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E Ink’s 300ppi 9.7-inch panel — touting “laser print quality” and a ridiculous 2400 x 1650 screen resolution — was just the tip of the e-paper iceberg here at SID 2011. The aforesaid display isn’t shipping in any commercial products just yet, but given that OEMs are already accepting ’em, we were told to expect ultra-fine print devices in the not-too-distant future. The screen, which was jointly developed by Epson, truly did look astonishing up close, forcing us to get awkwardly close to see the pixels behind the pictures. Outside of that guy, though, the outfit’s booth was splattered with concepts — everything from an E Ink-infused snowboard (shown above) to a rugged radio. There was even a prototype sheet music reader (dreamed up by Lenart Studios) that looked downright outstanding, not to mention a thermostat that would have any Home Depot junkie swooning. Have a gander at the galleries below, and peek past the break for a brief video tour. Oh, and Burton — you should seriously get on this.

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Verizon Wireless customers will be able to jet on to the LTE network in nine new cities, taking advantage of lightening-fast speeds on their HTC Thunderbolts and 4G mobile hotspots. The expansion includes Mobile and Montgomery (AL); Greater Fairfield and New Haven (CT); Gainesville, Pensacola, and Tallahassee (FL); Fayetteville-Lumberton (NC); and Bryan-College Station and Temple-Killeen (TX). We also have access in Albany, though VZW has yet to confirm launching LTE in New York’s capital city. The carrier has also expanded coverage in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, New Orleans, and Philadelphia, so if you haven’t been able to connect in the past, dust off that enable-4G button and give it another shot. This week’s additions bring the list of LTE cities to 55, so we’re just over the 35 percent mark towards the carrier’s goal of 147 cities by year’s end.

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Verizon adds 4G LTE to nine more cities, expands coverage in Chicago, Philadelphia originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 May 2011 11:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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At long last, Verizon is finally getting its first Windows Phone device. Meet the HTC Trophy.

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“Soon” just got a lot more explicit: May 26th. That’s when the HTC Trophy arrives on Verizon Wireless, finally bringing some Windows Phone to the carrier and setting up for what will be a very busy day. Do you want some dual-core hotness in the Droid X2? Maybe some LTE lovin’ with Netflix in the form of the LG Revolution? Decisions, decisions, but those who go the way of Microsoft will find themselves touching a 3.8-inch WVGA display powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and 16GB of onboard storage. It’s $149.99 after the requisite contract fuss and mail-in rebate, small price for a phone that’s been officially deemed ready.

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HTC Trophy officially set to launch on Verizon May 26th originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 May 2011 10:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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XtremeMac has released two new $80 Bluetooth accessories, the InCharge Home BT and InCharge Audio BT, that stream audio and offer USB charging capabilities.