Jun 23
Vizio’s refreshed product lineup for 2010 will include active-shutter 3D models, with a passive model coming in 2011.
Jun 23
Canon patent application takes in-camera HDR to the pixel level
Posted in: patent, patent application, PatentApplication, Today's Chili
There’s certainly cameras out there that offer in-camera HDR (or High Dynamic Range), but none that go quite as far as what Canon has detailed in a recently published patent application. The short of it is that Canon’s proposed method would alter exposure values at the individual pixel level, which should effectively emulate what’s now possible but stitching together multiple photographs taken at different exposure settings — and, for that matter, even open up some new possibilities since those single-pixel exposure values could be tweaked at will. Of course, there’s no indication as to what type of camera the method would be used in, or any evidence that Canon has actually taken it beyond the patent application stage, so we wouldn’t recommend getting too excited about the possibilities just yet.
Canon patent application takes in-camera HDR to the pixel level originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jun 23
Sears and Kmart launch streaming video service this Christmas
Posted in: LG, Panasonic, samsung, Sharp, sony, streaming, Today's Chili, video
As physical media sales continue to drop it looks like the smart money is in streaming content. Now Sears (and Kmart, which it owns) is getting in the game with the Alphaline Entertainment service. Powered by Sonic’s RoxioNow (which is the same architecture that as Best Buy and Wal-Mart’s services), Alphaline will be available on TVs and Blu-ray players manufactured by Sharp, LG, Sony, Samsung, Panasonic, and RCA. Setup of your device is included in the sale price, which is pretty great on the off chance you are less able to setup consumer electronics than your typical Kmart employee. Keep an eye out for the service this holiday season. PR after the break.
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Sears and Kmart launch streaming video service this Christmas originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jun 23
Who wants a filthy, dried-paste encrusted cup in their bathroom to re-up the germs on their toothbrush twice a day? What you need, you filthy little person, is the Dews Toothbrush, a fat, finger-friendly design with a round, weighted base that keeps it upright on the bathroom shelf. The bristly head is kept free of any contact other than that with your fetid cake-hole.
Incredibly simple and, now we’ve seen it, incredibly obvious, the Dews has been judged clever enough to win a Red Dot award for designer Lee Eunhak of the Ryan Harc studio. Hopefully this added prestige will be enough to bring the wobbly toothbrush to market, whereupon it will instantly replace my mouth-coddling Colgate 360º. I only hope that house guests don’t see this sitting (standing?) next to the sink and decide they need to poke it with their filthy fingers, ruining the whole point.
Toothbrush Upstanding Tall, With Pride [Yanko]
DEWS red dot award [Red Dot]
DEWS Tooth brush [Ryan Harc]
Jun 23
Mitsubishi’s LaserVue HDTV makes triumphant 75-inch return, becomes 3D-ready
Posted in: hdtv, laser, Today's Chili
Ah, the LaserVue. Launched way back in the heyday that was 2008, Mitsubishi’s 65-inch monster didn’t exactly fly off shelves being priced at seven large, but we still maintain that it’s the best looking consumer-level set we’ve ever laid eyes on. ‘Course, the fat-backed design didn’t exactly do it any favors in a world dominated by flatscreens, but we’ve always been willing to bend a little on the design for beautiful execution in the image quality department. To that end, we’re downright elated to hear that the forgotten line has been revived for 2010, with an all new 75-inch model (L75-A91) being introduced for those who just can’t find a television big enough to fill their 8,000 square foot den. The behemoth measures in at 41.7- x 66.4- x 15-inches (so yeah, it’s still got some junk in the trunk), and as you’d expect, it’s fully 3D ready. Mistu’s 3D Starter Pack is being sold alongside of it, containing a 3D emitter, 3D Adapter with remote, an HDMI cable and a Blu-ray Disc with a collection of clips to really show off your new purchase. Other specs include web connectivity (StreamTV can hit up VUDU, Pandora, Flickr, Picasa and more), four HDMI-CEC inputs, a wired IR output, 1080p native resolution and a price tag of “only” $5,999, not including the $399 3D Starter Pack and $99 3D Adapter. Oh, and be sure to call a buddy or four when it arrives — you know, considering that you can’t lift a 154 pound television on your own.
