Jun 01

Stanton’s SCS.4DJ Digital DJ Mix Station up for Best Buy pre-order this month, in stores by July

Posted in: Music, Today's Chili
When technology meets music, interesting things can happen — for better or worse. In the case of Stanton’s standalone SCS.4DJ Digital DJ Mix Station, anyone can try their hand at DJing. Notable hardware features include two weighted slabs with touch sensitivity, a 4.3-inch LCD, four USB ports for hooking up HDDs (two of which are hidden in handy storage slots), and a mic input for spitin’ and spinnin’. If you’re lacking in pro skills, the unit can automatically sync the tempos of whatever tracks are queued up, or even mix on its own like a player piano for your favorite block rockin’ beats. Lastly, there’s support for WAV, MP3, and AAC files, and any regrettable Lady Gaga and Skrillex fusion fun party mixes you make can be recorded live for transfer off the device. If you’re psyched to start scratching, the SCS will be available for pre-order from Best Buy’s website this month for $500 (pre-packaged skills don’t come cheap), and in retail stores this July. You’ll find the full press release after the break.

Continue reading Stanton’s SCS.4DJ Digital DJ Mix Station up for Best Buy pre-order this month, in stores by July

Stanton’s SCS.4DJ Digital DJ Mix Station up for Best Buy pre-order this month, in stores by July originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  sourceStanton Magnetics, Best Buy  | Email this | Comments

No Comments
Jun 01

NHK develops ultra high-def camcorder with single 33 megapixel sensor (video)

Posted in: camcorder, hdtv, Sharp, Today's Chili, video


As still cameras go, a 33MP sensor is rather insignificant, considering you may already be walking around with 200 megapixels on your shoulder. When it comes to camcorders, however, this is the real deal, especially when each and every one of those 33 million pixels is captured by a single, ultra high-def sensor. NHK’s research arm, which developed the cam, unveiled it at the company’s technology open house in Tokyo. This seems like the perfect imaging device to show off Sharp’s 33MP Super Hi-Vision TV, but that display must have been on duty at another booth. Also, the Sigma DSLR lens was focused on a still life, without any mention of frame rate, so we’re a bit skeptical as to whether this thing is fully functional at this point. Either way, it’s still just a prototype, so you won’t be shooting your home videos in quasi-IMAX resolution just yet. In the mean time, jump past the break for that motionless video demo.

Continue reading NHK develops ultra high-def camcorder with single 33 megapixel sensor (video)

NHK develops ultra high-def camcorder with single 33 megapixel sensor (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  sourceDigInfo  | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags:
Jun 01

The Engadget Show – 021: Joystiq’s Chris Grant and Justin McElroy, Babycastles, gadgets, gaming

Posted in: e3, engadget, engadget show, EngadgetShow, GalaxyTab, the engadget show, TheEngadgetShow, Today's Chili, verizon, video

It’s another episode of The Engadget Show, in which we keep on keepin’ on and give you a taste of what’s to come next week. That’s when the Electronics Entertainment Expo happens, and we just couldn’t keep from going all gaming for this month’s episode. It all starts when Tim and Brian take a look over some of the month’s biggest gadgets, like the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the iCade.

Then, we take a trip down to Babycastles, the indie arcade where the gamers make the games — and the cabinets. After that, Joystiq’s Chris Grant and Justin McElroy join us on the stage to dish up just what’s coming next from Sony. NGP? Wii HD? Project Cafe? Intrigue.

It’s a gaming-heavy, genre-busting show this week that you won’t want to mis. So what are you waiting for? Watch it now! The video stream is above, or download the show in HD below!

Hosts: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater
Special guests: Syed Sulahuddin, Kunal Gupta, Chris Grant, Justin McElroy
Producer: Guy Streit
Director: Michelle Stahl
Executive Producers: Joshua Fruhlinger and Michael Rubens
Music by: Narwhalz of Sound
Visuals by: Nonhorse

Taped live at AOL Studios

Download the Show: The Engadget Show – 021 (HD) / The Engadget Show – 021 (iPod / iPhone / Zune formatted) / The Engadget Show – 021 (Small)

Subscribe to the Show:

[iTunes] Subscribe to the Show directly in iTunes (MP4).
[Zune] Subscribe to the Show directly in the Zune Marketplace (MP4).
[RSS MP4] Add the Engadget Show feed (MP4) to your RSS aggregator and have it delivered automatically.
[HD RSS] Get the Engadget Show delivered automatically in HD.
[iPad RSS] Get the Engadget Show in iPad-friendly adaptive format.

