Jul 27

Pour one out: T-Mobile G1 no longer for sale

Posted in: Android, Google, HTC, t-mobile, Today's Chili

And just like that, the T-Mobile G1 is no more. A quick stock check at T-Mobile USA, Amazon, and a few other retailers confirms that the world’s first Android handset is no longer for sale, marking the end of an era. Of course, it’s been nearly two years since we first saw the G1, and its 528MHz Qualcomm processor and 320 x 480 3.2-inch display have been long since outclassed by the recent crop of high-end Android hardware, but we’re still feeling a little nostalgic. They grow up so fast, don’t they? Take a pause, take a sip, and let’s look back on the original of the species.

Gallery: T-Mobile G1 review, part 1: hardware

Pour one out: T-Mobile G1 no longer for sale originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 27

Free Network Scanner

Posted in: Freeware, network, Software, Today's Chili, Windows

This article was written on May 14, 2010 by CyberNet.

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I love coming across useful network-related tools, and SoftPerfect Network Scanner is pretty cool for both system administrators and geeky home users. With it you can scan an entire range of IP addresses and retrieve things like their host name, MAC address, response times, and much more.

When I ran this the first time I was very surprised to see that it at least recognized all of the machines active on my network, but it wasn’t able to grab some details such as the MAC address for those devices not running Windows. It was, however, able to fetch and make browsable my shared folders on both my Mac and Windows machines when using a specific user account that I was able to specify in the settings. This actually helped me find a shared folder that I was no longer using, and had thought I removed some time ago.

Here are some of the other things that the app is capable of (including Wake-On-LAN):

  • Pings computers.
  • Does not require administrative privileges.
  • Detects hardware (MAC) addresses even across routers.
  • Detects hidden shared folders (normally invisible on the network) and write accessible shares.
  • Detects your internal and external IP addresses.
  • Scans for listening TCP ports and SNMP services.
  • Retrieves currently logged-on users.
  • You can mount and explore network resources.
  • Can launch external third party applications.
  • Exports results to HTML, XML, CSV and TXT.
  • Supports Wake-On-LAN, remote shutdown and sending network messages.
  • Retrieves potentially any information via WMI.
  • Retrieves information from remote registry.

Give this free app a try if you like to know what’s happening with your network, or if you just want to pretend like you know. Sometimes pretending is half the battle. :)

SoftPerfect Network Scanner (Windows only; 32-bit/64-bit; Freeware/Portable)

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Jul 27

Top-10 ultimate high-end speakers

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Ultimate high-end speakers are conceived with the same zeal Ferrari and Lamborghini apply to their no-holds-barred sports cars. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-20011610-47.html” class=”origPostedBlog”The Audiophiliac/a/p

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Jul 27

Apple unveils 27-inch LED display, nixes 30-inch model

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The new 27-inch Cinema Display, priced at $999, replaces the currently available 24-inch and 30-inch models. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20011766-37.html” class=”origPostedBlog”News – Apple/a/p

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Jul 27

Monsoon Vulkano all-in-one DVR/placeshifting/media streaming box ready for preorder, ships August 10

Posted in: GoogleTv, hulu, ios, media streamer, MediaStreamer, netflix, streamer, Today's Chili, video, YouTube

Monsoon — after taking advantage of a few delays since our initial hands-on by adjusting the name and pricing — is finally ready to show off the followup to its HAVA line of placeshifting media streamers, the Vulkano. Integrating a video processor and local storage into its slim frame, the Vulkano accepts HD video over its analog inputs for recording and live streaming to other devices (PC, Mac, iPhone/iPad, Blackberry and Android players will be available at launch, with a Symbian version on the way) or it can convert recordings locally for them to be downloaded over WiFi or 3G and stored on those devices for offline viewing. Remote scheduling and channel changing functionality (controlling connected set-top boxes via IR blaster) isn’t a shocking new feature, but this goes a step further by bringing internet videos to your TV (YouTube, local UPnP devices) Boxee and Popbox style, and other big names like Hulu, Netflix, Google TV, Amazon Yahoo! Widgets and a full HTML browser are promised to show up in firmware updates soon. Believers can hit the site to preorder now, with units ranging from the $279 Vulkano with 8GB of SD card storage, up to a $379 Vulkano Pro with 1TB eSATA HDD included and other sizes planned in between. Check after the break for a press release with more details, and our hands on video from CES.

