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Gadgets and new technologies http://www.blogverticals.com/viewcompilation/1 Gadgets and new technologies en 2010-07-29T06:25-08:00 NZXT Phantom proves there's still life in chunky desktop towers http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/nzxt-phantom-proves-theres-still-life-in-chunky-desktop-towers/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/nzxt-phantom-proves-theres-still-life-in-chunky-desktop-towers/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/10x0729uob277nzxt.jpg" /></a></div> Did the recent reappearance of the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/life-after-death-phantom-game-console-remembered-in-design-mock/">Phantom console</a> spark a tiny bit of nostalgia in you? If so, you'll be happy to hear that <a href="http://www.engadget.com/all/nzxt">NZXT</a> has picked up the moniker for its latest full tower chassis, and it's a fittingly futuristic-looking beast of burden. The angular steel enclosure provides tool-free access to five 5.25-inch drive bays plus the room to fit in 7 HDDs, 7 fans (up to a mammoth 230mm size), and a dual radiator within its walls. A top-mounted mesh window is accessorized with a slightly more useful array of USB, E-SATA and audio ports, while the innards are specifically designed to accommodate the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/nvidia-geforce-gtx-480-set-up-in-3-way-sli-tested-against-radeo/">bulkier</a> graphics cards and CPU coolers out there. Sounds like a winner to us, and the $139.99 price seems about right for a flagship product that aims to tick all the boxes -- see the Phantom on video after the break and expect it to arrive, in all its glorious hues, this September.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/nzxt-phantom-proves-theres-still-life-in-chunky-desktop-towers/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>NZXT Phantom proves there's still life in chunky desktop towers</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/nzxt-phantom-proves-theres-still-life-in-chunky-desktop-towers/">NZXT Phantom proves there's still life in chunky desktop towers</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:23:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/29/nzxt-phantom-proves-theres-still-life-in-chunky-desktop-towers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>   |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://www.nzxt.com/new/products/crafted_series/phantom">NZXT</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19572907/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/nzxt-phantom-proves-theres-still-life-in-chunky-desktop-towers/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> Panasonic to spend $9.4b on buying out Sanyo and PEW shares, posts robust quarterly profits http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/panasonic-to-spend-9-4b-on-buying-out-sanyo-and-pew-shares-pos/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/panasonic-to-spend-9-4b-on-buying-out-sanyo-and-pew-shares-pos/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/10x0729iub23fpanas.jpg" /></a></div> Clearly dissatisfied with what it sees in the mirror, Panasonic has today announced its decision to bulk up. A new share issue expected to raise ¥500 billion ($5.7 billion) will be enacted soon as part of raising the cash to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/panasonic-now-in-control-of-sanyo-promises-to-be-nice/">complete the buyout</a> of Sanyo Electric and Panasonic Electric Works. Don't ask us why a company named Panasonic has to buy another company with Panasonic in its name, but them's the facts. The total outlay is expected to come in at around $9.4 billion and is justified by Panasonic as fundamental to its future strategy of expanding into environmentally friendly tech and developing a three-pronged operating paradigm by 2012. The Osaka-based company is also reporting a ¥43.7b ($498 million) profit for the last quarter -- a major upswing from a ¥53b loss in the same period last year -- though that's information the market seems to have ignored. Panasonic shares have plunged down 7.7% in the immediate aftermath of the acquisitions being announced, while Sanyo's have shot up. Click past the break for the novella-sized press release explaining the details of the deal.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/panasonic-to-spend-9-4b-on-buying-out-sanyo-and-pew-shares-pos/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Panasonic to spend $9.4b on buying out Sanyo and PEW shares, posts robust quarterly profits</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/panasonic-to-spend-9-4b-on-buying-out-sanyo-and-pew-shares-pos/">Panasonic to spend $9.4b on buying out Sanyo and PEW shares, posts robust quarterly profits</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:44:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/29/panasonic-to-spend-9-4b-on-buying-out-sanyo-and-pew-shares-pos/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_VIA.gif" alt=""/><span class="caption"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66S03820100729?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20reuters%2FbusinessNews%20%28News%20%2F%20US%20%2F%20Business%20News%29">Reuters</a></span>  |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/panasonic-swings-to-black-plans-94-billion-ma-2010-07-29?reflink=MW_news_stmp">MarketWatch</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19573058/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/panasonic-to-spend-9-4b-on-buying-out-sanyo-and-pew-shares-pos/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> Nintendo issues a 3DS release date date http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/nintendo-issues-a-3ds-release-date-date/ <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/nintendo-issues-a-3ds-release-date-date/"><img width="230" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="153" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/10x0713ib345jskln4d.jpg" alt="" /></a>Find the headline confusing? Well, the explanation won't help to assuage the muddle much. A Nintendo spokesman told <em>Bloomberg Japan</em> that Ninty plans to <em>announce</em> the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/product/nintendo-3ds">Nintendo 3DS</a> price and release date on September 29th. Thus far, we've only seen speculation about pricing (between $249 and $299) and release dates (between <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/nintendo-3ds-may-launch-in-october-say-uk-industry-sources/">October</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/nintendo-3ds-will-launch-in-all-major-markets-by-march-2011-d/">March, 2011</a>). So yeah, we still don't know when or for how much but at least we know when we'll find out when and for how much. Make sense?<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/nintendo-issues-a-3ds-release-date-date/">Nintendo issues a 3DS release date date</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:59:00 EDT. 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For the quarter ending June 30, the Japanese megacorp clocked up ¥25.7 billion ($293 million) in pure, unadulterated profit off the back of a ¥67 billion operating income. When you compare that to the performance this time last year, a ¥37 billion loss, you have to agree that <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/sony-returns-to-profitability-as-core-electronics-business-strug/">the Stringer purse-tightening program</a> seems to have delivered the desired effect. The primary drivers for the current resurgence are pinpointed as the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/all/ps3">PlayStation 3</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/all/bravia">Bravia</a> lines (frankly, we consider the two utterly <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/ps3-crashes-into-bravia-tv-at-50-mph-for-fun-and-profit-video/">inseparable</a>), and Sony's feeling so buoyant about it all that it's revising its projection for the coming year's revenues upwards today. The good news is tempered, however, by the threat of a rising Yen, which has already claimed <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/nintendo-posts-q1-loss-on-strong-yen-and-lower-ds-prices/">Nintendo's profits</a> as its first victim.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/ps3-and-bravia-sales-boost-quarterly-sony-profits-above-expectat/">PS3 and Bravia sales boost quarterly Sony profits above expectations</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:42:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/29/ps3-and-bravia-sales-boost-quarterly-sony-profits-above-expectat/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_VIA.gif" alt=""/><span class="caption"><a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50485320100729">Reuters</a></span>  |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/financial/fr/viewer/10q1/">Sony</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19572981/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/ps3-and-bravia-sales-boost-quarterly-sony-profits-above-expectat/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> A steampunk USB drive that could clean H. G. Wells' house http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/a-steampunk-usb-drive-that-could-clean-h-g-wells-house/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/a-steampunk-usb-drive-that-could-clean-h-g-wells-house/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/steampunk-rosie.jpg" /></a></div> Site <em>ChipChick</em> nailed it when noting the similarity between this 8GB <a href="http://www.engadget.com/all/steampunk">steampunk</a> USB drive and Rosie the Robot of Jetsons yore. The drive's creator, however, says it was inspired by a "narrow bridge" sign seen on a old country road. Really? Just look at that barrel-shaped cap staring down at you from atop a frilly gear collar; hands on hips in a tempestuous pose that makes us feel like we've somehow wronged her. Regardless, for $300 she'll make a fine addition to your alternate-history abode.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/a-steampunk-usb-drive-that-could-clean-h-g-wells-house/">A steampunk USB drive that could clean H. G. Wells' house</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:12:00 EDT. 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Revenues dropped from ¥253.50 billion to ¥188.65 billion. Lower DS portable gaming machine prices coupled with a strong Yen (86.5 percent of its sales were outside of Japan) helped pull Nintendo into the red. Regardless, Nintendo continues to forecast a full year net profit of ¥200 billion on revenue of ¥1.4 trillion. We'll see.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/nintendo-posts-q1-loss-on-strong-yen-and-lower-ds-prices/">Nintendo posts Q1 loss on strong Yen and lower DS prices</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:43:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/29/nintendo-posts-q1-loss-on-strong-yen-and-lower-ds-prices/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_VIA.gif" alt=""/><span class="caption"><a href="http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/nintendo-records-q1-loss-of-25bn">gi</a></span>  |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703578104575396541043538302.html">Wall Street Journal</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19572989/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/nintendo-posts-q1-loss-on-strong-yen-and-lower-ds-prices/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> Sky 3D channel comes home October 1 with Ryder Cup, EPL, movies and more http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/sky-3d-channel-comes-home-october-1-with-ryder-cup-epl-movies/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/sky-3d-channel-comes-home-october-1-with-ryder-cup-epl-movies/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/ryder3d-8002481728500.jpg" /></a></div> The <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/sky3d/">Sky 3D</a> channel has so far been officially available <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/28/3d-tv-coming-to-british-pubs-this-weekend-can-expect-chilly-rec/">only in 1,500 or so UK pubs</a>, but now its residential launch for all Sky+HD customers is slated for October 1. The 2010 Ryder Cup will serve as a launch event with three days of live coverage from Celtic Manor as the US and European teams do battle; the first ever in 3D, but the third such event it's covered in high definition. Golf fans won't be the only ones catered to, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/inaugural-sky-3dtv-soccer-broadcast-received-warmly-hooligans-o/">Premier League football will be returning</a> once the season starts and today's announcement coincided with a SkyArts 3D filming arranged by the English National Ballet. Hollywood's major studios have already agreed to provide 3D movies including <em>Bolt</em>, <em>Monsters vs. Aliens</em>, <em>Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince</em> and more, while Sky has commissioned its own original 3D flick,<em> Flying Monsters</em> presented by Sir David Attenborough. Not quite ready for the 3D revolution? Feel free to put that on the backburner -- at least until the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/sky-says-2012-london-olympics-could-be-in-3d/">2012 London Olympics</a> -- as the network is also adding content from HBO, a large slate of new comedies, Anytime+ VOD, and a Sky Mobile TV iPad app. With an HD channel count of 43 and plans to reach 50 by year-end, there should be a little something there for everyone to enjoy.