Jan 05

Toshiba’s unnamed Tegra 2-powered Android tablet powers on!

Posted in: Android, froyo, hands-on, honeycomb, tablet, tablets, Today's Chili, Toshiba, video

Well, would you look at what we found hanging around Toshiba’s CES kick-off party. Okay, so Tosh’s still unnamed tablet wasn’t running Honeycomb like the final unit will, but Toshiba’s loaded Android 2.2 on there to give us a better idea of how it will work when it’s finally ready. There’s really not much we can say that we didn’t already say before — it’s still a very nicely made tablet and we’re really digging that rubberized back. As for the screen, the viewing angles were quite wide and Toshiba showed off its Resolution +, which will enhance video or photos on the fly to make them look more HDish. If you’re interested in seeing a bit more, hit the break for a short video.

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Jan 05

Toshiba’s unnamed Android, Tegra 2-powered tablet powers on!

Posted in: Android, froyo, hands-on, honeycomb, tablet, tablets, Today's Chili, Toshiba, video

Well, would you look at what we found hanging around Toshiba’s CES kick-off party. Okay, so Tosh’s still unnamed tablet wasn’t running Honeycomb like the final unit will, but Toshiba’s loaded Android 2.2 on there to give us a better idea of how it will work when it’s finally ready. There’s really not much we can say that we didn’t already say before — it’s still a very nicely made tablet and we’re really digging that rubberized back. As for the screen, the viewing angles were quite wide and Toshiba showed off its Resolution +, which will enhance video or photos on the fly to make them look more HDish. If you’re interested in seeing a bit more, hit the break for short video.

Gallery: Toshiba 10-inch Android tablet

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Jan 05

Eton Soulra 2: Solar Powered iPod Dock

Posted in: iPhone, ipod, MP3 Digital Audio, speaker, Today's Chili

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Here’s the other cool bit of green tech we saw at tonight’s CES Unveiled show in Las Vegas. It’s the Soulra 2, from Eton, a new and improved version of the company’s solar powered iPod dock. Like its predecessor, leaving this thing out in the sun will both give you power for the speakers and charge up your iPod or iPhone.
This version ups the ante, however, with eight speakers and a giant solar panel which will give you eight hours of audio on a five hour solar charge. It’s a bit unwieldy, compared to other speaker docks, but the included strap should help you lug the thing around.

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Jan 04

Vizio Tablet hands-on preview

Posted in: Android, breaking news, BreakingNews, honeycomb, impressions, preview, tablet, Today's Chili, video, vizio

We just had our first in-depth experience with the Vizio Tablet, the company’s opening overture into the world of Android slates, and we’ve got to say — we like what we see. The device — which was just announced Monday afternoon along with the company’s new smartphone, the Vizio Phone — is still rather unfinished (the model we looked at was a hand-built device), but based on this early look, the company is moving down the right roads. We had a good chance to play around with the tablet, and we’ve got all the details, specs, and an in-depth video after the break!

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Jan 04

Clever Promotional Tool: Phone Stand

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Every year at CES, I see a couple of promotion tools that really stand out–things that go beyond the standard business card. Here’s one from a company called Fuse–it’s a little rubber suction cup device, which, at first glance, looks a bit like a rubber nipple. 
The guy from Fuse actually had to take the thing out of its bag and show me exactly what it was: a phone kickstand. Suction cup it to the back of your phone and voila, you’ve got a handy upright media device. Clever.
The image above is the device propping up my Motorola Droid.

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Jan 04

RCA does Android on TV without Google’s help (video)

Posted in: Android, apps, Google, Today's Chili, video

Just like the slew of tablets that have found their path to store shelves without official blessing from Google or access to the Android Market, RCA has chosen to go its own way People of Lava-style with this prototype Android TV, due out later this year. Obviously very early in development, it was unfortunately devoid of apps other than Picasa and a simple weather widget, and used pretty standard remote keys to guide a mouse arrow around the screen and keyboard. You can check out the video after the break to confirm, but with the official Google TV products already experiencing their own growing pains it’s tough to get behind a lone challenger. RCA plans to show off some 3D products and Blu-ray players at its booth to go along with this and its mobile TVs, we’ll see if we’re more impressed later on this week.

