http://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware Presse Hardware Internet fr webmaster@www.interobs.com 2011-08-28 00:16:03 - Engadget : The respectable, if not exactly mind blowing, BeBook Club e reader is getting an update and adding an S So, what exactly does the BeBook Club 'S' bring to the party Well, one of them fancy Pearl e ink screens for starters, but also storage it now sports 1GB of internal flash and speed it's got a beefy new 800MHz CPU The design remains the same, but we're hoping the price doesn't At 179 the original BeBook Club was always a tough sell, and with the price of the Kindle and Nook tumbling fast the 'S' here better also stand for savings Gallery BeBook Club 'S'Continue reading BeBook Club 'S' boosts speed, contrast, leaves off nothing for savingsBeBook Club 'S' boosts speed, contrast, leaves off nothing for savings originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18 06 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269519.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269519.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-27 21:49:03 - Engadget - You can never be too prepared Whether you're being chased by brain sucking zombies, hunted down by ruthless killer robots, or more likely the victim of an earthquake or other natural disaster There's only one phone you really need, and that's the MOTOFONE F3 Forget your smartphone and its fancy pants features, forget the internet when the apocalypse strikes your survival might depend on a durable handset with great battery life and just the basics, which is exactly what the MOTOFONE F3 delivers Introduced in 2006 for developing markets, it makes and takes calls, sends and receives text messages, beeps and vibrates, stores and recalls your most important contacts, and includes an alarm clock that's it Of course, these specs describe almost every simple phone launched since SMS was added to the GSM standard What makes the MOTOFONE F3 unique is that it uses a segmented e paper display which sips power and remains legible in both direct sunlight and dark back alleys, along with dual antennae for superior radio performance Battery life is absolutely incredible, with over 2 weeks in standby and several months powered off Motorola also designed the handset to be light 68g , thin 9mm and strong it's resistant to shock, dust and moisture, with a sealed keypad and speaker which is extremely loud The best part You can pick one up online, unlocked, for as little as 25 Check out our gallery below, and whatever you do, don't be like our protagonist in the zombie apocalypse video after the break don't leave your SIM at home Psst yeah, we know this phone's ancient, but every now and then we like to reach back and have a little fun And, you know, escape a looming zombie horde Gallery MOTOFONE F3Continue reading MOTOFONE F3, the zombie apocalypse survival phone video MOTOFONE F3, the zombie apocalypse survival phone video originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15 29 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269510.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269510.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-27 20:11:07 - Engadget - Wondering what Mountain View has in store for Google TV that half baked content platform available on only a small handful of devices Well, it's not going away, apparently, and may even cross the Atlantic into Europe next year Google Chairman Eric Schmidt is currently making waves in Scotland, giving Edinburgh International Television Festival attendees a rather vague overview of what the next generation of Google TV may look like Schmidt said that the service has yet to take off because it's currently integrated with a rather limited selection of TVs, which we don't tend to upgrade more than once or twice a decade He added that additional hardware and content partners will be coming soon, though, and didn't deny that Google TV could end up on Motorola cable boxes an obvious move, given the company's recent acquisition announcement With widespread implementation and many more content partners, Google TV could definitely be a hit, but with ABC, NBC and CBS still unwilling to come onboard, the struggling service likely has a very rocky road ahead before it can be deemed a successGoogle remains committed to TV business, expects more partners soon originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14 04 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Reuters Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269491.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269491.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-27 18:46:04 - Engadget - Looks like ATT's fall lineup will include at least one slab of irresistible The so called HTC Holiday is indeed real, and it'll soon be gracing Ma Bell's airwaves and not just the HSPA ones, either We've confirmed that the Holiday will be amongst the first handsets to launch in ATT's LTE markets, bringing with it a rather gargantuan frame, a 45 inch qHD touchpanel, 12GHz dual core processor, 1GB of memory, an 8 megapixel rear camera with flash , 13 megapixel front facing shooter, 80211b g n WiFi, Bluetooth 30 and a foursome of capacitive touch buttons below the panel Software wise, it'll ship with Android 234 and HTC Sense 30, and while we haven't been able to nail it down with 100 percent certainty, there's a better than average chance it'll go by Waikiki upon launch if Holiday doesn't work out, that is We'll be bringing you more as it arrives for now, cut loose in the gallery below Gallery HTC Holiday for ATT in the wild screenshots and photos Exclusive HTC Holiday for ATT in the wild 4G LTE, 12GHz, 45 inch qHD display originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12 47 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269484.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269484.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-27 18:15:47 - Engadget - In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production If you'd like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with Insert Coin as the subject line We love tires they provide an infinite boost in life to the ever so necessary wheel, soften the blow while driving on dirt roads and over potholes, and, upon retirement, serve as an ideal plaything for our children But there's still something missing As much as we try to make it not so, our tires let their air supplies trickle away albeit at an ever so sluggish pace ultimately causing inconvenience, and often with unfortunate timing A slightly deflated bicycle tire won't have the same damaging effect as, say, a battered donut that explodes as you roll down the highway, but it can still put a serious damper in your ride The self inflating PumpTire sets out to make sure you never have to suffer a flat bike tire again, using a unique detachable valve that senses when a tire needs to be inflated, then pumping air from a thin tube on the outside of the tire into the inner tube PumpTire founder Benjamin Krempel is turning to Kickstarter to fund the project, which includes designing, testing, and manufacturing a pair of self inflating bike tires A 75 pledge gets you two City Cruiser tires, a 130 retail value, including a pair of 65 psi valves and inner tubes If you pledge 100, you'll receive a pair of City Pro high performance 95 psi tires, which are expected to retail for 150 Krempel has set his funding goal at a massively high 250,000 with just over five weeks remaining A cool quarter million is quite the lofty sum, but as always, you'll receive a refund if the project doesn't get the fiscal green light Jump past the break to see it in action, and for an update on our previous Insert Coin projectContinue reading Insert Coin PumpTire self inflating bicycle tireInsert Coin PumpTire self inflating bicycle tire originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12 00 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Kickstarter Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269475.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269475.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-27 17:09:51 - Engadget - Microsoft has been slower than Sony to jump on the 3D gaming bandwagon not surprising considering it isn't the one desperately pushing the televisions needed to experience them but today the company confirmed rumors that Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary will be playable in 3D Joystiq experienced a demo at Gamescom in Germany, and reports that it only works with the game's updated graphics mode, and that the game's producer claims the framerate will stay consistent even in 3D While there are already a number of Xbox 360 games that support 3DTVs, this is the first one we've heard developed by Microsoft, although Epic revealed earlier this month that the Microsoft produced Gears of War 3 will support 3D that's good news for gamers that have made the extra dimensional jump already, while those of us playing in 2D can hopefully still see performance improvements, especially while playing co op we always bring a wingman shoulder to cry on for The FloodMicrosoft confirms 3D support in Halo CE remake for Xbox 360 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11 04 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Joystiq Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269466.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269466.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-27 16:40:24 - Engadget - Well, that insane ASUS MARS II card we got to feast our eyes on back in June has finally started rolling off the assembly line That means it's time for the hardware fanatics and gaming freaks to start putting them through their paces HotHardware said the dual GTX 580 packing card was quite simply the fastest single graphics card we have ever tested, bar none And everyone else seemed to agree Now, obviously there are drawbacks the 3GB card is an absolute power hog requiring 600 watts all by itself and insanely pricey at 1,499 You could even buy three separate GTX 580 cards for slightly less, use the same number of slots and get better performance, but the MARS II has one other thing going for it status Only 999 of these beasts will be made After they're all snatched up you'll have to head to eBay, and pay a hefty premium over it's already absurd price But, if you absolutely have to have the best performance you can out of a single card solution, this is the clear choice If you need more detail about just how badly this spanks the competition check out the reviews below Read HotHardware Read PC Perspective Read techPowerUp Read TweakTownASUS MARS II gets reviewed, deemed the fastest single graphics card on the market originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Aug 2011 10 33 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269459.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269459.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-27 15:18:21 - Engadget - This week was packed with news on the mobile front, so it was easy to miss a few stories here and there Here's some of the other stuff that happened in the wide world of wireless for the week of August 15, 2011 Phone Releases Fido launched the Samsung Galaxy Q, also known as the Gravity Smart in the US, on Thursday via MobileSyrup The BlackBerry Curve 9360 can already be purchased on Telus for 50 with a three year contract, and the Torch 9860 will be available on August 30th via IntoMobile and CrackBerry SouthernLINC Wireless announced the immediate availability of the Motorola Titanium, offered for 150 with a two year commitment T Mobile released the Samsung Gravity TXT, a basic messaging phone that's on sale for 10 via UnwiredView Cricket has begun offering a new messaging phone called the Samsung Comment, which offers a full QWERTY keyboard, stereo bluetooth, a microSD slot and 13MP camera It can be had for 90 with no commitment required via PhoneScoop Other news The government of South Korea, in reaction to Google's planned acquisition of Motorola, now intends to form a consortium of local companies that will work together in building a brand new mobile operating system via IntoMobile Randall Milch, Chief Counsel for Verizon, is so frustrated with the patent wars going on that this week he filed an appeal to President Obama, asking for him to provide assistance in the matter via PhoneScoop The Motorola PRO is expected to debut in the UK in mid September, though pre orders are already taking place at select authorized resellers via UnwiredView Leaked posters indicate the BlackBerry Torch 9850 will be offered by Verizon and screenshots show the same phone going to US Cellular, though we're still unsure of the release date or pricing via CrackBerry 1 and 2 Last week we reported on the rumored Sony Ericsson Nozumi, a smartphone that will likely feature a 14GHz single core Qualcomm S2 CPU, Adreno 205 GPU, and 43 inch display with 1280 x 720 resolution At the time, it was assumed to be only selling in Japan however, there's a good possibility the Nozumi will end up available globally instead via XperiaBlog Pantech's LTE phone on Verizon may actually end up being called the Breakout rather than the Apache , according to a leaked screenshot When released, it'll feature a 1GHz CPU with 512MB of RAM, dual cameras, and will be preloaded with Gingerbread Not much to write home about at this stage in the game, considering these are incredibly similar to the specs of the LG Revolution However, it would be the first 4G phone on Big Red that has a 4 inch display via AndroidCentral T Mobile may be planning to throw a data pay per use feature onto any smartphone that currently has its internet access blocked If this happens, it will affect current customers as well as new ones via TmoNews Dish has petitioned the FCC for permission to use 40MHz of allocated spectrum to begin building out an LTE Advanced network via PhoneScoop Mobile Miscellany week of August 22, 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Aug 2011 09 05 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269451.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269451.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-27 13:58:49 - Engadget - Combined Surface User Interface is a cool little patent application filed by Microsoft back in 2010, detailing the creation of a shared workspace stitched together by pico projectors attached to mobile devices Users can interface with the projected area through motion captured on a camera If the whole thing sounds a bit familiar, don't worry, you're not crazy Earlier in the month, a patent application from Apple surfaced carrying the Projected Display Shared Workspaces title, detailed a fairly similar scenario Interestingly, the two applications were filed a week apart, Microsoft's on February 3rd, 2010, and Apple's on February 11th of that year It's important to note, before jumping to any conclusions, of course, that the granting of patents in a case like this doesn't hinge on the filing dateMicrosoft patent application details pico projected shared workspace, sounds vaguely familiar originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Aug 2011 07 32 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkAbout Projectors USPTO Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269435.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269435.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-27 11:44:50 - Engadget - Every move you make is another ten watts you waste Which is why researchers at InStep NanoPower are working towards taking that spring in your step, and turning it into juice for your gadgets Flipping the process of electrowetting on its head, whereby mechanical energy is converted into electricity via a microfluid transfer, the team was able to pound some pavement generated milliwatts out of mercury and galinstan The tech is far from a real world debut, with its practical, portable device powering merits achievable only in theory So, until this device manages to get off the ground, we're going to lump it in with past piezoelectric efforts, and call it like it is pics, or it didn't happenElectrowetted insoles charge your strut, The Police stand by for music licensing deal originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Aug 2011 05 31 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkNature InStep NanoPower Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269418.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269418.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-27 08:34:32 - Engadget - Nokia may be over Symbian in the United States, but the Finnish company is certainly pursuing the Chinese market with ferocity Engadget China recently sat down with the three new devices from Espoo the 600, 700 and 701 along with its new operating system, Symbian Belle, and has a number of hands on photos and videos for your perusal We've got plenty more after the break Join us, will ya Gallery Nokia 600, 700 and 701 hands onContinue reading Nokia 701, 700 and 600 get hands on treatment with Symbian Belle, Nokia proposes NFC love in China video Nokia 701, 700 and 600 get hands on treatment with Symbian Belle, Nokia proposes NFC love in China video originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Aug 2011 02 24 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Engadget Chinese 1 , 2 translated Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269401.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269401.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-27 06:00:56 - Engadget - The MIT Media Lab has been working on a folding, stackable electric vehicle for quite a few years now, but it seems those have at least been fairly productive years, as the so called CityCar has now finally progressed to something resembling a finished prototype The only problem for those eager to hop into one is that it's a half sized prototype, which makes accommodating a driver just a tad difficult It does do a fairly good job of folding itself up though, and MIT expects a full size version to go into production in 2013 Interestingly, MIT doesn't necessairly see people actually owning the vehicles themselves, but it would like to see them be made available throughout cities letting you rent one for a short trip across town, for instance, and not have to worry about retuning it Head on past the break to see it on video courtesy of The Next WebContinue reading MIT's folding CityCar takes a spin on video, still no room for humansMIT's folding CityCar takes a spin on video, still no room for humans originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 23 56 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink The Next Web Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269386.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269386.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-27 04:16:02 - Engadget - It always bears repeating that just because a company applies for a patent doesn't mean the thing will ever see the light of day as a real product But really, it's the outlandishness that makes these things so fun sometimes The decidedly clunkily named Obfuscating the Display of Information and Removing the Obfuscation Using a Filter details a technology for obscuring information on an electronic device via the addition of artifacts or the manipulation of the display's color, frequency or polarity Aspects can be obscured by different methods at the same time, so that different information will be blocked for individual users all staring at the same display Also interesting is the use of a filter to decode the information something like a pair of glasses coming between the user and the device, which can be detected by the device itself Not a very Apple like addition, but hey, you never know Sometimes the future's so bright you gotta wear shadesApple patent application keeps your private display private originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22 11 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink USPTO Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269383.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269383.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-27 02:54:23 - Engadget - Oprah may have left town and packed up her You get a car philanthropic ways, but that's not stopping Nissan from injecting the windy city with a little auto excitement Responding to an overwhelming customer demand for its all electric Leaf vehicles, the Japanese car maker is accelerating the line's rollout to Chicago residents, with the first models to be available this fall The launch will be bolstered by a planned 280 EV charging stations, funded in part by a pledged 1 million from the state and an additional 1 million grant If you're living in the second city to our north and haven't yet hitched your ride to the electric hatchback caravan, now might be the timeContinue reading Nissan's Leaf rollout speeds up in Chicago this fallNissan's Leaf rollout speeds up in Chicago this fall originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20 36 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkGreen Car Reports Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269373.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269373.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-27 01:50:21 - Engadget - So it turned out that render of HTC's Vigor on a Dutch online store wasn't exactly kosher but what might be are two spy shots that Droid Life obtained today, providing us with what would seem to be the first legitimate glimpse of the Verizon bound, LTE toting smartphone Gracing its derriere is a texturized backplate, which sports the usual self explanatory WITH HTC SENSE label along with a large lens plus dual LED flash whereas on the other side we see a front facing camera along with four capacitive buttons Whether or not it'll arrive with the also rumored 15GHz dual core processor, 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage remains to be seen, but you'll know more when we doHTC Vigor poses for a couple of spy shots, reveals little originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19 19 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkPhandroid Droid Life Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269365.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269365.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-27 01:50:21 - Engadget - Apple has pulled the plug on TV episode rentals via iTunes, abruptly leaving customers with only the option of purchasing per episode good thing you can watch those on your Apple TV streamed from the cloud or a Season Pass where available AllThingsD has a quote from spokesman Tom Neumayr indicating this was in response to customers that overwhelmingly prefer buying TV shows Making the timing of the move particularly curious are once again renewed rumors of an Apple HDTV and a WSJ profile of new CEO Tim Cook that indicates the company is working on new technology to deliver video to televisions, and has been discussing whether to try to launch a subscription TV service Like Google, any move depends on its success in negotiating a new delivery model from the networks, who so far have been averse to anything that threatens their existing relationship with pay TV providers It appears 99 cent rentals didn't move the needle, so we'll wait and see what the folks from Cupertino have up their sleeve next Thanks to everyone who sent this in Apple stops renting TV shows in iTunes, could be working on a new kind of video service originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19 44 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Wall Street Journal, AllThingsD Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269364.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269364.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-27 00:41:34 - Engadget - Button loathing Apple really wants people to stop dirtying its devices with sticky fingerprints That's why it's applied for a patent that should improve the frustrating experience of using iOS's voice control precisely the kind of update we've been awaiting since Apple bought Siri last year With the help of a technology billed as User profiling for voice input processing, your device would identify your voice, check against a library of words associated with you without having to trawl through its entire dictionary We just hope Apple doesn't do away with physical inputs entirely we'd hate to broadcast to the world all the guilty pleasures we have loaded on our iPodsApple patent application imagines iPhones that learn the sweet sound of your voice originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18 38 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkAppleInsider USPTO Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269344.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269344.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-27 00:06:46 - Engadget - We've got more info for you on the pair of Android tablets Sony plans to launch next year, as our source indicates the dual 55 inch screened clamshell, thus far codenamed the S2, will launch as the Sony Tablet P Hardware specs include a weight of 370 grams less than the iPad 2's 601 grams, but more than say, a Kyocera Echo at 193g 512Mb of RAM, 4GB of storage and a 2GB SD card, with connectivity over 4G or WiFi Both the Tablet P and the Tablet S will share NVIDIA Tegra 2 processors and 03MP not 30MP as we'd previously reported front cameras, but the more conventional, WiFi only Tablet S weighs in at 600g, has 1GB of RAM and will be available in 16GB or 32GB versions There's still no word on price or exact shipping dates but retailers have reportedly been told to expect more information soon, so stay tuned for further updatesSony Android tablet details and specs continue to leak, 'S2' is the Sony Tablet P originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17 52 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269337.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269337.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 22:47:04 - Engadget - Gaze closely at the above picture Is this classy looking bunch of phones the actual trio of Galaxy S II devices we expect to see unveiled at Samsung's press event this coming Monday If so, our mouths are commencing salivation as we speak From the looks of it, the Samsung Hercules, Epic Touch 4G and Attain are shown off hanging out together in full disclosure Granted, we've seen the T Mobile and Sprint versions before, so this image simply verifies what we've already seen The big reveal, however, is the look of ATT's variant a device that's managed to do the best job at playing hide and seek which appears to be eerily similar to a leaked render we encountered in June We're only a matter of days away from knowing for sure, but this will definitely get your weekend started off on the right footTrio of US Samsung Galaxy S II models get together for a group photo originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16 46 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkTmoNews PocketNow Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269303.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269303.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 22:00:38 - Engadget - What can we say It was an amazing night We filled the joint to capacity, made about a million new friends, smashed an iPad 2 live on stage, and literally had so much stuff to give away that we ran out of time The staff is still buzzing and our ears still ringing after a fantastic night in the City, and we're hugely thankful for everyone who came out last night to party with us And, of course, we're hugely thankful to our sponsors that helped to make it possible, including Motorola, Get a Game, RIM, HTC, Samsung, and ATT who brought artist Matt Siren to create a little art live We have a time lapse video of that coming together after the break, along with footage of what happens when a set of in line skates meet up with the display on an iPad 2 provided by uBreakiFix Spoiler alert it ain't pretty Gallery Engadget Fall 2011 NYC Reader MeetupContinue reading Engadget NYC Reader Meetup recapEngadget NYC Reader Meetup recap originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15 30 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269279.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269279.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 22:00:38 - Engadget - Howdy all, it's time to round up all of the crazy mobile topics from the week that was and listen to Myriam and Brad chat the afternoon away on the Engadget Mobile Podcast For our 101st episode, we're starting a tad early at 4 30ET 1 30PT, 8 30GMT , so we hope you can join us Although it's not like anything happened this week right Continue reading The Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 4 30ET The Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 4 30ET originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15 45 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269278.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269278.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 22:00:38 - Engadget - We've been uncommonly keen to get our hands on the Sony NEX FS100 ever since we first heard about it back in March You see, this is no ordinary camcorder Its spec sheet reads like a liturgy of filmmakers' prayers a large Super 35mm Exmor CMOS sensor, interchangeable lenses, XLR inputs and proper, professional controls Sure, it comes with a 6,600 price tag to match, but it also heralds a trend that should ultimately benefit pros and ordinary gadget denizens alike the arrival of big, bold DSLR style optics within dedicated camcorders How do these optics effect the quality of the NEX FS100's footage Plant yourself somewhere comfortable and click past the break to find out Gallery Sony NEX FS100 unboxingContinue reading Sony NEX FS100 reviewSony NEX FS100 review originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16 00 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269277.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269277.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 21:19:37 - Engadget - Nothing burns fuel or patience faster than stop and go traffic, something MIT researchers are hoping to minimize with SignalGuru The smartphone based system commands you to slow down or speed up based on whether the light is green, yellow or red to help avoid gas guzzling activities like idling and accelerating reducing fuel consumption by 20 percent Unlike Audi's Travolution system that relies on WiFi and 3G to communicate with traffic lights, this latest development uses your smartphone's camera to detect signal status and create a Green Light Optimal Speed Advisory GLOSA , which will predict and learn traffic light patterns So far it's only been tested on the iPhone in Massachusetts and Singapore, but researchers hope to expand and commercialize the system, eventually including voice prompts and features like GPS navigation with add ons such as parking space availability and local gas prices Anti road rage technology not includedSignalGuru uses a smartphone camera to help you manage traffic lights, save fuel originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15 27 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkMIT Princeton PDF Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269243.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269243.