May 02

Sony EX3 prototype 3D camcorder spotted, destined for retail channels? (update: we’ve got specs)

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Well what do we have here? We’ve just been handed a picture of what we’re told is Sony’s EX3 prototype 3D camera, with changeable lenses and a penchant for capturing life in the third dimension. That’s unfortunately all we really know at this point, but if this two-eyed beaut does go to market (and we hear that it most certainly will), it looks like Panasonic’s 3D camcorder will have some healthy competition. And hey, we’re all for having more options.

Update: A trusted source just chimed in with some specs, and it’s looking like Sony’s basically just crammed the guts of two PMW-EX3 studio cams into a single shell for this prototype. That’s not a bad thing: behind those proprietary hot-swappable lens cartridges are the same two three half-inch CMOS eyeballs that stream 4:2:0 MPEG-2 video at 1080p to SxS memory cards at 35Mbps per eye, or send uncompressed 4:4:4 footage over a new pair of HD-SDI outputs. Our source was pretty excited about how close together those eyes were, too — he whispered something about an industry-first 1.5-inch interocular distance, before vanishing into the darkness without a word on price or availability.

Update 2: The EX3 has three CMOS chips, not two. [Thanks, The Advanced Kind]

Sony EX3 prototype 3D camcorder spotted, destined for retail channels? (update: we’ve got specs) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 02 May 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 02

MS releases new Windows Phone 7 dev tools, we take ’em for a spin and you can too (video)

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Windows Phone 7 developers get a new release, we take for a spin, and you can too! (video)MS releases new Windows Phone 7 dev tools, we take 'em for a spin and you can too (video)

Hey, remember how Microsoft released a very limited version of the Windows Phone 7 binaries for developers, and then it took about 34 seconds for someone to unlock them to open up all their hidden goodness? Well, MS has just the delivered an updated set of tools for developers to help them get a little closer to making millions on the Maketplace, and yet again it took no time at all for that release to be unlocked This time there are a few new goodies to take a look at and if you’d like to take a peek, and learn how to try them out for yourself, click on through.

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MS releases new Windows Phone 7 dev tools, we take ’em for a spin and you can too (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 02 May 2010 12:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 02

InstantAction goes live with browser-based gaming model

Posted in: gaming, social networking, SocialNetworking, Software, stream, streaming, Today's Chili

Remember InstantAction? You know, that startup that debuted at GDC in an effort to take on OnLive and catch the world ablaze with browser-based embedded gaming? If you’ve forgotten the dirty-dirty on this here company, be sure and give our prior hands-on a look; once you’re up to speed, you may be interested in knowing that the company’s first weekend in business (in the consumer’s eye, anyway) is this one you’re living in right now. The new “direct-to-consumer online video game distribution service” has gone live with LucasArts’ The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, enabling gamers to embed full titles into blogs, Facebook profiles and pretty much any other site that’ll handle an HTML embed string. The magic involves a delicate mix of in-browser, thin-client, and progressive downloading technologies, and while this title may not float your boat, the concept could be gold for indie developers looking to reach directly to potential clients. Head on past the break for the full release, not to mention a play-by-play of how to try this thing out.

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InstantAction goes live with browser-based gaming model originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 02 May 2010 09:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 02

NVIDIA GTX 480M will bring Fermi to laptops this June, crazy power requirements and all

Posted in: GraphicsCard, laptop, NVIDIA, Today's Chili

We had an inkling NVIDIA wouldn’t keep the Fermi goodness just to the desktop and here’s our first pseudo-official confirmation. Rushing in ahead of any announcements, Eurocom has started listing a GeForce GTX 480M part, replete with 2GB of GDDR5 memory and a $345 markup relative to ATI’s Mobility Radeon HD 5870. It’s not clear whether the 100W number refers to the TDP or power requirements of NVIDIA’s new GPU, but it’s safe to expect both to be pretty high. The MXM 3.0b interface provides a 256-bit linkup between the GPU and CPU, lending plenty of bandwidth, but it also demands plenty of PCB real estate. As a result, Eurocom is offering the GTX 480M on its 17-inch Cheetah and Panther and 18.4-inch Leopard desktop replacements, but not on its 15.6-inch Cougar. Man, no love for the Cougars. According to the listing, we’re only a month or so away from release.

[Thanks, Jacob]

NVIDIA GTX 480M will bring Fermi to laptops this June, crazy power requirements and all originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 02 May 2010 06:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 02

Nokia N98 leak validated by N8, is there a QWERTY slider brewing up in Espoo?

Posted in: leak, nokia, plans, qwerty, QwertySlider, slider, smartphone, speculation, Today's Chili

Just gaze upon those curves up above and tell us what they remind you of. Yes indeed, the Nokia N98 — which seemed so futuristic we were inclined to dismiss it as the product of a hyperactive imagination — is today looking all too credible thanks to the obvious design similarities it shares with the officially released N8. Starting with the distinctive tapered edges with contrast coloring, moving through the black bezel-sporting display, and jotting down to the positions of the Nokia and N00 logos as well as the Options menu, the viewer can’t help but be convinced that this February leak came with no small portion of truthiness to it. Now, we don’t live anywhere near Espoo, so we can’t tell you whether this was just a precursor to the N8, which lost its physical keyboard and N9x naming scheme to become the beastly media phone we know today. But wouldn’t it be lovely to believe Nokia’s working on all cylinders and planning to introduce a 4-inch QWERTY variant of its new flagship?

