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Cisco's Valet routers take a cue from Flip's design department
March 31, 2010 at 6:01 AM
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Admittedly, we were a bit hesitant when Cisco contacted us with jubilation over a router, but now we can kind of see why. The company has pulled in design experts from its recently-acquired Flip for what it's banking on is a much simpler and friendlier user experience, from the packaging to the set up and maintenance menus, with a new lineup of routers it's calling Valet. The hardware itself is not too shabby -- it'd probably be quite inconspicuous in a Tomorrowland exhibit -- but the internals are nothing mind-blowing. Both the Valet and Valet Plus offer 2.4GHz Wireless N,
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Eschewing the usual CD installation key is what Cisco's calling the USB Easy Setup Key. Similar idea to the other routers, just plug in and install the software. After two clicks of the menu, it auto-located our Valet and connected to a newly-minted, protected wireless service (in this case "BusyFish") with the password saved in our keychain. Adjusting guest access and parental controls are easy enough, and nice part of the USB key is that you can write the settings onto it, letting you simply plug it into another computer and auto-load the settings. Manual controls are still available and should be fine for most readers. Nothing mind-blowing, but for the audience Cisco's targeting, it's definitely a step in the right direction. According to Cisco, availability is "immediately" and prices are $100 for Valet and $150 for Valet Plus. Press release and oodles (yes, oodles) more pictures after the break. Continue reading Cisco's Valet routers take a cue from Flip's design department Cisco's Valet routers take a cue from Flip's design department originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this |! Comments |
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AMD launches 12-core Opteron server chips, Intel counters with the 8-core Xeon 7500
March 31, 2010 at 5:03 AM
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| You thought six cores were nifty? This week, AMD and Intel have begun the multithreaded battle in earnest -- if only on the IT front -- with chips that have up to double that core density. This week, AMD has officially brought us that Opteron 6000 series leaked last week, a set of 8- and 12-core processors aimed at dual- and quad-CPU servers that it claims have both higher performance and lower cost than Intel's recent hex-core offerings. Not to be outdone, Intel has just introduced a 8-core processor series of its own, the Xeon 7500, that it envisions deployed in mammoth 256-processor configurations. In bulk orders of 1,000, a single 12-core Opteron costs nearly $1,200, while the cheapest single 8-core Xeon will set you back a cool $2,461 in the same quantity. We don't doubt they're powerful, and we'd kill for a pair of either in ! our gaming rig -- but at those prices, we'll stick to building our supercomputer out of PS3s -- Oh, wait. AMD launches 12-core Opteron server chips, Intel counters with the 8-core Xeon 7500 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink  HotHardware |  Intel, AMD | Email this | Comments |
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iPad's trailing costs: like the iPod touch, only bigger
March 31, 2010 at 3:07 AM
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| Whether or not you think the iPad is in and of itself a worthy purchase, let's not forget the investment doesn't end at the retail counter or online shopping cart. Two little newsbits have popped up to serve as a helpful reminder to just that effect. The first comes way of verbiage from the iPad end-user licensing agreement dug up by MacRumors; in a nutshell, it suggests that while iPad OS 4.x updates will be provided gratis, subsequent releases (5.x, 6.x, and so on) could be offered at a premium, à la how iPod touch handles firmware. This is far from a confirmation, but it's well within Apple's right to do so. The second bit is derived by The Consumerist by way a supposed leaked app store video. Comparing the prices of iPad-optimized softwa! re with the iPhone equivalents showed quite a hefty uptick in consumer cost -- e.g., $4.99 Flight Control HD vs. $0.99 Flight Control. The pool of eight apps seen in the video would cost $53 in all to purchase, while the same set for the iPhone is $27. That screen real estate don't come cheap, y'know -- that is, should the prices seen prove legit. At this point we can't confirm, and more than likely, we won't know for sure until the eleventh hour. iPad's trailing costs: like the iPod touch, only bigger originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink&nb! sp; |  MacRumors, The Consumerist | Email this | Comments |
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Chrome brings Flash Player into the fold, trains it to kill iPads?
