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We just happened upon MMT’s Monitor2Go at CES’s ShowStoppers event here in Vegas, and… well, it’s a Mimo monitor, but huge. The new version — which is expected to ship in a few months here in the US for $279 — lacks the number pad that was on last year’s model. That one was aimed primarily at accountants on the run, whereas this DisplayLink-equipped version is aimed at everyone else. You can catch up on all of the specifications and such here, but the actual display felt satisfactorily light, the swiveling hinge was rock solid and the screen itself was acceptable for a secondary solution. The low resolution won’t dazzle anyone, and it’s certainly no replacement for a legitimate monitor, but it’s definitely easier to lug around than a new ST2220T. Head on past the break for a quick video demonstration.

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MMT’s DisplayLink-equipped 15.4-inch Monitor2Go hands-on at CES 2011 (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Polaroid has officially gone off the deep end, as a willing accomplice in Lady Gaga’s crazy schemes. The new Grey Label line also includes a rebirth for Polaroid as an instant camera company, with a sexy new GL30 Instant Digital Camera with built-in printer, a separate GL10 Instant Mobile Printer, and Lady Gaga’s bizarre triumph: the GL20 Camera Glasses (pictured), which include a built-in camera and dual LCDs which appear to cover your eyes when you’re wearing the oversized shades. This CES marks a full year of Polaroid’s collaboration with Lady Gaga, and while the glasses are possibly the least commercially viable device to be announced this year (in the best possible way), the classy new camera and printer might just make up for it. Both devices are using Zink technology for the instant printing, which Polaroid has been using in a much uglier way in its OneStep cameras, but the new devices have a retro sort of look that we’re really digging. For the most part specs are light, including the GL30’s megapixel count, but the GL10 printer will be out in May for $150, while the GL30 camera and the GL20 glasses don’t have prices and will be available “later this year.”

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Lady Gaga and Polaroid launch Grey Label Instant Camera, Printer, and insane Camera Glasses originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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When it comes to the proliferation of fancy infotainment systems into cars there are two schools of thought. Some, like Ford, believe that these systems should start at the lower range cars and spread across the brand. Other marques, typically higher-end ones, go the other way ’round, and Audi is definitely guilty, launching its MMI on the higher-end sedans and SUVs, like the A8 and Q7. That’s changing with the next version of MMI Touch, starting on the (relatively) attainable A3.

NVIDIA was quite proud to show off the system, with Tegra providing the power behind the scenes as we saw last year. That means lovely rendering of Google Earth, in 3D no less, and of course responsive performance. According to Autoblog it looks like the system’s capacitive touchpad is being integrated into the scroll wheel, which should offer a solid usability improvement. No word on when we’ll get to experience it, though, but we wouldn’t be surprised to learn more next week in Detroit.

Audi’s next-generation, Tegra-Powered MMI Touch is coming to Audi A3 first originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HyperMac responds with vengeance, and non-patent infringing adapter originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung is following Sony’s lead by enabling owners of its tablets and TVs to control their cable boxes and access content directly via IP from Comcast and Time Warner Cable. For Comcast users, a new Xfinity TV app on the Smart TVs brings an all new “web-like GUI” (that looks a lot like the new set-top box interface it’s currently testing) for accessing live TV, DVR recordings and VOD.Plans for the Galaxy Tab sounds just like the Xfinity Remote for iPad, with control and access to streaming TV and movies, with plans to add the ability to pause and resume across different devices in the future. Time Warner Cable followed up its partnership with Sony by announcing it’s streaming live TV over IP directly to Samsung TVs and tablets, as well streaming from a DVR to TV or tablet in another room. Both services are expect “later this year,” check the press releases after the break or our live blog from the event for more details.

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Samsung will offer access to TV, VOD from Time Warner & Comcast on its Galaxy Tab, TVs originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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