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/sky-3d-channel-comes-home-october-1-with-ryder-cup-epl-movies/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Sky 3D channel comes home October 1 with Ryder Cup, EPL, movies and more</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/sky-3d-channel-comes-home-october-1-with-ryder-cup-epl-movies/">Sky 3D channel comes home October 1 with Ryder Cup, EPL, movies and more</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:02:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/29/sky-3d-channel-comes-home-october-1-with-ryder-cup-epl-movies/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>   |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://corporate.sky.com/investors/press_releases/2010/Sky_3D%283%29.htm">Sky</a>, <a href="http://corporate.sky.com/investors/press_releases/2010/HBO.htm">(2)</a>, <a href="http://corporate.sky.com/investors/press_releases/2010/Sky_Comedy.htm">(3)</a>, <a href="http://corporate.sky.com/investors/press_releases/2010/FY_2010_Results_Press_Release.htm">(4)</a>, <a href="http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11979_6283310,00.html">(5)</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19572933/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/sky-3d-channel-comes-home-october-1-with-ryder-cup-epl-movies/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> LG officially launched their Optimus Z SU950/KU9500 in Korea http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Akihabaranews_en/~3/rcO8_vnUt3s/lg-officially-launched-their-optimus-z-su950ku9500-in-korea LG Electronics announced this morning their latest Optimus Z phones, the LG-SU950 / KU9500 will be available at KT and SK Telecom in Korea. Already introduced a couple months ago, the Optimus Z will run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 CPU (1GHz), with a 3.5-inch WVGA LCD display (480 x 640 pixels), DivX support a [...] HTC will ship all Android phones in China with Froyo on board, fuels fire for immediate update closer to home http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/htc-will-ship-all-android-phones-in-china-with-froyo-on-board-f/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/htc-will-ship-all-android-phones-in-china-with-froyo-on-board-f/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/10x0729iub23532aas.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> A wordy headline, to be sure, but a pleasing one nonetheless. We came across HTC's Chinese web portal listing the Desire as coming with <a href="http://www.engadget.com/product/android">Android 2.2</a> (with Sense!) and simply had to ping the official source for confirmation. It turns out the info up there is no mistake: <em>all</em> HTC Android handsets shipping to China -- which includes <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/htc-starts-selling-phones-in-china-under-its-own-name/">the Wildfire and Tianyi</a> -- will do so with Froyo preloaded, cutting down on your upgrade angst at least until the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/all/gingerbread">Gingerbread</a> man comes a'knocking. HTC has also <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/htc-beginning-froyo-rollout-tomorrow-maybe-maybe-not/">reiterated</a> that a 2.2 update for its phones already on the market will be delivered "very soon," so if all goes well, we should be looking at a Froyo-dominated August in the land of High Tech Computers.<br /> <br /> [Thanks, Christian]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/htc-will-ship-all-android-phones-in-china-with-froyo-on-board-f/">HTC will ship all Android phones in China with Froyo on board, fuels fire for immediate update closer to home</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:09:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/29/htc-will-ship-all-android-phones-in-china-with-froyo-on-board-f/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>   |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://www.htc.com/cn/product/desire/specification.html">HTC China</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19572913/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/htc-will-ship-all-android-phones-in-china-with-froyo-on-board-f/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> Nokia N8 up for official €469 pre-order in Italy, available in September http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/nokia-n8-up-for-official-469-preorder-in-italy-available-in-se/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/nokia-n8-up-for-official-469-preorder-in-italy-available-in-se/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/acquista-nokia-n8---nokia-online-shop.jpg" /></a></div> Nokia's Symbian^3 flagship -- the 3.5-inch <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/n8,nokia">N8</a> with 12 megapixel camera -- just went up for pre-order on Espoo's Italian storefront showing an end of September availabilty. Now before you get up in arms about the €469 price tag (about $610), remember, the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/nokia-n8-goes-official-12-megapixels-symbian-3-shipping-in-q3/">€370 estimated retail price announced</a> was pre tax and pre carrier subsidy. That's just how Europe does things, deal with it. We're not seeing the preorder available elsewhere but we'll update you if that situation changes.<br /> <br /> [Thanks, Faisal]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/nokia-n8-up-for-official-469-preorder-in-italy-available-in-se/">Nokia N8 up for official €469 pre-order in Italy, available in September</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:47:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/29/nokia-n8-up-for-official-469-preorder-in-italy-available-in-se/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>   |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://shop.nokia.it/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/productdetail_10507_10104_-4_80000493">Nokia</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19572918/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/nokia-n8-up-for-official-469-preorder-in-italy-available-in-se/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> Mitsubishi intros their 75″ 3D Full HD LaserVue 75-LT1 TV in Japan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Akihabaranews_en/~3/0lxj4Qf6IPA/mitsubishi-intros-their-75-3d-full-hd-laservue-75-lt1-tv-in-japan This is during a press conference held in Tokyo that Mitsubishi introduced their latest impressive 3D laser TV for the Japanese market, the 75-LT1 (which has already been release in the US). Using the Mitsubishi’s Laser technology, one of the most advanced tech, the new 75-LT1 promises to provide more comfortable, more vivid, more eco-friendly [...] BeagleBoard finds new purpose in DIY wearable computer http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/beagleboard-finds-new-purpose-in-diy-wearable-computer/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/beagleboard-finds-new-purpose-in-diy-wearable-computer/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/beagleboard-wearable-07-28-2010.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> <div>We've already seen the small and flexible <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Beagleboard">BeagleBoard</a> used for a couple of different <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/08/video-hy-researchs-beagle-board-based-mid/">DIY projects</a>, but few quite as impressive as this wearable computer built by <span id="intelliTxt" name="intelliTxt">Martin Magnusson. In addition to complementing any outfit, this rig runs Angstrom Linux, uses a modified pair of </span><span id="intelliTxt" name="intelliTxt"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/myvu,crystal">Myvu Crystal</a> video glasses (and some stylish shades) for a display, and simply relies on a Bluetooth keyboard for input and a tethered iPhone for internet connectivity. Of course, if the shoulder strap isn't your thing, Martin has also demonstrated that the rig can discreetly fit in a standard CD case -- check it out after the break, and hit up the source link below for a look at the complete build process.<br /> </span></div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/beagleboard-finds-new-purpose-in-diy-wearable-computer/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>BeagleBoard finds new purpose in DIY wearable computer</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/beagleboard-finds-new-purpose-in-diy-wearable-computer/">BeagleBoard finds new purpose in DIY wearable computer</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:02:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/29/beagleboard-finds-new-purpose-in-diy-wearable-computer/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_VIA.gif" alt=""/><span class="caption"><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/diy-wearable-computer-uses-beagleboard-wireless-keyboard-2895714/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20slashgear%20%28SlashGear%29">SlashGear</a></span>  |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://blog.2yb.org/">Becoming Cyborg</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19572171/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/beagleboard-finds-new-purpose-in-diy-wearable-computer/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> Grace Digital's Tuner Wireless Radio & Media Player adds internet radio to existing stereos http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/grace-digitals-tuner-wireless-radio-and-media-player-adds-interne/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/grace-digitals-tuner-wireless-radio-and-media-player-adds-interne/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/grace-digital-wifi-tuner.jpg" /></a></div> So, we've two main issues here. One, who in their right mind would pay $219.99 for a device that still requires a dedicated stereo in order to play back the internet radio streams that Grace Digital's Tuner Wireless Radio & Media Player delivers? And secondly, who would want to put up with Grace Digital's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/">thoroughly lackluster UI</a>? If you can't grok the grumbling, the aforementioned company now has a slender new component it'd love to stick on your shelf, with the device shown above able to stream WiFi radio content from 30,000 stations, Pandora, iheartradio, Sirius, Live365, MP3tunes and a smattering of other sources. It can be wired up via Ethernet or used over 802.11g, with composite, Toslink and coaxial digital audio outputs around back. There's a 4-line backlit LCD for displaying not nearly enough metadata at once, and there's even a remote thrown in for those looking to build out their collection. It's available now if you're feeling the itch, though we'd suggest you get that checked out before blindly indulging.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/grace-digitals-tuner-wireless-radio-and-media-player-adds-interne/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Grace Digital's Tuner Wireless Radio & Media Player adds internet radio to existing stereos</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/grace-digitals-tuner-wireless-radio-and-media-player-adds-interne/">Grace Digital's Tuner Wireless Radio & Media Player adds internet radio to existing stereos</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:54:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/29/grace-digitals-tuner-wireless-radio-and-media-player-adds-interne/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>   |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://www.gracedigitalaudio.com/tuner-wifi-ethernet-radio-tuner-gdiirdt200-p-91.html">Grace Digital Audio</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19571658/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/grace-digitals-tuner-wireless-radio-and-media-player-adds-interne/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> New Kindles now available for pre-order http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/new-kindles-now-available-for-pre-order/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/new-kindles-now-available-for-pre-order/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/kindle-pre-order-rm-eng.jpg" /></a></div> You might've heard about a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/new-amazon-kindle-announced-139-wifi-only-version-and-189-3g/">new Kindle model or two</a> this evening, and good news if they tickled your fancy -- they're now on <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Amazon/">Amazon</a> and available for pre-order. Both the WiFi-only and WiFi / 3G models are shipping August 27th, the former in graphite and the latter in graphite and white options. Search your pocketbook, if you know it to be coveted. <br /> <br /> P.S. - UK customers, <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kindle-Wireless-Reading-Display-Graphite/dp/B002Y27P46/ref=amb_link_157524627_5/278-7059451-0806222?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=gateway-center-column&pf_rd_r=0J0PDBT6XP1APRRJ6PJ7&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=210718887&pf_rd_i=468294">try</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wireless-Reading-Display-Graphite-Globally/dp/B002LVUWFE/ref=amb_link_157108027_2?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-10&pf_rd_r=06FZQ9R2DYHV12SWSAWJ&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=210716067&pf_rd_i=B002Y27P46">here</a>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/new-kindles-now-available-for-pre-order/">New Kindles now available for pre-order</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:05:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/28/new-kindles-now-available-for-pre-order/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>   |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wireless-Reading-Display-Graphite/dp/B002Y27P3M/ref=amb_link_353611822_7?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=gateway-center-column&pf_rd_r=0RCYY97YEX9Y4Y407DRH&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1271001842&pf_rd_i=507846">Amazon (WiFi)</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wireless-Reading-Display-Globally/dp/B003FSUDM4/ref=amb_link_353259562_2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-10&pf_rd_r=0D5SYCC7Q9D9DGNWYKM9&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=1270985982&pf_rd_i=B002Y27P3M">(WiFi + 3G)</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19572797/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/new-kindles-now-available-for-pre-order/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> Perry Ellis Portfolio City Slicker Canvas Messenger Bag for $20 + $3 s&h http://www.i4u.com/article36902.html <p>Today only, AlphaShark.com offers the Perry Ellis Portfolio City Slicker Canvas Messenger Bag in Brown, model no. model no. 841183/08, for $25. Apply coupon code "DEALNEWS5" to drop it to $20. With $2.95 for shipping, that's $2 under our mention ...