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 21:19:37 - Engadget - Welcome to Engadget's Back to School guide We know that this time of year can be pretty annoying and stressful for everyone, so we're here to help out with the heartbreaking process of gadget buying for the school aged crowd Today we're getting down to the very important business of helping you sift through laptops, and you can always head to the Back to School hub to see the rest of the product guides as they're added throughout the month Be sure to keep checking back at the end of the month we'll be giving away a ton of the gear featured in our guides and hit up the hub page right here Ah, laptops Some of us received our first notebooks the summer before college if not later But times have changed and we're sure for many of the kids reading this freshman year is just an excuse to upgrade from the clunkers that carried them through high school Either way, this one's pretty much mandatory unless you're a serious gamer who insists on a desktop GPU for marathon sessions of CoD Black Ops, you're going to need a laptop for pounding out last minute term papers in the library, taking notes in class and posting incriminating photos on Facebook The problem is, the market's overrun with laptops that purport to be just perfect for the back to school set They can't all be worth your money, though, so we whittled the list down to a handful of choices for each budget and if you're lucky you'll get your very own HP Pavilion dm1z for the pretty price of, well, nothing Simply leave a comment below to be entered to win, and check out our giveaway page for more details So wipe off the glasses, grab your clicker, and get ready to jump past the break for a top level overview of this year's picks for back to school Continue reading Engadget's back to school guide 2011 laptopsEngadget's back to school guide 2011 laptops originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12 00 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269242.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269242.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 21:19:37 - Engadget - Something big's been brewing over in Carlsbad, and the time has finally come for it to be revealed to the world the Razer Blade The onyx aluminum beaut before you is the culmination of over three years of work by a stealth team of engineers many of them absorbed from the former OQO team Despite being only 088 inches thick thinner than another 17 incher we know , the svelte number still packs a punch with a 28GHz Core i7 2640M CPU and GeForce GT 555M graphics replete with 2GB of GDDR5 video memory All that graphical horsepower will splay your exploits on a 173 inch LED 1920 x 1080 full HD panel with an HD webcam nestled above Rounding out the package is 8GB of RAM, three USB ports one of the 30 persuasion , HDMI out and a 60Wh integrated battery And it could all be yours for 2,799 when it debuts in Q4 of this year That's dandy, but we're more stoked on the 480 x 800 LCD trackpad just to the right of the backlit keyboard It works either as a multitouch enabled input device or as an additional display for in game info when the urge to slay demons with an external mouse strikes North of that hotness lie ten fully customizable buttons, both in appearance courtesy of a separate LCD and in function The keys and trackpad are running a custom Switchblade UI inspired by the company's oh so sexy Switchblade concept that we saw at CES And just like the concept, Razer's used a custom lighting panel to ensure you can see those keys clearly from an angle people don't look straight down at their keyboards, after all Follow on past the break for more impressions, video and PR Gallery Razer Blade Gallery Razer Blade previewContinue reading Razer Blade hands on with 17 inches of gaming greatnessRazer Blade hands on with 17 inches of gaming greatness originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12 00 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Razer Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269241.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269241.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 21:19:37 - Engadget - Hey there, it's time for yet another refresher on the wonderful world of Engadget comments After the break you'll find our human's guide to commenting, a sort of care and feeding guide for your Disqus account If you've been here for awhile hello, you it should be mighty familiar but, since the flow of the commenters has hugely increased lately, we're going to be more strict for awhile, deleting any comments we deem to be trollin' or hatin' and banning repeat offenders We don't like banning people, and we realize that haters do have to hate, but we love encouraging active and open debate down there This is the best way for us to do that Read on for some guidelines to keep in mindContinue reading Commenting on Engadget a refresherCommenting on Engadget a refresher originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12 47 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269240.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269240.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 21:19:37 - Engadget - Not that it particularly needed it, but HP is sweetening the deal for owners of its now defunct TouchPad, offering up six webOS apps for the price of free The pack includes apps normally ranging in price from 099 to 1499, featuring the multitasking Glimpse, monster building Big Boss, Camera for TouchPad, and Audubon Birds, a field guide that's decidedly less slingshot based that other bird apps The deal expires on the 31st all of the promo info can be found in the source link below The company is set to offer up another app six pack in September Update We're hearing in comments that the codes are no longer working Thankfully, HP has promised more free dealies in the near futureHP wants to give you some free apps to go with that new TouchPad originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13 09 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkCNET The Official HP Palm Blog Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269239.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269239.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 21:19:37 - Engadget - Now that they've finished building a robot capable of making cakes, MIT's researchers can get on with the serious business of improving our wireless security In a new study it reveals a technique dubbed tamper evident pairing that stops so called man in the middle attacks Put simply, a hacker intercepts your wireless communications, reads it and passes it onto the recipient, pretending to be you Because the hacker controls the flow of information between the two parties, it's difficult to detect MIT's process randomizes and encrypts the data with silence patterns and strings of additional information, which a hacker won't be able to replicate The best part is that the added security measures only add 23 milliseconds of time onto each transmission As fixing our wireless security problems is now out the door, the team are probably off to solve some more giant Rubik's cubesMIT research team improves wireless security, is starting with the man in the middle originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13 35 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkNetwork World MITnews, MIT Paper Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269238.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269238.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 21:19:37 - Engadget - Hi, guys Welcome to IRL, a brand new feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we're using in real life One of the reasons we started this column is that we don't necessarily stop evaluating products once we slap on a numbered rating and publish some 3,000 words worth of impressions This is a dilemma all gadget reviewers wrestle with, really It's one thing to test a product for a week and report back on benchmark results and battery life, but it's another thing entirely to live with it Sometimes, there are things we didn't get to test And if you play with something long enough, the Honeymoon always comes to an end No exceptions We still see reviews as a snapshot in time our job, after all, is to size up the products folks might be thinking of buying today, and it's not fair to stay mum while we wait for companies to tweak products they had no business shipping half baked in the first place But we don't think the conversation should end with the review You guys already get to sound off on the things you own in the How would you change column Consider this our turnContinue reading IRL The stuff Engadget editors are using in real lifeIRL The stuff Engadget editors are using in real life originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14 00 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269237.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269237.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 21:19:37 - Engadget - Earlier this year, we heard a slew of whispers promising a late winter launch for Microsoft's Windows 8 tablets there was even mention of a tab specific OS While it's become clear that Redmond intends for its new operating system to run on multiple devices, insight into its tablet plans are still somewhat shrouded in mystery From the looks of these gesture patents, however, it's clear MS has been eyeing a dual screen tablet future The recently published patents, not yet granted to the company, touch upon methods for off screen input read bezel based , but mainly focus on these multi screen input options dual tap, pinch and expand, hold and page flip, hold and tap, and finally, bookmark hold As you can glimpse from the image above, the patents handle simultaneous touch screen input, allowing a user the ability to swap images between screens, or even freeze a page on one side while continuing to browse on the other By the looks of things, Sony might have some fierce competition in the multi screen tablet market Head to the source below to get a fuller look at these touch based solutionsMicrosoft gesture patents reveal possible dual screen tablet focus originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14 33 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkTechCrunch Microsoft News Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269236.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269236.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 21:19:37 - Engadget - Sure, there's no sword wielding lady in a leather blouse, but this silent hands on walkthrough will no doubt prove exciting in its own right for anyone who has been aching to get their hands on the forthcoming Droid Bionic It's four minutes and change of scrolling through the Verizon phone's fancy animations, with a speed test thrown in for good measure Overall, there's nothing too earthshaking, but it's one of the most in depth walkthroughs we've seen of the anticipated and long delayed device in its current form, adding to that start up video we spotted the other day and unlike those Verizon ads, it actually has a phone in itContinue reading Droid Bionic gets a silent walkthrough video Droid Bionic gets a silent walkthrough video originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15 01 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkDroid Life Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269235.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269235.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 18:01:48 - Engadget - We here at Engadget Mobile tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site Since we couldn't possibly want to cover all the stuff that goes down there, we've gathered up all the raw info you may want but probably don't need Enjoy Update It appears the FCC is doing some work on its website, which means some of the links may show up as an error for the next few days Phones Read Huawei G3512 Read Huawei U8652 Read Huawei U5200 Read RIM REM71UW Read Samsung GT S7250 Wave Read Samsung GT I8150 Galaxy W Read Samsung GT I9100P Read Samsung GT C3330 Read Samsung SGH T989 Hercules Read Samsung E110S Read Vertu RM 681V Constellation T Read Fujitsu TSI11FCC Fridays August 26, 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11 36 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269190.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269190.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 17:22:12 - Engadget - Dell's Chinese site just took the wraps off the Vostro 360 all in one, which we already glimpsed in some prematurely released support documents The product page actually calls it the 'Vostro Success 360' to hammer home its productivity focus, as if the inclusion of Windows 7 Professional Edition wasn't enough Other specs are pretty much as expected a choice of touchscreen or non touchscreen variants of the 23 inch Full HD WLED display, Intel i3 or i5 processors with the H61 chipset and up to a terabyte of 7200RPM storage There's also a 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M for those out of hours LAN parties The 4,999 Yuan price tag for the base model translates to a respectable 780, but we've no clue as to when this office beauty will arrive outside the Chung Kuo Thanks, Czar Dell Vostro 360 unveiled in China, a decently priced all in Yuan originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10 46 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Dell Chinese Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269184.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269184.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 17:22:12 - Engadget - LG has added two new stars to its constellation of Aurora laptops, with the LG S430 and LG S530 Both models are powered by an Intel Core i5 processor, with the S430 boasting a 14 inch, 1366 x 768 HD LCD and the S530 rocking a slightly larger, 156 inch display, available in either HD or HD 1600 x 900 resolution Both also feature 8GB of DDR3 memory and up to 750GB of HDD space 5400 RPM , along with your standard WiFi 80211 b g n, Bluetooth 30 and USB 20 connectivity Perhaps most notable, however, is their sleek, metallic veneer and crystalline, scratch free finish, available in both purple and blue Pricing remains a mystery, but the pair should be available in Africa, Asia and the Middle East by early next month, before making their way to Europe and the US shortly thereafter Details galore await you after the break, in the full PRContinue reading LG unveils S430, S530 Aurora laptops for people who like muted huesLG unveils S430, S530 Aurora laptops for people who like muted hues originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11 11 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269183.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269183.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 16:42:07 - Engadget - For those who've been dwelling on this planet long enough, you might just remember a category of mobile computers by the name of UMPCs In particular, think Sony's VAIO UX and the elusive xpPhone Alas, those Windows devices were and probably still are well ahead of their time no thanks to their battery life, bulkiness and sometimes cost though for some bizarre reason, Fujitsu begs to differ In fact, said company took one step further and released a hybrid device in Japan the LOOX F 07C, a QWERTY slider phone that can switch between Symbian and Windows 7 at a click of a button Interesting combination, right Read on to find out how this weird device fares in real life Gallery Fujitsu LOOX F 07C with F01 expansion dock Gallery Fujitsu LOOX F 07CContinue reading Fujitsu LOOX F 07C reviewFujitsu LOOX F 07C review originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10 01 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269167.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269167.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 15:53:07 - Engadget - With the NFL season just a few days away, players and coaches have been busy lifting weights, doing interviews and counting their money Sometimes, they even get the chance to study their playbooks or, in the case of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, their iPads This year, the franchise has distributed a fresh batch of iPad 2's to all of its 90 players, as part of a new initiative from coach Raheem Morris With the tablets, the Bucs can spend their free time reviewing their downloaded plays, while analyzing video footage from practices, games and opposing teams In related tech news, the Detroit Lions just discovered fireTampa Bay Buccanneers to use iPads as playbooks, not PlayBooks originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09 12 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink St Petersburg Times Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269148.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269148.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 15:53:07 - Engadget - So, this is pretty big At this very moment, researchers at IBM are building the largest data drive ever a 120 petabyte beast comprised of some 200,000 normal HDDs working in concert To put that into perspective, 120 petabytes is the equivalent of 120 million gigabytes, or enough space to hold about 24 billion, average sized MP3's , and significantly more spacious than the 15 petabyte capacity found in the biggest arrays currently in use To achieve this, IBM aligned individual drives in horizontal drawers, as in most data centers, but made these spaces even wider, in order to accommodate more disks within smaller confines Engineers also implemented a new data backup mechanism, whereby information from dying disks is slowly reproduced on a replacement drive, allowing the system to continue running without any slowdown A system called GPFS, meanwhile, spreads stored files over multiple disks, allowing the machine to read or write different parts of a given file at once, while indexing its entire collection at breakneck speeds The company developed this particular system for an unnamed client looking to conduct complex simulations, but Bruce Hillsberg, IBM's director of storage research, says it may be only a matter of time before all cloud computing systems sport similar architectures For the moment, however, he admits that his creation is still on the lunatic fringe IBM developing largest data drive ever, with 120 petabytes of bliss originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09 35 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink MIT Technology Review Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269147.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269147.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 15:07:53 - Engadget - Hey Britain Guess what You're getting Google TV Try to temper your excitement, we know this is a big day for you, but there's still a bit of a wait ahead According to the Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Google is aiming to deliver its set top software to the UK sometime in the next six months Eric Schmidt is expected to announce the plans at the Edinburgh Television Festival which starts today , likely including integration of BBC's iPlayer and ITV's Player Sadly we don't have any more details yet regarding a specific launch date or hardware, but we wouldn't be shocked if it's timed to coincide with the release of the Honeycomb version of Google TVGoogle TV coming to the UK within six months originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08 47 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Telegraph, Daily Mail Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269122.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269122.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 14:24:38 - Engadget - We prefer our robots stick to the household cleaning chores, a little DJing action even, and then go right back to the closet But, when we first glimpsed this emoting automaton from Korea's Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, our fears of the day of robot reckoning subsided slightly The ETRI built robot or ETRO for short is currently employed as an ambassador for human robot relations at Daejon's National Science Museum, treating amused passersby to outspoken professions of love backed by its LED lit facial expressions Originally designed as a reading robot back in 2003, version 20 of this humanoid helper was created with a greater cause in mind showcasing robotics as promising Korean growth industry Rather than let those economic concerns muddle our whimsy, let's just focus on the AI assisted cuteness in the video belowContinue reading ETRO robot wears its heart on its face, promises to love youETRO robot wears its heart on its face, promises to love you originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08 20 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkDVICE PlasticPals Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269098.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269098.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 13:50:06 - Engadget - Acronym loving multinationals Lucky Goldstar and General Motors have entered into an Electric Vehicle Cooperation agreement to build the next generation of EVs The partnership follows a successful dating phase where LG supplied the batteries for the Chevy Volt Now, teams from both companies will collaborate on key components, vehicle structures and architectures which we take to mean that it's a more substantial proposition than just battery sharing The plan is to meet the new US fuel economy targets by 2025, so the design phase for the new autos will kick off soon Let's hope this new venture bears some fruit that's faster than a flying bananaLG and GM team up to build next generation of electric cars originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 07 29 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink General Motors Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269082.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269082.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 12:35:03 - Engadget - Samsung thusiasts in the UK will be happy to know that the brand spanking new Galaxy W is coming to the British Three network in September Just yesterday, we caught a glimpse of this beaut running Gingerbread with a 37 inch WVGA touchscreen, 5 megapixel camera, 4GB of internal memory, a 14GHz processor and HDSPA connectivity Those on Three can also expect the new line of BlackBerrys the Curve 9360, the Torch 9810 and the Bold 9900 soon, as well as the white Samsung Galaxy S II and the Sony Ericsson Xperia ray sometime in September We hope to get some hands on time with the W at IFA in Berlin next week roadtrip anyone Samsung Galaxy W to launch on Three network in the UK next month originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06 21 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkUnwired View Three Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269055.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269055.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 12:00:05 - Engadget - It's been a while since we heard anything solid about the DirecTV Nomad unit, but a teaser page recently went live on the satellite company's website showing the device The tiny pic isn't incredibly revealing, but other than coming soon the page also displays a laptop, phone and tablet likely targets for viewers to watch their TV broadcasts away from the satellite box That MDR1R0 01 remains scarce, but hit the source link and keep your eye peeled on that URL for more information about DirecTV's competitor to the Slingbox iPad apps being offered by other TV providersDirecTV's Nomad teaser page suggests a Slingbox competitor, but little else originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 05 30 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink DirecTV Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269043.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269043.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 10:54:54 - Engadget - This one comes with a health warning even if the leaked screenshot above is legit, it's easy to over interpret Nevertheless, it purports to show the account setup page from Blackberry Tablet OS 20 and it distinctly lacks any option to sync with Blackberry Enterprise Server or Internet Service Instead, you're able to configure Exchange Active Sync, IMAP, POP, CalDAV and CardDAV accounts, which suggests that RIM is switching to the same integrated email, contacts and calendar solutions as everyone else Of course, it could be that the BES BIS simply isn't enabled on this particular device, or that it'll be added in a later version of the OS Then again, we can't help but recall those Colt rumors which also hinted that RIM's in house service would be incompatible with QNX Another juicy tidbit a second screen shot after the break reveals a green robot icon in the far left So, even if it Android integration has been delayed, at least it hasn't been forgotten Continue reading Playbook OS version 20 leaked is RIM really sacking BES Playbook OS version 20 leaked is RIM really sacking BES originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04 54 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkThis is my next MaxPDA Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269030.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269030.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 09:43:22 - Engadget - It's been barely a year since Google acquired Slide for a cool 200 million, but today comes news that the Mountain View crew has decided to dissolve its social apps unit, and that renowned entrepreneur Max Levchin will be leaving the company to pursue other opportunities Sources close to the matter told All Things D that the decision was announced at an internal staff meeting yesterday afternoon, and that most of Slide's 100 employees will likely shift over to YouTube A Google spokesperson later confirmed that the unit will in fact be shuttered, but didn't reveal further details of where the displaced employees will land, saying only that the majority will remain onboard Google didn't offer a concrete explanation for the decision, though Slide had been acting as a largely autonomous and peripheral branch, and was never fully integrated into the company's larger social team Its apps, moreover, never really took off, and are due to be phased out over the course of the next few months including tools like SuperPoke Pets, Disco and Photovine And then, of course, there's Levchin the man who founded the company just a few years after co founding PayPal, and who currently serves as Yelp's chairman of the board His immediate plans remain unclear, though we and the rest of the tech world will certainly be keeping a close eye on him, wherever he lands nextGoogle shutters Slide, founder Max Levchin moves to greener pastures originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 03 27 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink All Things D Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269006.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/269006.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 08:22:56 - Engadget - Allow us to extend our congratulations to Nicholas Allegra He's more popularly known as Comex, the party responsible for crafting the infamous JailbreakMe and Spirit tools that's given Apple so many headaches recently Starting the week after next, he'll be officially wandering around 1 Infinite Loop as a bona fide intern We're not terribly surprised, since the skill level needed to give iOS engineers a run for their money can be a highly valuable asset to the company hiring someone with the know how to spot vulnerabilities in Apple's OS would only serve to make the platform more secure It wasn't mentioned how Allegra's talents will be utilized by Apple, but given the programmer's extensive history we can make a few educated guessesJailbreakMe creator Comex joins Apple as an intern originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 02 01 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Twitter Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268985.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268985.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 07:17:05 - Engadget - Last month, Panasonic's Lumix FZ47 made some rather subtle waves with its full manual video mode, lettering you control aperture and shutter speed while capturing in 1080i Now, the company just announced its higher end FZ150, which replaces last year's FZ100, adding 1080p AVCHD capture, a stereo mic with noise cancellation, and a 12 fps burst mode Image related improvements include a 121 megapixel CMOS sensor, 25 600mm 24x f 28 52 Leica lens with nano surface coating, faster autofocus, a new Venus Engine FHD Pro processor, and sensitivity up to ISO 3200 The FZ150 retains its predecessor's 3 inch LCD and 02 inch EVF both also present on the FZ47 There's also a new side lever control, letting you adjust zoom and focus with secondary levers positioned just to the left of the lens Panasonic's latest superzoom cam will ship in late September with a 500 sticker price PR after the breakGallery Panasonic Lumix FZ150Continue reading Panasonic Lumix FZ150 builds on FZ47 superzoom, adds CMOS sensor, 1080p videoPanasonic Lumix FZ150 builds on FZ47 superzoom, adds CMOS sensor, 1080p video originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01 00 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268966.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268966.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 07:17:05 - Engadget - For many photographers, in camera WiFi may be an attractive feature before you leave the store, but confusing setup and limited functionality reduce its appeal once you actually go and try to use it Panasonic sets out to better take advantage of wireless connectivity with its Lumix FX90, adding Android and iPhone app support for transferring pictures and video directly to a mobile device, then uploading them to Lumix Club a cloud based photo sharing service and on to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc You can also share photos directly from the camera a dedicated WiFi button launches a menu prompting you to select a sharing service but app support brings the added benefit of your phone's data connection Beyond those new wireless features, the FX90 includes a 12 megapixel CCD sensor, 5x, 24 120mm optical zoom lens, 3 inch touchscreen, and 1080i AVCHD video capture The FX90 will ship this fall with pricing yet to be announced, but jump past the break for the full rundown from Panasonic in the meantimeGallery Panasonic Lumix FX90Continue reading Panasonic Lumix FX90 point and shoot packs built in WiFi, Android iPhone app compatibilityPanasonic Lumix FX90 point and shoot packs built in WiFi, Android iPhone app compatibility originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01 00 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268965.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268965.