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It’s been a few days now since we checked out seven different iPhone resellers and determined the highest possible amount iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 owners could get for selling their old iPhones. If the thought of selling your phone has been brewing in your head, now is a good time to do it. As […]
This article was written on August 28, 2006 by CyberNet.
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project has now officially named the laptop “2B1: The Children’s Machine.” Last week it was announced that the laptop would be named “CM1″ but that choice didn’t last very long.
I think 2B1 is a much better choice because it is easy to remember. It actually reminds me of an abbreviation that you would see on a license plate or receive in an instant message. I wonder if it is supposed to mean “to be one” which could be interpreted as we are all meant “to be one.” That may not be the intentions of the new name but I like it.
If you haven’t heard any of the specs yet then you may be pleased to find out that this thing is a mad powerhouse and gamers will especially love it. Okay, not really, but it does have some impressive specs for the size and cost:
The manufacturer of the machine is going to be Quanta and is slated to go into production in the first half of 2007. So you want one of these? A site has been started where you can pledge to purchase a laptop at $300. They need 100,000 people to sign-up (remember, it is only a pledge so they only require your name) by October 31, 2006…but they currently have less than 3,200 pledges. That’s not looking like a good turn out. Hey, there is always eBay though and you know some of these things will pop up on there!
News Source: DailyTech
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If you’ve been dreaming of a world where Android apps are free to roam across your Windows desktop, you’re in luck, because BlueStacks has just turned your reverie into reality. Today, the startup unveiled an alpha version of its App Player — software that allows users to run a host of Android apps on Windows PCs, tablets or desktops, without requiring them to make modifications to their original OS. Available as a free download, this early test version comes pre-loaded with ten apps, and can support an extra 26, on top of that. BlueStacks’ free Cloud Connect app, meanwhile, allows you to port third-party apps directly from your handset to your computer, though some games, including Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja, are prohibited. Those, it turns out, will be included under a paid version of the App Player, which BlueStacks hopes to launch at a later date. You can take the free software for a spin at the source link below, or meander past the break for a demo video, along with a pair of press releases.
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Try doing this with a desktop computer. Photo Veronica Belmont/Flickr
As if any Gadget Lab readers needed to be told, the mobile Internet is taking off. What might be surprising is that almost all tablet Internet traffic comes from the iPad. “In August 2011, iPads delivered 97.2 percent of all tablet traffic in the U.S.” says a new Comscore report. What’s more, the iPad is even beating its older brother the iPhone, managing 46.8 percent of iOS Internet use vs. the iPhone’s 42.6 percent.
According to the report, U.S mobile Internet use is still small compared to computer-based Internet use at just 6.8 percent, but it’s growing fast. More interesting is what the tablets (read: iPads) are being used for. Half of all tablet owners have made a purchase from their device (likely via the App Store), and more than half read the news regularly on their tablets.
Further, while iOS accounts for 43.1 percent of market share (by installed base, vs Android’s 34.1 percent), it accounts for a disproportionate 58.5% of traffic (Android 31.9 percent). This figure counts page views, so if you were to add in all the other non-browser Internet use, the number would surely jump a lot higher. Anyone used to a 3G connection for an iPad who suddenly has it cut will realize just how many apps rely on a data connection.
It may take a while, but computer Internet is going the way of the landline phone. We may still have internet-connected Wi-Fi networks in our homes to feed set-top boxes and stream things from here to there, but soon enough going to a special room and firing up a big machine to check Wikipedia is going to seem as clumsy and old-fashioned as punching a number into a landline phone.
Smartphones and Tablets Drive Nearly 7 Percent of Total U.S. Digital Traffic [ComScore via Twitter]
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Take a look at the photo below. Notice anything? It’s a little blurry, but what you’re looking at is an end-cap at a Wal-Mart store which has 18 Toshiba A2 HD DVD players selling for $198! Yes, that’s the same player which was selling for $399 back in April, and currently retailing for $299.
This photo originally came from the AVS Forum where the person who took the picture says that these players are scheduled to start selling all over the nation on November 3rd. Some Wal-Marts are already selling them as people have confirmed, and it’s reported that each store will get 18 units to start with.
So what does this mean for HD DVD? I’ve read some comments saying that this is “rock bottom” and that everybody should get one while it lasts. Others are happy that a name-brand player is so affordable. Will this ultimately help HD DVD in their battle with Sony’s BluRay? If the recent release of Transformers on HD DVD is any indication, the answer is no. Despite the fact that sales of Transformers on HD DVD have been outstanding, BluRay is still selling more discs.
Sources: Engadget and BetaNews
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Consider yourself lucky if you sent off your Motorola Xoom for the 4G LTE upgrade and got it back in about a week, as promised. It seems that Motorola Mobility is now having some trouble holding up their end of the bargain on the quick turnaround. In a note to eager, empty-handed slate faithful, the company informed those waiting that it’s experiencing delays and will let customers know when their device finally ships. Surprised that an upgrade that requires you to actually mail in your tablet isn’t being returned “on time?” Yeah, neither are we.
Motorola Xoom a bit slow boomerangin’ back with 4G LTE update originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Siri, Apple’s “one more thing” at last week’s iPhone 4S launch, looks like some kind of magic from the future. But then, demoes of speech control on the Mac also looked pretty good (yes, you can control your Mac with your voice — kinda). Up on stage, with just the right commands, Siri was bound to make a great demo. But how will it do in the real world?
To see, check out this hands-on video from the folks at UK-based mag Stuff.
I’m sure the outtakes have been, ahem, taken out, but what remains is impressive. Not only does it look accurate, but it also looks useful. I can totally see myself mumbling drunkenly to Siri to please, please wake me up in the morning, or sending a quick message to somebody.
Other hands-on reviews around the web also point to another way to activate Siri. Instead of touching the button on screen, you can just hold the phone up to your ear. This way you’ll look like you’re talking to somebody, instead of dorking out with your little iHal.
But most impressive is that Siri can handle different accents, something that the iOS Dragon apps fail miserably at. We’ll have to see how it copes with other British accents though. In the U.S, English accents are fairly homogenous. In the British Isles, though, you run from Scottish to Irish to Geordie to Black Country to (shudder) Welsh. Some natives have trouble understanding these accents, so I don’t have much hope for a computer.
I do like the posh-accented Butler voice used in the British English version of Siri, though.
Still, we’ll find out soon enough when folks start to receive their handsets this Friday and start commanding Siri to do all sorts of crazy things. Me? I’ll do what I always have done whenever possible, just like I still do when I get a new dictionary. I’ll start with the swear words.
Apple iPhone 4S Siri demo [Stuff TV/YouTube]
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Continue reading SlingPlayer app now available for Honeycomb tablets, priced at $30
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