Hasta La Gadget!

It’s not often that a Mattel toy targets the 18 – 128 demographic, but we’ll be frank — the Mindflex has us all sorts of intrigued. Originally introduced at this year’s CES, said game is a brain-powered fun-fest that relies on intense mental activity to control the height of a ball suspended in a column of air. Early on, we heard that it would land sometime during this year for $80, but it seems as if only one of those factoids will prove true. Indeed, Amazon has it listed to ship on October 1st, which gives proactive parents plenty of time to stock up for the holidays. Unfortunately, the price seems to have inched up by a Jackson, as it’s currently up for pre-order at $99.99. Rest assured, however, that said price is far less than what you’ll pay on eBay if you’re empty-handed come December 20th.

[Via I4U News]

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Gaming

Mattel’s Mindflex coming October 1st for $99.99 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 24 May 2009 00:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Another day, another entrant in the mile-long list of Eee PC netbooks. This one, however, is a curious add. You see, the Eee PC 1000HV originally came to light way back in July of 2008, when no fewer than 23 Eee model names were casually leaked out. Since that day, we’ve heard not a peep from the machine… until now, obviously. In a few locations overseas, the 1000HV has emerged for order, packing a 10.1-inch 1,024 x 600 display, a 1.66GHz Atom N280 CPU, 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, VGA output, the standard assortment of ports and a mildly attractive AMD HD 3450 graphics set — the same one that ASUS recently shoved in its HD-minded Eee Box 206. We can’t help but applaud the choice to slip in a real (or quasi-real, anyway) GPU here, but until this pup heads stateside, we’re still figuring this is all just a figment of our imagination.

[Via Slashgear]

Read – Eee PC 1000HV order site
Read – Another Eee PC 1000HV order site

Filed under: Laptops

ASUS Eee PC 1000HV resurfaces with Atom N280, HD 3450 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 May 2009 04:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yes, technology tends to fall in price as it ages, but is the still-unreleased N97 prematurely getting on in the years or something? Did we miss that memo? Nokia USA is already blowing out N97 pre-orders for $174.75 off the $699 retail price after having originally gone up for sale just earlier this week — and you still get a free BH-703 headset thrown in for good measure. Considering that this means you’re getting the most full-featured device Nokia has ever made for the same price as a NAM E75, it seems like a no-brainer; hurry up, though, because we suspect this discount is a limited-time sort of deal.

[Thanks, Trudy]

Update: With code CARTP409N, the price falls to a ridiculously low $454. Seriously, what’s up with the fire sale? Thanks, Lee!

Update 2: Sadly, the code’s no longer working, but it seems like Nokia may honor pricing for those that ordered — here’s hoping. Thanks, everyone!

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

Nokia N97 pre-order falls to $524.25 in the US originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 May 2009 03:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It shouldn’t be long now, Yanks. With ASUS’ strikingly thin Eee PC 1008HA — which we toyed with for an unhealthy amount of time at CeBIT this year — up for pre-order in the UK, we’re just certain a US launch is imminent. As of now, Britons with £379.50 ($565) can get in line for the Midnight Blue edition, which should be dispatched in around a month or two according to Amazon UK. For those feeling something a bit less vivid, the all-white version can be ordered up at LaptopsDirect for £20 more. Too pricey for an Atom-powered netbook? Let your wallet be the judge.

[Via PortableMonkey, thanks Peter]

Read – Amazon UK listing
Read – LaptopsDirect

Filed under: Laptops

ASUS Eee PC 1008HA up for pre-order in the UK originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s been a long and winding road filled with unboxings, impressions, and comparisons, but it looks like the last few details surrounding the U.S. release of Viliv’s Atom-powered S5 MID have now finally been firmed up. According to retailer Dynamism, the device will be available for pre-order on April 27th (at 1PM Eastern) for just $599, or $50 less than previously expected, with the first orders expected to ship on May 8th. Better still, those that pre-order the S5 will also get a free spare battery, a car kit, and a leather pouch, which Dynamism says is a $135 value. No word on the number of units available in that initial batch but, if the Hong Kong and Korean releases are any indication, they could sell out pretty quickly.

[Via thegadgetsite, thanks K.C.]

Filed under: Handhelds

Viliv S5 pre-order details firm up: $599 and it’s yours May 8th originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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