tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66614760832805872832011-04-21T15:05:57.555-07:00dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.comBlogger1131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-73577160698978940872008-04-30T02:44:00.000-07:002008-04-30T19:09:24.013-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/wireless/" rel="tag">Wireless</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-30-08-hercules-mobile-dj-.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><br />If you've done anything other than mash F5 (or similar) at Hercules' website the past few seasons, you've likely forgotten all about that sub-$100 Mobile DJ MP3 that surfaced <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/23/hercules-mobile-dj-mp3-mixes-it-up-sans-wires/">over a year ago</a>. For whatever reason, the thing is just now shipping, but we suppose obnoxiously late is better than never, right? Dubbed the world's "first wireless digital mixing mini-controller," it's available as we speak in black or white hues for $99.99. Release is posted in full after the jump.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/hercules-mobile-dj-mp3-finally-available-for-99/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Hercules Mobile DJ MP3 finally available for $99</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/hercules-mobile-dj-mp3-finally-available-for-99/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1182423/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/hercules-mobile-dj-mp3-finally-available-for-99/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=y5DgS3"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=y5DgS3" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=bMn2og"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=bMn2og" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=p0Z8ug"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=p0Z8ug" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/281181113" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-7357716069897894087?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-50931971974575875212008-04-30T01:36:00.000-07:002008-04-30T18:08:30.978-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portablevideo/" rel="tag">Portable Video</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmoveplayer.tistory.com%2F767&amp;langpair=ko|en&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF8"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-30-08-t10floral.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />It rains every day and the birds won't shut up -- yeah, spring's here, and Samsung's celebrating by dressing up the <a href="chrome://performancing/content/editor/engadget.com/tag/t10">T10</a> in this fetching black and purple floral number. Details are scarce, as the "La Fleur Special Edition" of the well-regarded PMP isn't official yet, but we'd expect to see it pop up rather soonish.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.pmptoday.com/2008/04/30/samsung-t10-goes-original-like-zune/">PMP Today</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmoveplayer.tistory.com%2F767&amp;langpair=ko|en&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF8>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/samsung-t10-goes-floral-for-spring/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1182575/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/samsung-t10-goes-floral-for-spring/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=4MiUeM"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=4MiUeM" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=qf0uTg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=qf0uTg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=m4vFxg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=m4vFxg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/281157395" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-5093197197457587521?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-13842346632389439272008-04-30T01:08:00.000-07:002008-04-30T17:38:22.444-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/homeentertainment/" rel="tag">Home Entertainment</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://finance.denverpost.com/mng-denver?Account=denverpost&amp;GUID=5337928&amp;Page=MediaViewer&amp;ChannelID=3197"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/04/4-30-08-epilogue.jpg" /></a><br /> </div><br />Personally, we can only imagine what a $300,000 speaker setup sounds like. But you -- we know you're eager to pick up the Epilogue Speaker System (previous edition shown) and rub it in the faces of everyone else, right? Regardless of whether you answered that truthfully or not, Goldmund (those same cats who actually had the nerve to create a <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/26/goldmunds-eidos-20-bd-blu-ray-player-costs-17k/">$17,000 Blu-ray player</a>) has introduced the latest version of the aforesaid system, which will now be built specifically for integration into the Goldmund Media Room. Pretty though they may be, we have a sneaking suspicion you won't be getting much bang for your buck with these -- but then again, what do our virgin ears know, anyway?<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://finance.denverpost.com/mng-denver?Account=denverpost&amp;GUID=5337928&amp;Page=MediaViewer&amp;ChannelID=3197>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/goldmunds-300-000-epilogue-speaker-system-joins-media-room/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1182311/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/goldmunds-300-000-epilogue-speaker-system-joins-media-room/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=UsDMLR"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=UsDMLR" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=k6bKVg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=k6bKVg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=qS1TRg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=qS1TRg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/281140948" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-1384234663238943927?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-72510853470856408642008-04-29T23:36:00.000-07:002008-04-30T16:07:19.894-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/peripherals/" rel="tag">Peripherals</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/04/4-30-08-i168-i169.jpg" alt="" /><br /> </div><br />Something's really wrong with the world if more than a few months pass by without a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/hands-on-with-iluvs-i399-and-i1255/">new</a> iPod <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/04/iluv-kicks-out-bluetooth-enabled-i277blk-i199blk-ipod-stereo-c/">alarm clock</a> from <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/iLuv/">iLuv</a>, so we suppose everyone's a-okay for a few more months now. Announced today, the firm has introduced its first pair of HD Radio clocks, and sure enough, one of 'em plays nice with Cupertino's darling. The i169 would be that player, which offers up a mostly black motif, dual stereo speakers, remote, iPod dock, AM / FM / HD Radio reception, an auxiliary input and dual alarm settings for good measure. As for the currently available i168, it provides most everything you read up there sans the iPod compatibility, but then again, it only demands $89.99. What about the i169, you ask? It'll set you back a cool $169.99 when it lands in "early May." Full release waiting after the break.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/iluv-kicks-out-i168-and-i169-hd-radio-alarm-clocks/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>iLuv kicks out i168 and i169 HD Radio alarm clocks</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/iluv-kicks-out-i168-and-i169-hd-radio-alarm-clocks/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1182391/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/iluv-kicks-out-i168-and-i169-hd-radio-alarm-clocks/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=c6SPo7"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=c6SPo7" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=EZBSMg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=EZBSMg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=cTgXIg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=cTgXIg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/281098838" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-7251085347085640864?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-7774764647921783882008-04-29T23:10:00.000-07:002008-04-30T15:38:11.688-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/laptops/" rel="tag">Laptops</a></p><div align="center"><img hspace="4" border="0" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/02/2-6-08-macbook-air.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><br />We're still hearing reports of MacBook Air overheating woe, well after an <a href="http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macbookairefifirmwareupdate10.html">EFI update</a> in April that was meant to address some of those problems. While hot computers are nothing new, the MacBook Air starts shutting down cores and offloading processes when things get bad, which means users are faced with aggravating stop-start freezing until they can manage to cool the computer off -- or just put it to sleep and let it "rest." Apparently some people have traced this back to the age-old misapplied <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/new-macbook-pros-still-overheating-due-to-misapplied-thermal-gre/">thermal grease problem</a>, but that's hardly a solace for the average consumer trying to convince Apple to fix this thing for them. We took a MacBook Air that was acting up into the Genius Bar and Apple claimed it couldn't reproduce the problem, though we have heard cases of Apple replacing the computer for users. We'd be curious to know just how many Air users are having trouble, and if the X300 is experiencing anything similar, so let us know in the comments.<br /><br /><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/macbook-air-users-still-faced-with-overheating-problems/#poll13528">View Poll</a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/macbook-air-users-still-faced-with-overheating-problems/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1182204/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/macbook-air-users-still-faced-with-overheating-problems/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=I94OCs"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=I94OCs" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=l1VpKg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=l1VpKg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=LmA2gg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=LmA2gg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/281082921" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-777476464792178388?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-35219026237597946712008-04-29T22:43:00.000-07:002008-04-30T15:06:55.038-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/storage/" rel="tag">Storage</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2288834,00.asp"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/wd-velociraptor-review.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><div align="left">We already had some early benchmarks of Western Digital's speedy new VelociRaptor hard drive the day it was <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/western-digital-launches-worlds-fastest-sata-disk-the-300gb/">announced</a>, but the folks at Extreme Tech have now had a bit more time to spend with the drive, and they've churned out a full review of it for those that still haven't made up their mind. As with others, they found the drive more than lived up to its promise of being the "world's fastest SATA disk," with it even beating out many solid state drives in terms of write performance. The biggest downsides, as you might expect, are its relatively high (but not unreasonable) price to gigabyte ratio, and its maximum 300GB capacity, although that's nothing a second (or third) drive can't solve. Of course, they don't stop there, and you can find plenty of charts and comparisons to quench your curiosity by hitting up the link below.</div><br /></div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2288834,00.asp>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/western-digital-velociraptor-drive-gets-reviewed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1182347/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/western-digital-velociraptor-drive-gets-reviewed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=wpqevF"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=wpqevF" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=PIiUVg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=PIiUVg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=9dhqng"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=9dhqng" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/281070154" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-3521902623759794671?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-885961129399164632008-04-29T21:57:00.000-07:002008-04-30T15:06:38.730-07:00<div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/2008-04-30psystarrun.jpg" /><br /></div><br />Okay, so we've been playing with the <a href="engadget.com/tag/psystar">Psystar Open Computer</a> for a few hours now, and we've formed some early impressions and put together a short video of it in action. We haven't really tried to stress the system yet, but based on our other experiences with OSx86 machines, we're expecting things to generally go smoothly. That said, there are some definite rough patches and issues, all mostly having to do with the fact that OS X isn't really built for this hardware. Here's what we know so far:<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/psystar-open-computer-notes-benchmarks-and-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Psystar Open Computer notes, benchmarks and video</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/psystar-open-computer-notes-benchmarks-and-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1182208/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/psystar-open-computer-notes-benchmarks-and-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=0fKRB7"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=0fKRB7" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=pD6rqg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=pD6rqg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=0D68hg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=0D68hg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/281042584" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-88596112939916463?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-13894005966365616222008-04-29T21:24:00.000-07:002008-04-30T13:36:03.216-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/wireless/" rel="tag">Wireless</a></p><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/amish-buggy.jpg" alt="" />Well screw us -- <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/t-mobile-rolling-out-3g-tomorrow-in-new-york-sorry-new-jersey/">T-Mobile's 3G network debut tomorrow</a>? It's going to be voice only. That's right, you heard us, VOICE ONLY. So trepidatious is this company to actually get their 3G data rollout, um, rolled out, they're launching first with kneecapped voice-only service, keeping only EDGE for those demanding data. Here's the snippet from the memo we received:<br /><br />"3G is the next generation of our wireless network, following our current GSM network. In this early phase of our network evolution, 3G is a new technology for carrying wireless voice calls and supporting existing data capabilities on our network. In future phases, this next generation network will power 'high-speed' (3G) products and services that connect customers in new and exciting ways. ... <strong>Inform customers who are interested in high-speed data that the first phase of our 3G roll out supports voice only.</strong>" [Emphasis ours]<br /><br />No word on when T-Mobile actually plans to turn on the faster data, but for everyone who was hoping he wait continues -- for those that haven't already jumped ship, anyway.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/t-mobile-to-debut-3g-as-voice-only-no-data-were-over-it/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1182361/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/t-mobile-to-debut-3g-as-voice-only-no-data-were-over-it/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=vCMVmD"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=vCMVmD" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=WFAHRg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=WFAHRg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=zEMwqg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=zEMwqg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/281026454" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-1389400596636561622?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-78348070265542359362008-04-29T21:06:00.000-07:002008-04-30T13:36:06.539-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/storage/" rel="tag">Storage</a></p><div align="left"><a href="http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9932054-7.html?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1_3-0-20"><img vspace="14" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="HP Memristor" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/memristor.jpg" /></a>"Memristors" are one of several memory technologies that have been <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/12/nanochip-technology-offers-up-cheap-100gb-flash-memory-alternat/">theorized</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/11/ibms-racetrack-memory-dashing-towards-commercialization/">promised</a> in the coming years. HP has made a real memristor, however, and the way solid state memory is created and stored could have just changed forever. First theorized in 1971, memristors are basic circuits like resistors, capacitors, and inductors. These circuits are able to store data by allowing their levels of electrical resistance to fluctuate between high and low, or 0 and 1 to a computer. Like flash memory, they retain that data without power -- except they do it all on one circuit and at the speed of D-RAM. In the end, we could be looking at a whole new kind of storage, as long as someone can figure out how to get these things onto integrated circuits. Nerds hats off, return to your fanboyism -- now.</div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9932054-7.html?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1_3-0-20>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/hp-creates-radical-memristor-technology-brains-explode/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1182269/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/hp-creates-radical-memristor-technology-brains-explode/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=mFPu3Y"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=mFPu3Y" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=HXiaFg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=HXiaFg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=NGe7jg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=NGe7jg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/281021634" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-7834807026554235936?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-50872502349358646872008-04-29T20:42:00.000-07:002008-04-30T13:07:56.741-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gadgets/" rel="tag">Misc. Gadgets</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.global.yamaha.com/design/milano_salone_2008/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-30-08-key-for-journey.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />Yamaha's got a thing for making <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/26/yamahas-tenori-on-led-panel-instrument/">dreams</a> into <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/09/yamahas-tenori-on-music-maker-gets-reviewed/">reality</a>, and we must say, we're crossing our fingers and hoping to all that's good and merciful in this world that the above pictured device goes commercial. Little is actually known about the keyboard / notepad hybrid aside from the fact that it was showcased at the Milano Salone trade fair in Italy, and for what it's worth, Yamaha christened the device "key for journey." Look, there's even slots in the leather-bound lid so the keys have room to breathe when it's all closed up. Ah well, a boy can dream, can't he?<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/09/yamahas-tenori-on-music-maker-gets-reviewed/">kanYe West Blog</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.global.yamaha.com/design/milano_salone_2008/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/yahamas-notepad-keyboard-hybrid-concept-a-songwriters-dream/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1182293/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/yahamas-notepad-keyboard-hybrid-concept-a-songwriters-dream/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=5uQJMw"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=5uQJMw" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=EAD6Tg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=EAD6Tg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=kKSShg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=kKSShg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/281009035" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-5087250234935864687?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-73115818243779837282008-04-29T20:09:00.000-07:002008-04-30T13:07:49.673-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gaming/" rel="tag">Gaming</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/household/" rel="tag">Household</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.unplggd.com/unplggd/look/look-hitech-foosball-table-049368"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-30-08-tota-treme-terra.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />Highly modified foosball <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/18/star-kick-robo-foosball-its-all-over/">tables</a> are a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/26/diy-robotic-foosball-table-is-ready-to-throw-down/">dime</a> a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/06/apocalyptic-foosball-eleven-fortys-the-opus-good-vs-evil/">dozen</a>, but this contraption could easily be mistook for some sort of Martian gaming machine at first glance. Dreamed up and crafted by designer Chelpa Ferro, this Tota Treme Terra looks to be a vanilla foosball table with an artsy overhead light and a hodgepodge of speakers wrapped all around. Word on the street has it that the machine belts out sound effects based on the action up above, but sadly, the actual details about this potential ninth wonder of the world are being left to our imaginations.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.unplggd.com/unplggd/look/look-hitech-foosball-table-049368>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/chelpa-ferros-foosball-table-is-seriously-wired-for-sound/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1182268/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/chelpa-ferros-foosball-table-is-seriously-wired-for-sound/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=hV5xvS"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=hV5xvS" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=vXNrIg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=vXNrIg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=eGecPg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=eGecPg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280994505" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-7311581824377983728?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-42987493869952302072008-04-29T19:37:00.000-07:002008-04-30T13:07:38.941-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gadgets/" rel="tag">Misc. Gadgets</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/dn13805-robotic-wheelchair-uses-lasers-to-dock-with-cars-.html?feedId=online-news_rss20"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/laser-guided-wheelchair.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><div align="left">We first heard about this laser-guided wheelchair <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/13/atrs-to-make-entering-exiting-vehicles-easier-for-handicapped/">way back in 2006</a> but didn't really have much more than promises from the team behind it about exactly what they had in store. As New Scientist reports, however, it seems that the folks from Lehigh University and Freedom Sciences are still hard at work at it, and they're finally showing off some of their progress. The wheelchair is apparently still not entirely automated though, with it needing to be driven to the rear of the vehicle by remote control, after which the on-board LIDAR system kicks in and loads it onto the lift all by itself. Not surprisingly, the estimated price for the eventual commercial version has also gone up since we last heard from the team, with it now set to demand $30,000 (as opposed to $15,000 to $20,000) when it goes on sale later this year, assuming it gets the necessary FDA approval. Until then, you can head on over after the break to check it out in action.</div><br /></div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/researchers-show-off-laser-guided-wheelchair-that-docks-with-veh/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Researchers show off laser-guided wheelchair that docks with vehicles</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/dn13805-robotic-wheelchair-uses-lasers-to-dock-with-cars-.html?feedId=online-news_rss20>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/researchers-show-off-laser-guided-wheelchair-that-docks-with-veh/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1182272/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/researchers-show-off-laser-guided-wheelchair-that-docks-with-veh/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=sOKTzS"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=sOKTzS" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=Qp6R5g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=Qp6R5g" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=sHxpWg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=sHxpWg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280979475" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-4298749386995230207?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-48321161383757075462008-04-29T19:06:00.000-07:002008-04-30T13:07:41.657-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/digitalcameras/" rel="tag">Digital Cameras</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.kilian-nakamura.com/catalog/rc12-wireless-mini-video-camera-set-p-225.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/rc-12-mini-cam-1.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="left">We've seen a number of cameras mounted on <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/27/diy-project-merges-vr-goggles-with-rc-airplane/">RC</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/05/estes-xb-39-rc-spyplane-with-26-shot-digicam/">vehicles</a> before, but if you're looking for a more out-of-the-box solution, you may want to consider this so-called RC-12 camera now available from Japan Trend Shop, which is not only smaller than most, but able to be used underwater as well. Apparently, the 2.7 megapixel camera will work up to 30 meters away with the included 1.2GHz Morse typeS receiver, and last for about 45 minutes on a single charge, which is likely more than you'll ever want to shoot in one go, unless of course you happen to be recording some first-person footage from your next <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/24/blaser-tournament-japanese-robots-battle-with-laser-beams/">robot laser battle</a>, which we could never possibly get enough of. As you might have guessed, however, the pint-sized kit doesn't exactly come cheap, with it setting you back $269, plus some fairly hefty shipping charges.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/04/30/rc-12-wireless-mini-video-camera/">OhGizmo</a>]</div><br /></div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.kilian-nakamura.com/catalog/rc12-wireless-mini-video-camera-set-p-225.