Jan 08
Gracenote shows off automotive technologies at CES. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://ces.cnet.com/8301-31045_1-10430816-269.html” class=”origPostedBlog”2010 CES/a/p
Jan 08
Westinghouse has LED HDTVs too, thank you very much! pOriginally posted at a href=”http://ces.cnet.com/8301-31045_1-10429703-269.html” class=”origPostedBlog”2010 CES/a/p
Jan 08
We take a brief overview of the LG smartphones that are available in Europe and Asia but not here in the U.S., including the Android-based LG GW620 and LG GT540, the Windows-based LG GW550 and LG GM750, plus the latest LG GW990 Linux phone. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://ces.cnet.com/8301-31045_1-10430799-269.html” class=”origPostedBlog”2010 CES/a/p
Jan 08
The iDiscover keyboard turns your iPhone into a piano and more
Posted in: hands-on, iPhone, keyboard, Today's Chili
Sure, there are nifty apps that allow you to simulate a keyboard on your iPhone, but Ion Audio has gone ahead and created a physical one to match the newly announced iType. The iDiscover keyboard, along with the companion iDiscover Keyboard app, has 25 keys and effectively turns your iPhone into a music studio complete with synth-action keys, and pitch and modulation wheels. Better yet, it doubles as a controller for MIDI software on either Mac or PC.
Gallery: iDiscover keyboard hands-on
The iDiscover keyboard turns your iPhone into a piano and more originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jan 08
For those about to dock, JVC has plenty iPod / iPhone sound systems coming out this year. First off, the company has unloaded a pair of shelf systems with dual iPod docks that each sport a USB port for mass storage playback and the requisite audio input, video output, CD player, and AM/FM receiver. Either get the UX-F3 (60 watts) for $200 when it comes out in May, or drop $400 for the 230 watt NX-D2 with Sound Turbo for “wall-shaking, bone shattering, low frequency performance.” (Woah!) For nano fans, the SP-A130 is a compact powered speaker available in the four iPod nano 5G colors. Get yours in March for $29.95. If you spend a lot of time in bed (or wakin’ up), the new RD-N1 ($130) CD player/tuner/iPod dock is one-piece tuner / CD player /clock radio with front facing audio input. Available in April. If you want to save a few bucks, the RA-P1 eschews the CD player and is priced for $60. Available in April. Last but certainly not least, the JVC Kaboom! is an iPod dock / boombox with USB for external media playback, CD player (with WMA and MP3 playback), FM tuner, and front audio input. Available this month for $300. PR after the break.
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JVC unveils a wide array of ominous iPod docks originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jan 08
Imagination Technologies announces new mobile GPU, casually glances in Apple’s direction
Posted in: Apple, iPhone, Today's Chili
A company partly owned by Apple announcing a new mobile GPU? Nah, can’t be anything there. But just in case you’re curious, Imagination Technologies has now let out word about its new PowerVR SGX545 mobile GPU, which just might, possibly be a candidate for a future iPhone (or… something else). Among other things, it adds full support for OpenGL 3.2 and OpenCL 1.0, promises to pump out an 40 million polygons per second at 200MHz, and promises to handle high definition resolution and high frame rates with ease. Hit up the link below for the complete rundown.
Imagination Technologies announces new mobile GPU, casually glances in Apple’s direction originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Jan 08
Samsung Apps demo ties phone & TV together in Wiimote-like bliss
Posted in: app, AppStore, demo, hands-on, samsung, Today's Chili
Wondering what kind of apps are enabled by the “world’s first HDTV-based application store“? Check out this CES show floor demo of a cross platform game tying together a Samsung flat-screen TV and cellphone to experience the magic of virtual fishing. We’ll probably keep our dedicated systems for gaming, but for a slight hint of what a crossplatform app store has to offer, by all means take a look.
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Samsung Apps demo ties phone & TV together in Wiimote-like bliss originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jan 08
Toshiba shrinks its universal USB docking station, calls it dynadock V
Posted in: peripheral, Today's Chili, Toshiba, usb
Remember when Toshiba launched its original dynadock back at CES 2007? Man, those were good times. But trust us — not nearly as good as right now. The outfit has just pushed out the dynadock V here in Vegas, which is out and about only a few months after the dynadock wireless U was spotted. Essentially, this Windows-friendly device “offers the universal compatibility of its predecessor, the dynadock U, in a smaller package.” It’s half the size and one-third thinner, with four USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet LAN connectivity, a Sleep-and-Charge USB port and a 3.5mm audio in / out socket. There’s also an integrated video card that supports a single DVI or VGA monitor with up to 1,920 x 1,080 resolution, though you won’t find this even the least bit interesting if you roll in the OS X / Linux crowds. Check it next month for $119.99.
Toshiba shrinks its universal USB docking station, calls it dynadock V originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jan 08
The Ladies Love Samsung Camcorders
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LAS VEGAS — Sixty percent of the camcorders that Samsung sells are bought by women. And not because they are painted a patronizing pink, either. According to Samsung VP of digital media, Seung Soo Park, moms buy most of the cameras because they’re not gear-heads and instead want something simple that just works.
Samsung’s latest lineup has been tweaked to fit this demographic. Take the SMX-C24, which is as simple as the Flip camcorders, and easier to use. Open the screen and it switches on — there’s no extra power button. The lens at the front is tilted up, so the body of the camera can be held at a more comfortable downward angle, and the software needed to transfer video to your computer runs direct from the camera itself, so there’s no software to install on a PC.
Better, once you give it your YouTube account login, video uploads are a matter of connecting it to a computer and hitting a button on the camera. Video is shot at 720×480 and stills at 2MP onto 16GB of internal memory, and that’s about it. Simple, and easy to just pick up and start shooting. Exactly what you want if you’re filming kids.
Mr. Park made another interesting comment. The average lifecycle of these mommy-cams is 2-3 years, so Samsung doesn’t design them to last much longer. What’s the point of a heavy-metal chassis if it’ll be tossed in the trash in a couple years? Instead of feeling cheap, though, the SMX-C24 feels solid and absurdly light. So light that I didn’t think it had the battery in it.
Expect these in February, price yet to be announced.
Jan 08
Just announced at CES 2010, CNET takes a look at the new Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus for Verizon. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://ces.cnet.com/8301-31045_1-10430321-269.html” class=”origPostedBlog”2010 CES/a/p
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