Oct 25

Nokia Maps officially arrives on iOS and Android, touts offline storage

Posted in: Android, gps, ios, maps, mobilepostmini, navigation, nokia, Today's Chili

Nokia Maps is still getting development love, despite the Finnish manufacturer pinning its smartphone hopes and dreams on Windows Phone. The HTML5-powered maps are now willing to play ball with iOS and Android devices. Previously one of Nokia’s strongest built-in functions on its own phones, the maps perform well on rival hardware — although pinch-to-zoom isn’t working on our Google devices. With Microsoft’s Windows Phones touting some impressive HTML5 credentials, it wouldn’t shock us to see something very similar running on Nokia’s incoming WinPho. There’s a smattering of online settings, including transport directions, but the best part is a new offline mode that will download neighborhood maps from your WiFi connection. Navigate your phone browser to the source link below to see how it works.

Nokia Maps officially arrives on iOS and Android, touts offline storage originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 25

EverNote 2.2 Free for Today Only ($49.95 Value)

Posted in: Features, Software, Today's Chili

This article was written on November 15, 2007 by CyberNet.

I know that many of you are already EverNote users, and the latest release added some great new features. This note taking application is handy for jotting down grocery lists, clipping information from websites, or managing expenses.

Giveaway of the Day has the full EverNote program available for free today only. The advanced version of EverNote ($49.95) includes searching within images, handwriting recognition, shape correction, and digital ink support. If you’re not a Table PC user it’s probably not that valuable to you, but it’s still free.

The only catch with all “Giveaway of the Day” offerings is that they can only be installed today. It will not let you run the installer after today, which means you’ll have to fork out the money for the advanced version should you ever format your computer. I guess you could always monitor the installation process, and then backup any registry and/or file changes that take place. ;) That might be more work than it’s worth though.

Download EverNote for Free [via jkOnTheRun]
Hat tip to “S”!

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Oct 25

AT&T U-verse set-tops go wireless, free you to herniate yourself moving your HDTV around

Posted in: att, hdpostcross, set-top-box, Today's Chili, TV, video, wifi
AT&T U-verse wireless receiver

Chances are, you put your TV in the most convenient spot based on where the requisite cables are feeding into your abode. And putting a set in a new room usually means someone is breaking out a drill. Well, starting October 31st, AT&T U-verse customers will no longer be constrained by wires! (Besides HDMI and power cords, that is.) The company’s new wireless receiver pairs with your AT&T-issued residential gateway and pulls in broadcasts over WiFi. What the provider claims is the first consumer wireless receiver of its type should simplify installation and free customers from the worry of running coax around their homes. You could even drag your big screen out to the patio and try to enjoy the “big game” under the glare of the sun. Just don’t make lugging your 42-incher around a habit — hernias aren’t covered by the warranty. The receivers will be available to order on Monday for a one-time fee of $49 and a $7-a-month rental fee there after. Check out the (bizarre) demo video and PR after the break.

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Oct 25

The Nokia World keynote is tomorrow — get your liveblog here at 4AM ET!

Posted in: cellphone, cellphones, LiveBlog, london, meego, Microsoft, mobilepostcross, nokia, phone, Phones, smartphone, Smartphones, Today's Chili, uk, Windows, windows phone, windows phone 7, WindowsPhone, WindowsPhone7

What will the future hold for a post-MeeGo Nokia? Sure, we have a fairly good idea, but you have mere hours to wait until the rumors are confirmed. We’ll be coming to you live from the company’s keynote at Nokia World in London, where we’re expecting not one, but multiple Windows Phones to make an on-stage debut. The show kicks off at 9AM local time, and we’ve included a handy list of round-the-world start times below. Bookmark this page right here and find out as it happens.

Psst… and toss your own time zone / day in comments below!

10:00PM – Hawaii (October 25th)
01:00AM – Pacific (October 26th)
02:00AM – Mountain (October 26th)
03:00AM – Central (October 26th)
04:00AM – Eastern (October 26th)
09:00AM – London (October 26th)
10:00AM – Paris (October 26th)
12:00PM – Moscow (October 26th)
05:00PM – Tokyo (October 26th)

The Nokia World keynote is tomorrow — get your liveblog here at 4AM ET! originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 25

Enough With The Ridiculous Product Code Names

Posted in: Android, Apple, Software, Today's Chili, top, Windows

You see that photo right above these words? That’s a fucking ice cream sandwich. You know what’s on the next generation of Android phones? An operating system. Android 4.0 to be specific. I defy you to eat it. More »

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Oct 25

Bluetooth SIG unveils Smart Marks, explains v4.0 compatibility with unnecessary complexity