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/rc-12-wireless-mini-video-camera-can-record-itself-get-lost/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1182200/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/rc-12-wireless-mini-video-camera-can-record-itself-get-lost/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=VtSjQh"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=VtSjQh" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=w2APIg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=w2APIg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=vmZ6wg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=vmZ6wg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280959560" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-4832116138375707546?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-38485403261192851832008-04-29T18:34:00.000-07:002008-04-30T11:34:30.024-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/homeentertainment/" rel="tag">Home Entertainment</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.naim-audio.com/products/hdx.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/04/4-30-08-naim-hdx.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /> </div><br />Naim Audio, a name synonymous with <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/20/naimnet-brings-multi-room-audio-to-the-audiophiles/">high-end</a>, has recently launched its very own hard drive-based music server, and on paper, it's a fairly mesmerizing piece of kit. The HDX packs a pair of 400GB hard drives (one primary and a back-up) and claims to be a "fully integrated CD ripping and data storage system." Aside from giving users a way to catalog their gargantuan CD collection in digital form, it'll also play tracks back in the finest of detail. Packed within is a Burr-Brown PCM1791A DAC, 24 bit/192kHz internal architecture, ultra-low jitter re-clocking circuits and a built-in touch panel, too. Best of all, any tunes stored on network / USB drives can also be played through the device, and it can send up to six different streams of music simultaneously over a home network. The rub? At &pound;4,500 ($8,772), you're probably better off hiring Daft Punk to just play at your house.<br /> <br /> [Via <a href="http://crave.cnet.co.uk/digitalmusic/0,39029432,49296736,00.htm">CNET</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.naim-audio.com/products/hdx.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/naim-offers-up-hdd-based-hdx-network-audio-player/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1182003/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/naim-offers-up-hdd-based-hdx-network-audio-player/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=8wrmK1"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=8wrmK1" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=Mcynsg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=Mcynsg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=TnuOZg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=TnuOZg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280934778" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-3848540326119285183?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-20740844017735890332008-04-29T17:58:00.000-07:002008-04-30T10:34:10.644-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/digitalcameras/" rel="tag">Digital Cameras</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews_ricoh_gr_digital_ii.php"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/ricoh-gr-digital-ii-review.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><div align="left">It's taken a little while for Ricoh's 10-megapixel <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/30/ricohs-gr-digital-encore-the-10-megapixel-gr-digital-ii/">GR Digital II</a> to make the rounds since it was announced late last year, but it's finally wound up in the capable hands of the folks from Photography Blog, who've now turned out a full review of the camera. Among other things, this one is particularly notable for its use of a 28mm fixed focal length lens, which Photography Blog found helped deliver some solid images with "very little distortion." They were also pleased with the addition of a RAW shooting mode (even though it slows things down quite a bit), and the camera's intuitive control system, which can be "almost completely configured to suit your way of working." On the downside, they found the camera suffered from the common drawback of excessive noise at ISO 400 or above, and there is the small matter of the $699 price tag, which puts it on the level of some pretty impressive non-28mm cameras, and within striking range of the 28mm <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/02/sigma-dp1-priced-dated-and-manhandled/">Sigma DP1</a>. Still, the GR Digital II appears to hold its own, and seems like it'd be an even better buy if you can find a good deal on it.<br /></div><br /></div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews_ricoh_gr_digital_ii.php>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/ricohs-28mm-gr-digital-ii-camera-gets-reviewed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1182039/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/ricohs-28mm-gr-digital-ii-camera-gets-reviewed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=3dk9Au"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=3dk9Au" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=foInUg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=foInUg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=S9CtUg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=S9CtUg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280917744" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-2074084401773589033?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-1903240910022038972008-04-29T17:24:00.000-07:002008-04-30T10:07:41.399-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/desktops/" rel="tag">Desktops</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-30-08-psystarbox-1.jpg" /><br /></div><br />Engadget NYC might have gotten to play with <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/apple-imac-3-06ghz-unboxing-hands-on-and-benchmarking/">Apple's latest and greatest iMac</a> yesterday, but we keep it dirty in the Chi -- yep, we've got the first <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/psystar">Psystar Open Computer</a> shipped out for review. We're just getting it set up, but check out the unboxing below, and hit us up with anything you want to know in comments -- you know we're going to put this thing through its paces.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/psystar-open-computer-unboxing/">Psystar Open Computer unboxing</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/psystar-open-computer-unboxing/781029/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/2008-04-30psystarbox_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/psystar-open-computer-unboxing/781022/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/2008-04-30psystarbox-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/psystar-open-computer-unboxing/781032/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/2008-04-30psystarbox-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/psystar-open-computer-unboxing/781027/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/2008-04-30psystarbox-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/psystar-open-computer-unboxing/781033/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/2008-04-30psystarbox-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div></div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/psystar-open-computer-unboxing-and-hands-on/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181483/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/psystar-open-computer-unboxing-and-hands-on/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=8ezVxq"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=8ezVxq" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=jNFcEg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=jNFcEg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=NnDugg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=NnDugg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280894237" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-190324091002203897?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-1380106977073761362008-04-29T16:56:00.000-07:002008-04-30T10:07:24.181-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gadgets/" rel="tag">Misc. Gadgets</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://spritesmods.com/?art=whiteboard&amp;page=1"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/remote-whiteboard-hack.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><div align="left">Sure, there's plenty of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/wiimote-repurposed-for-multi-point-interactive-whiteboard/">hackery</a> going on with interactive <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/whiteboard">whiteboards</a> these days, but that doesn't mean plain old marker-based boards have been left out of the fun completely, as evidenced by this latest contraption devised by Sprite_tm. As you can see in the video after the break, he's managed to rig up a slightly precarious system that'll write out any message you send it over the web, and with surprising legibility no less. To do that, Sprite salvaged some parts from an old scanner and printer, along with an ever useful microcontroller, an x/y stepper system, and some rather clever touches like an electromagnet to keep the marker on the board. He even bravely opened up the board to the public, although that unsurprisingly doesn't appear to have lasted very long. If you want to give one a shot yourself, however, you can find most of the details you'll need and the necessary source code by hitting up the read link below.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/remote-controlled-whiteboard-hack-2911390.php">Slash Gear</a>]</div><br /></div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/remote-controlled-whiteboard-hack-is-as-practical-as-it-is-prett/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Remote-controlled whiteboard hack is as practical as it is pretty</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://spritesmods.com/?art=whiteboard&amp;page=1>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/remote-controlled-whiteboard-hack-is-as-practical-as-it-is-prett/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181971/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/remote-controlled-whiteboard-hack-is-as-practical-as-it-is-prett/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=xwpwwd"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=xwpwwd" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=Jezsmg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=Jezsmg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=4sjY5g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=4sjY5g" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280874672" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-138010697707376136?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-68025225593899424172008-04-29T16:34:00.000-07:002008-04-30T10:07:30.345-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/homeentertainment/" rel="tag">Home Entertainment</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.brionvega.tv/products/alpha/brionvega_alpha.php"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/04/4-30-08-brionvega-alpha.jpg" /></a><br /> </div><br />There are times when form overcomes any missteps in function, and we'd probably say this is one of those times. On the downside, Brionvega's 19-inch Alpha LCD / DVD combo display tops out at 1,280 x 1,024 and obviously boasts a 4:3 aspect ratio, but it <em>can</em> be equipped with a digital DVB-T tuner. Beyond that, you'll find a 1,200:1 contrast ratio, 350 nits of brightness, five-millisecond response time, 160-degree viewing angles and a small array of ports. There's also a pair of three-watt stereo speakers in there, and the integrated DVD player even handles VCD, SVCD and MP3 discs. If you've found yourself overran with disposable income, you can grab yours in orange / silver / black for &euro;1,950 ($3,016) and up.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.retrotogo.com/2008/04/brionvega-alpha.html">RetroToGo</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.brionvega.tv/products/alpha/brionvega_alpha.php>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/brionvegas-alpha-lcd-dvd-combo-is-deliciously-sexy-on-sale/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181885/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/brionvegas-alpha-lcd-dvd-combo-is-deliciously-sexy-on-sale/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=TTOlR9"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=TTOlR9" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=RajAqg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=RajAqg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=pjMqZg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=pjMqZg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280874673" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-6802522559389942417?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-24925583251975181812008-04-29T16:12:00.000-07:002008-04-30T10:07:44.172-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/hdtv/" rel="tag">HDTV</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/homeentertainment/" rel="tag">Home Entertainment</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.sony-europe.com/view/ShowPressRelease.action?section=ODW+SS+en_EU+Press&amp;pressrelease=1209376175457&amp;site=odw_en_EU"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/04/4-30-08--dav-f200.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />Truth be told, we knew <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/sonys-new-networked-hifi-and-giga-juke-stereos-leaked/">this gem was waiting</a> in Sony's pocket, but it finally came clean and made things official over in Europe. The 2.1 BRAVIA DAV-F200 home theater system features S-Master digital amplification, which delivers a potent 135-watts of power to each speaker (including the subwoofer). The firm also threw in its S-Force Front Surround technology to help convince your mind that 2.1 is really 5.1, and as for the integrated DVD player, it plays nice with MP3 / photo / DivX discs, too. Better still, the unit includes 1080p upscaling over HDMI along with a built-in USB port for listening to WMA / AAC files, and there's even optical / coaxial digital inputs for other external sources. Regrettably, there's no word on a price nor US availability, but we can say for certain that those across the pond can claim their own this June.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/14319/15343/sony-dav-f200-bravia-home-theatre.phtml">Pocket-lint</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.sony-europe.com/view/ShowPressRelease.action?section=ODW+SS+en_EU+Press&amp;pressrelease=1209376175457&amp;site=odw_en_EU>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/sony-breaks-out-2-1-bravia-dav-f200-home-theater-system/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181920/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/sony-breaks-out-2-1-bravia-dav-f200-home-theater-system/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=mEKA8N"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=mEKA8N" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=VWtW0g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=VWtW0g" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=XBrvNg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=XBrvNg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280854313" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-2492558325197518181?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-31877305603691397982008-04-29T15:53:00.000-07:002008-04-30T08:32:33.599-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/laptops/" rel="tag">Laptops</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/tabletpcs/" rel="tag">Tablet PCs</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/showthread.php?p=107543"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/fujitsu-lifebook-tablet-rumor-germany.jpg" alt="" /></a></div><br />It looks like <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Fujitsu/">Fujitsu</a> has itself a new tablet in the cooker. This here <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/LifeBook/">LifeBook</a> Tablet PC was spotted recently in Germany, and is running one of those super-small P-series processors from Intel, the Core 2 Duo P8400. The laptop sports a 13.3-inch passive digitizer display and an all-new look from Fujitsu -- which we're a little meh about, to tell you the truth. No word if this is a replacement for Fujitsu's storied <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/T2010/">T2010</a> tablets, or something completely different, but we don't expect to be in the dark long... this is the information age, friend.<br /><br />[Thanks, Big_star]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/showthread.php?p=107543>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/unknown-fujitsu-lifebook-tablet-spotted-in-germany/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181937/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/unknown-fujitsu-lifebook-tablet-spotted-in-germany/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=TSVfdx"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=TSVfdx" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=sDT2Og"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=sDT2Og" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=wUmxxg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=wUmxxg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280836356" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-3187730560369139798?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-84462776292913728282008-04-29T15:32:00.000-07:002008-04-30T08:02:32.766-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gaming/" rel="tag">Gaming</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/peripherals/" rel="tag">Peripherals</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://money.aol.com/news/articles/qp/pr/_a/fanatecr-steers-gamers-into-the-fast/rfid97453137"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-30-08-porsche-wheel.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />Sorry Mario, but your <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/29/nintendos-wii-wheel-priced-at-14-99/">Wii Wheel</a> just got lapped, backed over and left in the dust. Heck, even the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/microsofts-xbox-360-wireless-racing-wheel-now-99/">Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel</a> looks toyish propped up next to this. Then again, neither of the previously mentioned accessories will put a $349.99 hole in your bank account, but did you really expect anything else from an officially licensed <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Porsche/">Porsche</a> product? According to Fanatec, it took the firm <em>seven years</em> to acquire the license, and it required that the wheel be "the best out there." We can't judge the quality from here, but we can tell you it supports wireless USB technology and boasts a trio of force feedback motors, a 6+1 speed H-pattern gear shifter, cordless pedals, an automotive grade leather covering, a key-shaped 1GB flash drive for storing settings and compatibility with Sony's PlayStation 3 and PCs of (almost) all ages. Look at it this way: it's still probably cheaper than two tanks of premium.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://money.aol.com/news/articles/qp/pr/_a/fanatecr-steers-gamers-into-the-fast/rfid97453137>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/fanatec-intros-wireless-porsche-911-turbo-racing-wheel/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181849/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/fanatec-intros-wireless-porsche-911-turbo-racing-wheel/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=roOyO4"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=roOyO4" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=GY87tg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=GY87tg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=6Iknkg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=6Iknkg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280824773" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-8446277629291372828?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-79795970486858960272008-04-29T15:10:00.000-07:002008-04-30T08:02:30.138-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/desktops/" rel="tag">Desktops</a></p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7375286.stm"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-30-08-senior-pc.jpg" /></a>The <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2004/12/02/the-elderly-have-a-friend-in-ifbot/">geriatric set</a> most definitely has <a href="http://cellphones.engadget.com/2005/02/08/jablotrons-gdp-02-unportable-cellphone-for-the-elderly/">plenty</a> of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/26/kyoceras-cellphone-for-the-elderly/">cellphones</a> catered to them, but finding a computer that's equally simple to operate isn't nearly as easy. According to a BBC report stemming from a Digital Inclusion conference in London, Microsoft UK is aiming to develop a "senior PC" which will feature a simplistic interface and come tweaked to handle tasks such as managing prescriptions and photos. The outfit is teaming up with charities Age Concern and Help the Aged, and it's just one of the many projects meant to tackle the issue of "digitally excluding" millions of citizens. Additionally, Microsoft is working up an "ad-funded PC" that would come preloaded with a step-by-step guide to get online, remain safe, perform "simple computer tasks" and, of course, fire up Doom. Just kidding about that last part... maybe.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7375286.stm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/microsoft-developing-ad-funded-senior-pcs-in-uk/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181840/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/microsoft-developing-ad-funded-senior-pcs-in-uk/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=MzB7kd"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=MzB7kd" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=Cvadig"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=Cvadig" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=X9HTcg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=X9HTcg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280813836" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-7979597048685896027?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-63587058355676366502008-04-29T14:48:00.000-07:002008-04-30T07:32:03.561-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://tmonews.com/2008/04/more-3g-release-news/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/tmo3grollout.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />Our best friends at T-Mobile are getting set to roll out 3G in New York soon -- <span style="font-style: italic;">real</span> soon, as was <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/12/t-mobile-ceo-hints-at-summer-launch-for-3g-android-handset-in-q/">previously expected</a>. New York will launch on May 1, to be exact, according to TmoNews.com. That's, like, tomorrow. The leaked document promises T-Mobile customers the "great call quality they've come to expect...and more network availability". The rest of the network will be rolled out in 2008 to 20 markets, including Los Angeles, Detroit, San Diego, Austin, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Miami, and several more. As TmoNews.com points out, New Jersey and Long Island are mysteriously off the list. View all the launch cities after the break.<br /><br />[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/t-mobile-rolling-out-3g-tomorrow-in-new-york-sorry-new-jersey/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>T-Mobile rolling out 3G tomorrow in New York, sorry New Jersey</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://tmonews.com/2008/04/more-3g-release-news/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/t-mobile-rolling-out-3g-tomorrow-in-new-york-sorry-new-jersey/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181810/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/t-mobile-rolling-out-3g-tomorrow-in-new-york-sorry-new-jersey/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=SBNNOg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=SBNNOg" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=iB72kg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=iB72kg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=gLWfPg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=gLWfPg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280804198" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-6358705835567636650?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-51544023304956737072008-04-29T14:20:00.000-07:002008-04-30T07:01:49.562-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/hdtv/" rel="tag">HDTV</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/homeentertainment/" rel="tag">Home Entertainment</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/networking/" rel="tag">Networking</a></p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/business/30warner-web.html?_r=2&amp;partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss&amp;oref=slogin&amp;oref=slogin"><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="16" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/time-warner-cable-logo.jpg" alt="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/TimeWarnerCable/">Time Warner Cable</a>, which just endeared itself to New Yorkers with <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/29/twcs-new-york-new-jersey-hd-explosion-seen-a-bit-early/">a whole mess of HD channels</a>, is finally getting a full break from parent company and all-around media conglomerate <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/TimeWarner/">Time Warner</a>. This has been speculated about for years, and a portion of TWC was spun off into Bright House Networks in 2003, but the clean break should give both companies a good shot at doing what they both do best: raking in obscene amounts of cash. There's no word on the timeline or method for the spin off just yet, only a promise to finalize an agreement "soon." [<em>Disclosure: Engadget is part of the Time Warner family</em>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/business/30warner-web.html?_r=2&amp;partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss&amp;oref=slogin&amp;oref=slogin>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/time-warner-plans-to-spin-off-time-warner-cable-at-long-last/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181781/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/time-warner-plans-to-spin-off-time-warner-cable-at-long-last/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=9Png0f"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=9Png0f" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=h6EDmg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=h6EDmg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=eIpHKg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=eIpHKg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280792086" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-5154402330495673707?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-73144424831936171062008-04-29T14:02:00.000-07:002008-04-30T06:32:02.109-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/peripherals/" rel="tag">Peripherals</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.hacknmod.com/displayMOD.php?hack=1340"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/multitouchhack.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />Want your own multitouch control surface? Have a webcam, cardboard box, and photo frame? The folks at Hacknmod MacGyvered their own with just those materials. By simply pairing a fixed camera and controlled light surface, they were able to mimic what others have paid hundreds for, albeit in a decidedly less attractive package. Peep the somewhat uncomfortably porn-like vid after the break. Oh, and seriously, Hacknmod guys, what's with the sexy techno and slow-mo insertion of the USB cable?<br /><br />[Thanks Dan S]<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/multitouch-surface-made-out-of-box-webcam-and-glass/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Multitouch surface made out of box, webcam, and glass</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.hacknmod.com/displayMOD.php?hack=1340>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/multitouch-surface-made-out-of-box-webcam-and-glass/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181762/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/multitouch-surface-made-out-of-box-webcam-and-glass/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=6Y6Mtu"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=6Y6Mtu" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=lELLPg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=lELLPg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=1xlfbg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=1xlfbg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280776172" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-7314442483193617106?