(Credit: The Straits Times)We started seeing prototype photos of the CrunchPad back in April. Back then we described it as, “a mobile computing device as envisioned by TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington…The project’s goal was to design and build a thin, light touch-screen PC without a physical keyboard …
The last fiscal quarter wasn’t kind to Microsoft’s iPod killer. The company’s non-gaming entertainment group took a 42-percent tumble in that time, a number analysts are chalking up almost entirely to a steep drop in Zune sales.
Said analysts are also largely recommending that the company abandon what has largely been considered a pet project. “If Zune were going to make a strong move against the iPod, it already would have,” IDC’s Susan Kevorkian told MarketWatch.
Some are suggesting that Microsoft think less iPod and more iPhone, moving ahead. “Microsoft should abandon Zune and follow Apple’s strategy to try to make its presence felt in the high-growth smartphone sector,” Tradition Capital Management LLC VP George Kurian told the site.
Continue reading Toyota’s humanoid robot was born to run
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Toyota’s humanoid robot was born to run originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Amy the cat and Rosie sharing some space. Aww.
M&Soft’s Mappy navigation software seems well established in Korea, and now the company has decided to offer its own hardware for it in the shape of a 7-inch SiRF-based touchscreen device. Of course, it wouldn’t be a South Korean PND if it didn’t include a DMB digital TV tuner, video and audio playback, and a photo / text viewer, but the company’s gone one better by offering the elaborate, gimmicky GUI you see above. Pricing is pretty decent too, set at 349,000 KRW ($283) with a 4GB SDHC card, or 399,000 KRW ($323) for an 8GB unit. The AP in the model name stands for “Absolute Pride” — sure, make your jokes, but maybe it’s that wise-guy sense of humor keeping this sort of tech away from Western shores.
[Via Slashgear]
M&Soft launches 7-inch Mappy AP1 PND in South Korea originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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In San Francisco, hackers park for free originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Is China getting its own legal iPhone in the near future? It would seem so. The State Radio Regulatory Commission (the country’s equivalent to our FCC) has listed a handset manufactured by Apple Inc. with a May 7th, 2009 approval date.
According to Engadget, the certificate, which appears to be for the iPhone 3G, expires in five years.
Continue reading Samsung YP-R0 outed, not exactly groundbreaking
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Samsung YP-R0 outed, not exactly groundbreaking originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Finally, a deal on a Wii! But you'll have to live with a 90-day warranty.
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Here’s something you almost never see: a deal on a Wii. (Sorry for the accidental rhyme; that’ll be the last time.) Newegg has recertified Nintendo Wii systems for $199.99 with free shipping. …
Originally posted at The Cheapskate
We know that DSi of yours is all the rage, but you did hang on to that DS / DS Lite, didn’t you? Phew. Starting this November in Europe and other PAL regions, you’ll have a remarkably good excuse to bust that unit back out, as this new peripheral looks to require that all-but-forgotten GBA slot. At any rate, the title (which goes by Easy Piano in case you glossed over the headline) will allow players to bang out masterpieces such as Bittersweet Symphony, Every Breath You Take and Pachelbel’s Canon on the 8-note, full-octave keyboard accessory. All told, 40 songs will be made available, and there’s even a “creation mode” that enables owners to record up to four 3-minute-long jams. Now, if only we had a North American price and release date to pencil in, we’d be all set.
[Via Joystiq]
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Easy Piano title lets DS Lite users tickle the ivory originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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