Archive for February, 2009
February 22, 2009
The fate of the Sprint Treo Pro has been up in the air ever since the announcement of the Pre, with units sent to stores called back for testing and reports of endless delays, but it looks like we’ll finally be getting the HTC-built handset next month, since it’s in Best Buy Mobile’s March circular as the “Palm Pro” for the expected $249 on contract. That’s certainly better than the off-contract $699 price Big Blue posted last month, but what’s up with calling it the Palm Pro? Considering the tips we’ve already gotten confusing the Treo Pro with the Pre, we’d say truncating it down to just “Pro” is a disaster waiting to happen — might want to straighten this out, Palm.
[Thanks, Mike]
Filed under: Cellphones
Palm “Pro” shows up in March Best Buy Mobile ad for $249 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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February 22, 2009
Just in case you’ve been parked out under a local stone for the past six months and change, we figured it prudent to let you know that the 3D bandwagon has totally regained momentum. So much momentum, in fact, that the brilliant minds over at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft have decided to bust out a 3D innovation that actually makes us eager to sink our minds into the elusive third dimension. The iPoint 3D, which we’re hoping to get up close and personal with at CeBIT next week, is a technology that enables Earthlings to interact with a 3D display via simple gestures — all without touching the panel and without those style-smashing 3D glasses. The gurus even go so far as to compare their creation to something you’d see in a science fiction flick, with the heart of it involving a recognition device (usually suspended above the user) and a pair of inbuilt cameras. There’s no mention of just how crazy expensive this would be if it were ready for the commercial realm, but we’ll try to snag an estimated MSRP for ya next week.
[Via Physorg]
Filed under: Displays, Misc. Gadgets
iPoint 3D brings gesture-based inputs to 3D displays originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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February 22, 2009
[Via Slashgear]
Continue reading SteamPunk Frankenstein casemod sure to anger Luddites
Filed under: Desktops
SteamPunk Frankenstein casemod sure to anger Luddites originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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February 21, 2009
At least on this Gregorian calender sitting here in the office, March 1st is still a few days off. True though that may be, it hasn’t stopped at least one LX9600 (or Versa, if you prefer) from getting unboxed from its Verizon Wireless packaging. There’s no indication of what truck this fell off of, nor if these phones may actually go on sale a few days early, but one thing’s for sure — this unboxer definitely did the honors in a high school cafeteria. Classy, no?
[Via phoneArena]
Filed under: Cellphones
LG Versa finds its way out of a Verizon box originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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February 21, 2009
[Via OutdoorRugged, thanks Matthew]
Filed under: Handhelds, Tablet PCs
Trimble rolls out rugged Yuma UMPC originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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February 21, 2009
No big surprises here — HP‘s announced for Windows Mobile 6.5 for its future devices, confirming what we already knew: HP is awesome. The company cites WinMo 6.5′s “key enhancements to business productivity, personal messaging and mobile Internet capabilities” plus its “new visual appeal” as some of the reasons for its continued love of the OS. We don’t have any specific information about upcoming Windows-boasting devices, but we’ll let you know as soon as we catch sight of one or more — because we’re here for you. Full press release after the break.
[Via Pocketnow]
Continue reading HP confirms support for Windows Mobile 6.5
Filed under: Cellphones
HP confirms support for Windows Mobile 6.5 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
February 21, 2009
Ariel Waldman contributes Movie Gadget Friday, where she highlights the lovable and lame gadgets from the world of cinema.
We last left off Movie Gadget Friday on board the Icarus II in the near-futuristic film of Sunshine. This week we transition from space travel to a totalitarian, 20th century, terrorist-ridden society in Terry Gilliam’s Brazil. A hybrid between the sexy saxophone solos and gender role reversals of the 1980′s with the “Keep Calm and Carry On” culture of the 1940′s and 50′s, this film dabbles between reality and a dream-like state.
Cyborg Typewriter
This “handhold” device clamps around your hand and five fingers for allowing typing speeds upwards of 150 wpm. Wired between stereo headphones and a flat touch-sensor keyboard, the brace around the hand augments the user’s typing accuracy and pace. The exposed wires act as inputs from any user-received audio and mechanically command via electric impulses exact transcripts to be typed out. The system is spoken-language friendly and can determine onomatopoeias, thus eliminating Google-like “did you mean…?” behavior. While it may make a secretary job more efficient, we have to wonder if the inevitable constant hand cramps are worth it. More after the break.
Continue reading Movie Gadget Friday: Brazil
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Movie Gadget Friday: Brazil originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
February 20, 2009
Last we checked, a GSM handset couldn’t exactly hop on those speedy EV-DO waves without some sort of dual personality. And so far as we know, Palm’s forthcoming GSM Pre is, well, GSM only. Whatever the case, Britons should be at least mildly excited to know that Palm’s UK website now features the webOS-sporting Pre, even though the image is definitely not of a GSM Pre. Of course, the important part here is that a GSM Pre is definitely on its way to the UK, and considering that we already spotted one with a Vodafone SIM, we’re hoping that it’ll happen sooner rather than later. Much sooner, actually.
[Via phoneArena]
Filed under: Cellphones
Pre emerges on Palm’s UK website… in a CDMA skin originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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February 20, 2009
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February 20, 2009
OCZ Technology’s Elixir keyboard was fine and dandy, but let’s face it — it’s pretty hard to beat the awesomeness of a keyboard with lights. Today, the company is expanding its Alchemy peripheral line with the Illuminati multimedia keyboard, a board with rubber coated keys, fourteen quick launch buttons and the choice of two backlit colors (red or blue, naturally). OCZ promises that the keys can withstand over five million cycles, and given its USB 2.0 port, it should play nice with just about any machine you jam it into. Regrettably, the company has failed to divulge a price here, but it’s supposedly “attainable on all budgets” — whatever that means.
Filed under: Peripherals
OCZ expands Alchemy line with Illuminati backlit keyboard originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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