts to the netbook desktop -- a one piece, low power system meant for the kids' room, the kitchen, or grandma's rest home suite. The Shuttle wins in the looks department, but don't make any fast decisions -- come its March launch, you'll be seeing plenty of these.
[Via
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Comments Ever have a cable you wanted to strangle? Well you're not alone, apparently. A company called E-Filliate issued a new series of USB, HDMI, Cat5, S-Video, and composite cables called Flexicord at CES this year which will bend -- and stay -- in any position you please, thus eliminating that frustration you must feel every time you plug in your camera or hook up your high fidelity sound system. The cables act like pipe cleaner or Gumby, so you can twist and shape them as you please, though apparently Pokey had to be killed and dissected so the technology could be obtained. Enjoy your new cable, murderers.
[Via
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Sling Media announced today that they've lost their top executives, including co-founders (and brothers) Blake and Jason Krikorian, CEO and SVP of business development respectively. Also on the way out is Jason Hirschhorn and Ben White, President and Cheif Creative Officer of Sling Media Entertainment Group, and Greg Wilkes the VP of sales.
paidContent spoke with the effervescent Blake Krikorian, who said, "I'm out of there now. I want to just cut it ... it's best just to get it done because it's not easy." So much for being
stoked about that
EchoStar acquisition, huh?
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Sling Media loses most of its top brass originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Lego's just announced that it's teamed with Digital Blue to bring out a line of digital cameras, PMPs, and walkie talkies for children. As you can see, the products will have the familiar "Lego" look to them (though not constructed out of actual bricks), and though we haven't heard anything in the way of specs yet, they're said to be arriving this summer with prices ranging from $19 - $60. Our opinion of these is currently hanging out in the "not really excited" file, but outfit these suckers a
set of wheels and we'll probably be sold. Second photo after the break.
Continue reading Lego announces line of digital cameras, PMPs, etc. for your teeny human friends
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Lego announces line of digital cameras, PMPs, etc. for your teeny human friends originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Anyone who has had the pleasure of seeing Apple's
24-inch LED Cinema Display knows that it's hard to lay off on the touching. No one knows that better than Troll Touch, who has just announced a touch panel integration kit for Apple's freshest LCD. The touchscreen gets powered internally via USB, and the custom touchscreen overlay design doesn't alter the panel's form factor in any way. Those looking to dive in from scratch can order a touch-enabled version now for $2,299, but those looking to simply upgrade their own can ship it to Valencia, California along with $1,399 marked for integration. Talk about a steep price to pay for permission to touch.
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Apple's 24-inch LED Cinema Display goes touchscreen courtesy of Troll Touch originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It's been just under half a year since we originally asked about the best netbook out there, and a lot has changed in the meanwhile. Thanks to some incessant begging from reader Chad (we kid, we kid), we're putting this out once more for an updated look at your best option for a minuscule lappie.
"Hey guys. How about we pose the topic of best netbook once more since so many new models have arrived since the original? Much appreciated!"
So, what netbooks have impressed you over the back end of '08? Are you still insistent that the first-generation Eee is the one to buy? Are closeout models a better option? Spill it all in comments below, then send us a question of your own at ask at engadget dawt com.
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Ask Engadget: What's the best netbook out there (redux)? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments We'd heard the BlueBerry was
a no-name nav unit, but the exciting world of knock-offs moves faster than a speeding bullet -- and these days, it's taking the form of a
Bold. Just $164.99 buys you a phone with a QVGA display, microSD slot, and twice as many SIM slots as the real thing -- oh, and about as much Exchange support as your uncle's avocado green AT&T Slimline. We'll take two.
[Via
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Keepin' it real fake, part CLXVII: the BlueBerry is exactly what you think originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Although CES 2009 was undoubtedly smaller and perhaps a little more subdued than last year's
HDTV-dominated extravaganza, the products we did see were a lot more interesting -- and of course, Palm stole the show with its blockbuster Pre announcement. We've rounded up the highlights below, make sure you didn't miss anything!