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-45503334460137244792008-04-29T13:35:00.000-07:002008-04-30T06:32:05.553-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/laptops/" rel="tag">Laptops</a></p><div align="center"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/lenovo-fake-mba-ad.jpg" /><br /></div><br />Funny concept, Lenovo -- manila envelope stuffing was just ripe for a demonstration of what all you typical <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/MacBookAir/">MacBook Air</a> user is going to need on hand -- but we've gotta dock a few points for the shortage of Yael Na&iuml;m in this <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/X300/">X300</a> mockumercial. Let it be known that we take our fake commercials based on real commercials based on sexy product war very, very seriously around these parts. Video is after the break.<br /> <br />[Thanks, Lee M]<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/lenovo-has-some-funny-ha-ha-times-at-macbook-airs-expense/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Lenovo has some funny-ha-ha times at MacBook Air's expense</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/lenovo-has-some-funny-ha-ha-times-at-macbook-airs-expense/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181748/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/lenovo-has-some-funny-ha-ha-times-at-macbook-airs-expense/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=tnGjqW"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=tnGjqW" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=8xPbKg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=8xPbKg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=QZysmg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=QZysmg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280767484" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-4550333446013724479?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-22363294956843000392008-04-29T11:03:00.000-07:002008-04-30T05:09:20.359-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/handhelds/" rel="tag">Handhelds</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://aving.net/usa/news/default.asp?mode=read&amp;c_num=84316&amp;C_Code=01&amp;SP_Num=0"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-29-08-digital-cube-udic.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />One thing's for sure about Digital Cube's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/29/digital-cube-busts-out-i-station-udic-electronic-dictionary-for/">i-station UDIC</a>: it's not your mother's electronic dictionary. Boasting a full (albeit tiny) QWERTY keyboard and a unique swivel screen, the HDD-packin' device could easily be mistook for a miniature UMPC (a convertible one, at that). Just in case you've forgotten, it also features a 4.3-inch display, text-to-speech support and an Alchemy AU 1250 CPU. Pricing has been set for ₩398,000 ($396) / ₩448,000 ($446) in the Korean market for the 30GB / 60GB editions, and you can check out a video of some spicy hands-on action in the read link below.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/digitalcube-i-station-udic-hands-on-2911403.php">SlashGear</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://aving.net/usa/news/default.asp?mode=read&amp;c_num=84316&amp;C_Code=01&amp;SP_Num=0>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/digital-cubes-i-station-udic-gets-hands-on-treatment/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181259/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/digital-cubes-i-station-udic-gets-hands-on-treatment/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=e8LwNi"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=e8LwNi" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=EbQHxg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=EbQHxg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=5nmwQg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=5nmwQg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280694629" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-2236329495684300039?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-30801141912500012872008-04-29T09:52:00.000-07:002008-04-30T02:59:38.277-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/wireless/" rel="tag">Wireless</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.thumbsupuk.com/products/WiFi-Detecting-Watch.htm?id=3&amp;subid=0&amp;prodid=360&amp;cc"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-29-08-wifi-watch.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />Now that most smartphones worth having sport WiFi, the need for <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=wifi+detector&amp;submit=Go">wireless finders</a> has dwindled somewhat, but we'll still give credit to the designers of this WiFi-detecting watch for cleverness. That's not to say we'd ever recommend wearing this this fashion disaster -- check out that "WiFi" button on the bezel -- but if you're on a mission to consolidate your gear and you don't mind the mocking laughter of others, &pound;20 ($39) is all it takes.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://digital-lifestyles.info/2008/04/29/watch-wifi-detector/">digital-lifestyles</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.thumbsupuk.com/products/WiFi-Detecting-Watch.htm?id=3&amp;subid=0&amp;prodid=360&amp;cc>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/wifi-detecting-watch-finds-networks-social-isolation/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181282/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/wifi-detecting-watch-finds-networks-social-isolation/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=1dzZGz"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=1dzZGz" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=iw1qqg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=iw1qqg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=PoXdDg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=PoXdDg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280661338" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-3080114191250001287?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-53176723270264999622008-04-29T09:02:00.000-07:002008-04-30T01:59:11.092-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/household/" rel="tag">Household</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.computergear.com/electricity-usage-monitoring-power-strip.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/powercostcontroller.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />Energy conservation and gadgetphilia are tough to combine, but this Power Cost Controller power strip might be just the ticket for those looking to monitor -- and potentially cut back on -- their power usage. The strip's display counts kilowatt-hour power usage and tracks by hour, week, month, and year. It also monitors line quality with voltage, line frequency, and power factor readings. We're just not sure if we really want to know how much power we're using, but if <em>you're</em> ready for the bad news, the strip is $99 and available now.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.computergear.com/electricity-usage-monitoring-power-strip.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/power-strip-monitors-your-usage-makes-you-feel-bad/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181254/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/power-strip-monitors-your-usage-makes-you-feel-bad/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=p7nAz0"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=p7nAz0" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=JSswhg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=JSswhg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=kNDLMg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=kNDLMg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280642672" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-5317672327026499962?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-73867678553320983292008-04-29T07:53:00.000-07:002008-04-30T00:58:21.353-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/video-iswish-puts-the-iphone-ui-on-any-windows-mobile-phone/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/dell-axim-flick.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />While you can argue that Windows Mobile is feature-for-feature and spec-for-spec superior to OS X on the iPhone, Apple's mobile UI is certainly more fun to use. So if you're running WinMo with a hankerin' for rubber band-like scrolling, jiggly icons, screen flicking, SummerBoard themes, and even simulated multi-touch pinching of photos then you're in luck. Flick Software Research is set to release its iSwish interface and iZoom pinch software in beta come "early May." Hey Flick, here's a hint: Dell Axim != sexy demo hardware... or maybe that's the point. See the action after the break.<br /><br />[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/video-iswish-puts-the-iphone-ui-on-any-windows-mobile-phone/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: iSwish puts the iPhone UI on any Windows Mobile phone</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.flicksoftware.com/research/index_files/Page350.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/video-iswish-puts-the-iphone-ui-on-any-windows-mobile-phone/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181512/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/video-iswish-puts-the-iphone-ui-on-any-windows-mobile-phone/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=l67t9g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=l67t9g" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=HS7KEg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=HS7KEg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=ZzH3fg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=ZzH3fg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280605472" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-7386767855332098329?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-81024817535300945962008-04-29T06:44:00.000-07:002008-04-29T23:58:27.814-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/robots/" rel="tag">Robots</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.gearlog.com/2008/04/disney_enters_robotic_toy_mark.php"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/ultimatewall-e.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />Need some irony with your angst-battered diet this morning? Swell, try some of this. Disney and Pixar are set to release their latest animated blockbuster, WALL-E, this summer. The premise of the film finds WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter - Earth-Class) cleaning up the Earth's trash after <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/25/the-psp-cyber-case-2-lets-just-say-that-were-not-enthused/">rampant, unchecked consumerism</a> made the planet uninhabitable. So how do they promote the film? You got it, they launch a new line of plastic WALL-E robots developed in partnership with WowWee and Thinkway Toys which no child could possibly live without. Ultimate WALL-E will list for $190 when launched sometime this summer and feature 10 motors, a remote control, and plenty of sensors to avoid obstacles, respond to touch, and feel the mocking satire of its own existence. The bot will be joined by a $25 iDance WALL-E (think <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/27/peak-of-civilization-reached-i-cy-penguin-to-chill-with-i-dog/">i-Species</a>) and a $40 <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/flytech">FlyTech</a> Tinker Bell when they make their May 29th debut in San Mateo at the Maker Faire.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gearlog.com/2008/04/disney_enters_robotic_toy_mark.php>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/disney-and-wowwee-team-up-on-cute-killer-bots-for-the-ironic-up/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181486/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/disney-and-wowwee-team-up-on-cute-killer-bots-for-the-ironic-up/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=M4jFzc"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=M4jFzc" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=kzzPrg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=kzzPrg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=xfh6sg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=xfh6sg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280570834" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-8102481753530094596?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-11681937384674242752008-04-29T05:37:00.000-07:002008-04-29T22:56:45.917-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portablevideo/" rel="tag">Portable Video</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmp3.zol.com.cn%2F90%2F905269.html&amp;langpair=zh|en&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF8"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-29-08-tongfang1.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />Tsinghua Tongfang has managed to produce at least one <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/06/tongfang-pmc-v800-pmp-plays-flash-video/">mildly interesting MP4 PMP</a> in the past, so we're not too surprised at the company's new PMC-M880, which features semi-high-def video out at 720 X 576 resolution in addition to the usual array of MP4 features. On the go, you'll be looking at a 400 X 240 3-inch screen, which is decent, and we're sort of digging on that funky red / black industrial design. Too bad we'll never see this one leave China, eh? A shot of the video output after the break.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://mp4nation.net/blog/?p=53">MP4 Nation</a>, thanks Yuipsj]<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/tongfang-pmc-m880-mp4-player-sports-semi-high-def-video-out/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Tongfang PMC-M880 MP4 player sports semi-high-def video out</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmp3.zol.com.cn%2F90%2F905269.html&amp;langpair=zh|en&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF8>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/tongfang-pmc-m880-mp4-player-sports-semi-high-def-video-out/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181268/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/tongfang-pmc-m880-mp4-player-sports-semi-high-def-video-out/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=wWprMK"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=wWprMK" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=T0VbNg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=T0VbNg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=elSZdg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=elSZdg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280542577" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-1168193738467424275?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-50659877200837558872008-04-29T05:00:00.000-07:002008-04-29T21:56:49.459-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/hdtv/" rel="tag">HDTV</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/04/4-30-08-amimon-sharp.jpg" /><br /></div><br />Remember those "world's thinnest" X-Series LCD HDTVs we spotted <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/01/24/sharps-46-42-37-inch-aquos-x-series-grabs-worlds-thinnest-titl/">earlier this year</a>? On their way over from Japan to the US, Sharp has whipped up a partnership with <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/AMIMON/">AMIMON</a> in order to offer a wireless HDTV link based on the latter company's <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/WHDI/">WHDI</a> technology. Apparently the 37-, 42- and 46-inch displays will be sold in both nations with an optional wireless video transmitter (read: each set is "wireless ready"), giving users the ability to send uncompressed HD to their HDTV from up to 100-feet away. As for US pricing and availability, Sharp's not quite ready to dish out those points, and while we're not exactly sure if this is the launch that finally gets wireless HD <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/09/ask-engadget-hd-when-will-wireless-hd-hdmi-take-off/">headed in right direction</a>, it certainly can't hurt matters. Full release posted after the jump.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/sharps-x-series-lcd-hdtvs-offered-with-whdi-wireless-link-1/">Sharp's X-Series LCD HDTVs offered with WHDI wireless link</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/sharps-x-series-lcd-hdtvs-offered-with-whdi-wireless-link-1/780020/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-30-08-x-series-tv_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/sharps-x-series-lcd-hdtvs-offered-with-whdi-wireless-link-1/780019/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-30-08-sharp-wireless-tune_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div></div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/sharps-x-series-lcd-hdtvs-offered-with-whdi-wireless-link/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Sharp's X-Series LCD HDTVs offered with WHDI wireless link</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/sharps-x-series-lcd-hdtvs-offered-with-whdi-wireless-link/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180091/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/30/sharps-x-series-lcd-hdtvs-offered-with-whdi-wireless-link/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=VEO926"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=VEO926" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=9potGg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=9potGg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=C8c1Ng"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=C8c1Ng" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280524902" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-5065987720083755887?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-57652843983827237282008-04-29T04:14:00.000-07:002008-04-29T20:55:46.564-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/peripherals/" rel="tag">Peripherals</a></p><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&amp;STORY=/www/story/04-29-2008/0004802509&amp;EDATE="><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-29-08-logo-iogear.jpg" /></a>Eager to get busy with multiple workstations on a single monitor, are you? If so, IOGEAR's providing three more ways to get you there, starting with the 2-port GCS1802 and 4-port GCS1804. The $199.95 / $299.95 <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/KVM/">KVMP</a> (Keyboard, Video, Mouse, Peripheral) switches each enable USB 2.0 peripherals to be shared, and you'll also find support for 2.1 audio. The real winner, however, is the 4-port GCS1204, which handles dual-link DVI with nary a grumble. Granted, that one will set you back a stiff $449.95, but at least it -- along with those other two -- is available right now.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&amp;STORY=/www/story/04-29-2008/0004802509&amp;EDATE=>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/iogear-intros-dual-link-dvi-kvmp-switch-alongside-two-others/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181071/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/iogear-intros-dual-link-dvi-kvmp-switch-alongside-two-others/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=6oPrZn"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=6oPrZn" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=ViU98g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=ViU98g" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=r0Ym5g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=r0Ym5g" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280512335" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-5765284398382723728?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-10235630728214416112008-04-29T03:02:00.000-07:002008-04-29T20:56:03.879-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gadgets/" rel="tag">Misc. Gadgets</a></p><a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoft/2004379751_msftlaw29.html"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-29-08-microsoftsm.jpg" /></a>Cops doing <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/forensics">computer forensic work</a> already have a ton of tools to choose from, but Microsoft is doing its part to help out as well -- the company just revealed that it's been distributing a special thumb drive to cops in 15 countries to help them identify and extract information from suspects' computers. The drive, called COFEE for Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor, is in use by more than 2,000 officers, including some in the States, and Microsoft is giving it away for free, saying that its doing it not for profit but to "help make ensure the Internet stays safe." COFEE contains more than 150 commands that can be used to collect information, decrypt passwords, and poke through network activity, which helps alleviate the problem of having to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/06/wiebetech-hotplug-lets-cops-move-desktops-without-shutting-them/">remove and transport</a> a suspect's computer for evidence purposes -- officers can just plug in the drive. There's no word on when Microsoft will start widely distributing the drives, but we'd assume it'll be soon.<br /><br />[Thanks, Yoshi]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoft/2004379751_msftlaw29.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/microsoft-gives-cops-cofee-free-computer-forensic-tools/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181211/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/microsoft-gives-cops-cofee-free-computer-forensic-tools/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=RkG7tu"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=RkG7tu" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=hIzDFg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=hIzDFg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=wNMWog"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=wNMWog" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280477003" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-1023563072821441611?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-78493577204864074892008-04-29T01:44:00.000-07:002008-04-29T18:24:09.177-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/laptops/" rel="tag">Laptops</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/flickr_10g/2443115362/in/photostream/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-29-08-eee900.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />Although the Eee PC 700 comes in a whole <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/asus-eee-pc-now-with-color/">rainbow of colors</a>, the big brother <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/16/asus-eee-pc-900-review-roundup/">900</a> has only made appearances in white so far -- but it looks like ASUS has been quietly prepping a black version as well. These pics just popped up on Flickr with virtually no explanation, but that's definitely a black Eee PC 900 next to someone's terrifying dinner. Seriously, that thing is <em>looking</em> at us. Hit the read link for several more shots.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://jkkmobile.blogspot.com/2008/04/black-eee-pc-900-spotted.html">jkkmobile</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://flickr.com/photos/flickr_10g/2443115362/in/photostream/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/black-eeepc-900-appears-in-the-wild-goes-well-with-dinner/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181167/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/black-eeepc-900-appears-in-the-wild-goes-well-with-dinner/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=9JHyv8"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=9JHyv8" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=fFwCfg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=fFwCfg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=7wZdwg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=7wZdwg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280433817" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-7849357720486407489?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-33634933026116483462008-04-29T00:39:00.000-07:002008-04-29T17:23:50.154-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/laptops/" rel="tag">Laptops</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.alienware.com/product_detail_pages/area-51_m17x/area-51m_overview.aspx?SysCode=PC-LT-AREA51M17X-FC&amp;SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-29-07-m17x.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />For most, Alienware's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/alienware-set-to-debut-aliennetwork-with-special-product-announ/">AlienNetwork debut</a> was somewhat of a letdown. Nevertheless, at least one good thing did come out of the whole event, and that's the availability of the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/alienware-gets-official-with-area-51-m15x-m17x-laptops/">m17x</a> gaming monster. This 17-inch beast of a laptop finally has its own dedicated page, and yes, you can get your order in starting today. Packed within, you'll find your choice of Intel Core 2 Duo processor, twin GPUs for that sweet SLI action, a WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200) display, up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM, oodles of hard drive space, a dual-layer DVD writer (or optional Blu-ray burner), enough ports for you and your cousin and a 12-cell battery that'll likely last an hour on a good day. Sadly, this Crysis destroyer <em>starts</em> at $2,949 (and breaks the $5k mark with ease), and it looks as if units won't start arriving until late May at best.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.alienware.com/product_detail_pages/area-51_m17x/area-51m_overview.aspx?SysCode=PC-LT-AREA51M17X-FC&amp;SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/alienwares-area-51-m17x-gaming-laptop-now-on-sale/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181208/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/alienwares-area-51-m17x-gaming-laptop-now-on-sale/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=DirfMo"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=DirfMo" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=HNicmg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=HNicmg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=YFAL0g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=YFAL0g" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280404691" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-3363493302611648346?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-19499830407063566812008-04-28T23:33:00.000-07:002008-04-29T17:02:56.476-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://techland.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/04/29/att-to-cut-the-price-of-apples-new-iphone/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/3g_cheap.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />According to Fortune, AT&amp;T will subsidize the cost of the new, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/25/the-second-gen-iphone-3g-gps-only-slightly-thicker/">3G iPhone</a> by as much as $200, bringing the price within the $199 range. Apparently, a "person familiar with the strategy" claims that the provider will create this bargain bonanza for customers signing new, two-year contracts. Of course, the author of the story also says that the new phones will be available in "8-gigabit-memory and... 16-gigabit-memory" versions (for $399 and $499, respectively), so take that as you like. In addition to these discounts, the source says the new iPhone will be 2.5mm thinner than the previous iteration, although we understand that right after telling Fortune this information, the "person" burst into a cloud of rainbow-colored sparkles and went flying off into the night sky.<br /><br />[Thanks, Penny]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://techland.