Feb 23

Cowon gets official with D2+ PMP

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Cowon’s D2 portable media player never was much of a looker, and needless to say, neither is the replacement D2+. This somewhat bulky PMP sports a bezel that’s remarkably thick, though it does boast a built-in DMB TV tuner, SD / SDHC / MMC expansion slot, FM radio, USB 2.0 connectivity and BBE+ sound enhancement. There’s no apparent word on pricing, but we suspect Cowon will clear that up whenever this thing pops official in the North American market. A few more pics are waiting in the read link if you’re still undecided on the design.

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Cowon gets official with D2+ PMP originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Feb 22

iriver’s gorgeous P7 gets itself a web address

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Unfortunately, we’re still no closer to finding out when the iriver P7 will be available, but given that it’s now showing up on the company’s worldwide web portal alongside scads of other beautiful pieces of hardware, we’d say it’s certainly closer than before. None of the listed specifications look to have changed, but there sure are a lot of purty images to look at there in the read link. Grab a tissue, place it beneath your chin and head on over.

[Via DAP Review, thanks Jeff]

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iriver’s gorgeous P7 gets itself a web address originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 22 Feb 2009 08:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Feb 10

LG Arena KM900 hangs onto limelight, reveals multitouch capabilities

Posted in: korea, LG, mwc, mwc 2009, mwc2009, official, Today's Chili, ui

At this rate, LG isn’t gonna have any secrets left about the Arena KM900 when it takes the stage for its Mobile World Congress press conference on Monday. The company’s released a few more snippets via its Korean site, chief among them being multitouch capabilities for image and web page zooming. Other details include a dedicated multimedia chip and designations for each of the four sides of the interface’s 3D cube: phone, widgets, shortcuts, and multimedia. One of our favorite lines, which is almost certainly made funnier by the machine translation, is that this UI is the culmination of 100 years of interface research. We’ll have more on the KM900 — assuming they don’t reveal everything before then — next week in Barcelona.

[Via Unwired View]

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LG Arena KM900 hangs onto limelight, reveals multitouch capabilities originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Feb 08

LG Arena (KM900) pops official, brings along 3D S-Class UI

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Rather than waiting for the KM900 to get lost amongst hundreds of other handsets set to vie for attention at Mobile World Congress, LG has decided it best to go ahead and make its newest touchscreen handset official a few days early. The so-called Arena, which will take the crown as LG’s “flagship phone for 2009,” is hoping to wow onlookers with its dynamic 3D S-Class user interface. According to Dr. Skott Ahn, president and CEO of LG Mobile: “The direct, intuitive and dynamic S-Class UI will be unlike anything that has appeared on a mobile phone before.” We’re not quite sure we believe all that just yet, but there’s little doubt this bugger will be keen on multimedia. Other specs include integrated Dolby / DivX technology, support for HSDPA 7.2Mbps, WiFi, Assisted GPS and “far more” amenities that should be uncovered in Barcelona. Excited yet?

[Via UnwiredView, thanks Staska]

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LG Arena (KM900) pops official, brings along 3D S-Class UI originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 27

Western Digital’s 2TB Caviar Green hard drive launches, gets previewed

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There’s no veil of secrecy covering this one, but Western Digital has finally come clean with the industry’s first 2TB internal hard drive. Launched today in the USA, the planet’s highest capacity single HDD — otherwise known as the 2TB Caviar Green ($299; available now) — sits on a 3.5-inch platform, includes 32MB of cache and is based around WD’s 500GB per platter technology (with 400Gb/in2 areal density). HotHardware was able to take a sneak peek at this here device (a pre-engineering sample, as it were), and was gracious enough to host up some juicy benchmark results for those eager to see how this capacious beast performed. Against the formidable Spinpoint F1 (Samsung) and Barracuda 7200.11 (Seagate), the WD managed to hold its own, which is saying a lot for a drive of this magnitude. Check the full release after the break.

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Western Digital’s 2TB Caviar Green hard drive launches, gets previewed originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 25

Verizon gets official with Network Extender: $249, no monthly fees

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Right on cue, Verizon has launched its very own femtocell into the world: the Network Extender. For those unfamiliar, this here box connects to one’s broadband internet connection and essentially acts as a mini cell tower right in the home. In other words, it’ll make your at-home VZW coverage absolutely amazing. Unlike Sprint’s AIRAVE, though, there are absolutely no monthly fees attached — simply plunk down $249.99 up front and watch your signal improve. As for limitations, you can only use this within the Verizon Wireless Enhanced Services coverage area (read: not overseas), and there’s no support for EV-DO data speeds or Location Based Services such as VZ Navigator and Chaperone. It’s available now for ordering online or over the phone, and all the nitty-gritty details are covered in the FAQ section linked below. So, AT&T — you’re next, right?

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Verizon gets official with Network Extender: $249, no monthly fees originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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