</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=Co5QO0B_vLM:Q3fElqz-g_g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=Co5QO0B_vLM:Q3fElqz-g_g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?i=Co5QO0B_vLM:Q3fElqz-g_g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=Co5QO0B_vLM:Q3fElqz-g_g:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?i=Co5QO0B_vLM:Q3fElqz-g_g:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div> LG revamp their Applications store http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Akihabaranews_en/~3/3DPM_NRvX8M/lg-revamp-their-applications-store Today, mobile phones and other Smartphones manufacturers are forced to extend and focus their offer to the field of software. With a growing Smartphone market, mobile applications becoming more numerous, phones offering more than they were supposed to do, it has become essential for manufacturers to offer a market for applications, without which, Smartphones would [...] Evatran's Plugless Power gives your wheels a wireless proximity-based charge http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/evatrans-plugless-power-gives-your-wheels-a-wireless-proximity/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/evatrans-plugless-power-gives-your-wheels-a-wireless-proximity/"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/7-28-10-evatranchargingstation600-copy.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> Trading gas nozzles for electric sockets may be <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/yves-behar-designed-ge-wattstation-electric-vehicle-charger-spru/">the green thing to do</a> -- in <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/coulomb-partners-with-ford-chevy-smart-to-deliver-4-600-free-e/">more ways than one</a> -- but wouldn't plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles be that much sweeter if you could just forget about the plug? That's what Evatran is trying to do with its <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/">Plugless Power</a> technology, shown off at Plug-In 2010 in San Jose, which charges your car automatically when you pull up to the company's specially-designed curb. The "station block" above is a wireless induction charger (yes, a car-sized <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Powermat/">Powermat</a>) that beams electricity to a shoebox-sized device you mount to the undercarriage of your vehicle, magnetically detecting and gravitating towards said shoebox even if you park somewhat crooked. The system presently works with 80 percent efficiency when firing electrons across a two-inch gap (engineers are shooting for 90 percent by the time it hits production) but of course the base station itself doesn't get power from the ether -- it requires one of the company's own Level 2 wired chargers (and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/leviton-partners-with-coulomb-technologies-makes-ev-charging-st/">compatible wiring</a>) to run. Should your residence or place of business be equipped, the 240 volt towers will set you back $3,245 this December, and the proximity charger will be available to early adopters in Q2 2011 (we're hearing April) for the bargain price of $800.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/evatrans-plugless-power-gives-your-wheels-a-wireless-proximity/">Evatran's Plugless Power gives your wheels a wireless proximity-based charge</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:10:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/28/evatrans-plugless-power-gives-your-wheels-a-wireless-proximity/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>   |   | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19572335/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/evatrans-plugless-power-gives-your-wheels-a-wireless-proximity/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> Apple investigating issues with iOS 4 upgrade on iPhone 3G http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/apple-investigating-issues-with-ios-4-upgrade-on-iphone-3g/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/apple-investigating-issues-with-ios-4-upgrade-on-iphone-3g/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/06/iphone-3g-ios4-rm-eng.jpg" /></a></div> Back when we outlined the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/iphone-3g-ios-4-and-you-whats-missing-spoiler-multitaski/">iOS 4 features missing from iPhone 3G</a>, we forgot one key bullet point: performance. As more and more two-year veterans of Apple's phones have taken the plunge and upgraded to the latest firmware, slowdown and battery drain issues have become a common complaint, which is even more irksome when you think of just how little the update really adds to the UI. <em>The Wall Street Journal</em> reports speaking to an <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Apple/">Apple</a> spokesperson who said the company is looking into the matter. That doesn't necessarily mean a fix is coming anytime soon, but hey, at least you can <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/antennagate">hold the darn thing</a> however you want.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/apple-investigating-issues-with-ios-4-upgrade-on-iphone-3g/">Apple investigating issues with iOS 4 upgrade on iPhone 3G</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:19:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/28/apple-investigating-issues-with-ios-4-upgrade-on-iphone-3g/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>   |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/07/28/apple-investigates-reports-of-problems-with-ios4-on-iphone-3g/">WSJ</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19572693/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/apple-investigating-issues-with-ios-4-upgrade-on-iphone-3g/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> 7" Widescreen 2GB Internet Tablet w/ Google Android for $125 + free shipping http://www.i4u.com/article36901.html <p>Meritline.com offers this 7" Widescreen 2GB Internet Tablet with Google Android 1.7 in Black for $125 with free shipping. Although it was $6 less last week (since expired), it's still among the least expensive Android-enabled tablets we've ever seen. ...</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=-KJlcGuWCds:j9_3Zbe2SUU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=-KJlcGuWCds:j9_3Zbe2SUU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?i=-KJlcGuWCds:j9_3Zbe2SUU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=-KJlcGuWCds:j9_3Zbe2SUU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?i=-KJlcGuWCds:j9_3Zbe2SUU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div> Motorola takes another shot at the iPhone 4, says Droid X is 'no jacket required' http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/motorola-takes-another-shot-at-the-iphone-4-says-droid-x-is-no/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/motorola-takes-another-shot-at-the-iphone-4-says-droid-x-is-no/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/07-28-10droidsmp.jpg" /></a></div> Well this is getting <em>good</em>. Motorola was one of the first to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/droid-x-ad-pokes-fun-at-iphone-4-antenna-troubles/">take a subtle swipe</a> at Apple's iPhone 4 antenna dilemma with an ad saying you could hold the Droid X "any way you like," Apple came <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/apple-keeps-antennagate-alive-with-droid-xs-kill-switch-vide/">right back with a video</a> purportedly showing the Droid X suffering similar attenuation issues when held in the right hand, and now Moto's responded with this cheeky ad that plays off Apple's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/16/apple-to-give-away-free-bumpers-to-iphone-4-users/">free iPhone case solution</a> by saying the Droid X can make calls "without a bulky phone jacket." Yeah, it's pretty good -- particularly because unlike most other phones, we haven't been able to death grip the Droid X with any noticeable effect on 3G reception. (Although, truth be told, we <em>can</em> drop the WiFi signal by a few bars pretty easily.) Either way, we're certainly enjoying this little slice of swagger from Moto -- check a larger version after the break.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/motorola-takes-another-shot-at-the-iphone-4-says-droid-x-is-no/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Motorola takes another shot at the iPhone 4, says Droid X is 'no jacket required'</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/motorola-takes-another-shot-at-the-iphone-4-says-droid-x-is-no/">Motorola takes another shot at the iPhone 4, says Droid X is 'no jacket required'</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:29:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/28/motorola-takes-another-shot-at-the-iphone-4-says-droid-x-is-no/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>   |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://www.droid-life.com/2010/07/27/new-droid-x-ad-takes-another-shot-at-apple/">Droid-Life</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19572606/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/motorola-takes-another-shot-at-the-iphone-4-says-droid-x-is-no/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> Waterproof Digital Camera Roundup: Deals from $149 + free shipping http://www.i4u.com/article36900.html <p>BuyDig.com discounts several waterproof digital cameras, as listed below. With free shipping, each item is at the lowest total price we could find by at least $2, some by a more significant margin. The deals, each with free shipping: Olympus Stylus ...</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=c62g3o46Neo:qHvxY5BDVPU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=c62g3o46Neo:qHvxY5BDVPU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?i=c62g3o46Neo:qHvxY5BDVPU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=c62g3o46Neo:qHvxY5BDVPU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?i=c62g3o46Neo:qHvxY5BDVPU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div> New Amazon Kindle announced: $139 WiFi-only version and $189 3G model available August 27th in the US and UK http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/new-amazon-kindle-announced-139-wifi-only-version-and-189-3g/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/new-amazon-kindle-announced-139-wifi-only-version-and-189-3g/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/kindle-front---graphite.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> <span style="float: right; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 4px;"><script> digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/New_Amazon_Kindle_announced_139_WiFi_only_version_and_189'; </script><script src="http://digg.com/api/diggthis.js"></script></span>Let's be honest -- you saw this one coming, didn't you? Today Amazon is introducing a new reading device for e-book aficionados dubbed simply... the Kindle. The new handheld -- slated to be released on August 27th -- is 21 percent smaller and 15 percent lighter than the previous model, has a 20 percent faster refresh rate on its E Ink (yep, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/pvis-prototype-color-e-ink-displays-are-a-perfect-match-for-kin/">still</a> E Ink) screen, and will now come in two colors (graphite, like its big brother the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/kindleDX/">DX</a>, and the original white). In addition to the color changes, there will be two radio configurations available: a $139 WiFi only version, and a $189 3G version (utilizing AT&T's network, just like the last model). The screen will remain the same 6-inch size as the last two Kindles, though the company claims page turns are faster and contrast is improved. The internal storage on the device has been cranked to 4GB, and the battery life is now rated at a month with no wireless, and 10 days with wireless switched on. The company also announced plans for a UK-localized version at £109 and £149, respectively, as well as a UK e-book store. <br /> <br /> Along with the big changes, there have been minor tweaks as well -- the keyboard and five-way controls have been streamlined and altered slightly. The rocker is now more compact and flush with the device, and the side buttons have been modified in length to emphasize the forward paddles, while the back buttons have been downsized. Software wise, there are some interesting new features, the most notable being the inclusion of an "experimental" Webkit-based browser. If you're expecting future iterations to go even bolder with their multimedia capabilities, we kindly direct you to some choice quotes by Amazon's Jeff Bezos, care of <em>WSJ</em>: "For the vast majority of books, adding video and animation is not going to be helpful. It is distracting rather than enhancing. You are not going to improve Hemingway by adding video snippets," adding later, "there are going to be 100 companies making LCD [screen] tablets... why would we want to be 101? I like building a purpose-built reading device. I think that is where we can make a real contribution."