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/04/29/att-to-cut-the-price-of-apples-new-iphone/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/3g-iphone-to-be-discounted-to-199-by-atandt/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181250/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/3g-iphone-to-be-discounted-to-199-by-atandt/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=1Qds9O"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=1Qds9O" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=1Rlrfg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=1Rlrfg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=vvYhNg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=vvYhNg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280376370" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-1949983040706356681?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-66338782354534958972008-04-28T23:07:00.000-07:002008-04-29T17:02:53.968-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gadgets/" rel="tag">Misc. Gadgets</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7370737.stm"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/spider-silk-04-29-2008.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><div align="left">We've seen plenty of attempts to mimic spiders in <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=spider+robot&amp;searchsubmit=">robot-form</a>, but that's not the only bit of inspiration arising from our eight-legged friends, with a number of other researchers also doing their best to artificially replicate the way a spider spins silk. Now, according to the BBC, it seems that a team from the Technical University of Munich has made some significant progress on that front, which could one day lead to a new means of manufacturing strong but lightweight materials. Specifically, the team created a "device" consisting of three channels etched into a piece of glass, which allows for different combinations protein and salts to be mixed together and extruded as a fiber. They are quick to point out, however, that the resulting fiber is not of "particularly high quality," and that while it's a step forward, the whole idea is still "a very big puzzle and there are many pieces missing."</div><br /></div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7370737.stm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/researchers-tout-progress-in-spinning-artificial-spider-silk/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181131/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/researchers-tout-progress-in-spinning-artificial-spider-silk/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=kxaocP"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=kxaocP" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=zllLZg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=zllLZg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=QANBPg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=QANBPg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280371433" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-6633878235453495897?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-34310773895332581732008-04-28T22:34:00.000-07:002008-04-29T15:22:07.396-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/laptops/" rel="tag">Laptops</a></p><a href="http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087&amp;current-category-id=E43D2699BCE742179B81FE831165E337"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-29-08-u110.jpg" /></a>Just <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/final-specifications-for-lenovos-ideapad-u110-revealed/">as expected</a>, Lenovo has updated its webstore with the shiny new <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/U110/">IdeaPad U110</a>. The 11.1-inch ultraportable is available for customizing right now in black or red, and both hues start at $1,899. Currently, the red variant touts a 3- to 5-day wait before shipment occurs, while the black model isn't likely to head your way for 2- to 3-weeks. Of course, Lenovo may be padding those figures a touch, but there's your worst-case scenarios, anyway. Your route to being nearly two grand poorer starts at the read link below.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087&amp;current-category-id=E43D2699BCE742179B81FE831165E337>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/lenovos-ideapad-u110-available-for-order-shipping-soon/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181198/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/lenovos-ideapad-u110-available-for-order-shipping-soon/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=UMXzQz"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=UMXzQz" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=oeUp2g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=oeUp2g" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=MEVxAg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=MEVxAg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280346198" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-3431077389533258173?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-91980152987793408942008-04-28T22:01:00.000-07:002008-04-29T14:21:25.414-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/digitalcameras/" rel="tag">Digital Cameras</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&amp;STORY=/www/story/04-29-2008/0004802473&amp;EDATE="><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/dc800_sealife.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />Attention wet people: Sealife has released the DC800 Underwater Digital Camera. This modular unit -- it drops into a waterproof case or will operate as an out-of-water point-and-shoot -- includes an 8-megapixel camera with 2.7-inch display, wide-angle lens, SD/SDHC card support, and 4x optical zoom. So what makes this camera diver-friendly? Its menus and modes are designed for sub-surface snappers with five underwater modes to deal with the various water bodies' muck, grime, and color. The DC800 will function at 200 feet, weighs about 17 ounces and will set you back $549. Sure, you could get another point-and-shoot and waterproof case, but prepare to suffer the ridicule of your diver friends.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&amp;STORY=/www/story/04-29-2008/0004802473&amp;EDATE=>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/sealife-dc800-underwater-camera-goes-deep-stays-dry/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181000/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/sealife-dc800-underwater-camera-goes-deep-stays-dry/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=wCvhDe"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=wCvhDe" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=hZTB7g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=hZTB7g" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=a4o0mg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=a4o0mg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280325561" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-9198015298779340894?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-65005659365386777852008-04-28T21:38:00.000-07:002008-04-29T14:21:28.999-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/robots/" rel="tag">Robots</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=978716&amp;contrassID=1&amp;subContrassID=5"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-29-08guardyt.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />We've seen a couple <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/28/south-korean-gun-toting-sentries-to-protect-serve/">armed defense bots</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/09/korea-unveils-new-military-bots/">make the scene</a> now -- the US military even has a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/army">couple deployed in Iraq</a> -- but the promo video for the $600,000 Guardium bots recently commissioned by Israel isn't exactly a fearsome demonstration of next-gen force. Not only do the rendered old-school CRT displays offer warnings like INTRUDER NONCOMPLIANT, all the bot seems to be able to do is sneeze out of a cloud of white smoke. Terrifying. Maybe these things play better at defense contractor conventions, but something tells us that an actual angry dog might be a little more effective. Check the whole video below.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/04/israels-robocop.html">Danger Room</a>]<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/israels-guardium-warbots-probably-not-as-lame-as-their-promo-vi/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Israel's Guardium warbots probably not as lame as their promo video</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=978716&amp;contrassID=1&amp;subContrassID=5>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/israels-guardium-warbots-probably-not-as-lame-as-their-promo-vi/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181113/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/israels-guardium-warbots-probably-not-as-lame-as-their-promo-vi/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=JCZPp3"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=JCZPp3" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=BYqUrg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=BYqUrg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=Fuzw3g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=Fuzw3g" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280322069" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-6500565936538677785?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-59446558144646853942008-04-28T21:04:00.000-07:002008-04-29T13:53:27.285-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/hdtv/" rel="tag">HDTV</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iLIjE9g_QVSoH_8rdU2CqKEzxvmQD90BJM401"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/04/4-29-08-scarlet-tv.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /> </div><br />Some of you keen readers <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/15/lg-reveals-array-of-xcanvas-scarlett-lcd-hdtvs-in-korea/">pieced all this together already</a>, but that commercial you've been seeing about an "all new television series" dubbed Scarlet isn't a new show at all; rather, it's a risky move by LG to push its <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/15/lg-reveals-array-of-xcanvas-scarlett-lcd-hdtvs-in-korea/">Scarlet LCD HDTVs</a>. The sets themselves have been out and about already, and while the specifications aren't anything to sneeze at, the displays aren't nearly as seductive as the 30 second spot. The idea was crafted and put into motion by LG global brand marketing VP Kwan-Sup Lee and a team of advertising / marketing agencies, and while it refused to disclose exactly how much it has spent on the endeavor, it did affirm that it was "millions more than a typical product launch in the US." Sure, we can appreciate the envelope pushing, but now that we're all psyched about the show, it's a bit of a letdown to know we'll never actually be able to tune in. Check out the ad in its entirety after the jump.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/lg-pushes-scarlet-lcd-hdtvs-with-completely-unrelated-commercial/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>LG pushes Scarlet LCD HDTVs with completely unrelated commercial </em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iLIjE9g_QVSoH_8rdU2CqKEzxvmQD90BJM401>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/lg-pushes-scarlet-lcd-hdtvs-with-completely-unrelated-commercial/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181107/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/lg-pushes-scarlet-lcd-hdtvs-with-completely-unrelated-commercial/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=GK7onQ"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=GK7onQ" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=7zJoKg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=7zJoKg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=DTc9Jg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=DTc9Jg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280310760" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-5944655814464685394?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-29409655446210685542008-04-28T20:36:00.000-07:002008-04-29T13:53:43.262-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portablevideo/" rel="tag">Portable Video</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://aving.net/usa/news/default.asp?mode=read&amp;c_num=84270&amp;C_Code=01&amp;SP_Num=0"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/tg-sambo-pmp.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><div align="left">Korean manufacturer <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/tg">TG Sambo</a> has seen a few of its products released <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/tgs-22-inch-lluon-all-in-one-heads-to-best-buy/">'round these parts</a>, but it looks like that won't be the case with its latest PMP, at least as long as it packs some of that mythical T-DMB mobile TV we keep hearing about. If that doesn't preclude you, however, the unit certainly looks to be decent enough, with it boasting a 4.8-inch WVGA touchscreen, built-in WiFi for some supposedly full-fledged web browsing, 16MB of flash memory, and Windows CE 5.0 for an OS. No word on a price, unfortunately, but you can at least get a good look at its 15mm-thick form factor by hitting up the read link below.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tg-sambo-touchscreen-pmp-with-wifi-dab-digital-tv-2911388.php">Slash Gear</a>]</div><br /></div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://aving.net/usa/news/default.asp?mode=read&amp;c_num=84270&amp;C_Code=01&amp;SP_Num=0>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/tg-sambo-rolls-out-web-browsing-t-dmb-packing-pmp-for-korea/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181034/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/tg-sambo-rolls-out-web-browsing-t-dmb-packing-pmp-for-korea/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=F7J2KA"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=F7J2KA" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=29ToJg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=29ToJg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=ZkEIhg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=ZkEIhg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280295436" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-2940965544621068554?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-68354836958198403072008-04-28T20:04:00.000-07:002008-04-29T13:53:33.446-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/laptops/" rel="tag">Laptops</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobilehub.fr%2F2008%2F04%2F26%2Ftest-airis-740-premieres-impressions%2F&amp;langpair=fr%7Cen&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/airis_eee.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />French site MobileHub has gotten its hands on another <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Eee/">Eee</a> <strike>competitor</strike> rip-off -- the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/22/keepin-it-real-fake-part-cxvii-kira-100-rides-the-eee-pc-wave/">Airis' Kira 740 (aka, Kira 100)</a> -- and has given it the rundown. The initial impressions are about what you'd expect, besides coming with XP onboard, having 1GB of memory, a VIA C7 1GHz CPU, and a traditional 40GB hard drive, the mini-laptop is almost identical to ASUS' entry. The screen resolution is the same 800 x 480, the keyboard is apparently a shot-for-shot remake, and it features familiar ethernet and WiFi networking options. You can see in the photo above that there are some minor physical differences, though in our opinion they've somehow managed to ugly it up + 30 percent. For &euro;299 (or around $466) you can get yourself a Kira 740 sometime soon. Yay.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/airis-kira-740-ultraportable-reviewed-more-storage-than-eee-plus-xp-2911394.php">SlashGear</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobilehub.fr%2F2008%2F04%2F26%2Ftest-airis-740-premieres-impressions%2F&amp;langpair=fr%7Cen&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/airis-kira-740-eee-lookalike-gets-reviewed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181019/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/airis-kira-740-eee-lookalike-gets-reviewed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=VGNMlY"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=VGNMlY" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=QpDv3g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=QpDv3g" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=37Frqg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=37Frqg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280272966" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-6835483695819840307?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-72029580778555729812008-04-28T19:48:00.000-07:002008-04-29T12:20:45.693-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/desktops/" rel="tag">Desktops</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/laptops/" rel="tag">Laptops</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080429/tc_pcworld/145261"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-29-08amd.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />Although most of the attention in the increasingly-competitive CPU market has been focused on Intel and newcomer NVIDIA lately, AMD's still in it to win it, and it looks like it's taking some bold moves. First up, the company says over 100 laptop designs based on the new <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/amd-gets-official-with-puma-mobile-platform/">Puma mobile platform</a> are being developed for delivery in June, over twice as many as it's had in the past. AMD's touting Puma's Hybrid Graphics mode that allows the system to intelligently switch between a Radeon HD3400 and integrated graphics for max power-savings, so it'll be interesting to see how the system stacks up against Intel's <a href="chrome://performancing/content/editor/engadget.com/tag/atom">Atom</a> and VIA's <a href="chrome://performancing/content/editor/engadget.com/tag/isaiah">Isaiah</a> -- <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/25/nvidia-vp-joins-the-smack-talk-fun-says-the-intel-cpu-is-dead/">like NVIDIA</a>, AMD seems to be betting that consumers care more about graphics than raw horsepower.<br /> <br /> That bet might also explain why AMD's technical director of sales and marketing Guiseppe Amato also recently told CustomPC that its next generation of chips will look "completely different" than Phenom, and that it will be capable of solving "problems that today we think can never be addressed by hardware." That's a pretty bold claim -- the whole processor market is getting <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-lv-nvidia-ceo-says-were-going-to-ope/">pretty boastful</a> lately, have you noticed? -- but we're at a loss to explain what it means. Any ideas?<br /> <br /> <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080429/tc_pcworld/145261">Read</a> - 100 laptops to be based on Puma at launch<br /> <a href="http://www.custompc.co.uk/news/602511/amd-next-cpu-architecture-will-be-completely-different.html">Read</a> - AMD's next CPU architecture will be completely different<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/amd-says-post-phenom-cpus-will-be-completely-different-100-la/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1181003/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/amd-says-post-phenom-cpus-will-be-completely-different-100-la/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=dPX8MY"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=dPX8MY" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=DV5Mdg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=DV5Mdg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=hszwPg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=hszwPg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280266862" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-7202958077855572981?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-81553660526190791362008-04-28T19:06:00.000-07:002008-04-29T11:51:11.198-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/robots/" rel="tag">Robots</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/mg19826531.200-shapeshifting-robots-take-form.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/modular-robots-04-29-2008.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="left">We've seen a number of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/03/modular-robots-join-forces-to-search-and-rescue/">modular</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/06/the-robotis-modular-robot-system/">reassembling</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/26/m-tran-self-reconfigurable-modular-robot/">robots</a> already, but that doesn't make 'em any less unnerving, especially when we see them doing their thing on video. As you can see for yourself after the break, this latest batch of bots from the University of Pennsylvania seem to be capable enough, with them able to be kicked apart and find their way back together again, albeit somewhat slowly. That's done with the aid of a camera that seeks out the unique blinkin' lights of another robot, which it is able to dock with using some magnets and then start the search for another bot all over again, eventually forming into a slightly unstable walking robot (be sure to stick with video 'till the end for that).<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://futurismic.com/2008/04/28/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-modular-robotic-overlords/">Futurismic</a>]</div><br /></div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/modular-shape-shifting-robots-get-right-back-up-to-creep-you-ou/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Modular, shape-shifting robots get right back up to creep you out</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/mg19826531.200-shapeshifting-robots-take-form.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/modular-shape-shifting-robots-get-right-back-up-to-creep-you-ou/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180967/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/modular-shape-shifting-robots-get-right-back-up-to-creep-you-ou/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=c5QX7w"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=c5QX7w" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=oiieCg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=oiieCg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=oQQlug"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=oQQlug" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280249003" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-8155366052619079136?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-32016748381508024312008-04-28T18:35:00.000-07:002008-04-29T11:51:04.180-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/transportation/" rel="tag">Transportation</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.autoobserver.com/2008/04/toyota-prius-ne.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/copy-of-hybrid-x_011_tcm317-551665.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />We already know that <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Toyota/">Toyota</a> has an eye to the future with the Prius, likely switching up <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/toyota-already-looking-beyond-lithium-ion-batteries/">the batteries</a> and adding a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/14/toyota-announces-plug-in-hybrid-for-2010/">plug-in option</a>, but now we've got a little more news on what shape the next generation fuel-saver will take. According to Auto Observer, the new model (said to be showing up at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show) will sport a larger, 1.8 liter engine, a ten percent increase in fuel efficiency, and will undergo a fairly noticible redesign (though we doubt it will end up looking like the concept car above). Pundits say the new Prius will be larger, may be available in a wagon version, and there are suspicions that Toyota will grow the brand and include a compact version of the hybrid as well. One thing's for sure: with an increase in production of 60 percent for the next iteration, the eco-friendly car is sticking around.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/04/29/next-gen-prius-to-get-larger-engine-more-efficient/">AutoblogGreen</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.autoobserver.com/2008/04/toyota-prius-ne.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/next-gen-toyota-prius-bigger-stronger-more-prius-like-than-ev/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180951/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/next-gen-toyota-prius-bigger-stronger-more-prius-like-than-ev/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=WDlcEG"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=WDlcEG" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=ER3VUg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=ER3VUg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=NVqTbg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=NVqTbg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280229561" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-3201674838150802431?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-84684990613972623322008-04-28T18:11:00.000-07:002008-04-29T10:49:36.232-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gaming/" rel="tag">Gaming</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://store.theantcommandos.com/PhotoGallery.asp?ProductCode=GTR-PS3-ADPT"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-29-08-ps3ps3.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />It doesn't look like Activision and Harmonix are ever going to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/13/activision-blocking-guitar-hero-iii-axes-from-working-in-rock-ba/">make nice</a> and implement broad hardware compatibility for Rock Band and Guitar Hero controllers, but if you've got a sizable investment in PS2 gear, The Ant Commandos' new converter might let you ignore all the nastiness and keep rockin' anyway. TAC's Universal PS2-to-PS3 Converter is compatible with PS3 Rock Band and PS2 / PS3 GHIII, and it works with basically every PS2 axe you can think of, wired and wireless. Not bad for just $20, but c'mon, guys, let's just make this stuff work for real, alright?<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://store.theantcommandos.com/PhotoGallery.asp?ProductCode=GTR-PS3-ADPT>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/ps2-to-ps3-converter-bridges-the-rock-band-guitar-hero-divide/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180895/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/ps2-to-ps3-converter-bridges-the-rock-band-guitar-hero-divide/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=0rRqcf"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=0rRqcf" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=8hPf0g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=8hPf0g" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=c7TV2g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=c7TV2g" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280220915" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-8468499061397262332?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-85134863049622047732008-04-28T17:36:00.000-07:002008-04-29T10:21:00.181-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/desktops/" rel="tag">Desktops</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/laptops/" rel="tag">Laptops</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.alienware.com/aliennetwork/pc-gaming-channel.aspx?source=ECH0029"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/alienware-aliennetwork-anno.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><div align="left">Alienware sure does seem to like to generate a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/alienwares-area-51-m15x-and-m17x-with-nvidia-8800m-gtx-on-monda/">little mystery</a> around its products (or at least <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/alienware-m15x-m17x-laptops-revealed-with-nvidia-8800m-gtx/">attempt to</a>), and it looks like it's trying to have another go at it this afternoon, this time in conjunction with the launch of its new AlienNetwork "digital channel." Unfortunately, there's not much to go on this time around, with the company only telling us to expect a "special product announcement" during the broadcast. On the upside, we at least don't have to wait very long to get the full low down, as the show's set to kick off at 3:00PM EST.