Sep 30

MadCatz now shipping Tritton Detonator headset, official Xbox 360 stereo sound for $80

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PS3 owners have been sportin’ their own official gaming headset for a few weeks, and now — after months of teasing — Mad Catz is finally granting Xbox 360 owners a similar privilege. The company’s announced that its Tritton / Microsoft co-branded Detonator Stereo USB gaming headset is available and shipping, priced at $80. Positioned as the first of a trio of its upcoming headsets — including its wireless brethren, the stereo Devastator and Dolby 7.1 Warhead — the Detonator keeps it to the FPS-pwning essentials. The cans are loaded with massive 50mm drivers and along its cord you’ll find an inline remote for adjusting game / chat volume, voice monitoring and mic muting. Impressively, aside from its detachable boom mic, the inline controller is also removeable, allowing you plug straight into your PMP when you’re done trash talkin’ on Xbox Live. We’re still anxiously waiting for the Warhead (scheduled to ship this holiday season), but if wired stereo is your thing, hit the PR past the break for more info.

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Sep 30

Verizon appeals net neutrality rules, let the legal wrangling begin

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We told you it was only a matter of time and, honestly, it took a bit longer than expected. Verizon has officially filed an appeal to the FCC’s net neutrality rules, which are set to take effect on Novemeber 20th. It wasn’t until the regulations were published in the Federal Register on September 23rd that they became fair game for legal challenges — a technicality that resulted in Verizon’s previous attempt to block the rules being tossed out by the US Court of Appeals in April. While Verizon senior vice president and deputy general counsel, Michael E. Glover, assures netizens that the company is “fully committed to an open Internet,” it none-the-less takes issue with the FCC’s attempt to institute new “broad” and “sweeping” regulations on the telecommunications industry. We’re sure this is only the first of several cases that will be brought before the courts challenging the commission’s authority. Stayed tuned to see if and when MetroPCS re-enters the fray, and to find out the ultimate fate of net neutrality here in the US. Check out the brief statement from Verizon after the break.

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Verizon appeals net neutrality rules, let the legal wrangling begin originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 30

Apple axes iPod click wheel games in iTunes, is the ‘classic’ model next?

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We’re all well aware that a new iPhone will see daylight next week. What’s still a bit unclear is whether or not Apple plans on discontinuing the ol’ faithful iPod classic. However, we may be getting a clue as to what fate the PMP may soon meet. The folks over at AppleInsider discovered that the link to iPod Click Wheel Games no longer appears on the App Store drop-down menu in iTunes. Since 2006, the folks in in Cupertino have been offering added entertainment for the popular mobile jukebox for $7.49 each, but only about 50 titles were available for purchase — it’s kind of hard to develop software when a third-party kit wasn’t publicly released. So if you’re planning on hanging onto your iPod classic for a little while, we hope you’re content to keep playing Vortex, Klondike or whatever else you’ve already downloaded.

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Sep 30

The Engadget Mobile podcast Sunday edition, live at 2PM ET!

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Schedules, schedules, schedules… they always seem to get in the way, and this time our favorite Friday activity needs to be put on the back burner. Not wanting to deprive you of the weekly news — and let’s face it, there was a lot that took place this week — we’ll be pushing our mobcast back to Sunday afternoon at 2PM. Same place, same opining, same bat channel, just on a different day. So if you have some time freed up on the weekend, come join Myriam and Brad at 2PM ET (11AM PT) on SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY!

The Engadget Mobile podcast Sunday edition, live at 2PM ET! originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 30

Sinch Lightning Review: A Smart, Easy Way to Keep Earbuds Tangle-Free

Posted in: accessories, audio, earbuds, headphones, Music, review, Today's Chili, top

A brainchild of the legendary Frog Design firm, the Sinch is a small, unobtrusive earbud accessory with a single purpose: keep your headphones tangle-free and attached to your phone/media player using magnets. For the most part, it works pretty well. More »

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Sep 30

Gadget Lab Podcast: Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and a Mini-Trampoline

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This week on the Gadget Lab podcast, the crew talks about big Amazon news, the upcoming iPhone event and Microsoft’s latest mobile update.

Staff writer Mike Isaac kicks off the show with reviews editor Mike Calore, weighing in on Amazon’s big tablet announcements this week. There’s a whole new family of Kindle e-readers on the way, as well as Amazon’s first Android-powered tablet, the Kindle Fire. Who should be worried the most, Apple or other Android tablet manufacturers?

Next up, staff writer Christina Bonnington demos a nifty trampoline which lets you work up a sweat without wearing out your joints. Verdict? Cool, but pricey: The mini-tramp costs just under $700.