Palm Pre news:
Palm's app store christened App Catalog, games not a priorityPalm Pre Touchstone eyes-onPalm Pre / webOS launch roundupComputing:VAIO P, now with more Windows 7Video: Intel's convertible Classmate PC hands-onVideo: ASUS AIRO laptop with amazing sliding keyboardVAIO P in-depth impressions
Dell Mini 10 hands-onSuperSpeed USB 3.0 in action Dell Studio XPS 13 and 16 hands-onWhite Dell Adamo pictures leak outDell Adamo hands-on! (Update: now with video!)HP dv2 and dv3 hands-onHP Firebird with Voodoo DNA hands-onMicrosoft announces availability of Windows 7 Beta and Windows LiveASUS' Eee Keyboard revealedContinue reading CES 2009: all the stuff (and more)
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CES 2009: all the stuff (and more) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments We've been
hearing an awful lot about NVIDIA's
Ion platform, but up until now, we haven't
seen an awful lot.
HotHardware and
PC Perspective were both able to swing by NVIDIA's booth at CES and get an up close look at the diminutive system. On hand was a half-liter PC that utilized a 1.6GHz Atom 330 CPU and NVIDIA's GeForce 9400M GPU, and it was reportedly being used to push some pretty stellar video on the monitors behind it. Have a look past the break for a couple demonstration vids -- if this is the kind of graphical prowess we can expect from nettops of tomorrow, you can color us interested.
Read - HotHardware
Read - PC Perspective
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NVIDIA Ion platform gets demonstrated at CES originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Ah, yes. Nothing like some robotics to shake all that pesky quaintness out of a well-loved, time-tested game. In this case, some folks from the Cowtown Computer Congress used a couple of servos and the ever so useful
Arduino to connect a wooden Labyrinth game to a Wii Fit, which appears to up the difficulty of the game while still requiring as little exertion as possible. At just $60 total (not including the Wii Fit), the project is also relatively inexpensive, and it seems that it's a fairly simple process to swap out the Wii Fit for the controller of your choice. Head on past the break for a video of the setup in action, and hit up the link below for the necessary details.
[Thanks,
Steve]
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Wii Fit and Arduino bring wooden Labyrinth game to robotic life originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Well, it looks like MSI isn't about to wait around for Intel to deliver those new
high-end, lower-cost processors for ultrathin laptops, as the company has just announced that it's planning to offer "high-powered" Pentium processors in its line of
X-Slim laptops. That will apparently push the Pentium-equipped models past the $1,000 mark (as opposed to the $800 the Atom-based models will demand), although MSI apparently isn't ready to get more specific than that. The company also doesn't seem to have had much to say about any other potential spec-changes, with it only divulging that the Pentium-based models would will loaded with Vista.
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MSI plans to offer X-Slim laptops with Pentium processors originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments It's something that any hard-nosed entrepreneur likely deals with when their invention / startup is on the edge of fail: should they simply throw in the towel, or forge ahead like no one's looking? The father of the
Segway, Dean Kamen, is also wrestling with that question. In a recent interview, he stated: "You end up lying there saying, 'I'm not stopping. It would be an act of shallow cowardice. Or you decide to quit and you say, 'This is one of those ideas that just isn't going to work.' " He also noted that "it's not nearly as glamorous as people think to keep working on something and to keep hitting roadblocks and to keep going." On one hand, we could definitely see the rug being pulled from the two-wheeled transporter that never revolutionized public movement, but considering
all the days in which it has
lifted our spirits, do we really want it to?
[Image courtesy of
SimplyMoving]
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Dean Kamen wrestles with decision: should he quit the Segway? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments We didn't notice nearly as much crap at CES 2009 as
we did last year, but what we did see was pretty stunning in its mediocrity -- and then there was the amazing Dragon gamepad, which in our opinion was single best product of the show. Pick your favorite of the contenders below, then hit your local dollar store to see 'em in person.
The nominees:Crapgadget CES, round 1: Elvis Presley Plug 'n SingCrapgadget CES, round 2: Stereo Bluetooth SunglassesCrapgadget CES, round 3: The iCapCrapgadget CES, round 4: kinetic energy chargerAwesomegadget CES: Dragon Fire BreatherCrapgadget CES, round 6: New Generation Video Game SystemCrapgadget CES, round 7: the furry phoneCrapgadget CES, round 8: Remote Control CoolerCrapgadget CES, round 9: pimped Segway KIRFCoby's MP836 hands-onView Poll
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Crapgadget Crapdown, CES: the best of the worst originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments T-Mobile USA has a pretty solid relationship with HTC, considering it sells the
Shadow, the
Wing, and the
G1 at the moment -- and seeing how the G1's doing a nice little spot of business for them, it stand to reason that they'd be looking to continue the good times through '09. We're hearing from
TmoNews that one HTC devices
leaked today -- the Sapphire -- is the G2, while another source is telling us that the Rhodium is the Wing II, giving T-Mob solid, high-end Windows Mobile and Android devices alike in the new year. The original Wing is older than your grandmother (bless her heart), and as for the G1... well, let's be honest, these guys can take as much Android gear as HTC will give 'em right now. Bring it, fellas.
