Jun 20
Hands-on with the Huawei MediaPad
Posted in: Today's ChiliFrom CommunicAsia 2011, a closer look at the new slim and light 7-inch tablet from Chinese telecom heavyweight Huawei.
Jun 20
The limited edition Galaxy Tab 10.1 handed out at Google I/O was rooted in no time, and it looks like owners of the more widely available retail version can now thank XDA member shep211 for opening up some new possibilities on their iteration of the tablet as well. As usual, you should proceed with some caution if you decide to take the plunge, but the root can been unrooted if you wind up having second thoughts — all the details you need are at the source link below.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 retail version gets rooted originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jun 20
With only a few weeks before its expected debut, images have surfaced online showing a sliding QWERTY handset from multiple angles.
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Jun 20
Verizon tiered data plans coming July 7, starting at $30? (update)
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We were hoping it wouldn’t happen, but it appears that Verizon CFO Fran Shammo’s summer foreboding of his company’s dreaded tiered data plans could be right on the money. Droid-Life is reporting the magic date will be July 7 and has provided supposed pricing details: data plans without tethering would start at $30 for 2GB, while 5GB and 10GB will cost $50 and $80 respectively. Tethering will cost an extra $20 and adds another 2GB to the pool. There’s said to be no notable separation between 3G and 4G — you’d be billed exactly the same whether you’re packing a Droid X2 or a Droid Charge. These new plans wouldn’t affect anyone currently under contract, though it’s still unknown if customers can hang onto them when it’s time to renew. While this remains filed in the “grain of salt” cabinet for now, it may be a good time to at least start checking out your next phone.
Update: We just received an internal memo sent around today to select Verizon Wireless employees, and the verbiage is impossible to deny. These things are coming, and soon. Read it in full after the break.
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Verizon tiered data plans coming July 7, starting at $30? (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Jun 20
iCard ECG brings heart monitoring to the iOS device of your choice (video)
Posted in: accessories, app, apps, ios, ipad, iPhone, medical, Medicine, peripheral, Peripherals, Today's Chili, video
AliveCor’s iPhoneECG case was pretty sweet but, being a case, could only be strapped to an iPhone 4. Doctors content with their 3GS or patients who prefer to hug an iPad to their chest will be elated to hear the company is working on a more hardware-agnostic option for your iOS heart monitoring needs. The business card-sized iCard ECG mounts to the back of your iDevice using velcro and wirelessly feeds data from its electrodes to the AliveECG app. The app automatically records 30 seconds of your heart’s rhythmic pulse before uploading it to AliveCor’s servers for sharing with your doctors. The bad news? They’re still awaiting FDA approval, so you can’t run out and pick one up just yet. But, when it does hit shelves, it looks like you’ll have a choice of red or black — so you can make sure your medical accessories match your scrubs. Check out the video after the break.
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iCard ECG brings heart monitoring to the iOS device of your choice (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jun 20
HP TouchPad Tablet Available for Pre-Order
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The HP TouchPad features a 1.3-megapixel front facing camera and a 1.2 GHz Snapdragon processor.
HP’s answer to the iPad, the TouchPad, is now available for pre-order.
The HP TouchPad, which was first revealed in February, is set to go on sale July 1, but you can currently pre-order it on HP’s website.
Consumers can also pre-order the tablet from retailers such as Best Buy, Newegg, Amazon, Costco, Staples, and TigerDirect. There is no expected ship date currently listed for TouchPad pre-orders.
HP’s webOS tablet sports a 9.7-inch, 1024-by-768-pixel screen and will be available in two models: a $500 16-GB version and a $600 32-GB version. One feature that set the TouchPad apart from other tablets was its Touchstone technology, which shares information between the tablet and HP/Palm Pre phones. Apple’s new iCloud service (a major foray into data synchronization and online storage) renders that functionality a bit less exciting.
The TouchPad joins the crop of tablet devices hitting the market in the wake of Apple’s iPad. At the Consumer Electronics Show in January, manufacturers showcased nearly 100 tablets powered by Google’s Android OS. Some technology journalists argue that the TouchPad’s approach make it a more viable competitor to the iPad: HP and Palm developed both the hardware and operating system in house, meaning the device’s user experience should have the elegance and polish necessary to make a tablet succeed.
In addition to making the TouchPad available for pre-order, HP has also posted a slew of instructional demo videos showing off the key features of their tablet on YouTube. Below is an overview of the TouchPad, but other videos detail things like wireless charging using Touchstone, notifications and the device’s multitasking functionality.
Jun 20
Is this WebOS tablet the last stand against Apple among the iPad’s struggling crop of competitors?
Jun 20
Sony intros new PS3 Slim in Japan: lighter, consumes less power
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Fresh from the Land of the Rising Sun comes news that Sony has updated the original PS3 Slim (CECH-3001B) with a lighter, less power-hungry model. The new Japanese PS3 CECH-3000B weighs in at 5.7 pounds — as opposed to its 6.6 pound elder brother — and even lowers its wattage to 200W from the previous 230W. Based on information handed to us by SCE in February, we’re surmising that you’ll need HDMI / HDCP in order to get 1080p video playback from Blu-ray Discs; otherwise, it’ll be limited to 480i over piracy concerns. Other non-AACS content — games included — should be exempt from the restrictions. The unit will retail at the same ¥34,980 price point (or $435 for the Yanks) as the original Slim, and while a relatively plain 320GB flavor seems to be on tap for now, a 160GB Tales of Xillia bundle will purportedly hit this September. No announcement has been made for its North American counterpart, but with the system already in the FCC’s clutches, you can bet it’ll be making an intercontinental trek in short order.
Sony intros new PS3 Slim in Japan: lighter, consumes less power originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jun 20
Sony lifts the curtain on a hardware revision of the PS3 “slim” with several improvements.
Jun 20
Photoshopping Your Dating Profile Pictures Is Always a Bad Idea
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Two weeks ago I learnt that some people hire professional writers to create their online dating profiles. Why do that? That would be almost like having your pictures photoshopped: Completely stupid. Unless you live in Russia, like these women. More »
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