March 31, 2010 at 2:19 AM
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 If Apple had its way, we expect that the iPad would go down in history as the device that nearly single-handedly destroyed Adobe's empire of Flash. While HTML5 has been in development for years, content providers like the Wall Street Journal, NPR, CBS and more ! have only begun transitioning video services to the new standard (and subsequently, away from Flash) now that it's time for Cupertino's big release. But this week, Adobe has found an ally in Google, which has just announced that the Chrome browser -- and more importantly, Chrome OS -- will not merely support but natively integrate the technology. In the short run, what this means is that the Chrome browser won't require you to download Adobe Flash Player or spend time updating it before back-to-back YouTube viewings and marathon Newgrounds sessions. In the long run, Google explains that it intends Flash to become an integral, seamless part of web design up there with HTML and Javascript -- and if we extrapolate, an integral part of its new Chrome OS as well. Pardon us for thinking out loud, but it sounds like Google's found an exclusive feature to highly tout, when it inevitably brings a Chrome OS tablet to market.
[Thanks, Adam]Chrome brings Flash Player into the fold, trains it to kill iPads? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink  Electronista | Official Chromium Blog | Email this | Comments |
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More bad juju for JooJoo: shipping delays, pre-sale questions
March 31, 2010 at 1:31 AM
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Monday, March 29 was supposed to be a happy day for Fusion Garage -- that's when the first JooJoo tablet pre-orders were scheduled to greet customers. Unfortunately, it's looking like Tuesday, March 30 will instead go down as yet another day full of unresolved questions for the fledgling company: not only did the 29th come and go without a peep, a new document from the TechCrunch lawsuit sent to Gizmodo suggests that! only 90 total pre-orders were made as of February 11, and that 15 of those orders were canceled. Uh-oh. Now, Fusion Garage tells us that JooJoo units are actually in Los Angeles, where they've just been released from a paperwork-related customs delay, and that the "absolute worst case" is that they'll arrive to customers via overnight shipping on April 2nd, although FG is hoping for the 1st. We're also told that the 90 preorder number is low and the court documents are inaccurate because the company's relationship with PayPal was terminated over those issues with the terms of sale -- but the JooJoo website still lists PayPal as the only payment option. Right. See what we meant about questions?
Oh, and just in case this whole saga wasn't sordid enough already, the "leaked document" making all these waves today is actually a statement by TechCrunch's lawyer made in support of a motion to enjoin Fusion Garage from selling the JooJoo, and it's been publicly available since February 22, when it was first filed -- you can check the whole thing in the PDF below. How or why it's being dredged up now is somewhat curious, if you're into that sort of conspiracy vibe, but we'd say the more interesting question is whether Fusion Garage actually gets the JooJoo to customers -- and whether or not it's good enough to erase the uniquely contentious circumstances of its birth.More bad juju for JooJoo: shipping delays, pre-sale questions originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | TechCrunch Attorney Statement (PDF), Gizmodo | Email this | Comments |
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Omnimo: desktop Windows given fashion makeover with Phone 7 Series flair
March 31, 2010 at 12:48 AM
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| Can't wait for Windows Phone 7 Series, but can't hack the emulator, either? Don't lose hope, Windows junkies -- you can still bring some semblance of WP7S order into your life with this Metro UI-inspired desktop HUD. Based on the open-source desktop customization platform Rainmeter, the "Omnimo UI" will overlay your desktop with a minimalist, tiled interface not unlike the one you've been drooling over for weeks, with live hooks into many useful services (including Gmail, iTunes, Steam, Twitter and SpeedFan) as well as the usual widgets and a host of program shortcuts. The best news of al! l? It's available now for all versions of Windows since XP, completely free of charge; simply follow the source links or flit over to Lifehacker, where good folks will teach you how it's done. Omnimo: desktop Windows given fashion makeover with Phone 7 Series flair originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Rainmeter, Omnimo UI | Email this | Comments |
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Sprint, Clearwire among companies asking for TD-LTE standard in WiMAX spectrum
March 31, 2010 at 12:19 AM
