Jul 27
Sony announced three new lenses today.
Jul 27
It’s looking very much like yesterday’s hypotheticals about Apple refreshing its hardware are about to bear fruit. The online store has been put on temporary hiatus — presumably to get all those delicious new specs and pictures in — and we can probably expect it to churn back into action around the company’s typical 8.30AM timeslot.
Apple Store goes down, get your credit cards ready originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jul 27
Terrafugia’s flying car Transitions into a safer, better, tamer-looking personal transporter
Posted in: car, mit, refresh, safety, Today's Chili, touchscreen, update, upgrade, video
Whether you classify it as a roadable aircraft or a flying car, Terrafugia’s Transition looks resolutely set on avoiding vaporware status and becoming a bona fide commercial reality late next year. It’s ironic, then, that the latest development is being illustrated with a bunch of renders, but what they show is a significantly redesigned body, which now comes with FAA-approved safety features and brings the hybrid vehicle closer to its final shape. The new design integrates lessons learned from the Transition’s test flight last year to improve the wing shape and retraction mechanism, while also including an impact-absorbing crumple zone in the nose. The two-seater now also comes with a touchscreen center console — because nothing signals modernity better than a touchscreen — and can be seen in all its computer-generated glory on video after the break.
Terrafugia’s flying car Transitions into a safer, better, tamer-looking personal transporter originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jul 27
HTC starts selling phones in China under its own name
Posted in: Android, HTC, launch, official, Today's Chili, Windows Mobile, windows mobile 6.5, WindowsMobile, WindowsMobile6.5
It’s long been the case that if you wanted a HTC handset over in the world’s most populous nation, you’d have had to look for its rebadged variant under the Dopod brand. But, as of today, that is no more. The prolific Taiwanese phone maker has decided that its name is now recognizable and valuable enough in China to be put on its own hardware and is kicking off a campaign with four own-branded phones. The Wildfire and Desire we’re all familiar with already, while the Tianxi looks like a mildly tweaked HD2 and the Tianyi is a mix-and-match of design elements from the rest of HTC’s portfolio. The company’s also announcing a partnership with China Mobile to bring these puppies to market, so it’s looking like smooth sailing ahead. Full PR after the break.
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HTC starts selling phones in China under its own name originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jul 27
Interpad’s 10-inch Tegra 2-toting Android tablet may make Germans merry later this year
Posted in: 10-inch, Android, android tablet, AndroidTablet, germany, slate, tablet, tablet pc, TabletPc, tegra 2, Tegra2, Today's Chili
We’ve seen a number of promising Tegra 2 Android tablets at this point, but precious few solid release dates, so forgive us if we’re jumping for joy to hear even an unheard-of German challenger is slated to arrive this holiday season. Should you believe the company’s website, December will see the launch of E-Noa’s Interpad, a 10-inch capacitive multitouch Android 2.1 device with a laundry list of desirable features. €399 (about $518) may seem a bit steep for an Android device, but it buys you a dual-core 1GHz Tegra 2 T20 chip in a package only a half-inch thin, plus 1GB of DDR2 RAM and 16GB of flash storage (expandable via microSD) to put your PlayStation ROMs in. Connectivity includes 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, USB 2.0 and HDMI out, and it’s all powered by a 3900mAh battery reportedly good for 8-12 hours. If you’re willing to drop a little extra, MobiFlip reports that Android 2.2, GPS, camera and 3G modules will appear in an upgraded version for under €500 ($649), but we don’t want to get you too excited before we can verify the potency of the original, eh? We’re hoping to see it in person at September’s IFA in Berlin.
