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In an interview from this year’s E3 that’s only just been published, Nintendo 3DS platform producer Hideo Konno says that the upcoming handheld is in its “final shape.” Reggie Fils-Aime, the company’s leading North American voice, has more recently told us that, au contraire, the E3 consoles are not the final design, though parsing the two into one coherent message would suggest that Nintendo’s just leaving itself room to make small changes if the need arises. Konno’s chat with Wired also touches on the 3DS’ screen size, with him suggesting the glasses-free stereoscopic effect could be taken all the way to the size of a TV but requires the user to be in a very precise position, which is what makes it unfeasible. Teased about potentially making a 3DS XL, the veteran game guru says Nintendo’s sticking with the current form factor for portability’s sake, but he clearly isn’t closing the door on the idea if and when 3DS sales begin to wane. There’s a lot more here, including discussion of the new handheld’s analog nub and MotionPlus-like gyro and accelerator combo, so why not show the source link some love?

Nintendo unlikely to significantly alter 3DS design before release originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If anybody knows the future of computing, it might be Intel CTO and Labs chief Justin Rattner. So we had to ask him, “What’s next?” Well, for one, Intel Inside your phone. More »

If you’ve seen the most recent Engadget Show, then you know that Kevin Lynch is one interesting dude. In fact, we had such a lengthy conversation with him that we couldn’t fit the whole thing into our allotted time! Still, we thought what he had to say was pretty darn interesting, so we wanted to share the entire clip here. If you’ve got about 37 minutes and a hankering for Flash talk… today is your lucky day.

Continue reading Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch: the full interview

Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch: the full interview originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 26 May 2010 11:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Flash 10.1 for Android beta unveiled: Hulu a no-show, Froyo now a minimum requirement

Flash 10.1 for Android beta unveiled: Hulu a no-show, Froyo now a minimum requirement originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 May 2010 12:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Few people would’ve taken the news of the Courier’s demise lightly, and while Microsoft sought to comfort us, it’s never quite as reassuring as when you hear it from the progenitor himself:

“Microsoft has a lot of different tablet projects that we’re pursuing. We think that work with the pen that Microsoft pioneered will become a mainstream for students. It can give you a device that you can not only read, but also create documents at the same time.”

So yes, Microsoft ain’t quttin’ on tablets just yet, and don’t you even dare question the utility of the stylus. Bill Gates has been an unashamed promoter of pen-based computing for the longest time, and it’s fun to see that even cold hard facts are insufficient to shake his confidence. Having spoken out against the iPad’s lack of keyboard or pen input back in February, Bill has seen the American market gleefully embrace Apple’s touchscreen device, something he acknowledges by agreeing that “both in general and in the specific, Apple’s done a great job.” But he still expects students to be drawn to pen-friendly mobile devices. Well Bill, give the other Steve a call and get him to bring one out and we shall see, eh?

Bill Gates: Microsoft pursuing ‘a lot of’ tablet projects, pen-based input will be ‘mainstream for students’ originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 May 2010 05:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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