Jan 05

Mitsubishi’s projection HDTVs get an adapter to deal with Blu-ray 3D

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As frustrated as many haters are at the flood of 3D displays announced in the run up to CES, imagine how Mitsubishi must feel since it’s been shipping compatible projection TVs for quite some time. The price of being ahead of the curve? Plugging upcoming 3D Blu-ray discs into your 82-inch projection display will require the new 3DC-1000 3D adapter to switch those right/left images to the checkerboard format Mitsubishi uses. Despite reversed polarized lenses in the demo RealD shutter glasses, flipping them upside down for a quick impression revealed 3D with as much smoothness and pop as we’ve experienced from competing technologies — when flashing bulbs and jostling crowds weren’t throwing off the IR synchronization. With the “easy and affordable” (but no specific price given) adapter due in the spring it should be just in time for that Avatar 3D viewing party, or maybe a bit of footy if that’s more your style.

Mitsubishi’s projection HDTVs get an adapter to deal with Blu-ray 3D originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 05

Iomega’s iConnect turns thumb drives into NAS drives, puts it all online

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Iomega's iConnect turns thumb drives into NAS drives, puts it all online
If you don’t trust any of your datas online, meticulously delete your cookies and cache from your browser, and never use the same search engine twice for fear of your online activity being tracked… this post probably isn’t for you. But, if you wish you could get to your most precious of thumb drive files even when those thumbs are at home, Iomega‘s new iConnect looks to be about the easiest way to do so — and at $99 one of the cheapest. The device packs four USB ports into which you can plug storage or printers, connecting to your home network via Ethernet or 802.11b/g/n. With a few clicks everything will be available online, and when you’re on your home network you can make use of DLNA streaming, Time Machine backups, and even rely on the integrated torrent manager to make sure your feed ratio is properly philanthropic. All this can be yours next month.

Iomega’s iConnect turns thumb drives into NAS drives, puts it all online originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 05

ARM demos the Cortex-A9’s web browsing skills on video

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We’ve been hearing reports of the ARM Cortex-A9 holding its own with the ever-present 1.6GHz Atom processor for quite a while now, but ARM is now taking advantage of CES to do a bit more up-front boasting — like this recently-posted video demoing the processor’s browsing performance against an average netbook. While it’s obviously not entirely scientific, the Cortex-A9 does seem to lag only slightly behind — which is all the more impressive considering that the ARM is running at just 500MHz compared to the Atom’s 1.6GHz. Equally impressive: ARM’s fine taste in websites. Head on past the break for the video.

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ARM demos the Cortex-A9’s web browsing skills on video originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 05

CradlePoint introduces pair of 4G routers, one for home, one for the road

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CradlePoint introduces pair of 4G routers, one for home, one for the roadWe’re in Vegas this week, enjoying the sights and sounds of Sin City — and the 4G wireless. Blistering city-wide wireless is great, but everyone having to have their own USB adapters isn’t so much fun. If only we had one of the new 4G routers that CradlePoint is launching this week. The first, a portable model, can beam WiMAX out again as an 802.11n signal to up to 16 people, sporting VPN, WEP, and WPA security. Should you go out of 4G range (not hard to do) there’s a USB port through which you can connect a 3G modem, and four hours of battery life should get you through the most grande of lattes if you can’t find an open plug at the coffee shop. For the wired lifestyle there’s the CBA750, adding a WAN port and four LAN ports to the mix, ditching the battery, and taking its power exclusively over Ethernet. That’s convenience. The CBA750 is available right now for $249, and we expect the portable version to go for the same price whenever it hits the Strip.

CradlePoint introduces pair of 4G routers, one for home, one for the road originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 05

Logitech Speaker Lapdesk N700 comfily enters the burgeoning speaker-lapdesk market

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This is where we’ve come as a society. No longer are external speakers, pillows or even laptop cooling apparatuses enough to satisfy us. Instead it takes a conglomeration of all three to prop up our hapless “portable” computers as we wallow in our Snuggies and fat free comfort foods. The new Logitech Speaker Lapdesk is one such $80 conglomeration, with two-inch stereo speakers, a built-in fan and a nice bit of padding to keep the whole assembly from frying your lap. It all plugs in over USB, both for audio and for fan power, and there are hardware buttons for switching the fan on and off and changing volume.