Nokia N98 leak validated by N8, is there a QWERTY slider brewing up in Espoo? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 02 May 2010 04:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 02

CyberSearch 0.9.6 Update

Posted in: Firefox 3, Firefox Extensions, Freeware, Newly Released, Software, Today's Chili

This article was written on July 07, 2008 by CyberNet.

cybersearch logo 096.jpgLast week we released the CyberSearch Firefox extension, and I can’t believe all of the great feedback we’ve received. Dozens of different sites have written about the extension already, and we’ve received over 2,100 downloads. If you like to follow stats as much as I do then you can head on over to CyberSearch’s statistics page that I’ve made publicly viewable. There you can see a pretty graph of the downloads, and it looks like they’ll periodically update how many active daily users there are. Right now there isn’t much data, but as the extension continues to grow it might be interesting to see things like what operating systems people are running it on.

We’ve already gotten over 60 emails with questions regarding bugs, compatibility issues, and recommendations to make the add-on even better. CyberSearch 0.9.6 addresses all of the bug reports that we’ve gotten up until now, and we appreciate everyone who has sent in quirks they’ve found. If you get a spare moment please stop by the review page and leave your thoughts on the add-on. Hopefully we’ll be able to get out of the experimental stage soon!

Also in this release we’ve incorporated the functionality that the Edit Middle extension offered, and part of the reason we decided to do so was because of a compatibility issue with it. What does this feature do? In Firefox 3 when you edit any text in the address bar it won’t show search results unless your cursor is at the end of the text. For example, if you type “cybernnet” into the address bar and go back to remove an “n” Firefox 3 wouldn’t show any results in the drop-down menu. With the Edit Middle extension (and now with CyberSearch) modifying any text in the address bar will trigger the drop-down menu to appear with matching results.

As far as the bug fixes go here’s a list of the most notable ones this release addresses:

  • Pressing the down arrow to select a result now works. This was a problem for those choosing not to have Google results intermingled with the history results.
  • The “unending” loading icon that some people were experiencing has been fixed.
  • There was a compatibility problem with some extensions, such as GooglePreview. CyberSearch should now play nice with all of the extensions. P.S. This wasn’t entirely the fault of our extension, but it was an easy fix.
  • If you choose to show history results even when a keyword is recognized the extension will now ignore the keyword for history results, too. I think this makes more sense, but I might make it an optional thing in a future release.

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May 01

ASUS EeeKeyboard gets really, really official

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It’s already gone up for pre-order and been unboxed, but ASUS has only just now really, officially “launched” its EeeKeyboard, completing a long, strange journey that began way back at CES 2009. Since then, we’ve seen the keyboard PC get a June launch date, run Moblin, get an August launch date, get gutted, hit the FCC, get an October launch date, hit the FCC again, get a capacitive touchscreen upgrade, get a price and a February launch date, get delayed, lose a space, and get a late-April launch date before now finally launching… in May. Thanks for the memories, ASUS.

[Thanks, Sal]

ASUS EeeKeyboard gets really, really official originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 01 May 2010 21:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 01

HTC EVO 4G found loitering in Sprint store

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It’s not the biggest of pictures — the PPCGeeks forum poster says he shot this with his Touch Pro 2 — but what we’re looking at is allegedly the HTC EVO 4G. Wish we could have a better look, but who knows, maybe some lucky contest winner in the next few weeks will have a decent DSLR handy.

[Thanks, Rigo]

HTC EVO 4G found loitering in Sprint store originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 01 May 2010 19:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 01

HTC Incredible suffering random reboots for Tar Heel fans and Duke devotees?

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HTC Incredible suffering random reboots for Tar Heel fans?

Well now this is a bit of an odd story, but we’ve seen enough reports to think that it is fully legit. HTC Incredible owners in and around the great state of North Carolina, particularly those in north-central portion (the Triad) are reporting that their phones are rebooting all on their own with alarming regularity. Many have tried new phones, combinations of wireless settings, and other remediations only to find the problem still occurring just as frequently as before. Verizon Wireless is said to be aware of the issue and there has been talk that tower-switching in areas of low signal is to blame, but at this point it certainly sounds like anyone’s guess. Have you been affected? Drop us a note in comments — but try to keep the intra-college banter clean, yeah?

Update: We’re being told there are far more Duke and Tar Heel fans per capita in the Triangle area of NC than in the Triad, which is where this issue seems to be centered, meaning it’s really the Demon Deacons who should be concerned.

[Thanks, Ben]

HTC Incredible suffering random reboots for Tar Heel fans and Duke devotees? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 01 May 2010 18:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 01

Hello Rewind laptop sleeve hands-on

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Hey, we just got our Hello Rewind laptop sleeve in the mail, and we’re pretty psyched about it. If you’ll recall, Hello Rewind is a startup in New York City dedicated to helping the survivors of sex trafficking learn new skills by running a business turning old T-shirts into laptop sleeves, and all of the proceeds are used to sustain the enterprise and help more survivors. Pretty neat, especially since helping out just requires you to donate a favorite old shirt and $49 — and the sleeve itself is actually quite nice. Be warned, though: it fits pretty snugly around 15-inch MacBook Pros, and it wasn’t even an option for our bruiser 15-inch HP Elitebook, so you might want to get a size up if you’ve got a bigger machine. Of course, that pales in comparison to the bigger problem: what T-shirt are you going to use?

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Hello Rewind laptop sleeve hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 01 May 2010 16:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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