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One of the biggest mysteries in the blogosphere right now is probably Crave’s Nexus One, which somehow developed a cracked screen while simply charging on the desk (sounds familiar, right?). Not even HTC could unearth the cause from its forensic inspection, but it didn’t rule out the possibility of a small crack growing over time due to, for example, “getting knocked around by keys” and repetitive squeezes in tight pockets. That’s fine, but saying “people sometimes forget that they don’t go in pockets” is surely stretching a bit, no? What happened to the awesomeness in the compression test and bend test that we once witnessed? More importantly, has anyone here had the same baffling screen problem and been charged £180 ($273) for the repair? If so, do share your pain with us — we’ve got a shoulder for you.

Bad news: HTC says the Nexus One doesn’t ‘go in pockets’ originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This article was written on May 31, 2007 by CyberNet.

The mobility that laptops offer these days continues to decrease as users want a more powerful computer to take with them. It is almost becoming second nature to lug around a notebook computer that weighs 8, 9, or even 12 pounds! Would you be willing to compromise some flexibility for an extremely ultra-mobile computer?

Palm believes that users are willing to give up some of their power to get something that can easily be taken with you, without having to hunt for a power outlet nor bust your back carrying it around. The Palm Foleo is just this device, and coming in at under $500 (after the $100 rebate) I believe that it is going to be a big hit. When it launches later this summer in the United States, here are some of the things that it will be able to do:

• Instantly turns on! No more waiting for the computer to start up.
• Retrieves your email (and syncs with your SmartPhone)
• Full-size keyboard with eraser-like mouse located in the middle of the keyboard. A scroll wheel is located between the two mouse buttons.
• Download and edit attachments (Excel, Word, etc…), or run a presentation using the video output capabilities.
• Open PDF’s
• Browse the Web with Opera
• View photos

So what do the specs look like? They don’t mention the processor included, but here are some of the other things:

• 10.55 by 6.67 by 0.94 inches
• 10-inch screen
• 1 USB port
• Video output
• SD and CompactFlash memory card slots
• Headphone jack
• 256MB of RAM
• 5-hour battery life

Unfortunately there are no video capabilities or Flash support in the browser, so that is something you’ll have to consider when purchasing the Foleo Companion. Also, I saw no mention of actually being able to create a document from scratch, the only thing they discuss is being able to edit already existing documents which could be another downfall of the system.

The good news is that a development kit will be available when the Palm Foleo launches this summer, so developers can create their own applications to make up for the shortcomings of the system. Heck, if they put a chat application in there I know a lot of people who could get by using this as their primary computer!

Here’s a quick video of the Palm Foleo in action:

Palm Foleo Homepage

Thanks to Mohan for the tip!

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What’s better than gaming on one 3D screen? Gaming on three, of course. We’re no strangers to NVIDIA’s 3D Vision along with the Acer and Alienware displays, but the company has unveiled its 3D Vision Surround capability at CeBIT that lets you play 3D games on three 1080p 3D displays simultaneously. Yeah, it’s as crazy as it sounds — we got to throw on a pair of the glasses and it’s one seriously panoramic and immersive experience. What won’t be as pleasing is how much a set-up like this will cost you — you’ll need three 3D screens, and a rig with an GeForce GTX 480 SLI configuration or higher (the desktop we saw had two GeForce GTX 280 GPUS). NVIDIA will officially launch the whole platform along these new GeForce GTX 480/470 GPUs later this month.Thinking about digging into your savings? Maybe the video after the break will put an end to your wavering.

Continue reading NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround eyes-on, triple the fun

NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround eyes-on, triple the fun originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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My friend and colleague Harry McCracken recently bought a brand new Droid from Motorola. He says it’s a “loaf of day old bread.” He’s right. The Droid and Android 2.0 were introduced with much fanfare in December, but have already been eclipsed by Android 2.1 running on Google’s Nexus One, and there are some serious ramifications for being behind. For example, Google recently touted the latest mobile version of Google Earth, which is a cool app that you won’t be able to use unless you’re running 2.1. Sure, Google says “Google Earth will be available in Android Market on most devices that have Android 2.1 or later versions,” but that’s most, not every. And what does Google mean when it says “as devices like the Droid get updated…” to 2.1? When will they get updated? Is it any wonder that some Android users are starting to get pangs of buyers remorse?

When Android was announced, I wrote that if “Google can deliver, the impact could be huge,” but I caveated a major issue: Google would need to prevent the market from fragmenting and allow it to succeed where other mobile and desktop Linux implementations had failed. Linux fragmentation remains one of the many reasons the open-source OS has failed to capture a meaningful share of the PC desktop market, and Android is rapidly following a similar path by fragmenting into different versions with different core feature sets, different users experiences and run different applications.

Continue reading Entelligence: Will Android fragmentation destroy the platform?

Entelligence: Will Android fragmentation destroy the platform? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well, that was quick: thanks to some new information we’ve received, we’re now able to confirm that the Motorola i1 is indeed the so-called Opus One that the company has been rumored to preparing for its iDEN carrier partners with Android on board — and it’s exactly the leaked device we saw back in December. We don’t know much in the way of specs, but it sounds like we should expect Blur running atop Android 1.5 (sigh), a 3 megapixel cam, and a possible announcement within a couple weeks — a time frame that would line up splendidly with CTIA toward the end of the month. Naturally, you can bet your little green robot we’ll be there.

[Image via BGR; thanks, Gus N.]

Motorola i1: we’ve seen it, it runs Blur, and it’ll likely be out soon originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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