We gave it a quick trial run, and can certainly vouch for its comfort and protective qualities, though at the same time we’re not quite sure why it’s so enormous. The speakers are decently loud and clear, and the fan noise wasn’t loud enough to be heard over the general din of the tradeshow, so there’s really not much to complain about if you can stomach the price. But for anything smaller than a 17-inch laptop this is probably overly large for no apparent reason. There’s a quick demo video after the break.

Gallery: Logitech Speaker Lapdesk N700 hands-on

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Jan 05

Magnetic unveils a clutch of glasses-free 3D displays

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As you well know, Magnetic 3D is one of many companies that have been dabbling in 3D sans glasses — and lo and behold! Here we are in Las Vegas where the company is debuting three new auto-stereoscopic product lines including the Allura (commercial grade high-definition 3D LCD monitors up to 55-inches), Emersa (3D displays for close proximity viewing up to 42-inches), and Envolve 3D touch displays for commercial uses — you know, slot gaming, kiosks, and all sorts of red hot Vegas-y stuff. Will this be the year that 3D displays stop giving us headaches? Time will tell…

Magnetic unveils a clutch of glasses-free 3D displays originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 05

Microsoft to reveal HP built Courier slate tomorrow?

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It was 2001 that Bill Gates first introduced the Tablet PC in Las Vegas. Tomorrow will see the launch of what could be Microsoft’s next take on the Tablet PC right here at CES if the New York Times is correct. According to “people familiar with Microsoft’s plans,” Steve Ballmer will introduce an HP-built “slate-type computer” during the opening CES keynote. The rumored device is said to be a “multi-media whiz with e-reader and multi-touch functions” in tow that could be available by mid year. So what will it be? The Courier supported by a full-suite of content partners, or will it be just another Windows tablet in search of mass market acceptance? You’ll find out tomorrow right here at Engadget.

Microsoft to reveal HP built Courier slate tomorrow? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 05

iBuyPower teases Battalion Touch CZ-10 gaming laptop, punishes subtlety

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iBuyPower still isn’t offering many details about its new Battalion Touch CZ-10 gaming laptop, but it has produced that image above, which we’re pretty sure tells you everything you need to know. Namely, that it’s a touch screen gaming laptop (15-inch), and that it has more flames and fangs than your non-Battalion laptop. More details are promised to be coming at CES, but considering this is iBuyPower you can pretty safely bet that it’ll be plenty customizable, and it should be available sometime “in the coming months.

iBuyPower teases Battalion Touch CZ-10 gaming laptop, punishes subtlety originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 05

Optoma announces PK201, PK301 pico projectors

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Optoma’s been courting the bargain crowd with its pico projectors as of late, but it’s going back after those with slightly deeper pockets with its latest pair of pocketables, which dial up both the model names and the price tags. Coming in at $299 and $399, respectively, the PK201 and PK301 each pack the same 854 X 480 resolution, but the latter packs a supposedly best in class 50 lumens of brightness, along with an optional battery bank for an extra two hours of use in bright mode. Otherwise, each will give you the same 2,000:1 contrast ratio, a microSD card slot, HDMI input, and a roughly similar form factor (though the PK201 is close to half an inch slimmer — head on past the break for a shot of it).

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Optoma announces PK201, PK301 pico projectors originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 05

Samsung’s Mobile DTV-enabled Moment hands-on

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Samsung’s out and about this evening showing off its just-announced Moment with extra Mobile DTV circuitry stuffed in, and if you thought it looked an awful lot like a standard Moment… well, you’d be absolutely right. The only notable change is an articulating, telescoping antenna that screws into the top of the phone — a sure sign that this device is nothing but a trial unit since we’d assume retail devices would have a sexier way to stow it. Speaking of stowage, what do you do when you’re not watching TV? Pop off the antenna, collapse it, and screw it into the attached charm — “geeky” doesn’t even begin to describe it.

Anyhow, we got a little video of the modded Moment in action — unfortunately, Samsung’s having reception issues with its private broadcast setup (there’s no Mobile DTV network here in Vegas, or anywhere, for that matter) but we were able to see how the UI’s going to work and learn a little bit about the system. Guide data will typically be pulled over the TV airwaves, though the company says that it’ll be up to the manufacturer and carrier if they want to supplement or replace that with a 3G-based feed; the video was coming down at 416 x 240 and can be shown full-screen on the Moment’s AMOLED display. Unlike MediaFLO, it’s completely free for users — and that might be just the kick in the pants mobile TV needs to take hold. Follow the break for our video!

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Samsung’s Mobile DTV-enabled Moment hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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