Posted in: bluetooth, minipost, Today's Chili, Wireless

Bluetooth has been through bevy of official versions to date, and now its eponymous Special Interest Group is announcing Smart Marks to differentiate device types in v4.0. Products will now fall under three brands including Bluetooth Smart Ready, Bluetooth Smart and the original itself. According to Bluetooth SIG, the new visuals are intended to help gauge device compatibility and also denote what form of radios they have. Essentially, Smart Ready refers to any electronics that feature Bluetooth v4.0 with a dual radio, like the iPhone 4S, while the Smart tag covers “devices like heart-rate monitors or pedometers that run on button-cell batteries and were built to collect a specific piece of information.” In terms of compatibility, Smart Ready devices can interface with themselves and both of the others, while standard Bluetooth lacks compatibility with Smart, which can only hookup with Smart Ready-enabled gadgets. If you ask us, it’s all a bit confusing at the moment, but at least there’s a chart for memorizing it all. Hit the source link below for all the details.

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Oct 25

iPod fathers unveil their next project, the Nest Learning Thermostat (hands-on)

Posted in: green, hands-on, ipod, Today's Chili

Over the summer, we got word that a couple of unnamed ex-Apple engineers were getting ready to unveil an unnamed product, under the guise of an unnamed startup. As it turns out, that startup was Nest Labs, and those Apple alums were none other than Tony Fadell, longtime SVP of Apple’s iPod division, and lead engineer Matt Rogers. And yes, the product they had to share makes fine use of a click wheel.

But if you thought they’d be cooking up a next-gen music player, you’d be wrong. Instead, the pair have been designing a thermostat, of all things, dubbed the Nest. In addition to being the most stylish model ever to grace a dining room wall, it promises the kind of intelligence we’ve come to expect in other household appliances — just not thermostats, per se. It’ll go on sale next month for $249 in places like Best Buy, but we managed to snag an early sneak peek. Find some photos below and when you’re done, join us past the break where we’ll explain how it works.

Gallery: Nest Learning Thermostat

Gallery: Nest Learning Thermostat hands-on

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Oct 25

T-Mobile Springboard and Galaxy Tab 10.1 finally get official launch dates

Posted in: 4G, Android, GalaxyTab, honeycomb, hspa, samsung, t-mobile, tablet, tablets, Today's Chili

Clutching at its chest and panting as it nears the finish line, T-Mobile has finally announced the release date for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 on its not-quite-4G network. You can write November 2nd in your diaries as you struggle to remember which century it was that you decided to wait for the as yet unpriced magenta version of the tablet. T-Mobile’s Springboard will be arriving five days later, on November 7th. The Huawei Mediapad-with-shiner-shoes packs a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU, 5 megapixels in the rear, 1.3 up front and has a crunchy Honeycomb center. Inexplicably, the company still won’t ‘fess up about pricing for this guy either, so we’ll just repeat what we’ve heard a hundred times before — it’ll be under $200 on contract.

[Thanks, Cliff]

T-Mobile Springboard and Galaxy Tab 10.1 finally get official launch dates originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 25

Clip-On HUD For Any Glasses

Posted in: Apparel, Sports, Today's Chili

The Sportiiiis puts a HUD onto the specs of any athlete

Sportiiiis from 4iiiis (geddit?) is a small HUD (heads-up display) which can be used with almost any pair of specs. The clip-on unit fits to the arm of your glasses and seven colored LEDs sit in your peripheral vision, just below your right eye.

These LEDs can be programmed by computer or smartphone app to readout data from ANT+ devices. ANT+ is kind of the Bluetooth of fitness devices, and anything thus labelled is interoperable. Bike computers, heart-rate monitors and blood-pressure monitors can all be ANT+ devices.

The Sportiiiis readout is simple, with different LEDs blinking on to communicate information, a lot like the exposure systems found in the viewfinders of old SLRs. When more detailed information is needed, you can tap on the unit and it will read out the exact numbers through a speaker. You can use the Sportiiiis to monitor power, cadence and speed.

It’s specialized for sure, but given how the fitness crowd likes its gadgets, it could be a winner.

The Sportiiiis will go on sale in November for $200.

Sportiiiis product page [4iiiis via Andrew Liszewski]

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Oct 25

Want folders on your Windows Phone? There may soon be a way (video)

Posted in: hack, hacking, Microsoft, mobilepostmini, Today's Chili, Windows, windows phone, WindowsPhone

Take that, live tiles. The idea of having folders on a Windows Phone Start menu has long been a dream that may soon come true. Successfully demonstrated in the above video by WindowsPhoneHacker, these folders look just like live tiles, but pressing them will instead take you into a customized menu full of whatever apps you want. Of course, the project’s still in early stages and has a ways to go before it’s ready for primetime, but it’s supposed to be released sometime soon. Go ahead, click those heels together three times and make a wish — just make sure your device runs Mango and is developer-unlocked first.

Want folders on your Windows Phone? There may soon be a way (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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