May 24

LG’s Windows Phone 7 caught in some early packaging, to be dubbed GW910?

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LG hasn’t been what you’d call “super secretive” with its first Windows Phone 7 hardware (codenamed LG Panther), after all, the phone was flashed on the Engadget Show as the first official hardware for the new OS. Still, a prototype of the phone, meant for developers to start testing their apps on, has made its way into the wild and might shed some new light on the handset. It’s been spotted with some full-on packaging (which is apparently non-final, even the Windows Phone 7 logo is wrong) and a “GW910” model number, which might be the final name for the handset — or at least its internal call sign. It’s also dangerously close in sound to the GW990, bringing back painful memories of that Moorestown phone’s cancellation. Other notes accompanying the leak state that while the OS still has plenty of rough edges and is being updated with new builds almost every other day, it’s “more or less feature complete” and very fast. They even shot a sample photo with the device, which you can find at your friendly neighborhood source link. Haven’t had enough Windows Phone 7? Hit up our nerdtastic breakdown of the OS’s core components.

LG’s Windows Phone 7 caught in some early packaging, to be dubbed GW910? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 May 2010 14:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 24

Samsung demos 19-inch transparent AMOLED display

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We don’t know what kind of display-making genii Samsung has locked away in its R&D labs, but the Korean giant is once again demonstrating a world’s first. This time we’re looking at a 19-inch transparent AMOLED display, taking the technology up from the 14-inch model we saw live at CES in January. The company has now achieved a 30 percent transparency on its designs, and its ideas for how they may be used are fittingly futuristic. Samsung envisions storefront advertising, à la your favorite sci-fi movie, as well as HUDs for helmets and car windshields — maybe if TomTom can secure a supply of these screens, the dedicated GPS device can find a way to live on after all.

Samsung demos 19-inch transparent AMOLED display originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 May 2010 09:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 21

Toshiba brings texture to touch (video)

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Reach out and touch whatever screen you’re reading this on. What if, instead of feeling the glass or plastic beneath your finger, you could experience the texture of a brush, woodgrain, or even a stone? Well, Toshiba’s working on just such a project, which operates on the basis of a film affixed to, say, a smartphone’s touch panel — electrical currents are sent through this layer, and your digits are shot up with the simulated sensation of touching those various surfaces. Senseg, the company behind this tech, has been around since 2008, but perhaps this recent prototype demo is a sign that things might actually start going places. It’s not like there’ll be a shortage of imaginative uses for such precise tactile feedback. Video after the break.

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Toshiba brings texture to touch (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 May 2010 13:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 21

ExoPC prototype gets handled on video, looks downright delightful

Posted in: hands-on, prototype, slate, tablet, tablet pc, TabletPc, Today's Chili, video, windows 7, Windows7

To say we’ve been waiting “awhile” for the ExoPC to fully emerge from under its veil and begin shipping to the world at large would be a startling understatement, but it looks like the holding period is just… about… over. We’re personally getting some one-on-one time in the coming days once we touch down in Taipei for this year’s Computex expo, but in the meantime, those who fancy machine translation (or who learned far too much during those high school French courses) can dig into an overview from the folks over at Blogue de Geek, who were recently able to sit down with a prototype version of the Windows 7 slate and give it a nice once-over. By and large, they were duly impressed with what they saw, noting that video playback was flawless (thanks, Broadcom!) and that bootup was shockingly quick considering that a full-on desktop OS is included. Hit that source link to get a taste (or just past the break for a video), and be sure to keep it locked here next week for continued coverage.

Update: Looks like the final product name will simply be “slate” and there will be four models to choose from: 32GB WiFi, 32GB WiFi + 3G / GPS, 64GB WiFi and 64GB WiFi + 3G / GPS.

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May 19

ZBuilder Ultra Delivers Rapid Plastic Models

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Z-CORPORATION-ZBUILDER.jpgEven if you’ll never get your hands on one, and most of us won’t, you’ve got to admit these plastic model machines are way cool. Z Corporation just introduced the ZBuilder Ultra, a rapid prototyping machine that builds high-end functional prototypes at one-third the price of comparable machines.

With a machine like the ZBuilder Ultra, engineers can verify designs for form, fit, and function prior to full-scale production. It builds 3D parts additively using a high-resolution Digital Light Processor projector to solidify a liquid photopolymer. That’s in contrast to more expensive machines that use injection molding. The ZBuilder Ultra will be available in July for the low low cost of $34,900.

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May 17

DIYer combines iPhone 3GS with Show WX for pico projected gaming bliss (video)

Posted in: Apple, concept, diy, gaming, iPhone, pico projector, PicoProjector, projector, prototype, sensor, smartphone, Today's Chili, video

The Moject project proved that smartphones and pico projectors do indeed have a thing for one another, but Ethan Janson has taken things one step further with an unnamed contraption that holds his iPhone 3GS, a Microvision Show WX and an “ancient” point-and-shoot camera. Put simply, the handmade thingamajig allows him to play his iPhone games on a far larger screen, and since the Show WX is continually in focus regardless of distance from walls, there’s never a blurring issue when flailing about in order to control the gameplay. The full skinny is down there in the source, but shortcut takers can head straight past the break for a video.