<br /> <br /> We had a chance to play with the device for a short while during a meeting with the company, and we can report that the Kindle is still very much the reading device you know and love (or hate, depending on your preferences). The build quality and materials used did seem slightly more polished than the previous version, and we really liked the new, more subtle rocker. We can also attest to screen refreshes and overall navigation feeling noticeably more responsive and snappy compared with the previous generation. Amazon was showing off a jacket accessory which will be made available at launch that includes a small, pull-out light for late-night reading sessions. We're sure it will please a lot of folks eager to keep their partners undisturbed while they tear through <em><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/stieg-larsson-becomes-the-first-author-to-sell-a-million-kindle/">The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</a></em>. We'll have a full review as soon as we can get our hands on the device, but for now, check out all the details in the video and PR after the break, and feast your eyes on the handful of press shots in the gallery below.<br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/new-kindle/">New Kindle</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/new-kindle/#3215427"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/newkindle1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/new-kindle/#3215428"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/newkindle2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/new-kindle/#3215429"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/newkindle3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/new-kindle/#3215430"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/newkindle4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/new-kindle/#3215431"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/newkindle5_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/new-amazon-kindle-announced-139-wifi-only-version-and-189-3g/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>New Amazon Kindle announced: $139 WiFi-only version and $189 3G model available August 27th in the US and UK</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/new-amazon-kindle-announced-139-wifi-only-version-and-189-3g/">New Amazon Kindle announced: $139 WiFi-only version and $189 3G model available August 27th in the US and UK</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:31:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/28/new-amazon-kindle-announced-139-wifi-only-version-and-189-3g/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>   |   | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19572332/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/new-amazon-kindle-announced-139-wifi-only-version-and-189-3g/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> ViewSonic NexTV VMP75 Review http://www.i4u.com/article36899.html <p>Digital Trends published a ViewSonic NexTV VMP75 Review. Quote from the review: "You are no longer limited to what's on the hundreds of channels offered up by your cable or satellite provider. Now, many TVs, Blu-ray players and other boxes feature a...</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=fNSXG_JqgBw:_wUWnuXecqU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=fNSXG_JqgBw:_wUWnuXecqU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?i=fNSXG_JqgBw:_wUWnuXecqU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=fNSXG_JqgBw:_wUWnuXecqU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?i=fNSXG_JqgBw:_wUWnuXecqU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div> Samsung new HMX-E10 brings you HD in your Pocket http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Akihabaranews_en/~3/4qtlG8dVW3A/samsung-new-hmx-e10-brings-you-hd-in-your-pocket Is Panasonic compact HD Camera HDC-SDX1 to big for you? Or shooting 720p video with Samsung latest ST80 not enough? Well guess what? Samsung has now “The” solution for you with their new compact camcorder, the HMX-E10. With its 8Mpix sensor, our HMX-E10 shoots video in 1920×1080 in H.264, comes with a 270° Swiveling Lens [...] Samsung introduces its Wi-Fi enabled ST80 camera in the USA. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Akihabaranews_en/~3/eRffD2qG2GQ/samsung-introduces-its-wi-fi-enabled-st80-camera-in-the-usa Introduced this morning in the USA, the ST80 form Samsung is their latest entry level point and Shoot that is capable to do much more than shooting simple pictures. Our new ST80 comes with a 14.2Mpix sensor, a 3x optical zoom, shoots 720p video, as a 3” WQVGA touchscreen and comes with WiFi and DLNA [...] Iriver Japan new framee-Smart Digital Frame will just handle Jpegs. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Akihabaranews_en/~3/MKHPoqepqIo/iriver-japan-new-framee-smart-digital-frame-will-just-handle-jpegs Iriver in Korea as already many digital frame to its catalog and now it is time for Irvier Japan to do just the same with its 7” (480×234) framee-Smart. Simple and elegant the framee-Smart will pretty much do what other digital frame will do with the exception maybe of oddly only supporting JPEG. Yep, no [...] Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid headed for production http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/porsche-918-spyder-plug-in-hybrid-headed-for-production/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/porsche-918-spyder-plug-in-hybrid-headed-for-production/"><img border="1" hspace="4" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/porsche-918-spyder-07-28-2010.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> What once seemed to simply be a ridiculously extravagant concept for a plug-in hybrid has now become a ridiculously extravagant reality -- Porsche has just announced that it's putting the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/porsche-918-spyder-concept-is-the-most-beautiful-hybrid-weve-ev/">918 Spyder</a> into production. First unveiled at the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/genevamotorshow">Geneva Motor Show</a> earlier this year, the car (in concept form, at least) packs a 500-horsepower V8 and a pair of 109-horsepower electric motors that should let you get about 78 miles per gallon, or a total of 16 miles of driving straight from the lithium-ion battery back. The cost? That hasn't been officially announced yet, but estimates peg it around the $650,000 mark. Don't worry, though -- it'll be eligible for the $7,500 federal tax credit. Head on past the break for the full (but brief) press release.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/porsche-918-spyder-plug-in-hybrid-headed-for-production/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid headed for production</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/porsche-918-spyder-plug-in-hybrid-headed-for-production/">Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid headed for production</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:26:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/28/porsche-918-spyder-plug-in-hybrid-headed-for-production/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>   |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/28/report-porsche-approves-918-spyder-for-production/">Autoblog</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19572512/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/porsche-918-spyder-plug-in-hybrid-headed-for-production/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> Samsung SyncMaster 24" 1080p LCD Display for $160 + free shipping http://www.i4u.com/article36898.html <p>Today only, Dell Home offers the Samsung SyncMaster 24" 1080p Widecreen LCD Monitor, model no. 2494LW, for $159.99. With free shipping, that's tied with our mention from three weeks ago as the lowest total price we've ever seen for this display. (It's...</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=jG74pAOaMsY:AYRLO74PKPg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=jG74pAOaMsY:AYRLO74PKPg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?i=jG74pAOaMsY:AYRLO74PKPg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=jG74pAOaMsY:AYRLO74PKPg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?i=jG74pAOaMsY:AYRLO74PKPg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div> Rogers' budget-friendly chatr brand launches in Canada http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/rogers-budget-friendly-chatr-brand-launches-in-canada/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/rogers-budget-friendly-chatr-brand-launches-in-canada/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/chatr-plans-official-rm-eng.jpg" /></a></div> We <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/02/rogers-announces-plans-for-budget-minded-chatr-wireless-brand/">knew it was coming</a>, and now it's official: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/rogers">Rogers Wireless</a> has today launched its entry-level "chatr" wireless brand for Canadians everywhere -- and by "everywhere," we mean Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, and Ottawa (Montreal is coming soon, as is possibly elsewhere). Two plans are available: $45 monthly for unlimited talk-and-text and $35 for unlimited talk and 50 free texts. As of now, the official website's showing four devices to choose from, available at full price only (no subsidizing). On the low end, relatively speaking, there's the Nokia 1661 candybar for $60, followed by the LG GB125R flip for $75, the Nokia 2680 portrait QWERTY slider for $95, and <a href="http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/11/06/t-mobile-officially-announces-samsung-behold-and-gravity/">Samsung's Gravity</a> landscape QWERTY slider sitting at the top of the chain for $130. Rogers -- whose name appears nowhere in Chatr's branding so far -- expects "hundreds" of chatr kiosks to be rolled out at Future Shops, Best Buys, Costcos, and other retail outlets.<br /> <br /> The brand will compete with other budget-conscious options from the likes of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Wind/">Wind</a> Mobile and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Mobilicity/">Mobilicity</a>, but this one's got the advantage of Rogers' more established, wider-reaching network. According to <em>The Globe and Mail </em>and <em>CBC News</em>, Wind will be offering a whopping $150 credit for those who switch to its network from Rogers / chatr. Mobilicity's chairman John Bitove has a different strategy altogether, threatening to complain to the Competition Bureau that Rogers' possible goal here is to drive other discount phone brands out of business before dissolving chatr and leaving the market with only a higher-priced segment. And if you were wondering where <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Telus/">Telus</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/BellMobility/">Bell Mobility</a> stand, well, both companies are reportedly expected to follow suit with entry-level brands of their own. Data plan-averse Canadians should have quite the selection from which to choose.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/rogers-budget-friendly-chatr-brand-launches-in-canada/">Rogers' budget-friendly chatr brand launches in Canada</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:58:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/28/rogers-budget-friendly-chatr-brand-launches-in-canada/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>   |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://www.chatrwireless.com/web/chatr.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PhoneBrowseFlow">chatr</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19572471/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/rogers-budget-friendly-chatr-brand-launches-in-canada/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> Sony's 360-degree RayModeler 3D display brings its glasses-free act to LA, plays Breakout (video) http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/sonys-360-degree-raymodeler-3d-display-brings-its-glasses-free/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/sonys-360-degree-raymodeler-3d-display-brings-its-glasses-free/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/raymodeler3d07282010b.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> Sony talked up its cylindrical no-glasses <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/sonys-360-degree-3d-display-prototype-makes-virtual-pets-more-l/">3D 360-degree prototype display last fall</a>, and now it's showing off the tech, dubbed RayModeler 3D, on US soil at SIGGRAPH 2010 through tomorrow. A major bonus of that showcase is an English language video -- embedded after the break, plus a hands on including a game of <strike><em>Pong</em></strike> <em>Breakout </em>from <em>Core77 </em>and our videos from the Japanese exhibition -- showing how it all works, including the eight-camera rig and turntable that capture objects in 45-degree separations before they are interpolated to create a continuous 360-degree motion image. Sony claims this is the first of its type capable of high quality images, full color and interactive live motion -- check it out and imagine keeping a tiny 3D pet or floating, disembodied head on your bedside table, where it can respond and react to your every gesture. We wouldn't want our blip-verts any other way.