Jan 05

Marvell Plug Computer 3.0 packs in WiFi, Bluetooth and 2GHz Armada chip for miniaturized Linux bliss

Posted in: Linux, Today's Chili

Remember the SheevaPlug? Well, your “Linux computer the size of a wall wart” fantasies just got much more impressive. The new Marvell Plug Computer sports a 2GHz Armada 300 processor (none of that new Armada 610 hotness, sadly), WiFi, Bluetooth and a hard drive of sorts (Sheeva only offered 512MB of flash storage). The unit runs a few standard Linux 2.6 distros, and while it’s marketed as a development platform for building embedded devices, the orginal SheevaPlug’s $99 pricetag has us hoping for similarly good hobbyist-friendly things here.

Marvell Plug Computer 3.0 packs in WiFi, Bluetooth and 2GHz Armada chip for miniaturized Linux bliss originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 05

Light Blue Optics unveils Light Touch: a 10-inch touchscreen pico projector based on lasers (video)

Posted in: breaking news, BreakingNews, laser, pico projector, PicoProjector, projector, Today's Chili

They promised us a device in 2010 and sure enough, Light Blue Optics just announced Light Touch. As the name implies, LBO’s product is a laser projector that turns any flat surface into an auto-focused and image-adjusted 10-inch touchscreen with WVGA resolution thanks to its laser- (not LED) based pico projection engine dubbed HLP (holographic laser projection) and infrared touch-sensing system. Light Touch runs Adobe Flash Lite 3.1 and includes WiFi and Bluetooth radios, 2GB of on-board storage (with microSD slot for up to 32GB more), and a battery capable of about 2-hours worth of runtime. We’ll be getting up close and personal with the mini projector here at CES so until then, feast your eyes on the simulated demo and usage scenarios after the break.

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Light Blue Optics unveils Light Touch: a 10-inch touchscreen pico projector based on lasers (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 05

3M unveils 10-finger multitouch LCD display at CES

Posted in: Displays, LCD, multitouch, Today's Chili

3M‘s just announced it’ll unveil its previously gabbed about multitouch LCD — at CES 2010 which, if you live under a rock and don’t know anything at all, is just getting under way in Las Vegas. The beautifully named 3M Display M2256PW is a 22-inch, high def (1680 x 1050 resolution) multitouch LCD for professionals (and professional consumers) who require up to 10-finger input with a fast response time. The Windows 7-compatible display also boasts DVI and VGA video inputs, an audio input, and USB ports. 3M is set to show off some conceptual applications currently in development for its platform at CES as well, so we’re pretty excited to see this one in action. Keep an eye here, we’ll be checking it out any day now! Full press release is after the break.

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3M unveils 10-finger multitouch LCD display at CES originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 05

iGUGU Gamecore takes PC gaming to the TV with complicated, accelerometer-packing wireless controller

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We’ve seen plenty of methods for emulating PC input schemes from a couch, but nothing’s really beaten the tried and true “put a board across your lap” method. We’re not sure the new iGUGU Gamecore has a leg up on the competition, but you can’t fault it for trying. The system is actually a three-fold approach to the problem: there’s a 50 foot VGA cable or wireless USB method for beaming your PC video to the TV and some TV-friendly software for managing your games library, but the obvious centerpiece is the monstrous wireless controller (pictured). Bearing a slight resemblance to an Xbox 360 controller and retailing for $80, the beast packs in a trackball, d-pad, joystick, full QWERTY keyboard and six accelerometers for making a mess of just about any PC game imaginable. Seems interesting, and we’ll try to give it a look here at CES, but the completely ridiculous promo video (embedded after the break) makes us think twice about taking these folks seriously.

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iGUGU Gamecore takes PC gaming to the TV with complicated, accelerometer-packing wireless controller originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 05

Marvell goes Snapdragon hunting, announces Armada 610 mobile processor

Posted in: 1080p, Today's Chili
Marvell goes Snapdragon hunting, announces Armada 610 mobile processorQualcomm’s Snapdragon is king of the mobile hill right now, but you just knew that wouldn’t last long, right? Marvell is now after its throne, announcing the Armada 610. It’s a “gigahertz class” mobile CPU that can not only do 1080p decoding but can handle encoding too, even able to pump pixels to four high-res (2,000 x 2,000) displays at once — you know, just in case you have a pocket full of pico projectors. Open GL ES 2.0 is on tap, so 3D gaming should be a cinch, and while there’s no specific specs given, the chip is said to need “extremely low power.” It certainly sounds like a good combo to us, and that the chip is now shipping in limited samples to OEMs is even better news.