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 07:17:05 - Engadget - Anyone who's used Panasonic's 14 42mm Micro Four Thirds zoom lens has probably noticed its relatively bulky design, especially when compared to Olympus's counterpart Today, the company announced the GF3X, a new lens kit that offers the same zoom and f 35 56 aperture range in a housing less than half the size when closed, and still noticeably smaller when extended The first of two optics in Panasonic's premium X series the second is a 45 170mm f 4 56 zoom it's been billed as the world's smallest digital interchangeable power zoom lens, thanks to its internal zoom motor which lets you adjust the focal length using a side mounted rocker the design is similar to the zoom toggle included with the company's new FX150 superzoom Priced at 399, it also includes a metal lens mount, instead of the plastic mount used with the existing 199 14 42mm lens That second 45 170mm zoom 449 can replace Panasonic's 45 200mm lens 349 , and while the size difference isn't as dramatic is its smaller X series sibling, it's still noticeably smaller and lighter Both lenses include optical image stabilization and feature nano surface coatings, designed to reduce ghosting and lens flare The 14 42mm lens will ship in October in black and white for use with silver bodies , and the 45 170mm zoom will ship in September They'll only be compatible with the GF 2, GF 3, and G3 at launch after downloading a firmware update Panasonic is leaving it up to Olympus to release supporting firmware for its own cameras Jump past the break for more details from Panasonic, and check out the gallery below complete with side by side shots for both lens classesGallery Panasonic X series Micro Four Thirds LensesContinue reading Panasonic shrinks its Micro Four Thirds lenses, launches X series with wide angle, telephoto zoomsPanasonic shrinks its Micro Four Thirds lenses, launches X series with wide angle, telephoto zooms originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01 00 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268964.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268964.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 05:25:51 - Engadget - The PlayStation 3 may have NFL Sunday Ticket but the Xbox 360 still has exclusive access to ESPN3's slate of games, shows and replays, and today the app was updated with a new look and a few new features Viewers can designate their favorite sports and teams to bring related content right to the front, while a new mini guide gives easy access to other streams while you watch If you're trying to keep track of more than one game there's also support for split screen viewing with independent control of each stream and upgraded voice control for Kinect owners Other tweaks include a college football scoreboard to keep track of all the games at once, reminders, live alerts on score changes and the addition of ESPN's BottomLine Unchanged is the restriction that you need to subscribe to a TV provider that includes ESPN3 in its package, but if you do have the service and shell out for XBL, of course it should be available the next time you load up your console Check out the YouTube videos embedded above and after the break along with a press release for a runthrough of some of the new featuresContinue reading Xbox 360's ESPN3 app updated with more voice control, split screen and moreXbox 360's ESPN3 app updated with more voice control, split screen and more originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23 12 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink ESPN Front Row Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268947.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268947.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 03:56:53 - Engadget - Audiophiles wanting to wirelessly liberate their music from desktop speakers have a tough choice buy a 99 Airport Express, which uses a less than ideal 35mm line out jack, or spend big on a Sonos Bicom's playGo USB is the new cord cutting kid on the block, and it's aiming for the middle slice of that market For 450 you get a transmission unit which connects via microUSB to your computer and a receiver that connects to your HiFi with RCA or Optical cables Song streaming couldn't be easier, the two have a range of 75 feet and pair up automatically over the 24 GHz band to send 24 bit sound to your beloved home audio kit To stand out from the crowd, the playGo is hewn from Corian yes, the stuff used for kitchen counter tops and has a layer of LEDs to add some color to your musical experience It's currently on sale for 400, but let's be honest you can't put a price on freedom from wires, can you playGo USB does wireless audio slightly cheaper than a Sonos originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21 38 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkSlashGear playGo Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268940.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268940.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 02:22:55 - Engadget - Look, last year's Traktor Kontrol S4 was pretty damn awesome but, at 1,000 and about the size of your average Williamsburg DJ, it wasn't exactly for everyone That's where the S2 comes in Instead of four channels, it's a 2 1 setup that supplements the two standard audio ones with a dedicated sample channel You still get the same high resolution jog wheels and integrated 24bit 96kHz sound card, but Native Instruments managed to shave a few inches, pounds and bucks off its predecessor At 669 it's much more affordable still not exactly an impulse purchase, but within the range of most serious hobbyists Check out the gallery bellow as well as the video and the PR after the break Gallery Traktor Kontrol S2Continue reading Traktor Kontrol S2 digital DJ system shaves a few inches and bones off its big brotherTraktor Kontrol S2 digital DJ system shaves a few inches and bones off its big brother originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20 16 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268924.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268924.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 01:49:00 - Engadget - HTC's decided to throw a similar get together to rival the kickin' shindig we had tonight, which hopefully means the company will show off the latest and greatest phones soon to grace its lineup One such phone that's been seeing a lot of talk lately is the Omega, rumored to be one of Peter Chou's upcoming Windows Phones Unfortunately, it's just been a faceless name on paper until now Pocketnow got its hands on a rather well detailed render of the Mango device, which shows off HTC's traditional two toned design this time in white and gray and a front facing camera While the latter feature isn't new to the industry by any stretch of the imagination, it backs up Microsoft's confirmation Wednesday that Mango will indeed support it Anyone up for some sweet Skype video calling HTC Omega blessed with renders, revealing its front facing camera originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19 24 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkWMPowerUser PocketNow Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268916.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268916.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-26 00:03:16 - Engadget - Remember that cute little Micro Four Thirds camera that Olympus unveiled in June Well, we just got word that the PEN E PM1 Mini will ship next month, with an equally petite 500 price tag including a 14 42mm f 35 56 kit lens The company is positioning the 123 megapixel camera as an upgrade for point and shoot users, as the easiest PEN to use, thanks to a new, simpler user interface and 23 Scene Select modes Still, the E PM1 is a very capable interchangeable lens camera ILC , and includes a 3 inch 460k dot LCD, 1080i HD video capture, RAW shooting and a maximum sensitivity of ISO 12,800, along with Manual, Aperture Priority, and Shutter Priority shooting modes The Mini will be available in purple, pink, brown, white, silver, and black our color of choice Jump past the break for the full scoop from OlympusContinue reading Olympus PEN E PM1 Mini gets a 500 price tag, September release dateOlympus PEN E PM1 Mini gets a 500 price tag, September release date originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17 58 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Olympus Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268896.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268896.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 23:31:37 - Engadget - Fossil's Meta Watch has been beset with delays and defective parts but finally there's good news the watches have passed the FCC The two models analog and digital can sync with your Android smartphone or tablet via a Texas Instruments CC2560 Bluetooth controller and are being sold as a development platform until enough apps are built to take advantage of the technology TI's website lists the watches as being available since August 22nd, although we're not entirely sure what to make of that it still looks like a pre order situation to us In any case, the devices should hopefully start reaching app developers pretty soon Hey, how about using the internal gyroscopes to bring some genuine wrist flapping action to Angry Birds Fossil's Meta Watch passes the FCC, your magic wristwatch fantasies are about to come true originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17 03 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink FCC Digital WDS 112 , FCC Analog WDS 111 Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268887.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268887.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 23:31:37 - Engadget - It's been quite a while since we've heard any news about those spiffy specs that put private subtitles in your field of view It looks like they're finally inching closer to reality though, with some help from Sony's UK arm The BBC recently took hard of hearing Brit Charlie Swinbourne to the theater and let him give the glasses a go Rather than displaying subtitles on screen the eye wear projects text on the lenses where only that particular user can see them Going to see a French film in an American cinema, but your first language is Spanish One day you could pick your language, in addition to keeping the captions out of other movie goers way Sony hopes to trial the glasses in UK theaters next year Check out the source link for the full reportPersonal subtitle glasses from Sony may get trial run in UK next year originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17 30 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink BBC Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268886.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268886.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 22:52:28 - Engadget - Now that you've seen high quality images of the HTC Bliss with the screen turned off, are you curious to see what it looks like when it's on The same folks at XDAcn who got hands on time with the Bliss have now come forth with possible screenshots showing the phone is indeed running on a beta version of Sense UI 35 What's new here Even though the lock screen uses the same ring style unlocking feature as its predecessor, it appears that the new UI will feature two dedicated buttons at the bottom of the home panel for the app tray on the left and phone on the right and refreshed widgets including a larger weather panel , among other minor changes Word also has it that HTC is removing hardware requirements that restricted version 30 to the company's highest end devices, which gives hope to millions of Sense users still on an older, more streamlined UI More screenshots can be found at the source linkHTC Sense 35 beta screenshots leak, bring tears of joy to weather widget lovers originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16 44 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkAndroidLife XDAcn translated Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268875.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268875.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 22:14:34 - Engadget - We're about a week away from this year's IFA, but that's no reason for the tech teases to dry up According to a report on This Is My Next, a bevy of product logos from Sammy's Android trade show app were unearthed by a tipster searching for clues in the APK Among the soon to be unveiled products are the new Galaxy Tab 77, Wave 3 and Galaxy Note While we've haven't heard much about the Note, we aren't really surprised to see a 77 inch we assume iteration of the OEM's popular Honeycomb tablet and an update to its Bada OS running Wave smartphone line Not to worry folks, you won't have to live with the suspense for long we'll be reporting live from Berlin before you know itSamsung's IFA app unveils Galaxy Tab 77, Wave 3 and Galaxy Note originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16 12 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkEngadget Spanish This Is My Next Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268867.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268867.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 21:39:12 - Engadget - Android update junkies are in for a treat from Sony Ericsson The handset maker's serving up the freshest batch of Gingerbread to its Xperia line of smartphones starting this October Bundled in to this 234 rollout are a bunch of OEM enhancements, bringing along deeper Facebook integration that'll let you like and share your app discoveries with friends, and 3D sweep panorama technology, so you can snap those self portraits for 3DTV viewing SE's also thrown in a native screen capture function and, of course, there's Google Talk with Video Chat The Neo V will be the first phone out of the launch gate with these baked in tweaks, but if you've got a beefier Xperia device, it's probably better just to waitContinue reading Sony Ericsson updates Xperia line with the latest Gingerbread goodsSony Ericsson updates Xperia line with the latest Gingerbread goods originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15 08 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268856.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268856.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 21:39:12 - Engadget - What a difference a year makes, yeah 13 months ago, we were giving Drift Innovation's latest helmet cam the HD170 a run through the gauntlet, and now, we're giving that unit's proper successor the same treatment The simply named Drift HD action camera is largely the same type of device, albeit one that's 25 percent shorter this one's just four inches long and offers a replaceable lens Moreover, there's a waterproof casing that's on the way, though said shell wasn't ready during our testing phase The company managed to include a 300 degree rotating lens complete with a 170 degree field of view and a couple of capture options 1080p 30fps and 720p 60fps The concept should be well ingrained into the head of technophiles by this point if you're looking for a camera to mount upside your noggin' or on your vehicle of choice , this is what you're after But is the new and improved Drift HD capable of taking on the GoPros of the world while justifying its 369 asking price Read on Gallery Drift Innovation HD point of view camera hands onContinue reading Drift HD helmet cam reviewDrift HD helmet cam review originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15 30 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Drift Innovation Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268855.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268855.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 21:03:13 - Engadget - Many of us were holding out hopes that the Function, Verizon's rumored variant of the Samsung Galaxy S II, would be the latest addition to its LTE lineup, but now we're hearing that it may not be coming to the carrier at all According to the Wall Street Journal, it appears quite likely that Big Red won't be involved in Samsung's anticipated launch event this coming Monday The publication cites people familiar with the plans, who also mentioned that we should still expect to see the Galaxy S II make its way to Sprint, T Mobile and ATT at the very least Now here's some possible relief to the sting you may have just felt BGR is now reporting that while this is all true, Verizon has a Samsung phone in the works that will have nearly identical specs to that of the GSII We're still awaiting official confirmation from Verizon on the matter and will update when we receive word Update We just heard from a Verizon spokesperson who confirmed the carrier will not be carrying the device, and offered the following quote We have a robust portfolio of devices that offer customers exciting options including the Droid Charge by Samsung which runs on Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network Samsung Galaxy S II not coming to Verizon after all Update confirmed originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14 46 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Wall Street Journal, BGR Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268847.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268847.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 20:31:05 - Engadget - Growing up geek I'm having trouble believing I did In preparation for this piece I scoured all of my family's photo albums these stop at around 2004 must've been that digital camera craze , and the pictorial evidence to support my geeky ways just doesn't seem to exist Notably, I had to start wearing huge glasses in kindergarten, but to me that's merely a trapping of the stereotypical nerd aesthetic though I do fancy my current Rivers Cuomo esque horn rimsContinue reading Growing Up Geek Joe PollicinoGrowing Up Geek Joe Pollicino originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14 00 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268833.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268833.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 19:55:00 - Engadget - There's nothing worse than missing out on your favorite street meat because you've only got plastic But even smaller vendors may soon be able to process that dollar hot dog with a credit card, as Verizon Wireless is making Intuit's GoPayment card reader available in its 2,300 retail stores The small business friendly machine plugs into a BlackBerry, Android or iOS device to transform the smartphone or tablet into a credit card processing machine using a free app After a 30 mail in rebate, the hardware is free with no monthly fees and a 27 percent fee per transaction Merchants who upgrade to the premium version for 1295 per month will only have to fork over 17 percent fee per swipe, bringing the net income on that dollar tube of processed meat to just over 98 cents Plus, Intuit is throwing in two months gratis for the paid version Check out the full PR after the break, and don't forget the ketchup and mustardContinue reading Verizon to offer Intuit's GoPayment in retail stores, free after rebateVerizon to offer Intuit's GoPayment in retail stores, free after rebate originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13 39 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Verizon Wireless Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268823.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268823.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 19:17:10 - Engadget - As a great poet once wrote, Today is the greatest day I've ever known Okay, that might be hyping things up a bit, but we're pretty pumped to meet you all tonight Engadget editors have flown in from as far as Hong Kong to attend tonight's NYC Engadget Reader Meetup The event is free and open to you all, and we've got lots of awesome stuff planned For starters, ATT, Samsung, HTC, RIM and Motorola will be on hand, showing off their latest and greatest And as you can see above, there's also a sweet electric Mini Cooper parked outside Toss in lots of cool free stuff, a live podcast, live art and food and drink, and you've got a pretty sweet party The all ages event kicks off tonight at 6 30PM at Guastavino's, located at 59th Street in Manhattan Space is limited to 1,000, and things are first come, first served, so showing up a little early certainly couldn't hurt Oh, and a Facebook event We've got your Facebook invite right hereContinue reading Engadget's NYC Reader Meetup is happening tonight Engadget's NYC Reader Meetup is happening tonight originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13 16 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268809.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268809.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 18:37:49 - Engadget - Tim Cook is no dark horse He's no outsider either And while most of us were caught a bit off guard when Apple announced Steve Jobs's resignation last night, none were too surprised when the 50 year old executive was formally named his replacement It's a role for which Cook has been groomed for some time now, even temporarily stepping into the position in 2004, 2009 and early 2011, as Jobs took leave in order to tend to his ongoing health problems Cook has been with Apple for the lion's share of Jobs's second coming, joining the company in 1998 At the time, Cook was six months into a stint at Compaq, serving as Vice President, Corporate Materials Prior to his brief run there he was the COO of Intelligent Electronics and spent a far longer 12 year stretch at IBM, serving as the Director of North American Fulfillment at the time of his exit Cook did his undergrad at Auburn University, earning a BS in industrial engineering, going on to get an MBA at Duke University half a decade laterContinue reading Tim Cook Who is Apple's new CEO Tim Cook Who is Apple's new CEO originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12 00 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Apple Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268779.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268779.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 18:37:49 - Engadget - AMD has finally found itself a permanent CEO The company today named Rory P Read to the post, also announcing that he'll serve as President and as a member of the board of directors Read most recently served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Lenovo, and spent 23 years serving in a variety of roles at IBM prior to that He replaces AMD CFO Thomas Seifert who had been serving as interim CEO since the departure of Dirk Meyer, who himself only became CEO in 2008 when Hector Ruiz stepped down For his part, Read says that he's very pleased to be joining AMD at this important time in its history, and that AMD is a true innovator and is uniquely positioned to lead the industry forward, delivering the next big thing both within the PC ecosystem and beyond The company's full press release is after the breakContinue reading AMD taps Lenovo's Rory Read to be President and CEOAMD taps Lenovo's Rory Read to be President and CEO originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12 34 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268778.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268778.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 17:53:10 - Engadget - Weeks after breaking the electric motorcycle land speed record, Lightning Motorcycles decided it wasn't satisfied with 206079 MPH Shunning a well deserved vacation, its Flying Banana MK II bike hit a verified speed of 215960 MPH The company is taking orders for the 38,888 eco widowmaker and assures you it'll be cheap to run the record breaking trip in the video below used a mere 18 cents of electricityContinue reading Lightning Motorcycles risks neck for an extra 10 MPH on the Flying BananaLightning Motorcycles risks neck for an extra 10 MPH on the Flying Banana originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11 21 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkAutoblog Green Lightning Motorcycles YouTube Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268736.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268736.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 17:53:10 - Engadget - Is your car yearning for more iOS integration Sony's got you covered, with its new Digital Link Sound System The company's new audio package is available in two models the all in one XDP PK1000 and the more compact XDP MU110 The former consists of five components, including an iPhone iPod Touch cradle pictured above , wireless remote control, customizable digital sound processor, 12 inch box subwoofer and 300 watt Class D mono block amp The XDP MU110, on the other hand, is geared toward drivers who are already content with their amp subwoofer setup, but simply want to outfit their ride with a fresh audio system, with the help of Sony's cradle, processor and remote If you're interested in getting one, however, you'll have to wait a little longer the XDP PK1000 is expected to start shipping in September, for about 800, with the XDP MU110 slated to ship in November, for 400 Cruise past the break for more information, in the full PRContinue reading Sony's Digital Link Sound System brings all in one iOS integration to your dashboardSony's Digital Link Sound System brings all in one iOS integration to your dashboard originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11 42 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268735.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268735.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 17:14:34 - Engadget - With less than 24 hours under his belt as the new CEO of Apple, Tim Cook has sent a letter to the company's staff this morning, thanking his predecessor, and predicting bright things for Apple's future The note reads, in part, I am confident our best years lie ahead of us and that together we will continue to make Apple the magical place that it is Read the full text of the letter after the breakContinue reading Apple's new CEO Tim Cook addresses employees in staff letterApple's new CEO Tim Cook addresses employees in staff letter originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10 33 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink9to5 Mac Ars Technica Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268710.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268710.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 17:14:34 - Engadget - HotHardware just herded up a trio of new mainboards equipped with AMD's 990FX chipset, which will support those famed 8 core Bulldozer based processors when they finally arrive, as well as being compatible with existing Phenom II and Athlon II chips All the boards had similarly high performance, good connectivity and plenty of overclocking and tweaking potential However, the 229 Asus CrossHair V Formula inched its way to overall victory thanks to its reliability, attractive build and smart layout The ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Professional placed second despite being cheaper at 200 and having richer connectivity, including FireWire and a front mountable USB 30 panel Finally, the Gigabyte 990FXA UD7 lagged behind due to its excessive 250 price tag, a lack of color coding to help guide less experienced builders, plus an ugly and outdated BIOS utility So, there you have it if you want to gear up for your next Bulldozer ready AMD build, the Asus and ASRock 990FX boards are ripe for picking Check out the source link for the full comparisons and benchmarksAMD 990FX motherboards from Asus, ASRock and Gigabyte get rounded up and ranked originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11 02 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink HotHardware Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268709.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268709.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 16:27:33 - Engadget - Globetrotting financiers have a new companion to slot into their briefcases, now that Acer has taken the wraps off its TravelMate Timeline 8481T notebook Powered by an Intel Core i5 processor and weighing in at 37 pounds, this little guy boasts a 14 inch, 1366 x 768 LCD that's been engineered to fit within a 13 inch footprint, thanks to a frameless, bezel trimming design The latest addition to the TravelMate 8481 family also boasts 4GB of DDR3 memory or 8GB, if you upgrade and a 320GB SATA hard drive, along with the usual collection of WiFi, Bluetooth and USB 30 capabilities all packed within a slim, 087 inch thick frame The laptop is expected to start shipping in early September for 1,000, but you can find more details in the full PR that's sitting after the break Continue reading Acer unveils TravelMate 8481T laptop for the all business crowdAcer unveils TravelMate 8481T laptop for the all business crowd originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10 09 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268693.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268693.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 15:51:29 - Engadget - It may not be a slick as Panasonic's dream TV AR app, but at least Sony's keeping up with the competition Live from the company's UK outfit is an online AR tool enabling you, dear reader, to visualize all sorts of boob tubes you can and can't afford After printing, affixing and photographing a marker, prospective buyers can get a better sense of what sets fit in their humble abodes Interested in giving it a go Mosey on past the break for PR and a video, and then hop beyond the source link to begin your adventure Thanks, Matt Continue reading Sony's AR tool lets you put big screens in small apartments video Sony's AR tool lets you put big screens in small apartments video originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09 14 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkPocket Lint Sony UK Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268676.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268676.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 15:51:29 - Engadget - It's been a while coming, but it looks like some Motorola Xoom users will finally be receiving 4G LTE support, in the very near future According to a customer service e mail obtained by Droid Life, the manufacturer has already begun sending out instructions on how to receive the upgrade, as part of an apparent gradual rollout To make the jump, select consumers, businesses and government clients will have to first back up their Android based tablets, before shipping them off to Motorola in a pre paid FedEx box Once that's taken care of, they'll have to twiddle their thumbs for three business days before receiving their newly refreshed devices, dripping in Verizon's LTE goodness No word yet on when the rest of the Xoom community can expect similar treatment, but hit up the source link to read the full e mail for yourselfMotorola rolling out 4G LTE upgrade for select Xoom users originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09 26 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Droid Life Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268675.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268675.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 15:51:29 - Engadget - It's hard to believe but WebKit, the rendering engine inside Safari and Chrome, is now ten years old The forked child of KDE's KHTML received its first commit of code from Apple back on August 24th of 2001 It would be well over a year before the debut of Safari in 2003, and another two years before it was fully open sourced Since then it's begun to replace Gecko Mozilla as the rendering engine du jour and even spawned a sequel in Webkit2 So, happy birthday to Apple's greatest contribution to the open source communityWebKit turns 10, celebrates a decade of speedy, standards compliant browsing originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09 46 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Apple Outsider Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268674.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268674.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 15:11:00 - Engadget - Couldn't get your hands on a discount TouchPad It's not quite as cheap, but X10 does boldly claim that its new AirPad is the best tablet on the market for under 200 It's important to have realistic goals, after all The seven inch slate packs in 4GB of storage plus a microSD slot , WiFi, and Android 23X10 AirPad is a warm slab of Gingerbread for under 200 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08 32 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkAndroid Central X10 Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268651.