<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/sony-3d-360-degree-display-prototype-hands-on/">Sony 3D 360-degree display prototype (hands-on)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/sony-3d-360-degree-display-prototype-hands-on/#2385173"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/10/sony-3d-360-contex16_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/sony-3d-360-degree-display-prototype-hands-on/#2385174"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/10/sony-3d-360-contex19_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/sony-3d-360-degree-display-prototype-hands-on/#2385175"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/10/sony-3d-360-contex17_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/sony-3d-360-degree-display-prototype-hands-on/#2385176"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/10/sony-3d-360-contex12_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/sonys-360-degree-raymodeler-3d-display-brings-its-glasses-free/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Sony's 360-degree RayModeler 3D display brings its glasses-free act to LA, plays Breakout (video)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/sonys-360-degree-raymodeler-3d-display-brings-its-glasses-free/">Sony's 360-degree RayModeler 3D display brings its glasses-free act to LA, plays Breakout (video)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:29:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/28/sonys-360-degree-raymodeler-3d-display-brings-its-glasses-free/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_VIA.gif" alt=""/><span class="caption"><a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/technology/siggraph_2010_sonys_3d_display_doesnt_require_glasses__17026.asp">Core77</a></span>  |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://blog.discover.sonystyle.com/raymodeler-3d-prototype-will-be-showcased-at-siggraph">SonyStyle Blog</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19572393/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/sonys-360-degree-raymodeler-3d-display-brings-its-glasses-free/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> RIM takes control of blackpad.com, laughter takes control of our minds http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/rim-takes-control-of-blackpad-com-laughter-take-control-of-our/ <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/rim-takes-control-of-blackpad-com-laughter-take-control-of-our/"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/07-28-10blackpad.jpg" /></a>A quick WHOIS confirms that RIM's taken control of blackpad.com -- yes, it's long been rumored as a potential name for the<a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/rim,tablet"> BlackBerry tablet</a>, but we're certainly hoping Waterloo's just parking a domain name to keep squatters at bay, because, seriously, we <em>just</em> got over the iPad jokes, you know?<br /> <br /> P.S.- And might we see whatever this is at the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/rim-and-atandt-event-next-tuesday-blackberry-slider-and-os-6-0/">RIM / AT&T event on Tuesday</a>? Consider our interest piqued.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/rim-takes-control-of-blackpad-com-laughter-take-control-of-our/">RIM takes control of blackpad.com, laughter takes control of our minds</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:05:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/28/rim-takes-control-of-blackpad-com-laughter-take-control-of-our/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_VIA.gif" alt=""/><span class="caption"><a href="http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/07/28/rim-buys-blackpad-com-presumably-as-a-home-for-their-blackberry-tablet/">MobileCrunch</a></span>  |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://whois.domaintools.com/blackpad.com">WHOIS</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19572484/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/rim-takes-control-of-blackpad-com-laughter-take-control-of-our/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> Valkyrie Fighter Shaped USB Optical Mouse for $8 + free shipping http://www.i4u.com/article36897.html <p>Shop4Tech.com offers this Valkyrie Fighter-Shaped USB Optical Mouse in Black for $8.95. Coupon code "LF15" drops it to $7.61. With free shipping, that's the lowest total price we've seen for such a deadly-looking mouse. It features two buttons, s...</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=x8ZxhOYrA3Q:qJyobb3vCa8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=x8ZxhOYrA3Q:qJyobb3vCa8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?i=x8ZxhOYrA3Q:qJyobb3vCa8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=x8ZxhOYrA3Q:qJyobb3vCa8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?i=x8ZxhOYrA3Q:qJyobb3vCa8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div> Back to School: Acer Aspire AO533-13531 Netbook on Sale http://www.i4u.com/article36896.html <p>The Acer Aspire AO533-13531 is available at Amazon for $286.89. It is that time of the year when we are all getting ready for back to school. It is a busy time and can become very stressful on parents and students alike. Be sure you have your essentials, ...</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=ZtMQ9PfATZM:jKxxnYGq4Rs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=ZtMQ9PfATZM:jKxxnYGq4Rs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?i=ZtMQ9PfATZM:jKxxnYGq4Rs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=ZtMQ9PfATZM:jKxxnYGq4Rs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?i=ZtMQ9PfATZM:jKxxnYGq4Rs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div> ZTE Peel for Sprint outed by FCC, another 3G-equipped iPod touch case http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/zte-peel-for-sprint-outed-by-fcc-another-3g-equipped-ipod-touch/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/zte-peel-for-sprint-outed-by-fcc-another-3g-equipped-ipod-touch/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/zte-peel-fcc-rm-eng.jpg" /></a></div> <span style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 16px; MARGIN-LEFT: 4px"><script> digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/iPhone_on_Sprint_Kinda_Sprint_iPod_Touch_3G_Phone_Converter'; </script><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js"></script></span> What is it about the word peel that screams "throw on the back of an <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/iPodtouch/">iPod touch</a> and grant it the power of mobile internet?" We spotted <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/ipod-touch-turned-into-a-phone-using-yosions-apple-peel-520/">Yosion's Apple Peel 520</a> just this morning bound for Chinese markets, and now the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/FCC/">FCC</a> has unveiled ZTE's own Peel 3G router. Although the user manual and external photos don't explicitly state it, one look at the (slightly enhanced) image above removes all doubt that this is made to fit snugly around a certain finger-friendly iDevice with a headset jack <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/ipod-touch-3g-hands-on/#2269614">on the bottom right</a>. Additionally, the user manual's setup screens are all sketched out in what appears to be a more mobile Safari-friendly size. The Qualcomm-powered CDMA2000 case is brandishing <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Sprint/">Sprint</a> logos on the front and back, which frankly <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/new-sprint-ad-shows-iphone-using-wimax-via-overdrive/">wouldn't be the first</a> (<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/16/sprints-ipad-4g-case-features-an-overdrive-pocket-oodles-of/">or even second</a>) time the carrier's targeted the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Apple/">Apple</a> faithful. Only this time, there's no <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/WiMAX/">WiMAX</a> -- bummer. Crafty, wacky, zany? We're sure <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/danhesse">Mr. Hesse</a> is chortling, but perhaps he can catch a breath or two and disseminate out some proper release details post-haste. <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/ztes-peel-3g-equipped-ipod-case-for-sprint-in-fcc/">ZTE's Peel 3G-equipped iPod case for Sprint in FCC</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/ztes-peel-3g-equipped-ipod-case-for-sprint-in-fcc/#3215051"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/zte-peel-sprint-2010-07-2812-58-20-rm-eng_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/ztes-peel-3g-equipped-ipod-case-for-sprint-in-fcc/#3215053"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/zte-peel-sprint-2010-07-2812-58-25-rm-eng_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/ztes-peel-3g-equipped-ipod-case-for-sprint-in-fcc/#3215054"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/zte-peel-sprint-2010-07-2812-58-31-rm-eng_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/ztes-peel-3g-equipped-ipod-case-for-sprint-in-fcc/#3215055"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/zte-peel-sprint-2010-07-2812-58-36-rm-eng_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/ztes-peel-3g-equipped-ipod-case-for-sprint-in-fcc/#3215056"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/zte-peel-sprint-2010-07-2812-58-42-rm-eng_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /> [Thanks, The Kaiser]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/zte-peel-for-sprint-outed-by-fcc-another-3g-equipped-ipod-touch/">ZTE Peel for Sprint outed by FCC, another 3G-equipped iPod touch case</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:16:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/28/zte-peel-for-sprint-outed-by-fcc-another-3g-equipped-ipod-touch/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>   |   | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19572368/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/zte-peel-for-sprint-outed-by-fcc-another-3g-equipped-ipod-touch/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> Samsung UN55C6500 55 Inch LED TV Review http://www.i4u.com/article36895.html <p>Tweaknews published a Samsung UN55C6500 55 Inch LED TV Review. Quote from review: "With this being the second LED TV I have tested from Samsung, nothing much has changed with regards to pros and cons of thin panel LED technology. The picture quali...</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=2QG7WW9mSJ4:dS5h2BFP-VM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=2QG7WW9mSJ4:dS5h2BFP-VM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?i=2QG7WW9mSJ4:dS5h2BFP-VM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=2QG7WW9mSJ4:dS5h2BFP-VM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?i=2QG7WW9mSJ4:dS5h2BFP-VM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div> Sprint reports $760 million net loss for Q2, slightly less than expected http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/sprint-reports-760-million-net-loss-for-q2-slightly-less-than/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/sprint-reports-760-million-net-loss-for-q2-slightly-less-than/"><img border="1" hspace="4" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/06/10x0604mb234sprintny.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> Well, it looks like Verizon has a bit of company at the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/verizon-posts-1-5b-net-loss-picks-up-slightly-fewer-new-wirele/">negative end</a> of the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/">earnings spectrum</a> -- Sprint has now also reported a loss for the second quarter, although it's a slightly smaller one than expected. Specifically, the company posted a $760 million net loss for the quarter that's just ended, or 15 cents a share, which isn't exactly great, but is better than the 17 cent loss analysts had predicted. That gain is at least partly attributed to strong sales of the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/product/htc-evo-4g-supersonic">HTC EVO 4G</a>, and by the company's best ever year-over-year improvement in net postpaid subscribers, which helped boost the number of wireless subscribers by 110,000 (for a total 48.2 million customers). Looking for some more hard numbers? There's plenty to keep you busy at the link below.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/sprint-reports-760-million-net-loss-for-q2-slightly-less-than/">Sprint reports $760 million net loss for Q2, slightly less than expected</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:57:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/28/sprint-reports-760-million-net-loss-for-q2-slightly-less-than/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>   |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://investors.sprint.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=127149&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1452819&highlight=">Sprint</a>, <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/07/28/bloomberg1376-L689OB0YHQ0W01-4G7478CLMJ3DRK4PSH3JMVQOCP.DTL">SFGate</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19572326/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/sprint-reports-760-million-net-loss-for-q2-slightly-less-than/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> NVIDIA's refreshed Optimus interface sheds more light on what your GPU is doing http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/nvidias-refreshed-optimus-interface-sheds-more-light-on-what-yo/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/nvidias-refreshed-optimus-interface-sheds-more-light-on-what-yo/"><img hspace="4" border="0" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/nvidia-optimus-ui.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> There's no question that NVIDIA's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Optimus/">Optimus</a> system -- which enables a discrete <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/GPU/">GPU</a> to operate when a machine is taxed and a power-sipping IGP to function when you're involved in less strenuous tasks -- has changed the way the world looks at laptop graphics, but it hasn't been able to avoid a fair amount of criticism about the controlling interface. With the July release of the monthly <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/nvidia-verde-to-sync-up-desktop-and-laptop-gpu-driver-releases/">Verde drivers</a>, the company has just rolled out a revised UI that provides "even more visibility into how Optimus is working and allows you even more control over how Optimus operates." The newest Optimus control panel, as well as a brief demonstration of what's been tweaked, is available for viewing just after the break, but it's on you to hunt down drivers for whatever rig you call your own.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/nvidias-refreshed-optimus-interface-sheds-more-light-on-what-yo/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>NVIDIA's refreshed Optimus interface sheds more light on what your GPU is doing</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/nvidias-refreshed-optimus-interface-sheds-more-light-on-what-yo/">NVIDIA's refreshed Optimus interface sheds more light on what your GPU is doing</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:38:00 EDT. 