Tim Cook and his mariachis are presenting the new ultra-thin, ultra-light, magical iPad Mini or iPad Air* today at 1pm Eastern /10am Pacific at the California Theater in San Jose. They will probably announce other products too. We’ll be commenting it live. More »
We got really excited yesterday when we heard there would be a miniaturized Galaxy S III coming. Our excitement didn’t last long, because a second rumor hinted that the specs wouldn’t be anywhere close to the original S III. More »
While it’s not as complex as one of the region’s twisty crime dramas, the story surrounding the Galaxy S III Mini has taken another turn. Retailers in Europe’s northernmost countries are now listing such a device with the codename GT-I8190 in blue and white, with or without an NFC chip, for $540 and $560, respectively. Given that the company is planning an announcement about a “little sensation” on Thursday, it’s certainly less likely that we’ll see the Galaxy Ace III turn up.
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Nordic retailers list a Galaxy S III ‘Mini,’ insider info or wishful thinking? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Earlier today we had a nice sit-down with Kobo, where we got some quality hands-on time with the company’s Arc Android tablet. As you can imagine, that was the marquee product on display, but we also had the chance to handle the outfit’s newest e-readers: the Glo ComfortLight, which has built-in frontlighting, and the Mini, which is exactly what it sounds like. Both will be available October 1st, with the 6-inch Glo going for $129 and the 5-inch Mini priced at $79. Neither will have ads, which might be one of the biggest differentiators between these and some of Amazon’s offerings. If you’re short on time, we’ve got some hands-on photos below, but if you’ve got a few minutes to spare, a walk-through video awaits after the break.
Gallery: Kobo Glo and Kobo Mini hands-on
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Hands-on with Kobo’s Glo and Mini e-readers (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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As the saying goes, it’s all in the timing. But look at it this way: Kobo could have announced its new line of devices the day after Amazon’s big reveal. Instead, the outfit’s looking to take some wind out of Amazon’s sails a few hours before its big event. And while the chances are extremely slim that the company will manage to undercut the looming Kindle news, there’s no question that it’s coming out of the gate swinging, with the announcement of not one, but three new readers: one glowing, one mini and one slathered in Ice Cream Sandwich. The mini and glowing Glo Comfortlight will arrive in October, with the Android-based Arc arriving in November. All told, they’ll range in price from $80 for the Kobo Mini to $250 for the top-end tablet. That’s the short version, but if you follow past the break we’ve got a full rundown of the specs, along with additional photos.
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Kobo announces three new readers: one glows, one’s small, one runs Ice Cream Sandwich originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Sep 2012 02:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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A smaller iPad is supposedly, probably, maybe coming. The smoke on the rumored 7.85-inch iPad Mini is so thick now that it seems like it’s going to be a real thing by Cupertino. But with new rumors of it taking a different shape than the iPad, what would it look like? Maybe like this. More »
As you’ve probably learned from experience, hard drives tend to be quite finicky if dropped. That’s one of the reasons why it’s best to leave yours home, but Drobo has just come up with a mobile solution that’s supposed to be rugged and give you tons of storage.
The beauty of the Drobo Mini is that it’s packed with durable 2.5″ drives, up to four of them. It’s actually a mini RAID array, the size of a deli sandwich. It’s built out of metal and carbon fiber, is soft to the touch, and will offer you a total capacity of up to 3TB, and can be configured with single or dual drive redundancy, and drives are hot-swappable. It’s compatible with both Thunderbolt and USB 3.0, and works with Mac OS X and Windows systems.
Without drives, the Drobo Mini is available for pre-order on their site for $649(USD). Fully equipped with 4 drives (3TB), it retails for $1,249.
[via DroboStore]
With the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Bloomberg and Apple’s unofficial PR department confirming it, the new iPad mini seems like a sure shot. More »
Fancy owning a mini Mini? Yes, you read that right – BMW has created tiny versions of the Mini whose primary function at the Olympics would be to hang out at the track and field events, where it will zip around to retrieve javelins, discuses, hammers and shots back from the field to the throwing area. This type of automation will definitely save a whole lot of time, unless you could clone Usain Bolt and have his clones running all over the place to pick up the fallen items. Basically, these specially developed Minis are more or less 25% the size of a full-sized car, where the athletic equipment it picks up will be carried within thanks to an adapted sunroof. Capable of toting up to 18 pounds of gear each, they can run for up to 35 minutes before requiring a trip to the nearest power outlet. (more…)
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