May 13

Sprint Evo 4G Plan Will Require $10-Per-Month Premium

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sprintlogo.jpgSprint will require any user that purchases an HTC Evo 4G to pay $10 extra a month for 4G access–whether or not you live in a 4G-enabled city. A single user with the Everything Data plan for 3G-enabled phones runs $70 a month, so with the additional $10 that comes to $80-per-month minimum. There will be no data cap for plan. Comparably, the minimum plan (including 450 minutes and unlimited texting and data) for an Apple iPhone 3GS on AT&T or an HTC Droid Incredible on Verizon Wireless is $90.

Another great feature–the ability to use the phone as a wireless hotspot–will cost $30 per month. Sprint execs have pointed out that this is less than a dedicated broadband line and could potentially replace one.

The Evo 4G will cost $299.99 with a $100 mail-in rebate. Customers can also get the phone for $450 off-contract. As of today, Best Buy and RadioShack are accepting pre-orders for the phone. RadioShack is offering a free $20 accessories gift card with a $50 pre-order reservations of the Evo 4G.

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May 13

Fujitsu shows off 3D-enabled desktop PC, Lenovo prepping 3D laptop?

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We’re not sure there are any PC makers not working on 3D-enabled desktops and laptops at this point, but it looks like we can now add two more to the watch list: Fujitsu and Lenovo. Of the two, Fujitsu is by far the most forthcoming, as it’s actually now showing off an all-in-one desktop PC that not only packs a 3D LCD, but a built-in 3D camera that will let you capture 3D images and video that can be viewed with the included 3D glasses. What’s more, while the prototype on display is decidedly boxy and bolted down, Akihabara News is reporting that it will hit Japan before the end of the year. Details on Lenovo’s offering are decidedly light by comparison, with DigiTimes only reporting that the company will release a 3D-enabled laptop using polarized glasses sometime in the third quarter of the year, with Wistron said to be providing the display panel.

Fujitsu shows off 3D-enabled desktop PC, Lenovo prepping 3D laptop? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 May 2010 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 13

New Nuvi 295W is the Nuvifone without the ‘fone’

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What do you get when you yank the phone out of the Garmin Nuvifone? The obvious answer is “just a regular Garmin Nuvi.” If that were the case, the new Garmin Nuvi 295W would probably be fairly unremarkable, however this Nuvi has benefited from Garmin’s recent dabblings with smartphone technology. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20004932-48.html” class=”origPostedBlog”The Car Tech blog/a/p

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May 13

Android 2.2 to integrate USB tethering, mobile hot spots

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With less than a week to go before Android 2.2 is unveiled, the list of new features continues to grow. The latest bit of information to arrive tells us that Froyo will have Wi-Fi mobile hots pots and USB-tethering built right into the platform. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://www.cnet.com/8301-19736_1-20004920-251.html” class=”origPostedBlog”Android Atlas/a/p

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May 13

MTV, Cirque du Soleil to help launch Project Natal

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At E3, Microsoft is turning to the TV network and the hit performance company to help launch its innovative motion-control system. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20004921-52.html” class=”origPostedBlog”Geek Gestalt/a/p

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May 13

iFixit Confirms New iPhone Has iPads A4 Chip

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Apple A4 chip.standard.jpgIn a blog post Wednesday, teardown specialist iFixit said it had confirmed that the new, unreleased Apple iPhone includes the iPad’s A4 processor.

The discovery comes from pictures posted by teardown pictures from Taoviet, which obtained the new iPhone and published video and pictures to the Web on Wednesday. iFixit, in conjunction with Chipworks, examined the photos and concluded that the iPhone uses the iPad’s A4 chip.

“The two numbers that are different are likely manufacturing numbers
(each lot of chips is stamped with a unique number to track them through
the supply chain),” the site reported. “The important numbers are:

  • APL0398 339S0084 <- Apple A4
  • K4X2G643GE <- 256 MB Samsung DRAM (two dies)

“Our engineers are not surprised by this finding,” iFixit said. “We were very
impressed by the extraordinarily low power consumption of the iPad, and
remarked at the time that its power consumption and board design was
much more in line with handheld devices than laptop computers.”

What is not known is whether Apple downclocked the chip below the 1-GHz used in the iPad to save power, or whether it truly has the performance of the iPad. In any case, it appears clear that the iPad and iPhone share more than just a common operating system.

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May 13

Evoluce 47-inch HD multitouch display gets off-screen gesture control

Posted in: 1080p, Displays, hands-on, multitouch, Today's Chili, touch, touchscreen, video, windows 7, Windows7
Evoluce, the manufacturers of that mammoth 47-inch full HD touchscreen, are out of control! Apparently, they’ve decided that unlimited simultaneous touch inputs (and thus unlimited simultaneous phalanges) was not enough, so they’ve gone an’ added gesture support — up to half a meter from the device. Apparently this bad boy supports Windows 7, although if you want your interface du jour to put the “unlimited” in “multitouch” you’ll most likely have to roll your own. Interested? Wealthy? Check out some righteous video and PR after the break.

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May 13

Mind-controlled bionic arm goes for test drive

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The prosthetic works in tandem with transplanted healthy nerves that prompt electrical impulses from the brain to reach muscles in the chest.

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May 13

Hulu says HTML5 ‘doesn’t yet meet all of our customers’ needs’

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As you may be aware, Hulu rolled out an updated version of its video player today, but what you may not have noticed is that the company also took advantage of the occasion to briefly talk about HTML5. In a post on the Hulu blog (which has curiously since been pulled, though it remains in the RSS feed), Hulu’s VP of Product Eugene Wei took a moment for an “aside on HTML5,” in which he said that while Hulu continues to monitor developments on HTML5, “as of now it doesn’t yet meet all of our customers’ needs.” Wei further goes on to note that Hulu’s player doesn’t just stream video, that it also must do things like secure the content, handle reporting for advertisers, and do “dozens of other things that aren’t necessarily visible to the end user” — all of which are critically important for Hulu and often part of contractual requirements. Of course, Wei also notes that it’s possible that HTML5 will one day meet those needs, but it doesn’t look like a switch is coming anytime soon.

Hulu says HTML5 ‘doesn’t yet meet all of our customers’ needs’ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 May 2010 13:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 13

Walmart Expects to Sell iPads This Year

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While you’re stocking up on socks, body wash and gigantic boxes of cereal at Walmart, you might soon be able to grab an iPad from the electronics aisle.

The Arkansas-based company expects to carry the iPad sometime this year, according to Gary Severson, senior vice president of entertainment for Walmart.

“We anticipate being able to have the iPad later this year,” Severson told Bloomberg. He said the company was not prepared to provide specifics on timing and pricing.

Both Walmart and Best Buy have carried Apple’s iPhone since late 2008. Best Buy already began selling iPads when the device launched April 3, and it’s reasonable to expect that Walmart will soon receive the tablet as well.

We shouldn’t expect Walmart to give any heavy discounts on iPads, however. The iPhone 3GS being sold through Walmart starts at $197, which is $2 less than Apple’s retail pricing.

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