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A new study claims that Android is now the most popular platform for developers. TechEye reports that Vision Mobile has just finished a comprehens...</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=31zsKXNxmnI:dGtU06Y5TDk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=31zsKXNxmnI:dGtU06Y5TDk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?i=31zsKXNxmnI:dGtU06Y5TDk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=31zsKXNxmnI:dGtU06Y5TDk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?i=31zsKXNxmnI:dGtU06Y5TDk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div> HTC beginning Froyo rollout tomorrow? Maybe, maybe not http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/htc-beginning-froyo-rollout-tomorrow-maybe-maybe-not/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/htc-beginning-froyo-rollout-tomorrow-maybe-maybe-not/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/htcdesiretriohed03302010.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> HTC Europe director Mark Moons caused quite a stir this morning when he tweeted that the company would begin rolling out <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/froyo">Android Froyo</a> updates to devices tomorrow, starting with the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/htcdesire">Desire</a>, but we wouldn't get too excited yet -- HTC tells us that it's possible a rollout will begin tomorrow, but nothing's finalized yet pending some final testing. We've certainly got our fingers crossed -- and we're sure Desire owners the world over will be hitting that System Updates button nonstop for the next few days.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/htc-beginning-froyo-rollout-tomorrow-maybe-maybe-not/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>HTC beginning Froyo rollout tomorrow? Maybe, maybe not</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/htc-beginning-froyo-rollout-tomorrow-maybe-maybe-not/">HTC beginning Froyo rollout tomorrow? Maybe, maybe not</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:16:00 EDT. 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HFB-500, for $39.99. Coupon code "MLC211853072825NL1" cuts the price to $29.99. Then, use this $20 mail-in rebate to further cut it to $9.99. With free shipping, th...</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=c3IlgaNoSko:V9dqbhd2NDw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=c3IlgaNoSko:V9dqbhd2NDw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?i=c3IlgaNoSko:V9dqbhd2NDw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?a=c3IlgaNoSko:V9dqbhd2NDw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/I4UNews?i=c3IlgaNoSko:V9dqbhd2NDw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div> UK bans R4 cards, makes Nintendo DS pirating 'double illegal' http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/uk-bans-r4-cards-makes-nintendo-ds-pirating-double-illegal/ <div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/uk-bans-r4-cards-makes-nintendo-ds-pirating-double-illegal/"><img border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/rf-nintendo-02-21-2010.jpg" alt="" /></a>While us Yankees are celebrating the one small victory for all that's right and good represented by the recent <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/library-of-congress-adds-dmca-exception-for-jailbreaking-or-root/">DMCA jailbreak exception</a>, things are looking a little bleaker for UK gadget-heads this afternoon. London's High Court has ruled that <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/r4card">R4 cards</a>, which are used by homebrewers and the occasional no-goodnik game pirate to circumvent security on the Nintendo DS, cannot be sold, advertised, or imported into the UK. According to <em>Joystiq</em>, Nintendo claims they've seized over 100,000 R4 devices in the country since 2009. When asked for a comment, the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/caption-contest-the-queens-rim-visit/">Queen</a> was all like, "What?"</div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/uk-bans-r4-cards-makes-nintendo-ds-pirating-double-illegal/">UK bans R4 cards, makes Nintendo DS pirating 'double illegal'</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:47:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/28/uk-bans-r4-cards-makes-nintendo-ds-pirating-double-illegal/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_VIA.gif" alt=""/><span class="caption"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/28/r4-and-other-nintendo-ds-flashcarts-outlawed-in-uk/">Joystiq</a></span>  |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://www.develop-online.net/news/35482/Nintendo-victory-as-R4-emulator-is-outlawed">Develop</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19572139/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/uk-bans-r4-cards-makes-nintendo-ds-pirating-double-illegal/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> Head-mounted display controls video camera, keeps you painfully single http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/head-mounted-display-controls-video-camera-keeps-you-painfully/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/head-mounted-display-controls-video-camera-keeps-you-painfully/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/100728-mvcs-01.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;">At the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo, Satoshi Nariai demonstrates something called the head-mounted Mobile Video Communication System. With acceleration and position sensors built into a head-mounted display, the remote camera moves in relation to your head's movements. The researcher sees this being used primarily for <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/telepresence">videoconferencing</a> where he thinks it will promote effective communication by allowing eye contact. Of course, there's one problem with that -- if you're both wearing large displays on your face, how could you possibly make eye contact? Unless, of course, you paint eyes onto the outside of the display itself, Loony Tunes-style. That said, it's still an impressive piece of gear. See it in action after the break.</div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/head-mounted-display-controls-video-camera-keeps-you-painfully/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Head-mounted display controls video camera, keeps you painfully single</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/head-mounted-display-controls-video-camera-keeps-you-painfully/">Head-mounted display controls video camera, keeps you painfully single</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:24:00 EDT. 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In a brief announcement made today, Eric Chu has made clear that a new method for protecting the work of paid app creators will be implemented long-term, with the plan being to "replace the current Android Market copy-protection mechanism over the next few months." This new "licensing service" is available now for those that want in, providing developers with a secure mechanism that can ping a Market License Server upon launch in order to see if a particular app was indeed purchased legitimately. It's hard to say how exactly this will affect usability (specifically in offline scenarios), but it's certainly an interesting twist to the whole situation. Expect to hear lots of growling on both sides as more and more apps opt to take advantage. <br /> <br /> [Thanks, Jonathan]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/new-licensing-service-replacing-existing-copy-protection-metho/">New 'licensing service' replacing existing copy protection method in Android Market</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:01:00 EDT. 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Well, Time Inc. execs don't seem to be too keen on the idea either. As Peter Kafka of <em>All Things Digital</em> reports, Time was planning to launch a subscription version of its <em>Sports Illustrated </em>iPad app last month in which you'd pay Time directly, but Apple apparently rejected the app at the last minute and left Time with no other choice than to sell issues one at a time for the usual $4.99. What's more, some Time Inc. execs have reportedly "been going nuts" over the situation, which is complicated even further by the fact that some companies like <em>The Wall Street Journal</em> do have a different arrangement for billing customers directly. As for Apple, it simply notes that it supports two platforms for publishers: the "open" HTML5, and the "curated" App Store, while Time insists that it will offer in-app subscriptions sometime "later this year."<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/time-inc-execs-said-to-be-frustrated-over-lack-of-ipad-magazine/">Time Inc. execs said to be frustrated over lack of iPad magazine subcriptions</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:06:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/28/time-inc-execs-said-to-be-frustrated-over-lack-of-ipad-magazine/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_VIA.gif" alt=""/><span class="caption"><a href="http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/28/publishers_frustrated_as_apple_blocks_ipad_subscriptions.html">AppleInsider</a></span>  |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20100728/time-inc-s-ipad-problem-is-trouble-for-every-magazine-publisher/?reflink=ATD_yahoo_ticker">AllThingsD</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19571995/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/time-inc-execs-said-to-be-frustrated-over-lack-of-ipad-magazine/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> Purported myTouch HD leaks out alongside promise of T-Mobile's first HSPA+ smartphone http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/purported-mytouch-hd-leaks-out-alongside-promise-of-t-mobiles-f/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/purported-mytouch-hd-leaks-out-alongside-promise-of-t-mobiles-f/"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/t-mobile-mytouch-hd-leak.jpg" /></a></div> Someone should really tell T-Mobile USA it's got a rather large hole that needs plugged. Hot on the heels of the (presumably) <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/htc-vision-headed-to-t-mobile-in-new-spy-shot-dubbed-g1-blaze/">T-Mob-bound G1 Blaze</a> leak comes this duo, which includes a purported leak of the myTouch HD (or 3G HD) as well as a web portal that quite clearly prepares us for the launch of the carrier's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/t-mobile-and-htc-to-launch-first-21mbps-hspa-smartphone-in-sept/">first HSPA+ smartphone</a>. Of course, there's no official confirmation that the handset you're peering at above is anything more than a fan render, but it certainly has a look of authenticity to it; sadly, there aren't any rumored specifications to tag alongside the JPG, but it's a pretty safe bet that this one will run some flavor of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Android/">Android</a> and rely heavily on screen presses for letter input. As for the promo page? Scrutineers have drawn a link between it and the Vanguard that we <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/t-mobile-roadmap-leaks-out-plenty-of-android-in-store/">peeked a few weeks back</a>, so feel free to let your imagination run a bit wild there. Looks like it's gearing up to be quite the second half for America's number two GSM operator.<br /> <br /> [Thanks to everyone who sent this in]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/purported-mytouch-hd-leaks-out-alongside-promise-of-t-mobiles-f/">Purported myTouch HD leaks out alongside promise of T-Mobile's first HSPA+ smartphone</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:43:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/28/purported-mytouch-hd-leaks-out-alongside-promise-of-t-mobiles-f/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>   |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://first-hspa-smartphone.t-mobile.com/">T-Mobile</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19571999/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/purported-mytouch-hd-leaks-out-alongside-promise-of-t-mobiles-f/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> LG aiming to ship 'a couple' of Windows Phone 7 devices by year-end http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/lg-aiming-to-ship-a-couple-of-windows-phone-7-devices-by-year/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/lg-aiming-to-ship-a-couple-of-windows-phone-7-devices-by-year/"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/lg-windows-phone-7-proto.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> The company's not committing to any US carriers just yet (<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/atandt-claims-it-will-be-the-premier-carrier-for-windows-phone-7/">ahem</a>), but LG is already puffing up its chest and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/exclusive-lgs-windows-phone-7-series-early-prototype-unveiled/">talking big</a> about its impending <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/WindowsPhone7/">Windows Phone 7</a> release plans. To date, all we've had to go on was Microsoft's vow of seeing WP7 devices on store shelves before this <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-is-official-and-microsoft-is-playing-to/">holiday season</a>, but now Ken Hong, an LG representative in Seoul, has offered a wee bit more insight regarding his company in particular. To quote: "We have a deep relationship with Microsoft so expect to have a couple [of Windows Phone 7 handsets] by the end of this year." That aligns rather nicely with what <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/25/lgs-first-windows-phone-7-handset-shipping-as-early-as-septembe/">we heard ourselves</a> back in Feburary, and given that LG's mobile division has seen some rather unsightly losses in its most recent quarterly earnings, we're guessing the company's more than eager to push out the next big thing.