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268651.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 15:11:00 - Engadget - If you've been working out with help from tunes on your Sansa Clip MP3 player or Sansa Clip , chances are you've gotten a bit trimmer and you're not the only one SanDisk's launched a thinner and upgraded version of its song slinger, the Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player The newest incarnation plays all standard major music formats, comes in red, blue, black, orange, white, grey and purple, and has 4GB or 8GB worth of storage with room for more via microSD It's launching in Europe next month, but is currently available in both the US and Canada for 50 and 70 depending upon how many jams you want it to hold Thanks to its massive 11 inch display, the Clip claims 15 hours of battery life, which should be just enough time to keep up with your daily workouts, right Jog on over to the full PR after the breakContinue reading SanDisk launches 50 Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player, makes for a cheap workout dateSanDisk launches 50 Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player, makes for a cheap workout date originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08 55 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkDigital Trends SanDisk Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268650.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268650.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 14:28:05 - Engadget - One of the biggest gripes from BlackBerry users is the lack of apps, which is why RIM hopes to boost sales by adding Android compatibility in future devices DroidBerry, anyone According to Bloomberg, sources familiar with the matter say RIM may add support for Android apps on future QNX based devices, enabling access beyond RIM's relatively limited App World It's rumored that the feature will live in the QNX powered PlayBook tablet by the end of the year, but there's no word yet whether the 2012 line up of QNX phones will get a Google friendly makeover Rumor has it that anyone who bought the most recent batch of BlackBerrys won't get to have a taste of Gingerbread, Honeycomb or any other mouth watering Android flavor for that matter Guess they'll have to settle for plain old vanillaBlackBerry to run Android apps on future QNX devices originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08 08 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Bloomberg Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268632.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268632.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 13:49:16 - Engadget - Another official teardown, another predictable revelation the new Sony Vaio Z's viscera are thinner, flatter and, er, more compressed than those of its predecessor But at least this dissection is performed by an actual Vaio engineer who ought to know his stuff In the video after the break, Shinji Oguchi explains how cooling was improved using a range of tricks, like aerating the laptop's guts via holes in the keyboard He also splits open the innovative external media dock, which connects via Intel's Light Peak technology and uses a discrete GPU to give the Vaio Z some gaming oomph Finally, there's a separate, speeded up video of Shinji putting the whole thing back together again from memory The poor guy must be sick of it by nowContinue reading Sony Vaio Z gets the in house teardown treatment video Sony Vaio Z gets the in house teardown treatment video originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 07 24 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Sony Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268620.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268620.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 13:16:23 - Engadget - Wheels make everything better, right That certainly seems to be the case with CineSkates Joby has given a big thumbs up to the Kickstarter project, which help the Gorillapod Focus capture some pretty sweet tracking shots, because nothing says elegance like a gorilla on wheelsContinue reading CineSkates smooth your camera's roll video CineSkates smooth your camera's roll video originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06 49 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Joby, Kickstarter Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268604.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268604.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 12:44:36 - Engadget - When Microsoft unveiled the SGH i937 Mango Windows Phone 7 handset last month, we noticed what appeared to be a front facing camera perched atop the Galaxy S II like device Now, the company has confirmed that forthcoming Mango flavored phones will indeed feature face gazing shooters, along with Skype integration The confirmation came at Redmond's TechEd event in New Zealand, where two employees also revealed that Microsoft's Lync VoIP client will soon expand to other platforms, including iOS, Android and Symbian As for that Skype integration, the reps assured the audience that it's coming soon, though it remains unclear whether it'll come in the form of an app, or a subsequent update You can watch the TechEd session for yourself after the break, but be warned that parts of it are somewhat inaudible Thanks to everyone who sent this in Continue reading Microsoft front facing cameras, Skype integration coming with Mango update video Microsoft front facing cameras, Skype integration coming with Mango update video originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06 20 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkNeoWinnet WindowsPhoneNZ Twitter Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268593.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268593.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 11:40:31 - Engadget - What now Instagram You wouldn't sell to Facebook and now ol' Zucks is moving on without you That's right, friends the social network genius himself is scheming alongside his engineers to integrate photo filters within the company's mobile application The CEO hopes to lure users away from the popular photography app and keep them tethered to his site via mobile handset Apparently the tech has been ready for a bit, but the boss wants his team to add more editing options before the feature is released into the wildFacebook sets sights on Instagram users with photo filter integration originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05 33 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink New York Times Bits Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268577.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268577.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 11:04:26 - Engadget - Serious gaming requires serious gear, and by the looks of this latest Call of Duty marketing tie in, you should be decked out in your Modern Warfare finest when that third installment hits stores Publisher Activision and Gunnar Optiks have teamed up to bring the eyewear company's fatigue reducing i AMP lens tech to a branded line of limited edition gaming specs The 99 glasses, designed with venting details inspired by military machinery, are set to hit stores worldwide on November 8th, and can be found stateside as a Best Buy exclusive Sound like your kind of late night gaming accessory Then click past the break for a 20 20 look at the official PRContinue reading Gunnar Optiks crafts limited edition Modern Warfare 3 specs, keeps the bad guys in clear sightGunnar Optiks crafts limited edition Modern Warfare 3 specs, keeps the bad guys in clear sight originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04 58 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268571.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268571.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 10:31:58 - Engadget - Alarm clocks have been developing more and more unique ways to wake people up over the years, but being woken up by a stranger has always been something of a difficult proposition Sure, you can use an old fashioned wake up call service, but then you still sort of know who's calling you Not so with the Talk O' Clock service soon to be available for Android and iOS devices, in addition to the current web based app which relies on the power of social networking to ensure that a complete stranger calls to wake you from your slumber Yes, it is real and, yes, you should proceed with caution although you can at least rest assured that the person calling you doesn't actually see your phone number It's still at the invite only beta stage right now, but those seem to be readily available to anyone with a Facebook account See how it works in the videos after the breakContinue reading Talk O' Clock makes alarm clocks more social, strangers more friendlyTalk O' Clock makes alarm clocks more social, strangers more friendly originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04 02 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkDVICE Talk 'O Clock Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268566.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268566.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 09:26:54 - Engadget - In an extraordinarily convenient turn of events, one buyer of a firesale priced HP TouchPad at Best Buy a couple of days ago claims his came out of the box with an extra special treat it's running Android, 22 to be exact A possible explanation for the existence of this unicorn tablet can be seen in the two YouTube videos posted of the device so far, where it flashes a Qualcomm Innovation Center Quic logo which suggests it could be some kind of development project that slipped into retail We queried Qualcomm about this TouchPad's provenance ourselves and received only a We have no comment on the video in return, so the decision to believe that it's real or a particularly well executed hoax is yours Now, you can be the first to solve this riddle since the owner has put it up for sale on eBay Need another potential perk How about the ability to snag a TouchPad running Android bounty posted by HacknMod that's up to 2,150 as of this posting Relevant links are below, including the initial Reddit post, both videos and the auction, so while our credit cards will remain securely in our wallets those who are more trusting or just can't believe that anyone would would be dumb enough to try and sell a fake can put a bid in if they so choose Thanks, David Dennis Continue reading Alleged HP TouchPad running Android appears, can be yours on eBayAlleged HP TouchPad running Android appears, can be yours on eBay originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 02 50 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Reddit, eBay, YouTube 1 , 2 Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268539.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268539.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 09:26:54 - Engadget - That's right folks, the Droid Bionic is back with another leaked appearance This time it stars in a video clip that reveals the phone's boot sequence, which is followed by an all important thrill ride speed test on Verizon's LTE network As if you needed further proof, this Moto reveals itself to pack dual cores, and as you might expect, it sports Motorola's animation laden skin What about the LTE test, you ask It pulls in respectable numbers approximately 45Mbps down and 19Mbps up but as you're likely aware, these speeds pale in comparison to what we've seen on the Droid Charge and Revolution It's entirely possible the test is simply an outlier, so we'll hope for better scores as the phone approaches its September arrival Curious for the sneak peak You'll find the full video after the break Thanks, Tu Continue reading Droid Bionic teases boot sequence, LTE prowess to anxious onlookers video Droid Bionic teases boot sequence, LTE prowess to anxious onlookers video originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03 22 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkThe Pop Herald Phandroid Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268538.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268538.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 07:35:49 - Engadget - The UK has plenty of endearing olde worlde attributes, but its lack of fast mobile data access isn't one of them The country has yet to enter the LTE era and, according to a crowdsourced survey by the BBC, it's still plagued by not spots where you can't get 3G reception either More than 40,000 Brits downloaded a tailor made Android app that recorded their local street level access and their results proved that many city centers and rural areas are effectively no go swamplands for smartphone users although coverage was good over 70 to 80 percent of Her Majesty's territory It's about time we did a similar survey in the US Oh, and check out the source link to watch a Galaxy II owning village vicar vent his frustrations in the politest possible way3G coverage survey gives British smartphone users little to smile about originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01 28 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink BBC News Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268516.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268516.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 07:07:19 - Engadget - This may be of no consequence to those of you who frequent XDA Developers, but obviously, not all of us are comfortable rooting Asus' EEE Pad Transformer just to get Netflix support Now you might never have to, thanks to a build lovingly named HTJ85BUS_epad 8659 20110816 In addition to enabling support for the streaming service, this Honeycomb update provides a choice of cursor icons, improves boot times and adds the ability to enable or disable the virtual keyboard while docked Hitting the update Let us know how you fare in the comments Thanks, Zack EEE Pad Transformer gains official Netflix support, minor fixes originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00 52 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkTablets Planet Eeepc translated , Droid Life Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268512.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268512.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 06:17:07 - Engadget - Nothing warms our hearts quite like the thought of corporate suits and government workers pumping out the tunes of Iris DeMent and Amy Martin as they scurry throughout their busy days As we've previously speculated, a new service for BlackBerry Messenger dubbed BBM Music has now become real official For 5 per month, users may keep up to 50 songs in their personal library, which is kinda reminiscent of the wistful days filled with 128MB MP3 players Fortunately, it gets better A social component allows you to add BBM Music friends, which gives you access to their current 50 songs, too and serves as a real incentive to grow your social circle Once you get bored of your jam selection, up to 25 songs per month can be swapped out for new ones, and your current library can be stored locally on the handset The new service begins today in closed beta for residents of the US, Canada and the UK, but more countries will be added down the road Curious if yours made the list Just hop the break for the full PR to find outContinue reading BBM Music gets official for BlackBerry owners lusting after SpotifyBBM Music gets official for BlackBerry owners lusting after Spotify originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00 01 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268503.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268503.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 05:48:31 - Engadget - New details about the robotics deployed to help clean up Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant have emerged, thanks to a series of blog posts penned by an anonymous technician Known only as 'SH', the blogger wrote of the effectiveness of the donated iRobot Packbots and Warriors despite their prolonged exposure to electronics damaging radiation , while criticizing the Tokyo Electric Power Company for what he saw as inept supervision, unreasonable schedules and disregard for technician safety SH, who helped retrofit a vacuum cleaner onto a robot to collect radioactive dust, also revealed technical details about the robots, explaining that they were manipulated with a PlayStation style controller via a Panasonic Toughbook and that the devices were most effective in pairs, which allowed for better wireless connectivity and faster emergency response The site was taken down after it began circulating on Twitter but IEEE kept and translated the posts, available for your perusal at the source link, belowFukushima technician gives behind the scenes look at the cleanup operation originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23 29 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink IEEE Spectrum Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268497.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268497.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 05:17:45 - Engadget - Microsoft's budding mobile OS is finally learning to share, just like the big kids Windows Phone's graduation to Mango comes not only with Twitter integration, SkyDrive music streaming, and multitasking, but with internet connection sharing as well The new feature showed its toggle switch at WPCentral this week, riding in on a Microsoft flashed Focus running Mango build 772068 According to the tell all image, Windows Phones running Mango will be able to share their cellular internet connection with up to 5 devices reportedly draining its battery with unprecedented efficiency ChevronWP7 collaborator Rafael Rivera confirmed over Twitter that the feature is baked into Mango, guessing that it would require a carrier 'update' to enable Yeah, we wouldn't be surprised Thanks to everyone who sent this in Mango teaches Windows Phone to share, probably still needs carrier permission originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22 51 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Rafael Rivera Twitter , WPcentral Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268494.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268494.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 04:18:31 - Engadget - In case you were distracted by all the Sony fuss this morning, Nikon also chose today to announce a gaggle of fresh cameras Most of the new models are incremental updates that will demand in depth reviews when they're released in September In the meantime, however, two cameras stand out as warranting a bit of quick hands on attention Firstly, there's the Coolpix S1200pj priced at 430, which is the third generation of Nikon's line of projector cameras and appears to house some significant improvements Next up, we have the 380 AW100, which represents Nikon's first foray into the all weather niche since the days of celluloid It's a rugged Rambo of a camera that is waterproof down to ear stinging depths and is a heck of a lot more expensive than the Fuji FinePix XP30 we just took fishing So, it was only proper that we harpoon pre release versions of both these cameras in order to provide you with some initial impressions and videos, which you'll find directly after the break Gallery Nikon S1200pj hands on Gallery Nikon AW100 hands onContinue reading Nikon unveils S1200pj and AW100 cameras, we go hands onNikon unveils S1200pj and AW100 cameras, we go hands on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22 02 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268483.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268483.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 03:51:12 - Engadget - TiVo's results for the second quarter are here and there were a few tidbits that let us know where its products are going in the future Despite reporting a net loss for the quarter, its cash position was up after receiving the first 300 million payment from its settlement with Dish Network Things appear to be going well with Virgin Media in the UK where it reported 50,000 TiVo's live by the end of July and ONO is closing in on a launch in Spain, while closer to home RCN is almost ready to officially offer a whole home DVR setup based on the quad tuner TiVo Premiere Q Charter and DirecTV are mentioned as progressing towards launch , but the company seems particularly excited to see the current state of patent warfare going on, trumpeting its 210 issued patents and 389 applications Speaking of the DirecTivo, an apparent training video has leaked ZatzNotFunny has more information, but it reveals the hardware and UI, which disappointingly harken back to the days of older Series3 hardware instead of the updated HD menus on the new Premiere boxes Check out the video and Q2 press release after the breakContinue reading TiVo talks cable, satellite deals in Q2 results DirecTiVo exposed video TiVo talks cable, satellite deals in Q2 results DirecTiVo exposed video originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21 33 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink TiVo Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268474.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268474.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 03:22:28 - Engadget - Most robotic hands are built with a series of individual motors in each joint, making them heavy, expensive and prone to gripping everything with the subtlety of a vice Japan's ITK thinks it's solved those problems with Handroid designed with cords that mimic the muscles in our meat paws No motors mean it's far lighter than the standard Terminator design, and it's controlled with a glove that allows it to mirror the operator's movement as it happens ITK wants to sell Handroid for the bargain price of 6,500 by 2013 for use in environments too dangerous for humans, but because it's so light and cheap it could also see use as a medical prosthesis You can see how the device works in the video after the breakContinue reading ITK's Handroid a softer, gentler robotic hand video ITK's Handroid a softer, gentler robotic hand video originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21 01 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkTechCrunch ITK Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268470.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268470.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 02:49:50 - Engadget - Let there be no question ours would be a very different industry, were it not for Steve Jobs Few, if any individuals have had so profound an effect on their given spaces a unprecedented track record that began in 1976 with the co founding of Apple In earliest incarnation, the company would prove the driving force of the personal computer explosion of the early '80s, beginning with the Apple II one of the industry's first hugely popular microcomputers The Macintosh shook things up yet again, a launch celebrated by the debut of the 1984 ad during that year's Superbowl That line helped break both the graphical user interface and the mouse to a massive audience Soon after, Jobs would resign, going on to form NeXT The company never managed sales figures anywhere near the previous endeavor, but its products would prove highly influential, forming, among other things, the basis of Apple's paradigm shifting OS X operating system While Steve Jobs was focused on NeXT and The Graphic Group the company that would later morph into the far more familiar Pixar Apple suffered a series of defeats Gallery Steve JobsContinue reading Steve Jobs's Apple a timelineSteve Jobs's Apple a timeline originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20 13 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268467.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268467.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 00:59:56 - Engadget - If this is the same T Mobile Sonic we saw a month back, it's safe to assume Huawei took the Gingerbread slab back to the drawing board and away from a Magenta debut Popping up, once again, over at the FCC, and bearing a different model number U8652 the new Sonic sports a similar rounded edge design, although this current incarnation takes on a definite rectangular shape Gone are both the formerly included NFC functionality and AWS bands, in favor of quadband GSM, UMTS 850 1900 2100 bands, 32 megapixel rear facing camera, WiFi and Bluetooth The handset's radios are tipping us in the direction of an ATT destiny, but could also very likely indicate a bow on the networks to our north Will this Sonic ever see the light of day, or will Huawei lob off more bands for an overseas only birth We'll keep an eye out for any new developments, but in the meantime, jump past the break for a closer lookContinue reading Huawei Sonic reappears at the FCC, ditches AWS 3G and NFC functionalityHuawei Sonic reappears at the FCC, ditches AWS 3G and NFC functionality originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18 26 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink FCC Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268447.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268447.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 00:59:56 - Engadget - In a shocking development out of Cupertino, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has stepped down, the board naming Tim Cook as his replacement The company said Steve's extraordinary vision and leadership saved Apple and guided it to its position as the world's most innovative and valuable technology company Steve himself published the following letter I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I would be the first to let you know Unfortunately, that day has come I hereby resign as CEO of Apple I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple I believe Apple's brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you Steve Apple has confirmed that Jobs will stay on as Chairman Full details in the PR after the breakContinue reading Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of AppleSteve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18 35 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268446.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268446.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-25 00:24:37 - Engadget - You desperately want to attend Katy Perry's raucous San Antonio concert, but your kid sister has absolutely zero interest in tagging along, and the mere thought of going stag strikes fear into your heart All seems lost, but worry not because Ticketmaster and Facebook have just joined forces to create a new feature that weds concert going with social networking As of today, users purchasing tickets to select events can easily find out whether any of their Facebook friends are also attending and where they're seated All you have to do is connect to Ticketmaster with your Facebook account, find your concert of choice and use the interactive venue map to tag your own seats, or to see those of online friends who've already tagged themselves From there, you can buy tickets right next to your intended targets and act totally surprised when you bump into them at the show For now, the feature is only available for 300 venues encompassing some 9,000 events , but you can find more information in the video and press release after the breakContinue reading Ticketmaster's interactive seat map brings Facebook stalking to concert venuesTicketmaster's interactive seat map brings Facebook stalking to concert venues originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17 57 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkFast Company Ticketmaster Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268437.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268437.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 23:48:53 - Engadget - If you're a sucker for juicy handset rumors, then this one's for you A few months ago, a supposed Samsung roadmap leaked, revealing a slew of new Android, Bada and WP7 handsets on the horizon Today, a picture purporting to be one of those phones, the GT 19220 W43 surfaced, complete with some specs to further grease the rumor mill Word on the web says that the Sammy will have a 1280 x 720 Super AMOLED Plus display that measures in at 529 inches diagonally even bigger than the 5 inch Dell Streak tablet If our observational geometry is right, we'd say that screen size is probably pretty accurate Rather than taking tablet status like the Dell, however, it seems bound to be the Galaxy S II's big brother, as sources claim it's running Gingerbread with a 14GHz dual core processor and packs an 8 megapixel camera Of course, these specs can't be officially confirmed until the phone is launched, but it's safe to say it's likely a part of the Android army taking on the iPhone 5 this fallSamsung's GT 19220 shows up in leaked photos, preps for battle with iPhone 5 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17 31 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink AndroidUp Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268428.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268428.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 23:06:09 - Engadget - Toshiba is just the latest company to enter the robovac fray Samsung, ASUS and LG have already tested the waters against the mighty iRobot, now it's Smarbo's turn to try its hand at automated vacuuming Inside the round floor cleaner are 38 sensors that help it avoid obstacles and keep it from falling down stairs, as well as a CPU or CPUs that sport double brain function according to the machine translated PR The bot is quite quick, supposedly able to clean 100 square meters over 1,000 square feet in about 90 minutes, and only uses a few pennies worth of electricity to do so Toshiba's vacubot will hit shelves in Japan for around 1,100 on October first, but it does suffer one distinct disadvantage DJ Smarbo just doesn't have the same ring to itContinue reading Toshiba Smarbo takes on dirt, Roomba, music playing prowess unclearToshiba Smarbo takes on dirt, Roomba, music playing prowess unclear originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16 29 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkTechCrunch Toshiba translated Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268411.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268411.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 23:06:09 - Engadget - We know this can be something of a sad time Seasons changing, vacations ending, schools opening, and days shortening But don't be down, dear reader, because we have a heck of a party planned, only a day away The NYC Engadget Reader Meetup is tomorrow, it's totally free, and you're invited We've lined up an array of exhibitors to show their latest and greatest toys, including ATT, Samsung, HTC, RIM, and Motorola We'll also have an electric Mini Cooper to check out, a glasses free 3D display from Magnetic 3D, a recharging lounge to refill your electronics, and snacks and desserts to refill your stomachs ATT will be bringing artist Matt Siren to do a live piece of art inspired by your stories, and we will of course have a massive pile of goodies to hand out from companies like iRobot, Western Digital, and Pioneer, plus a special giveaway you'll need a QR reader to win so don't forget those smartphones Not that you would The party is at Guastavino's, which is located at 59th Street in New York City Things will kick off at 6 30pm that night and run until 10 30pm It's an all ages event, but we can only manage 1,000 people in there at a time, and it's first come first served, so don't be late Want to come Just show up by 6 30 You don't need to pre register We'll have a boatload of Engadget editors on hand fielding questions, good friends from Joystiq and TUAW will be in attendance, and we'll be doing a QA focused live podcast which we won't be able to broadcast, but look for the recording later If you're a member of the media who would like to attend, please e mail us at meetup at engadget dot com Everybody else, get ready to party Continue reading Engadget's NYC Reader Meetup happens tomorrow Engadget's NYC Reader Meetup happens tomorrow originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16 57 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268410.