Hasta La Gadget!

In an effort to help force your ambivalent hand at the checkout, Google’s taken a decidedly whimsical approach to Nexus S marketing. The end result: an interactive, YouTube-hosted mini-game that lets you bounce and blow four Google app-labeled balls through a funnel to the Nexus S. Sound fun? It kind of is, but before you wonder where the last half-hour went, keep in mind there’s no free handset at the end of this Android rainbow — just pure fun. It’s a cute distraction that probably won’t have you forgetting about dual core processors anytime soon, but could still sway your credit card if you’re the silly type. Check the source below to get your Google-gaming on.

Nexus S mini-game adds whimsy to list of must-have specs originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 03 Jul 2011 14:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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An animal crossing the road in front of your vehicle is likely something we’ve all had to deal with at some point during a journey. Your instinct tells you to apply the brakes and even swerve depending on how quickly it happens. Whether the animal dies or not is 50:50, and there’s always the chance […]

Is this the Droid Bionic, eager to make its US debut at long last? After a false start, it’s looking more and more like Motorola’s next superphone could be inching ever closer to that elusive “summer release,” with a new FCC filing showcasing a cellular communications device with EVDO, LTE, 700MHz radios, Bluetooth, 802.11b/g/n WiFi and an inductive charging battery cover. ‘Course, a few things are still under wraps until August 7th, so it’s fairly impossible to tell with any level of certainty what handset we’re peering at. The clues most certainly add up, however, and if you were thinking of holding out just a wee bit longer, maybe the outline above is just what you needed to find patience (and all her friends).

Droid Bionic seemingly clears the FCC, may finally be headed for (US) glory originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 03 Jul 2011 09:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well, that oversized Kindle didn’t become the textbook killer Amazon hoped it would be, but at least one country is moving forward with plans to lighten the load on its future generation of Samsung execs. South Korea announced this week that it plans to spend over $2 billion developing digital textbooks, replacing paper in all of its schools by 2015. Students would access paper-free learning materials from a cloud-based system, supplementing traditional content with multimedia on school-supplied tablets. The system would also enable homebound students to catch up on work remotely — they won’t be practicing taekwondo on a virtual mat, but could participate in math or reading lessons while away from school, for example. Both programs clearly offer significant advantages for the country’s education system, but don’t expect to see a similar solution pop up closer to home — with the US population numbering six times that of our ally in the Far East, many of our future leaders could be carrying paper for a long time to come.

South Korea plans to convert all textbooks to digital, swap backpacks for tablets by 2015 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 03 Jul 2011 06:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What’s killing the magazine industry? Could it be the lack of PlayStation compatibility or maybe the absence of “ultra-high” resolution? These are the questions Lucent Pictures Entertainment plans to put to the test with its upcoming iQueen magazine, a publication distributed for the PS3 via the PlayStation Store, offering up images of Japanese actress Masami Nagasawa in a staggering 4,096 by 2,160 resolution — it’s sure to make real life look downright lo-res by comparison. The magazine will be available in August for around $25 or so — which is a bit of a steal on a per-pixel basis.

PlayStation magazine lets you look at Japanese actresses in ‘ultra-high’ resolution originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 03 Jul 2011 03:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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