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/lg-aiming-to-ship-a-couple-of-windows-phone-7-devices-by-year/">LG aiming to ship 'a couple' of Windows Phone 7 devices by year-end</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:01:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/28/lg-aiming-to-ship-a-couple-of-windows-phone-7-devices-by-year/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>   |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/202060/lg_expects_to_launch_a_few_windows_phone_7_mobiles_this_year.html">PC World</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19571806/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/lg-aiming-to-ship-a-couple-of-windows-phone-7-devices-by-year/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> Aircord Lab's N-3D concept turns an iPad into world's second least practical 3D display (video) http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/aircord-labs-n-3d-concept-turns-an-ipad-into-worlds-second-lea/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/aircord-labs-n-3d-concept-turns-an-ipad-into-worlds-second-lea/"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" alt="Aircord Lab's N-3D concept turns iPad into the world's least practical 3D display (video)" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/aircord-20100728.jpg" /></a></div> <span style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 16px; MARGIN-LEFT: 4px"><script> digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Aircord_Lab_s_N_3D_concept_using_an_iPad'; </script><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js"></script></span> Think giant <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/3dglasses">active-shutter glasses</a> are a roadblock to 3D adoption? Wait until you get a load of this, the N-3D from Aircord Labs, a glass pyramid with semi-reflective sides that allows you to peer through while reflecting the image of a screen above. In this case the screen is provided by an <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/apple,ipad">iPad</a> which, as you can see in the video below, separately renders three sides of an object. Each slab of glass reflects a different rendering and, hey presto, changeable perspective as you move from side to side, reducing the usable screen real-estate on the iPad by at least a third and producing an effect slightly less compelling, but slightly more portable, than that <em>Time Traveler</em> arcade game that used to take four whole quarters to play. No word on whether there will ever be a take-home version, but get yourself a sheet of plexiglass and you could probably make your own.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/aircord-labs-n-3d-concept-turns-an-ipad-into-worlds-second-lea/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Aircord Lab's N-3D concept turns an iPad into world's second least practical 3D display (video)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/aircord-labs-n-3d-concept-turns-an-ipad-into-worlds-second-lea/">Aircord Lab's N-3D concept turns an iPad into world's second least practical 3D display (video)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:38:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/28/aircord-labs-n-3d-concept-turns-an-ipad-into-worlds-second-lea/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_VIA.gif" alt=""/><span class="caption"><a href="http://www.3d-display-info.com/aircord-labs-developed-new-pyramid-shaped-ipad-based-no-glasses-3d-display">3D-Display-info.com</a></span>  |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://www.aircord.co.jp/labo/">Aircord Labs</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19571564/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/aircord-labs-n-3d-concept-turns-an-ipad-into-worlds-second-lea/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> Carnegie Mellon's robot snakes converge into creepy hand-like wargadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/carnegie-mellons-robot-snakes-converge-into-creepy-hand-like-wa/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/carnegie-mellons-robot-snakes-converge-into-creepy-hand-like-wa/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/100728-snakerobotics-01.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;">President Eisenhower, in his famous farewell speech in 1961, warned against the acquisition of unwarranted influence by the "<a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/wargadget">military industrial complex</a>." If he had given those remarks some sixty years later, he might have worked academia into the phrase -- especially if he knew about the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/snake">snakes</a>! Certainly one of the more viscerally unnerving wargadgets we've encountered over the last few years, the creepy-crawly automatons of the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute are a big hit at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, where three of 'em have been arrayed onto a circular base to form the Robotic Tentacle Manipulator, a hand that could be used for opening doors or handling IEDs, possibly while mounted on the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/irobot,warrior">iRobot Warrior</a>. The "opening a door" problem, as it is called, has perplexed the field of robotics for quite some time now -- and it might one day be solved using technology like this. Until then, it looks like doorknobs are still the terrorist's best friend.</div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/carnegie-mellons-robot-snakes-converge-into-creepy-hand-like-wa/">Carnegie Mellon's robot snakes converge into creepy hand-like wargadget</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:16:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/28/carnegie-mellons-robot-snakes-converge-into-creepy-hand-like-wa/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_VIA.gif" alt=""/><span class="caption"><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13639_3-20011795-42.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Crave">CNET</a></span>  |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://www.army.mil/-news/2010/07/23/42721-army-technology-expands-snake-robotics/index.html?ref=home-headline-title2">US Army</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19571763/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/carnegie-mellons-robot-snakes-converge-into-creepy-hand-like-wa/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> Best Buy to offer free invisibleSHIELD 4fix to aggravated iPhone 4 owners http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/best-buy-to-offer-free-invisibleshield-4fix-to-aggravated-iphone/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/best-buy-to-offer-free-invisibleshield-4fix-to-aggravated-iphone/"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/best-buy-iphone-4-fixsmall.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> <span style="float: right; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 4px;"><script> digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/Best_Buy_Offering_Free_invisibleSHIELD_to_iPhone_4_Owners'; </script><script src="http://digg.com/api/diggthis.js"></script></span>It's hard to say for certain what exactly this flyer means, but it sure looks as if at least some <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/iPhone4/">iPhone 4</a> owners will be able to snatch a free invisibleSHIELD 4fix (valued at $9.99 or so) from their local Best Buy. Based on a number of tips that we've received, we're getting the impression that the yellow-tagged retailer could be handing out (and installing) completely free side coverings for <em>any</em> iPhone 4 owner that waltzes into a store, presumably as a proactive measure to fend off returns or to upsell consumers on an entire invisibleSHIELD / separate case. Nothing about this notice makes clear that you actually have to buy your iPhone 4 from Best Buy in order to take advantage, but we probably wouldn't waste a lunch break giving this a go without a verbal confirmation from your local store manager. Until it's made official, of course.<br /> <br /> <strong>Update</strong>: We've heard from another tipster that the deal is indeed legitimate, and it's for any human with an iPhone 4, not just those who purchased their phone from Best Buy. We'd recommend calling your local store to double check, but things are looking up.<br /> <br /> <strong>Update 2:</strong> Ah, so we've finally received the full skinny from another tipster. The offer only applies to those who purchased their iPhone 4 from Best Buy / Best Buy Mobile <i>or</i> for Best Buy Reward Zone members. Granted, it's pretty easy to sign up for the aforementioned reward program, but those are the stipulations. The official BB name for the product you'll be getting is the Zagg SideShield, which would cost you $9.99 otherwise. <br /> <br /> [Thanks, Anonymous] <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/best-buys-free-invisibleshield-4fix-for-iphone-4-offer/">Best Buy's free invisibleSHIELD 4fix for iPhone 4 offer</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/best-buys-free-invisibleshield-4fix-for-iphone-4-offer/#3213307"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/best-buy-iphone-4-fix1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/best-buys-free-invisibleshield-4fix-for-iphone-4-offer/#3213308"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/best-buy-iphone-4-fix2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/best-buys-free-invisibleshield-4fix-for-iphone-4-offer/#3213309"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/best-buy-iphone-4-fix3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/best-buys-free-invisibleshield-4fix-for-iphone-4-offer/#3214717"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/best-buy-iphone4-zagg_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/best-buy-to-offer-free-invisibleshield-4fix-to-aggravated-iphone/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Best Buy to offer free invisibleSHIELD 4fix to aggravated iPhone 4 owners</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/best-buy-to-offer-free-invisibleshield-4fix-to-aggravated-iphone/">Best Buy to offer free invisibleSHIELD 4fix to aggravated iPhone 4 owners</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:53:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/28/best-buy-to-offer-free-invisibleshield-4fix-to-aggravated-iphone/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>   |   | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19571741/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/best-buy-to-offer-free-invisibleshield-4fix-to-aggravated-iphone/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> Samsung unveils WiFi-enabled ST80 camera, swiveling-lens HMX-E10 pocket camcorder http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/samsung-unveils-wifi-enabled-st80-camera-swivel-friendly-e10-po/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/samsung-unveils-wifi-enabled-st80-camera-swivel-friendly-e10-po/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/st80-and-e10-sammy-rm-eng.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> Camera releases are somewhat a by-the-numbers thing with so many different variations being released by numerous companies throughout the year. <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Samsung/">Samsung</a>'s pair here does have some interesting standout features, but one at a time. The 14.2 megapixel ST80 point-and-shoot boasts WiFi capabilities for email / direct upload of images (DLNA supported, to boot). It's also got 3x optical zoom, a 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen, 720p 30fps H.264 video recording, and Sammy's "Smart Crop" feature for taking angled shots and "straightening them up" (i.e. a banner that is fixed to look straight on). This one's due out September 2010 for a penny under $250. Then there's the HMX-E10 pocket camcorder with an impressive 270-degree swiveling lens and 1920 x 1080 30p H.264 HD video recording. That touchscreen you see is a 2.7-inch LCD, the lens has 2x digital zoom, connectivity is HDMI and USB (also used for charging), and release details are September as well, for $199.99. You know the drill: product shots are below, press releases after the break. <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/samsung-st80-press-shots/">Samsung ST80 press shots</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/samsung-st80-press-shots/#3211814"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/st80bbkglobal1024x768_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/samsung-st80-press-shots/#3211816"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/st80bsbkglobal1024x768_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/samsung-st80-press-shots/#3211817"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/st80fbkglobal1024x768_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/samsung-st80-press-shots/#3211818"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/st80fsbkglobal1024x768_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/samsung-st80-press-shots/#3211819"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/st80ftbkglobal1024x768_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div> <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/samsung-hmx-e10-press-shots/">Samsung HMX-E10 press