Jan 06

Nyko’s CES 2011 gaming peripheral lineup: Intercooler STS, Perfect Shot Pro, and more

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A pinch of gaming here at the annual Consumer Electronics Show? Yeah, we’ll take that. Nyko‘s just revealed a wheelbarrow full of new goods to pore over at this year’s edition of the show, and we get the feeling that PlayStation Move owners will be particularly pleased with what’s on offer. For the PS3, the outfit has revealed that its Raven Standard and Raven Alternative controllers are shipping now for $34.99 apiece, as is the 2- / 4-port charging station. Moving onto newer goods, the Power Shot for Move is a newfangled rifle attachment (seen above) for Sony’s play on motion gaming, with an MSRP that’s not quite final and a projected release date of March 2011. Moreover, there’s a pistol-like Perfect Shot for Move (also shipping in March at a price that’s TBD), and if you’re looking for a similar charging solution for your Xbox 360, the Charge Base S will do just that for $24.99.

Comically enough, this year marks the return of the infamous Intercooler, but hopefully the STS version won’t cause your Xbox 360 S to go up in smoke. For those who like to take chances, it’ll hit retail next month for $19.99. Closing things out is the Perfect Shot Pro for Wii, which is a revamped version of the original Perfect Shot that features vibration support; it’ll ship in April for right around $20. Head on past the break for the full release, or spend a few precious minutes digging into the eye candy below. Or both.

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Jan 06

Sony unveils new HomeShare network speakers, iPhone docks, and Wi-Fi universal remote

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We haven’t heard much about Sony’s HomeShare wireless networking protocol since the initial buzz in 2008, but based on today’s announcements, it’s fairly clear that Sony intends to ramp things up in 2011. The SA-NS300 and SA-NS400 are two new wireless network speakers designed to broadcast tunes from a variety of sources such as DLNA-enabled PCs or BRAVIA internet music services found on Sony’s latest Blu-ray players. iPhones and iPods can join in on the streaming fun when placed in HomeShare compatible NAS-SV20i and NAC-SV10i docks. Since all of these components go beyond the realm of your average IR controller, Sony has kindly released the HomeShare-friendly touch screen RMN-U1 Wi-Fi universal remote, too. Using its activity-based control options, the remote allows those invested in the HomeShare system to send music throughout their network and a view a variety of eye-candy — you know, like album art. Even more interesting is that Sony says all of the components will be available this March for between $200 and $300 depending on the device, which is far below the four figure price points of its early HomeShare gear. For more details, hit up the press release below.

Gallery: Sony Homeshare Components CES 2011

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Jan 06

ASUS EEE Slate EP121 shows up for pre-order on Amazon

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Just yesterday, ASUS finally officially unveiled its brand new, IPS display-sporting EEE Slate EP121. If you can’t remember yesterday, the EP121 boasts an Intel Core i5-470UM processor, up to 4GB of RAM, and a 64GB SSD all in a 12.1-inch package running Windows 7. This high end tablet is due later this month, but if you simply must pre-order one today, well, taht’s now possible as it recently appeared at popular online retailer Amazon, for $999. Get over there!

[Thanks, DocWllk]

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Jan 06

Pioneer wants to hold your iPhone and boost its GPS signal in its SmartCradle

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Pioneer wants to hold your iPhone and boost its GPS signal in its SmartCradle

Yes, a little more news from Pioneer today, perhaps the biggest for those not looking for a new head unit. It’s the SmartCradle, which accepts an iPhone and offers integrated GPS, ala the Magellan GPS Car Kit. It also has a built-in amplified speaker and microphone for hands-free calling and, thankfully, has charging built-in to keep you from running out of juice half-way to Topkea. No word on a price yet, sadly, nor a release date, but good things come to those who wait.

