HTC’s dual-mode CDMA / GSM Android slider hits the FCC, decked out in shades of Verizon
Remember that big, honking red-and-black HTC slider that dwarfed an EVO 4G? It’s back sporting Verizon colors just as we were told, and with a few more confirmed specifications thanks to the ever-reliable FCC. The HTC “PD42100″ is still missing a proper internal codename, but test reports confirm it’s ready for at least CDMA 2000 and GSM 850 plus Bluetooth and 802.11b/g/n WiFi at 2.4GHz frequencies. There’s no word on that 1.2GHz processor or 4-inch display, but it’s clear we’re looking at some chunky chiclet keys and there’s definitely a removable battery. We can’t wait to get our hands on what surely looks like the new king of Droids.
HTC’s dual-mode CDMA / GSM Android slider hits the FCC, decked out in shades of Verizon originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Buffalo serves up USB-powered portable 3D Blu-ray player in Japan
Stuck with an ODD-less netbook or laptop, but can’t quite shake the urge to watch a Blu-ray Disc on your next flight? If you call Japan home (or you know a good importer), Buffalo has just the solution. The BP3D-PI6U2-BK measures 137- × 147- × 20mm, and the operation is pretty simple. Just wrangle an XP / Vista / Windows 7-equipped PC, locate an open USB socket, blow out the dust (optional, but highly recommended) and plug this guy in. Best of all, the unit also supports the boatload of 3D Blu-ray titles that are bound to show up over the coming months, but the privileged of being prepared doesn’t come cheap — it’ll land later this month for ¥28,500 ($338).
Buffalo serves up USB-powered portable 3D Blu-ray player in Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Corsair sails into gaming headset waters with noise-isolating HS1 cans
For some people, the association of Corsair and quality PC components is so strong that they’d buy anything that bears the triple sail logo. It makes perfect sense, therefore, for the company that made its name by producing memory sticks to diversify its portfolio even further, this time into gaming headsets, with the introduction of the HS1. It’s a USB headset offering multichannel audio via 50mm drivers, a noise-isolating closed design, noise-cancelling and articulating mic, and inline volume and microphone mute controls. Aside from the larger than usual drivers, we’re not seeing anything particularly unique here, but that ethereal quality component is rarely apparent on black and white fact sheets. Availability is said to be immediate, though our quick pricing investigation threw up only a UK pre-order for £84 ($129). So yeah, Corsair’s certainly pricing the HS1 as a premium product.
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Corsair sails into gaming headset waters with noise-isolating HS1 cans originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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iFixit goes beige with RCA Studio II teardown
The RCA Studio II is already a pretty rare sight as is, but rarer still is a detailed look inside what’s been described as one of the worst game consoles of all time. Thankfully, the folks at iFixit have now come through once again, and followed up their dissection of the Magnavox Odyssey 100 with a teardown of the circa-1977 “Home TV Programmer.” In addition to an abundance of beige, the team also discovered a considerable amount of solder that’s characteristic of 70s electronics, and even a few surprises like some white chip packages that are rarely (if ever) used these days. Hit up the link below for the complete blow-by-blow, and keep en eye out for even more vintage gadget teardowns during the rest of the week.
iFixit goes beige with RCA Studio II teardown originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Ricoh outs rather rugged, water-resistant G700 point and shoot
Ricoh outs rather rugged, water-resistant G700 point and shoot originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Ciclotte exercise bike goes from concept to product
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Ciclotte exercise bike goes from concept to product originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Viking Modular’s SATADIMM jacks an SSD into your memory slot
Explaining the differences between DRAM and non-volatile storage is about to get that little bit harder, thanks to Viking Modular. The company’s decided to “borrow” the DIMM form factor for its latest enterprise SSD offering, equipping it with a 240-pin array to draw power from your spare memory slots. Of course, you’ll still need to hook up a SATA cable to get data flowing to this SSD — at a very respectable 260MBps for both read and write — but we must admit we’re in love with the very idea of it. This new design offers another option for consolidating storage right onto the motherboard and should help case modders yearning for ever-slimmer enclosures. Alas, the SATADIMM is only available to enterprise and OEM clients for now, but we can’t think of any reason why it won’t test the consumer waters as well — if not by Viking, maybe someone else?