shots</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/samsung-hmx-e10-press-shots/#3211793"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/e108b1024x768_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/samsung-hmx-e10-press-shots/#3211794"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/e10b1b1024x768_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/samsung-hmx-e10-press-shots/#3211795"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/e10b3b1024x768_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/samsung-hmx-e10-press-shots/#3211796"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/e10f1w1024x768_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/samsung-hmx-e10-press-shots/#3211797"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/e10f4w1024x768_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/samsung-unveils-wifi-enabled-st80-camera-swivel-friendly-e10-po/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Samsung unveils WiFi-enabled ST80 camera, swiveling-lens HMX-E10 pocket camcorder</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/samsung-unveils-wifi-enabled-st80-camera-swivel-friendly-e10-po/">Samsung unveils WiFi-enabled ST80 camera, swiveling-lens HMX-E10 pocket camcorder</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:30:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/28/samsung-unveils-wifi-enabled-st80-camera-swivel-friendly-e10-po/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>   |   | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19571068/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/samsung-unveils-wifi-enabled-st80-camera-swivel-friendly-e10-po/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> Super Talent's dual interface UltraDrive MX SSD does SATA II and mini-USB http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/super-talents-dual-interface-ultradrive-mx-ssd-does-sata-ii-and/ <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/super-talents-dual-interface-ultradrive-mx-ssd-does-sata-ii-and/"><img hspace="4" border="0" align="left" vspace="16" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/super-talent-ssd-casing.jpg" alt="" /></a>She <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/25/buffalo-intros-shd-nsum-series-ssds-with-usb-and-sata-ii-interfa/">ain't the first</a> solid state drive to ship with a keen understanding of both SATA II and USB, but in the case of niche storage devices, the more the merrier, right? The newest member of the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/19/super-talent-ships-decently-priced-ultradrive-me-le-ssds/">UltraDrive</a> family (that'd be the UltraDrive MX, if you're curious) has given <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/SuperTalent/">Super Talent</a> its first two-faced SSD, complete with a dual interface that enables it to be used as an internal or external drive. The company claims that this makes laptop drive swaps a lesson in simplicity, as you simply mount it via USB in order to clone your existing drive, and then connect it via SATA once you're ready to take it beneath the surface. We're told to expect read and write speeds as high as 250MB/sec and 180MB/sec, respectively, with capacities of 60GB, 120GB, 240GB and 480GB being available. Oh, and speaking of which -- these bad boys won't actually ship until September 1st, so we'd suggest pinching those pennies in the meantime.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/super-talents-dual-interface-ultradrive-mx-ssd-does-sata-ii-and/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Super Talent's dual interface UltraDrive MX SSD does SATA II and mini-USB</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/super-talents-dual-interface-ultradrive-mx-ssd-does-sata-ii-and/">Super Talent's dual interface UltraDrive MX SSD does SATA II and mini-USB</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:09:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/28/super-talents-dual-interface-ultradrive-mx-ssd-does-sata-ii-and/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_VIA.gif" alt=""/><span class="caption"><a href="http://hothardware.com/News/Super-Talent-Intros-Dual-Interface-SSD-For-Internal-And-External-Use/">Hot Hardware</a></span>  |   | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19571608/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/super-talents-dual-interface-ultradrive-mx-ssd-does-sata-ii-and/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> Hori's mesmerizing PS3 Slim LCD dock now available for import http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/horis-mesmerizing-ps3-slim-lcd-dock-now-available-for-import/ <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/horis-mesmerizing-ps3-slim-lcd-dock-now-available-for-import/"><img hspace="4" border="0" align="right" vspace="16" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/hori-ps3-lcd-dock.jpg" /></a>Love at first sight may be debatable, but we had a feeling we'd be into Hori's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/06/ps3-meets-hori-lcd-dock-good-things-happen/">PS3 Slim LCD dock</a> just as soon as we laid eyes on it. A few months after first appearing overseas, the simplistic device -- which mounts an 11.6-inch LCD atop your <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/PlayStation3/">PlayStation 3</a> Slim console -- is ready to be imported into these great States of America. <i>Play-Asia</i> is coming through in the clutch once more, offering the gizmo to those situated far, far from the Land of the Rising Sun for $259.90. It's in stock and ready to ship within 24 hours, so we'd get it on it if you were planning to get on it. Just sayin'. <br /> <br /> [Thanks, Craig]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/horis-mesmerizing-ps3-slim-lcd-dock-now-available-for-import/">Hori's mesmerizing PS3 Slim LCD dock now available for import</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:43:00 EDT. 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The company has announced a suite of touchscreens called the ClearPad 7200 series in sizes up to 10.1-inches, each offering the 10-point multitouch capacitive juju we've <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/synaptics-clearpad-3000-touchscreen-does-10-finger-capacitive-m/">come to expect</a> from the company. All support Windows 7 as well as Android and other Linux-based OSes, meaning they could start showing up all over the place. Speaking of, the screens appear to be available to OEMs nowish ahead of products using them coming to retail by the end of the year. No word on cost, but if you were looking to buy a couple-hundred thousand of them Synaptics would surely be happy to make you a deal.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/synaptics-shows-off-multitouch-screens-for-multitouch-tablets-up/">Synaptics shows off multitouch screens for multitouch tablets up to 10.1-inches</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:20:00 EDT. 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The Kensington Laptop Locking Station ($79.99) boasts an all-steel backbone (one that resists cutting, drilling or prying), and ideally you'd mount it onto the desk or table where you typically leave your machine for extended periods of time. If you're in need of a little extra reach, there's an optional Tether Kit ($29.99) that keeps things secure regardless of where you're at. Specific details on both -- along with a video demonstration -- are embedded after the break, with the whole shebang capable of handling laptops from 13.3- to 17-inches.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/kensingtons-laptop-locking-station-is-a-thiefs-worst-nightmare/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Kensington's Laptop Locking Station is a thief's worst nightmare... maybe</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/kensingtons-laptop-locking-station-is-a-thiefs-worst-nightmare/">Kensington's Laptop Locking Station is a thief's worst nightmare... maybe</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:58:00 EDT. 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Extensions can be installed from anywhere, but you might think of the Gallery as the App Store for browser add-ons -- and it seems decently stocked at launch, with notable entries from Amazon, eBay, Bing, MLB.com, the <em>New York Times</em>, and Twitter. We'd expect that number to grow over time, as extensions are apparently quite simply built in HTML5, CSS and JavaScript. PR after the break.<br /> <br /> <strong>Update:</strong> We're also told Safari 5.0.1 <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/secunia-ranks-apple-first-in-software-insecurity-safari-said-to/">fixes that nasty AutoFill vulnerability</a>, so that's good news. [Thanks, Robert]<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/apple-releases-safari-5-0-1-extensions-gallery-now-open/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Apple releases Safari 5.0.1, Extensions Gallery now open</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/apple-releases-safari-5-0-1-extensions-gallery-now-open/">Apple releases Safari 5.0.1, Extensions Gallery now open</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:35:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/28/apple-releases-safari-5-0-1-extensions-gallery-now-open/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>   |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://extensions.apple.com/">Extensions Gallery</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19571592/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/apple-releases-safari-5-0-1-extensions-gallery-now-open/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> HP's 30-inch ZR30w IPS LCD monitor reviewed: exceptional performance, reasonable price http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/hps-30-inch-zr30w-ips-lcd-monitor-reviewed-exceptional-perform/ <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/hps-30-inch-zr30w-ips-lcd-monitor-reviewed-exceptional-perform/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/07/hp-zr30w.jpg" /></a></div> The <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/nec-delivers-26-30-inch-lcds-with-spectraview-color-calibrati/">market</a> for <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/04/dell-3008wfp-30-inch-monitor-review-roundup/">30-inch monitors</a> is <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/eizo-intros-30-inch-flexscan-sx3031w-h-monitor/">growing</a>, but that's not the same as saying that your options are plentiful. You'll have a far easier time finding high-res 24- and 27-inch screens to toss together, but if you've got your mind set on a single LCD workspace, HP's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/hp-zr30w-has-30-inches-of-ips-goodness-1-07-billion-colors-and/">ZR30w</a> has to be on the short list. Coming in at an altogether respectable $1,299, this panel offers oodles of pixels (2,560 x 1,600) and top-shelf image quality. Critics over at <i>Hot Hardware</i> were thoroughly pleased with the results, keeping in mind that this was designed for the creative professional. They <i>did</i> knock the lack of ports (only a DisplayPort and DVI connector are included), but the lack of inputs was just about all they could kvetch about. Performance was deemed "exceptional," color reproduction was said to be "superb" and it even managed to hold its own while gaming. You may not be a big fan of the plain styling, but those source links are definitely worth a look if you've been teetering on this here fence.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/hps-30-inch-zr30w-ips-lcd-monitor-reviewed-exceptional-perform/">HP's 30-inch ZR30w IPS LCD monitor reviewed: exceptional performance, reasonable price</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:06:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</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/2010/07/28/hps-30-inch-zr30w-ips-lcd-monitor-reviewed-exceptional-perform/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>   |  <img class="img_label" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"/><span class="caption"><a href="http://hothardware.com/articles/HP-ZR30w-30Inch-SIPS-LCD-Monitor-Review/">Hot Hardware</a>, <a href="http://www.anandtech.com/show/3754/a-new-30-contender-hp-zr30w-review">AnandTech</a></span>  | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19570786/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/hps-30-inch-zr30w-ips-lcd-monitor-reviewed-exceptional-perform/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> Panasonic USA new HDC-SDX1 is the world lightest Full HD Camcorder. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Akihabaranews_en/~3/bYkdLRNE7iE/panasonic-usa-new-hdc-sdx1-is-the-world-lightest-full-hd-camcorder Not sure if everyone will agree on this statement, but here it is, Panasonic is claiming that their latest Full HD Camcorder, the HDC-SDX1 is the world lightest camcorder on the market (229g). With its 23x Lens with a 35.8mm Wide angle, O.I.S as well including Face Recognition, the new HYBRID O.I.S., AF/AE Tracking, Intelligent [...] Samsung add two new X Series Notebook in Korea http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Akihabaranews_en/~3/NyKJ8l5ST3M/samsung-add-two-new-x-series-notebook-in-korea Samsung introduce two new X Series notebooks in Korea with the X430 and X180. The X430 comes with a 14”LED Backlight monitor with a 1366 x 768 resolution, with a Core i3 330UM CPU, an Nvidia GeForce 310M and 4GB of RAM, while the X180, smaller comes with a 11.6 LED Backlight monitor with a [...] Regza ZG1 and F1 Series Now with more 3D http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Akihabaranews_en/~3/tZyfyuhTQJY/regza-zg1-and-f1-series-now-with-more-3d Less impressive than today’s Cell Regza, but still pretty much quite nice to own, Toshiba latest Regza ZG1, available in 42, 47 and 55” as well as the Regza F1 available in 46 and 55”, are now available with 3D 240HZ Panels. The difference between these 2 series comes in the support of SKYPerfectTV recording. [...] Toshiba add 5 New 3D HDD and Blu-Ray DVRs to its catalog http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Akihabaranews_en/~3/2P4dLvZkbaE/toshiba-add-5-new-3d-hdd-and-blu-ray-dvrs-to-its-catalog Depending of your model of choice or budget, you will have the choice between 5 new DVRs with Blu-Ray recorder and HDD supporting 3D (3 Models are in fact sold with an optional 3D Upgrade kit). Starting with the Hi-End RD-X10, with 2TB of HDD, USB HDD Recording and 12 Digital TV Tuners and sold [...]