Jan 06

Polaroid 300: A Return to Simpler Things

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I was blogging from the Polaroid booth in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas convention center for a while today, because the company was so kind as to provide us tired bloggers with a few couches to sit on. I was seated next to two women who were shooting showgoers with the new Polaroid 300. Everyone seemed genuinely baffled at the notion that the camera they were holding wasn’t digital.
Film cameras in this day and age? Yep. The Polaroid is an honest-to-goodness throwback to the instant film cameras that helped the company capture the imagination of the public. The camera takes shots roughly the size of business cards. Once taken, it takes about a moment for them to develop.
The 300 has four image settings and an automatic flash. You can pick one up now for about $90–not bad, but as always, the film is where they get you. It’s about $10 for a back of 10 images.
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Jan 06

Fulton Innovation blows our minds with eCoupled wireless Tesla, inductive cereal boxes (video)

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Fulton Innovation blows our minds with eCoupled wireless Tesla, inductive cereal boxes (video)

Wondering what your future kitchen looks like? Take a gander at what Fulton Innovation is showing at CES this year. They’re also giving a peek at the future of retail shopping, and even parking lots. It’s all the magic of inductive charging, and now that the Qi standard has been finalized it seems like things are coming together. Really together, in everything from cereal boxes with blinkenlights to Tesla Roadsters that charge almost as quickly as with a wire but, quite obviously, without the wire. Would you like to know more? Click on through.

Gallery: Fulton Innovation at CES

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Jan 06

Mac App Store Cracked Open for Piracy [Apple]

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The Mac App Store‘s security has been cracked. This means that, by installing a software called Kickback, you will be able to pirate any applications in the store. However, the crack will not be available until February 2011, according to Dissident: More »

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Jan 06

Video: Motorola Hogs Mobile Spotlight at CES 2011

Posted in: Phones, Tablets and E-Readers, Today's Chili, videos

          

LAS VEGAS  — Out of the thousands of vendors showcasing at CES 2011, mobile company Motorola is sucking up media oxygen with the hottest smartphone and tablet news of the week.

CES 2011The company this week unveiled its latest version of the popular Droid smartphone, the Droid Bionic for Verizon, as well as the Atrix for AT&T. Both phones are compatible with the 4-G network and beefy Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processors.

Motorola also teased its upcoming Xoom tablet running Honeycomb, a version of Android made specifically for tablets. The company admitted it didn’t have a working product to show, but it demonstrated a maps app on a Xoom prototype.

Check out the video above for highlights from Motorola’s CES press conference.


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Jan 06

HyperMac’s external hard drive enclosure for iPad hands-on

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HyperMac is known more for its power-extending solutions than its other peripherals, but this still-unannounced iPad external hard drive enclosure we spotted at the company’s booth is certainly interesting. Capable of accepting a standard 2.5-inch hard drive, the brushed metal box has two miniUSB ports around back — one to connect to your computer, and another to connect to your iPad. Unfortunately, unlike other iPad storage solutions like the AirStash, because it interfaces through Apple’s USB camera adapter, you’re limited to photos and video content only. On top of that, it only works with the iPad because the iPhone and iPod touch don’t support that particular accessory. The target price point is around $100 without any physical drive — yes, it’s a BYOHD affair — which is definitely steeper than we’d like, especially given the limited functionality. Still, if you’ve got more content than space to spare, you might want to look into picking one of these up when it drops in sometime later this month.

Gallery: HyperMac’s external hard drive enclosure for iPad

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Jan 06

CES: Where you can smash an Acer laptop with a hammer

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The Worth Avenue Group offers insurance for your laptop, iPhone or iPad. However, in a stroke of marketing genius at CES, the company allows you to take a hammer and pummel a laptop.

Originally posted at CES 2011

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Jan 06

Ford SYNC Destinations hands-on (video)

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There was a time when we studied maps to figure out where we were going. Then there was a time when we went online and printed out directions before we left. Now we pretty much just jump in our cars and put all our faith in the Lady of the Dash (clad in shimmering samite), but Ford wants to give you a little more control over her. Back when it was still 2010 (barely) the company announced SYNC Destinations, enabling you to plan your route in detail before you even get in the car. Now we got a chance to play with it and, while it’s simple, it certainly does seem useful. Check out the video after the break.

Ford SYNC Destinations hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 06

Turtle Beach brings wireless 7.1 surround to Xbox 360, PS3

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Turtle Beach has announced the PX5, a wireless gaming headset that can deliver 7.1 surround sound

Originally posted at CES 2011

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Jan 06

Sony’s tablet not aiming to be an iPad killer

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Sony officially says that it’s working on a tablet, but it’s not ready yet. Still, the company has big plans to play catch up to the iPad sometime next year.

Originally posted at CES 2011

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Jan 06

JVC announces the GS-TD1 full HD 3D consumer camcorder, we go hands on

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2011 is shaping up to be the year consumer-grade 3D camcorders take off. Now JVC is in the mix with its new GS-TD1 full HD 3D camcorder which it touts as a world first. Thanks to twin 3D HD GT lenses, two 3.32 megapixel CMOS sensors and a newly announced Falconbrid 3D image chip, the device can record both left and right streams of 1920 x 1080i simultaneously. It also features 5x zoom and 64GB of flash memory that can be expanded via an SD card slot. Besides the full HD mode, the camera supports the more common side-by-side format AVCHD 3D as well as AVCHD 2D. For better in-field review, the device packs a 3.5-inch glasses free 3D touch panel screen. Outside of 3D video, the camera is additionally equipped to record so-called 3D sound using BIPHONIC sound processing. Pricing is pegged at just under $2,000 and is expected to be available for purchase this March. For the full details check out the PR after the break.

Gallery: JVC GS-TD1 Hands On

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