Afterwards, Christina and Mike talk a little about the upcoming Apple iPhone event at the company’s Cupertino, California, headquarters next week. Of course, there’s no dearth of speculation around what’s in store (including ours). We have some inkling, but Apple almost always has a number of other hidden surprises on reveal dates.

Finally, Christina gives her impression of Microsoft’s recent update to its Windows Phone mobile operating system, Mango. It’s slick, it’s social and it’s nothing like iOS and Android. Want something new and unlike the two OS market leaders? Christina suggests giving Mango a spin.

Like the show? You can also get the Gadget Lab video podcast via iTunes, or if you don’t want to be distracted by our unholy on-camera talent, check out the Gadget Lab audio podcast. Prefer RSS? You can subscribe to the Gadget Lab video or audio podcast feeds.

Or listen to the audio below:

Gadget Lab audio podcast #126

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Sep 30

Swatch Touch watch reacts to your, well, you know

Posted in: LCD, Today's Chili, touch, touchscreen, watch
Admit it, you’ve either owned or lusted after some sort of quirky Swatch in your lifetime. If not, its new Touch watch may be the one to finally give you a case of GAS. According to T3, the timepiece sports a convex LCD touchscreen, used for swiping or tapping through settings. Aside from displaying the time and date in an eye-caching (nearly unreadable) manner, it features an alarm, a timer, chronograph functionality and keeps track of two timezones. The Swatch Touch is said to hit the UK scene on October 1st, in a choice of six colors for £100 (roughly $157). Looks like Tokyoflash just got itself a worthy foe.

Swatch Touch watch reacts to your, well, you know originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 30

Growing Up Geek: Ben Drawbaugh

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Welcome to Growing Up Geek, an ongoing feature where we take a look back at our youth and tell stories of growing up to be the nerds that we are. Today, we have our very own Contributing HD Editor, Ben Drawbaugh.

Unlike many adults I knew growing up, I don’t think being a kid is easy. Maybe it is for some, but growing up geek in the small hick town of Clewiston, Florida means you learn you’re a geek the hard way. This story of struggle turned out great, though, and now I wear that geek badge proudly as it’s no doubt the secret to my success in almost every facet of my life.

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Growing Up Geek: Ben Drawbaugh originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 30

Asus Eee PC 1025 treads a Cedar Trail through the FCC

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Attracted by all that Cedar Trail gossip about 10-hour battery life and weeks of standby time? Then you’ll be pleased to see that Asus’s Eee PC 1025C and higher-end 1025CE models have received their nods from the FCC. Both pack the latest 32nm Atom processor under their 10.1-inch hoods, along with an HDMI-out, Kensington lock and flush trackpad. The CE additionally serves up a USB 3.0 port, 4x zoom on its webcam and a metallic finish. NetbookNews got some hands-on time with these babies at Computex and reported prices of $249 and $279 for the C and CE respectively — whet your appetite at the More Coverage link.

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Sep 30

Customize Your Mouse Buttons

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This article was written on June 11, 2010 by CyberNet.

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I’ve always been a rather keyboard-oriented person myself, but mouse lovers can enjoy their own kind of shortcuts. X-Mouse Button Control is a free Windows app that lets you customize all the various buttons on your mouse so that they are a bit more useful, and the best part is that you can customize it on a per-app basis. For example, in your web browser you may want to use the extra buttons on your mouse to navigate back/forward through your browsing history, but maybe in Microsoft Word you want those buttons to perform copy/paste operations.

This app will let you do all of that and more. Here’s a rundown of the more useful operations you can choose from:

  • Copy/Cut/Paste
  • Volume Up/Down/Mute
  • Media Player control
  • Send a custom keystroke sequence
  • Launch your email (or any other) application.
  • Capture screen (or active window) image to clipboard.
  • Click-Drag [Sticky Buttons].
  • Save and restore desktop icon positions.
  • Vista (and Windows 7) support including some Vista/7 only featurs such as ‘Flip 3D’.

The “layer” support I didn’t quite get at first, but then realized how it could actually be useful. How it works is you can designate different actions on each layer, and you can then choose which layer is active from the System Tray. It’s almost like having profiles for your mouse buttons.

Note: If you make a mistake in your mouse button configuration, you can disable X-Mouse Button Control any time it is running by holding Ctrl+Alt and double-clicking the right mouse button. To re-enable after this, right-click the icon in the System Tray and uncheck Disable X-Mouse Button Control.

X-Mouse Button Control Homepage (Windows only; Freeware)
[via ShellCity]

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