Updated: April 24, 2009, at 1:10 p.m. PT with a comment from Google.
Last week Google tantalized Android developers with an early version of its software developer kit for Android 1.5, the upcoming version of its mobile operating system. Included with it is a laundry list of …
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If you love the idea of wirelessly charging your gadgets, you’ll be thrilled to learn that WildCharge has just announced the Universal Adapter for Cell Phones. This adapter lets a over 150 different models charge wirelessly with the WildCharger Pad (Read our hands-on review). Supported phones include those from BlackBerry (RIM), HTC, Motorola, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson.
The adapter works by connecting phones to the WildCharger Pad via a thin swing arm and removable tips. The adapter is available for $39.99 and comes in three different bundles for mini-USB, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson. You can pick one up, as well as the pad, at the company’s site.
One day, your computer will be a big-ass table with pictures of other people’s kids all over it. We know it, Microsoft knows it and–judging by its fancy X-Desk surface computer–Epson knows it too.
The X-Desk works in much the same way as …
[Via Talk Android]
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T-Mobile Germany website indicates May launch for Cupcake originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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All things considered, Apple reported some pretty positive second quarter earnings with a profit of $8.16 billion. Still, the company–like pretty much everyone else these days–is suffering the effects of a sour economy. The retail side of things has not been performing so well for the company, with revenue declining $5.9 million from $7.1 million over the same period last year.
As a result, the company slashed some 1,600 full-time jobs in its storefronts–14,000 jobs down from 15,600. The company has also slowed the rate of store openings, to brace for the effects of the downturn, having only opened a single on this year so far.
(Credit: Kotaku)As far as video game box art goes, no game cover is more touted than the EA franchise Madden NFL football. Every year EA picks a special athlete to grace the game’s cover, forever etching them into video game history. In the franchise’s 21-year history, no …
In case you aren’t hip to the Twittersphere, Josh, Nilay, Paul and Engadget’s own Twitter bot put out their feelers for listener questions this week, and got a lot of great material for discussion. Inquisitive minds wanted to know which wild conjectures these fine men believe about the Zune HD, how particularly evil Time Warner Cable is, and other matters related to Chinese phone manufacturers and The End Times. If you failed to seize upon this opportunity to ask, or found your own question heartlessly ignored, make sure to take advantage of the various avenues of contact listed below and ask away!
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Engadget Podcast 143 – 04.24.2009 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Looking for a better iPod recorder? Try Mikey.
Blue Microphones, better known for its studio mics, has just released Mikey, a versatile microphone for most iPods. Mikey connects to the bottom of your iPod, and is a great choice for anyone who needs to record lectures, interviews, or live music. I love that it’s positionable up to 180 degrees, so you can angle it at whatever you need to record.
The company promises clear stereo recording with Mikey, and offers a user-adjustable gain control. There’s no software required to use the mic, which can record up to four hours continuously. It also includes a speaker, so you can review what you’ve just recorded.
Mikey works with the iPod Nano 2G, 3G, and 4G; the iPod Classic, and the iPod 5G. Sadly, there’s no iPhone support. You can pick one up from the site for $79.99.
If you wake every morning thinking “I hope today is a woot-off,” you might be a cheap geek.
1. Has that tax refund check arrived? And are you looking to spend it in a hurry? Dell can help you out. It’s now offering a fantastic deal on the Inspiron 531, a desktop running Windows XP Home on a 1.6-GHz AMD Athlon 2650e processor. You’ll also get 1GB DDR2 SDRAM and a 160GB hard drive. That’s a lot of computing power for little money. The system starts at $299 and is completely customizable, so you can get exactly the specs you need.
2. Want your home office to perform more like a real office? Then get yourself this Oki B2520 multifunction printer. What cheap geek wouldn’t love getting a laser printer for less than the cost of an inkjet? This multi not only prints, but also copies, scans, and faxes. Buy.com has it for $102.99, with free shipping.
3. As the GPS market slows down, deals on navigators get easier to find. For example, Amazon has the Garmin Nuvi 250 for a super-low $114.99, and that includes free shipping. At that price, it’s worth having in the glove compartment just in case you get lost.
Attention, Orange and the random supplier who’s manufacturing these ripoffs: the world has moved on from the original HTC Touch’s design language. Hell, we’ve actually moved on twice now; once to the Touch Diamond, and once to the Touch Diamond2. On that note, we’re not sure what’s possessing a Western European carrier to release a cheesy rip of a such a well-known late model phone — whose manufacturer Orange has a great relationship with, no less — other than the fact that they’re looking to give entry-level customers a really inexpensive way to get into the touchscreen game. Indeed, the prepaid device will apparently run just £48.50 (about $71) when it launches, but in return, you’re only getting a 1.3 megapixel camera, presumably EDGE data, and the mocking of everyone you’ve ever known — including your own mother, who we understand uses an actual HTC Touch.
[Via mobile-review]
Update: If T-Mobile UK is more your style, turns out they’re offering the very same device as the Vairy Touch. Thanks, everyone!
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Keepin’ it real fake, part CCI: dirty Vegas plays Orange UK originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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