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Wacom sure has been busy with its Bamboo line, and now the impressions are starting to trickle in. The Pen & Touch is particularly interesting, marrying what is essentially an extra large touchpad with traditional digital pen tech — and to what effect? Well, the tester at BestTabletReview.com didn’t find much difference in accuracy or sensitivity with his old Graphire, and was particularly digging the 16:9 ratio over his old tablet’s 4:3 setup — making for more of a 1-to-1 penning experience. Of course, it’s probably more up to personal tastes as to whether you’ll really find the multitouch aspects of the unit worthwhile, but they aren’t touched on much here, and you could always just spring for the Pen-only edition if that’s the way you’re wired.

Filed under: Peripherals

Wacom’s Bamboo Pen & Touch unboxed and previewed originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s sort of outrageous how much publicity AT&T’s very own femtocell has garnered here lately, particularly when you realize that it’s limited to the Charlotte, North Carolina area alone. But look — did you really expect us to pass up what appears to be the very first unboxing of the 3G MicroCell? No, you didn’t. Hit the read link if you’re somehow not quite past the point of saturation, and be sure to have a peek past the break for an unexpected treat.

[Thanks, Aaron]

Continue reading AT&T’s 3G MicroCell gets unboxed, looks sufficiently cute

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AT&T’s 3G MicroCell gets unboxed, looks sufficiently cute originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Calling LG’s New Chocolate BL20 half of the BL40 would probably be classified as logorrhea, but there’s no doubt that this slider is handsome. So handsome, in fact, that LG has seen fit to showcase it over in the company’s new building in Amstelveen, Holland. GSMArena was able to snap a few pics of the installation while also gathering that it’ll boast a non-touch edition of the S-Class UI.Hit the read link for a few more looks — it ought to make waiting for LG to actually announce this thing a lot easier.

[Via slashphone]

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LG’s New Chocolate BL20 spotted in the wild originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Leo is fast becoming HTC’s latest worst kept secret. Pics and video are popping up everywhere with the latest set giving a full visual walkthrough of what appears to be TouchFlo 3D 2.6 riding Windows 6.5. Even better, ai.rs blog claims that Leo is indeed capacitive — something strongly suggested by the multi-touch video leaked a few days ago — and not some fancy resistive touchscreen tech. We’ve got backside action now too, sporting a big “HTCPRO.Three” stamp we presume heralds Pro3 branding whenever this 1GHz Snapdragon handset launches. But man, that 4.3-inch, 800×480 display’s looking positively massive next to the 3.2-inch version found on the Touch Diamond2. Check the back after the break.

Update: Video showing Leo’s very snappy, finger-centric UI added after the break.

Continue reading HTC Leo Windows Mobile 6.5 slate is capacitive? (update: video!)

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HTC Leo Windows Mobile 6.5 slate is capacitive? (update: video!) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Those UI elements still a bit too small in Windows Mobile 6.5? It’s no problem at all for the HTC Leo, which has been found at last in the wild. The monstrous handset houses what we’ve heard to be a 4.3-inch screen, and the hardware info screen shows it to be pumping an 800 x 480 resolution with a 1GHz Qualcomm 8250B Snapdragon processor — excuse us while we allow a tingle to run leisurely up and down our spine. It dwarfs the Touch Pro2 (a largish handset in its own right) in head to head comparisons, and seems strikingly similar to earlier leaks — even down to that dual LED flash and the Pro.Three moniker on the back.

[Via WMPoweruser.com; thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

HTC Leo spotted in the wild, sports gargantuan 800 x 480 display originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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