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 Clearwire has made it crystal clear that it isn't taking a "WiMAX or die" approach to 4G -- and frankly, it couldn't afford to, considering that the infrastructure suppliers and hardware manufacturers could easily continue their trend toward shunning the next-gen underdog. What's interesting, though, is that the company now appears to be taking a very active role in developing an LTE-based standard that could supplant WiMAX in its 2.6GHz spectrum should the need arise. Along with Motorola, Huawei, ZTE, Cisco, Nokia Si! emens, Alcatel-Lucent, and -- surprise, surprise -- Clearwire partner Sprint, the company is asking the 3GPP to define a standard for running TD-LTE in the 2.6GHz slot. Unlike the more commonly-used FD-LTE -- the standard Verizon is using, among others -- TD-LTE operates unpaired, meaning it can operate in slimmer chunks of spectrum than its counterpart. Asking for a standard is clearly a far cry from actually building out a network, but it's interesting to note that Clearwire and Sprint alike both have their eyes firmly fixed on an LTE-based technology if the WiMAX industry packs it in.Sprint, Clearwire among companies asking for TD-LTE standard in WiMAX spectrum originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. ! Permalink GSMA Mobile Business Briefing | Light Reading Mobile | Email this | Comments |
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EATR's engine officially complete, and this robot's one step closer to reality
March 30, 2010 at 11:48 PM
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| If you're anything like us, you've probably been keeping pretty close tabs on EATR, the biomass-to-power robot that's been making people nervous for some time now. Well, EATR's engine -- which is being built by Cyclone Power Technologies -- is complete, and the drone is now one giant leap closer to living in actual reality with us. The completed steam engine, called WHE, is a six-cylinder external heat engine which can generate up to 18 horsepower of mechanical power. As previously clarified by EATR's makers (a project that's getting help from the University of Maryland and DARPA), the robot will not feed on things like animals... or humans. No, this is no zombified drone -- EATR will harvest only plant matter for energy -- which, if you ask us, makes the whole thing much more mundane. Regardless, we'll be keeping our eyes on this project! as it moves forward. The full press release is after the break. Continue reading EATR's engine officially complete, and this robot's one step closer to reality EATR's engine officially complete, and this robot's one step closer to reality originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments |
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Battalion Touch CZ-11 multitouch gaming laptop gets Core i7 processor, keeps things classy
March 30, 2010 at 10:41 PM
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iBuyPower's back with a refresh to its simple, yet understated 15-inch touchscreen gaming notebook. The Battalion Touch CZ-11, newly announced today, features a Intel Core i7 processor, ATI Radeon HD 5650 graphics, a 15.6-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) multitouch display, 4GB memory, 500GB storage, WiFi b/g/n, and optional Blu-ray -- not too shabby, right? Prices start at $1,100 and climbs skyward fast -- hit the source link to see for yourself. And don't worry -- the flames are optional. PR after the break. Continue reading Battalion Touch CZ-11 multitouch gaming laptop gets Core i7 processor, keeps things classy Battalion Touch CZ-11 multitouch gaming laptop gets Core i7 processor, keeps things classy originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of ! feeds. Permalink | iBuyPower | Email this | Comments |
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iTunes 9.1 now available, brings iPad syncing and iBook support
March 30, 2010 at 10:08 PM
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Hot on the heels of a ginormous OS X update comes this, the freshest version of the music management software that everyone loves to hate. iTunes 9.1 is live and available to download, bringing with it support for iPad syncing (you know, that little tablet that arrives on Saturday?) as well as the ability to "organize and sync books you've downloaded from iBooks on iPad or added to your iTunes library." The new version also gives users the ability to rename, rearrange, or remove Genius Mixes, but we're fairly sure you stopped caring after hearing the first point. It's weighing in at around 97.3MB (give or take a few KB), so fire up Software Update and get it going... if you dare.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]Continue reading iTunes 9.1 now available, brings iPad syncing and iBook support iTunes 9.1 now available, brings iPad syncing and iBook support originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments |
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TomTom rolls out Start 2, XL IQ Routes edition 2 nav units for the UK
March 30, 2010 at 9:59 PM