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Jan 04

Vizio Phone hands-on preview

Posted in: Android, breaking news, BreakingNews, impressions, preview, smartphone, Today's Chili, video, vizio

Along with Vizio’s new tablet, we had a chance to look at the HDTV maker’s new Android device, unsurprisingly dubbed the Vizio Phone. The phone is still in the early stages (both the hardware and software aren’t production ready at all), but there’s a lot of promise on both the industrial design and user interface sides. We had a chance to go hands-on with the phone and take a pretty deep look at the UI, so follow along after the break for lots more info and a complete video walkthrough of the Vizio Phone!

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Vizio Phone hands-on preview originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 01:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 04

nPower PEG: Charge Your Gadgets By Walking

Posted in: charger, green, Today's Chili

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The show is still extremely young, but thus far I’ve seen a fairly disappointing lack of green tech at this year’s CES. Here’s a pretty cool one, though–the nPower PEG is an awesome little kinetic energy charger. Just stick the peg in your backpack and go on your business walking, running, or biking, and the thing will build up energy–you don’t even have to attack it to anything.
Once you need a charge, plug in your device via USB cord and it;ll start charging. The device is about nine inches tall and weighs about 11 ounces. It’ll charge up your cell phone, iPod, camera, GPS device–pretty much anything that charges via USB.
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Jan 04

Daily Downloads: Pidgin, Google, IE7Pro, and More

Posted in: Daily Downloads, Today's Chili

This article was written on March 03, 2008 by CyberNet.

pidgin opera openoffice google notepad logos icons Welcome to Daily Downloads brought to you by CyberNet! Each weekday we bring you the Windows software updates for widely used programs, and it’s safe to assume that all the software we list is freeware (we’ll try to note the paid-only programs).

As you browse the Internet during the day, feel free to post the software updates you come across in the comments below so that we can include them the following day!

–Stable Releases–

The software listed here have all been officially released by the developers.

  • Google Desktop 5.7.802.22438 [Homepage] [Mirror]
    Type of Application: Desktop search and gadgets
    Changes: N/A
  • IE7Pro 2.1 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Review]
    Type of Application: Internet Explorer 7 add-on
    Changes: Improved spell check, better inline search, improved download manager, download media from sites such as YouTube and DailyMotion, and more
  • Notepad++ 4.8.1 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Mirror] [Review]
    Type of Application: Text editor
    Changes: Bug fixes
  • Pidgin 2.4.0 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Mirror] [Review]
    Type of Application: Cross-network instant messenger
    Changes: Mostly bug fixes, but also a few new features such as support for Yahoo Messenger 7 file transfers

–Pre-Releases (Alpha, Beta, etc…)–

The software listed here are pre-releases that may not be ready for everyday usage.

–Release Calendar–

  • Early 2008 – Internet Explorer 8 Beta [Review]
  • Early 2008 – Firefox 3.0 [Review]
  • March – WordPress 2.5 [Review]
  • March 4 – OpenOffice.org 2.4
  • March 6 – Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 6
  • March 6 – iPhone SDK [Review]
  • Mid March – Vista SP1 [Review]
  • March 24 – XP SP3 [Review]
  • March 25 – Firefox 2.0.0.13 [Review]
  • April 24 – Ubuntu 8.04
  • April 29 – Fedora 9
  • June 19 – openSUSE 11.0
  • September 8 – OpenOffice.org 3.0 [Review]
  • 2009 – Windows Mobile 7 [Review]
  • 2009 – Paint.NET 4.00 [Review]
  • 2010 – Windows 7 [Review]

Thanks to Omar for the tip on OpenOffice and Google Desktop!

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Jan 04

Mophie Pulse haptic game grip hands-on

Posted in: case, game, hands-on, speakers, Today's Chili

Today at CES, Mophie showed off a prototype of its Pulse game grip for the 4th-generation iPod touch, which features battery-powered front-facing stereo speakers and haptic feedback by Reflex Technology. We spent some time using the Pulse and came away rather impressed. Game audio, music, and even the keyboard tick sound get translated into convincing pulses and vibrations. The iPod touch interfaces with the Pulse via the 3.5mm headphone jack, and a switch on the bottom left edge turns the haptic feedback on and off. As a bonus, the Pulse also offers full case protection. No word yet on availability or pricing, but you can check out the prototype in the gallery below.

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