(Credit: Panasonic)Adding to its SD-card-based AVCCAM series–not to be confused with its P2-card-based and seriously more expensive P2HD series, which includes the AG-HVX200A–the AG-HMC40 joins the AG-HMC150 and its shoulder-mount cousin, the HMC70 in the ranks of Panasonic’s pro AVCHD camcorders.
Smaller and lighter than either of …
While it puts the finishing touches on its nascent 7.2Mbps upgrades and starts certifying devices to use it, AT&T has revealed a juicy tidbit: that’s probably the end of the line for old-guard HSPA on the country’s largest GSM network. Before LTE, though, AT&T plans on upgrading to HSPA+ which should bring 21Mbps speeds out of the gate; straight-up HSPA is theoretically capable of moving to 14.4Mbps, but AT&T says that it’s had technical difficulties in maxing it out and HSPA+ equipment is now ready for implementation anyhow. Simultaneously, the company says it’s adding additional carriers at cells on a case-by-case basis to help with white-hot demand and is upgrading its backhaul network to handle the blazing speeds promised by the newer standards. We’ll see.
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If your home has coaxial wiring, D-Link’s just-announced HD MediaBridge Coax Network Starter Kit makes it easier to connect your broadband Ethernet connection with the computers and other devices around your home. Simply connect an included Coax Adapter to your router as well as to a coaxial outlet. Then, connect the second adapter to a computer or game console in another room.
The kit promises fast and reliable streaming, so the target audience is people who want to stream high-definition video from the Internet, or play Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 games online with friends. The kit includes two adapters and sells for $156 (although it’s somehow on backorder already).
Happy April 20th, people. If anyone finds a sweet deal on nachos, let me know.
1. If you’ve been holding out for a great price on an Olympus digital camera, this deal is one-of-a-kind, bud. Office Max is selling the Olympus FE-20 for the low price of $69.99. It’s an 8-megapixel camera with 3X optical zoom, face detection, image stabilization, and red-eye reduction. And it’s slim enough to slip in a bag or pocket before you go out.
2. You get two things in one with this deal: It’s a joint cordless phone and answering machine. Buy.com is offering the Philips DECT 6.0 four-handset cordless phone system for only $69.99, with free shipping. If you’re one of the few people around who still has a landline, maybe this is the deal you’ve been waiting for.
3. Only $139.99 for a 19-inch monitor? I’m not just blowing smoke here, this is a seriously good deal. Tiger Direct is offering the LG W1952TQ 19-inch widescreen LCD monitor for a super price. Fire it up and throw on an old Bogart movie. Okay, I’m done now.
It’s sort of funny that Toshiba’s packing the Cell-based SpursEngine HD video co-processor into most of the Qosmio line when it still refuses to offer Blu-ray drives, but we guess some wounds just don’t heal. In any event, Japanese customers can now pick from a whole host of updated Qosmios with clock-bumped Core 2 Duos and GeForce 9600M GT graphics, including the ¥320,000 ($3,241) 18.4-inch Qosmio G50 and the ¥210,000 ($2,119) 15.4-inch Qosmio FX, as well as a new 1.4GHz 12.1-inch Dynabook SS RX2 with 128GB SSD for ¥280,000 ($2,840). Great, but hey Tosh — what we really want to see is the SpursEngine chip stuffed inside one of your new netbooks, you know? Think about it. Check the SS RX2 after the break.
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Toshiba updates Qosmio and Dynabook SS RX2 laptops originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
NASA originally projected that the Mars Exploration Rovers would last 90 days once on the surface of the red planet. Today, both rovers are still doing science five years after their arrival. Spirit is now driving on a plateau called Home Plate in the
Inner Basin valley, according to the Washington Post, while Opportunity has left
Victoria Crater on the other side of the planet, and is motoring toward
a much larger crater called
Endeavour.
Spirit, the less-healthy of the two, has a bunch of minor to moderate issues. They include a broken wheel, some flaky sensors and software, and enough dust on its solar panels to limit its power to 30 percent of normal, the report said. Each night, the two rovers sleep to conserve energy since there is little sunlight–but from April 9th to 11th, Spirit wouldn’t wake up. It’s working again, though scientists working on the program may never find out what happened.
That’s not necessarily a problem. When Spirit’s wheel broke three years ago, the other five wheels dragged the broken one across the surface, which gouged a trench along the way–revealing a silica that proved to be evidence of ancient hot springs, according to the article. “When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade,” said John Callas, project manager for the Mars rovers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., in the report.
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Transparent OLED rearview mirror both dazzles and distracts originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Epson, along with partners Impressx and Engage, has
unveiled a multi-touch screen interactive desktop at the UK’s Gadget Show Live, according to Vnunet.com. The 52-inch X-Desk uses projectors–a natural fit for Epson, who sells a ton of the things–to transform a surface into an interactive display. The idea is to “[blur] the lines between the physical
and virtual worlds, allowing people to physically interact with digital content
such as photos, videos, documents, maps and information,” according to the company.
Here’s how it works: place an MP3 player, a cell phone, or other device on the surface, and the X-Desk gives you immediate access to whatever media is contained in the device. Users can also move media around on the surface. The report said that the system consists of a rear-projection screen, a camera, a PC with custom software, optical sensors that register and interpret touches on the
surface, and an Epson 3LCD projector. No word yet if the company plans to produce the X-Desk, but it probably won’t be any time soon.
We’ve been hearing about the Garmin-ASUS nuvifone forever. Well, actually, January 2008, which was when we first heard about the “breakthrough product that cellphone and GPS users around the world have been longing for,” as the Garmin COO put it back then, according to Engadget.
Now comes word via Boy Genius Report that the G60 handset is finally scheduled to drop sometime before June 30th. There’s still no confirmation of a carrier or price, but AT&T is looking more and more likely for the LiMo-powered handset. A 3.5-inch touchscreen–comparable to a Garmin nuvi 350 navigation unit, not to mention the iPhone 3G–and HSDPA compatibility are among the included features.
[Via Engadget Japanese]
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Video: NanoTouch spotted doing a little gaming originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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