Jan 08
CES: Lessons from a smartphone talk
Posted in: Today's ChiliAt CES 2011, we ask four smartphone industry experts to predict the future of smartphone apps and moneymaking.
Originally posted at CES 2011
Jan 08
Acer’s 4.8-inch phoneblet will head to a US carrier this year
Posted in: Android, hands-on, Today's Chili
You’ll remember last month that Acer released a total of three Android tablets, including one 4.8-inch phone / tablet hybrid. Well, Acer’s brought the phoneblet — yes, we’re calling it that — it to CES, and while it wouldn’t power on, we did notice that the back of the device was marked with a “WCDMA: US band sticker”. Acer confirmed for us that the “100 percent phone, 100 percent tablet” will be heading to the US in April with Froyo or Honeycomb and that carrier partnerships are in the works. Obviously, this WCDMA unit would be destined for AT&T or T-Mobile, however an Acer’s spokesperson also hinted that it could be coming to Verizon like the Iconia Tab A500. The metal device felt really nice in hand, but we couldn’t turn on the unique 1024 x 480-resolution, 21:9 aspect ratio display. We’re imaging that its 1GHz Snapdragon processor will provide a pretty snappy experience, but it looks like we’ll be waiting a few more months to check out the entire package.
Gallery: 5-inch Acer Iconia tablet / phone
Acer’s 4.8-inch phoneblet will head to a US carrier this year originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 20:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jan 08
We all remember our favorite Wii accessory the CTA Digital’s Inflatable Kart, well our friends at Engadget Spanish took it for a test spin.
Continue reading Crapgadget CES, round six: CTA Digital Inflatable Kart for the Wii (video)
Crapgadget CES, round six: CTA Digital Inflatable Kart for the Wii (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 19:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jan 08
Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Arc seeing an April release?
Posted in: Android, Release Date, rumor, rumors, smartphone, Sony Ericsson, SonyEricsson, Today's Chili, xperia
We’ve gotten up close and personal with Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Arc this week at CES, but one bit of information that the firm refused to hand over was an estimated release date. If the outfit’s Indonesian portal is to be believed, however, we’ve just three more months to wait before at least some portions of the world have access. The image shown above translates into “three more months,” which means that we’ll be both saddened and depressed if our pals in the Asia-Pacific region don’t have one by April. Don’t make us weep, SE.
[Thanks, Matthew]
Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Arc seeing an April release? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 19:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Jan 08
PixelOptics is demoing what it claims is the most significant development in prescription eyewear in 50 years: emPower! PixelOptics’ glasses offer up better field of view and less distortion than traditional lenses by sandwiching an LCD-like layer in the glass that can be focused with an electrical charge. The set’s inbuilt micro-machine accelerometer detects when you tip your head down — when you read, for example — and triggers the glasses’ focal area for presbyopia. The emPower! lens can also be set to manual and is then activated by a swipe of your finger on the frame. The kit includes the glasses and the inductive charger that will keep the eyewear powered up and running for a couple days. We were able to get some video of the lens in action focusing on a tie — it is impressive to say the least — the change happens as quickly as your eye blinks and is not noticeable when not activated. We’d say PixelOptics is on to something here, and if you’re the type to plonk down $1,200 for a pair of glasses, these are definitely worth a peek. The only thing missing is a micro speaker that blasts out Bionic Man sounds each time you fire them up — but we’ve great hope somebody will hack that in.
Continue reading PixelOptics emPower! electronic eyeglasses hands-on
PixelOptics emPower! electronic eyeglasses hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 19:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jan 08
Motorola Xoom WiFi-only version confirmed by Motorola Latin American exec
Posted in: motorola xoom, MotorolaXoom, Today's Chili, wifi, xoom
It’s not that we expected the Motorola Xoom to forever be tethered to a carrier, but it sounds like we won’t be waiting nearly as long as we did for Samsung’s WiFi-only Galaxy Tab. Latin America GM Maurizio Angelone has told Infobae that a WiFi-only version does indeed exist and will first arrive in April — one month before the 3G version will hit the market. The article doesn’t specify if those months are specifically for Argentina or if they apply elsewhere as well, but it does sound like it’ll be available sooner rather than later.
Motorola Xoom WiFi-only version confirmed by Motorola Latin American exec originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 19:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jan 08
We didn’t think much of Haier’s mention in Microsoft’s Windows 7 Media Center embedded press release, but on the show floor today we ran across this HDTV which was actually a full-blown Media Center including tuners and a harddrive. The details were very skimpy beyond that, with no mention of specific specs, prices or if the product would really make it to market. But the idea of an all-in-one TV and DVR running our favorite software certainly is something to get us excited about. What we didn’t like ws the motion remote used for the demo which was almost impossible to navigate and had us seriously longing for our favorite Green Button.
Windows 7 Media Center embedded TV hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 18:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jan 08
RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook using a 1GHz OMAP 4430 processor
Posted in: arm, BlackBerry, blackberry playbook, BlackberryPlaybook, dual-core, DualCore, playbook, processor, RIM, rumor, rumors, slate, tablet, ti, Today's Chili
We already confirmed that RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook was deadly fast in use, but up until now, we’ve still been left to wonder what kind of silicon was powering it. According to a RIM representative that spoke to us just now on the CES show floor, a dual-core OMAP chip from Texas Instruments is doing the honors — more specifically, it’s the blisteringly fast 1GHz OMAP 4430. And now, you know.
RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook using a 1GHz OMAP 4430 processor originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 18:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jan 08
LIVE for Windows Games is Free
Posted in: gaming, Software, Today's Chili, Windows, xbox liveThis article was written on July 23, 2008 by CyberNet.
I’m sure that most of you have heard about Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE video game service that lets players compete against each other over an Internet connection. Similarly Microsoft also has a Games for Windows LIVE service that will let you play against other people on your PC, and starting today the service is being offered to consumers for free. Previously this costed $49.95 per year, unless you were already an Xbox LIVE subscriber.
Don’t worry, I wouldn’t be surprised if you didn’t even know about LIVE for Windows games. The fact is that the service hasn’t really taken off on Windows despite its overwhelming success on the Xbox. Heck, it’s been out for over a year and there are only 11 LIVE enabled games for Windows right now:
- Battlestations: Pacific
- The Club
- Fallout 3
- Gears of War for Windows
- Halo 2 for Windows Vista
- Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
- Lost Planet Extreme Condition – Colonies Edition
- Shadowrun
- Universe at War: Earth Assault
- Viva Piñata for Windows
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
So why haven’t Windows game developers been taking advantage of the new technology? What I’ve heard is that they too had to pay in order to incorporate the LIVE service in their games, but that’s no longer a problem. Microsoft has decided to drop all costs for developers as well, which means Games for Windows LIVE is free for both consumers and developers!
This is a very intelligent decision by Microsoft. I have quite a few friends who have been thinking about switching to a Mac, but since they play lot of games on Windows they don’t want to deal with the hassle of switching between multiple operating systems. This is going to be yet another thing to keep the gaming community tied to Windows.
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Jan 08
Visualized: when backpacks attack!
Posted in: Today's Chili
We spotted this giant backpack from Everki here at CES and couldn’t help but put it to the intern test. Sadly, Sam Sheffer decided to open the backpack and was never heard from again.
Gallery: Giant backpack!
Visualized: when backpacks attack! originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 18:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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