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268410.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 22:29:01 - Engadget - The new Droid Bionic ad sure has it all a Portman esque lady in an illuminated leather blouse, brandishing a giant sword against a Terminator looking 'bot shooting lasers from his hands, all taking place in some crazy sky coliseum thing As for the actual handset Not so much on that front, save for a name at the end and a promised September release date oh, and the implied promise that the phone will literally slice the heads off of its Android brethren Video after the breakContinue reading Droid Bionic ad has pretty much everything but a phone video Droid Bionic ad has pretty much everything but a phone video originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16 01 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkDroid Life Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268389.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268389.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 21:49:45 - Engadget - Oh dear Remember Motorola's advert claiming the Atrix was the world's most powerful smartphone Well it's now been banned in the UK by the Advertising Standards Authority Viewers complained about the misleading phrase as the Galaxy S II has a faster 12 GHz processor, compared to Atrix's 1GHz Moto said it meant powerful in the sense it could drive various devices the ASA didn't agree, since the phrase was read out over the final shot in the advert, where the phone appears in isolation It ruled that as such, the advert was misleading and can only reappear on UK TV with the contentious phrase removed Armchair adjudicators can decide for themselves in the video after the breakContinue reading UK Advertising Authority smacks Motorola for misleading Atrix advert video UK Advertising Authority smacks Motorola for misleading Atrix advert video originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15 12 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkDaily Telegraph Advertising Standards Authority Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268372.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268372.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 21:49:45 - Engadget - Just because you're packing an S40 or S60 device doesn't mean you should have to miss out on the haps That's why Nokia Beta Labs is debuting a pilot app called Nokia Nearby, a hyper local search app geared toward emerging markets with a heavy concentration of S40 handsets that helps you find restaurants, movie theaters and other locations within close range of your current location Fortunately, GPS isn't required for the service to work properly, which makes it even more tempting to at least try out Glance at the video below the break to get a quick demonstration, and move over to the source link to download the beta programContinue reading Nokia Nearby tells your S40 where the action's atNokia Nearby tells your S40 where the action's at originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15 37 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Nokia Beta Labs Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268371.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268371.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 21:09:10 - Engadget - The HTC Bliss is undoubtedly going through the typical pre launch routine it's passed through the ranks of the FCC, received its first Blurrycam session, and now we're finally seeing the upcoming device up close and personal The folks at XDA China got their hands on one and took a few high quality images for the world to see, which means we're probably not too far away from the phone's forthcoming release They confirmed that the Bliss will in fact run on HTC Sense 35, feature a front facing camera, and that it will come in a variety of colors So, will we find this on display at next week's HTC meetup Or maybe our team will get some hands on time at IFA And will this female oriented smartphone find a place with its intended demographic Hopefully the wait is almost overHTC Bliss gets its clearest photo session yet, shows off front facing camera originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14 27 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkPocketNow XDAcn Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268355.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268355.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 21:09:10 - Engadget - Sony updated PlayStation Home in the spring of this year, and gave its virtual world multiplayer support and better graphics Evidently that update wasn't quite what Sony wanted, so the company will roll out a complete redesign of the community this autumn to make it easier for folks to connect with desired content The revamped Home lets users find games by exploring several themed districts Action, Adventure, Sportswalk and Pier Park with their digital doppelgngers Sony's saying the changes will make PlayStation Home itself a game, so maybe it's time for Second Life to start shaking in its boots Denizens of Sony's digital world can get more details in the PR belowContinue reading Sony redesigns PlayStation Home, makes it the game outside the gameSony redesigns PlayStation Home, makes it the game outside the game originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14 49 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268354.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268354.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 20:27:09 - Engadget - It's time for Garmin to refresh its lineup and flood the market with a slew of dash mounted GPS devices In total there are six new series of navigators, with countless models scattered amongst them The essential nvi 30, 40 and 50 top left lines come in three sizes 35 inch, 43 inch, and 5 inch sizes we're sure you can guess which is which , and cover all the basics including a lifetime's worth of free map updates Stepping up a notch to the advanced 2405 top right and 2505 series 43 inch and 5 inch lines respectively nets you Garmin's Guidance 20 system The software includes niceties like 3D traffic updates for free, of course and photoReal junction view for finding the right lane at off ramps Last is the prestige line the nvi 3400 series ultra thin, 4 inch devices that looks more like a phone than a navigator The 3400s turn in the frustrating resistive screen for a capacitive panel and upgrade to Guidance 30 The 30 edition sports all the same features as its lower numbered sibling, but adds pinch to zoom, lane guidance and text to speech for incoming SMS messages Not overwhelmed enough yet Check out the PR after the break Thanks, Devin Continue reading Garmin nüvi navigators get refreshed, countless new models for 2012Garmin nüvi navigators get refreshed, countless new models for 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14 06 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268344.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268344.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 19:52:02 - Engadget - One thing's for sure we're utterly thrilled with the direction that ruggedized cameras are heading Canon's PowerShot D10, while impressive, was more like a small stone than a bona fide PS, but it wouldn't take much convincing to make someone believe that Fujifilm's FinePix XP30 was just another run of the mill compact Our pals over at Photography Blog already ran this thing through the wringer earlier in the year, but we couldn't resist the opportunity to take it to a few other places for testing Namely, the Big Island of Hawaii We spent a solid week with the XP30 and Samsung's W200, and while neither ended up impressing us from a visual standpoint, they both shared one common lining of the silver variety price At just 184, the XP30 is quite the bargain given its neatly trimmed exterior, but was the performance enough to warrant a recommendation Head on past the break for out thoughts, as well as a heaping of sample shots and even an underwater video taken after dark Gallery Fujifilm FinePix XP30 hands onContinue reading Fujifilm FinePix XP30 hands on a week of underwater testing video Fujifilm FinePix XP30 hands on a week of underwater testing video originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13 09 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268330.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268330.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 19:52:02 - Engadget - We had heard that Google irked authorities at the Department of Justice when ads advertising illegal and counterfeit drugs started popping up But, we didn't realize just how expensive the offense would be The government is expected to announce a 500 million settlement with the web giant later today that cut quarterly profits by 22 percent Google told the New York Times that it had since banned the advertisers, but admitted they never should have been allowed in the first place We'll just have to go back to getting our cheap Viagra where we used too our spam folderGoogle reaches 500 million settlement with DOJ over drug ads originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13 47 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink New York Times Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268329.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268329.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 19:09:27 - Engadget - Picked up one of those 300 Vizio tablets Good news your entertainment options just expanded a bit with the addition of Hulu Plus support The eight inch tablet now handles the TV movie streaming Android app so long as you don't mind dropping another 799 a month for the premium video serviceContinue reading Vizio Tablet gets Hulu Plus, lets you watch your '30 Rock' on the goVizio Tablet gets Hulu Plus, lets you watch your '30 Rock' on the go originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12 31 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268260.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268260.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 18:22:56 - Engadget - Windows 8 has yet to see the light of day, but new details on the forthcoming OS continue to emerge The most recent preview once again comes courtesy of Microsoft's Building Windows 8 blog, where the company has posted new information on the software's copy, move, rename and delete functions With the new system, all pending copy operations will appear in one dialog, where users can pause, stop and resume any job, while monitoring data transfer rates on a real time throughput graph pictured above Redmond's developers have also made it easier to resolve file name collisions, with a new dialog that displays thumbnail images of source files directly alongside preexisting documents of the same name This allows users to decide which files they'd like to copy or replace by simply hovering their mouse over the image to see its file path, or double clicking it to open in full view For more information, check out the demo video that's waiting for you after the break Continue reading Microsoft showcases new copy, move, rename functions in Windows 8 video Microsoft showcases new copy, move, rename functions in Windows 8 video originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11 43 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkMod Gadget MSDN Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268241.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268241.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 18:22:56 - Engadget - Welcome to Engadget's Back to School guide We know that this time of year can be pretty annoying and stressful for everyone, so we're here to help out with the heartbreaking process of gadget buying for the school aged crowd Today, we're walking around with new bags in tow and you can head to the Back to School hub to see the rest of the product guides as they're added throughout the month Be sure to keep checking back at the end of the month we'll be giving away a ton of the gear featured in our guides and hit up the hub page right here Cutting a bag free from an oversized cardboard container isn't nearly as exciting as unboxing the latest, well, anything else but you're probably gonna need one, unless you don't mind biking around campus with a laptop under your arm We've rounded up some of our perennial favorites that are sure to keep your gadgets safe on any budget And see that messenger bag up above It's stuffed full of some of this season's hottest gadgets and we're giving one away to 15 of you Simply leave a comment below and at each of our other back to school guides to be entered to win, and check out our giveaway page for more details Continue reading Engadget's back to school guide 2011 bags and casesEngadget's back to school guide 2011 bags and cases originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12 00 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268240.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268240.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 17:41:19 - Engadget - Possessing a camera with RAW output is great, but working with those data rich files often isn't not least because most manufacturers use proprietary file formats However, Lightroom fans who update to version 35 currently at release candidate stage should discover that it effortlessly handles RAW images from a bunch of recent cameras including the Olympus E P3 and E PL3, Panasonic G3 and GF3, and the Sony Alpha NEX C3 The update will also fix a number of bugs, such as inconsistent processing times and a loss of geo tagging metadata when converting to Adobe's Digital Negative format Time to get those psychedelic HDR images flowing Thanks, Rob Adobe Lightroom 35 will support Olympus, Panasonic and Sony RAW formats originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11 16 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkCNET Adobe Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268225.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268225.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 16:59:38 - Engadget - Add another model to the gadget deluge that was last night's Sony camera announcements The electronics giant debuted the NEX VG20, the followup to the admittedly snazzy NEX VG10 The new interchangeable lens camcorder does full HD video and can capture 16 megapixel stills including RAW support The Handycam also rocks a three inch LCD that can be rotated 270 degrees and a mic that supports stereo and 51 channel surround recordings The camcorder will hit stores in November for 2,199 with an SEL18200 F35 63 E mount lens and 1,599 for just the bodyContinue reading Sony debuts the Handycam NEX VG20Sony debuts the Handycam NEX VG20 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10 26 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268201.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268201.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 16:59:38 - Engadget - It is what it sounds like, kids Logitech, clearly on a tablet accessories tear, just trotted out another toy for the iPad This time, it's a suction cup joystick that sits on the screen, inviting people to gawk at you while you play Pac Man in Starbucks As you can see in the photos, this isn't a ball capped joystick so much as a laptop style pointing stick masquerading as a retro controller That nub has a flat, slick surface, and without much of an indentation or textured grip, it's easy for your finger to slip off It'll go on sale next month for 1999, an appropriate price for what will most likely be an impulse buy For now, we've got video of it in action after the break Gallery Logitech Joystick for iPadContinue reading Logitech unveils suction cup joystick for the iPad video Logitech unveils suction cup joystick for the iPad video originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10 51 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268200.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268200.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 16:18:23 - Engadget - It may be the second largest computer manufacturer in the world, but things are not looking good for Acer The Taiwanese company lost 679 billion New Taiwan Dollars TWD , about 2341 million, in Q2, far more than the already sizable anticipated shortfall of 33 billion TWD around 1147 million That's a dramatic drop off from the 119 billion TWD profit the company posted in Q1 Things are expected to improve in Q3, but Acer still expects to operating in the red until at least Q4 Some of the problems can be blamed on recent restructuring that has the vendor increasingly focused on mobile devices and less on netbooks, which were successful for the company but have quickly declined in popularity The extremely brief PR can be found after the breakContinue reading Acer loses 234 million in worse than expected Q2Acer loses 234 million in worse than expected Q2 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10 00 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Reuters Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268186.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268186.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 15:36:52 - Engadget - True to Monday's teaser, Nokia unveiled its latest update to the Symbian OS as well as a few new devices Belle is indeed coming, and it's heading to the Nokia 700, 701 and 600 in the third quarter of this year The successor to Anna brings NFC sharing and pairing functionality to the table, along with three additional home screens bumped up to six , a dynamic lock screen, live widgets in five different sizes, and a pull down taskbar and notification menu Fortunately, the new handsets announced today aren't the only beneficiaries of the upgrade the N8, E6, E7, X7, C7, C6 01 and Oro will all get Belle at a yet unknown later date Join us after the break as we go more into detail on the three phones announced today, along with a video and press release Gallery Nokia 700, 701 and 600 Continue reading Nokia announces Symbian Belle alongside three new devicesNokia announces Symbian Belle alongside three new devices originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08 55 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Nokia Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268169.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268169.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 15:36:52 - Engadget - A judge in The Hague just issued a ruling in Apple's patent infringement case against Samsung, prohibiting the marketing of Samsung smartphones Galaxy S, S II and Ace for violation of Apple Inc EP 2,058,868 In an official press release, the court explains that The Hague judge ruled to ban trading of Samsung smartphones Galaxy S, S II and Ace, adding that Samsung also violated other Apple patents with its Galaxy Tab 101 and 101v, though it's not clear whether or not sales of those devices will be banned as well The specific patents cited include 2,058,868, which deals with method of scrolling, 2,098,948 for recording a flag in connection with multiple screen taps, and 1,964,022, which relates to dragging a slider to unlock the phone A final verdict will be published later today DevelopingNetherlands judge rules that Samsung Galaxy S, S II violate Apple patents, bans sales originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09 22 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Rechtspraak Translated Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268168.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268168.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 14:51:41 - Engadget - If you're a faithful Time Warner Cable customer, your next Slingbox purchase could be on the house Yesterday, the provider announced that it will offer full rebates to any Wideband internet subscribers who buy the 300 set top box, as part of a promotion due to launch sometime in September Jeffrey A Hirsch, TWC's executive vice president and chief marketing officer, told the New York Times that the offer is geared solely toward promoting his company's 99 Wideband service, though it's hard to ignore the move's larger symbolism especially in light of that ongoing legal battle with Viacom over live streaming content to the iPad Time Warner has yet to pinpoint a launch date for its new promotion, but we'll let you know as soon as we get wordTime Warner Cable will pay for your Slingbox, in exchange for love originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08 27 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink The New York Times Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268143.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268143.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 14:05:59 - Engadget - This may not be Amazon's next version of the Kindle, but this rad mod does fill a very unique purpose Glenn, an electrical engineer, created what he's calling the Frankenkindle for his sister, who has cerebral palsy This e reader features controls that are much easier for her to use than the stock buttons on the factory offering Using the keypad from a children's reader and Amazon's pride and joy, the fully functional device is only lacking a permanent mount for the hacked digital library and some wire organization In between the buttons and the Kindle, he's customized a Teensy USB microcontroller to interpret and pass along the proper input commands While fully aware the device will need some user testing, Glenn intends to tailor this bad boy to his sister's specific needs and if that wasn't enough he's got more tricks up his sleeve that will help others with physical disabilities If you're wanting a quick walk through, check out the video after the breakContinue reading Engineer hacks a Kindle, creates easy to use prototype for sister with cerebral palsyEngineer hacks a Kindle, creates easy to use prototype for sister with cerebral palsy originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07 58 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkMake Breadboard Confessions Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268123.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268123.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 13:27:15 - Engadget - Unless you proposed from orbit, chances are your marriage request was not nearly as elaborate as Gary Hudston's And, perhaps outside of 2008's homebrew Bejeweled proposal, no where near as geeky either Hudston hired a skilled developer to create series of custom levels for Portal 2 that his potential betrothed would have to play through When it heard about his apparently not so secret project, Valve even helped him secure Ellen McLain, the voice of GLaDOS, to record original audio You can check out the hilarious and heartwarming video after the break or just play through the levels yourself by downloading them at the source link Sadly, unless you happen to be the future Mrs Hudston, you'll be no closer to marrying yourself off after solving its puzzlesContinue reading Proposing with portals how really romantic gamers pop the questionProposing with portals how really romantic gamers pop the question originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07 01 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkBoingBoing The Gary Hudston Project Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268104.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268104.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 12:49:32 - Engadget - You may recall, back at CES, we got our hands on LG's LSM 100 mouse scanner and were able to try it out for ourselves Well it appears that you may have that same opportunity soon The company has announced that it will be opening a new era for scanners at IFA in a few days with its mouse that boasts a built in scanner Simply by holding the Smart Scan button, you'll be able to save or drag and drop scanned images as large as A3 paper size in a variety of formats PNG, JPEG, TIFF, and PDF, just to name a few by swiping the mouse over it If that wasn't enough to entice you, the peripheral also features Optical Character Recognition that converts text from said images into an editable Word document Perhaps lost in all this is the fully functioning mouse bit which you'll probably need as well No word yet on pricing or availability, but hopefully soon, you'll have room on your desk for one of theseContinue reading LG announces LSM 100 Scanner Mouse, saves valuable desk spaceLG announces LSM 100 Scanner Mouse, saves valuable desk space originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 06 17 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268088.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268088.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 11:34:07 - Engadget - Canon's not done insulting your Photoshop skillz, as it announces the PIXMA MG8220 and MG6220 Wireless Photo All In Ones These 9600 x 2400 dpi color printer copier scanners promise wireless printing of pictures and more boring items like Google Docs, Gmail attachments and PDFs from phones, tablets, laptops and computers Print wirelessly with Canon's dedicated photo app for Android and iPhone and PIXMA Cloud Link, or access Picasa albums from the printer directly and add cool ish effects like Fish Eye, Miniature and Toy Camera using the touchscreen When it comes to actually printing things, the 29999 MG8220 is a step above its counterpart, with add on features like a film adapter to convert old slides and negatives to digital The MG6220 loses some of the high end features but keeps all the connectivity of the MG8220, for a much more reasonable 19999 price tag Inkjet enthusiasts, go ahead and check out the press release for all the dirty dpi detailsContinue reading Canon launches PIXMA MG6220 and MG8220 photo printers, trees fear for livesCanon launches PIXMA MG6220 and MG8220 photo printers, trees fear for lives originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05 01 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Canon Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268063.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268063.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 10:22:35 - Engadget - Summer is in full swing, but if you happen to take a peek at ATT's leaked roadmap for the upcoming two quarters, you might just sense the chill of winter in the air While this doesn't appear to be official from Ma Bell, or entirely exhaustive, we've gotten a spreadsheet that goes in depth to out the carrier's upcoming smartphones A host of Android devices are on the list all with Gingerbread along with two handsets that strut Windows Phone 75 and another duo with BlackBerry 7 Of particular note, we see the Samsung SGH i777 otherwise known as the Attain , along with the SGH i927 for you QWERTY slider lovers Both Sammy's sport Category 14 HSDPA, or up to 21Mbps downloads Curiously, the Impulse Ma Bell's rumored LTE phone is nowhere to be found The Motorola MB865, with a full gigabyte of RAM and 8 megapixel camera, aligns very well with the rumored Atrix refresh You've seen the two phones from RIM before, and while Samsung's Mango handset spent a brief moment in the wild, little is known about HTC's counterpart Hopefully we won't need to wait for the actual change of seasons to learn moreATT's fall and winter 2011 roadmap leaked in spreadsheet glory originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03 53 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Pocketnow Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268035.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268035.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 09:07:22 - Engadget - Good news everyone, we've got a new batch of Sammy smartphones to feast your eyes upon Now for the downside today's announcement is meant only to whet your appetite for their official unveiling at IFA in Berlin Fortunately, however, we do have a few tidbits to share First, the Galaxy W features a 37 inch WVGA touchscreen, a 14GHz CPU and 144Mbps HDSPA connectivity Along with that, we'll see the M Pro, Y and Y Pro coming next week from Samsung all running Gingerbread If these letters are unfamiliar to you, they should be You see, along with the phones themselves, we've got a new naming scheme to play with, which is designed to bring sanity or at least a modicum of understanding to Samsung's product names The Galaxy W is meant to imply wonder, which strikes a balance of style and performance into each Sammy, while the M lineup which stands for magical will have a taste of the high end with a lower price point Finally we've got the Y, which is a budget contender that's aimed at the youth and emerging markets Looks like Apple and Nokia will have some competition, eh As for the Galaxy S, its designation will remain for its premiere lineup, and the Galaxy R, which recently launched in Europe and Asia, will be one echelon below It's meant to imply the royal or refined qualities of the smartphone Samsung couldn't make up its mind on the last one You'll find the full PR after the break, which explains the finer details of Sammy's scheme See you in Berlin Continue reading Samsung debuts new Galaxy lineup, refines naming strategy along the waySamsung debuts new Galaxy lineup, refines naming strategy along the way originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 02 54 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268011.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/268011.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 07:16:57 - Engadget - During our trip to Sony HQ earlier this summer to check out the NEX C3, company reps hinted that the best was yet to come and held true to their word Today's NEX 7 release breaks a handful of digicam records, becoming not only the first mirrorless camera to pack a 243 megapixel APS C sensor, but the first APS C cam of any shape and size to smash through this notable barrier potentially delivering unparalleled image quality for a camera of its size Sony's new flagship mirrorless interchangeable lens camera ILC also features the same OLED viewfinder included with its brand new Alpha A77, delivering XGA 1024 x 768 pixel resolution directly to your eye There's also 1080 60p AVCHD video capture, a full size hot shoe, and a completely redesigned Tri Navi interface We spent a few minutes with a pre production NEX 7 earlier this month jump past the break for our initial impressionsGallery Sony Alpha NEX 7 hands on Continue reading Sony unveils NEX 7 243 MP sensor, OLED viewfinder, 1199 price tag video Sony unveils NEX 7 243 MP sensor, OLED viewfinder, 1199 price tag video originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01 00 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267984.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267984.