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TomTom's already announced some new lifetime map and traffic options for its navigation units in the US today, and it's now followed that up with a pair of new nav units in the UK. That includes the 3.5-inch Start 2 (pictured after the break) and 4.3-inch XL IQ Routes edition 2 (above), both of which support TomTom's IQ Routes technology, along with RDS-TMC traffic data, and the usual features like spoken street names and advanced lane guidance. The Start 2 model also mixes things up a bit with some interchangeable StartSkins covers, which are sold separately for £14.99 (or $22) apiece. Look for both to be available next month, with the Start 2 running £119 (or $180) and the XL IQ Routes edition 2 setting you back £139 in the UK and Ireland and £159 in Western Europe ($210 and $240, respectively). Continue reading TomTom rolls out Start 2, XL IQ Routes edition 2 nav units for the UK TomTom rolls out Start 2, XL IQ Routes edition 2 nav units for the UK originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | TomTom XL IQ Rout! es editi on 2, TomTom Start 2 | Email this | Comments |
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Four Letter Words robot plays word association, swears quite a bit (video)
March 30, 2010 at 9:34 PM
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If you know us, you know how much we love our swear words -- the basis of which, of course, is the old fashioned "four letter word." Artist Rob Seward must feel the same way -- he's actually gone so far as to build a robot that can assemble letters out of fluorescent lights, displaying English language words up to four digits long. Drawing on a word association database developed at the University of South Florida, an algorithm is used to display a never-ending series of words for bemused viewers. Not all the words are "blue," mind you, but the thing does trend that way, as determined "by a variety of language and perception studies, especially Elliot McGinnies's 1949 study 'Emotionality and Perceptual Defense'" (you know the one). Check the thing out in action after the break, and then be sure to hit up the source link for info on this and the artist's other work. Continue reading Four Letter Words robot plays word association, swears quite a bit (video) Four Letter Words robot plays word association, swears quite a bit (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Switched | ![]() Rob Seward | Email this | Comments |
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Lenovo ThinkPad X100e review
March 30, 2010 at 9:03 PM
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| Ever since we first met Lenovo's ThinkPad X100e at CES we've had it on a virtual pedestal as the perfect solution between a netbook and a larger 13- or 14-inch ULV ultraportable. That's because in addition to carrying the renowned ThinkPad brand, its AMD Neo processor / ATI graphics combo promise more power than the typical Intel Atom N450-powered netbook, and with an 11.6-inch screen the chassis can accommodate a wider keyboard and touchpad. Sounds like the perfect mobile computer, right? Unfortunately, there are two things that hold the $549 X100e from being all we wanted it be. Thought we were going to give it up that easily? Pssh. Hit that read more link for the full review. Continue reading Lenovo ThinkPad X1! 00e revi ew Lenovo ThinkPad X100e review originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments |
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Desk Phone Dock promises to bring some landline charm to the iPhone
March 30, 2010 at 8:39 PM
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There's not much more than renders and / or polished photos to see at the moment, but this so-called Desk Phone Dock is slated to make its debut at the China Sourcing Fair next month, and it shouldn't have much trouble turning some heads among all the usual iPhone accessories. Complete details (including pricing and availability) will apparently have to wait until then, but the dock does promise to charge and sync your iPhone while it's in place, and it will function as a speakerphone as well if you don't feel like using the handset -- or simply as speaker for your iPhone, for that matter (that's a volume knob / mute button on top). Unfortunately, we won't be at the fair to check it out first hand, but we'll certainly be keeping a close watch on this one. Desk Phone Dock promises to bring some landline charm to the iPhone originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Desk Phone Dock | Email this | Comments |
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Modern Warfare 2 map update leaves Xbox Live in a world of hurt
March 30, 2010 at 7:28 PM
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We've held off as long as possible, but the tips just keep flooding in -- Xbox Live has a problem, and evidently it's a rather noticeable one. Word on the street has it that a new Modern Warfare 2 map update has made a number of Xbox Live features unusable, including online MW2 gameplay. We're also hearing that the Xbox Live Marketplace is off-and-on, and even Microsoft admits that quite a few other things are acting quirky. The good news is that a fix is on the way, so we'd suggest grabbing that lunch you've been denying yourself and trying again later. Hey, aren't you supposed to be working right now, anyway?