</div><br /></div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.alienware.com/aliennetwork/pc-gaming-channel.aspx?source=ECH0029>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/alienware-set-to-debut-aliennetwork-with-special-product-announ/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180870/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/alienware-set-to-debut-aliennetwork-with-special-product-announ/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=X3O32q"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=X3O32q" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=5oKx2g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=5oKx2g" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=uz6xKg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=uz6xKg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280191174" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-8513486304962204773?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-8627446793380025552008-04-28T17:21:00.000-07:002008-04-29T09:51:11.502-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/handhelds/" rel="tag">Handhelds</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/29/blackberry-9000-internal-spec-sheet-answers-your-questions/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2008/04/bb-9000-spec-sheet-bgr.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />A fistful of RIM documentation on Waterloo's upcoming <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/03/28/blackberry-9000-in-the-wild/">BlackBerry 9000</a> has found its way onto the interwebs courtesy of the good folks at Boy Genius Report, and while there's nothing groundbreaking here, BlackBerry fanatics are sure to be drooling by the time they get to the last slide in this page-turner. The spec sheet promises a tweaked web browsing experience -- and we'll take anything we can get there, considering the device's support for HSDPA. We also see mentions of an improved picture library, automatic music playlists, and inline video streaming in the browser (!!!), all accompanied by a handful of screen shots of the device's delicious new theme. Seeing how we'll probably be waiting a few months yet for this thing to get into our hands, go ahead and satisfy your impatience (for a few minutes, anyhow) by clicking through to the full novella.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/29/blackberry-9000-internal-spec-sheet-answers-your-questions/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/blackberry-9000s-official-spec-sheet-leaked/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180856/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/blackberry-9000s-official-spec-sheet-leaked/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=HqWGeb"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=HqWGeb" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=HNMpvg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=HNMpvg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=Xb3fSg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=Xb3fSg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280187066" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-862744679338002555?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-21722510699156658312008-04-28T17:07:00.000-07:002008-04-29T09:51:14.142-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/desktops/" rel="tag">Desktops</a></p><a href="http://www.cnet.com/8301-13924_1-9931070-64.html?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1_3-0-20"><img border="0" align="right" alt="AMD" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/03/12-25-07-amd-logo.jpg" /></a>There's all the makings of a class-A debacle over at <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/amd">AMD</a> headquarters, as it turns out that the chip maker's quad-core <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Phenom/">Phenom</a> processors are <em>incompatible</em> with some popular motherboard chipsets. Due to a thermal frequency mismatch, the 125-watt 9750 and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/09/amds-phenom-x4-9850-gets-pitted-against-intels-core-2-quad-q93/">9850</a> CPUs don't play well with 780G-based mobos -- which are designed for AMD's less power-hungry 9600 and 9550 processors. Instead, AMD warns that its quad-core processors should be paired with the company's 790 chipset. Spokesman Jake Whitman blamed PC makers, stating that, "They've taken an enthusiast-class quad-core part and paired it with a mainstream motherboard." Confused yet? Exactly.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.cnet.com/8301-13924_1-9931070-64.html?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1_3-0-20>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/amds-quad-core-phenom-processors-face-compatibility-issues-amd/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180696/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/amds-quad-core-phenom-processors-face-compatibility-issues-amd/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=m2u48X"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=m2u48X" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=7EhdWg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=7EhdWg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=pLYRYg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=pLYRYg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280179837" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-2172251069915665831?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-82403547264970188812008-04-28T16:43:00.000-07:002008-04-29T09:50:57.656-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/desktops/" rel="tag">Desktops</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/imac_main.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><br />Look what arrived on our doorstep today! That's right -- the shiny, expensive <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/apple-updates-imac-as-expected/">new iMac</a> that's now equipped with that funky <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/new-imacs-running-an-overclocked-penryn-chip-not-montevina/">custom and / or overclocked</a> 3.06GHz CPU. Take a look at us wildly unboxing and handling the behemoth in the gallery below, and get a load of its fairly impressive Xbench scores after the break.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/apple-imac-3-06ghz-unboxing-hands-on-and-benchmarking/">Apple iMac 3.06GHz unboxing, hands-on, and benchmarking</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/apple-imac-3-06ghz-unboxing-hands-on-and-benchmarking/778549/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/new_imac01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/apple-imac-3-06ghz-unboxing-hands-on-and-benchmarking/778559/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/new_imac03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/apple-imac-3-06ghz-unboxing-hands-on-and-benchmarking/778580/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/new_imac19_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/apple-imac-3-06ghz-unboxing-hands-on-and-benchmarking/778576/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/new_imac18_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/apple-imac-3-06ghz-unboxing-hands-on-and-benchmarking/778581/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/new_imac21_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/apple-imac-3-06ghz-unboxing-hands-on-and-benchmarking/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Apple iMac 3.06GHz unboxing, hands-on, and benchmarking</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/apple-imac-3-06ghz-unboxing-hands-on-and-benchmarking/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180715/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/apple-imac-3-06ghz-unboxing-hands-on-and-benchmarking/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=Zqx6dT"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=Zqx6dT" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=ilJ2dg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=ilJ2dg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=irE46g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=irE46g" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280174172" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-8240354726497018881?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-27850524193467047192008-04-28T16:34:00.000-07:002008-04-29T09:51:00.460-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gps/" rel="tag">GPS</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.tomtom.com/news/category.php?ID=4&amp;NID=511&amp;Lid=4"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/tomtom-one-130.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><div align="left">TomTom may be having some <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/tomtom-profits-drop-83-due-to-price-cuts/">profit troubles</a> these days, but that's apparently not stopping it from getting plenty of new products out the door, with it now announcing four new models in its TomTom ONE and TomTom XL series, along with a spiffy new car mount to go along with 'em. As before, the TomTom ONE 130 (pictured above) occupies the low end with a 3.5-inch display, though it sports a redesigned and slimmer body this time around, along with a companion model in the form of the ONE 130S, which adds text-to-speech functionality. Moving on up a bit, the TomTom XL 330 boasts a 4.3-inch widescreen display, and is also available in an XL 330S text-to-speech model. Otherwise, all the models will give you support for TomTom's Map Share technology, support for an optional <span class="content">RDS-TMC traffic receiver, and TomTom's new </span><span class="content"> EasyPort mount (pictured after the break), which can be folded away into the device itself. Look for the whole lot to be available next month, with the ONE 130 setting you back $200, the ONE 130S and XL 330 each running $250, and the XL 330S coming in at $300. If none of those float your boat, you can also take a gander at TomTom's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/tomtom-intros-go-930t-and-730t-with-lane-guidance-and-iq-routes/">previously-announced</a> x30 series devices, which the company informs us are now available in North America.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.gpsreview.net/tomtom-one-130-130s-xl-330-330s/">GPS Review</a>, thanks Tim]<br /></span></div><br /></div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/tomtom-intros-one-130-xl-330-gps-units-with-new-car-mount/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>TomTom intros ONE 130, XL 330 GPS units with new car mount</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.tomtom.com/news/category.php?ID=4&amp;NID=511&amp;Lid=4>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/tomtom-intros-one-130-xl-330-gps-units-with-new-car-mount/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180791/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/tomtom-intros-one-130-xl-330-gps-units-with-new-car-mount/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=FJdLt7"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=FJdLt7" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=3U9uAg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=3U9uAg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=h1jGUg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=h1jGUg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280174173" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-2785052419346704719?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-29786638127471279232008-04-28T15:49:00.000-07:002008-04-29T08:19:26.350-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/handhelds/" rel="tag">Handhelds</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portablevideo/" rel="tag">Portable Video</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sharp-korea.co.kr%2Fhtml%2Fnews%2Fnews_view.asp%3FtxtPage%3D1%26txtCid%3D1%26txtNotice_Idx%3D2348%26num%3D179&amp;langpair=ko%7Cen&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF8"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/sharp-rd-cx310.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="left">It seems like Sharp likes to make its electronic dictionary upgrades a yearly occurrence, with the company now trotting out its new RD-CX310 model, a nearly right on time follow-up to its not-very-dissimilar <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/13/sharps-20gb-rd-cx300-e-dictionary/">RD-CX300</a> device. Among the upgrades this time around are a roomier 30GB hard drive, along with DivX support in addition to the usual audio / video formats, 82 dictionaries, 20 audiobooks, an FM tuner, and a voice recorder, plus the same 4.3-inch display as before. No word on a price just yet, but we wouldn't expect it to be too far off the $500 the previous model demanded.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_details.php?id=15919">Akihabara News</a>]<br /></div><br /></div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sharp-korea.co.kr%2Fhtml%2Fnews%2Fnews_view.asp%3FtxtPage%3D1%26txtCid%3D1%26txtNotice_Idx%3D2348%26num%3D179&amp;langpair=ko%7Cen&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF8>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/sharp-intros-rd-cx310-electronic-dictionary-pmp/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180698/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/sharp-intros-rd-cx310-electronic-dictionary-pmp/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=yZwxBC"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=yZwxBC" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=R9Li3g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=R9Li3g" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=PqbOGg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=PqbOGg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280142726" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-2978663812747127923?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-18475414465120037182008-04-28T15:28:00.000-07:002008-04-29T07:49:31.068-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/peripherals/" rel="tag">Peripherals</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_details.php?id=15918"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/samsung_1.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />We don't normally get too excited about printers, but when a company claims to have introduced the "smallest ever" of anything, our ears prick up. Apparently, the Korean electronics-maker has distilled color laser printers into their purest, tiniest form with the CLP-315K and CLX-3175FNK, clocking in at 20- and 40-percent smaller than previous iterations, respectively. The printers still sport fancy-pants features, like printing at up to 2,400 x 600 dpi, 32MB of onboard memory, and -- at least on the CLX-3175FNK -- the ability to print from a USB key. No word on price or availability, or if these will see the light of day in the States.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_details.php?id=15918>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/samsung-intros-smallest-ever-color-laser-printers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180648/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/samsung-intros-smallest-ever-color-laser-printers/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=eGnZnY"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=eGnZnY" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=aMCj7g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=aMCj7g" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=sHzCNg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=sHzCNg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280125837" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-1847541446512003718?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-14602366521504571102008-04-28T15:06:00.000-07:002008-04-29T07:49:34.354-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/storage/" rel="tag">Storage</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/news/sections/?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsLang=en&amp;newsId=20080429005194"><img border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/01/verbatim-smartdisk-real.jpg" alt="Verbatim SmartDisk" /></a><br /></div><br />Because history has proven that hard drives must get smaller and more capacious, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Verbatim/">Verbatim</a> went and released the 500GB 2.5-inch SmartDisk HDD. Despite <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/06/samsung-intros-spinpoint-m6-500gb-standard-height-laptop-drive/">claims from others</a>, Verbatim says this marks the first <em>available</em> 9.5mm Z-height 2.5-inch hard disk. The drive is made up of three 166GB platters striped with Perpendicular Magnetic Recording at 5400RPM. With enclosure, it weighs in at less than 6 ounces and measures 3.38-inches by 5.38-inches by 0.63-inches in both USB and USB / FireWire combo versions. Expect it this summer for under $300.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/news/sections/?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsLang=en&amp;newsId=20080429005194>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/verbatims-new-smartdisk-hdd-is-so-small-we-could-just-eat-it-up/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180582/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/verbatims-new-smartdisk-hdd-is-so-small-we-could-just-eat-it-up/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=oSlkUJ"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=oSlkUJ" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=Hk4a6g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=Hk4a6g" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=zduWCg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=zduWCg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280119286" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-1460236652150457110?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-28761834705773552252008-04-28T14:44:00.000-07:002008-04-29T07:49:38.183-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/household/" rel="tag">Household</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/manodo-energy-efficiency-screen.php"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-29-08-manodos-energy-screen.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />Those looking for <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/swede-used-40gbps-internet-connection-to-dry-laundry/">another good reason</a> to set up camp in Sweden have just found it. Okay, so maybe Manodo's oh-so-informative display isn't <em>that</em> astonishing, but it certainly gives a select few apartment residents in the country access to an enviable amount of information. Reportedly, the screen is being installed in several Swedish cities as part of a larger pilot project, and aside from dishing out details about the next available train, who exactly is standing outside their building and how much energy folks are currently consuming, it also serves up data on how many pounds of CO2 you're responsible for releasing while kicking back in your pad. Unfortunately, we're not sure if said solution is available en masse (or if it ever will be).<br /><br />[Thanks, hl]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/manodo-energy-efficiency-screen.php>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/manodos-screen-gives-apartment-dwellers-the-411/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180503/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/manodos-screen-gives-apartment-dwellers-the-411/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=FJg4OH"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=FJg4OH" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=rGuZag"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=rGuZag" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=RJupQg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=RJupQg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280102051" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-2876183470577355225?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-86262522951347771812008-04-28T14:28:00.000-07:002008-04-29T06:47:02.845-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/desktops/" rel="tag">Desktops</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/laptops/" rel="tag">Laptops</a></p><a href="http://www.dailytech.com/Windows+XP+Service+Pack+3+Now+Available/article11625.htm"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-21-08-xpsp3.jpg" /></a>Attention XP'ers -- your wildest fantasies are coming to fruition. Word on the street is that <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/sp3">Service Pack 3</a> is now available for download all over the World Wide Web. When we say "all over" what we really mean is via Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center, though we doubt it will stay in one place for too long. Apparently, the new pack offers 1,100 hotfixes and patches, so maybe your obscure, cheapo soundcard will now function in stereo.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.dailytech.com/Windows+XP+Service+Pack+3+Now+Available/article11625.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/windows-xp-sp3-now-available/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180602/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/windows-xp-sp3-now-available/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=5wO3Bn"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=5wO3Bn" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=nF0Q9g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=nF0Q9g" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=ikQUFg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=ikQUFg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280093009" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-8626252295134777181?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-29412296986123549172008-04-28T14:13:00.000-07:002008-04-29T06:47:11.260-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/peripherals/" rel="tag">Peripherals</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.perpetualkid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&amp;ProdID=2846"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-29-08-block-speakers.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />Too busy to bother with external speakers for your iPod? Still can't shake that fascination with colored blocks after all these decades? Take heart, young buck, as the iPod building block speakers can keep that kid in you alive for a good bit longer -- though we aren't sure the audiophile in you will be too pleased. These non-powered "drivers" get amped after being plugged into an iPod's dock connector (sorry, iPhone users), but curiously enough, they only arrive in a single 2.5- x 1- x .75-inch form, which doesn't exactly fit flush against the last-gen nano. Nevertheless, those giddy about the notion of claiming a few as their own can pick 'em up in yellow, white, red, black, blue and green for $24.99 apiece.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/04/28/building-block-ipod.html">BoingBoing</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.perpetualkid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&amp;ProdID=2846>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/ipod-building-block-speakers-keep-your-dock-connector-company/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180481/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/ipod-building-block-speakers-keep-your-dock-connector-company/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=YnpEKs"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=YnpEKs" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=Su1XAg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=Su1XAg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=tzvamg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=tzvamg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280085528" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-2941229698612354917?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-86726325423624801532008-04-28T13:54:00.000-07:002008-04-29T06:16:41.651-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gaming/" rel="tag">Gaming</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&amp;STORY=/www/story/04-28-2008/0004801035&amp;EDATE="><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-10-08-blockbuster-store.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />Just weeks after the rental giant announced an expanded <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/10/blockbuster-expanding-blu-ray-dedication-across-us-canada/">dedication for Blu-ray</a> and even tried <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/25/buy-your-next-hdtv-at-blockbuster/">selling HDTVs</a> in a test location in Dallas, now the firm is attempting to boost profits by digging into the surging video game market. Presumably in hopes that rental junkies and casual gaming fans alike will actually venture into Blockbuster in order to buy their next Wii, DS, Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, the outfit has announced a new focus that will push the retail video game / game hardware aspect in all of its US-based corporate-owned stores. This includes consoles, a more fleshed out array of games and all the accessories your wallet can handle. Heck, it's even offering up an exclusive 40GB PS3 bundle ($499.99) with the <em>Spider-Man 3</em> Blu-ray Disc, a PS3 remote, <em>Transformers</em> (the game) and a rental card giving purchasers a free PS3 game / BD rental per week for 12 weeks. Color us completely enthralled.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/28/blockbuster-expands-game-focus-takes-on-retail-game-hardware-s/">Joystiq</a>, image courtesy of <a href="http://www.portfolio.com/images/feeds/news-markets/national-news/ap/4472a65d-17d0-4c04-b823-1c86f76455a6.jpg">Portfolio</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&amp;STORY=/www/story/04-28-2008/0004801035&amp;EDATE=>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/blockbuster-announces-new-initiative-looks-to-game-hardware-sal/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180495/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/blockbuster-announces-new-initiative-looks-to-game-hardware-sal/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=lnp58A"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=lnp58A" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=6qKN6g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=6qKN6g" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=S6Brug"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=S6Brug" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280076922" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-8672632542362480153?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-83000421479625464382008-04-28T13:34:00.000-07:002008-04-29T06:16:48.100-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&amp;STORY=/www/story/04-29-2008/0004802026&amp;EDATE="><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/01/canada_iphone.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />It seemed like it would <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/15/iphone-invading-canada-tomorrow/">never happen</a>, but the impossible has occurred: Apple's iPhone is coming to Canada. The news was quietly slipped into telecom giant Rogers' latest earnings report, with the simple statement that the company was "thrilled to announce" a "deal with Apple to bring the iPhone to Canada later this year." Apparently, lips are sealed on all other details, but we'll keep you posted as news gets our way.<br /><br />[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&amp;STORY=/www/story/04-29-2008/0004802026&amp;EDATE=>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/iphone-finally-coming-to-canada/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180555/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/iphone-finally-coming-to-canada/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=BaQMSa"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=BaQMSa" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=HGP0Vg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=HGP0Vg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=AKuWUg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=AKuWUg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280076923" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-8300042147962546438?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-45638877163312535392008-04-28T13:14:00.000-07:002008-04-29T05:46:28.036-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/laptops/" rel="tag">Laptops</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.getlistedlocally.com/Business_Resources.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/closed-up-holding_thumb_cutout.