Marvell goes Snapdragon hunting, announces Armada 610 mobile processor originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 05

Western Digital My Book 3.0 goes SuperSpeed USB

Posted in: external hard drive, ExternalHardDrive, hard drive, HardDrive, Today's Chili, usb, usb 3.0, Usb3.0

Western Digital’s kicking off the expected flood of USB 3.0 announcements here at CES with the new My Book 3.0 series. The 1TB version of the SuperSpeed drive is actually available now for $179, or $199 in a kit with a USB 3.0 adapter card, while a 2TB version will hit next week. That’s actually not a terrible deal if you’re into futureproofing, since USB 3.0 is backwards-compatible with USB 2.0 — you could theoretically use this drive with both your current machine and your next one. Or you could just keep buying cheap storage for the thrill of it. We won’t judge you.

Western Digital My Book 3.0 goes SuperSpeed USB originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 05

Boxee Box officially announced: under $200, Flash 10.1 support

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The Boxee Box has already been semi-announced once, but it’s making a much more grand debut here at CES — and it’s coming with a spec list this time. Just as we’d heard, the asymmetrical streamer will be sold by D-Link for under $200, and it’ll support a wide range of formats, including DivX, VC-1, WMV, H.264 MKV, and Flash 10.1. Service support is equally broad, with Pandora, Last.fm, Facebook, Twitter, Picasa, and Flickr all integrated — and there’s obviously Boxee’s app platform for additional apps, plugins, and games. Unfortunately we don’t know what’s powering all this under the hood just yet, but we’ve got a sneaking suspicious there’s some NVIDA action going on here — we’ll keep digging. Full PR after the break.

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Boxee Box officially announced: under $200, Flash 10.1 support originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 05

Haleron’s iLet 10-inch tablet starts cheap, gets expensive, ships next week

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Haleron's iLet 10-inch tablet starts cheap, gets expensive
You have no shortage of tablet options these days and trust us: by the time the week is through you’ll have many, many more. The Joojoo has been the most notable of late, but if you’re looking to save a little money and don’t mind a clunkier form-factor, Haleron’s Mio iLet (internet tablet) could be an alternative. It starts at $419 and for that you get a 10-inch, 1024 x 600 multitouch screen, 1.6GHz Atom N450, a 160GB HDD, 802.11a/b/g wireless, and a lovely pleather carrying case. Cough up another $100 and you’ll get 3G, a further $50 for quad-band GSM, and upwards of $260 more for a bigger drive. Finally, GPS will set you back another $75, turning what was a solid value into something a bit… more. Windows 7 is at least free, but instead of Tablet edition it seems instead to feature a special version celebrating the Seven Deadly Sins. The iLet is said to be shipping next week, so if you order now you could find out what comes in the box before the month is through.

Haleron’s iLet 10-inch tablet starts cheap, gets expensive, ships next week originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 05

Canon debuts A3100 IS, A3000 IS, A495 and A490 low-end shooters

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It might not be glamorous, but if a $110 camera is all you can afford — or all you’d trust your kid with — then it suddenly becomes of utmost importance. The new crop of A-series cameras fits such a bill, with the 12 megapixel, 4x zoom, optical image stabilized PowerShot A3100 IS in the “high end” at $180, followed by the 10 megapixel A3000 IS at $150; 10 megapixel, 3.3x zoom A495 at $130; and similarly specced A490 at $110. The differences between the A495 and A490 are muddled, outside of color choices and fewer scene selections. The Two A3000 cameras sports 2.7-inch screens and recharageable lithium-ion battery packs (a first for A-series cameras), with the A490 units going for 2.5-inches and trotting out the AAs. All four shooters should be out sometime in late February.

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Canon debuts A3100 IS, A3000 IS, A495 and A490 low-end shooters originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 05

Samsung flirts coyly with 7-inch AMOLED Digital Photo Frame

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We know exactly what you were thinking when you first heard the news that Kodak was selling its OLED business to LG: 1) wait, Kodak had an OLED business, and b) who the hell will I buy my $1,000 OLED digital photo frame from now? The latter part of this conundrum has just been answered by Samsung who will unveil its 700Z Digital Photo Frame here at CES. Sammy’s offering boasts a 7-inch AMOLED display, 4GB of internal memory, Bluetooth with video support. Unfortunately, the frame’s million-to-1 contrast ratio isn’t enough to distract this product model from her dreams of beauty pageant stardom.

Samsung flirts coyly with 7-inch AMOLED Digital Photo Frame originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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