P.S. - Let us know if you're running into any issues in comments below, cool?
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]Modern Warfare 2 map update leaves Xbox Live in a world of hurt originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Xbox | Email this | Comments |
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T-shirt modded to let you know when you have new emails, won't tell you why your friends are avoiding you
March 30, 2010 at 6:51 PM
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You probably don't have enough reminders that you're always a little behind, right? Well Chris and his wife Madeline decided to make one more for themselves: a t-shirt that lights up when you have new emails, and also tells you the number in your inbox. Using an Arduino Lilypad microcontroller, a few LEDs, conductive thread, and a Bluetooth dongle to communicate with an Android phone nearby (which has access to the inbox), Chris took a custom printed shirt and rigged up this badboy. It's actually pretty good looking as far as these things go, but we still don't know if we need this in our already alert-ridden lives. Regardless, the video's after the break if you're thinking about cobbling together your own.
[Thanks, Juergen ] Continue reading T-shirt modded to let you know when you have new emails, won't tell you why your friends are avoiding you T-shirt modded to let you know when you have new emails, won't tell you why your friends are avoiding you originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Chris Ball | Email this | Comments |
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Verizon begins Android 2.1 update rollout for Motorola Droid
March 30, 2010 at 5:51 PM
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| Flippin' finally, right? Verizon Wireless put the long-awaited Android 2.1 update on hold for its cadre of Motorola Droid owners earlier in the month, with an all-too-vague "TBD" as the only detail as to when we could look for it to actually, really land. We've just happened upon what looks to be an internal Verizon email that went out this morning, and sure enough, it sounds as if the update will at long last begin hitting Droid owners in just a few minutes. At noon on 3/30 (that's today, vaquero), a grand total of 1,000 users will receive notification of the update, while 9,000 more will get a similar alert just before midnight. If all goes well, the rest of ya will see v2.1 slide ! down starting on Thursday, though it looks as if patience will be your only friend as you await your turn. Head on past the break for the full memo, but don't get your hopes up too high -- wouldn't want to be let down again, would you buttercup? Continue reading Verizon begins Android 2.1 update rollout for Motorola Droid Verizon begins Android 2.1 update rollout for Motorola Droid originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments |
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HTC EVO 4G dev guide released: it's really boring, but the phone is still cool
March 30, 2010 at 5:31 PM
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See that picture right there? That's a photo of the HTC EVO 4G, the universe's first Android-based 4G phone for the Sprint WiMAX network, plugged into a TV over HDMI. Sure, you could hit up this source link, a Google Doc guide for developers looking to sling together EVO 4G-compatible Android applications before the best-specced phone on the planet is released this summer, but you might get bored with the abundance of code and shortage of amazing photos like this one depicting the greatest piece of technology known to man. It's 720p out, just in case you were curious or lacking in faith.