The Engadget Show – 021: Joystiq’s Chris Grant and Justin McElroy, Babycastles, gadgets, gaming originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags: , , ,
Jun 01

Wired for iPad now free for subscribers

Posted in: Today's Chili

If you’re a subscriber to the print edition of Wired, you now have full access to the digital editions on your iPad–no extra charge.

Originally posted at iPad Atlas

No Comments
Jun 01

Notion Ink Adam update overhauls UI, provides a smidgen of extra stability (video)

Posted in: Android, download, hands-on, Software, software update, SoftwareUpdate, tablet pc, TabletPc, tablets, Today's Chili, ui, update, video

We’d be lying if we said the Notion Ink Adam tablet wasn’t a major disappointment, but the tiny Indian company that brought us the slate hasn’t packed it in yet — this week, Rohan Shravan announced a new round of sales, and issued a massive software overhaul for all existing Adams to go along with it. We’ve been playing with the new software for over a day now, and we can attest that the Eden 1.5 UI is much improved — it’s less flashy, but far more responsive, less prone to crashes, and generally more useful.

We’d still call it a beta, mind you, as we still managed to find some nasty bugs and slowdown while browsing around, but we’re digging the new Chords music player, the new To-Do list, and the multitasking-friendly App Manager you see above. Notion Ink also claims we’ll see better battery life in this version, and we’re putting the Adam through a thorough drain test right now. We’re also hearing that Notion Ink is still working on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) builds. While you wait, why not click past the break for video of the new features in motion.

Update: We’re not sure about day-to-day use, but we’re not getting better results in our battery drain test — we’re still looking at under 6 hours of juice with the backlight at roughly 65 percent brightness.

Continue reading Notion Ink Adam update overhauls UI, provides a smidgen of extra stability (video)

Notion Ink Adam update overhauls UI, provides a smidgen of extra stability (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  sourceNotion Ink Blog (1), (2), (3)  | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags: , , ,
Jun 01

Sonim phone survives ‘Will It Blend?’ torture test

Posted in: Today's Chili

The Sonim XP3300 Force ruggedized phone goes up against its toughest foe yet, the “Will it Blend?” Blendtec blender. It takes its punishment and returns to ring another day.

No Comments
Jun 01

What Are the Most Impressive Views Astronauts See In Orbit?

Posted in: space, Today's Chili, top, video

This high definition short is a fascinating document. Narrated by NASA’s Dr. Justin Wilkinson, it shows a tour of planet Earth as seen by astronauts, explaining what are the places that they first focus on while in orbit. More »

No Comments | Tags: ,
Jun 01

LG P220 ultraportable hands-on at Computex 2011 (video)

Posted in: CoreI7, hands-on, intel, LG, Microsoft, Today's Chili, ultraportable, video, windows 7, Windows7

What would happen if you took a 13.3-inch MacBook Pro and shrunk it down a notch into a 12.1 or 11.6-inch ultraportable but decided to keep the box shape instead of using a MacBook Air-like wedge design? We’re pretty sure you’d end up with something like this sexy LG P220. We saw this light and thin laptop at the Intel booth at Computex and came away rather impressed. While the materials used (plastics) don’t live up to the lofty standards set by Apple’s popular notebooks, the innards appear to pack a serious punch. We don’t have any specs, but the unit we handled was equipped with an Intel Core i7 processor, and LG’s gorgeous super slim bezel-hating Shuriken display. We’ll keep you posted with more info as soon as we dig it up — in the meantime, why not take a look at this hot little number in our gallery and hands-on video after the break?

Gallery: LG P220 ultraportable hands-on at Computex 2011

Continue reading LG P220 ultraportable hands-on at Computex 2011 (video)

LG P220 ultraportable hands-on at Computex 2011 (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

No Comments | Tags: , ,
Jun 01

E3 and the video game bubble

Posted in: Today's Chili

After barely surviving its last boom-and-bust cycle, video game trade show E3 may be dangerously close to repeating history.

Originally posted at E3 2011

No Comments
Jun 01

Digging a Submarine Out of the Frozen Sea Looks Tough (Updated)

Posted in: Today's Chili, top

The researchers at the frosty Applied Physics Lab Ice Station (COOL JOB NAME ALERT) already have it hard enough. Freezing temperatures, peeing into wooden boxes, guarding against bears, and the like. Also taxing? Chainsawing submarines out of the frozen crust. More »

No Comments