Gallery: Mitsubishi L75-A91 LaserVue HDTV
Mitsubishi’s LaserVue HDTV makes triumphant 75-inch return, becomes 3D-ready originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Jun 23
Yes, you can certainly scratch the iPhone 4 (updated with more photos)
Posted in: Apple, cellphones, iPhone, smartphone, Smartphones, Today's Chili
Well, this is not encouraging. The photo you’re seeing above is our leader Joshua’s iPhone 4 review unit, snapped by Ryan Block just moments ago. Ryan pointed out that there are some nasty scratches on the back of the phone. While we don’t have any better photos of it at the moment, Josh told us that they’re hard to see unless in bright light, but they look pretty notable to us for a five day-old unit made of Gorilla Glass. We’ll get some better photos for you as soon as humanly possible.
Update: We should note that while iFixit has said that the new iPhone’s front panel is made of Gorilla Glass (and they tend to be right about these things), the material on the back of the phone has not been positively identified, though it is also a hardened glass.
Update 2: We’ve added three higher quality photos after the break, and seen the scratch with our own eyes. It’s what we would call “incredibly minor,” not visible at all dead on, but in bright light at an angle… well see for yourself if the photos.
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Yes, you can certainly scratch the iPhone 4 (updated with more photos) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jun 23
Segway i2 suffers ultimate indignity at the hands of Colorware (video)
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How does a niche repainting outfit like Colorware grow? By literally growing the size of things it deals with, apparently. As of today, Colorware will adjust the hues of your Segway i2 any which way you like for an entirely unaffordable $1,500. If you didn’t have the foresight to buy one of these personal transporters before, you can have a brand new one, replete with your personalized paintjob, for $7,500. And good news for non-Americans: the latter option is available internationally too! See this beautiful freak moving and grooving in scarlet red just after the break.
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Segway i2 suffers ultimate indignity at the hands of Colorware (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jun 23
Intel’s Chief Wizard Conjures the Cloud, Apple and a Phone That Keep Secrets [Interview]
Posted in: Apple, arm, cloud, feature, Google, intel, interview, iPhone, processors, Smartphones, Today's Chili, top
If anybody knows the future of computing, it might be Intel CTO and Labs chief Justin Rattner. So we had to ask him, “What’s next?” Well, for one, Intel Inside your phone. More »
Jun 23
Nokia N900 drops to $369, unlocked
Posted in: arm, maemo, meego, nokia, price, sale, Today's Chili
Hard to believe but after all this time the N900 remains the most powerful handset in Nokia’s vast collection of cellphones. No other Nokia handset even comes close and that won’t change until Nokia launches the Symbian^3-powered N8 or the MeeGo-powered N9. So if you’ve got the dough and a certain inclination to write Python scripts on a Friday night, you might want to think about sliding $369 (down from $649 at launch or $479 currently at Nokia USA) Espoo’s way for a crack at the ARM Cortex A8 slider. Sure, it’s not the freshest face on the block, but the development community will certainly help eek-out every last bit of value for many months to come.
P.S. Don’t forget to apply the coupon code LL17PBSTFKZ440 to get the reduced price.
Nokia N900 drops to $369, unlocked originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Jun 23
Nokia N8 to be final Symbian N Series device, all MeeGo from here on out
Posted in: breaking news, BreakingNews, meego, mobile os, MobileOs, nokia, operating system, OperatingSystem, os, symbian, Today's Chili
Whoa. Nokia’s premier range of devices, the N Series, will bid adieu to the Symbian operating environment and go MeeGo full time after the introduction of the N8. That’s what we’ve just heard directly from the Finnish horse’s mouth. Nokia will naturally keep Symbian around — of course there’s a whole Symbian^4 to come — but will utilize it on more mass market devices as it seeks to push smartphones further down the product hierarchy. So it’s not necessarily bad news, as such, it means we’ll likely see Symbian trickle down to handsets priced more like featurephones and less like miniaturized laptops. What it does mean, however, is that Nokia is pushing forward with its modernization plans, and doing so more aggressively than previously thought. Which we consider to be a pretty awesome (and necessary) thing.
Nokia N8 to be final Symbian N Series device, all MeeGo from here on out originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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