You read Gizmodo. You have lots of old electronics and games and bygone gee-gaws. You should sell them. But to whom? We ran a test of Amazon and Best Buy’s gear trade-in stores to find out. More »
Palm HP still hasn’t told us exactly when the TouchPad is going to be shipping, but that’s okay. We have a pretty good idea. We earlier had a tip from OfficeMax stating July 17th and, while this morning’s info pointed to a June 22nd release, Amazon seems pretty confident that the former date is correct. Go to Amazon.com, search for “hp touchpad” and enjoy the little advertisement that appears saying “HP will release the sleek and sophisticated webOS-empowered TouchPad on July 17, 2011.” That’s about as concrete as you can get, meaning you have just over a month to save up.
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Amazon ad confirms HP TouchPad release date? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Technology companies are competing to put your music library in the cloud. In March, Amazon kicked things off with the launch of Cloud Drive which offers 5GB of storage accompanied by the Cloud Player for web and Android. Last month, Google announced their own cloud offering calling Google Music, currently in beta, during the I/O […]
Remember that Mirasol e-reader display Qualcomm was hoping to release this year? Yeah, it’s not happening. Speaking at a press briefing in San Diego yesterday, Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs confirmed that the 5.7-inch panel has been abandoned after failing to meet expectations. Instead, the company will devote its attention to the “next version” of the technology, which has Jacobs feeling optimistic:
“We have a really interesting roadmap — we’re starting out on e-readers because we figured having E Ink as a competing technology was a good way to get started. But if you think about the power consumption of the screens that are out now [on tablets], they’re very bright OLED screens that use up a lot of the power of the battery. We don’t today have as vibrant color as an OLED display – but we have a roadmap that gets us to a much brighter color.”
Presumably, this roadmap would include that low-power “converged e-reader” we heard about a few weeks ago, slated for release by the end of the year. Jacobs also mentioned that Qualcomm is planning to invest a billion dollars in its Taiwan Mirasol plant, which might help produce the kind of volume that, say, Amazon would demand for its Kindle displays. It’s all speculation, of course, but Qualcomm certainly seems to have some big plans in store for the rest of the year.
Qualcomm CEO confirms death of Mirasol e-reader display, looks forward to ‘next version’ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Remember that Mirasol e-reader display Qualcomm was hoping to release this year? Yeah, it’s not happening. Speaking at a press briefing in San Diego yesterday, Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs confirmed that the 5.7-inch panel has been abandoned after failing to meet expectations. Instead, the company will devote its attention to the “next version” of the technology, which has Jacobs feeling optimistic:
“We have a really interesting roadmap — we’re starting out on e-readers because we figured having E Ink as a competing technology was a good way to get started. But if you think about the power consumption of the screens that are out now [on tablets], they’re very bright OLED screens that use up a lot of the power of the battery. We don’t today have as vibrant color as an OLED display – but we have a roadmap that gets us to a much brighter color.”
Presumably, this roadmap would include that low-power “converged e-reader” we heard about a few weeks ago, slated for release by the end of the year. Jacobs also mentioned that Qualcomm is planning to invest a billion dollars in its Taiwan Mirasol plant, which might help produce the kind of volume that, say, Amazon would demand for its Kindle displays. It’s all speculation, of course, but Qualcomm certainly seems to have some big plans in store for the rest of the year.
Qualcomm CEO confirms death of 5.7-inch Mirasol e-reader display, looks forward to ‘next version’ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
This article was written on August 05, 2008 by CyberNet.
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A nifty little program called Amazon Watcher can save you from those “if only I was a little faster” moments. What it can do is watch any item on Amazon, and then notify you when the price has dropped or when an item becomes available. When one of those things happen the application can bring up the Amazon page in your browser, send you an email, or automatically order a specified quantity given that you’re willing to provide it with your Amazon credentials.
There are a variety of situations where this can be helpful:
One thing that would probably be cool for Amazon Watcher to include would be a way to view/graph the price history for however long you decide to watch an item. That way you’d be able to see when the price has changed, and by how much. Trends like this can help determine when the right time to buy is.
