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Modu Mobile finally came clean about the T-phone today, but we’re afraid it’s bittersweet news — it’s not the lilliputan Android device we’ve been lusting after for months (that’s coming “in the near future”) but rather a Brew-based tri-band phone with a 2.2-inch QVGA touchscreen on the relatively old QSC6270 chipset. Thankfully, it does have a host of modular accessories that up its geek quotient radically. You can “camerafy” your Modu by sliding it into a 5 megapixel shell, “sportfy” it with an exercise armband sleeve, “boostify” by slotting it into a combo speaker dock / base station, or even “textify” by adding a vertical QWERTY keyboard. Considering the phone is apparently still Guinness-certified as the lightest touchscreen device in the world, we imagine these combinations will be similarly svelte, but we’ll still be waiting for the Android-infused Modu W to appear, thank you very much. PR after the break.

Continue reading Modu reveals the T, a tiny modular Brewphone, keeps us waiting for the Android-based W

Modu reveals the T, a tiny modular Brewphone, keeps us waiting for the Android-based W originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 10 Oct 2010 23:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This article was written on August 06, 2007 by CyberNet.

I’m sure there are some of you who would love to work for Google some day, but know it’s just not possible, whatever the reason may be. Now there’s an opportunity for you to get as close to working for Google as you could possibly get, without actually being hired by them. It’s called the Google Business Referall Representative Program, and you’ll be considered an independent contractor to Google with the opportunity to get paid.

Here’s how it works, as a Google Local Business Referral Representative, you’ll get paid for going around and collecting information from local businesses in your area. When they say “collect information,” they mean hours of operation, types of payment accepted, etc., and then you’ll also be responsible for informing them about Google Maps and Google AdWords. And as long as you’re there, you might as well take a few pictures of the business so others know what it looks like. Once you’ve completed the task, you’ll be able to make up to $10 for every referall that you submit.

Now, it’s not just $10 right off the bat.  First you’ll have to wait for Google to approve the referall, in which case you’ll receive $2. And then you’ll have to wait for the business that you gathered information from to verify that the information that you submitted is correct. Once they approve it, you’ll get another $8. If you did lots of businesses in your area, this could potentially add up to some nice extra cash.

The only requirements are that you’re able to work as a contractor in the U.S., you’re 18, and you can fill out a W-9 form for the IRS. You’ll also have to have your own computer and a digital camera, and you’ll be responsible for any of your expenses that you incur, like gas. Sounds to me like Google has thought of a great way to utilize casual Google users to help them fulfill their goal of organizing the world’s information.

Interested? You can sign-up here.

Source: gSpy

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As you may have heard, Microsoft is having a major event Monday in NYC to announce details surrounding Windows Phone 7 launch dates and devices… and Engadget is going to be there delivering the best live coverage in the universe. In case you don’t already know, Steve Ballmer and AT&T’s Ralph de la Vega will be on stage to delight your senses, and there will likely be lots of new hardware we’ll be getting our hands on.

You can see all of the news unfold in realtime right here at our liveblog post, and the whole thing starts tomorrow, October 11th, at the times listed below. Don’t miss it!

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Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 launch event is Monday at 9:30AM ET, and we’ll be there live! originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 10 Oct 2010 19:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Another year, another attempt to project light onto transparent screens, but Pioneer’s Network Vision HUD is one of the cooler prototype heads-up displays we’ve seen. First off, it uses lasers to generate its ethereal navigation images — lasers make everything better — and second, it’s presently sourcing that data from a Android smartphone, making it a fantastic potential addition to infotainment ideas like Nokia’s Terminal Mode. Pioneer told Network World that it’s planning to actually sell a version of the technology by 2012, but that it might be an aftermarket product rather than an integral part of your car’s windshield. They are, of course, entertaining deep-pocketed auto manufacturers as well.

Continue reading Pioneer’s prototype laser HUD could help you drive home, connected to an Android smartphone (video)

Pioneer’s prototype laser HUD could help you drive home, connected to an Android smartphone (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ve seen O2 Germany’s HTC Schubert and a Chinese HD3, but here’s a giant Windows Phone 7 device with “T-Mobile” clearly painted on the upper right-hand corner of the screen. TmoNews got these alleged images of the HTC HD7 from their usual anonymous source along with a partial spec sheet, which actually claims slightly different dimensions for the phone and double the amount of flash memory (16GB in all) than we heard before. Different strokes for different folks, or is one of these two rumors totally off? You’ll probably want to keep both possibilities in mind before considering this last tidbit from the very same source: the phone will reportedly cost $199 on a two-year contract. Or you could just wait for us to blow out all the Windows Phone 7 details tomorrow, of course.

Update: Enjoying the look of this phone from your vantage point in Great Britain, are you? You might be able to pick one up as well — 911sniper apparently found a O2 UK version of the HTC Schubert’s ROM, as reported by Pocketnow below.

HTC HD7 (aka Schubert) pictured in glorious monochrome, headed to T-Mobile for $200? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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