[Thanks, Mika]HTC EVO 4G dev guide released: it's really boring, but the phone is still cool originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink MobileTechWorld | Sprint | Email this | Comments |
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Samsung's SMX-C20UN is compact, oddly angled, and YouTube friendly
March 30, 2010 at 5:09 PM
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Samsung's had this thing with the angled lenses lately. Apparently the camera is much more ergonomic when pointed down 25 degrees -- which is probably a much less natural shooting position as well, but we'll leave that up to you to decide. Anyways, the company's newest such beauty, the SMX-C20UN, features a 2.7-inch display, 1/6-inch (680K) CCD sensor, 10x optical zoom, SDHC storage, and support for H.264 video. As is usually the case nowadays, video can be edited on the camera and uploaded directly to YouTube -- perfect for capturing those embarrassing v-blogs before you sober up and your social filter kicks in. Available now for $200. Samsung's SMX-C20UN is compact, oddly angled, and YouTube friendly originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink SlashGear | Samsung | Email th! is&n bsp;| Comments |
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Sling working on player for iPad, Windows Phone 7 Series
March 30, 2010 at 4:42 PM
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Looks like Zatz got the goods from the folks at Sling, who have a few interesting tidbits currently in the development pipe. Zatz not Funny is reporting that Sling's Mobile Prouct Marketing Manager, Dave Eyler, has told him that the company is "actively moving towards H.264" and Silverlight support, as well as delivering streaming with resolutions beyond the current 320x240. Though there are no firm details or timelines yet, this means we should definitely be expecting SlingPlayer Mobile versions for the iPad and Windows Phone 7 Series. While Sling says it won't have anything ready for the iPad's launch, we've got our fingers crossed that we'll see it soon. Sling working on player for iP! ad, Windows Phone 7 Series originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Zatz not Funny | Email this | Comments |
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WD intros standard-height 2.5-inch 750GB Scorpio Blue HDD
March 30, 2010 at 4:21 PM
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 Western Digital already shipped the industry's first 2.5-inch 1TB hard drive last summer, but unfortunately for most, it couldn't be used as a drop-in solution for upgrading one's laptop drive. The reason? It relies on an unorthodox 12.5mm height form factor, while the vast majority of laptops only support 9.5mm height drives. Now, the outfit has pushed out a 750GB Scorpio Blue, a 2.5-incher that does indeed utilize the standard height form factor, and while this here unit includes Advanced Format and WhisperDrive, the 5,400RPM spind! le speed is admittedly disappointing. It's tough to argue with the $149 price, though, and it's available now if you've been hankering for more space within your mobile workhorse.WD intros standard-height 2.5-inch 750GB Scorpio Blue HDD originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Wester! n Digital | Email this | Comments |
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Dell Precision M4500 now shipping with $1,549 starting price
March 30, 2010 at 3:58 PM
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| With specs and prices easily reaching into the stratosphere, we weren't quite sure where Dell's new 15-inch Precision M4500 workstation would land -- the 17-inch M6500 has a starting price of $1,799, but that's only after $310 of "instant savings." Well, it looks like we're getting off (relatively) easy with the M4500, with a Core i5-520M 2.5GHz model running for $1,549 and still managing to pack in those NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M Graphics. Of course, we imagine you'll quickly be running up that bill -- 2GB of slow RAM, a 1366 x 768 LCD, and no WiFi just aren't going to cut it -- but with tempting options like a secondary 64GB SSD minicard drive and the ever-frivilous Precision ON, it's not like we were sticking near that base price anyway. Expect to spec! out something truly delicious in the $2,500+ range. Our biggest disappointment? Backlit keyboard is optional, something that's standard even on the Vostro line these days. Dell Precision M4500 now shipping with $1,549 starting price originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Dell | Email this | Comments |
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Celsius X VI II LEDIX, the $300k tourbillon dumbphone, gets handled
March 30, 2010 at 3:12 PM