Gallery: Monsoon Vulkano

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Jul 27

Dell shows off Android 2.1 running on the Streak, still planning to make it to Froyo

Posted in: Android, froyo, streak, Today's Chili, us, video

Dell’s Kevin Andrew answered a few questions about the Streak in a new “vlog” on YouTube, and it’s a mixture of encouragement and confusion. On the good side, Kevin showed off Android 2.1 up and running on the phone / tablet / lady-killer. It looks just like 2.1, of course, but with Dell’s customizations still riding atop it. Oddly, while showing off 2.1, Kevin reassures us that Dell is still planning to go to Froyo (2.2), which is reiterated by the text below the video, with no clarification if 2.1 will actually be released as an intermediate measure. Either way we don’t have a timeline, which is pretty much the same tune we hear with every Android handset. In other news, Dell is planning to launch the cherry red version of the streak “shortly” after the international launch of the graphite model — which might be as soon as tomorrow (Dell’s site still says “late July,” but they just wrapped up a 24 hour pre-sale and said to check back tomorrow, possibly just for more pre-sales). Check out the video after the break.

[Thanks, James H.]

Update: Matt at Dell (conveniently tweeting under the pseudonym @mattatdell) has clarified that the Streak is not going to be released this week. That seems odd, since that vague “late July” window ends this week, but hopefully we’ll know more soon.

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Jul 27

Top 5 iPad headphones

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CNET Senior Editor Donald Bell rounds-up his five favorite headphone options for the Apple iPad tablet computer, including budget options, wireless Bluetooth headphones, over-the-ear headphones, and sound-isolating in-ear headphones.

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Jul 27

Apple intros Mac Pro with 12 processing cores

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The new Mac Pro, due in August, uses quad-core and 6-core Intel Xeon processors with speeds up to 3.33GHz. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20011762-37.html” class=”origPostedBlog”News – Apple/a/p

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Jul 27

12-Core Mac Pro and 27-inch IPS Cinema Display

Posted in: Apple, desktops, Displays, Mac, Today's Chili

Last of today’s Apple updates are the new 27-inch Cinema Display and a new 12-core Mac Pro. The display is essentially a super-sized version of the 24-inch monitor already available. Here’s what you get:

The display hooks up to any Mac with a Mini DisplayPort connector, which is every late-vintage model. The cable combines a power-cable and a USB-connector, and this last will pipe the sound from your MacBook to the display, as well as send back data from the screen’s built-in iSight camera and microphone. It also has a 2.1 (sub and “satellite”) speaker system (50 watts) and, most important of all, Apple new favorite display tech, IPS (in-plane switching) for an almost 180-degree viewing-angle.

The 16:9 widescreen aspect-ratio panel sports a 2560 x 1440 resolution, and the panel now has an ambient light sensor to automatically dim the display. If it works as well as it does in other Apple products, you’ll probably want to switch it off. The display will be shipping “soon” for $1,000.

The new Mac Pro also beefs things up. Apple’s heavy-lifter now comes with 12 processor-cores, faster graphics and SSD options and, well, did I say it has twelve cores?. This monster begins at $5,000, but you can have the 2.66GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Nehalem” for “just” $2,500. Add to this an ATI Radeon HD 5870 with 1GB of GDDR5 memory and a couple of those fancy new 27-inch Cinema Displays, and you’ll have a pretty mean setup (and a very light wallet). The new range of Mac Pros will be on sale in August.

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Jul 27

Apple Magic Trackpad first hands-on

Posted in: Apple, hands-on, multitouch, Today's Chili, touchpad

So it’s real, and… it’s a trackpad. What seemed like it might have been pure rumor and some good Photoshopping just a short while ago has magically (ha ha!) transformed into reality. If you’re wondering what the Magic Trackpad is like to use — get ready for a shock. It feels just like using a slightly larger version of a MacBook or MacBook Pro pad. And we mean exactly, right down to the multitouch gestures and whole-pad click. Yes, it clicks. There’s also a new gesture, if you’re keeping track — a three-finger move that lets you drag windows around (very helpful), though you give up the functionality of being to navigate stuff like iPhoto galleries with a swipe (it’s an option you can toggle in preferences — you have a choice). We’re going to be doing some serious testing with the new peripheral, but for now, feast your eyes on the pics below.

Gallery: Magic Trackpad first hands-on


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