[Thanks, anonymous tipster]
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T-Mobile getting HTC Rhodium as the Wing II, Sapphire as the G2? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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This unassuming little tablet somehow managed to slip under our radar at CES, but the folks at UMPC Portal did thankfully manage to snap a few pics of it, and dig up a few details. Dubbed the Q1EX, this followup / compliment to Samsung's
Q1 series of UMPCs ditches the usual QWERTY keypad in favor of a full-on 7-inch touchscreen, and gets backed up by a VIA Nano processor, along with built-in Bluetooth, GPS, and WiMAX, among other standard tablet PC features. Unfortunately, there's no word on a price or release date just yet, but if Samsung's past track record with the Q1 is any indication, you can expect to see a whole slew of different incarnations before all is said and done.
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It doesn't look like this one was actually on display at CES, but Italy's Olidata does seem to have taken the opportunity to announce its shiny new Conte ultraportable, which takes square aim at the growing ranks of 13.3-inch ultra-thin laptops out there. From the looks of it, this one will be available in two different versions: one with a 16:10, 1280x800 display, and one with a 16:9, 1366x768 display, each of which will come equipped with a small form factor Core 2 Duo processor, optional built-in 3G or WiMAX, and a promised battery life of more than four hours (or seven with an extended battery). The 16:10 model will also add a few bonuses like Intel Turbo Memory, a fingerprint reader, a backlit keyboard, and 3GB of RAM as standard. Sadly, there's no indication of a release' round these parts just yet, but both models will supposedly be hitting Europe in May for "less than €1,000" (or somewhere under $1,300).
[Thanks, Faber]
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Olidata Conte ultraportable makes its shiny debut originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments We can't decide what's more hilarious: these pictures, or Sony's attempt to convince us we can fit the VAIO P in a jeans (or
Jimmy Fallon's jacket) pocket. Comedy
ensues after the break.
Continue reading VAIO P doesn't have nothin' on these other awesome pocket-friendly PCs
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VAIO P doesn't have nothin' on these other awesome pocket-friendly PCs originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments So, there's good news and bad news. Being that we enjoy handing out the former first, we'll point out the fact that the Windows Mobile-powered
iCEphone made the trip to Vegas in order to be showcased at CES. The bad? There's still no pricing nor US availability to take into consideration. Granted, the phone
is designed to be used primarily during emergencies, but that doesn't make patience any easier to come by.
[Via
OnlyGizmos]
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iCEphone makes trip to CES, remains unwieldy originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Well this was one for the record books. Between the full-court press of
3DHD, Sony's announcement of the
VAIO P netbook... er, ultraportable, and the nuclear bomb that was the Palm
Pre announcement, no one will forget this CES anytime soon. As in previous years, the Engadget team came, saw, and worked nonstop to cover every piece of gear we could get our hands on. After keeping it in the red for days on end, we're all feeling pretty burnt and ready for a long nap, but insanely stoked that we could bring you CES the way it's meant to be experienced: like a screaming neon blur.
We'll be back in full force for CES 2010, but until then, you can gestate on our
hard numbers and
sad trailer teardown video after the break.
Update: We're adding pics to the gallery, and just added a new video of us working as we normally do.
Continue reading What happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas -- Engadget departs CES
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What happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas -- Engadget departs CES originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments We don't have a failsafe way to confirm that these are real, but what we're seeing certainly jibes with
what Palm's been saying about webOS and its Mojo SDK: all web, all the time. Apps, which rely heavily on HTML and Javascript, are actually debugged right from the comfort of your desktop web browser, so it seems like there isn't even a native emulator to worry about.
Boy Genius Report has a few screenshots posted, and while there isn't anything too terribly interesting going on, it's good to have some semi-confirmation that devs are already hard at work bringing stuff to the webOS table in time for the
Pre launch. Oh, and Palm: feel free to hook us up, because we have this awesome idea for an Engadget app. Seriously.