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />One of the most surprising things about the launch of an ultra-portable laptop dubbed "Air" by Apple wasn't it's thinness but the lack of an embedded WWAN radio. No more, at least if you're not intimidated by smoldering solder and warranty violations. Jordan Bunnell has posted a step-by-step of his success at integrating a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/USB720">Verizon USB727</a> Aircard into the MacBook Air chassis thanks to the MBA's previously <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/22/macbook-air-hack-unearths-more-relatively-inaccessible-usb-conne/">unused USB controllers</a> discovered on the system board. While the EVDO signal (and speed) has appreciably degraded from its externally attached origins, Jordan is still pulling 1,400 to 1,700kbps downloads and 380kbps uploads -- something which might be improved with antenna tweaks. Regardless, those speeds are significantly faster than the 0kbps stock MBA owners experience.<br /><br />[Thanks, Tom]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.getlistedlocally.com/Business_Resources.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/macbook-air-hacked-with-internal-ev-do-finally-live-up-to-its/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180392/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/macbook-air-hacked-with-internal-ev-do-finally-live-up-to-its/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=8ZmDbk"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=8ZmDbk" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=LeVNpg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=LeVNpg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=fSNfgg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=fSNfgg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280061882" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-4563887716331253539?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-60912529436654064292008-04-28T12:43:00.000-07:002008-04-29T05:16:34.466-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/laptops/" rel="tag">Laptops</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/peripherals/" rel="tag">Peripherals</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2008/04/28/ergonomic-cushion-from-some-pushin/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-29-08-airboard.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />Go on, admit it -- your day in the early 90s was never complete without reaching down in public and giving those Pumps a solid squeeze. In all honesty, we can't say that Ki-Seung Lee's Airboard is quite on that level, but it's certainly got the potential to be. This <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/17/knolls-jellyfish-laptop-stand-makes-us-weak-in-the-knees/">laptop stand</a> was designed to reside in your lap or on your hotel room table and give each individual user the ability to elevate it as he / she sees fit. Of course, the usefulness would really take a hit if this thing takes five minutes to get good and inflated, but we could certainly see this becoming ergonomist-approved should it ever hit retail.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2008/04/28/ergonomic-cushion-from-some-pushin/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/pump-up-airboard-laptop-stand-puts-your-old-reeboks-to-shame/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180488/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/pump-up-airboard-laptop-stand-puts-your-old-reeboks-to-shame/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=2w4uDN"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=2w4uDN" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=LRev7g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=LRev7g" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=u8TUWg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=u8TUWg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280045403" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-6091252943665406429?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-64862000845077818792008-04-28T11:44:00.000-07:002008-04-29T04:52:49.103-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/desktops/" rel="tag">Desktops</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.ironmods.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=58&amp;Itemid=1"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-28-08-iron-man-case-mod.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />Let's go ahead and get this out of the way: we can't deny that the Iron Man Mark I <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/casemod/">case mod</a> took some serious work (and skill). That being the case, it'd take a pretty hardcore fan of the character (or the new flick, we guess) to love this one with reckless abandon. Reportedly, the whole shebang was built in just three weeks, and while we're still waiting for the full work log, feel free to hit the read link for an array of angles.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.ironmods.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=58&amp;Itemid=1>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/iron-man-case-mod-shows-lots-of-dedication-is-still-ugly/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180168/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/iron-man-case-mod-shows-lots-of-dedication-is-still-ugly/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=hNg4HE"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=hNg4HE" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=JUoAng"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=JUoAng" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=3hEYgg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=3hEYgg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/280014223" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-6486200084507781879?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-20167529347221461712008-04-28T10:28:00.000-07:002008-04-29T02:45:42.938-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portablevideo/" rel="tag">Portable Video</a></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/the-croiman-psycho-iphone-makes-other-modders-weep-with-joy-env/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/iphone-croiman-casemod-final4-thumb.jpg" /></a><br />See it? No, not the reflective surface or the bastardization of the Intel Inside logo on the back... the other significant modification to this stock iPhone. Right, that Apple logo is burning white a la your off-the-shelf MacBook. Amazingly, the trick is accomplished without any appreciable increase to the iPhone's waistline. You can take a chance with the Dutch machine-translation beyond the read link below or wait for the English text to be posted by <em>iPhoneclub.nl</em> later today. Regardless, be sure to check the video after the break. It's not like you'll be busting out the dremel to attempt this yourself anyway.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.nowhereelse.fr/?p=7374">Nowhere Else</a>]<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/the-croiman-psycho-iphone-makes-other-modders-weep-with-joy-env/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: The Croiman Psycho iPhone makes other modders weep with joy, envy</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=nl_en&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iphoneclub.nl%2F5817%2Findrukwekkende-iphone-casemod-croiman-psycho-iphone-mod%2F>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/the-croiman-psycho-iphone-makes-other-modders-weep-with-joy-env/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180444/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/the-croiman-psycho-iphone-makes-other-modders-weep-with-joy-env/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=G7tJjF"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=G7tJjF" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=U8xBng"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=U8xBng" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=1W92dg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=1W92dg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279972364" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-2016752934722146171?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-25480389721038766802008-04-28T09:40:00.000-07:002008-04-29T02:45:28.560-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a></p><a href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2008/04/26/2003410258"><img width="230" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="168" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2008/04/htc-london-may-6-event.jpg" /></a>We already knew it was coming, now HTC has seemingly confirmed that its <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/23/htcs-raphael-and-diamond-coming-to-sprint-and-looking-good/">Diamond</a> handset will be announced next month presumably at the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/08/htc-throwing-uk-bash-on-may-6-but-what-does-it-mean/">May 6th event</a>. Unfortunately, the wording of the <em>Taipei Times</em> article (which we assume was translated from Chinese) leaves HTC's comments open to interpretation. Speaking to a group of investors, HTC's financial executive Cheng Hui-ming, said that revenues will grow by 20% this year thanks to the launch of a new Touch phone next month. Referring to the HTC Diamond by name, he then calls the device "the most important product for HTC this year." Interesting considering that HTC is widely expected to launch the first Android handset -- dubbed <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/htcs-dream-again-rumored-to-be-first-android-phone/">Dream</a> -- before the end of the year. Regardless, the 3G Diamond with Windows Mobile 6.1 running beneath a large, glossy, VGA touchscreen display with WiFi and 3 megapixel camera is certainly going to attract a lot interest from us <em>and</em> our wallets.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2008/04/26/2003410258>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/htc-confirms-diamond-with-vga-touchscreen-launch-next-month/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180415/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/htc-confirms-diamond-with-vga-touchscreen-launch-next-month/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=WomD8c"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=WomD8c" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=nQ8vCg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=nQ8vCg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=hMOMfg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=hMOMfg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279957573" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-2548038972103876680?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-14081198599393275982008-04-28T08:46:00.000-07:002008-04-29T01:44:16.864-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/laptops/" rel="tag">Laptops</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/dells-xps-m1530-and-m1330-now-pink-like-flowers-and-pigs/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/xps_m1330_1530_pink_300-600pxl.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />Ugh, it's springtime again. So in addition to the pools of human secretions warming into an olfactory <em>howdy-do</em> on city sidewalks, we get these, the pink laptops. The <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/22/dells-xps-m1530-might-be-pretty-in-pink/">pink XPS M1530 and M1330</a> now official. Check the late-nite Dell Infomercial after the break; Ron Popeil Productions must be so proud.<br /><br />[Thanks, Matus]<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/dells-xps-m1530-and-m1330-now-pink-like-flowers-and-pigs/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: Dell's XPS M1530 and M1330 now pink like flowers and pigs</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/global/shared/corp/pressoffice/en/2008/2008_04_24_rr_001?c=us&amp;l=en&amp;s=corp>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/dells-xps-m1530-and-m1330-now-pink-like-flowers-and-pigs/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180398/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/dells-xps-m1530-and-m1330-now-pink-like-flowers-and-pigs/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=ofDRZq"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=ofDRZq" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=TL4jLg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=TL4jLg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=cZoMNg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=cZoMNg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279932473" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-1408119859939327598?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-46078318385589590012008-04-28T07:00:00.000-07:002008-04-28T23:42:42.488-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/handhelds/" rel="tag">Handhelds</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/oqo-running-leopard.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><br />While greeted with heaps of initial skepticism, forum jockeys over at <span style="font-style: italic;">OQO Talk</span> now seem convinced that a junior member by the name of TRF has successfully hacked the OQO to run OS X Leopard. Adding a video filmed by Mr. Blurry Cam didn't hurt the cause. TRF's OQO is setup in a dual-boot Vista / OS X mode which boots Leopard in about 2 minutes and 30 seconds. WiFi, sound, power management and Bluetooth... it's all there with applications popping with serious snap. The only thing missing at the moment is WWAN access which TRF is now testing. While not yet a "plug and play" hack, it's "definitely doable" according to TRF. Perhaps, but we'll need more details to say the least.<br /><br />[Thanks Albert L. and lambda jones]<br /><br /><a href="http://www.oqotalk.com/index.php/topic,2430.0.html">Read</a> -- Forum post <br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSJM4r4PVuY">Read</a> -- Full Video<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/oqo-hacked-to-run-leopard-now-worlds-smallest-mac/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180354/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/oqo-hacked-to-run-leopard-now-worlds-smallest-mac/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=AJvhpK"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=AJvhpK" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=OqKBug"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=OqKBug" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=E6lT5g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=E6lT5g" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279876922" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-4607831838558959001?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-61388398089320844662008-04-28T06:46:00.000-07:002008-04-28T23:42:45.052-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gadgets/" rel="tag">Misc. Gadgets</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN2537430620080425"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-28-08-brainpmaker.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />Sending electrical shocks into the brain via a "brain pacemaker" has already led to dramatic breakthroughs like the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/02/deep-brain-electrical-stimulation-brings-man-out-of-vegetative-s/">revival of a man</a> trapped in a vegetative state for six years, but new research may mean that the technique is soon a common treatment for disorders like depression and OCD. Researchers from the Cleveland Clinic, Mass General, Harvard Medical School and Brown Medical School implanted the Medtronics brain pacemaker into 17 people suffering from depression and tracked them for a year, finding significant improvements in mood as well as social and occupational functioning, while 26 patients suffering from OCD were followed for three years and also showed "marked improvement." Findings will be presented to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons this week in Chicago, and clinical trials are scheduled for later this year -- in other news, sales of "The Terminal Man" to neurosurgeons recently skyrocketed for unknown reasons.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN2537430620080425>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180181/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/brain-pacemaker-could-treat-depression-ocd/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=IKLyks"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=IKLyks" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=k5vBzg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=k5vBzg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=H4WEFg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=H4WEFg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279876923" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-6138839808932084466?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-43876213014005283062008-04-28T05:19:00.000-07:002008-04-28T21:41:38.484-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/storage/" rel="tag">Storage</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/networking/" rel="tag">Networking</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.netgear.com/About/PressReleases/en-US/2008/20080428b.aspx"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-28-08-rnd6000.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />Four months is just too long to go without an all new <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/06/netgear-launches-readynas-duo-storage-lineup/">ReadyNAS</a>, so we suppose that's why Netgear is kicking out an all new 6-bay unit (6TB RNDP6610; 3TB RNDP6310; 1.5TB RNDP6350) for those obsessed with storage. The box can handle up to 6TB of HDD space and features an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB of DDR2 RAM (up to 4GB supported), 128MB of embedded flash for the OS, a pair of gigabit Ethernet ports, three USB 2.0 sockets and support for RAID 0/1/5/6 and Auto-Expandable X-RAID2. As expected, Windows / Mac / Linux clients can all tap in, and the unit streams all sorts of media on the side. Of course, acquiring the industry's first 6-bay small-form-factor NAS drive won't come cheap, with the ReadyNAS Pro starting at around two large.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.netgear.com/About/PressReleases/en-US/2008/20080428b.aspx>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/netgear-offers-up-6-bay-readynas-pro/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180148/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/29/netgear-offers-up-6-bay-readynas-pro/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=6beOTo"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=6beOTo" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=ZkIxtg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=ZkIxtg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=hn2uJg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=hn2uJg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279839592" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-4387621301400528306?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-52530609669785612282008-04-28T02:48:00.000-07:002008-04-28T19:40:46.290-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/wireless/" rel="tag">Wireless</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/networking/" rel="tag">Networking</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9930441-7.html?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1040_3-0-10"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-28-2008-whitespace.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />The <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/30/yet-another-microsoft-white-space-device-fails-fcc-testing/">stumbling blocks</a> keep piling up as the white space networking struggles to get off the ground: it looks like the manufacturers of healthcare equipment are set to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/11/nab-takes-on-microsoft-google-with-anti-white-space-internet-ad/">join NAB</a> in opposing the technology. Wireless medical telemetry devices like heart monitors have been operating in broadcast white spaces since the late 80s, and manufacturers like GE Healthcare say that the Microsoft- and Google-backed white space networking initiative could potentially "directly interfere" and "prevent patient monitoring." For its part, the FCC has set aside all of channel 37 for medical telemetry devices in 1998 after interference from a nearby TV station shut down the system at Baylor University Medical Center, but it wasn't mandatory, and hospitals that haven't made the switch could face millions of dollars in upgrade costs. That's not say that medical telemetry concerns are a problem that can't be solved -- the new <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/24/google-pushes-the-fcc-for-white-space-access-will-offer-free-re/">Google push</a> includes a channel 37 exception, for example, and there are some other compromise solutions on the table -- but it's seems like there's no end of issues for a technology that hasn't really even been <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/12/white-space-tests-fail-again-next-up-conquering-windmills/">demonstrated</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/07/fcc-chimes-in-on-white-space-device-from-google-microsoft-and/">working</a> yet.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9930441-7.html?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1040_3-0-10>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/white-space-networking-could-disrupt-hospital-telemetry-systems/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180146/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/white-space-networking-could-disrupt-hospital-telemetry-systems/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=WBXoku"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=WBXoku" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=KAY6jg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=KAY6jg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=pSG0Ag"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=pSG0Ag" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279771633" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-5253060966978561228?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-19602334337771063022008-04-28T01:39:00.000-07:002008-04-28T18:09:16.510-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/networking/" rel="tag">Networking</a></p><a href="http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9930223-7.html?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1040_3-0-10"><img vspace="14" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="Powerline Modem" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/powerline_modem.jpg" /></a>If you're waiting for <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=broadband+over+power+lines">broadband over power lines</a> (BPL) as an alternative to cable or DSL in your area, it may be time to finally give in to one of the big companies. The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) -- a group of amateur radio enthusiasts -- has sued the FCC over its plan to speed up BPL's expansion, citing concerns that the service's radio emissions provide too many interference risks to the hobby / ham spectrum. While the FCC conducted a favorable study on BPL's potential problems, their published report had so many redacted sections that the ARRL wants to know what they missed. A D.C. district court agrees with the League, and plans for further rollout have been tabled until the FCC can come up with more facts.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9930223-7.html?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1040_3-0-10>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/fccs-broadband-over-power-lines-expansion-hits-major-snag/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1179910/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/fccs-broadband-over-power-lines-expansion-hits-major-snag/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=PUtTWv"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=PUtTWv" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=0vujJg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=0vujJg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=t1dwRg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=t1dwRg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279743099" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-1960233433777106302?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-1343845107644692252008-04-28T00:50:00.000-07:002008-04-28T17:08:34.498-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=300219754671"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/bb_main.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />This unlocked Blackberry 9000 was spotted on eBay just before the auction mysteriously ended. The seller says the phone is unlocked and will "Not be released until August 2007" -- we'll guess he / she is a little unclear as to what year it is. However, said seller promises that this particular unlocked phone is actually in stock now and ready to ship for the lucky winner. Listed features (according to this auction) include: 3G, Edge, WiFi, and Bluetooth, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/25/blackberry-9000-release-rumors-swirl/">as we've seen elsewhere</a>. There's no telling how legit this is, and the seller clearly pulled the auction for some unknown reason, but there do seem to be at least a few of these floating around. Peep the pictures in the gallery below for some photographic evidence.<br /><br />[Thanks, Ezra]<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/blackberry-9000-spotted-on-ebay/">Blackberry 9000 spotted on eBay</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/blackberry-9000-spotted-on-ebay/777352/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/bb90001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/blackberry-9000-spotted-on-ebay/777351/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/bb90005_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/blackberry-9000-spotted-on-ebay/777350/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/bb90006_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/blackberry-9000-spotted-on-ebay/777349/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/bb90004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/blackberry-9000-spotted-on-ebay/777348/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/bb90003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=300219754671&amp;ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm37%26satitle%3D300219754671%26category0%3D%26fvi%3D1>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/unlocked-blackberry-9000-spotted-on-ebay-with-new-pics/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180120/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/unlocked-blackberry-9000-spotted-on-ebay-with-new-pics/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=2G0ZUR"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=2G0ZUR" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=XfiX1g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=XfiX1g" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=myVusg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=myVusg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279717132" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-134384510764469225?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-3858949758591274792008-04-28T00:03:00.000-07:002008-04-28T16:47:19.905-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/desktops/" rel="tag">Desktops</a></p><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/01/intel-penryn-with-penny.jpg" alt="" />Following this morning's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/apple-updates-imac-as-expected/">iMac introduction</a>, speculation has been rampant as to whether Apple got an early shot at Intel's upcoming <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/15/intel-releasing-15-montevina-cpus-in-may/">Core 2 Duo Extreme X9100 chip</a>. The X9100 is meant to usher in the "<a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Montevina/">Montevina</a>" Centrino 2 era, and boasts significant less power consumption than its forebears, in addtion to those spiffy new clock speeds. Well, it turns out the new iMacs aren't Montevina, but instead a special-made 45nm Penryn 3.06GHz chip with a 1066MHz frontside bus. That means most of the juice of the X9100, but at 55 watts instead of 44. This chip exclusivity has been a bit of a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/18/macbook-air-processor-situation-gets-explained/">pattern</a> with Apple, and one which we're sure its competitors are quite appreciative of.