Jan 05
Hands-on with the Nexus One
Posted in: Today's ChiliWe get our dirty mitts on Google’s latest Android phone, made by HTC. Much has been known about the phone for months now, but Tuesday was its official unveiling.
Jan 05
AT&T kicks it into overdrive, rolls out 7.2Mbps everywhere — but there’s a catch
Posted in: att, hspa, Today's Chili, update
AT&T was quick to steal a smidge of T-Mobile’s thunder today with the announcement at an investor’s conference that has sped up its 7.2Mbps HSPA software upgrade to all 3G cell sites, moving up the original deadline of 2011. Here’s the thing, though: they didn’t really move up the 2011 date because 7.2Mbps-capable cells don’t do much good without a wide-enough pipe to feed them on the back end. That’s the other part of AT&T’s one-two punch for boosting network speeds, and that part won’t be wrapped up for a while yet. The company says that it expects “the majority” of the mobile data it handles to operate over its upgraded back end by the tail end of this year — and it’s already started the upgrades in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, and Miami — but the reality here is that we probably won’t be blazing anywhere near the theoretical max throughput for a little while yet.
AT&T kicks it into overdrive, rolls out 7.2Mbps everywhere — but there’s a catch originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jan 05
ASUS gets official with Eee PC 1008P Seashell: available in hot pink and coffee brown (updated: with video!)
Posted in: ASUS, hands-on, netbook, netbooks, Today's Chili
Make no mistake, we’ve seen an Eee PC 1008 before — but this whole “P” thing is just getting official today at CES. It’s the same machine we saw leaked a few weeks back, and thankfully for those who dig the whole “vivacious” scene, it’ll be available in both hot pink and coffee brown. Designed by Karim Rashid, ASUS’ latest netbook gets powered by Intel’s new Atom N450 processor and features a 10.1-inch display, Windows 7 Home Premium, 1GB of DDR2 memory, a 250GB hard drive, 802.11n WiFi, gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 2.1, 1.3 megapixel camera, a 3-cell removable battery and a 2.5 pound chassis. We’ll keep you posted on a price and release, but for now, have a gander at the press shots below.
Update: We nabbed a quick hands-on and took a video of the new removable battery, check it below.
ASUS gets official with Eee PC 1008P Seashell: available in hot pink and coffee brown (updated: with video!) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jan 05
ASUS NX90Jq is Bang & Olufsen designed, has dual, turntable-like touchpads
Posted in: ASUS, Laptops, Today's Chili
It seems ASUS has been spending some time with Bang & Olufsen‘s Chief designer to create a heck of a laptop. There’s no denying this is one sleek looking lappie with a polished aluminum exterior, but it’s got some pretty cool tricks too — including dual touchpads that supposedly gives you a DJ turntable-like experience. The high-def, 18.4-inch display is flanked by B&O ICEpower speakers and is clearly meant to live in your living room. It’s not all looks here, though. It’s got a Core i7 processor, NVIDIA GeForce GT 334M graphics, support for up to 1280GB of storage (with dual drives), a slot-in Blu-ray drive and USB 3.0. We’ve got no idea what this thing is going to cost ya, but we’re hoping to dig up some details and get a hands-on look so stay tuned.
Gallery: ASUS NX90Jq Press Shots
ASUS NX90Jq is Bang & Olufsen designed, has dual, turntable-like touchpads originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jan 05
Since it was one of the first to launch 24/7 HD broadcasting with Discovery HD Theater, it only makes sense Discovery is blazing the 3D path, helped along by Sony and IMAX. The bad news? This three way venture won’t be coming home until 2011, well after ESPN kicks off part time broadcasting and, in our opinion, leaving a wide window if a certain Dallas-based billionare wants to launch his own channel — we’re thinking “3DNet” could be a good name. C’mon Mark, you know you want to. Check the PR after the break for details, although there’s no word on which documentaries we’ll be seeing looped day after day (and, if our experience with HD Theater is any indication, will still be amazed by even the 50th time.)
Continue reading Sony, IMAX & Discovery bringing 24/7 3D home first in 2011
Sony, IMAX & Discovery bringing 24/7 3D home first in 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jan 05
The new 1008P has a brand new look, created by industrial designer Karim Rashid (who designed, among other things, the Dirt Devil Kone vacuum). pOriginally posted at a href=”http://ces.cnet.com/8301-31045_1-10423837-269.html” class=”origPostedBlog”2010 CES/a/p
Jan 05
The new Asus R.O.G. G73Jh (as in “Republic of Gamers”) aims to “excite your visual senses with design cues inspired by the Lockheed F117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter,” according to the company. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://ces.cnet.com/8301-31045_1-10423818-269.html” class=”origPostedBlog”2010 CES/a/p
Jan 05
Looking to break away from the standard rules of laptop design, Asus has teamed with Danish consumer electronics maker Bang Olufsen to create a multimedia system with some pretty unique features. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://ces.cnet.com/8301-31045_1-10423667-269.html” class=”origPostedBlog”2010 CES/a/p
Jan 05
Always looking for new ways to connect users with PCs, the inventive minds at Asus have packed the guts from a Netbook/Nettop Atom-based PC into a wireless keyboard. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://ces.cnet.com/8301-31045_1-10423857-269.html” class=”origPostedBlog”2010 CES/a/p
Jan 05
Live from ASUS’s CES press event
Posted in: ASUS, LiveBlog, Today's Chili
We’re here at our very first liveblog of this year’s CES, and who better to start it off than the always imaginative ASUS? We’re expecting a number of highly unrealistic concepts, if prior years are any indication, and of course we’re sure ASUS will have something to say on its favorite subject: netbooks. Stay tuned, we’re due to get underway any moment!
Continue reading Live from ASUS’s CES press event
Live from ASUS’s CES press event originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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