Hasta La Gadget!

We just sat down with Palm for a more in-depth look at the device, and here are our takeaways. First off, the software and hardware they’re showing right now aren’t the final versions. They’re updating and tweaking as we speak, so some of the features haven’t been implemented yet. Our take? Check it all out after the break, along with video, a full spec rundown… and in case you’re wondering… it rhymes with Tree!

Continue reading Palm Pre in-depth impressions, video, and huge hands-on gallery

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Palm Pre in-depth impressions, video, and huge hands-on gallery originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Totally over the top and ridiculously expensive, Kodak’s 7.6-inch OLED picture frame is still a serious want. The image was every bit as beautiful as we expected but surprised us with the frame’s ability to playback HD video in such a fluid manner. The touch-controls along the bezel did what we wanted with little thought, albeit, with some lag. Not horrible but certainly annoying if we ever decide to hand Kodak $1,000 to take one home.

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Kodak OLED picture frame hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This is it! Our first go-round with Palm’s newest entry to the smartphone field — the pre. Watch this page for updates on our first impressions, a live stream of photos after the break, and observations on the company’s rebirth into the marketplace.

1:19PM – First photos are up. They’re running us through a demo of the phone, so we haven’t gotten to touch it just yet — the tension is killing!

1:38PM – They let us play with it a bit — while they held the other end, of course. The keyboard is Centro-esque, with shallow presses and cramped spacing. The actual keys are rubbery and easy enough to find with the fingernails of our massive man hands, other folks might have better luck using the pads of their fingers. The touchscreen isn’t quite as responsive as the iPhone or G1 — or it could be the OS, there seems to be a tiny lag between a tap and an action — but it’s still pretty great. We spent mere seconds toying with the OS, but all the actions seem ultra-intuitive.

Update: You can watch some video after the break!

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Palm Pre first hands-on with live updates! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’re continuing our onslaught of CES hands-ons with the WAVE-HOME from iriver. In a nutshell, it’s a more feature-filled Ojo with much more than just video calling — namely calendar, notes, plus it packs a WiFi phone in the back of the unit (pictured above). The video after the jump doesn’t quite do justice to the smoothness of the interface, but your mileage may vary depending on the fatness of your fingers. iriver reps told us that they estimate the unit to be priced at less than $400 to make affordable enough for people to buy more than one. Feel free to peep our original post for all the juicy tech specs, and don’t forget to point your friends in this direction if you don’t wanna feel like a loser if you drop four bills.

Continue reading Video: iriver WAVE-HOME hands-on

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Video: iriver WAVE-HOME hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We just got a precious few minutes alone in a dark corner (or a huge, overlit booth) with HP’s 12.1-inch dv2 and the 13.3-inch dv3. They’re both slick little smudge-loving machines with handsome design sense and super glossy finishes. In case you’ve forgotten, the dv2 is the first netbook to have AMD’s Neo platform, and it boasts a 1.6GHz Athlon Neo MV-40 processo, up to 4GB of memory and a 500GB hard drive and starts at $699. The dv3 starts at $799 and comes in several configurations, including either a 2GHz Athlon X2 QL-62 or a 2.4GHz Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86, with ATI’s Radeon HD 3200 graphics, up to 8GB of DDR2 RAM, 160/250/320/400GB hard drive choices. They’re both available now, but check the gallery for some photographic evidence.

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HP dv2 and dv3 hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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