Interpad’s 10-inch Tegra 2-toting Android tablet may make Germans merry later this year originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Jul 27
Rambus victorious in patent fight with NVIDIA, can expect neat wad of cash for its troubles
Posted in: Law, lawsuit, legal, memory, NVIDIA, patent, tegra, tesla, Today's Chili
So what if Rambus doesn’t really produce anything tangible these days? We’re hearing the “innovation” business is going really well for the company that recently celebrated its 1,000th patent, and now there’s a nice big windfall in its near future as well. The US International Trade Commission has handed down a ruling agreeing with a previous judgment that NVIDIA infringed on three Rambus patents in the design of its memory controllers, with the ultimate outcome being a ban on importing such infringing goods into the country. Of course, that’s the one thing we’re sure won’t be happening, but NVIDIA will now have to sign up for a license to Rambus’ precious IP portfolio, which might be a tad bit costly given that GeForce, Quadro, nForce, Tesla and Tegra chips are named as being in violation — aside from Ion, that’s pretty much NVIDIA’s whole hardware business.
[Thanks, Marc]
Update: NVIDIA, unsurprisingly, has said it will appeal the ruling. [Thanks, Xero2]
Rambus victorious in patent fight with NVIDIA, can expect neat wad of cash for its troubles originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jul 27
This article was written on December 17, 2005 by CyberNet.
Tactile 3D offers users a completely different interface from what is known as standard. You now have 3D space to organize your files and windows. Now, this isn’t its own operating system or anything, it will run right on top of Microsoft Windows. It gives you the ability to browse your files in more of a visual way, rather than digging around looking for file names. Tactile 3D will remember where you leave your items, so it will be like creating your own 3-Dimensional world. This is the whole point behind the application which is to give users more room to place their items, other than in the conventional 2D space on your desktop.
Looks like it would be more fun than it would be useful, because I believe current file explorers do exactly what they are supposed. I wouldn’t want to navigate around a 3D world in order to find the files I am looking for. Guess I can’t say anything until I give it a shot! Take it for a spin for 30-days.
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Jul 26
iPhone 4 for Canada gets unlocked price: freedom is far from free
Posted in: Apple, canada, iPhone, Today's Chili
Sure, we in the US are pretty much stuck with AT&T when it comes to iPhone 4 indulgence, but Canada gets to pick — for a price. We knew the of the option up north but not how much, and according to CBC News, that’ll be $659 for 16GB, $779 for 32GB, and $549 for the 8GB iPhone 3GS. All Canadian dollars, of course — the US conversion would be about $637 / $753 / $530, respectively. Carriers are still offering it up for a discount on contract, and to be perfectly honest, we think that’s probably the route most people will take anyway. All the same, gotta love having a choice.
iPhone 4 for Canada gets unlocked price: freedom is far from free originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jul 26
Good news for designer t-shirt fans or anyone who knows an artist with potential.
SNOW mag is teaming up with graniph to offer readers free t-shirts every month. But this isn’t just any old giveaway: graniph wants your input into their product line!
To enter you have to introduce them to an artist (illustrator/designer) you would like to see working with the retailer. This is a real way to recommend a talented person to the actual graniph design panel. Their designs could potentially become a future t-shirt.
Anyone from anywhere in the world can enter, and likewise the artists don’t have to be Japanese.
You can tweet or email recommendations to enter the competition. See SNOW mag for more.
Jul 26
Source R&D ships Wisair-based Warpia Easy Dock wireless docking station
Posted in: Mac, now available, now shipping, NowAvailable, NowShipping, os x, OsX, ship, shipping, ships, Today's Chili, Wireless
It took ’em a few months, but Source R&D is finally ready to save your desktop replacement from those awful cables that are typically required when connecting a bona fide monitor, keyboard and mouse to a laptop. The Wisair-based Easy Dock works with Macs and PCs, with a single USB transceiver used to connect your mobile machine to (just) two hard-wired USB peripherals and a single DVI monitor (with a resolution cap of 1,400 x 1,050 or 1,440 x 900). She’s available now for $149.99 at the links below, but make sure you’re okay with the aforesaid limits before pulling the trigger.
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Source R&D ships Wisair-based Warpia Easy Dock wireless docking station originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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