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/04/28/imac.cpu.origins/">Read</a> - Electronista<br /> <a href="http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/37152/135/">Read</a> - TG Daily<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/new-imacs-running-an-overclocked-penryn-chip-not-montevina/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180117/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/new-imacs-running-an-overclocked-penryn-chip-not-montevina/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=e9stpT"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=e9stpT" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=EORI9g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=EORI9g" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=uDSVeg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=uDSVeg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279699076" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-385894975859127479?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-17406412566290621422008-04-27T23:19:00.000-07:002008-04-28T15:37:46.109-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gadgets/" rel="tag">Misc. Gadgets</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.hanstan.net/works/idea%20of%20a%20clock%202.htm"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-28-08-idea-of-a-clock-ii.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />Those tried-and-true hands definitely get the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2005/02/25/binary-led-watch-tells-time-and-more/">job</a> done, but glancing over to find out what time of the day it is should be <em>an <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/eleeno-eg3-watch-uses-squares-to-tell-the-time/">adventure</a></em>. Singaporean Hans Tan has crafted quite the atypical timepiece with his Idea of a Clock (revision 2), which utilizes a LED bulletin board to spell out the time in text rather than using symbols, numbers or long sticks. Best of all, those interested in making the act of watching time go by somewhat enjoyable can order one from the artist himself, but considering the limited edition nature of the piece, we wouldn't waste too much time waffling over pulling the trigger.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://technabob.com/blog/2008/04/28/word-clock-is-a-little-too-verbose-for-me/">technabob</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.hanstan.net/works/idea%20of%20a%20clock%202.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/hans-tans-led-clock-spells-out-time-in-text/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1179963/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/hans-tans-led-clock-spells-out-time-in-text/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=Q80omS"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=Q80omS" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=DrGzzg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=DrGzzg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=jADtlg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=jADtlg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279677138" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-1740641256629062142?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-78189901234684711402008-04-27T22:46:00.000-07:002008-04-28T15:07:18.726-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/robots/" rel="tag">Robots</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.festo.com%2Fcms%2Fde_de%2F5890_6041.htm%236040&amp;langpair=de%7Cen&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF8"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/festo-airjelly.jpg" alt="" /></a></div><br />We'd explain this thing, but we're really having trouble taking our eyes off of it long enough to string some full sentences together. Suffice it to say <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Festo/">Festo</a>'s AirJelly is powered by some magical jelly fish properties, a lithium-ion battery, an electric motor and a bit of helium. If that's not floaty enough for you, there's also a water version, AquaJelly. Videos of both are after the break.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/festo-airjelly-flies-through-the-air-with-the-greatest-of-ease/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Festo AirJelly flies through the air with the greatest of ease</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.festo.com%2Fcms%2Fde_de%2F5890_6041.htm%236040&amp;langpair=de|en&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF8>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/festo-airjelly-flies-through-the-air-with-the-greatest-of-ease/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1179982/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/festo-airjelly-flies-through-the-air-with-the-greatest-of-ease/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=MPvJC4"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=MPvJC4" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=4vqX9g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=4vqX9g" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=1mxUyg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=1mxUyg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279662175" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-7818990123468471140?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-51650357489797118022008-04-27T22:17:00.000-07:002008-04-28T14:39:33.419-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/04/4-28-08-mld_prototype.jpg" alt="" /><br /> </div><br />If you're vaguely remembering a mention of MLD, you're not crazy. Around <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/23/samsung-and-puredepth-show-off-46-inch-multi-layer-display-lcd/">this time last year</a>, PureDepth announced that it was teaming up with Samsung to crank out a 46-inch Multi-Layer Display LCD. Fast forward to now, and we're hearing that the first MLD wares should be hitting the streets relatively soon. The technology itself consists of building displays that are in fact two or more layers of LCD panel that share a common back-light source, thus creating a depth effect when viewing material. As it stands, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/PureDepth/">the outfit</a> has signed agreements with Samsung (obviously) for development of displays in mobile handsets and Sanyo for mobiles, gaming solutions and automotive electronics (including in-car navigation). Interestingly enough, Q1 2008 saw quite the <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/15/3d-home-consortium-aims-to-get-3d-in-the-home/">surge in support</a> for the <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/3D/">3D</a> sector, making the launch of MLD that much more applicable to the apparent desires of content viewers. Check out a few sample images and product prototypes in the gallery below.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/puredepths-multi-layer-display-technology-to-ship-soon/">PureDepth's Multi-Layer Display technology to ship soon</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/puredepths-multi-layer-display-technology-to-ship-soon/777231/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/mini-mld-layers_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/puredepths-multi-layer-display-technology-to-ship-soon/777230/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/mini-mld-image-7-fish_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/puredepths-multi-layer-display-technology-to-ship-soon/777229/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/mini-mld-image-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/puredepths-multi-layer-display-technology-to-ship-soon/777228/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/mini-mld-image-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/puredepths-multi-layer-display-technology-to-ship-soon/777227/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/mini-mld4000-screenshot_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /></div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/puredepths-multi-layer-display-technology-to-ship-soon/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1180004/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/puredepths-multi-layer-display-technology-to-ship-soon/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=9exfcO"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=9exfcO" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=eKAmMg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=eKAmMg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=ud8r3g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=ud8r3g" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279646165" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-5165035748979711802?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-5251767102349138982008-04-27T21:47:00.000-07:002008-04-28T14:39:56.005-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/digitalcameras/" rel="tag">Digital Cameras</a></p><a href="http://www.tessera.com/news/press_releases/?releaseId=1135460"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2008/04/4-28-08-tessera-zoom.jpg" alt="" /></a>Oh sure, those with no shame whatsoever can snag a totally sketchy LV 2008 with an <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/">attachable zoom lens</a>, but those of us with a shred of dignity are waiting on something better. Enter Tessera Technologies, which is today announcing that its OptiML Zoom solution is available for licensing. Said innovation brings a unique lens design and specialized algorithms to replace "traditional mechanical zoom capabilities," giving equipped cameraphones 3x optical zoom capabilities in a "compact camera module without moving parts." Hailed as the industry's first non-mechanical optical zoom solution, it promises to not degrade images the way digital zoom does, and while it's eager to see handset OEMs pick up the tech and integrate it into forthcoming mobiles, we've yet to hear of any big players jumping on board.<br /> <br /> [Via <a href="http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=2974">PhoneScoop</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.tessera.com/news/press_releases/?releaseId=1135460>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/tesseras-optiml-zoom-gets-cameraphones-3x-closer-without-moving/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1179933/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/tesseras-optiml-zoom-gets-cameraphones-3x-closer-without-moving/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=39TseX"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=39TseX" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=n6blWg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=n6blWg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=O2W8xg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=O2W8xg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279632565" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-525176710234913898?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-66561787006758737602008-04-27T21:15:00.000-07:002008-04-28T14:39:44.833-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gaming/" rel="tag">Gaming</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.force-dynamics.com/media/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-28-08-mario-kart-sim.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />While most of the cool kids are off whizzing around courses in <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/25/joystiq-goes-all-out-with-mario-kart-wii-controller-comparison/">Mario Kart Wii</a>, the gurus at <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/force-dynamics-401-simulator-chair-is-pure-abuse/">Force Dynamics</a> are reminiscing about the one that started it all. Apparently the firm has tweaked its 301 motion platform to actually control the kart in the SNES hit, and the rider's chair even leaps up along with Mario, Peach or any other jumping character you choose. Sure, it's missing those absolutely brain-melting Wii graphics (but not <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/05/09/wii-is-high-def-more-important-then-content/">by much</a>, if you catch our drift), but we'd probably take a ride in this over an hour with the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/29/nintendos-wii-wheel-priced-at-14-99/">Wii Wheel</a> any day. Check out the full video waiting after the break.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/force-dynamics-301-driving-simulator-takes-on-super-mario-kart/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Force Dynamics 301 driving simulator takes on Super Mario Kart</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.force-dynamics.com/media/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/force-dynamics-301-driving-simulator-takes-on-super-mario-kart/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1179919/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/force-dynamics-301-driving-simulator-takes-on-super-mario-kart/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=i66xNf"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=i66xNf" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=oyPDhg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=oyPDhg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=dQc1fg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=dQc1fg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279620403" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-6656178700675873760?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-68905082676824565432008-04-27T20:46:00.000-07:002008-04-28T13:07:30.450-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/homeentertainment/" rel="tag">Home Entertainment</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/14274/15298/HANNSpree-starlight-blue-television-launches.phtml"><img hspace="4" border="0" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/hannspree-starlight-blue.jpg" alt="" /></a></div><br />Just when you though <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/HANNSpree/">HANNSpree</a>'s idiotic and pointless LCD stylings couldn't be topped, here comes HANNSpree to do it again. The company just launched a 15-inch "Starlight Blue" display in the UK, comprised of some of the worst sci-fi-inspired curves known to man, in conjunction with a bit of pretty princess glitter to complete the atrocious effect. Should you happen to <em>accidentally</em> bring this XGA display home for the &pound;99 ($197 US) asking price, we recommend a burning with fire.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/14274/15298/HANNSpree-starlight-blue-television-launches.phtml>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/hannspree-reinforces-claim-on-ugliest-tv-in-existence/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1179907/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/hannspree-reinforces-claim-on-ugliest-tv-in-existence/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=11MHJH"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=11MHJH" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=8Mrcvg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=8Mrcvg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=L2TIAg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=L2TIAg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279606083" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-6890508267682456543?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-54740427498281685632008-04-27T20:17:00.000-07:002008-04-28T12:37:34.475-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portablevideo/" rel="tag">Portable Video</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fmp3.zol.com.cn%2F90%2F903672.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-28-08-momo-x2.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />For <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Newman/">Newman</a>, it wasn't enough to knock off an iPod nano from years past. Oh no, it had to replace Apple's iconic click-wheel with a prominent "N" on its MOMO-X2, just so it's absolutely clear what PMP is being aped. In all seriousness, we reckon that letter has more to do with the company's name than anything else, but it's fun to pretend every now and then. On to specs, you'll find a 1.5-inch display (176 x 132 resolution), a still-very-familiar opaque white / chrome motif, support for MP3 / WMA files, Microsoft's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/PlayFX/">PlayFX</a> capabilities, a FM tuner, text / photo viewer, USB 2.0 connectivity and 2GB of internal storage space. On paper, we'd say that's not too shabby for 399CNY ($57), but the street cred you'd lose from toting this around would be far, far more costly.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.pmptoday.com/2008/04/28/newmans-n-shaped-button-on-the-momo-x2/">PMPToday</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fmp3.zol.com.cn%2F90%2F903672.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/newman-attempts-to-revolutionize-dap-controls-on-momo-x2/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1179893/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/newman-attempts-to-revolutionize-dap-controls-on-momo-x2/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=IeZz1X"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=IeZz1X" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=gAojzg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=gAojzg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=TM7e2g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=TM7e2g" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279592059" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-5474042749828168563?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-83454589583031447132008-04-27T19:45:00.000-07:002008-04-28T12:37:37.222-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/handhelds/" rel="tag">Handhelds</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/wireless/" rel="tag">Wireless</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.buy.com/prod/n810-wimax-ed-ti-hs-omap2420-syst128mb-4-13-wvga-touch-wimax-wl-bt/q/loc/101/207929561.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-28-08-n810-wimax-page.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />Nary a month after <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/01/nokias-n810-internet-tablet-wimax-edition-gets-official/">debuting</a> at CTIA 2008, the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet WiMAX Edition has found a place on Buy.com. Judging by the product listing, Nokia plans on charging around a Benjamin more for the WiMAX iteration, though this particular e-tailer hacks off another $23.01 for a final asking price of $455.99. Regrettably, the page doesn't fill us in on an expected release date, but we can <em>just feel it</em> drawing closer. <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/03/oh-noes-sprint-delays-commercial-xohm-wimax-service/">Er, wait</a>.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.phonemag.com/nokia-n810-wimax-pre-order-mrsp-revealed-042577.php">PhoneMag</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.buy.com/prod/n810-wimax-ed-ti-hs-omap2420-syst128mb-4-13-wvga-touch-wimax-wl-bt/q/loc/101/207929561.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nokias-n810-internet-tablet-wimax-edition-gets-priced/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1179818/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nokias-n810-internet-tablet-wimax-edition-gets-priced/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=hB66Hl"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=hB66Hl" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=LsqHbg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=LsqHbg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=KV9N6g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=KV9N6g" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279576349" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-8345458958303144713?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-72647900274876170562008-04-27T19:12:00.000-07:002008-04-28T11:36:50.380-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/laptops/" rel="tag">Laptops</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/mini-u110_black_02.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><br />Get ready, ultraportable fans -- here's the dirty details you've been demanding. Lenovo's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/U110/">IdeaPad U110</a>, which becomes available in the US tomorrow in black and red -- is all set to start at $1,899 directly from Lenovo. Wondering what that'll net you? Here goes:<br /><br /><ul><br /> <li>Intel Core 2 Duo L7500 CPU (1.6GHz, 4MB, 800MHz)</li><br /> <li>Windows Vista Home Premium</li><br /> <li>11.1-inch widescreen WXGA (1,366 x 768) LED-backlit panel</li><br /> <li>Intel's GMA X3100 graphics set</li><br /> <li>120GB 4,200RPM hard drive</li><br /> <li>2GB of RAM<br /></li><br /> <li>dual-layer DVD writer (external)</li><br /> <li>1.3-megapixel camera</li><br /> <li>10/100 Ethernet, WiFi and optional Bluetooth</li><br /> <li>2.4-pounds with 4-cell battery</li><br /> <li>Dimensions: 10.8- x 7.7- x 0.72- through 0.88-inches</li><br /></ul><br />You'll also get a 1-year warranty, a trio of USB 2.0 ports, FireWire / VGA sockets, a 6-in-1 multicard reader, Mini-PCIe / ExpressCard slots, audio in / out and a pair of stereo speakers. It should be noted that the 4-cell battery is only rated for 2-hours of use, while the rig can withstand up to 8-hours if the 7-cell Li-ion expansion pack is utilized, too. You may also notice a slew of retailers carrying a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/lenovos-ideapad-u110-coming-soon-to-the-us/">$1,999 model</a> starting in mid-May -- those come stocked with 3GB of RAM versus the standard 2GB on the $1,899 model.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/final-specifications-for-lenovos-ideapad-u110-revealed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1179827/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/final-specifications-for-lenovos-ideapad-u110-revealed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=19gYTr"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=19gYTr" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=731sfg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=731sfg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=L6Cfqg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=L6Cfqg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279561113" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-7264790027487617056?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-31847525819517331052008-04-27T18:49:00.000-07:002008-04-28T11:36:54.531-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gps/" rel="tag">GPS</a></p><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/tomtom-quarterly-profit-declines-83/story.aspx?guid={C7492D3E-B5AF-4171-B88A-828DA5439751}&amp;dist=msr_1"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-28-2008-tomtom.jpg" alt="" /></a>The war for the low end of the GPS market promises to be a bloody one, and it looks like TomTom's suffered the first major injury: quarterly profits at the device maker dropped 83 percent from last year, and the company says it's due to competitive price cuts. TomTom made a net profit of just &euro;7.3M ($11.4M) this quarter compared to &euro;44M ($66.2M) in the year-ago quarter, results which led the company to lower its outlook for the entire year. The company actually sold 50 percent more devices than it did a year ago, but as PND prices steadily fall, it looks like TomTom will have to figure out a new way to pad those margins and refill its piggy bank if that $4.2B all-cash <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/01/eu-now-formally-opposed-to-tomtom-tele-atlas-deal/">Tele Atlas deal</a> goes through.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.trustedreviews.com/mobile-devices/news/2008/04/28/TomTom-Profits-Plummet-83-/p1">TrustedReviews</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/tomtom-quarterly-profit-declines-83/story.aspx?guid={C7492D3E-B5AF-4171-B88A-828DA5439751}&amp;dist=msr_1>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/tomtom-profits-drop-83-due-to-price-cuts/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1179792/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/tomtom-profits-drop-83-due-to-price-cuts/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=QviEP3"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=QviEP3" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=lFiMSg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=lFiMSg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=3Ri7Sg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=3Ri7Sg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279543716" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-3184752581951733105?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-28584642724095679132008-04-27T18:14:00.000-07:002008-04-28T11:37:12.624-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/digitalcameras/" rel="tag">Digital Cameras</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.thomas-pr.com/pressreleases/dxghdcamrelease.html"><img hspace="4" border="0" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/dxg-569v.jpg" /></a></div><br />While <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/DXG/">DXG</a> has few aspirations to taste or quality, they sure know how to price this stuff. The new DXG-569V HD cam can shoot 1280 x 720 video at 30 fps, captures 5 megapixel stills and sports a 3-inch foldout LCD, all for the bargain basement price of $169. Naturally, that video quality probably won't be putting <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/REDONE/">RED ONE</a> out of a job, and you'll need to supply your own SD card to make the magic happen, but if that doesn't dissuade you, you can swipe one from a Radio Shack shelf in silver or black as of today.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.thomas-pr.com/pressreleases/dxghdcamrelease.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/dxg-569v-hd-camcorder-available-for-169/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1179772/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/dxg-569v-hd-camcorder-available-for-169/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=xTjh4B"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=xTjh4B" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=IvvDdg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=IvvDdg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=4IOX8g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=4IOX8g" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279527841" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-2858464272409567913?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-66297841449339381082008-04-27T17:45:00.000-07:002008-04-28T10:37:49.541-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/desktops/" rel="tag">Desktops</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/laptops/" rel="tag">Laptops</a></p><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/145145/dell_to_offer_windows_xp_beyond_june_30_cutoff.html"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-28-2008-xp.jpg" /></a>Steve Ballmer kicked up a little dirt last week when he said that Microsoft could "wake up smarter" and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/24/dell-rumored-to-be-selling-xp-until-2012-ballmer-says-ms-can-w/">keep selling XP</a> after the June 30 cutoff date if customer feedback demanded it, but as you'd expect, the company is busily trying to "clarify" that statement by saying that while it always listens to customers, XP is definitely going to die on the 30th. Well, apart from the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/03/windows-xp-to-live-until-2010-on-the-eee/">ultraportable exception</a> that'll last until 2012 or so. And the backlog of licenses still in reseller's hands. Oh, and a little company called Dell, which, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/24/dell-rumored-to-be-selling-xp-until-2012-ballmer-says-ms-can-w/">as rumored</a>, is going to take advantage of a Vista licensing loophole that allows it to sell a copy of Vista but preload XP instead. Yep, that's the plan -- Dell's going to report a Vista sale to Microsoft, but deliver an XP box with Vista upgrade DVD to customers. (That sound you just heard was a million accountants sighing in appreciation.) The program will be available for Latitude, OptiPlex, Precision, Vostro, and XPS systems (some with a minor fee), and Dell says it'll keep going as long as Microsoft supports the "downgrade" license option, which could be forever. Looks like June 30 just got a lot less scary for XP fans, no?