Hasta La Gadget!

We’ve seen plenty of Viliv’s S5 tablet PC, but the fine folks of Engadget Chinese have scored some precious unboxing time with the little dude, and it’s looking pretty great. The XP-running MID has a 4.8-inch touchscreen, a 60GB hard disk, an Intel Silverthorne-class 1.33GHz Z520 CPU, GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi, and 1GB of memory. It’s available in Korea now, though it appears to have missed its European / U.S. shipping dates at the end of March — but we’ll let you know when we start seeing these babies hit the streets. They’re supposed to be priced at $649 when they do become available in the States. There are a few more shots after the break, but hit the read link for the entire, stunningly awesome set.

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Viliv S5 unboxed and handled in Hong Kong originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Philips announced its GoGear Aria and Opus players for Europe back in February, but they’ve finally got around to showing off the units Stateside, along with offering prices, a timeframe, and a bit of company. The 2-inch screened Aria lands this month in 8GB and 16GB versions for $80 and $100, respectively; the 2.8-inch QVGA Opus does 8GB at $100, with a 16GB model in the wings; the teensy new ViBE has a 1.5-inch screen and comes in 4GB and 8GB flavors for $50 and $60; and there’s a new little thumb DAP called the Mix, which is short on details. All the DAPs have FM radio and mics, and all but the Mix can do video. They also include trial subscriptions to and support for Rhapsody and Audible, along with a little browser widget to download YouTube videos and load them to the player — a nice touch. Still, the line is pretty lackluster; we played with the players briefly, and while the design is getting better, there’s still a lot of wasted space, mundane controls and ancient-seeming software — we suppose you get what you pay for. We did appreciate Opus’ inclusion of FLAC and OGG support, and its build quality really puts the rest of the line to shame.

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Philips GoGear Aria, Opus, ViBE and Mix hands-on, launch info originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ah, there we go. Not quite a week after HP’s Pavilion dv2 was spotted on sale in Thailand, the Blu-ray-packin’ ultraportable has now surfaced here in North America. Starting right now, prospective buyers can select a machine directly from HP, and if you’re still curious to see what exactly you’ll be buying, there’s even a link to a few hands-on images for your perusal. Oh, advice on financing? Sorry, that one’s on you.

[Thanks, Chad]

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HP’s 12.1-inch Pavilion dv2 on sale and photographed originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A number of folks wanted video of AT&T’s Samsung Propel Pro and a better view of the keyboard. We just couldn’t get it the first night and coupled with the horrible lighting, the results would have been miserable anyway. So we did one better and combined both in one well lit video. We checked the device’s browser, too, but sadly the signals in the building weren’t helping us out. Enjoy the tour right after the break.

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Samsung Propel Pro video hands-on, now with more keyboard originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Now this is a pleasant surprise. We expected to get our hands on a DSi, just not today. Like the baby in a carriage of fictions-past, the little bundle of gadget joy arrived on our doorstep this morning. Regardless, Nintendo has outdone themselves on presentation this time around, seating the console in a large box that emits a sample of cheers and shines bright lights on you when you pop the lid. Seriously. Other than that, the DSi is about what we expected — slimmer, sleeker, lighter… generally a lot more DS-y. We ran into a few issues off the bat, like the fact that it can connect to our network, but not to Nintendo servers (this is an issue addressed in the manual — it makes no sense to us), and we found the menus to be slightly unwieldy to navigate through, but mostly we’re as excited as school children on X-mas morning. Take a look at the vast gallery below to see what’s what, and stay tuned for a more in-depth look at the DSi.

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Nintendo DSi unboxing and hands-on! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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