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| Yes, folks, what you are looking at is perhaps the world's most overly complex cellphone, and it has been given an overly complex name to match: the Celsius X VI II LEDIX. All those roman numerals don't convey the sense of power you'll feel in holding this to the side of your face while yelling at your assistant in a futile attempt at gaining the respect of your peers. Despite the phone quite naturally having a battery inside, the (soon to be broken) watch mechanism is purely mechanical, given another three hours of life each time you open and close this clamshell. Inside you can gaze at a design straight out of 1998 and functionality not much more advanced -- a simple browser, text messaging, and tri-band GSM. 3G isn't even on offer here folks, but when you're this rich you can pay other people to download high-res lolcat pictures for you. Celsius X VI II LEDIX, the $300k tourbillon dumbphone, gets handled originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | aBlogtoRead.com | Email this | Comments |
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Dell Latitude E6410 and E6510 emerge overseas, Core i5 / i7 and all
March 30, 2010 at 2:43 PM
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| We spotted this suit-and-tie wearing pair sneaking through the FCC's lairs a few weeks ago, and now we know the whens and wheres of buying one... in the UK, anyway. The Dell Latitude E6410 is currently listed with a base price of £749 ($1,128) and features a 14.1-inch display (WXGA and WXGA+ options), a Core i5 or Core i7 processor, Windows Vista or 7, a pair of DDR3 RAM slots, NVIDIA's NVS 3100M (512MB) graphics, a variety of storage options, a Blu-ray or DVD drive, optional mobile broadband and all the expected ports around the edges. The E6510 steps up to a 15.6-inch panel (with a 1080p version selectable) and offers up a few extra CPU options, but otherwise it's identical. There's no word on when these kind fellows will make their way stateside, but if we were the betting type, we'd put our pounds and / or greenbacks on "real soon." Continue reading Dell Latitude E6410 and E6510 emerge overseas, Core i5 / i7 and all Dell Latitude E6410 and E6510 emerge overseas, Core i5 / i7 and all originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Notebook Review, V R-Zone | Specifications [PDF], E6410, E6510 | Email this | Comments |
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Motorola's i1 hitting SouthernLINC Wireless, Georgians and Alabamians rejoice
March 30, 2010 at 2:11 PM
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| Moto's i1 went from rumored device to ready for retail over the span of just a few weeks, and now we're finding out just where it'll be available -- though the news isn't exactly good. Motorola is announcing that the iDEN device will be hitting SouthernLINC first, a rural carrier that you may not have heard of if you're outside of Alabama, Georgia, or the western half of the Florida panhandle. That is the extent of this carrier's coverage, and so it's not a huge coming out party for this military spec push-to-talk smartphone, but we're hoping down the road it gets a little more love from carriers with slightly broader coverage maps. Motorola's i1 hitting SouthernLINC Wireless, Georgians and Alabamians rejoice originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Motorola | Email this | Comments |
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Windows 7 is safer when the admin isn't around
March 30, 2010 at 12:44 PM
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| Not that we necessarily needed a report to tell us this, but the fewer privileges you afford yourself as a Windows user, the more secure your operating system becomes. Such is the conclusion of a new report from BeyondTrust, a company that -- surprise, surprise -- sells software for "privileged access management." The only way we use Windows 7 is as admins and we've never had a moment's bother, but some of you like stats, and others among you might be involved in business, which tends to make people a little more antsy about these things. So for your collective sake, let there be pie charts! The report looks into vulnerabilities disclosed by Microsoft during 2009 and concludes that all 55 reported Microsoft Office issues and 94 percent of the 33 listed for IE could be prevented by simply running a standard user account. Or using better software, presumably. Hit the PDF source for more info -- go on, it's not like you have anything better to do while waiting for the Large Hadron Collider to go boom. Windows 7 is safer when the admin isn't around originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink CNET | BeyondTrust (PDF) | Email this | Comments |
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Amazon's frustration-free packaging is anything but for hard drives
March 30, 2010 at 11:27 AM
