Jun 16
Sony has announced the CECH-ZVS1 sound bar home theater system, featuring a built-in subwoofer and coming in the fall of 2010 for $200.
Jun 16
iTunes 9.2 is out, ready to hook up with your iPhone 4
Posted in: Apple, iPhone, itunes, Today's Chili
It looks like iTunes 9.2 has just hit the Software Update screens of computers across the land, and if you’ve got an iPhone 4 on order, this is one you’ll want to get around to installing in the next few days — it’s the only way you’ll be able to sync (actually, you’ll want it if you’re using iOS 4 on any manner of iPhone). Major features include iBooks support on the iPhone and iPod touch, PDF syncing through iBooks, home screen folder organization, and “faster backups” with iOS 4-equipped devices — a promising sign for anyone troubled by long sync times. Follow the break for Apple’s full rundown.
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Jun 16
Would you type quicker if you could trace your text on a virtual keyboard instead of type? You can test the theory yourself with a free, limited-time beta download from Swype. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://www.cnet.com/8301-19736_1-20007954-251.html” class=”origPostedBlog”Android Atlas/a/p
Jun 16
Altek’s Leo in the wild: point and shoot, Android phone, or both?
Posted in: Android, Google, Today's Chili, video
As cameraphone picture quality goes, the story is that it’s not really about the sensor resolution, it’s about the optics — and if you want to go by that rule, Altek’s beastly Leo should probably have your attention. Just because you’ve got a huge, telescoping lens doesn’t mean it’s any good, of course, but we’d argue that it’s a good sign in a world dominated by tiny, plastic lenses atop 8 and 12 megapixel sensors of questionable heritage. Indeed, the Android-powered monster has bowed at CommunicAsia 2010 as promised, bringing a 14 megapixel CCD with an honest-to-goodness 3x optical zoom and 720p video capture, WVGA display, 802.11n WiFi, and HSPA for a Q4 ’10 release. Amazingly, Altek plans on selling it for $499 — unlocked, we assume — and CNET Asia managed to score a few minutes with it this week. Follow the break for video from the event along with Altek’s press release.
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Jun 16
E3 2010: Tritton Unveils the Wireless AX 180 Headset
Posted in: audio, e3, gaming, headset, MP3 Digital Audio, Today's Chili
Tritton’s gaming headsets are well known and loved by people who own them, and by gamers looking for high-end audio peripherals that are portable enough to be connected to any gaming console or their PC when they’re ready to fire up their favorite title. The AX 180 has been one of Tritton’s most popular wired headsets for a while, but at E3 this week the company unveiled a 2.4 GHz wireless version of the AX 180 Gaming Headset that features the sound quality of the wired version just without the wires.
Additionally, the Wireless AX 180 is a USB device, so it connects easily to your PC, Mac, XBox 360, or PlayStation 3. The headset comes with a compact receiver that plugs into your console or PC, and Tritton’s “Portable Control Unit” that features independent game and voice volume controls so you can tweak the volume of the game versus the chatter of your teammates and friends individually. The controller also has a monitor switch so you can mute or hear your own voice when you speak, and a 3D audio switch that toggles surround sound on or off. The Wireless AX 180 gaming headset will be available this fall, and retail for $149.99.
Jun 16
The EPI Life stands out with a built-in electrocardiogram measurement function linked to a 24-hour health concierge service. Unfortunately, it’s only available in Asia for now.
Jun 16
HP partners with video conferencing firm Vidyo, drops hints at mobile applications
Posted in: deal, HP, palm, partnership, Today's Chili
The ink’s barely dry on HP’s acquisition of some assets from Phoenix, but that’s not the company’s only recent deal — it also announced a partnership with video conferencing firm Vidyo last week. That wouldn’t necessarily be all that notable in and of itself, but HP seems to be going out of its way to talk up the potential mobile implications of the deal, with HP’s Halo marketing manager Darren Podrabsky offering the following tidbit to PreCentral:
We’ve talked about the desktop. Think mobile. Think about your phone. HP just acquired Palm. Think about how many legs something like this has. Feel free to speculate.
Of course, there isn’t much more than speculation about those possible mobile applications at the moment, with the official press release on the partnership (after the break) only confirming that one of the first uses of Vidyo’s technology will be an “executive desktop solution” running on an HP TouchSmart PC. Still, as the man says, feel free to speculate.
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Jun 16
Nokia downgrades sales forecasts thanks to ‘competitive environment’ (aka, ‘doing business’)
Posted in: earnings, nokia, Today's Chili
Look, Nokia, don’t sweat it: no one could’ve ever predicted that Android would get more awesome, or that Apple would announce another iPhone. Sit down, let us bring you a cup of hot chocolate, you’ll feel better… goodness, the mobile industry is filled with more wild plot twists than a Univision telenovela, isn’t it? Unfortunately, your shareholders might be a little less understanding of the fact that you still haven’t wrapped your noodle around the rapidly-changing smartphone market some three and a half years after the introduction of the original iPhone, or that you’re blaming “shifts in product mix towards somewhat lower gross margin products” in part for your forecast downgrade — even though you’ve been very candid about your desire to move the company’s focus toward emerging markets. Why you can’t manage to cobble together a competitive operating system with your overwhelming market share, cash, and resources is a bit of a mystery, but maybe it’ll all make sense by the time you release second-quarter earnings on July 22.
Follow the break for the somber press release.
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Jun 16
The Electrolux Design Lab competition returns with a new crop of future-thinking concept devices, including the Bio Robot Refrigerator and Drum Washing Machine. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://www.cnet.com/8301-13553_1-20007932-32.html” class=”origPostedBlog”Appliances and Kitchen Gadgets/a/p
Jun 16
Check out our PlayStation Move hub!
Posted in: Today's Chili
We’ve had our eye on Sony’s motion controller for quite a while now, but at E3 2010 we finally got the pricing and availability we’d all been waiting for. If you’ve missed anything — well, here’s your chance to catch up on all the details at our PlayStation Move hub.
Check out our PlayStation Move hub! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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