Hasta La Gadget!

Sure it already posed for the FCC’s unflattering cameras, but now we can observe the Roku 2 HD — with packed in MicroSD card and lightly refreshed remote — in its natural habitat. Our tipster didn’t indicate the provenance of this particular package but we’d previously heard they would start shipping to beta testers last week with an updated UI and this likely represents one of the lucky few delivered so far. The polished state of the hardware and packaging suggests the testing period is to work out any software kinks and (more likely) get in a few rounds of Angry Birds; until we hear something about more specific you can check out a few more of shots in the gallery.

Update: Another anonymous tipster has just sent over this picture of one of the new units next to a Roku XD that gives a good impression of how tiny the new units really are, and another showing the surround sound option. They also noted the new hardware shows improved picture quality, however at this stage the UI isn’t different and there aren’t any new games available yet.

[Thanks, Geraldine]

Roku 2 HD struts its stuff in the wild along with a new remote (Update: new comparison pics) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Jun 2011 07:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This article was written on July 06, 2006 by CyberNet.

Wouldn’t it be cool if you could see through your laptop? There is a video of a user who appears to have accomplished this with their laptop screen. While this is obviously a “hoax” it is still pretty cool to see. The person must have hooked a camera up to the back side of the laptop and have the live image displayed on desktop of the computer. I think it is pretty cool.

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Dell just posted a $400 deal for the Vostro 1000 laptop computer, with Windows XP Home or with Vista Home Basic. That’s the same price of both the Asus Eee PC and the OLPC, which are no where near full-featured computers.

That magic price tag can also save you a lot of frustration if you were planning on getting one of the similarly priced laptops being offered the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday). You can order the Dell from the comfort of your own home without needing to sit in line for countless hours, just to find out that you didn’t get to the store early enough. We’ve been there and done that, and I would much rather have ordered online than sit in line.

And the specs? For the price I was rather surprised at how good they were:

• AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core processor TK-53 (1.7GHz/512KB)
• 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Anti-Glare Display
• 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 Dimm
• 120GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
• 8X DVD+/-RW w/Double-layer DVD+R Write Capability
• ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 256MB HyperMemory™ (integrated)
• Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card

It’s important to note that this laptop is available through the Dell Small Business site, but under their terms it seems like anything qualifies for Small Business. I’ve ordered from the Small Business section for years, and when asked for the name of the company I just use my own name. I’ve never been questioned about it. Heck, if you sell stuff on eBay every now and then it’s practically a “side” business.

Note: Shipping is free, but taxes will be applied.

Vostro 1000 Laptop with Windows XP Home or with Vista Home Basic
[via SlickDeals]

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This article was written on February 20, 2008 by CyberNet.

One of the things that I was pretty disappointed with at CES this year was Microsoft’s “future” segment. It’s where they often give us a glimpse of what to expect 10 or 15 years from now, and when watching it I normally find myself giggling like a little kid in a candy store. This year they really didn’t put much thought into it.

In the comments yesterday Bill pointed out a video that is brought to you by the same people that created the “what’s it like to work at Microsoft” video, who happen to be Microsoft employees themselves. The video I’m about to show you is more like what I expected to see come out of Gates’ CES presentation this year. It focuses on how everything will be seamlessly integrated in the future, and really sparked some excitement in the technology side of my brain (which occupies 95% of my brain).

Watch the three-minute video and let me know what you think:

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The introduction of Google Wallet felt a little too good to be true, didn’t it? It’s magical, like the tech equivalent of pulling a rabbit out of a hat. In reality, the tech behind mobile payments has been around since 2003 on a much smaller scale using near-field communications, more commonly known as NFC. The idea behind Wallet (amongst other services, like ISIS) is contactless pay — using your phone as a credit card — and is just one of the many ways NFC can be useful in our everyday lives. In fact, we’re only scraping the surface of what’s theoretically possible.

Google is definitely not the first company to dabble in NFC, but it appears to be poised and ready to push the tech’s adoption forward at a rapid pace with the advent of Wallet and Offers. Until now the coals have been hot; but if a fire’s going to start, someone monolithic has to throw a few newspapers in as kindling — and Google volunteered. But what good is NFC if it’s just an acronym that causes our eyes to glaze over? Is El Goog the only instigator? After the break we’ll focus on what NFC is capable of, and why we want it on our phones as soon as yesterday.

Continue reading Engadget Primed: What is NFC, and why do we care?

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