Hasta La Gadget!

At first, we thought we were looking at the back of yet another standard design Bold or Curve — but check out that nice, fat hinge up top. Indeed, we have every reason to believe we’re looking at the long-rumored BlackBerry 9670 clamshell here, and the test reports confirm the presence of 802.11b / g / n and dual-band CDMA in this particular version — in other words, it’ll almost certainly be coming to either Sprint or Verizon. Given what we’ve seen of this little monster so far, we’re going to need to reserve judgment until we play with one; RIM’s BlackBerry Developer Conference is next week, and we wouldn’t be shocked if it showed up there. Here’s hoping!

BlackBerry 9670 series clamshell earns FCC love originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Surprise surprise, the Webkit interface-packing TomTom Go Live 1000 just hit European shelves earlier this month and now it’s popped up at the FCC complete with a user manual and a posse of mysterious brethren dubbed the GO 1000, GO 7100 and GO LIVE 9100. Clearly the lack of Live in two of the titles implies they won’t feature TomTom’s real-time traffic updates, but it’s still unclear how any will compare to the Go Live 1000’s 4.3-inch capacitive touch screen and 500MHz ARM11 processor hardware– which we experienced mixed results using during our early hands on with a prototype. Two new Magellan models listed as the RoadMate 9020 and 9055 also have surfaced with very few details, however considering their high model numbers we’re guessing they’ll be top of the line devices. Looking at the ruler in the included 9055 photos does roughly hint it has a 5-inch screen though — exciting, we know. There’s also no mention in any of the documentation about new systems to prevent dumb couples from off-roading in the Oregon wilderness. So much for safety in new technology eh?

TomTom Go Live 1000 plus future Magellan units hit FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 18 Sep 2010 01:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What’s this? The best of both worlds, wrapped neatly into one elegant mobile router? Sure looks that way, as Netgear‘s HBR1210 looks to have support for HSPA+ mobile networks as well as traditional 802.11n WiFi for the home. Based on the FCC filing (which seems down at the moment), there’s a foursome of gigabit Ethernet jacks, a SIM card slot, an external antenna port and a chassis that looks to be around 9.8- x 7.9-inches. In other words, we wouldn’t expect a Rover here, but we suppose “mobile” can mean lots of things to lots of people. We’ll keep you posted once an official release date and price falls into our lap.

Netgear’s HBR1210 HSPA+ / 802.11n mobile router pings the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Good old white space is finally about to get itself some real action, courtesy of the FCC’s upcoming (and long-delayed) ratification of a decision to authorize its unlicensed use. Opening up the spare spectrum that resides between TV channels’ broadcasting frequencies — which in itself has expanded in the wake of the transition from analog to digital television — is expected to be a massive boon to innovation, with exponentially larger wireless networks being the first prospective benefit. Such WiFi nirvanas have already been set up in Claudville, Virginia and Wilmington, North Carolina, while Microsoft, Google, HP, Sprint, and others are said to be mulling and testing out their own ways for exploting the newfound wireless freedom as well. Another positive note is that former requirements for white space-using devices to be able to tap into a database and identify themselves are likely to be scrapped, making for much simpler rollouts of whatever awesome new tech awaits in our future.

[Thanks, Marc]

FCC set to approve use of unlicensed airwaves, wants ‘innovators and entrepreneurs’ to exploit them originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Sep 2010 06:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What a pair these two will make! HP’s Wireless HDMI TV adapter — both the transmitter and receiver, which we toyed with earlier this month — have hit the FCC’s database under two separate filings. The HM517 receiver and HM516 transmitter work in the 4.9THz to 5.9GHz unlicensed band and boasts a maximum video stream of 1080p 60Hz (but supports resolution upwards of 1600 x 1200) and up to 8PCM audio channels, S/PDIF DTS, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, and AC-3 (5.1 channel) — all HDCP 1.0 compliant. According to the paperwork, the couple can’t be more than 5 to 10 meters apart at any time. We’ve got a file on ’em… in the gallery below.

HP’s Wireless TV Connect transmitter and receiver hit FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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