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Viking Modular’s SATADIMM jacks an SSD into your memory slot originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Velocity Micro Cruz Reader and Tablet up for pre-order at Borders
We don’t need to explain in any great detail just how badly the world needs another e-reader and tablet option, but you’re wasting your time wishing for fewer selections. Case in point: Velocity Micro has just placed its Cruz Reader and Cruz Tablet up for pre-order at Borders, with both units boasting 7-inch displays and seductive price points. The Reader is going for $199.99 and should ship out by the end of next month, while the Tablet is $100 more and could be at your doorstep a fortnight before Halloween. Hit the source link if you’re in desperate need of a specifications reminder, but be sure and hide that credit card if you’re looking to avoid any and all impulse buys. Press release after the break.
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Velocity Micro Cruz Reader and Tablet up for pre-order at Borders originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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HP reports Q3 2010 earnings, posts $2.3 billion operating profit
And to think — that $2.3 billion figure might have been a few million higher if not for the absurd Golden Parachute that Mark Hurd will continue to float on for centuries to come. All jesting aside, HP published its Q3 2010 financials today, reporting a healthy $2.3b in operating profit (not to be confused with net income, which deducts those massive corporate taxes) and a five percent increase year-over-year. All told, third quarter revenue was listed at $30.7 billion (an 11.4 percent uptick from last year), with a “record” amount of services signings. Interestingly, a whopping 63 percent of total HP revenue came from outside of America, though we’re struggling to find any specific mentions of Hurd or Palm in the release (embedded after the break). We’ll be checking in on the press call shortly — we’ll let you know if anything crazy goes down.
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HP reports Q3 2010 earnings, posts $2.3 billion operating profit originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Dell Streak gets ripped to shreds by iFixit, Blondie reportedly satisfied at last
Our friends at iFixit have made short work of the Dell Streak, doing what they do best. They’ve torn apart everyone’s favorite giant mobile phone (or is it a tiny tablet?), and found some interesting innards in the process. iFixit reports that the Streak is extremely easy to dissasemble, and inside they found a Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon CPU, and cameras which they report are “similar” to those found inside the iPhone 4. There’s nothing earth-shattering here, though iFixit’s taken the Dell Streak teardown as an opportunity to debut a new “fixability” rating — and you’ll be happy to know that this baby has scored an 8 out of 10. Hit up the source for the full rundown.
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Dell Streak gets ripped to shreds by iFixit, Blondie reportedly satisfied at last originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Amex Digital claims ‘world’s smallest 1080p media player’ with MP-501
It’s hardly as small as Thomson’s A1, but it just might be the most diminutive media player in existence to actually handle 1080p without breaking too serious a sweat. Measuring just 175- x 128- x 15mm and weighing 250 grams, this pocket sized player can accept a multitude of film formats from a connected USB storage device or an SD card; once the media’s flowing, it can output content as high as 1080p over HDMI, and there’s also a composite video / audio output and mini-USB port ’round back. The MP-501 is equipped with an ARM Cortex-A8 processor and the ability to play nice with nearly every file under the sun that’s stripped of DRM, and best of all, it’s purportedly priced at just $49. Did you just stumble upon your next laptop case compartment filler? Yes, yes you did.
Amex Digital claims ‘world’s smallest 1080p media player’ with MP-501 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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NASA challenge searches for a solar-powered ‘Night Rover’
NASA challenge searches for a solar-powered ‘Night Rover’ originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Twinbird’s Link Zabady gets SD card reader, the love of TV addicts everywhere
Twinbird’s Link Zabady gets SD card reader, the love of TV addicts everywhere originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Vlingo bows to Google Voice Actions, makes Android version free of charge
When Google Navigation hit the scene, it sounded the death knell for paid GPS on Android, so you can imagine the doom and gloom at Vlingo HQ last week when Google released the similar Voice Actions for free. As it turns out, however, Vlingo’s not going to give up that easily; Vlingo for Android, once a $10 download, is now free as well. In a surprisingly gracious blog post that genuinely congratulates Google on the accomplishment, CEO Dave Grannan explains that he wants Android users to be able to freely compare the services as Vlingo adds features further down the road, and makes one valid point in his firm’s favor — you can try Vlingo now if you’ve got Android 2.0 or above, but Google’s service only runs on Froyo. Interestingly enough, Vlingo on Android was the only version that actually charged; on Nokia, Blackberry and Windows Mobile, however, you could purchase a “Plus” license. Perhaps the company’s not quite as generous as we thought, but there’s still no arguing with a free voice command service that also reads your email aloud — go ahead and give it a try.