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| It's all well and good to cut corners when you're ridding durable, miniature electronics of their brittle plastic clamshells -- but this time, Amazon's "Frustration-Free Packaging" initiative has gone too far. The company's shipping computer hard drives in the stuff. According to dozens of irate customers, Western Digital hard drives shipped by the e-tailer over the past several months have arrived in damaged cardboard containers, thin layers of bubble wrap, or even loose in a simple electrostatic discharge bag without an ounce of padding to keep them from harm. And while some buyers shipped them back immediately when they saw what had happened, many who tried them anyhow found their magnetic storage dead on arrival. While we're not certain whether ! Western Digital or Amazon was at fault for placing the drives on the "frustration-free" list in the first place (Seagate drive buyers haven't reported similar issues), Gadget Lab reports that Amazon is aware of the problem, and already working to ensure future (lack of) packaging avoids causing more frustration than it's worth. Read the horror stories with pics at our source links below. Amazon's frustration-free packaging is anything but for hard drives originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink  Gadget Lab | Amazon 1-star reviews, Amazon customer images | Email this | Comments |
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iGrip mount brings inductive charging to your windshield (video)
March 30, 2010 at 10:53 AM
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| At CES this past January we took a look at a number of high-end concept dashboards destined to fill up the insides of the car of the future. One of those concepts, from Visteon, even had an inductive pad upon which you could throw your phone and have it charged up by the time you got where you're going. Cool, but it doesn't do those of us driving the car of the present much good. The iGrip could, based on WildCharge tech and installable into any car, so you can just insert your handset into this windshield mount and get juice on the go -- if it's wearing the appropriate WildCharge-compatible case, of course. That's the idea anyway, but rather sadly this too is just a concept that may or may not ever make it to production, so don't throw away that tangle! of car adapters just yet. Continue reading iGrip mount brings inductive charging to your windshield (video) iGrip mount brings inductive charging to your windshield (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments |
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Sharp IS01 Snapdragon-powered 3G MID introduces AU to Android
March 30, 2010 at 9:32 AM
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| After Softbank announced the HTC Desire and DoCoMo began pushing its very first Android smartphone (Xperia X10), Japan had big hopes for AU's press event today. An EVO perhaps, or maybe something more from this once proud home of the original superphones? Unfortunately, Engadget Japanese let out a collective meh in response to a 5-inch S01 handheld from Sharp running Android 1.6 on a Snapdragon processor and measuring 83 × 149 × 17.9mm and 227g. While it looks like the classic Japanese eDictionary, the IS01 is meant to be used as a general purpose MID with a 5-row QWERTY, Sharp-built "New Mobile ASV" multi-touch capacitive display pushing a 960 x 480 pix! el resolution and a 5.27 megapixel auto focus camera on back with a 0.43 megapixel jobbie up front for video calls. Rounding out the specs are 802.11 b/g WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, microSD slot, 1Seg mobile TV tuner, IrDA, 4GB of internal storage, and Qualcomm 3G CDMA. Look for it to ship in October while a developer friendly version (JN-DK01) should be available in May. Sharp IS01 Snapdragon-powered 3G MID introduces AU to Android originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Engadget Japanese | Sharp (IS01), Sharp (JN-DK01) | Email this | Comments |
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Large Hadron Collider to attempt 7 TeV proton collisions via live webcast
March 30, 2010 at 8:29 AM
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The Large Hadron Collider is about to turn useful, people. Having recently jacked up its particle acceleration power to create 3.5 TeV (trillion electric volts) collisions, the researchers are today pressing ahead with plans to go to a full 7 TeV, which -- you won't be surprised to hear -- has never been done before. Provided the requisite 3.5 TeV per beam is reached, sustained and properly channeled into creating useful collisions, CERN will finally have the data it needs to start its long-awaited physics program based off the findings provided by the LHC. Best of all? The latest world record attempt is being broadcast live over the web right now so why not hit up that link below to witness some history in the making?
8.38AM CET Hello! It wouldn't be the LHC without something going wonky and sure enough, we're told a power converter went down while things were ramping up this morning. Not to worry though, apparently these things happen often, and will be overcome without much fuss. First collisions are expected in about two hours.
We'll keep updating this post as the event goes along with any and all newsworthy developments.Large Hadron Collider to attempt 7 TeV proton collisions via live webcast originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | CERN (Live webcast), (Press release) | Email this | Comments |
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