Gallery: Pioneer SmartCradle

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Jan 06

Motorola Xoom Tablet: Pics Galore

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Okay, here’s my last tablet post of the night (though almost certainly not the show). Such a device designed by a company like Motorola certainly warrants mention, right? It’s called the Xoom (pronounced Xoom).
It’s an Android tablet–a Google sanctioned one, in fact. The thing will run Honeycomb, the first version of the company’s mobile OS actually designed to run on tablets. It features a 10 inch widescreen and is a little bit skinnier than its chief rival, the iPad.
The device sports a 1GHz NVidia Tegra 2 processor, 1GB of RAM, and 32GB of memory (expandable via SD card). It also has front and rear facing cameras (2- and 5MP, respectively), for all of your teleconferencing needs.
Also, interesting, the thing docks in landscape mode, unlike the iPad’s upright docking. 
Pretty slick, Motorola. A bunch more pictures, after the jump.
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Jan 06

Samsung’s John Revie shows off new 3D specs, waxes poetic on thin-bezel displays (video)

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Following Samsung’s press event yesterday, we caught up with SVP of the Consumer Business Division John Revie for a quick chat about its new 3D sets and specs. We found out the SSG-3700CR active frames, which do in fact fit comfortably over our glasses, will hit the market in spring for a cool $150, and perhaps unsurprisingly, the new flagship HDTV will be comparable in price to the ones it debuted last year. Wanna hear all about the qualitative perks of a decidedly bezel-deficient HD display? Our quick video interview’s after the break.

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Jan 06

NEC dual-screen Android Cloud Communicator LT-W hands-on

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At CES, NEC’s showing off the hinged Android tablet it teased last month, pitching it as a great way for third parties to… well, do awesome stuff. They’re kind of leaving the doors wide open as to how (or to whom) it’ll be sold, suggesting it could make a great e-reader, a digital notebook for students, a scrapbook, or whatever devs dream up. The “Cloud” part of the “Cloud Communicator” name means that NEC thinks the LT-W would be great for generic cloud services, but really, it’s just an Android 2.1 tablet with WiFi, Bluetooth, and optional 3G — there’s nothing special in here that makes it particularly well-adapted for magically pulling data out of the cloud.

Unfortunately — cloud or otherwise — we didn’t come away with a very positive impression of this thing. Our very first red flag was the stylus, which matches up with a pair of 800 x 600 resistive touchscreens that don’t seem particularly bright or contrasty. Some of NEC’s sample apps (which you can see in the video after the break) make decent use of the dual display setup, but nothing blew us away — and more importantly, everything seemed just a little too jerky for a Cortex-A8 core. If NEC were to remix this with a Tegra 2, two capacitive touchscreens, and Honeycomb, we might be singing a different tune… but for now, this seems like little more than a Courier gone wrong.

Gallery: NEC dual-screen Android Cloud Communicator LT-W hands-on

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Jan 06

The Engadget Podcast Show livestream extravaganza day two!

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Here we go, another Engadget Podcast Show video conglomerate livestream from our trailer at CES. It’s going to be totally insane, we promise, so check out the Ustream and chat after the break!

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Jan 06

Samsung PC7: One Slick Convertible Tablet

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Yeah, I know, CES has yet to actually officially begin, and we’re already up to our ears in tablets. Samsung’s newly announced device definitely deserves mention, however–it’s easily one of the slickest gadgets I’ve seen this week.
The PC7 is really a reimagining of the whole netbook concept, with a screen that slides right over the keyboard, turning into a slate tablet.The device has a multi-touch 10.1 screen and runs Windows 7, making it arguably the coolest device built around that hardware.
Inside you’ll find an Intel Atom Z670 CPU, 2GB of RAM, and either 32- or 64GB of storage.The PC7 can do both WiMax and 3G, and it weighs in at just over two pounds. Check out some closeup shots, after the jump.

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Jan 06

Canon PIXMA MX882 hands-on: an all-in-one with superpowers

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Printers don’t often get us hot and bothered, but Canon‘s PIXMA MX882 certainly has us intrigued. The main draw is that Dual Function panel up front, which combines a 3-inch LCD with a unique set of hard keys that have dynamic displays below that change depending on what function you’re trying to access. For example, when you go to send a fax, they turn into a keypad, and change to other related buttons if you want to copy or scan. On top of that, it’s got support for the iOS and Android Canon photo printing apps, as well as built-in WiFi and Ethernet. To further sweeten the deal, it’s got duplex scanning and printing capabilities, along with five individual color print cartridges so if you run of out of one color, you don’t need to replace the whole thing. Oh, did we mention it costs less than $200? Yeah, we told you it was good.

Gallery: Canon MX882 all-in-one hands-on

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