Hasta La Gadget!

A lot’s happened since T-Mobile first announced the myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition, but if you’re looking for last-gen Android hardware in the sweetest case around, your wait is almost up: test units are going our to T-Mobile reps, and that formal launch will occur on January 20th. No word on pricing, but we can’t imagine it’ll be cheaper than the current myTouch 3G, especially since it adds a much-needed 3.5mm headphone jack and has that fancy woodgrain finish, bundled 16GB microSD card, and preloaded music. Yeah, we’ll still take the Nexus One, although we’d bet the myTouch 3G actually has… 3G.

T-Mobile Fender MyTouch 3G in the wild, due for launch January 20 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hey Lenovo, your cards are showing. Just weeks after the FCC tipped us off on a new pair of netbooks that are all but definitely slated for a CES unveiling, Lenovo has no one but its web administrator(s) to blame for this one. A “New product showcase” portal over on the outfit’s site has just revealed a half dozen new lappies that are slated to go on sale starting January 5th – 7th, with the ultra-sleek 13.3-inch ThinkPad Edge (pictured above) leading the way. Said rig boasts up to 7.8 hours of battery life, a dual-core CPU, Windows 7, Bluetooth and WiMAX options, integrated WWAN / GPS, WiFi, a spill-resistant keyboard, three USB ports, a 5-in-1 media card reader and an option for a red paint job. There’s also a sub-3 pound ThinkPad X100e ultraportable with an 11.6-inch display, AMD processor and an only-available-overseas Arctic White color option. The T410, T410s, T510 and W510 are bringing up the rear, with their (admittedly brief) specification lists spelled out in the source links below.

[Thanks, Jake and Daniel]

Lenovo leaks ThinkPad Edge, X100e, T410s, W510, T510 and more ahead of CES originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ve long said that wireless video streaming direct from a laptop is one of our dream gadgets, and while most of the gear we’ve seen is based on Wireless USB, it looks like Netgear’s trying something a little different: this PTV1000 Push 2 TV Adapter just hit the FCC database, and it looks to send video from your laptop to your TV over WiFi. It’s apparently built on an upcoming Intel standard called Wireless Display that requires a Core i3, i5, or i7 processor with integrated GMA graphics and Windows 7, but nothing’s been officially announced yet — and what little info we have isn’t great, as the docs warn users that Wireless Display is unsecured and won’t play all DVDs or Blu-rays. That’s not a huge problem, we suppose — all we want to do is beam a Hulu window to our TV simply and easily. We’re assuming we’ll find out a lot more at CES next week, stay tuned.

Netgear PTV1000 Push 2 TV WiFi video card hits the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Screenshots sent to Gizmodo from an anonymous source reveal the possible price and tariff details of the Nexus One Google phone, along with some extra hardware details.

The Google-designed handset is expected to be launched at an invitation-only Android-themed special event on Tuesday January 5th. If these leaked pictures are correct, then the Nexus One will retail for $530 unlocked, ready to be used with any GSM carrier. Those wanting to buy the handset subsidized will pay $180 and have to sign up for a two year contract. There appears to be only one plan available for these customers, and that is the T-Mobile Even More Individual 500 Plan, which gives you 500 minutes, free weekend and in-network calls and unlimited SMS, MMS and data. That bring the total cost over two years to $2,100.

The screenshots also offer a teaser about hardware accessories. There will be a dock for an extra $40 to allow you to “Charge your phone while streaming music and backing up your data” and a car docking station ($50): “Nexus One is dock-aware and will optimize its display for navigation and hands-free use.”

According to Gizmodo, you will be able to buy up to five handsets per Google account, Google will actually ship the handset to countries outside the US. As the handset is unlocked, there seems no reason not to ship it to countries that use the GSM standard, and that price starts to look very attractive next to even the subsidized iPhone when converted from US dollars into stronger currencies.

It doesn’t look like Google or T-Mobile stand to lose much on this deal. If you decide you don’t like the (subsidized) Nexus One, you can cancel within 120 days. The early-termination fee will be a staggering $350.

Leaked Nexus One Documents: $530 Unlocked, $180 With T-Mobile [Gizmodo]

Screenshots: Gizmodo

See Also:

• Google Nexus One Phone Likely to Launch Jan. 5
• Nexus One Hardware Details Revealed
• Google Phone's Existence Confirmed; It's Unlocked, Thinner Than …

We always knew Palm would be bringing the Pre to Verizon sometime in early 2010, and it looks like preparations are underway: check out this leaked internal training slide, which describes a 20-minute Palm / webOS training that runs until January 4th. Interestingly, that’s the day before CES, so we’re guessing we’ll be hearing something about all this during Palm’s CES event — and if we had to guess, we’d wager that that updated Pixi with WiFi will somehow figure into the mix as well.

Verizon begins internal webOS training originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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