Jul 02

Sniper Stand Turns Your Smartphone into a Hands-Free Entertainment Device

Posted in: Smartphones, Today's Chili
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Smartphones are offering us more and more entertainment, allowing us to view photos, videos, and even full TV shows and movies on the go. But there’s just one problem — they won’t stand up on their own (unless you’re talking about the HTC Evo 4G, which has a built-in kickstand). It can get tiring holding your phone at a comfortable viewing height, which is exactly why the Sniper Stand was invented.
It’s a small plastic disk with two slits that intersect at a right angle. It has a super-strong (but still removable) adhesive on the back. Peel off the backing and stick it to the back of your phone, and it will allow your smartphone to stand up on a table or desk with the aid of a credit card.
The Sniper Stand is not yet in production, but a limited number of prototype samples are available in black for $9.95, shipping included. To see the installation video, or to place an order, visit the Sniper Stand Web site.
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Jul 02

Gadget Lab Podcast: The Death of Kin and Other Wireless Drama

Posted in: Microsoft, Phones, podcasts, Today's Chili, videos

In this episode of the Gadget Lab video podcast, the usual nerds talk about all things mobile. First, they mourn over the death of the Kin while reflecting on what Microsoft did wrong. They also talk about what Apple apparently did wrong with the iPhone 4 antenna, which loses signal when held the “wrong” way.

          

Elsewhere in the mobile world, Intel says it’s hoping to ship its first mobile chips in phones starting next year. We’ll see if that ever happens — and if their efforts will even matter by then. On the other hand, something we’ve wanted on mobiles devices for a long time has finally arrived: Hulu. Unfortunately it comes at a price.

You can also get the Gadget Lab video podcast via iTunes, or if you don’t want to be distracted by our mugs, check out the Gadget Lab audio podcast. Prefer RSS? You can subscribe to the Gadget Lab video or audio podcast feeds.

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Jul 02

GelaSkins Have Arrived for the iPhone 4

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iPhone4GelaSkins.jpgThe most artistic of all device covers, GelaSkins, are now available for the iPhone 4. Better than a bumper, GelaSkins cover the full back and sides, as well as much of the front, to keep your new iPhone from looking all scuffed. They’ll also prevent any pesky antenna problems, even without Apple’s upcoming fix.

Visit the GelaSkins iPhone 4 gallery to see what’s available. You can view the collection by artist, by collaborators, or you can see the top 40 choices. iPhone 4 skins sell for $14.95. They don’t include a screen guard, which is a shame, especially since the site notes that screen guards will be available soon as a separate product. I’d rather have it included, naturally.

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Jul 02

Rude Gameware Debuts Teflon Mouse Surface

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Just in time for the Fourth of July, Rude Gameware is announcing a mousing surface you could grill on — not that you’d want to. The Fierce Teflon & Steel Mouse has a durable steel core mounted on a non-slip rubberized base, coated with Teflon. Teflon is the material of choice for serious gamers, as it offers the least friction. Rude Gameware promises outrageous mouse speeds faster than your own reflexes.

This mousing surface is available now for a list price of $29.95. The company promises it will hit electronics stores nationwide soon. Rude also makes the less expensive Fierce Dual Sided Mouse Surface, which lists for $14.95.

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Jul 02

Brandos Power Pack for iPhone Keeps You Charged and Ready

Posted in: Apple, charger, iPhone, power, Today's Chili
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There are plenty of portable power pack accessories out there that are designed to keep your iPhone charged up, but this one is unique. The Power Pack for iPhone uses EL film to show the battery status at all times, so you’ll never have to wonder whether or not your battery pack is charged up and ready to go.
The entire front of the battery pack is encased in the special film, which constantly shows the charge status of the battery pack. When connected to your phone, the battery pack pulses just like an on-screen charging indicator, so you’ll know you have a good connection and your phone is being recharged.
The accessory has a 100 mAh capacity, which will charge your iPhone 3G for up to 3 hours of talk time, or up to 7 hours on an iPhone 2. It can add an additional 18 hours of audio playback, or 5.5 hours of Web surfing on Wi-Fi. Its slim design and flat profile make it easy to carry or slip into a gear bag, so you’ll never have to worry about your iPhone running out of power when you’re on the go.
Brando’s Power Pack for iPhone is compatible with the iPhone 4, iPhone 3G/3GS, and the iPhone 2. It is available now for $52 from the Brando online store.
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Jul 02