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 07:16:57 - Engadget - Sony's NEX line of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras ILC deliver quite a lot of bang for your buck, but a diminutive lens selection reduced appeal for advanced shooters Today, the company is growing its E mount family of lenses by three, now offering a total of seven compatible lenses Shipping in October, the Carl Zeiss SonnarT E will take the helm as Sony's flagship optic, delivering a 24mm fixed focal length and f 18 aperture, with a minimum focus distance of 16 cm and a sky high 999 price tag Also packing a speedy f 18 aperture, the 300 E 50mm OSS doesn't sport Carl Zeiss branding, but it does include built in image stabilization and a circular aperture, promising smooth defocus Both lenses will ship in December Hitting stores in October, a new telephoto lens, the 350 E 55 210mm compensates for its sluggish f 45 63 maximum aperture with optical image stabilization while offering 38x magnification And finally, Sony's LA EA2 A mount adapter lets you use your full size Alpha lenses with the NEX cameras without losing functionality, thanks to built in Translucent Mirror Technology and a dedicated AF motor NEX 3, NEX 5, and NEX C3 owners will need a firmware update to take advantage of the adaptor, but if you already have a collection of A mount lenses, 400 may be a reasonable price to pay for full compatibility when it ships in NovemberGallery Sony NEX E mount lensesSony reveals three new NEX E mount lenses, LA EA2 A mount adaptor with translucent mirror originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01 00 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267983.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267983.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 07:16:57 - Engadget - Without a doubt, today's biggest news on the NEX front is Sony's 243 megapixel NEX 7 But for photographers looking for a bit less power and a lower 600 body only price tag , the NEX 5N delivers some of the 7's headline features in a slimmed down magnesium alloy body Sony boosted the NEX 5's sensor from 14 to 16 megapixels in the N, also adding 1080 60p AVCHD video capture, a 10 fps continuous shooting mode, a touch enabled 3 inch LCD, and a maximum sensitivity of ISO 25,600 The mid range NEX cam also supports an optional XGA OLED electronic viewfinder, which attaches to its accessory port and carries a price tag of 350 We should note that although the accessory port appears to be similar to that used on the NEX C3 and previous gen NEX 5, the OLED attachment is only compatible with the 5N Want to know more Jump past the break for a brief overview video, and check out the rather comprehensive gallery of press shots belowGallery Sony Alpha NEX 5NContinue reading Sony NEX 5N replaces NEX 5, adds 161 MP sensor, 25,600 max ISO, OLED viewfinder option video Sony NEX 5N replaces NEX 5, adds 161 MP sensor, 25,600 max ISO, OLED viewfinder option video originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01 00 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267982.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267982.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 07:16:57 - Engadget - When it comes to cameras, digital SLRs are a breed all their own Many DSLR owners don't upgrade their bodies often if at all and even fewer would consider a switch to a competing camera system, especially after investing in a handful of high end lenses Manufacturers need to push innovation even further to target this segment of the market when some cameras cost thousands of dollars and already offer excellent performance, simply releasing a body with more megapixels and HD shooting options won't prompt photographers to pull out their credit cards With its excellent 243 megapixel sensor and high res OLED electronic viewfinder, however, Sony's 1,399 Alpha A77 may just be the DSLR upgrade you've been waiting for We spent a few days with a pre production A77 paired with Sony's brand new 16 50mm f 28 lens 1,999 in an A77 kit , and were very impressed with what will undoubtedly be a worthy successor to the well received A700 Jump past the break for our initial impressions, along with plenty of still photo and HD video samplesGallery Sony Alpha A77 hands on Continue reading Sony Alpha A77 hands on preview video Sony Alpha A77 hands on preview video originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01 00 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267981.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267981.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 07:16:57 - Engadget - Sony is on a roll with some fairly incredible product unveilings this morning The Alpha A65 is almost an afterthought when compared to today's NEX 7 and A77 announcements, but this 900 body only DSLR targets the vastly popular entry level category, while still including a new OLED electronic viewfinder, 243 megapixel CMOS APS C sensor, and 1080 60p AVCHD video capture Many of the A77's other features made the cut as well, including Sony's Translucent Mirror Technology, an ISO range of 100 16,000, object tracking autofocus, and a high speed shooting mode though the pricier model can shoot 12 fps, compared to 10 fps on the A65 You will be missing out on the A77's nifty three way tilt and swivel LCD, though the A65's display does support tilt Also missing is a 19 point AF sensor the A65's has 15 points , a secondary text LCD, and support for an optical vertical grip Jump past the break for a brief video walkthrough from Sony, along with a sneak peek at the A77Gallery Sony Alpha A65Continue reading Sony announces entry level A65, adds yet another DSLR to the Alpha familySony announces entry level A65, adds yet another DSLR to the Alpha family originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01 00 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267980.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267980.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 07:16:57 - Engadget - Have a gander Take as long as you need That, friends, is the ATT bound HTC Puccini, and it'll be the first tablet to hit Ma Bell with inbuilt LTE support According to our sources, the Android based slate is currently in testing, and should be hitting the markets in the not too distant future 'Course, ATT just started shipping its first two LTE devices, but having something other than a WWAN modem would certainly be appreciated As for specs We've confirmed that a 15GHz dual core processor is onboard, alongside 1GB of RAM, Honeycomb, 16GB of storage and a 101 inch WXGA touchpanel We're digging for more as we speak, and will be updating accordingly Meanwhile, feel free to peruse the gallery below oh, and that smaller device That's the WiFi only Flyer that we saw soar through the FCC in April That'll be let loose on US shores next month, and we're sniffing around for a price as we speak Thanks, Anonymous Gallery Exclusive HTC Puccini in the wild, ATT LTE support confirmed Exclusive HTC Puccini in the wild, ATT LTE support confirmed originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01 01 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267979.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267979.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 06:36:01 - Engadget - Camera manufacturers seem to have forgone the straw method for deciding which order to push out their press releases this time around, opting for old fashioned alphabetical order instead Yesterday Canon announced a trio of new PowerShots, and now Nikon is doubling down with six new cams, to be followed very soon by another company later this morning First off the assembly line is the 500 Coolpix P7100, with its 101 megapixel CCD sensor, 71x zoom lens, 921k dot tilting LCD, and manual controls Photogs looking to jump in the pool, point and shoot in tow will probably be more interested in the 380 AW100, which includes a 16 megapixel CMOS sensor, 5x lens, 1080p video capture, built in GPS, and water resistance to 33 feet Next up is the 430 S1200pj pj, for projector We've never actually seen anyone using the built in projector in Nikon's digicams, but it's a fun gimmick nonetheless This model adds iOS compatibility, letting you project 60 inch iPad videos at a whopping 20 lumens It also has a 141 megapixel sensor, 5x zoom, 720p video, and a 3 inch LCD If style is your game, the 300 S100's sleek design won't go unnoticed, regardless of whether you opt for red, black, purple and gold oh, definitely go with the gold There's also a 16 megapixel sensor, 5x zoom, 1080p video, and 3D capture If a superzoom is in the cards, the 330 S8200 is worth a look, with its 14x Nikkor lens, 161 megapixel CMOS sensor, 1080p video, and 3 inch 921k dot LCD Its thinner sibling, the S6200 is also less expensive, retailing for 230 You'll need to settle for a 10x optical zoom, 16 megapixel sensor, 720p video, and a 27 inch LCD, however All six digicams are slated to ship in September Jump past the break for a trio of Nikon press releases, detailing each modelGallery Nikon Coolpix P7100, AW100, S100 6200 8200 1200pj camerasContinue reading Nikon announces Coolpix P7100, AW100 ruggedized, and four S series point and shootsNikon announces Coolpix P7100, AW100 ruggedized, and four S series point and shoots originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00 00 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267968.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267968.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 05:31:29 - Engadget - It looks like we have our Windows Phone roadmap filled out for at least the next year, as Tango has been confirmed by Microsoft as next year's minor update preceding Apollo aka Windows Phone 8 As mentioned at a MSDN seminar in Hong Kong, the successor to Windows Phone Mango will indeed be made for handsets in developing countries a key method to make these devices more affordable These targeted nations have been neglected to this point, the company said, and the Tango update would bring more Bing services to them at a lower cost Will such a move help Ballmer Co achieve greater market share against Apple and Google It's hard to tell we certainly don't see this update coming to Vertu anytime soon, so we imagine that's probably a good signMicrosoft Windows Phone Tango will be minor update, is meant for low end handsets originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23 19 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267947.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267947.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 04:59:30 - Engadget - It's been a bumpy ride, but we're back with a new episode of the Engadget HD Podcast This week brings multiple CableCARD tuners, iPad apps and even a few new projectors Naturally, we eventually get into the discussion of the latest predictions for Media Center, but while Microsoft figures out where the Xbox 360 fits into its ecosystem, Sony's snagged a sweet exclusive in the form on NFL Sunday Ticket Finally, we wrap things up with what we're watching this week and of course, some football talk Get the podcast iTunes Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes MP3 RSS AAC Enhanced feed, subscribe to this with iTunes RSS MP3 Add the Engadget HD Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator Zune Subscribe to the Podcast directly in the Zune Marketplace MP3 Download the show MP3 Hosts Ben Drawbaugh bjdraw , Richard Lawler rjcc Producer Trent Wolbe 04 56 Comcast's Xfinity app debuts on Blackberry, updated on iOS 08 18 Optoma delivers three new projectors, one does 3D for just 1,499 10 12 Elgato HDHomeRun iPad app brings some cable channels to the tablet 14 28 SiliconDust delivering HDHomeRun Prime preorders, 3 tuner ships next week 19 48 HDHomerun Prime CableCARD tuner hands on 21 00 Ceton InfiniTV 4 USB tuner priced at 299, ships September 19th 29 04 Sony drops PS3 price to 250 in US, 250 in Europe 34 00 DirecTV brings NFL Sunday Ticket to Android tablets and the PS3 this fall 42 00 Must See HDTV August 22nd 28th Hear the podcast LISTEN MP3 LISTEN AAC Filed under PodcastsEngadget HD Podcast 262 08232011 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22 39 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267944.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267944.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 04:26:38 - Engadget - If Wall E's lady friend, Eve, and Spielberg's ET were to come together in engineering matrimony, we're pretty sure this white EVO 3D would be the resulting offspring This rare and beautiful unicorn from HTC's beastly, dual core Android herd hails from the Hesse led network, and will be available as a RadioShack exclusive on September 9th The electronics retailer dipped more than just its toes into our 21st century ways or more likely hired a new intern , getting the message out via its Twitter account, and snapping an Instagram shot of the bleached handset Pricing for the phone has yet to be announced, but we'd be surprised if this gets a premium over its 199 on contract twinWhite HTC EVO 3D gets exclusive RadioShack bow on September 9th originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22 16 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink RadioShack Twitter Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267941.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267941.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 03:54:49 - Engadget - AMDs Bulldozer is the company's anticipated high power rival to Intel's Core i7 and the company just released a slew of new information about its internals Now, pay attention 007 the Zambezi for Socket AM3 chips will include four modules, each with two cores and 2MB of L2 cache Operating above these is a single Northbridge with 8MB of L3 cache to direct data between two 72 bit DDR3 channels and 4 x 16 bit receive transmit HyperTransport links Finally, the Turbo Core increases the whole chip's click speed when taxed or kills power to idle cores when it's not Hustle on down to the source link to see the slides yourself Thanks, Bertrandsbox More details emerge on AMDs Bulldozer for high end desktops originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21 28 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkTom's Hardware ComputerBase Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267938.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267938.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 02:48:43 - Engadget - Beating the man at his own game on Monday, a federal judge from the Eastern District of New York denied the US government's application asking Verizon Wireless to hand over 113 days of customer location data Washington has long debated whether or not the Constitution protects modern day communications that include a third party like cell phone conversations supported by a carrier company , and non conversational meta data like cellular GPS location data Some say that buying a cell phone and using a carrier's services waives one's privacy rights in that data, while others claim we have a reasonable expectation of privacy in such info under the Fourth Amendment In making his decision, Judge Nicholas Garaufis held that the fiction that the vast majority of the American population consents to warrantless government access to the records of a significant share of their movements by 'choosing' to carry a cell phone must be rejected As communications tech continues to change, these questions will likely be revisited That's why Judge Garaufis went on to say that in light of drastic developments in technology, the Fourth Amendment doctrine must evolve to preserve cell phone user's reasonable expectation of privacy in cumulative cell site location records Get the full opinion by clicking the source belowNew York judge denies government warrant for Verizon location data originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20 34 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkArs Technica Archiveorg Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267931.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267931.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 02:12:03 - Engadget - Lately, Apple's become synonymous with a flurry of hotly contested patent disputes, but in a nice change of events, the company's actually been granted a bunch by the USPTO The recently awarded patents range from the mundane to the utilitarian, covering designs for a customizable docking peripheral, in addition to a solar powered solution for charging those iDevices But the real additions to Cupertino's legal arsenal are its patents for what appears to be cover flow like navigation for video, and display rotation for images captured via iOS cameras Alright so none of these patents are particularly revolutionary, and they certainly aren't tipping us off to the next iteration of the iPhone, but think of the lawyers, will you This is the stuff their litigious dreams are made ofApple granted patents for solar powered charging, method of video navigation originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19 42 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkPatently Apple Patent 8,004,113, Patent RE42,639, Patent 8,006,185, Patent 8,006,002 Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267922.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267922.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 01:37:47 - Engadget - Searching for the perfect accessory to your gold lam hot pants, gold tooth and gold pinky ring Then look no further than the Nokia C3 01 Gold Edition This hunk of sparkly splendor is not just any phoneoh wait, yes it is it's basically a S40 C3 01 feature phone with a fancy 18 carat gold topcoat and an upgraded 1GHz processor Less impressive on the inside, this gilded ringer is packing a quadband GSM radio, HSDPA, WiFi, Bluetooth, a 24 inch QVGA touchscreen, a 5 megapixel camera and a microSD card slot Since it's a made in Finland, it's got Nokia Messaging for email and IM, Nokia Communities for Facebook and Twitter, the new Nokia S40 browser and the Ovi Store, obvi This ultimate feature phone is available primarily in Eastern Europe and the Middle East for a price of 220 320 but is there really a price on looking fresh Continue reading Nokia C3 01 Gold Edition gets blinged out with 1Ghz processor and gold plated bodNokia C3 01 Gold Edition gets blinged out with 1Ghz processor and gold plated bod originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19 14 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkUnwired View Nokia Europe Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267910.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267910.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 01:10:03 - Engadget - If you don't pay close attention, you may not even notice it, but Samsung sneaked a preview of an American Galaxy S II variant into a promo video it released earlier today For the entire clip you stare at the version we're all familiar with, which sports a large home button on the bottom Then, at the very end, a slightly rounder handset with four capacitive buttons and no large home key pops up on the screen It looks a bit like the T Mobile bound Hercules, but not quite as curvy around the edges It could be Sprint's Epic 4G Touch or perhaps an as yet unseen model destined for ATT or Verizon Check out the full promo video after the break Thanks, Daniel Continue reading Samsung Galaxy S II variant sneaks into American promo videoSamsung Galaxy S II variant sneaks into American promo video originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18 47 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Samsung Mobile USA YouTube Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267901.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267901.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 00:36:36 - Engadget - We may be living in a post PC world according to some, but PCs are unquestionably still big business, and they're now a bigger business in China than anywhere else That's according to the latest report from market research firm IDC, at least, which found that both PC sales and shipments in China inched ahead of those in the US for the second quarter the first time that's ever happened, and earlier than IDC had previously projected In terms of hard numbers, that translates to sales of 119 billion in China compared to 117 billion in the US , and shipments of 185 million units, which represents a 143 percent jump year over year as opposed to a 49 percent drop to 177 million units in the US Not surprisingly, Lenovo is the big winner in all of this it's both the top PC maker in China and the fastest growing one, with a market share just shy of 32 percentChina inches ahead of US in PC sales for the first time originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18 12 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink PC World Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267896.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267896.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-24 00:03:51 - Engadget - Because tablets were made to consume data, Sprint's launching an alternative pay model for those hesitant to enter into long term contracts Available now from the Hesse led carrier, HTC EVO View 4G owners can select a per day, week, or even month data pass according to their wireless appetite If you're amongst the shackled hordes currently subscribing to a monthly package, you're gonna have to sit this one out For the commitment phobic, however, there's a 1499 day plan that nets users 150MB of 3G 4G use, a 2999 week plan that ups the ante to 500MB, and the top end 4999 month pass that serves up 15GB of wireless radio soup In the event you haven't been sufficiently seduced, the third place network's even thrown in a free day promo pass to get you hooked started on that third device Be sure to head to the source for the full la carte breakdownSprint brings short term data passes to HTC EVO View 4G, the contract averse silently applaud originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17 41 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Sprint Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267888.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267888.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 23:31:10 - Engadget - In other obvious news, Android and iOS continue to sit pretty atop the US smartphone market, according to a recent NPD study The current titans of the mobile industry both saw their pieces of the OS pie increase in Q2 of 2011, putting Andy Rubin's green robot in the lead with 52 percent and Apple at 29 percent Newly adopted webOS, and Microsoft's WP7 and Windows Mobile all managed to cling to their respective 5 percent shares with no yearly change, leaving only BlackBerry OS to experience an 11 percent decline But the real meat and potatoes of the report focuses on Google's soon to be in house partner Motorola Despite the rosy picture painted by recent acquisition talks, the company appears to be facing tough competition from Android OEM rivals, and the wireless market as a whole In regard to overall mobile phone share read dumbphones, et al and smartphone only, Moto saw a 3 percent year to year decline, with its biggest loss coming from Android unit sales a 50 percent drop to 22 percent of the market Will the rosy glow of Mountain View help inspire new paths to differentiation for Moto, or are we just looking at a repeat of the RAZR era While you ponder these pressing questions, head past the break to read the full reportContinue reading Android still king of the US smartphone hill, Motorola facing a market nosediveAndroid still king of the US smartphone hill, Motorola facing a market nosedive originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17 09 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267880.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267880.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 22:56:47 - Engadget - The US Department of Agriculture announced this week that it will make available more that 103 million aimed at bringing broadband to areas of the US with little or no access to the technology The money will go toward 23 projects in areas including parts of Oklahoma damaged by a recent tornado and a mountainous region in Northern California, which will provide internet access to native tribes For the full list of recipients, check the source link belowContinue reading US Government offers up 103 million for rural broadband expansionUS Government offers up 103 million for rural broadband expansion originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16 42 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkHuffington Post USDA PDF Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267871.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267871.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 22:24:03 - Engadget - Whether you're a longtime Engadget HD reader braving the high seas of wonky podcast RSS feeds or an Engadget Classic reader stunned by this alternate universe invasion of Blu ray, HDTV and home theater news, it's about time we thanked you for putting up with our dust as we make some changes around here To that end, our friends at Universal have hooked us up with a few copies of Scarface and The Big Lebowski on Blu ray to get your fall started, whether you're heading back to school yourself or just know someone who is Check out the rules after the break, leave a comment and then clear out some space on your disc shelf or, put one together if you're a soon to be Netflix refugeeContinue reading Engadget's HD Back to School Giveaway Win Scarface and The Big Lebowski on Blu ray Engadget's HD Back to School Giveaway Win Scarface and The Big Lebowski on Blu ray originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16 00 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267864.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267864.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 22:24:03 - Engadget - Nothing beats the head banging bliss of being in the front row of a concert, but if you left your Mtley Cre t shirt at home today, you may want to check out this new 3D audio technology from KDDI Labs By reducing the amount of characteristics required to map a sound field, KDDI has made it possible to fry your eardrums three dimensionally on a smartphone Since the virtual sound is recorded with multiple mics, users can move around the gig in real time to hear music from any angle Using the software, and hopefully soon, a web based app , virtual concert goers can cut out certain vocals or instruments, making it perfect for a mobile karaoke inferno Rock out to the video after the breakContinue reading 3D virtual sound shown off on mobile device, dance party ensues video 3D virtual sound shown off on mobile device, dance party ensues video originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16 20 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink DigInfoTV Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267863.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267863.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 21:46:36 - Engadget - We always appreciate a good 2001 reference, but we can't say we expected to see one crop up in Samsung's ongoing legal dispute with Apple As noted by FOSS Patents' Florian Mueller though, that's just what Samsung has done in an opposition brief filed last night, which cites the tablet like devices pictured above as an example of prior art for Apple's iPad related design patent Of course, that's just one small part of Samsung's overall defense, but it is certainly one of the most interesting we've seen so far Head on past the break for the film clip in questionContinue reading Samsung cites '2001 A Space Odyssey' in Apple caseSamsung cites '2001 A Space Odyssey' in Apple case originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15 09 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink FOSS Patents Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267844.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267844.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 21:46:36 - Engadget - Poor Plastic Logic, one of the early innovators and hype builders in the e reader race, has never been able to get its act together But, following an initial investment of 150 million from Russian firm Rusnano in January, it seems the company has finally found a home for its beleaguered readers After demoing the units for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, the new investors secured a deal for 1,000 of the Que descendents to be given a trial in Russian schools Perhaps redemption will come for Plastic Logic by succeeding where the Kindle was deemed such an absolute failurePlastic Logic granted a second life, scores trial in Russian schools originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15 32 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkPaidContent Quintura Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267843.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267843.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 21:46:36 - Engadget - Watch out ATT and Verizon, it looks like there's an iPhone 5 hat trick coming this fall WSJ is reporting that the Apple smartphone will hit Sprint at the same time as those other two networks, bringing a well needed boost to the carrier's shares in afternoon trading Developing Thanks to everyone who sent this in iPhone 5 coming to Sprint, other carriers in mid October originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15 42 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Wall Street Journal Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267842.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267842.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 20:57:35 - Engadget - We first heard about the existence of the Acer M310 Windows Phone last week, but literally no information was given besides the fact that two test units were discovered on a developer's traffic sheet How about a few more shreds of meat to chew on According to WindowsPhoneNZ, the Mango device was sighted at TechEd New Zealand with HDMI out support We may be seeing this feature across a large variety of Windows Phones coming out this fall, as the HTC Eternity has been rumored to include video output via HDMI as well The observer claims the M310 has a black shiny look and bevelled edges, has a similar appearance to the Acer W4 shown in the above image , and includes DLNA support over WiFi The handset was also seen snuggling up to Asus' entry into the Windows Phone market, which was said to have a matte black finish and may have a front facing camera Certainly, if these factoids are correct, this fall's Mango lineup looks to be laden with all kinds of hidden gems we haven't seen on Microsoft's OS yetAcer M310 Windows Phone said to have HDMI out, 8GB storage originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14 47 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkWMPowerUser WindowsPhoneNZ Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267815.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267815.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 20:20:24 - Engadget - So you spent all of that money on an iPhone 4 do you really want to cover it up with some discount protection Graft Concepts' new case is nearly as snazzy as the handset it was designed to protect The Leverage is made out of polycarbonate with a matte finish and features a metal latch that secures it to the handset The case is up for sale now, at a fittingly pricey 60 You can pick up additional backplates for 7 a pieceContinue reading Graft Concepts' fancy Leverage iPhone case is probably fancier than your fancy case video Graft Concepts' fancy Leverage iPhone case is probably fancier than your fancy case video originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13 37 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Graft Concepts Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267799.