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Sep 19

Fujifilm intros FinePix X100: 12.3MP APS-C-based camera with Hybrid Viewfinder, loads of gorgeous

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Hello, beautiful! The clock just struck midnight here in the wilds of Cologne, Germany, and it’s safe to say that Photokina 2010 is underway. Fujifilm’s press event isn’t scheduled until Tuesday, but it looks as if it’ll be teasing us all by releasing information on its drop-dead gorgeous new FinePix X100 tonight. This rangefinder-esque cam packs a 12.3 megapixel APS-C sensor, and it’s obviously designed to go mano-a-mano with Micro Four Thirds and the slew of other mirrorless / interchangeable lens compacts that are hitting the market. Aside from supporting 720p movies, boasting an EXR processor and shipping with a 23mm F2 Fujinon lens, this new handheld includes a Hybrid Viewfinder that enables users to toggle between optical and electronic viewfinders and display intricate shooting information right into the OVF.

There’s also a 2.8-inch rear LCD, a hot shoe on top and a magnesium alloy top / base plate that might be the sexiest we’ve ever seen on a camera in this sector. Low-light shooters will appreciate the ISO range of 200 to 6400, and there’s also 5fps continuous shooting, a full-on manual mode, SD / SDHC / SDXC card support and dimensions of 127- x 75- x 54mm. Something tells us a lot of to-be DSLR buyers will be shifting to this far more portable alternative when it drops in early 2011… provided it doesn’t cost a small fortune, of course. Needless to say, we’ll be first in line come Tuesday to (prayerfully) get some hands-on time with this beaut. Video after the break.

Gallery: Fujifilm X100 press shots

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Sep 17

Ocosmos unveils crazy OCS-9 tablet with Oak Trail CPU, stylus stand and removable keyboard (update: close up pics!)

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Before IDF 2010, you’d likely never heard of a South Korean electronics company called Ocosmos. Now, their crazy concepts are bursting out of the woodwork. This OCS-9 tablet above not only boasts an Oak Trail processor and 9-inch, 1024 x 768 capacitive touchscreen, but also a removable stylus that slots into a hole into the back to stand the tablet up in either portrait or landscape modes and — get this — a slide-out, removable touchscreen QWERTY keypad with two OMOS Keys on either side. There’s a 3 megapixel webcam on the front and Windows 7 will reportedly run inside, and the whole thing slots into a TV dock with a host of video ports to let you watch video when sitting down. No word on battery life or performance quite yet, as the tablet’s most definitely an early prototype, but the company’s shooting for a working version by CES and a release in Q2 2011, for a $500 estimated price. Here’s hoping these dreams come true, because as far as concepts go, we likey.

Update: Now with close-up pics of that removable keypad, stylus stand and more, plus a few shots of another potential look for the OCS-1. These folks never stop prototyping! By the by, we’re told the OCS-9 tablet has pretty much the same hardware inside, including GMA 600 graphics and 802.11 b/g WiFi.

Gallery: Ocosmos OCS-9 tablet, eyes on

Gallery: Ocosmos OCS-9, close-ups

Ocosmos unveils crazy OCS-9 tablet with Oak Trail CPU, stylus stand and removable keyboard (update: close up pics!) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Sep 2010 23:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 16

Confirmed: Intel says HDCP ‘master key’ crack is real

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It’s been just a few days since we broke news of the HDCP master key crack — a rogue unlocking of the code that keeps HD content under strict control. Now Intel has independently confirmed to both Fox News and CNET that the code is indeed the genuine article. According to company spokesman Tom Waldrop, “It does appear to be a master key,” adding that “What we have confirmed through testing is that you can derive keys for devices from this published material that do work with the keys produced by our security technology… this circumvention does appear to work.” Coming from the company that developed and propagated the protocol, that’s about as clear as you can get.

If Intel is worried about the potential damage to copyrighted material and a new flood of super high-quality pirated material, however, the company certainly isn’t showing it. “For someone to use this information to unlock anything, they would have to implement it in silicon — make a computer chip,” Waldrop told Fox News, and that chip would have to live on a dedicated piece of hardware — something Intel doesn’t think is likely to happen in any substantial way. Of course, like any major corporation, Intel seems prepared to duke things out in the legal arena should any super-rich hackers decide to do the unthinkable. So, to the Batcave then?

Confirmed: Intel says HDCP ‘master key’ crack is real originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Sep 2010 22:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 16

Samsung Galaxy Tab loses voice capabilities in the US

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Bad news, folks: not only is the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Tab a 3G-only device, but Samsung just confirmed to us that telephony was cut out of the Tab for the US market. That means you won’t be able to pair up a Bluetooth headset and use the Tab as a really large phone like you can on the Euro model. That’s super lame — telephony features might have been the only way the inevitable two-year carrier contract would have been justifiable. Suffice to say, we’re even more curious to hear about official pricing now, but it doesn’t look like we’ll be getting it until Samsung and its carrier partners are good and ready. We’ll let you know.

