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It was at the last IFA we got some time with Elgato’s EyeTV Mobile for the iPad, and this year they’re at it again with a redesigned iDongle and a brand new model for Android gear. The smaller EyeTV Mobile will have you watching DVB-T broadcasts on your iPhone 4S or iPad (2 or new), while the EyeTV Micro swaps Apple’s dock connector for, you guessed it, microUSB. Not all Android devices support the Micro — you’ll need a dual-core CPU, Neon support and at least the 4.0.3 build of ICS. That said, the Micro’s a generous little chap, as you can use the included USB cable to hook it up to your PC or Mac and get your TV fix on bigger screens, too. Both peripherals can be used with myriad aerials to meet your reception needs, provided you’re in Europe, of course. The Mobile and Micro will be available in September for £89.95 and £54.95 (around $143 and $87), respectively, and we hope to see one on the show floor before IFA 2012 is done, so stay tuned.

Continue reading Elgato outs smaller EyeTV Mobile for iPhones and iPads, EyeTV Micro for Android

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Elgato outs smaller EyeTV Mobile for iPhones and iPads, EyeTV Micro for Android originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 31 Aug 2012 05:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We all know what the Nintendo Entertainment System looks like, right? Well, if a butterfly had flapped its wings in a slightly different manner, things could have apparently been quite different. Former Director of Game Creative at Nintendo America, Howard Phillips, has recently uploaded some images taken from a 1985 brochure for a precursor to the NES called the AVS (Advanced Video System). While a glance at some vintage-looking hardware that never came to be — such as the wireless controller — is a retrospective tease, it was the marketing material from a couple of years later that really snags the attention: an advert for a knitting machine peripheral. The image shows the NES we know and love, with a controller in a dock, attached to a knitting device turning-out what we can only assume are some leg-warmers. Not wanting to alienate its largely male audience, however, the tagline reads “Now you’re knitting with power.” Given that it never came to market, though, we guess that not quite everything was acceptable in the eighties.

Continue reading Early Nintendo brochure shows us the childhood we could have had, the knitting we never did

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Early Nintendo brochure shows us the childhood we could have had, the knitting we never did originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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I’ve been a PC gamer for a long time and one of my favorite gaming keyboards was made by Razer. Razer has unveiled a new gaming keyboard called the DeathStalker Ultimate, and it’s one of the coolest keyboards I’ve ever seen. Rather than having a questionably useful number pad on the right-hand side, this thing gets a touchscreen and customizable buttons.

The keyboard features the Razer Switchblade User Interface that we first saw on the awesome Switchblade portable gaming device. The Switchblade UI allows the touchscreen and 10 buttons above the screen to have custom programmable icons. The screen can also switch modes depending on what you’re doing at a particular time.

Razer offers a special interface for Star Wars: The Old Republic that has custom keys and uses that LCD panel to show a special application for adding control to your game. That panel also functions as a multitouch track pad with support for gestures and more. There are a number of apps available for that LCD panel.

The apps include a track pad, number pad, macro recorder, gaming mode, browser, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, clock, screenshot, and a game timer. There are enough apps to let you do just about anything you want using that touchscreen. The keyboard also features anti-ghosting technology allowing you to hit up to 10 keys at once in game mode. All keys are backlit as well for gaming in the dark. The keyboard will launch in September for $249.99, and I want one.

Razer DeathStalker Ultimate gaming keyboard surfaces is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Razer has announced a new version of its mechanical BlackWidow series gaming keyboard for 2013. The new edition of the Ultimate keyboard will launch next month and will sell for $139.99. The BlackWidow series has always been known for its mechanical keys with crisp, tactile actuation. The new 2013 edition of keyboard has improved anti-ghosting technology and uses Razer Synapse 2.0 cloud technology.

The improved anti-ghosting technology allows for up to 10 key presses at the same time in gaming mode with no ghosting. Ghosting happens on a gaming keyboard when you press a key for an extended period of time and when you release that key, the action bound to it continues. Razer also has a new model for 2013 called the Tournament Edition in addition to the standard and the Ultimate editions.

The Ultimate edition has backlit keys whereas the standard version of the BlackWidow doesn’t. The Tournament Edition ditches the number keypad for a smaller form factor. All three BlackWidow editions support macros and on-the-fly recording.

Razer BlackWidow 2013 edition gaming keyboard debuts is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Second Story isn’t content to leave window shoppers guessing at whether or not they can afford that dress or buy it in mauve. A new project at the creative studio uses the combination of a Kinect for Windows sensor with a Planar LookThru transparent LCD enclosure to provide an augmented reality overlay for whatever passers-by see inside the box. The Microsoft peripheral’s face detection keeps the perspective accurate and (hopefully) entrances would-be customers. Coming from an outlet that specializes in bringing this sort of work to corporate clients, the potential for retail use is more than a little obvious, but not exclusive: the creators imagine it also applying to art galleries, museums and anywhere else that some context would come in handy. If it becomes a practical reality, we’re looking forward to Second Story’s project dissuading us from the occasional impulse luxury purchase.

Continue reading Second Story uses Kinect for augmented shopping, tells us how much that doggie is in the window (video)

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Second Story uses Kinect for augmented shopping, tells us how much that doggie is in the window (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Jul 2012 02:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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