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Two Motorola products in a row here at HWYC? Say it ain’t so! A week after throwing the Atrix 4G out for discussion, Moto’s Xoom tablet is on the docket next. As the world’s first commercialized Honeycomb tablet, it obviously launched with heightened expectations. That over-the-top Super Bowl ad didn’t help, but we digress. For those who’ve chosen the Xoom over countless others, we have to ask: are you happy with your decision? How’s the software treating you? Taken those cameras out for a spin yet? Battery life still living up to your lofty hopes? If you had the opportunity to tweak anything, what would you do? Shrink the form factor? Toss LTE in from the start? We’re hearing whispers that Motorola may end up partnering with Mazda on the Xoom-Xoom, so get your recommendations in now. Now!

How would you change Motorola’s Xoom? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 07 May 2011 23:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s one of the first Fusion-based laptops out of the gate — certainly one of the first with a semi-business-oriented shell — and we found it to be one of the best modern ThinkPads we’d seen when reviewing it a few months back. Naturally, the quantity of machines shipping with the E-350 APU is swelling, but the X120e still touts one of the most unique feature sets available. For those who picked one up (for business or pleasure… we’re hardly picky), we’d love to know how you’d tweak things. Are you satisfied with the build quality? The value? Would you encourage Lenovo to tweak a design that has remained largely constant for the better part of the last millennium? Would you have swapped out the APU for something a bit less integrated? Toss your thoughts in comments below; you never know if you’ll be the dude / dudette that pushes the ThinkPad into its next evolution.

How would you change Lenovo’s ThinkPad X120e? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 23 Apr 2011 23:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sure, it’s lacking the Pro moniker, but it’s also lacking a built-in keyboard. A fair trade, we suppose. Dell’s Venue is actually nothing at all like the once-titled Lightning, boasting a slate-style form factor and Android 2.2 in place of Windows Phone 7. To this day, it remains one of the few unlocked phones available for sale in the US with support for AT&T’s 3G bands, and for those who missed out on the Nexus One (or just opted for this for any number of other reasons), we’re curious to see how your experience with the Thunder has been. Were you impressed / let down by the Stage UI? How’d you manage the heft? Would you have tweaked the build materials any? Opted for WP7 over Froyo? Kept the Thunder name? We’re guessing that Dell’s still squarely in the learning phase when it comes to handset making, so go ahead and get real honest in comments below. Honestly.

How would you change Dell’s Venue? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The concept of a streaming console has been around for ages, and while Phantom Entertainment never could quite pull it off, the folks at OnLive seem to be onto something. ‘Course, only time will tell if that “something” is a legitimate enough business to make sustainable, but at least it has moved well beyond the point of vaporware. Now that the MicroConsole has been raiding living rooms for a few months, we’re curious to know your thoughts on things. Have you been able to try one out? Are you still reverting back to your conventional consoles? Are you pleased with OnLive’s performance given your ho hum cable connection? Would you have inked deals with a few more game publishers before pushing it out? Go on and get really real down in comments below — given the small size of the company, there’s a better-than-average chance it’ll be listening to what you have to say.

How would you change OnLive’s MicroConsole game system? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We aren’t ones to knock a company for throwing convention to the wind, and frankly, we were downright excited to see how Dell’s Inspiron Duo would revolutionize our mobile lives. During our own review, we found the design to be top-notch and the build quality to be world-class, but the sluggish performance, annoying software overlay and lackluster UI didn’t exactly earn it any brownie points. Enough about us, though — this is your time to shine. If you bit the bullet and picked one of these multifaceted laptops up, we’re interested in hearing how you’d change things. Would you ditch the swiveling LCD? Would you prefer a dual-boot setup as found on the ViewPad 10? How’s the hardware standing up over time? Would you have rather seen AMD’s Fusion platform take the place of Intel’s Atom? Speak out in comments below, won’t you?

How would you change Dell’s Inspiron Duo? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 12 Mar 2011 01:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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