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Screen shots of Palm's Mojo SDK already in the wild? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments OLED displays were out in full force this year, with Samsung bringing plenty of its own to showcase to CES onlookers. We already had a chance to check out a snazzy
folding OLED late last week, but
CNET was able to capture a few more for good measure. The most notable were the 3.3-inch "3D" AMOLED display (with a WQVGA resolution) and the 7.01-inch AMOLED panel, which was seen sporting a 1,024 x 600 resolution and a 30,000:1 contrast ratio. Flip through the gallery below for a few more looks, but don't get your hopes up too high for any near-term release dates.
[Via
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Samsung shows off OLED display collection at CES originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Now here's a
novel concept. The Amulet Remote, designed specifically for Vista Media Center but likely adaptable to other setups, is a voice-activated controller that enables users to record a series, watch a recorded show, skip to a new playlist or queue up a photo slideshow by simply
hooting and hollering. The built-in microphone is there to take whatever vocal abuse you feel is warranted, and there are even a few actual buttons if you're still fond of the tried-and-true approach. It's expected to ship in March for a palatable $299; have a look at what it can do for you in the video after the break.
[Thanks, Vanbrothers]
Continue reading Amulet Remote actually listens when you yell at it
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Amulet Remote actually listens when you yell at it originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Ryan Gardner did wonders when he proved that multitouch
was a real possibility on the G1, and now Sir Luke Hutch has taken things one giant leap further. Put simply (or as simply as possible), he has figured out a way to demonstrate full working multitouch on a stock T-Mobile G1, and he even provides the video to prove it and a list of instructions for developers to follow suit. For those just casually interested, the vid after the break is apt to be enough to get your saliva flowing, but for the hardcore data snoopers in the crowd, the incredibly lengthy read link is where it's at. Go where you must -- it's like a choose-your-own-adventure book, but for nerds.
[Via
Phandroid, thanks Rob and Keyan]
Continue reading Video: coder whips up working multitouch demonstration on T-Mobile G1
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Video: coder whips up working multitouch demonstration on T-Mobile G1 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments It's no secret that
HTC wants to
step up its
Android game, and if this new stuff is to be believed, 2009's shaping up to be a banner year. Some cat over on PPCGeeks seems to have leaked a pretty believable '09 roadmap for HTC, showing tons of glorious hardware that appears -- at least on the surface -- to go toe-to-toe with the best Palm, Apple, and the rest of the gang can bring to the table. AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint all have dedicated stuff in here, including a "Jasper" that looks to combine the Touch HD with the Touch Pro, a successor to the monster Athena called "Ihoth," and this little guy, a garishly pink Android handset dubbed "Hero." We'd expect at least some of these to be announced at
MWC next month, so we don't have long to wait -- assuming they're real, of course.
[Via
wmpoweruser.com]
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HTC's 2009 haul seemingly leaked, packs all sorts of gorgeous originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Whoa, Sharp -- wait just a minute. Did you really just introduce a pair of music systems that get down with slotMusic players? Though it's practically impossible for us to believe that such an occurrence has just, um, occurred, the 160-watt XL-DH258NH and 64-watt XL-DH228NH micro-audio systems actually do include a USB port for syncing up with SanDisk slotMusic players (along with any other USB-enabled PMP, we presume). Of course, Sharp did hedge its bets by including an iPod dock along with a universal auxiliary input, so we suppose we can't harsh on 'em too much. Both units arrive in any color you like so long as it's glossy black, and there's even an AM / FM radio, six-band equalizer and alarm clock tossed in for good measure. Catch the XL-DH258NH this June for $199.99 or the XL-DH228NH in July for $179.99.
[Via iTechNews]
Filed under: CES, Home Entertainment, Portable Audio
Sharp does the unthinkable, intros slotMusic-friendly sound systems originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Eee's
1000H is generally held to be one of the more complete netbook packages out there, but the placement of the right shift key to the starboard side of the up arrow drives many a touch-typist bonkers. Welcome, then, to the 1000HE, or "extended." It features a chiclet-style keyboard that slightly increases the size of each key, but more importantly has a slightly revised layout, moving that shift key to the left. New too is a six-cell pack full of 2.9 amp batteries (versus 2.7 amps in the 1000H), said to add another hour to the Eee's life, up to a total of 8.7 according to Asus. Finally, the company announced an "HAE" model that
sports lacks 802.11n, Bluetooth, and presumably a
higher lower price tag. No word on what that price will be on either model, though, or when you might be able to get your fingertips on them.
