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Hey princess, look over here — daddy’s got a pair of new LG W30 Color Pop monitors for you. These sticky-sweet parfaits of sugar-liquid crystal come all the way from South Korea. Do you know where that is? Sure you do, just below that little man with the bouffant hairdo and Elvis specs. These 37-mm slim monitors are available in your choice of Oreo Black, Jelly Pink, Blueberry Purple, Applemint Green, and Hawaiian Blue and ship with a glossy, two-tone frame to further unsettle your mother’s sense of refinement. They come in medium (18.5-inch, 1366×768 pixels) and big (21.5-inch, 1920×1080) sizes and begin shipping in the US come September and worldwide later in the year. Just for you, ’cause you’re worth it honey.

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Eyes on LG’s Color Pop monitors, just called Coke in the south originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hey Apple, check this thing out! Toshiba just blazed into IFA on a 7-inch multimedia tablet, the JournE touch. It’s dominated by the touchscreen display, but underneath there’s support for a wide range of codecs (H.264, DivX, WMV), 802.11b/g WiFi, some online multimedia services like YouTube and Flickr, and some light internet duties thanks to Internet Explorer running on Windows CE 6.0 Pro. Despite the size and multimedia prowess (it can output sub-1080p video over an HDMI plug in the dock), the device measures a mere 14mm thick and weighs just under a pound. There’s only 1GB of built-in storage, but that can be expanded via the SD slot, and the device can access external storage over USB. Word is it’ll retail for 250 Euro in Q4 this year.

The device feels pretty nice in hand, but there’s still a bit of a prototype vibe about it — maybe because it’s still a prototype. It’s clearly a resistive screen, and the device will include a stylus for non touch-optimized apps. Toshiba seemed to be having fun with the multitude of Apple comparisons, namely since there isn’t an Apple device to compare it to yet. They also call the video output the tablet’s killer app, and promise to show more once they can track down a WiFi signal. Sure, it’s just a MID at the end of the day, but we’ll be happy to humor them — it’s a pretty hot MID.

Update: We’ve got some video hands-on of the JournE right after the break — gaze upon its G-Force displaying prowess!

Update 2: Added one more video after the break, just in case you didn’t get enough the first go ’round.

Continue reading Toshiba’s JournE touch multimedia tablet (updated with hands-on video!)

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Toshiba’s JournE touch multimedia tablet (updated with hands-on video!) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We suppose we asked for it when we called the new X Series plastic “cheap” to Samsung’s face, but we got some wild build quality trust in return when the Samsung guy stood on his laptop for us. So, the plastic feels cheap, but at least it’ll hold up under (considerable) pressure, and the matte palm rest is certainly an improvement over the glossy overload of the competition. Upon closer inspection we’re still not really feeling the design of these laptops, and the port layout feels a little haphazard, but at least everything’s there and there’s no garishness to complain about. The X120’s side-button trackpad is a bit of a disappointment, though all three laptops do support multitouch for the all important two-finger scrolling. But enough blabber, check out the laptop standing stunt on video after the break!

Continue reading Samsung X Series withstands human weight test, other hands-on impressions

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Samsung X Series withstands human weight test, other hands-on impressions originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you haven’t noticed, 3D is going to be big in 2010. Not at Philips though, at least not yet. Instead of charging in to the market like Sony, Philips is willing to hedge its bets and wait on consumer demand. Consumers, of course, are waiting for content. And hey, maybe everybody’s wrong and quad-HD will be the next big thing to drive TV sales. Regardless, Philips wants everyone to know that its technology is ready when you are so its got a 3D prototype Blu-ray player and stunning 3D version of its 56-inch Cinema 21:9 TV here at IFA in Berlin. While the idea of watching movies in 3D sounds like a novelty, the idea of gaming in 3D is downright compelling — awkward passive polarized glasses be damned!

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Philips 56-inch 21:9 3D TV’s future is so bright we had to wear shades originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Look, you can’t expect a cheap, touchscreen media player to cut through polygons like a hot knife through butter. That’s just not how it works. And that 3.0-inch screen on Creative’s new X-Fi2? Resistive. We had a chance to go hands on with Creative’s little stop-gap (until the Zii can make it to product) touch-screen player here at IFA and it’s pretty much exactly what we expected… or maybe a little worse. The touchscreen responded so poorly to touch mashes that we asked Creative to reshoot the video out of embarrassment on their behalf. We’re not exaggerating. Still, it’s not a final product (there’s still tweaking to be done to the firmware) and you do get a lot of play for the buck (32GB for $230) if that’s all you’re looking for when it drops later this month. Watch the demo after the break — do it!

Continue reading Video: Hands-on Creative X-Fi2, you get what you pay for

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Video: Hands-on Creative X-Fi2, you get what you pay for originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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