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267799.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 20:20:24 - Engadget - It's another action packed episode of the Engadget Show Tim, Brian and Dana start things off by taking a look at the latest devices from RIM and discussing the BlackBerry's future or lack thereof in the consumer space Also on the reviews table is the latest in iPhone 5 KIRF technology Next up, Tim travels all the way to Italy, to get a tour or Ferrari's factories and discuss what the high performance sports car might look like in the years and decades to come hint it will probably be red Fusion Garage Founder and CEO Chandra Rathakrishnan pops by the studio to show off the Grid 10 and Grid 4 and discuss why his company deserves another chance Brian maxes out our travel budget swinging by Times Square to put Engadget's name in lights on some cool new interactive billboards Electronic Frontier Foundation staff attorney Julie Samuels pays us a visit to discuss the state of patent law in the US, in the wake of Google's recently announced Motorola acquisition Also, what the heck is up with the whole Apple Samsung thing anyway The show wraps up with a solo, guitar pedal filled performance by Parts Labor's Dan Friel The video stream of the show is above, and you can also download us in HD belowContinue reading The Engadget Show 024 We visit Ferrari, take over Times Square, check out the Grid 10, and talk patents with the EFFThe Engadget Show 024 We visit Ferrari, take over Times Square, check out the Grid 10, and talk patents with the EFF originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14 00 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267798.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267798.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 20:20:24 - Engadget - You've probably already heard about the earthquake that affected the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, and we're hearing reports that the quake has brought down landline and cell phone service in New York, and other cities on the East Coast DevelopingEast Coast earthquake brings down cell phone, landline service originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14 15 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267797.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267797.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 19:39:05 - Engadget - Publicly, Samsung and LG tersely supported Google's union with Motorola which we've taken to calling Moogle privately it appears the South Korean giants aren't as thrilled to be at the mercy of Mountain View's whim Imagine their predicament if they were frozen out of Android tomorrow which is why the Korean government has stepped in to create its own OS Kim Jae hong, deputy minister from Seoul's Ministry of Knowledge Economy, thinks that American dominance in mobile software is generally a bad thing The minister said that the country would foster a habitat for the open source OS, which might mean incentivized pricing on these devices, and we're hearing a cloud based Chrome OS is also in the offing The biggest news Jae hong slipped is that Samsung had been very dismissive of a Korean OS until it heard about the Google Motorola deal What a difference a Moogle makes, eh South Korea brings the big guns to the mobile OS knife fight originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13 17 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkPhonearena The Chosunilbo, Yonhap News Agency Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267778.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267778.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 19:00:24 - Engadget - We like what's in our wardrobe to be multifunctional, and we've seen threads do double duty as keyboards, flashlights and even drum kits in our day Now, researchers at Ohio State have come up with a way to turn the shirt on your back into an omnidirectional antenna to boost radio reception To do so, they etched brass wires into plastic film to create flexible antennae, and stitched 4 of them into the shoulders, chest and back of a vest Using a computer controller the size of a deck of cards clipped to the wearers belt, the system senses body movement and activates the appropriate antenna to get the best signal You see, antennae don't work so well when touching human skin as any iPhone 4 owner can attest and the multiple antenna system alleviates that problem while providing significantly greater signal strength than a standard antenna The researchers see the technology having great appeal for the military, law enforcement, and emergency personnel, but here's hoping they make a consumer version, too It'd be nice to eliminate all those cell service dead spots by simply donning a jacket, right Continue reading Buckeyes embed antennas in clothes, couture to improve radio reception Buckeyes embed antennas in clothes, couture to improve radio reception originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12 12 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267745.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267745.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 19:00:24 - Engadget - Heads up, card swipers, because Square has just issued an update to its iOS credit card app Version 21 brings enhanced transaction speeds and a streamlined tipping interface to iPhone and iPad users, along with added support for 000 price points Plus, any purchases below 25 will no longer require a signature, meaning you can safely buy that latte while keeping human interaction to a bare minimum If you're interested in making the jump, hit up the source link below Thanks, Chris Square app update lets iOS users buy cookies on credit, sans signature originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12 34 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink iTunes Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267744.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267744.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 19:00:24 - Engadget - LG is taking its Cinema 3D Gaming Festival on the road and delivering demos of it three dimensional prowess to 20 different countries To celebrate, the Korean company is unleashing a brand new laptop for those with itchy virtual trigger fingers The LG A530 sports a 15 inch 3D, HD display with up to a 1920 x 1080 resolution, your choice of Core i3, i5, or i7 processors, an NVIDIA GeForce GT 555 GPU, up to 8GB of RAM and either an HD webcam or dual cameras for capturing 3D video There's also one of those fancy hybrid hard drives with 4GB of solid state storage packed in to help bolster the performance of its 750GB worth of platters The company was strangely mum on price, but the new notebook is expected to land in Europe, the Middle East and Africa this month American consumers will just have to wait Check out the gallery below and the full PR after the break Gallery LG A530 3D gaming laptopContinue reading LG unveils A530 3D gaming laptop, tours the world to showcase its waresLG unveils A530 3D gaming laptop, tours the world to showcase its wares originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12 56 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267743.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267743.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 18:13:12 - Engadget - Could the above shot be the first 4G LTE smartphone for ATT BGR thinks it just might be The site nabbed a shot of what purports to be the Samsung Impulse 4G, which may grab that distinction on its release That's about all we're getting in the way of details on this Droid Charge esque device at the moment Hopefully the screen of truth will be pulled back even further in the near futureSamsung Impulse 4G to lead ATT's 4G LTE charge originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11 48 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink BGR Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267719.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267719.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 17:33:57 - Engadget - While one consumer electronics giant is unceremoniously exiting the tablet wars, after many teaser trailers we're hearing Sony is finally ready to reveal its entry We uncovered the S1 PlayStation Tablet ahead of its official reveal earlier this year, and after getting our hands all over it we've got more details to report before it launches The official name of the S1 is the Sony Tablet S, which is currently projected to bring its 94 inch 1280x768 screen to market in the first two weeks of September It will ship with Android 31 with an eye towards upgrading to Ice Cream Sandwich once that's available, and just as the company said many of the key features will revolve around using it to control all devices in the home, via the network or the integrated IR blaster, as well as having the ability to Throw media to other DLNA compatible hardware, whether it's made by Sony or someone else The slate's dual cameras come in at 30MP res up front and 50MP around the back, while it's also expected to bring along accessories our source indicates are very similar to those for the iPad In the images below you can check out a wireless keyboard and dock setup and micro USB to USB host dongle, details on the TruBlack screen technology that's supposed to provide better colors with less glare, and of course all of Sony's preinstalled software bringing PlayStation Certified gaming plus its music, movie and book services What we don't know yet is its final price we'd heard 599 previously but there should be more to say about that and the clamshell S2 tablet soon Gallery Sony Tablet S details Gallery Sony S1 hands on Thanks, J Sony's S1 Android Tablet is the Tablet S, due to arrive in early September originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11 02 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267701.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267701.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 17:33:57 - Engadget - Ready to check out a phone brand you've never seen or heard of before Of course you are We just got our hands on exclusive photos and details of a mysterious Android handset from Verzo, a newcomer to the market The phone's called the Kinzo and is slated for a launch in late September Verzo's keeping a tight lid on the specifics for right now, but we know the phone was designed by Novague and it'll feature its own UI not in an attempt to be different, it says, but to get the most from the Android system The brand is playing the humility card in its release, claiming that it's not trying to change everything or be the next Samsung or Apple, nor is it going to be the slimmest, fastest, or the best for now However, Verzo plans to be open to suggestions and actively involved in what its customers love and hate about its products The company aims to first sell the Kinzo on its website, with shipments to the US and Europe shortly after the rollout will continue in Russia, China, South America and the Middle East in late 2011 early 2012 Verzo's definitely worked up a nifty teaser here, so how intrigued are you Check out a few more images of the Kinzo below, and follow past the break for the company's press release Gallery Verzo KinzoContinue reading Verzo teases its first Android smartphone, aims for a late September launchVerzo teases its first Android smartphone, aims for a late September launch originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11 24 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267700.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267700.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 16:51:37 - Engadget - Been just a teensy bit jealous of your 360 owning, Avenger toting friends Well, Playstation owner, that resentment ends now sort of Having promised a DualShock 3 version by the end of 2011, N Control's gone and soft launched its controller appendage with a limited production run before it officially goes on sale Apparently only 5,000 of the 4899 extras will available early, which means you'll have to act quick to get one Those of you missing the pre sale will have to wait until November 8th, when it'll hit retailers alongside the release of Modern Warfare 3 In the interim, hit up our review of its Redmond friendly relative to see the gaming greatness that awaits youContinue reading N Control's Avenger for PS3 begins pre sale, officially debuts November 8thN Control's Avenger for PS3 begins pre sale, officially debuts November 8th originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10 18 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink N Control Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267677.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267677.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 16:51:37 - Engadget - By most accounts, the 3DS hasn't quite been the runaway success that Nintendo was banking on The company attempted to address the lukewarm response with a significant price drop and an accompanying public apology Now it seems that even more drastic measures may be in the works French site 01net, which has hit past gaming rumors squarely on the head, is reporting that Nintendo is working on a 10 analog joystick add on that will snap onto the portable console That revelation poses all kinds of questions, like how the system will be able to close with the controller in place and whether 3DS users will really take to such a thing Even more interesting is the rumor that the company is working on a redesigned system for 2012, which, among other things, will pull some of the focus away from the 3D functionality that was so central to Nintendo's pitch when the device first launched According to the rumor, that distancing from the 3D functionality may also be reflected in the name of the new modelRumor Nintendo working on 3DS redesign, 10 joystick add on originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10 42 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkGeek 01net Translation Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267676.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267676.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 16:09:51 - Engadget - Okay, there's a possibility that our growing anxiousness for Google Wallet is distorting our perceptions Or, perhaps we're merely days from its debut Let's put it this way new information from RadioShack suggests the retailer will begin accepting Google Wallet transactions on September 1st While this fundamentally means that NFC readers will be in place which isn't earth shattering news The Shack is one of Google Wallet's launch partners, and it seems the company is priming its employees for the revolution late next week Like Fox Mulder, we want to believe Worst case scenario, we now have proof that Google's launch partners are gearing up for its arrival Hey, we're looking forward to handing over our phones to complete strangers Aren't you Thanks, Abed Mild mannered RadioShack employee outs Google Wallet's launch date originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09 54 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267655.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267655.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 15:31:02 - Engadget - Oh my is this interesting Monster Cable's VP of marketing Kevin Lee a key figure involved with its Beats by Dre headphone line has co founded a new headphone company dubbed Soundtrack Of Life Republic, and we were able to get a very brief hands on with some handmade prototypes It's no secret that we're not fans of Monster around these parts, but being that SOL Republic isn't directly tied to it and because the headphones bring with them some interesting features without being crazy expensive we've decided to give them a quick whirl It's all detailed just past the break Gallery SOL Republic Amps Tracks headphones hands onContinue reading SOL Republic intros Amps and Tracks headphone lines, we go hands onSOL Republic intros Amps and Tracks headphone lines, we go hands on originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09 03 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink SOL Republic Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267644.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267644.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 15:31:02 - Engadget - We knew the Android Market was coming to Google TV and yesterday product manager Ambarish Kenghe announced the tools to make it a reality The Google TV add on to the Android SDK has been released to developers so they can begin the process of porting their apps to your 40 inch flatscreen At the moment, only developers using Linux with KVM can use the kit but Kenghe says they're working on support for other platforms Apps that require unsupported tech like touchscreens won't be visible on the market, so developers need to make sure their software is optimized for TVs before they make their living room debut Hammer your finger on the source link below for the inside skinny from Mr Kenghe himselfAndroid SDK add on brings Market one step closer to your Google TV originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09 29 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Android Developers Blog Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267643.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267643.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 14:49:47 - Engadget - It's been a while coming, but Lenovo's ThinkPad tablet has finally made its way to market As expected, the line of Honeycomb slates is now available for order on the company's product page, with the 16GB, WiFi only model priced at 500 and 3G enabled versions going for 570 32GB and 670 64GB The 101 inch, NVIDIA Tegra 2 powered tablets are expected to begin shipping on August 29th, but you can order one now, at the source link below Thanks to everyone who sent this in Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet now available for order, priced at 500 and up originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08 06 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Lenovo Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267627.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267627.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 14:49:47 - Engadget - When we last checked in on the Google Fiber project, engineers were busy laying the groundwork for a 1Gbps network across both Kansas Cities, while preparing to launch a beta test near Stanford Now, it looks like the beta service has gone live in the Palo Alto area, according to a lucky Reddit user who claims to be using it The ISP is available free of charge to students and faculty members within the area, at pretty mouth watering speeds No word yet on when the Kansas City communities will receive similar treatment, but you can gaze in awe at the Stanford Speedtest result, after the breakContinue reading Google Fiber beta test goes live, bathes Stanford in high speed regularityGoogle Fiber beta test goes live, bathes Stanford in high speed regularity originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08 37 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkAnandTech Reddit Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267626.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267626.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 14:08:16 - Engadget - So, the trickle of Blackberry juice is now a flood Just weeks after RIM launched its high end Torch 9810, 9850 and Bold 9900 handsets, today it revealed the refreshed mid range Curve 9360 aka the 9350 or 9370, depending on carrier and region When compared to the Bold 9900, which can be seen as a richer cousin with a similar form factor, the new Curve clearly comes with key hardware sacrifices in order to meet a lower but still TBC price point, including an 800MHz processor instead of 12GHz , no touchscreen, and a 360x240 HVGA display rather than the Bold's full VGA panel Compared to previous Curves, however, the 9360 is a significant upgrade It sports the new BB OS 7, a 5MP camera and a physical design that RIM hopes will entice the youth demographic as well as the millions of international users who have helped to turn the Curve into RIM's internationally bestselling range The question is, is this device enough of an upgrade, considering it's been two years since the last refresh in the Curve series Read on for our initial hands on impressions Gallery Blackberry Curve 9300 hands onContinue reading Blackberry Curve 9360 hands onBlackberry Curve 9360 hands on originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07 41 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267606.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267606.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 12:16:22 - Engadget - As the world waits for Apple to release the iPhone 5, Reuters is reporting that Cupertino may be refreshing the iPhone 4, as well According to two anonymous sources with knowledge of the matter, an unnamed Korean manufacturer has already begun producing parts for a cheaper, 8GB version of the smartphone, slated to launch within the next few weeks As for that next gen handset, the insiders went on to say that the iPhone 4S iPhone 5 will will feature a more spacious touchscreen, better antenna and eight megapixel shooter, and that Apple is indeed aiming for a late September launch, after having already asked manufacturers Hon Hai and Pegatron to prep their facilities for the production of 45 million units, altogether Details, as usual, are still scarce at this point, but we'll let you know as soon as we get more information Apple to release cheaper, 8GB iPhone 4 within weeks originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 05 59 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Reuters Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267558.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267558.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 11:44:44 - Engadget - All bets are on as Toyota hits up the Nrburgring next week, hoping to shatter the existing EV speed record over all 129 miles of the Nordschleife, affectionately nicknamed green hell To break the current nine minute, 1388 second world best, Toyota Motorsport GmbH TMG is unleashing an electric race car with two motors and a top speed of 260kmph 174mph without emissions The Radical based car is similar to the one used by the Racing Green Endurance team on its epic 16,000 mile road trip, only lighter thanks to lithium ceramic batteries The company hopes breaking the record will show racing fans just how far electric cars have come, with GM Ludwig Zeller saying, Many people are still dreaming of an electric future for motorsport at TMG we believe this is much closer than some think Full details are in the PR after the break, or you can just take a detour to the Black Forest next week and check it out yourselfContinue reading Toyota to take on Nurburgring without a sound, aims to beat EV recordToyota to take on Nurburgring without a sound, aims to beat EV record originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 05 12 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkAutoblog Green Toyota Motorspot Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267550.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267550.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 10:37:05 - Engadget - It's not every day that we see a new camera hit the market it only feels like it is And today it's Canon's turn in the spotlight Beefing up its point and shoot lineup with a trio of PowerShots, the company just announced its SX150 IS, ELPH 310 HS, and ELPH 510 IS that last one is billed as the thinnest camera to include a 12x optical zoom lens with 28mm wide angle All three models include a new IS system, Smart Auto with 32 shooting scenes, high speed burst, and HD video capture Photographers looking for manual control may want to focus on the 250 141 megapixel SX150, which includes aperture and shutter priority modes, a discrete shooting mode, and a 3 inch LCD, but uses a CCD sensor If you don't mind sacrificing manual control in favor of a slimmer body design, the 260 ELPH 310 HS and 350 ELPH 510 IS both include 121 megapixel CMOS sensors with improved performance in low light, and 8x and 12x optical zoom lenses, respectively Both ELPH models will ship in early October, while the SX150 is slated to hit stores in the beginning of September Canon is also announcing a new flash the 150 HF DC2 scheduled to ship just in time to capture bright holiday pics this December Continue reading Canon announces PowerShot SX150 IS, ELPH 310 510 HS point and shoot camsCanon announces PowerShot SX150 IS, ELPH 310 510 HS point and shoot cams originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04 10 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267530.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267530.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 09:27:52 - Engadget - Want to get your BBM on in style without spending a fortune on RIM's latest trio Say hello to the new 11mm 043 inch thin BlackBerry Curve, now official in 3 variants the dual mode GSM CDMA 9370, the GSM UMTS 9360 and the CDMA only 9350 These long rumored handsets feature an 800MHz CPU, 512MB RAM, a tiny 244 inch HVGA 480360 pixel display, a five megapixel EDoF camera with LED flash and VGA video recording , Bluetooth, WiFi b g n with UMA, GPS aGPS and NFC While there's no sign of that new fangled touch screen technology, you'll find BlackBerry 7 under the hood, along with a 1000mAh battery to keep it ticking all day long, 512MB of built in storage 1GB on the 9370 and microSD card support up to 32GB RIM is still mum on pricing, but the new BlackBerry Curve is expected to be available from carriers in Canada this month and from other carriers around the world beginning in September including Vodafone, based on the video and PR after the break We'll have a hands on later today so stay tuned for more Gallery BlackBerry Curve 9350 9360 9370Continue reading RIM launches new BlackBerry Curve video RIM launches new BlackBerry Curve video originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02 49 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink The Official BlackBerry Blog Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267508.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267508.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 09:27:52 - Engadget - It may look like nothing more than a glorified chip clip, but that dongle at the bottom of this guy's iPad is actually ERPLY's new credit card reader the latest addition to a growing field of NFC and mobile payment devices designed for small and large businesses Once attached to an iPad's charging port, the peripheral will send a user's encrypted credit card information to ERPLY's point of sale and inventory management software, allowing customers to purchase products on the store room floor and giving retailers the ability to monitor transactions and stock flows in real time Available for 50 with a transaction fee of 19 percent , the reader is also equipped to handle both NFC and traditional card payments and, after processing a purchase, will automatically send a receipt to consumers via text or e mail At the moment, it's only available for the iPad, though iPhone users should be able to get their own version within the next three months Swipe past the break for more information, in the the full press releaseContinue reading ERPLY's mobile credit card reader handles NFC payments on an iPad, obliterates the check out lineERPLY's mobile credit card reader handles NFC payments on an iPad, obliterates the check out line originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03 15 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink ERPLY Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267507.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267507.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 08:50:24 - Engadget - Like many great things, Jesse Anderson's latest project was inspired by a classic Simpsons line Of course, the cartoon didn't come up with the idea of a lot of monkeys sitting around, banging out some of the great works of Western literature The concept of infinite primates being able to generate Shakespeare predates even The Simpsons' Tracey Ullman days, believe it or not Armstrong used Ubuntu, Hadoop and Amazon EC2, with his simulated monkey creating random data sets Millions of virtual monkeys not quite infinite, but still something are participating in the project Their outputs were mapped and are checked against all of Shakespeare's work Not surprisingly, they've still got a ways to go Looks like the project, like The Simpsons, may have to go on foreverContinue reading Simulated monkey typing project is the best, blurst of timesSimulated monkey typing project is the best, blurst of times originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02 26 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Jesse Anderson Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267499.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267499.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 07:53:04 - Engadget - Tools like Square's credit card reader and Apple's proprietary iOS retail system make mobile payments possible in the US, but they're hardly streamlined, or widespread A new Gingerbread tablet from Sharp the RW T107 sets out to simplify payments in Japan with its built in NFC reader You won't be using your own tablet to pay instead, retailers will utilize point of sale apps to process transactions, without a customer ever needing to swipe their credit card RFID payment cards, like Sony's FeliCa, have been used throughout Japan for the last decade, so consumers are already familiar with the technology and ready to make payments There's no word on what retailers will expect to pay to add Sharp's tablet to their checkout mix, but with the company set to release only 5,000 devices per month and no plans to introduce them to the US , we're not planning to ditch our cash just yetSharp RW T107 Android tablet packs NFC reader, will accept payments in Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01 32 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkSlashGear Sharp Translated Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267487.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267487.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 06:27:16 - Engadget - If we didn't already know those cats were mad about customizable controllers, we just got a reminder the Mad Catz Major League Gaming Pro Circuit Controllers These professional grade PS3 and Xbox 360 controllers allow competitive gamers to adjust the gamepad's weight and swap out key components such as exchanging the controller's analog stick for a D pad Want your PS3 controller to have a Xbox 360 layout No problem If the insane kitty's ambitious Onza competitor isn't your thing, check out the MLG Tournament Edition Fightstick, featuring the same Sanwa Denshi components used in Japanese arcade cabinets It may not have its sibling's stick swapping action, but its 13 foot controller cable, classic layout, and left right stick toggle mode for emulating the missing analog thumbstick still aims to please The Arcade Fightstick can be had now at the GameShark store to the tune of 160, but the Pro Circuit gamepads aren't due out until closer to the end of the year Hit the break for a pair of extra pictures and the standard PRContinue reading Mad Catz Major League Gaming controllers offer swappable thumbstick layouts, fancy arcade buttonsMad Catz Major League Gaming controllers offer swappable thumbstick layouts, fancy arcade buttons originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00 14 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Mad Catz Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267475.