After using it for just a few minutes I have to say that it’s rather impressive. It supports all 6 Amazon international stores, and runs on both Windows and Mac machines.
Amazon Watcher [via gHacks]
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There’s been so much chatter about Apple iCloud that you’d think the streaming music service had already been announced and the deals inked. But it’s still just a rumor until an Apple executive takes the stage and unleashes the Amazon Cloud Player and Google Music competitor in a spate of superlatives. That hasn’t stopped Businessweek from stepping up with a good summary of all that is “known” thus far, while giving us some insight into the particulars of how the service will work and the motivations to make it happen. One revelation, sourced from three people in the know, claims that Apple will scan customers’ iTunes libraries (hello, LaLa) and quickly mirror the contents on Apple’s own servers — no massive DSL-choking upload required. And Apple will do you the solid of “replacing” any low bitrate tracks with the “high-quality” versions it stores in its fully licensed music locker for streaming to your connected devices.
Of course, this value-add won’t come free and will certainly require a subscription fee. The cost to the consumer, though, is still very much unclear as is the service’s integration with Apple’s $99 per year MobileMe sham. And you know those rumors about MobileMe being offered as a free service? We wouldn’t be surprised if it stays at $99 with iCloud being announced as a “free” feature update; aka, an $8.25 per month music subscription that also provides web access to your synced bookmarks, contacts, email, and calendar. Regardless, it’s this subscription model that has the major labels so enthusiastic as it will finally allow them to extort fees for all that pirated audio you may have stumbled upon since Napster was loosed on an unprepared music industry a decade ago. All signs point to WWDC for this to get official but we’re sure to hear more — much more — before the event kicks off on June 6th.
Apple’s iCloud music service will automatically mirror your iTunes library using ‘high-quality’ tracks? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 May 2011 03:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
This article was written on October 24, 2007 by CyberNet.
If you’re reading this, there’s a pretty good chance that you have a soft-spot for electronics. With so many electronic toys and gadgets to choose from, and many places to buy, it can be difficult to know where the best place is to buy. A recent article from ConsumerReports.org answers the question, “Where should I buy my electronics.” Based upon over 90,000 purchases made, their readers rated walk-in and online stores to determine where to buy electronics. Here are some of the results.
Top Online Stores for electronics:
When it came to shopping online for electronics in terms of products, Crutchfield.com earned the overall highest reader score. They earned great scores for selection, customer service, and their web site. Not surprising, Amazon.com came in 2nd with high scores in price, selection, and website. The list of the top five include:
Top Walk-in Stores for electronics:
Not all of the stores listed above are ideal for purchasing PCs. The stores that rated the best for PCs include:
In the market for a mac?
If you’re in the market for a Mac computer, as you may expect, the best choices are, well, Apple… and Apple. More specifically, Apple.com or the Apple store were rated the best for places to purchase Mac computers. They were given high scores for customer service and selection (well I’d hope they’d have a good selection!), but not for price. If you’re wanting a good deal on a Mac, it was determined that your best option is MacConnection.com, Amazon.com, or MacMall.com.
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Nook WiFi and Kobo eReader Touch Edition assault the Amazon Kindle fortress: a chart originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 May 2011 17:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Yes, it’s another store within a store at Amazon, this time a Mac Download Store. While software downloads certainly aren’t anything new for the online retailer, the Mac store does actually boast a wider variety of titles than Amazon’s Windows download section, including games like Dragon Age: Origins and Civilization V, and applications like Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop Elements. All told, there’s more than 250 titles currently available — not exactly a rival to Apple’s own Mac App Store, but a more than respectable start. Of course, no store launch is complete without a sale, and Amazon has kicked things off with two: a free download of Airport Mania, and $5 off your first paid download. Hit up the source link below to check it out.
Amazon launches Mac Download Store with more than 250 titles originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 May 2011 14:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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