[Thanks, Ethan]

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DIYer combines iPhone 3GS with Show WX for pico projected gaming bliss (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 May 2010 13:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 17

Is this a prototype of the Nintendo 3DS?

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Is this a prototype of the Nintendo 3DS?

It looks like Nintendo may have managed to run an early prototype of its upcoming 3D handheld, the 3DS, through the FCC without anyone noticing — well, for a few weeks, anyway. The filing was made available on April 30 and Wireless Goodness spotted it, posting the image above showing what looks more like an ATX motherboard than a handheld gaming platform. But, what wasn’t noticed at the time was the aspect ratio of the top screen (in the middle of the circuitry): it’s 16:9, while most every other Nintendo handheld to date has of course been 4:3. That aspect ratio matches the 3.4-inch parallax barrier display from Sharp, the one that just about everyone is expecting will be featured in the device. Connecting the dots, this could be a prototype 3DS in the flesh, dubbed the “CTR.” Given that Nintendo called the DSi the “TWL” the XL the “UTL,” even the naming scheme fits in. Sadly the FCC images have since been pulled, but we look forward to seeing a rather more petite version of the thing at E3 next month.

Is this a prototype of the Nintendo 3DS? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 May 2010 08:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 14

Samsung preparing for 42-inch OLED TV trials in 2011?

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It’s approaching mid 2010 and you know what’s missing. Jetpacks. Jetpacks and those 30-inch and larger OLED TVs we were promised. Hell, the largest OLED TV available for retail currently is only 15-inches… if you can both find and afford it. Now OLEDNet claims that Samsung Mobile Display — you know, the cellphone AMOLED guys — is purchasing equipment in preparation for bringing its 5.5 generation facility on-line in the first half of 2011. That should give Samsung the ability make 42-inch AMOLED TVs on a trial basis by the end of the twenty-eleven. But with relatively cheap LCDs steadily closing the gap on OLEDs size, contrast, and power savings advantages, well, we’ll believe it when we see the first big screen OLED TVs in our living rooms. And with 3D LCDs (and plasmas) all the rage amongst distracted and financially-vested television manufacturers, we don’t see that happening anytime soon.

Samsung preparing for 42-inch OLED TV trials in 2011? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 May 2010 06:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 12

Another Apple iPhone Prototype Found?

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OK, this just getting weird. Is it possible that Apple, traditionally one of the most–if not the most–protective companies in the consumer electronics world, managed to lose yet another iPhone prototype?

So far as I can tell (and granted, my Vietnamese is a bit rusty), there’s no word on how Vietnamese site Taoviet managed to get ahold of this fourth-generation iPhone prototype, but it reportedly paid around $4,000 U.S. A downright bargain, compared to Gizmodo’s admitted $5,000 purchase.

Of course there’s no way of verifying the thing (at least until the international Apple cease-and-desists come flooding their way), but damned if it doesn’t look real in the included pictures, videos, and subsequent tear-down (is that an A4 chip inside?).

There are some subtle aesthetic differences between Toaviet and Gizmodo’s units. The new one seems to be missing the exposed screws of its predecessor, but otherwise both devices are pretty close. In all, probably worth scouring the lost-and-found boxes at a few more Bay Area bars, just to be safe.

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May 11

Nokia N8 hands-on

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Good old London, full of little wonders and flagship devices for you to discover. We were at Nokia’s local HQ this morning to talk to the company’s Head of Design Marko Ahtisaari, and the good gent happened to bring with him a prototype N8 for us to play around with. It was stressed to us that it’s a prototype, so small cosmetic changes might still occur, but we are for most part looking at the hardware that will be hitting retail shelves in Q3 of this year. Speaking of Q3, Marko was adamant that that will be when Nokia “turns on” the Symbian^3 housed within the N8, which — disappointingly — meant that we couldn’t get to grips with the new UI experience in person. Ah well, there are plenty of pictures to be devoured in the gallery below, and we can provide you with a few observations of our own to tide you over till then.

The anodized aluminum shell feels very well built and is remarkably light. So much so that our first instinct was to ask whether the battery was inside or this was just a hollow mockup. We’d compare it to the feeling of picking up the Zune HD for the first time, it’s a strikingly light device. Plopping it into our pocket also felt extremely natural, which might be attributable to the particular curvature of the N8’s sides. Attention to detail in the physical design, as Marko said, was of paramount importance to Nokia. That doesn’t come without sacrifices, however, with the user replaceable battery being substituted by an integrated cell, but to quote the man himself, the “overall design concept overruled” such considerations. We found the home button on the front a bit of a pain to press in, but it’s still very early to form conclusions about the experience on this device. For now, just go gawk at it below and look out for the in-depth writeup of our chat with Marko Ahtisaari later today.

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Nokia N8 hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 May 2010 07:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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