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Motorola’s Droid phone may not be an iPhone-sized hit yet, but it is flying off the shelves.
More than 100,000 Droid phones were sold in the first weekend since the device’s launch, estimates Mark McKechnie, an analyst with Broadpoint AmTech. That’s about half of the initial stock made available to Verizon and Best Buy stores nationwide.
“Demand seems brisk,” says McKechnie. “While we heard of no stores that were completely sold out, the majority reported that more than half of the initial stock was sold, and some said they had just a few remaining.”
By comparison, Apple sold more than 1 million of the latest iPhone model in its debut weekend, and also sold 1 million iPhone 3G units in that phone’s opening weekend.
Motorola Droid, available currently on Verizon Wireless, went on sale Nov. 6. The phone costs $200 with a $100 mail-in rebate (available instantly at Best Buy stores) and a two-year contract.
The Droid, which runs Google’s latest Android 2.0 operating system debuted to excellent reviews as experts appreciated the phone’s crisp screen, easy user interface and turn-by-turn navigation feature. But the device’s difficult-to-use physical keyboard and smaller app store are seen as drawbacks.
Still, the Droid could put Motorola back into the game though it has a long way to go before it can catch up with Apple. Motorola could sell 1.3 million Android phones in the fourth quarter, estimates Citigroup research analyst Jim Suva. That compares to about 8 million iPhones that Apple will sell in the quarter.
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Remember that Emotiv EPOC mind-controlled USB controller from last year? Well, we’ve been dreaming of controlling a game of pong with merely our thought waves ever since, and it looks like our wish might at last be granted. According Emotiv’s site, the $299 headgear will be shipping in limited quantities to US customers on December 21st, just in time for your thoughts of the holidays to coalesce into a concentrated, computer-controlling tip. The device works with 14 “saline sensors” applied to the head, in addition to a gyroscope for controlling a camera or cursor, and it comes with the “EmoKey” software to define keyboard shortcuts to be activated by your various expressions and thoughts. Will computer use ever be the same? Yes, probably.
[Thanks, Dan]
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Emotiv EPOC human-computer interface supposedly on track to ship next month originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The company sells resistive touch screens that can be slipped over the existing panels and connected to the machines via a USB port to impart some multitouch love.
Well, it looks like iPod touch users pondering the somewhat pricey (and still unfulfilled) proposition offered by TomTom’s Car Kit now finally have another option to consider, as Dual Electronics has announced a navigation cradle of its own that’s aimed solely at Apple’s GPS-less handheld. While it’s not quite as sleek as TomTom’s unit, Dual’s new XGPS300 rig does boast a few decided advantages, including a cradle that also doubles as a rechargeable battery for some added juice when you’re out and about and, most importantly, a free NavAtlas navigation app, which will apparently only work with Dual’s cradle (sorry, no mix-and-matching here). You’ll also get a built-in speaker, a mini USB port for charging and, of course, an adjustable windshield mount for in-car use. Still no firm word on a release date just yet, but it looks like this one should be available sometime this month for $179.99. Head on past the break for a video.
[Via Gadget Review, thanks Ryan]
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Dual Electronics announces XGPS300 navigation cradle for iPod touch originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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There are two bits of information about Apple today that are pretty interesting and both are regarding recent patent applications. The first is that a patent filing shows that Apple is considering adding DVR functionality to the Apple TV. To me, this is one of those features that should have come with it in the first place! The second patent application tells us that Apple is considering making a flip-phone version of the iPhone. Yes, a flip-phone.
First, about that Apple TV. According to AppleInsider, “a series of Apple patent filings published this week reveal a version of the Apple TV media device capable of browsing and recording live television programming in addition to serving up pre-aired content from the company’s iTunes Store.” Could this potentially end up being a TiVo competitor? Here are a few other interesting ideas that came from the patent regarding the device and the remote:
The other interesting patent filing tells us that Apple might be toying with the idea of a flip-phone version of the iPhone. The image below will help explain (at least a little) what Apple’s ideas are:
Engadget explains that the application actually describes it as a “dual sided trackpad.” This dual sided trackpad phone “would be translucent and boast touch sensitive panels on each side, allowing it to be used both when it’s opened or when it’s covering the main display.” Not only could this patent apply to a phone, it could also apply to a laptop.
Of course keep in mind that just because patents have been filed doesn’t mean that we’ll ever actually see any of this developed and sold. It’s still fun to see what the brains over at Apple come up with though…
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For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I asked you to imagine some bionic upgrades for the human body. And it’s safe to say that I am not interested in having any of you perform unnecessary surgery on me. Yikes.
First Place—Doc Brown
Second Place—Shaun Legacy
Third Place— Jon McGrath
Why get a separate DVR when you already have a computer? That’s the idea behind the just-released AVerTV HD DVR. This PCI Express card lets you record high-def video from your cable or satellite set-top box with two HDMI inputs. Use the included software to schedule recordings, and use the included dongle to input video from component, composite, and S-video connections, as well.
While the card records 1080i H.264 video, it does so at a 320-by-240 resolution, so it isn’t right for playing back on a big screen. The company is billing it more for use with portable devices, such as the iPod, iPhone, and PSP. Gamers can record their game sessions and post them online, and anyone can burn their recordings to DVD. The card works with Windows 7, Vista, and XP computers. Pick up the card from AVerMedia’s site for $99.
NVIDIA just hit us with more info on that mysterious tablet Jen-Hsun Huang was pictured with yesterday, and the truth is just as we’d assumed: it’s a Tegra prototype from an ODM called ICD that’s being “actively” shopped to carriers around the world. Sorry, folks, no Apple involvement here — although we’re sure Jen-Hsun would enthusiastically embrace that possibility.
As far as the ICD tablet goes, we’re waiting for official confirmation on specs, but we got a credible tip this morning suggesting that it’s currently running Windows CE with a resistive touchscreen, and that both Android and capacitive upgrades are in the cards, as well as multiple screen sizes. We’re also told that the goal is a March 2010 launch and that T-Mobile might be involved, but we wouldn’t take any of that to the bank until we hear for real — stay tuned.
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NVIDIA tablet mystery solved: an ODM Tegra prototype originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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