<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/145059-2/no_change_in_xp_plan_despite_ballmer_comment_microsoft_says.html">Read</a> - Microsoft clarification of Ballmer's comments<br /> <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/145145/dell_to_offer_windows_xp_beyond_june_30_cutoff.html">Read</a> - Dell to keep selling XP<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/microsoft-says-xp-is-defintely-dead-in-june-dell-says-itll-kee/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1179703/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/microsoft-says-xp-is-defintely-dead-in-june-dell-says-itll-kee/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=t6V2Zy"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=t6V2Zy" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=ZjuMNg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=ZjuMNg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=6ZbJug"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=6ZbJug" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279509019" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-6629784144933938108?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-63376051982112185732008-04-27T17:14:00.000-07:002008-04-28T10:37:41.326-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gadgets/" rel="tag">Misc. Gadgets</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.surphzup.com/"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/free-energy-australia.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />See that scary man? That there is Archer Quinn, self-proclaimed savior of mankind. He's prepping a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/freeenergy/">free energy</a> device that he plans to unveil on June 20th of this year, on which date he predicts "the oil reign and those who governed by their money and crushed the people by the taxes and control of the most basic of needs shall be put down for all time." Yeah, pretty wild stuff. And if that wasn't enough, he's decided to nickname his gravity-based device the "Sword of God." His prior experience involves some sort of "thermal accelerator" (pictured) and a myriad of other inventions, so he doesn't seem to think breaking Newton's laws should be much of a problem. Guess it won't take long to find out. This should be a fun one.<br /> <br /> [Thanks Chris; via <a href="http://freeenergytruth.blogspot.com/2008/04/free-energy-on-june-20th-fe-truth-world.html">FE Truth</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.surphzup.com/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/another-free-energy-crazy-surfaces-promises-solution-to-all-w/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1179695/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/another-free-energy-crazy-surfaces-promises-solution-to-all-w/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=ZjNPKu"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=ZjNPKu" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=pABlYg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=pABlYg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=pQLk6g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=pQLk6g" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279491614" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-6337605198211218573?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-7632311843570198492008-04-27T16:41:00.000-07:002008-04-28T09:35:41.931-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gaming/" rel="tag">Gaming</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/handhelds/" rel="tag">Handhelds</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&amp;_trksid=m37&amp;satitle=FC+Mobile"><img hspace="4" border="0" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/fc-mobile-nes.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />A design masterpiece in the line of the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/07/wooden-portable-nes-lets-you-game-in-style/">Wooden Portable NES</a> this certainly is not, but it's fun to see a manufacturer taking seriously the concept of portable classic cartridge gaming, and what better place to start than the NES? The FC Mobile Portable could very well be a rebadge of something or another, and there's obviously no telling how legitimate this eBay auction is -- so proceed at your own risk -- but we know we've certainly squandered $50 on much less noble pursuits than old school portable gaming.<br /> <br /> [Via <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/fc-mobile-portable-nes-for-classic-gaming-on-the-move-2811366.php">SlashGear</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&amp;_trksid=m37&amp;satitle=FC+Mobile>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/fc-mobile-portable-nes-takes-a-page-from-the-modder-book-adds-s/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1179644/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/fc-mobile-portable-nes-takes-a-page-from-the-modder-book-adds-s/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=zRJQWX"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=zRJQWX" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=5qw9eg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=5qw9eg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=UyN06g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=UyN06g" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279476431" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-763231184357019849?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-58489292937231128752008-04-27T16:12:00.000-07:002008-04-28T09:34:55.617-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gaming/" rel="tag">Gaming</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/14267/15291/wiifit-sold-every-four-seconds.phtml"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/01/wii-fit-us-q2.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />Nobody really expected <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/WiiFit/">Wii Fit</a> to be a flop, and obviously the rampant success in Japan should've tipped us off, but it looks like the little exercise-centric peripheral is really doing alright for itself <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/25/wii-fit-now-available-in-europe/">over in Europe</a>. Dixons.co.uk says it sold a Wii Fit every four seconds on Friday, and Amazon.co.uk says they sold out within 24 hours. No word on overall sales yet -- they've sold over 1.8 million units in Japan since the December launch -- but we'd recommend you get yourself a preorder or a nice spot in line if you plan on working that flab off anywhere near the May 21st launch date in the US.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/14267/15291/wiifit-sold-every-four-seconds.phtml>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/wii-fit-is-selling-like-gangbusters-in-europe/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1179604/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/wii-fit-is-selling-like-gangbusters-in-europe/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=SZQL1o"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=SZQL1o" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=VSmzfg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=VSmzfg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=d7Acog"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=d7Acog" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279458587" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-5848929293723112875?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-78696567906886096922008-04-27T15:03:00.000-07:002008-04-28T08:35:13.692-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/desktops/" rel="tag">Desktops</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gaming/" rel="tag">Gaming</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-28-08-crossfirex-alienwar.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><br />Alienware's AMD-powered Aurora ALX <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/alienware-brings-quad-graphics-support-to-alx-crossfirex/">picked up</a> CrossFireX support just as soon as it <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/06/crossfirex-reviewed-its-a-start/">went live</a> from ATI, but it has taken a few weeks for the technology to make its way over to the iconic <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/area-51/">Area-51</a>. Said gaming rig is now available with ATI CrossFireX, meaning that you can take advantage of all four GPUs across a pair of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/amds-radeon-hd-3870-x2-launched-benchmarked-theyre-back-in-t/">Radeon HD 3870 X2</a>s. Full release posted after the jump.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/atis-crossfirex-now-offered-on-alienware-area-51-gaming-pc/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>ATI's CrossFireX now offered on Alienware Area-51 gaming PC</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/atis-crossfirex-now-offered-on-alienware-area-51-gaming-pc/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1179445/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/atis-crossfirex-now-offered-on-alienware-area-51-gaming-pc/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=2UWqqi"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=2UWqqi" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=0hVKqg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=0hVKqg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=hpc1wg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=hpc1wg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279426127" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-7869656790688609692?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-82230634707808327282008-04-27T14:40:00.000-07:002008-04-28T07:34:44.672-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/peripherals/" rel="tag">Peripherals</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/wearables/" rel="tag">Wearables</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/20680/page1/"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/rallypoint-hcid-glove.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div><br />The last thing you want to do in a combat situation is bust out a keyboard and mouse and start clicking away just to send some simple commands via your embedded computer. Now RallyPoint, a Cambridge, MA-based startup, is building a new computer interface glove so that soldiers can operate their computers in the field without taking their hands off their gun. The Handwear Computer Input Device (HCID) has a whole mess of sensors built-in, including push-button sensors in the pinky, fourth finger and index, finger, a mouse-like sensor in the index finger and a trio of accelerometers on the back of the hand. HCID plugs in via USB, and can be used to activate radio, navigate electronic maps and send commands. No word on when HCID is going to be deployed, but despite its bulky looks it seems to be pretty much field ready.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/20680/page1/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/rallypoint-handwear-computer-input-device-gives-soldiers-a-hand/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1179413/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/rallypoint-handwear-computer-input-device-gives-soldiers-a-hand/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=ZL1klP"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=ZL1klP" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=WTCtRg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=WTCtRg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=73o9Zg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=73o9Zg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279408983" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-8223063470780832728?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-19757865044535118882008-04-27T14:22:00.000-07:002008-04-28T07:34:33.575-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/desktops/" rel="tag">Desktops</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2008/080428a.html?mtxs=rss-corp-news"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-28-08-hp-compaq-bus-deskt.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />Remember those <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/amd-introduces-business-class-desktops-for-the-suits/">AMD Business Class desktops</a> we told you about, oh, just hours ago? Looks like the first of the family are starting to roll out, beginning with the HP Compaq dc5850 and dx2450 Business Desktop PCs. Both rigs support "next-generation AMD Business Class processors" (that's the Athlon X2, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/23/amd-triple-core-phenom-x3-review-roundup/">Phenom X3</a> and Phenom X4) along with the usual complement of slots / ports, and while the former gets integrated ATI Radeon 3100 graphics, AMD's Cool'n'Quiet 2.0 technology, up to 8GB of RAM, an optional dual-drive RAID setup and a dual-layer DVD writer, the latter boasts NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE graphics, room for 4GB of RAM and up to 500GB of SATA HDD space. Best of all, both machines come in pretty easy on the wallet, with the dc5850 hitting in early May for $599 and the dx2450 available now for $369.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2008/080428a.html?mtxs=rss-corp-news>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/hp-compaq-announces-dc5850-and-dx2450-business-desktops/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1179361/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/hp-compaq-announces-dc5850-and-dx2450-business-desktops/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=8FtenF"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=8FtenF" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=nn2Z0g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=nn2Z0g" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=q11fxg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=q11fxg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279391649" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-1975786504453511888?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-43081385520456433192008-04-27T13:58:00.000-07:002008-04-28T06:35:40.237-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/laptops/" rel="tag">Laptops</a></p><a href="http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20080428PD211.html"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/gigabyte-logo-200.jpg" /></a>Remember <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/gigabyte-announces-plans-to-launch-low-cost-computer-in-june/">that mention</a> that Gigabyte was looking to dole out some sort of low-cost PC later this year? Can't discern that from the hordes of other similar notices from <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/25/low-cost-laptop-overload-arranged-in-digestible-list/">nearly every other</a> computer maker out there? Fret not, as <em>DigiTimes</em> has it that the aforesaid firm will indeed be rolling out a budget-priced subnote as early as June. More specifically, the M912 will feature an 8.9-inch panel (resolution still unknown) with an <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Atom/">Intel Atom</a> CPU, and according to "sources," it'll support either Linux or Windows XP and could come stocked with Bluetooth. Unfortunately, the most critical point (yeah, price) is still left to our imagination.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20080428PD211.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/gigabyte-m912-low-cost-laptop-to-feature-intels-atom/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1179379/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/gigabyte-m912-low-cost-laptop-to-feature-intels-atom/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=ttQLdm"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=ttQLdm" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=L3HKig"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=L3HKig" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=JUuw0g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=JUuw0g" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279375681" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-4308138552045643319?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-8382923632622297852008-04-27T13:29:00.000-07:002008-04-28T06:35:31.836-07:00<div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-24-08-imac.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><span style="float: right; margin-left: 4px; margin-bottom: 16px;"> <script> var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/Official_Apple_updates_iMac'; </script> <script src="http://digg.com/api/diggthis.js"></script></span> Yup, another Apple store outage reveals yet another bump in product specs. This time, it's the iMac getting the treatment just as <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/24/updated-imacs-coming-next-week/">Geeksugar and our own sources predicted</a>... on a Monday though instead of the Apple's customary Tuesday morning approach. So what's new? Well, for starters you're now looking at the latest Core 2 Duo processors starting at the same $1,199. The 24-inch model now sports a 3.06GHz processor and NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS graphics as options.<br /><br />Developing...<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/apple-updates-imac-as-expected/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1179331/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/apple-updates-imac-as-expected/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=By7T3T"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=By7T3T" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=ufKhOg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=ufKhOg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=SPWiZg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=SPWiZg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279360472" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-838292363262229785?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-14286227610074758302008-04-27T13:20:00.000-07:002008-04-28T06:35:34.598-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/desktops/" rel="tag">Desktops</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSN2839545520080428?sp=true"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-28-08-amd-dx2400.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />What's a flagging microprocessor company to do after an absolutely <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/07/amd-decreases-sales-outlook-expects-to-cut-workforce-by-10/">tumultuous</a> 2007 (and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/11/amds-cto-phil-hester-resigns-wont-be-replaced/">start</a> to 2008)? Why, dish out its own desktop family, of course! At least that's what AMD is reckoning judging by the abrupt introduction of the Business Class desktop. Obviously the firm's very first computer brand, the series is aimed at small and medium-sized businesses, but it's noted that even the "biggest corporate clients" can find something to love. The company is planning to move the units via Acer, HP, Dell, Fujitsu-Siemens and Lenovo, and they'll be available with Athlon X2 dual-core, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/23/amd-triple-core-phenom-x3-review-roundup/">Phenom X3 triple-core</a> and Phenom X4 quad-core CPUs. Oh, and if you're own outfit is totally over these "desktops," AMD is looking to unveil Business Class laptops during the second half of 2008.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSN2839545520080428?sp=true>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/amd-introduces-business-class-desktops-for-the-suits/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1179339/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/amd-introduces-business-class-desktops-for-the-suits/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=5QvJrh"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=5QvJrh" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=yY3D0g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=yY3D0g" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=SkEngg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=SkEngg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279360473" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-1428622761007475830?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-83699679390115853592008-04-27T13:01:00.000-07:002008-04-28T06:35:27.899-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/wearables/" rel="tag">Wearables</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-27-08-piezing-dress.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><br />Solar-powered dresses are so <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/04/day-for-night-solar-powered-geek-dress/">two years ago</a>. These days, dames in the know are all about that piezoelectric material, evidenced by the incredibly flashy Piezing. Dreamed up and designed by Amanda Parkes, this piece of garb is all set to steal the show at the 2ndSkin expo in San Fransisco, and according to <em>CNET</em>, it features electricity-generating fabrics around the joints of the elbows and hips. When the wearer walks, bends or gets downright nasty on the dance floor, the mechanical stress conjures up energy which is stored as voltage in a built-in battery where it can presumably be used later for charging your favorite handheld gizmo. Sure gets our electrons flowing.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.textually.org/textually/archives/2008/04/019934.htm">textually</a>, image courtesy of James Patten]<br /><a href="http://www.exploratorium.edu/2ndskin/">Read</a> - 2ndSkin expo<br /><a href="http://www.news.com/2300-1026_3-6238304-4.html?tag=ne.gall.pg">Read</a> - CNET article on Piezing<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/piezing-dress-generates-power-attracts-nerds-as-wearer-moves/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1179136/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/piezing-dress-generates-power-attracts-nerds-as-wearer-moves/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=xjXSyx"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=xjXSyx" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=pu8V1g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=pu8V1g" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=CNVNyg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=CNVNyg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279346421" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-8369967939011585359?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-55929653682535664662008-04-27T11:59:00.000-07:002008-04-28T04:37:42.574-07:00<img width="229" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="172" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/01/3g-iphone-under-construction-no-date-440.jpg" alt="" />Need more unsubstantiated evidence that the 3G iPhone is near. Good, the Chinese language <em>Commercial Times</em> is quoting sources claiming that Foxconn -- the maker of the 1st gen iphone -- is ramping up 3G iPhone assembly by "the end of May" to ship 3 million units in June. It's expected to produce some 24-25 million units before the product reaches end of life. If those numbers are true then Apple had better be prepared for a global launch without those pesky revenue sharing schemes.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/foxconn-wins-3g-iphone-contract-3-million-units-shipping-in-jun/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1179291/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/foxconn-wins-3g-iphone-contract-3-million-units-shipping-in-jun/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=PhYBiv"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=PhYBiv" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=JkJz5g"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=JkJz5g" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=u12MYg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=u12MYg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279317551" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-5592965368253566466?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-2763350361368804772008-04-27T11:31:00.000-07:002008-04-28T04:37:35.622-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/transportation/" rel="tag">Transportation</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/04/26/video-new-triac-highway-speed-electric-car-available-now/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/triac.jpg" alt="Green Vehicles Triac" /></a><br /></div><br />Our siblings over at AutoblogGreen discovered a little video hinting that a new three-wheeled, 70MPH electric car called the Triac is available... now. While we wait for the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/aptera">Aptera</a> to hit the road, it seems Green Vehicles went ahead and made the Triac, tested it, and got it all sorts of market-ready. For those who don't know, the Triac is highway capable and will go 120 miles before needing a recharge. Video after the break.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/triac-the-highway-capable-three-wheeled-electric-car-available/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Triac: the highway-capable, three-wheeled electric car available now?</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/triac-the-highway-capable-three-wheeled-electric-car-available/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1178975/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/triac-the-highway-capable-three-wheeled-electric-car-available/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=OFekGM"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=OFekGM" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=joefZg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=joefZg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=Pf5zNg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=Pf5zNg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279302933" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-276335036136880477?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661476083280587283.post-73702877178098559512008-04-27T11:30:00.000-07:002008-04-28T04:37:38.610-07:00<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/laptops/" rel="tag">Laptops</a></p><a href="http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20080428PD212.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/news03042008-1.jpg" alt="" /></a>Information doesn't get much more twisted that this so you'd best tread lightly with it. We've got a <em>DigiTimes</em> rumor whose message was modified in translation. Engadget Chinese tells us that the original <em>DigiTimes</em> article (in Chinese) states that Asus is planning an Eee PC "sub-corporation." In other words, an ASUS spin-off that would include more than just low-cost ultra-portables. The rumor is attributed to <em>DigiTimes</em>' proven ASUS sources. However, <em>DigiTimes</em>' own English translation simply calls the move an Eee "sub-brand" which was already obvious with Asus' announced plans for additional <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/asus-extending-eee-brand-to-desktops-tvs-and-all-in-one-pcs/">Eee branded products</a> including the E-DT desktop, E-TV television, and E-Monitor all-in-one said to be due in Q3. <em>DigiTimes'</em> sources also claim that ASUS will slap a 1001 model number on its <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/asus-10-inch-eee-pc-coming-this-year/">10.6-inch Eee PC</a> and then -- perhaps supporting the spin-off claim -- says that there will be an 11-inch Eee PC before the end of the year as well. Originally, Jerry Shen, ASUS CEO, said the Eee PC would never exceed 10-inches so that it wouldn't cut into ASUS' laptop offerings. A spinoff would presumably give the Eee brand more freedom to compete. <br /><br />[Via <a href="http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=zt_en&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fchinese.engadget.com%2F2008%2F04%2F28%2Fasus-wonder-building-up-sun-eee-corp%2F">Engadget Chinese</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20080428PD212.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/asus-rumored-to-be-spinning-off-eee-brand-11-inch-eee-pc-coming/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1179267/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/asus-rumored-to-be-spinning-off-eee-brand-11-inch-eee-pc-coming/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=lMwfZe"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=lMwfZe" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=VZ4jwg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=VZ4jwg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=RLCJSg"><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=RLCJSg" border="0"></img></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/279302934" height="1" width="1"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6661476083280587283-7370287717809855951?l=btrks92mk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dsjwy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03279135509204731169noreply@blogger.com0