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267475.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 05:58:26 - Engadget - While the world waits to find out what the fifth generation iPhone looks like, TechCrunch reports an anonymous app developer has pulled information from their registration logs confirming the existence of a new device that's rocking both CDMA and GSM radios That conclusion is based on registrations that came from the same device that show mobile network codes and mobile country codes from both ATT and Verizon This is hardly shocking however, since the Verizon iPhone 4 already has a dual mode chipset from Qualcomm with the GSM side turned off, and we'd heard back in January that Apple was planning to go the one size fits all route this time around Who this does matter for however, could be world travelers that will find keeping their device connected between countries and networks much easier with a world iPhone, whenever the new phone is revealed later this year The bad news is still the same however, as this probably also means there's no plans for speedy LTE access pencil in a pithy explanation from Steve about why it's not necessary hereApp logs reportedly confirm dual mode CDMA GSM iPhone 5 in testing originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23 33 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink TechCrunch Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267466.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267466.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 05:28:21 - Engadget - We've been wondering what would happen if the infinitely resourceful Ben Heck got his hands on the powerful Android ADK Thankfully, in the most recent episode of the accomplished modder's show, our curiosity is satiated The crafty Wisconsinite tackles a reader request to recreate the soothing motion of a car ride and help put a three month old baby to sleep Mr Heck uses the accelerometer in his phone to record the bounce and sway from the backseat as he drives around He then draws up some code that will feed that data to the Arduino powered ADK and move a series of servos that will tilt and shake a child's car seat Sadly, the completion of the project will have to wait till the next exciting episode, but by the end of the installment embedded after the break you do get to see a scale model What are you waiting for Click that little read more link for PR and video you know you want toContinue reading Ben Heck tackles Android ADK, whips up car trip simulating baby seatBen Heck tackles Android ADK, whips up car trip simulating baby seat originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23 05 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267461.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267461.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 04:57:39 - Engadget - The Advanced Television Systems Committee recently commenced development of a 3D broadcast TV standard which would let legacy devices to receive 3D signals without blowing their tiny electronic minds In a year's time, it's planning to have a completed rulebook, allowing for 3D broadcasts with left and right eye views in a single channel, also enabling mobile and non real time delivery meaning you've got one less device to replace when you decide to make the switch to 3D Whilst many of these standards already exist and are in use the ATSC is now looking to get everyone in North America singing from the same sheet Now's about the time to invest in some better glassesATSC commences 3DTV standard development, better get your glasses ready originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22 37 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkBroadcasting Cable ATSC Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267455.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267455.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 04:29:15 - Engadget - After multiple spec and picture leaks, we seem to have finally hit the mother lode with even more details of Sony's soon to be released A77 DSLR With a reported Exmor HD CMOS sensor, the camera is said to work at ISO 100 16000 with an expandable ISO 50 option and 1 8000 shutter speed Rumors are swirling that the camera has a 19 point AF sensor and 12fps burst, rather than the previously leaked specs citing an 11 point AF and 10fps burst It reportedly runs on a Bionz processor and has built in flash and GPS as well, and has enough juice to capture 500 shots on a single charge Word on the street is that there's a TrueBlack 921k swiveling display round back and a three million dot OLED viewfinder Of course, we won't be able to separate fact from fiction until the camera launches later this week If you can't hold your breath that long, check the source for more leaked pics of Sony's slick new shooterSony A77 24 megapixel camera teases with more specs and photos originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22 06 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkSlash Gear Sony Alpha Rumors Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267449.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267449.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 03:25:34 - Engadget - Shoulda, woulda, coulda, but alas, HP ultimately didn't Such is the tale of the behind the scenes gaffes that almost saw webOS launch on a path to success, and instead, ended in the platform's corporate disavowal The story may be all too fresh in our memory, but did you also know we were this close to a fire sale for a lesser sized tablet According to a report on GDGT, HP's QA team had in its possession a production ready model of the Opal tablet, and were in the process of debugging the unit The aborted 7 inch little brother to the TouchPad had reared its head at the FCC only two weeks ago, en route to a future ATT home in both 16GB and 32GB versions as the TouchPad Go Though the passing days bring further bits of this muddled HP puzzle into perspective, it appears likely this mini webOS tab may never know the appreciative touch of consumer hands And with the recent news of an overseas only bow for the Pre 3, all that remains to be seen is what'll happen to our recently adopted TouchPadsContinue reading Opal the 7 inch HP tablet that almost wasOpal the 7 inch HP tablet that almost was originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21 21 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink GDGT Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267438.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267438.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 02:54:05 - Engadget - It's been a long time since Intel tried to tempt the world with a new Itanium chip The VLIW 64 bit processor last received a serious update in 2008, with the 2 billion transistor Tukwila Now Chipzilla is upping the ante moving to 32nm process, adding up to four more cores, and tacking on more than one billion additional transistors Poulson also adds a new feature called Intel Instruction Replay Technology, which adds a buffer for more quickly recovering from errors, allowing the chip to pick up from the last known good instruction instead of having to completely flush the pipeline Those looking to upgrade will also be happy to hear that the upcoming IA 64 CPU is pin compatible with Tukwila, so customers can simply drop the new processor in to existing systems Check out the full PR after the breakContinue reading Intel talks up next gen Itanium 32nm, 8 core PoulsonIntel talks up next gen Itanium 32nm, 8 core Poulson originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20 38 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkAnandTech Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267433.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267433.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 02:22:31 - Engadget - Were you mostly on board with the N100, but wished Sammy would have held the MeeGo Those of you in India or Russia are apparently in luck, as Notebook Italia has spotted its Windows toting twin the N102 Identical to the N100 in every other way, 10 inch netbook kicks the open source OS to the curb, opting instead for the pared down Windows 7 Starter Edition Naturally, you'll pay a little extra for the privilege, as the 8,930 Roubles around 320 gizmo is about 50 bones more than its MeeGo wielding doppelgnger Or, you know, you could just buy the N100, bask in open source goodness and then put that half Benjamin toward the purchase of a real copy of WindowsSamsung's N102 is an N100 clone, ditches MeeGo for Windows 7 Starter originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20 02 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink NoteBook Italia translated Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267429.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267429.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 01:46:03 - Engadget - Looking for a DIY project with a bit more danger than an Arduino powered TV muter, but don't have the resources to start building a fusion reactor in your garage Well, challenge yourself with this electron accelerator project that requires little more than a wine bottle, a vacuum pump, a neon sign transformer and a diode from a microwave oven OK, so that's not exactly a list of components you're likely to have laying around, but they're not terribly difficult to come by and at the end of the day you'll have your very own, home made cathode ray tube That's right, just like the one inside that TV you finally junked last week You won't be able to create your own old school display with it, but you will be able to observe interesting effects like sputtering a ring of metal ion deposits and magnetic deflection Check out the instructions at the source and the video after the breakContinue reading DIY CRT is fun, slightly dangerous, won't lead to a home made TVDIY CRT is fun, slightly dangerous, won't lead to a home made TV originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19 04 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink DIY Electron Accelerator Instructables Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267417.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267417.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 01:46:03 - Engadget - No points for calling this one, but Microsoft confirmed today that Windows 8 will indeed boast support for the USB 30 specification, and robust support at that That includes not just the higher transfer speeds you'd expect, but the promise of better batter life thanks to the improved power management measures the specification allows Naturally, Microsoft will also continue to support all of your less speedy USB devices, and says that it's actually created a brand new Microsoft USB Test Tool or MUTT to ensure everything works without a hitch it's described as 1,000 devices on a USB thumb drive Head on past the break for a quick demo videoContinue reading Microsoft promises 'robust' USB 30 support in Windows 8Microsoft promises 'robust' USB 30 support in Windows 8 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19 37 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkWinRumors MSDN Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267416.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267416.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 01:46:03 - Engadget - If you've been counting down the days leading up to the Xperia Ray's release, get set to add a few more X's to that calendar A recent product page over on Vodafone UK teases an imminent launch for the svelte, Sony Ericsson handset, and slims down that multi hued selection to one gold backed option The 33 incher had previously been up for pre order on Playcom with a purported mid August release, only to see that date slip back into the folds of September Whenever the phone does finally make it to market, expect to see this quadband HSPA capable device sporting an 854 x 480 Reality display, 1GHz processor, 81 megapixel rear facing camera and Android 23 Import minded types can look forward to running an unlocked version on ATT, or just wait around for a potential stateside release Eager for more info Then head to the source below where you can sign up for the deetsSony Ericsson Xperia Ray shows up on Vodafone UK, inches towards launch originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19 42 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Vodafone UK Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267415.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267415.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 01:03:59 - Engadget - We didn't exactly get the most extensive look at Oppo's new Android based X903 smartphone when the company announced it with Leonardo DiCaprio's help earlier this month, but our pals from Engadget Chinese thankfully managed to come through on that front in a big way As you can see, the phone's brushed metal exterior certainly makes this one an eye catcher, although that apparently also contributes to a weight that's a tad on the heavy side there's also a full QWERTY keyboard tucked underneath, albeit one that apparently suffers a bit from some short key travel Those trade offs also extend to some of the phones specs you'll get a high end 4 inch IPS display, for instance, but you'll have to make do without a front facing camera Hit the source link below for the full previewOppo's Android based X903 smartphone gets previewed originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18 33 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Engadget Chinese Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267404.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267404.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-23 00:30:11 - Engadget - Swingers Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau star in this classic flick that's finally coming to Blu ray in the US this week Coming straight out of 1996 at a value priced 1049, we'll take every opportunity to see Wayne Gretzky's head bleed 1049 on Amazon, August 23rd Doctor Who Season six of the popular British sci fi show continues, with its summer premiere coming on BBC America Saturday night Amy Pond and the Doctor have, as usual, a series of mysteries to investigate throughout time and space with a variety of aliens and famous historical figures tossed in We preferred David Tennant's Doctor, but Matt Smith is holding down the role admirably for now, check out a prequel to the episode Let's Kill Hitler embedded after the break Saturday, BBC America, 9 pm Little League World Series Seriously This is one of the few youth sports that actually bears some resemblance to the pro version, and with teams coming in from all around the world to challenge the USA's best, there's plenty of natuional pride on the line, which is always a bonus Finally, if you're an early 3D adopter many of the games this week will air on ESPN 3D, check the schedule to find out which ones All week, ESPN ESPN 3D Continue reading Must See HDTV August 22nd 28th Must See HDTV August 22nd 28th originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18 06 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267396.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267396.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-22 23:51:29 - Engadget - If you were planning on outfitting your arm with a new Meta Watch this month, you're out of luck, because Fossil has just announced that the wristpieces won't start shipping until September The watches, which use Texas Instruments' CC2560 Bluetooth controller to sync with smartphones, tablets or desktops, were originally scheduled for a July launch, but that timeline was eventually pushed back to August, due to part delays Now, manufacturers have discovered a new batch of issues with the devices' programming clips used for micro USB connections and the analog digital version's steel case, meaning that the pair won't reach Hong Kong distributors until the beginning of next month, after which they may take another one to two weeks before shipping to consumers The countdown clock continues to tick away, but you can still pre order a Meta Watch for 200, at the links below Thanks, Glen Fossil's Meta Watch delayed once again, clearly has trouble keeping time originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17 32 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Meta Watch 1 Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267383.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267383.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-22 23:15:33 - Engadget - Didn't see any budget phones on our Back to School list that tempt you Perhaps the Samsung Admire aka the R720 on MetroPCS might make the grade Launched today earlier than its expected September release, we might add the Gingerbread laden handset is being offered for 130 with the carrier's 50 unlimited monthly plan All in all, it's pretty decent underneath the hood among the specs are an 800MHz CPU powering a 35 inch HVGA display, as well as a 32MP camera It's also taking advantage of a respectable 1600mAh battery, though the battery life is rated at three hours of talk time Head on over to the source link to do your homework on the new prepaid deviceSamsung Admire now on MetroPCS shelves, can be yours for 130 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17 03 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkPhoneScoop MetroPCS Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267374.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267374.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-22 22:37:04 - Engadget - Not content to rest on its milestone achieving laurels, Verizon's trek towards an America blanketed in 4G continues to plow ahead Hot on the heels of the operator's last expansion, comes another 15 markets that get to surf along at blazing wireless speeds Launching on September 15th in the western areas of the US, Big Red plans to flip the LTE switch on in the likes of Reno, Nevada Moorhead, Minnesota Fargo, North Dakota Iowa City, Iowa Canton, Lima and Mansfield Ohio three counties in California and five additional markets in Illinois At this pace, it looks like VZW might just hit that promised 185 million mark by year's end Be sure to hit the source below for the full pressersVerizon Wireless' LTE expansion keeps on trucking, 15 new markets on September 15th originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15 58 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Verizon News Center Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267359.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267359.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-22 22:37:04 - Engadget - It's Monday, and we're still here to help by letting you peek into the recording booth when the Engadget HD podcast goes to mp3 at 5 30 pm We finally managed to find our regular time on our regular day, but at this point is there even a such thing So take a peek at the live stream, chat and list of topics after the breakContinue reading Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5 30 pmJoin the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5 30 pm originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16 22 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267358.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267358.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-22 22:37:04 - Engadget - Looks like all of those currently enjoying HP's deep discounts on the TouchPad won't be reaping similar benefits with regards to the Pre 3 not in the US, at least HP broke the news to PCMag, explaining that the smartphone won't be hitting the States European webOS fans will be getting a pretty sweet deal from all of this, however, with the handset running a rather affordable 75 unlocked in France and the UK And what about Germany HP is reporting that the Pre 3 has sold out in that countryHP Pre 3 not destined for US shores originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16 24 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink PCMag Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267357.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267357.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-22 21:13:32 - Engadget - When Acer unveiled its first Timeline laptops in 2009, these slim numbers felt like a revelation Imagine thin notebooks rated to last hours and hours on a charge and priced well under a grand Fast forward two years and that proposition seems a bit quaint, doesn't it Pretty much every PC maker has been working on slimming down their wares and extending battery life with shall we say mixed results Still, Acer has kept on keeping, and its latest TimelineX laptops carry the torch as thin, long lasting and inexpensive As always, the company released Timelines in assorted screen sizes, ranging from 133 to 156 inches We took a look at the 15 incher, the 800 AS5830, which promises to last up to nine hours unplugged and also packs a discrete graphics card a feature many of its competitors have been skipping But are impressive battery life and a relatively trim physique enough to make this notebook stand out in a crowded field of inexpensive, good enough laptops Let's see Gallery Acer TimelineX AS5830TG 6402 reviewContinue reading Acer TimelineX AS5830TG 6402 reviewAcer TimelineX AS5830TG 6402 review originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14 58 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267327.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267327.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-22 20:31:26 - Engadget - As expected, the BlackBerry Torch 9850 and BlackBerry Bold 9930 went on sale at Sprint yesterday as part of its BlackBerry 7 lineup Both phones feature 12GHz Snapdragon processors and five megapixel cameras, but the 9850 has a 37 inch touch only display compared to the Bold's 28 inch screen and keyboard combination Purchased online with contracts and after rebates, the 9850 is selling for 150 while the 9930 is going for a cool 200 a departure from the originally announced Bold price tag of 249, with no mention of cash back For Sprint users, a rebate is clearly better than no rebate even if it does require a stampBlackBerry Bold 9930, Torch 9850 go on sale at Sprint for 200, 150 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14 02 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkElectronista Sprint Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267310.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267310.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-22 20:31:26 - Engadget - Well, that must be embarrassing Nokia gets a fancy countdown clock set up on its Facebook page as a teaser for something new on Symbian, and the file it set up still says belle_fb_TeaserMain in it It doesn't anymore, but the cat's already out of the bag on Wednesday morning Espoo will most likely unveil Belle, its forthcoming bump up from Symbian Anna We're unsure of the exact details that'll be shared, though we've already seen enough of the new update to know what to expect with a couple lengthy videos, multitudes of screenshots and a leaked version of Belle floating around somewhere, there isn't much of a mystery left to shed light on That said, we're still hoping we'll see some device announcements as well as dates and device compatibility Perhaps Mr Elop just wants us to to think it's Belle, in which case this would be the best teaser of all Thanks to everyone who sent this in Nokia to announce Symbian Belle update on Wednesday, crafts a countdown timer originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14 27 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkPocket Lint, GSM Arena Facebook Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267309.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267309.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-22 19:44:57 - Engadget - Arduino, Android and the iPhone usually get all the DIY love, but Mike Linnen, he has taken the road less traveled by turning to Windows Phone 7, Azure and a Netduino Plus to get his home hacking on The NET powered microcontroller is the heart of Linnen's new sprinkler system which can be scheduled to turn on and off automatically or manually triggered remotely from his WP7 handset The system also monitors weather forecasts and, if the chance of rain is above 39 percent, any sprinkler activity for the day is canceled to avoid over watering the grass and plants It's all pretty neat, and there's some DOS command line action thrown in for good measure Check out the lengthy demo video after the break, and hit up the source for more detail and the necessary code to set up your ownContinue reading Netduino and WP7 used to remotely control sprinkler system, show off Microsoft's DIY credentialsNetduino and WP7 used to remotely control sprinkler system, show off Microsoft's DIY credentials originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13 34 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkWMPoweruser Protosystems, 2 Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267284.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267284.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-22 19:02:29 - Engadget - Remember the Nintendo Ambassador Program for 3DS owners with the price drop blues Early adopters were offered 20 free games if they signed in to the Nintendo eShop before August 11th, but the software didn't confirm if they'd successfully joined or not Now they can check for themselves by heading to Nintendo's support page via our easy to click source link, enter their 11 digit serial number and see if they're due some freebies courtesy of delicious corporate guiltNintendo 3DS Ambassador Program now you can find out if you made the cut originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12 35 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkJoystiq Nintendo Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267266.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267266.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-22 19:02:29 - Engadget - If you were in need of HP news that has nothing to do with the sold out, overnight sensation that's become the TouchPad, then read on The company's just announced a new all in one desktop solution for the enterprise set the Compaq 8200 Elite Starting at a wallet pleasing 1000, the 1920 x 1080 23 inch full HD monitor comes outfitted with your choice of Intel's Pentium or vPro line of chips, up to 8GB DDR3 SDRAM, HDD storage that ranges from 250GB to 1TB, six USB 20 ports, an optional Blu ray drive, and a six in one media card reader As you might expect, the machine also comes pre loaded with MS' ever handy Office 2010 starter pack and Norton Internet Security Sound like the sort of refresh you so desperately need for your cubicle Then check it out for yourself at the source belowHP's Compaq 8200 Elite all in one desktop coming to a cubicle near you originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13 03 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink HP Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267265.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267265.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-22 18:19:36 - Engadget - Welcome to Engadget's Back to School guide We know that this time of year can be pretty annoying and stressful for everyone, so we're here to help out with the heartbreaking process of gadget buying for the school aged crowd Today, we're tapping away on our smartphones and you can head to the Back to School hub to see the rest of the product guides as they're added throughout the month Be sure to keep checking back at the end of the month we'll be giving away a ton of the gear featured in our guides and hit up the hub page right here Now more than ever, collegiate studies require a wide variety of devices to help you get that prized A The thirst for knowledge you so desperately seek can strike at any time, and you're not always going to have that desktop or laptop nearby to find the answer to a burning question Perhaps you just need to hurl birds at pigs for a while to blow off your stress Whatever the case, you'll need something to help you study, store and edit all of your important term papers, keep you in touch with classmates or family, and everything in between What better way to get all of that than with a smartphone We've picked nine respectable candidates that can help you through your upcoming semester three for each budget level Oh, and while you're looking, we're giving away 3,000 worth of essential back to school gear to 15 lucky readers, and you can be one of them by simply leaving a comment below So, which phones are most likely to help you get smart Head past the break to find out Continue reading Engadget's back to school guide 2011 smartphonesEngadget's back to school guide 2011 smartphones originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12 00 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267248.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267248.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-22 17:34:29 - Engadget - Ford of course knows a lot about trucks, and Toyota has a couple decades of hybrid knowledge in its back pocket So, if you were looking to make a hybrid truck, wouldn't you want to bring these corporate titans together Shockingly that's actually coming to pass, with the two companies announcing a memorandum of understanding today that will see them acting as equal partners to create a new rear wheel drive hybrid platform intended for light trucks and SUVs but sadly not sports cars That platform is expected to be completed by sometime next year, but the two will also be sharing data to advance infotainment and in car technology systems, meaning someday your Entune might talk to your Sync and the whole telematics world could be a better placeContinue reading Ford partners with Toyota to share technology, create new hybrid system for trucks and SUVsFord partners with Toyota to share technology, create new hybrid system for trucks and SUVs originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10 57 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalink Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267220.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267220.shtml www.interobs.com : 2011-08-22 17:34:29 - Engadget - Japanese monitor maker Iiyama just blessed the market with a new pair of panels sporting a 1920 x 1080 resolution, 8ms response and a special ECO mode that reduces power consumption by up to 60 percent The 24 inch XB2472HD B and 27 inch X2775HDS B both rely on an LED backlit VA display better than your bargain LCD, but not quite as nice as an IPS display and have your standard trio of HDMI, DVI and VGA inputs The primary difference between the two screens is the 24 incher's slightly higher brightness 300cd m2 versus 250cd m2 and the 27 inch model's 4 port USB hub and integrated speakers The XB2472HD B should start shipping by the end of the month for 24,800 323 with the X2775HDS B to follow in September for around 34,800 453 Iiyama introduces XB2472HD B and X2775HDS B VA based desktop displays originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11 28 00 EDT Please see our terms for use of feedsPermalinkAkihabara News Iiyama translated Email thisCommentshttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267219.shtmlhttp://www.interobs.com/revue/Hardware/news/267219.shtml