Update: Whoops, fopkins commented to point out that the HAE actually is the one without Bluetooth and 802.11n, making it the cheaper of the pair.
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Asus's Eee PC 1000HE pulls the shift key in from right field originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Sony hasn't gotten very far along with these units -- they're really just plastic shells -- but we like we're they're headed with it. They showed off a full-screen laptop (pictured), bendable e-reader, and Walkman bracelet concepts, all based around
flexible OLED technology and built with "flexible bioplastics," along with the flexible display that going to power them all when they hit the market... in the year 2000.
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Sony's flexible OLED mockups originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments The announcement of a
wild, revolutionary new mobile platform with potentially far-reaching implications for the industry (and our hearts) is bound to generate some twisted buzz and some outright fallacies in this minefield we call the interwebs, so we wanted to circle back, catch our breath, and do our part to help dispel some of the myths that are cropping up around webOS and the Pre. Check out the laundry list over on Engadget Mobile!
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Palm Pre and webOS: lies, damn lies, and statistics originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Good news,
Windows 7 fanatics -- Microsoft has decided to nix that 2.5 million download limit in order to a) calm everyone down and b) enable its servers to relax just a wee bit. After the Windows 7 Beta download was
launched, it took just hours to bring the servers to
a screeching halt as consumers 'round the globe attempted to get in before the 2.5 million mark was hit. Now, however, the team has removed that barrier for the next fortnight (through January 24th, being that it was decided on Saturday) in effort to make the download experience more ideal. Crisis averted. Just in case you've forgotten how good it looks, we're including a gallery, and don't remember how much fun we've all had running it on the
MacBook Pro and the
VAIO P.
[Via
InformationWeek]
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Microsoft temporarily removes Windows 7 Beta download limit originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Here at Engadget, we don't spend an awful lot of time dabbling in
operating systems, but when Phoenix Technologies offered us the chance to check out its
HyperSpace instant-on OS, we just couldn't resist. After all, it's hard to ignore the allure of reported sub-10 second bootup times on portable-by-nature machines (often referred to as "netbooks," for those camped under rocks). Considering that HyperSpace is well on its way to a netbook near you (we're told that undisclosed partnerships should be completely hammered out within the next few months), why not follow us past the break to see if the system really is all it's cracked up to be.
Continue reading Phoenix Technologies HyperSpace instant-on OS review
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Phoenix Technologies HyperSpace instant-on OS review originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Samsung's booth was a fairly massive affair with just about everything "CES" you can think of on display. While we missed the portable projector phone, dubbed the
Samsung Show, we did see a flexible
OLED display, washing machines, vending machines, TVs, and a
mountain of other
gear. Follow on after the break for some video footage, and there's the gallery for you to peruse at your leisure.
Continue reading Samsung's CES 2009 booth tour
Filed under: CES, Digital Cameras, Displays, Misc. Gadgets, Handhelds, Home Entertainment, Portable Audio, Portable Video
Samsung's CES 2009 booth tour originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Four wheels, custom rims, a fold-out DVD player, and a metallic paint job? Eat your heart out, Woz. Couple more after the break.
Continue reading Crapgadget CES, round 9: pimped Segway KIRF
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Crapgadget CES, round 9: pimped Segway KIRF originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments 
LG's booth was, like some of the other heavy tech hitters, filled to overflowing with everything we came here to see. From
netbooks, the GD910
watch phone, an
OLED TV, and who can forget the
LG Renoir? They most definitely kept us, and the giant crowds milling about, smiling. Hop through for a vid with some booth highlights, and there's a gallery right here stuffed with pics of all the candy.
Continue reading LG's CES 2009 booth tour
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LG's CES 2009 booth tour originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments 
Microsoft brought less instead of more to the show and was on hand mostly to highlight Windows 7. We peeked at the multi-touch functionality of the new OS (see the vid after the break), Zune, Xbox 360
dreams, and learned that
less is more as far as Windows Mobile is concerned. Microsoft's booth also seemed to take the prize for grandest use of gaudy colors in a display, well done Microsoft! Gallery is below and the vid is just a click away.
Continue reading Microsoft's CES 2009 booth tour
Filed under: CES, Displays, Gaming
Microsoft's CES 2009 booth tour originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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