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Unrelated candid photo aside… it’s no lie: if you’ve managed to load Android onto your device, no matter how lame it may seem, you’re probably a good looking person. Not only that, but you might’ve built Touch Revolution’s NIMBLe, which is a billed as a Home Touch Phone, but runs the Android OS and holds a full 7-inch touchscreen. The most basic functionality is that of a speakerphone, but obviously Android — along with the built-in WiFi, Bluetooth and Ethernet connectivity — opens this up to so much more functionality. Touch Revolution is actually dabbling in all sorts of hardware and software configurations, building a “Touch Device Development Platform” for farming out to companies for all sorts of purposes. Current builds include 600MHz StrongARM or greater processors, 128MB of RAM, 512MB of flash memory, SD card slots, 4.3-inch, 7-inch or 10-inch LCDs, 2 megapixel cameras and up to 800 x 480 resolutions. The unit we played with seemed responsive and only a little bit pointless, and we look forward to seeing this sort of thing hit the market — we know MC Hammer would agree. Action video is after the break.

Continue reading NIMBLe is MC Hammer-approved, brings Android to even the most boring of countertops

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NIMBLe is MC Hammer-approved, brings Android to even the most boring of countertops originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Here’s a strange one. The image above was attached to an email sent to Engadget Chinese boasting about the immense interest in ASUS’ booth at CES this year. However, the Eee D200 has never been announced and we’re pretty sure that’s not the booth open to the public here in Las Vegas. Regardless, we can see clearly from the spec card that the D200 is some kind of low-end Atom PC (and possible media server) with up to 2TB of RAID storage, 5-channel HD audio out, and slot loading DVD writer targeting the home network. The inclusion of an 802.11n access point just adds to the mystery. Oh, and that 3.5-inch LCD is touch-sensitive. Now spill it ASUS, what is this thing?

Filed under: CES, Desktops, Media PCs, Wireless, Storage

ASUS’ Eee D200 with touchscreen display sneaks out in Taiwan originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It was at last year’s CES that we first got our hands on iRobot’s Looj, and while easy gutter cleaning is something most homeowners can appreciate, the thing did have some issues that left many users tossing the things out with the decomposing crud it was supposed to fling. Enter the Looj second generation, which includes a flexible auger that should keep the thing from flipping itself over, a tool-free battery door, and a faster reverse speed to get the thing back to your ladder in half the time. Nothing revolutionary, but some much-needed updates that will be available this spring for $129, and we were impressed with the sheer spite the thing displayed against a mock gutter full of faux leaves. Video below — user discretion advised.

Continue reading Video: iRobot Looj hands on shows improved leaf carnage

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Video: iRobot Looj hands on shows improved leaf carnage originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Remember those sub-$100 Coby netbooks that we deemed a hoax? Well, it looks like they might not be as hoax-y as we originally thought. Here at CES, Coby has a bunch of base models on the show floor in a myriad of color combos. The rep who showed us around made it clear that this was a “market research project” but that the ‘books would ring in at under $200. There were a bunch of different configurations, but nothing too different from the usual Atom setup. The six color offerings might pique your interest, but after playing with them for a few minutes, we don’t know how eager we’d be to run out and pick one up — they felt pretty low-end. However, the only way to differentiate oneself in the crowded netbook market is with price, and Coby certainly has that working for it. We’ll see if these ever make it to market, and reserve final judgment until then. Check out the non-junky gallery below.

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Coby’s sub-$200 netbooks handled at CES originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well, what have we here? While waltzing about the CES floor today, we stumbled upon a conceptual Mio MID that looks suspiciously like Sony’s VAIO P. The currently unnamed device was actually lookin’ pretty sharp, as it boasted a 7-inch WVGA (800 x 480) resolution display, integrated WiFi, a non-removable battery good for eight hours or so and a full QWERTY keyboard. It was also packing a trackball setup, an SD card slot, a few USB ports and audio in / out. We were told that the design was still being finalized and that it wouldn’t ship until mid-2009 at the earliest, and while we’d love to see this piece ship Stateside, we have our doubts. Oh, and did we mention that this thing runs on an evidently skinned version of Windows Mobile? Because it does. Peek the gallery below if you’re in disbelief.

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Mio’s Windows Mobile-powered concept MID hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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