Max Headroom action after the break.
Continue reading Crapgadget CES, round 2: Stereo Bluetooth Sunglasses
Filed under: Wearables
Crapgadget CES, round 2: Stereo Bluetooth Sunglasses originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Panasonic had its slim SC-HC3 iPod / CD dock on display in its booth at CES so we made the long trek to LVCC’s central hall from our sweet double-wide HQ. For some reason, they didn’t have a single iPod available for us to test it with (go figure), but the thing wasn’t lacking in the looks department. If you’re interested, Panasonic’s estimating availability for March at around $200. Still images of the system in action are available below, or peep some video of the sliding mechanism after the break.
Continue reading Video: Panasonic SC-HC3 iPod stereo system hands-on
Filed under: CES, Home Entertainment
Video: Panasonic SC-HC3 iPod stereo system hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The dust has begun to settle around Palm’s event yesterday, and we’re still sorting through all the news. Palm certainly packed a lot of “New-ness” (yet weirdly, no actual “New-ness”) into its announcements yesterday, and it’s pretty easy to get lost among all the Palm Pre / webOS related news. Lucky for you, we’ve consolidated the goods below, so feel free to experience all the Palm-related bliss you can handle.
The liveblog
Live from Palm’s CES press conference
Impressions / hands-on coverage
Palm Pre first hands-on with live updates!
Palm Pre in-depth impressions, video, and huge hands-on gallery
Palm Pre interface tour
Product announcements
The Palm Pre
Palm announces webOS platform
Palm Pre’s wireless charger, the Touchstone
In depth / details
There will be a GSM-friendly 3G Palm Pre
Palm stock on a rocket to recovery
Palm’s Pre gets its own spot on Sprint’s website
Palm Pre website now live with official images, video
Palm’s the master of its own domain, the king of its own Castle
Palm’s Pre boxed
Palm Pre’s “New-ness” event video now viewable
Palm Pre ads appear on Engadget
Filed under: Cellphones
Palm Pre / webOS launch roundup originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Pegatron has been pretty quiet ever since it split off from ASUS to do ODM stuff all by its lonesome — which is sort of the idea, since Pegatron’s mainly doing the behind-the-scenes manufacturing. We’re glad, however, that the company peeked out of its shell to show off these new Freescale-based netbooks. The Linux-running laptops boast 8.9-inch screens, 8 hour battery life, 8GB of storage and projected retail prices around $199, while the nettop holds similar power in a pico-style form factor. Under the hood is Freescale’s brand new ARM i.MX515 processor, which is a 1GHz chip that’s described as basically being three times faster than the iPhone. The win here is that the chip draws very little power and generates very little heat, allowing Pegatron to squeeze impressive battery life out of a very thin form factor. Freescale is working with Ubuntu to prep an ARM-Linux distro, which will hit in May, and Adobe will have an ARM happy version of Flash 10 sometime this year. Supplementing the processor are chips for DSP, 2D, 3D and 720p acceleration, which switch on and off as needed — we saw the computer in action playing 720p video smoothly while drawing a mere 0.5 watts and not even feeling warm to the touch. The limitation here is obviously straight-up processing power — it’s not very impressive, and certainly slower than Intel’s Atom — but for running an optimized Linux build and surfing the web or watching a vid, Pegatron and Freescale might’ve just found a new portability sweetspot. They’re hoping to have an OEM pick these up around May or June sometime.
Filed under: Laptops
Pegatron and Freescale team for low-power, ultra-cheap netbooks and nettops originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
We tried to get hands-on with the P3 PMP right after the Samsung event, but poor lighting and mass crowding prevented us from getting anything really usable. But fret not because we headed back to the company’s booth to seek out the 3-inch WQVGA player with haptic feedback among the nauseating amount of HDTVs. The walk-through we were given paid specific attention to the P3’s stereo Bluetooth capabilites as well as the touch-based interface. We came away pretty impressed with the polished UI and the smoothness of the user experience. Check out the the device in action after the break and our gallery of hands-on shots as well.
Gallery: Video: Samsung P3 PMP hands-on
Continue reading Video: Samsung P3 PMP hands-on
Filed under: CES, Portable Audio, Portable Video
Video: Samsung P3 PMP hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
The Samsung / Chumby digiframe was on hand at CES in a very, very early prototype form. In fact, the demo units didn’t even have a back plate covering up the innards. We were told that Samsung’s contribution is the processor within, and plans are to release it to market before the end of ’09. Our early impressions? The widgets were liquid smooth and lookin’ good; the video playback, however, was less than acceptable. Have a glance below for an early look.
Filed under: CES, Digital Cameras, Displays
Samsung / Chumby prototype digiframe hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Polaroid’s PoGo Instant Digital Camera isn’t for the hardcore geeks — it’s stuck with a 5 megapixel sensor, no optical zoom whatsoever and an LCD monitor that was fanciful in 1998. What it can do, however, is churn out photo stickers in around 60 seconds after a photo is taken without the need for an external printer. Have a look at the March-bound unit below, and look, your kids will love it. Promise.
Filed under: CES, Digital Cameras
Polaroid PoGo Instant Digital Camera hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
If you’ve been listening to the Engadget Podcast, you know that Taiwan’s Dr. Mobile is our new favorite fly-by-night Asian netbook vendor, and VIA’s showing off its Nano-powered Freestyle Mini here at CES in a darkened restaurant. (Seriously!) Internally, it’s basically a smaller version of the 11.6-inch Freestyle we played with a few days ago, but it’s in a more traditional netbook package with an 8.9-inch screen. We were pretty blunt in asking the VIA rep why the Nano’s basically been a no-show during 2008’s Atom explosion, and while we didn’t get a straight answer, it sounds like 2009 might be the year the battle for netbook platform dominance is finally joined — the Freestyle and the Freestyle Mini should be available in the next few months. Dr. Mobile, paging Dr. Mobile.
Gallery: Dr. Mobile Freestyle Mini
Filed under: Laptops
VIA shows off Nano-powered Dr. Mobile Freestyle Mini originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
We just bumped into LG’s X120, a barely-differentiated followup to the X110 that’s floating around the show floor. There’s still a 1.6GHz Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, Windows XP and a 10-inch WSVGA screen, but what’s new is the Splashtop-powered “LG Smart On” OS, which does the quick boot thing we’ve come to know and love on many ASUS products, the Voodoo Envy 133 and elsewhere. The effect, as always, is pretty stunning, and the OS should be helpful for a quick look at the web or to hop on IM over the laptop’s WiFi connectivity. The netbook itself seems to have been tweaked a tad on aesthetics, but it’s still a bit thicker than we’d like at this point for the netbook market. We’re short on further details, but since the X110 did 3G, there’s a good chance that’ll be in play as well — we’re still waiting on PR from LG. In the meantime, you can check out a video of the startup after the break.
Continue reading LG’s new X120 netbook with Splashtop-powered instant on
Filed under: Laptops
LG’s new X120 netbook with Splashtop-powered instant on originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
While we got some early time with Dell’s super-secret Adamo prototype, it looks like we weren’t the only ones — and it also looks like we didn’t get the whole enchilada: there’s a wicked-sexy white version hiding in the Palms as well. Still no more details than before, but bub.blicio.us was also allowed to boot the aluminum ultraportable, so at least we know that there’s chips in that box. We’re actually headed back to check out the Mini 10, so we’ll dig for even more (and try to get pictures in a better-lit room), but for now check these latest Adamo pictures in the gallery.
Gallery: More Adamo Images
Filed under: Laptops
White Dell Adamo pictures leak out originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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