Brite-View launches CinemaGo BV-5005HD Mini CG HD media player

Posted in: radio, set-top-box, Today's Chili

Brite-View’s CinemaTube may have sufficed just fine for your home entertainment needs last year, but there’s nothing like a little “Special Edition” to really get the gears turning in 2010. Launched today, the CinemaGo BV-5005HD Mini CG is mostly a revamped version of the CinemaTube BV-5005HD, boasting an eSATA interface, USB 2.0 socket, inbuilt WiFi, a BitTorrent manager and access to MUZEE internet radio channels. As you’d expect, the box is built to handle 1080p output and a cornucopia of file formats including MOV, WMV, MKV, AVI, VOB, DIVX, FLV and RMVB, and content can be delivered via locally attached hard drives or a home network / web connection. Best of all, the $149.99 MSRP is being trumped by a $109.99 pre-order price if you get in now, so really, you should probably get in now. Unless you hate saving money.

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Jul 02

Mobile viewer digitizes your stack of biz cards

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The King Jim business card holder can store digital copies of all your business cards. Do not try this with playing cards.

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Jul 02

Microsoft prepping Magic Mouse-like Arc Touch Mouse?

Posted in: Microsoft, multitouch, rumor, Today's Chili
Microsoft isn’t saying anything about this one just yet, but there’s a growing amount of evidence that the company is set to take on Apple’s Magic Mouse with its own Arc Touch Mouse. As istartedsomething reports, that includes a product listing for an “Arc Touch Mouse” at several European retailers (with a $70 price tag), an arctouchmouse.com domain registered to Microsoft in late March, and some Microsoft Research projects that show that the company has indeed been working on multitouch mice since at least late last year (one of those prototypes is pictured above). Just one big coincidence? Probably not, but we’ll have to wait to hear from Microsoft to know for sure.

Microsoft prepping Magic Mouse-like Arc Touch Mouse? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 02

Motorola Droid Rules Android

Posted in: Android, droid, hero, HTC, market, motorola, nexus one, Phones, sales, Today's Chili

Motorola’s Droid is the most popular phone among Android users, followed by HTC Hero, while Google’s Nexus One ranks tenth on the list, according to a monthly metrics report from mobile advertising firm AdMob. AdMob has ranked the top ten Android smartphones by market share.

The data is based on 12.7 million Android phones in the AdMob network in May. It’s also why the HTC Evo, released in the first week of June, is missing from the mix.

About 21 percent Android users have the Droid, while 16 percent users own the HTC Hero. Just 2 percent of Android phone users have Google’s Nexus One phone, says AdMob.

Motorola launched the Droid in November 2009 and made it available exclusively on Verizon Wireless. And despite the gaggle of Android phones launched every month, the Droid has been holding strong.

The only Android phone that could challenge the Droid’s position is the HTC Evo, which is available exclusively on Sprint. It will be interesting to see if the Evo can beat the Droid, though Sprint has a smaller marketing budget and fewer subscribers than Verizon.

Here’s a chart that shows the popularity of different Android smarpthones.

About 67 percent of Android users are in North America while China is the second largest market for Android with 13 percent of Android users coming from the country, says AdMob.

Combined HTC and Motorola have 83 percent share among Android devices. Since the Android OS debuted in 2008, the two companies have been on a roll, churning out phones faster than consumers can keep up with.

Last week, Motorola introduced its eleventh Android phone, the Droid X. It was also a big month for HTC, whose Evo phone is the first and only 4G device available currently.

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Jul 02

HP ePrint really works: eMails and attachments printed from the cloud (video)

Posted in: Features, hands-on, hewlett-packard, HewlettPackard, HP, motorola, printer, Today's Chili, video

We don’t blame you if you missed this the first time round, but HP’s ePrint service is probably best seen in action anyway. Fortunately, our brethren over at Engadget Chinese had the opportunity to play with these new web-connected printers recently. The idea is that each ePrint printer gets a unique email address, meaning you can send in a document from any email-enabled device to get it printed, thus eliminating the hassle of finding a computer and drivers or installing an app on certain smartphones and tablets. So how does one go about setting up this bad boy? According to our sister site, you must first register your printer on HP’s ePrintCenter website to obtain a randomly-generated email address (don’t worry, you can always get a new one if necessary), and then you’re good to go, literally. Read on to find out if ePrint’s as straightforward as it sounds.

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HP ePrint really works: eMails and attachments printed from the cloud (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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