Vlingo bows to Google Voice Actions, makes Android version free of charge originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Lumigon T1 gets Froyo and a major facelift, makes glamorous appearance on Facebook
Looks like there are at least two things that the Danes can get right: butter cookies, and hyping it up for a delayed Android handset. According to Lumigon’s Facebook page, what we’re looking at here is the first official rendering of the T1′s redesign — quite a radical change here, especially with the new navigation pad and the now externally-accessible microSD slot. Apart from an earlier statement confirming Froyo for said device, this picture alone is literally all we’re being teased with right now, so feel free to “like” the Danish company’s Facebook page for some more forthcoming gadget porn.
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Lumigon T1 gets Froyo and a major facelift, makes glamorous appearance on Facebook originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 15 Aug 2010 03:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Pentax K-x introduced in four new colors, double rainbow now fully complete
Well, well — what have we here? Oh, four more K-x hues? Who would’ve guessed. Just months after Pentax introduced the latest round of colors to hit its long-standing entry-level DSLR, along comes a new foursome to consider: chocolate, beige, olive and pink. We actually witnessed the last one there back in mid-February (go on and guess, we’ll wait), but now the whole group is up for sale on the company’s webstore for $649.95 each. Too bad Pentax seems more interested in pumping out more exterior variations than a bona fide K-x successor, eh?
Gallery: Pentax K-x DSLR colors
Pentax K-x introduced in four new colors, double rainbow now fully complete originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Razer serves up shockingly green Orca headphones, envy comes free
At first glance, you may think you’re eying Razer‘s Carcharias above. And in many ways, the new Orca ($59.99 / €59.99) is exactly like its perceived predecessor, thought two prominent differences set ‘em apart. For one, there’s no microphone arm on the Orca, so those who like to chat it up while deathmatching should look elsewhere. Secondly, the Orca is green. Really green. It’s also designed for on-the-go use, with a shorter, standard braided cable accompanied by a two-meter extension cord. Internally, you’ll find 40mm drivers with neodymium magnets, a 15 – 21,000Hz claimed frequency response and a conventional 3.5mm headphone plug. We’d encourage you to look for these later this month, but with a paint job like this, just glancing around aimlessly should do the trick.
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Razer serves up shockingly green Orca headphones, envy comes free originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Rock ‘em Sock ‘em Robots goes motion-controlled for TI design challenge
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Rock ‘em Sock ‘em Robots goes motion-controlled for TI design challenge originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Eurocom debuts Optimus-equipped B5100M FOX, B7110 FOX gaming laptops
Eurocom debuts Optimus-equipped B5100M FOX, B7110 FOX gaming laptops originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Google Wave flatlines: no plans to further develop standalone product, future is in other Google services
Wave goodbye (sorry, we couldn’t resist) to Google’s “community collaboration” tool. In a post on Google’s official blog, Senior VP of Operations Urs Hölzle has announced there are “[no] plans to continue developing Wave as standalone product.” Blame it on a lower-than-desired user adoption rate, he says, all the while praising the learning experience and innovative tools it fostered. The site will reportedly be maintained “at least through the end of the year,” with no promises beyond that, and tools will be eventually released “so that users can easily ‘liberate’ their content from Wave.” We said early on that many of Wave’s best ideas seemed better fit integrated into existing Google products like Docs and Gmail, and the company seems to agree: it plans to “extend the technology for use in other Google projects.” We look forward to it, but in the meantime, a moment of silence for Google Maps co-founders Lars and Jens Rasmussen’s now-fallen experiment.
Google Wave flatlines: no plans to further develop standalone product, future is in other Google services originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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