Samsung Galaxy Tab loses voice capabilities in the US originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 16

Samsung Galaxy Tab for US (and Media Hub) hands-on (update: video!)

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By and large, there aren’t really any surprises with the Galaxy Tab we just tried out — it was only two weeks ago that we tried it at IFA. We did hear from Samsung that the company might change the back, but what we said about hardware and experience before remains true here. The Media Hub, which is new, is sleek and convenient, and the Iron Man preview we watched looked great on the screen. If you’re in need of more Tab pictures, we got you covered just below.

Update: We’ve got video, just after the break!

Gallery: Samsung Galaxy Tab for US (and Media Hub) hands-on

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Samsung Galaxy Tab for US (and Media Hub) hands-on (update: video!) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 16

Sprint Samsung Galaxy Tab won’t have 4G

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Well, isn’t this a bit sad — the Sprint version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab will be 3G-only. Ouch — we’d definitely heard that Sprint’s version of the Galaxy Tab would follow in the steps of the Epic 4G and have a WiMAX radio, but no dice, amigos. We’re guessing Sprint won’t be cheekily releasing a Tab case with a built-in Overdrive pocket, either.

Sprint Samsung Galaxy Tab won’t have 4G originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 16

Samsung Media Hub: movies and next-day TV shows from NBC, Paramount, Universal, and more

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We’ve been itching to see how Samsung would leverage Media Hub, and now we’re getting the goods at its Galaxy Tab event. Compatible with Tab and Galaxy S devices, both movies and next-day TV shows will be available for purchase and rental. As for the content partners, they’re not quite shabby: MTV Networks, NBC, Paramount, Universal Studios, and Warner, with more to be announced. Purchased content can be shared with up to five devices. What’s not specified is pricing. We should be getting hands-on with it soon, so stay tuned — or whatever the internet equivalent of that idiom is.

Samsung Media Hub: movies and next-day TV shows from NBC, Paramount, Universal, and more originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 16

Samsung Galaxy Tab WiFi-only version coming, 3G versions almost certain to require contracts

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After revealing the Galaxy Tab will be coming to all four major US carriers, Samsung also said a WiFi-only version will be coming soon. No word on pricing or availability yet, but it’s pretty critical that Samsung meet the $499 base price of the iPad, especially since the Wall Street Journal says the carriers will offer the 3G version for $200 – $300, a price point that all but guarantees required data contracts given the unlocked European pricing. We’ll be trying to find out more after the press conference, so stay tuned…

Samsung Galaxy Tab WiFi-only version coming, 3G versions almost certain to require contracts originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 16

Official: Samsung Galaxy Tab headed to AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon

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That’s right! Once again, Samsung’s gotten all four of the major US carriers in its court — and just as we’d heard, the 7-inch Galaxy Tab will be heading to Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile sometime during the October / November timeframe. We wish we had more to share on the availability part, but Samsung’s leaving that and the pricing announcements to the carriers. (We do know that the keyboard dock will cost $100 and the desktop dock $50.) We got to check out the US version of the Galaxy Tab earlier today, and its raw specs — 1GHz Hummingbird, Android 2.2, 7-inch, 1024 x 600 WSVGA resolution display, front and rear cams — were exactly the same as the one we previewed last week at IFA. However, Samsung tells us that TouchWiz will be tweaked slightly for the stateside crowd — it won’t have the Reader or Music hubs, but will have the social networking apps and a new Media Hub. There will also be preloaded carrier apps — for instance, AT&T’s version will come with its Connection Manager. Obviously, we can only hope that Verizon’s wised up and isn’t planning to totally Bing-out its Tab. No word on an unlocked or WiFi version hitting the US, but apparently it’s being talked about internally. We’ll be bringing you some more hands-on shots soon and trying to dig up more on pricing, but hit the break for the full press release.

Updated: Samsung just confirmed that a WiFi-only version will come at some point…

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Official: Samsung Galaxy Tab headed to AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 15

Intel testing context-aware API for smartphones and tablet PCs, teams with Fodor on dynamic travel app

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Intel CTO Justin Rattner just described a future where your devices know more about you — not just “where you are,” but “where you’re going,” to use his words. Intel’s working on a context-aware API that uses not only physical smartphone and tablet sensors (like accelerometers and GPS) but also “soft sensors” including social networks and personal preferences to infer what you’re doing and what you like, and deliver these inferences to a “context engine” that can cater to your tastes. It’s presently being tested in an app by travel guide company Fodors on a Compal MID that dynamically delivers restaurant and tourism suggestions based on these factors, and also in a social cloud service (demoed on a prototype tablet) that can show you what your friends are up to (using game-like avatars!) on the go. Rattner told us that the API itself is not quite like the typical experiments out of Intel Labs — while there aren’t presently plans to make the API publicly available, he said the context engine was made to commercial software standards specifically so it could become a real product should the technology pan out. In other words, Intel just might be agreeing to do all the heavy lifting for a new generation of apps. How sweet.

Gallery: Intel’s context-aware presentation and Fodor travel app at IDF 2010