Jawbone unleashes Big Jambox, beefs up its Bluetooth 'smartspeaker' lineup

We've had a shimmer in our eye for Jawbone's $200 Jambox, the itty bitty Bluetooth 'smartspeaker,' ever since it was released back in late 2010. So, imagine our delight now that the company has just stepped things up to a larger level with its new $300 Big Jambox. Measuring in at well over double the size of the original, the 2.7-pound speaker is still very similar in design and features the familiar perforated metal grill designs by Yves Behar -- starting May 15th, you can pick one up in your choice of Red Dot, Graphite Hex and White Wave. The larger footprint helps it to be more functionally capable than its sibling, yet it's still small enough to carry in one hand. On top, the unit sports playback controls in addition to the requisite volume and talk buttons, while on the side you'll find a USB connection (for software updates), power input 3.5mm jack, Bluetooth-pairing button and a power button.

To pump out the jams, the Big Jambox features an airtight enclosure loaded with a duo of active neodymium drivers and opposing dual-passive bass radiators to handle all the wub wub you can throw at it. A 2,600mAh rechargeable battery will get you roughly 15 hours of totally wireless listening time (500 on standby), but -- as is the case with the original -- you still can't share that juice with your gadgets. Positivey, Android users can take advantage of the Big Jambox's exclusive Companion app, which allows the unit to do tricks such like sync up with your G-cal to inform you about your appointments. Lastly, like the Jambox, the Big Jambox features MyTalk voice prompts / app compatibility, along with Live Audio DSP to give your sounds an immersive "3D" feel. Curious to find out more? We spent a full weekend with the new gizmo, and you can catch our full review by clicking here. Full press release after the break

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Microsoft secures Windows 8 tablet ebook future

Now that Windows 8 is nearly upon us and the ereader world has not faded away as it so many times was said to be doing, Microsoft is investing in the ebook industry. You’ve seen the news this morning that Microsoft is investing in Barnes & Noble for $300 million USD, then there’s slightly newer

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Nokia to sell Vertu luxury mobile brand?

According to new reports circulating over the weekend, Nokia are looking to sell Vertu, their luxury mobile phone brand responsible for some of the most ridiculous and over-priced phones available. Looking to balance the gigantic loss of �750m it reported...

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Kingmax ED-01 flash drive to offer 128GB storage capacity

Kingmax has announced a new range of flash drives dubbed ED-01. The drives in this assortment will be available in 16GB, 32GB, 64GB and massive 128GB storage capacities. It wasnt too long that we saw Silicon Power offer its storage product in the shade of blue with an attractive design. With USB 3.0 interface, the [...]

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LG launches LG Cloud, blows raspberries at S-Cloud

Four days before the purported launch of Samsung's cloud service, Korea's other technology giant has unveiled LG Cloud. The eponymous service offers 5GB free space as standard, while owners of LG's Smart TVs or smartphones will get 50GB free for six months. It'll push content between your devices, appropriately compressed for the medium, so high definition images on your TV will be slimmed down to save your phone's data cap. The free beta begins in South Korea and the US from May 1st, with a global rollout pencilled in for next year -- but don't worry, the company made it clear you'll be able to use it on your holidays, if you can find a signal.

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Sony reveals Spring Handycam lineup, including HDR-CX760V, XR260V, and CX190

Sony has unveiled what appears to be their entire imaging lineup for 2012, including 13 new Handycam-class camcorders. Of them, 7 models are traditional camcorders, in the sense that they support neither 3D capture nor light projector playback.

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Meon makes its way to Android!

Those of you old enough to remember Windows Mobile no doubt played Meon at some point. The idea's simple enough — you use light to free the cute little Meons from whatever it is that's keeping them trapped. The game starts out simple, but pretty soon you'll be bouncing light off mirrors and changing colors with prisms to the point that you're not sure what started where, or where it's going to end up. It's strangely addicting.

The Android version is faithful to the original. Our only real complaint is that it doesn't really take advantage of the larger screen sizes.

Meon Lite gives you access to the first 32 levels, though chances are if you're anything like us, you'll spring 99 cents to get all 120 levels in the full version. We've got download links after the break.

Download: Meon Lite (free), Meon full (99 cents)

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Kingmax ED-01 flash drive to offer 128GB storage capacity

Kingmax has announced a new range of flash drives dubbed ED-01. The drives in this assortment will be available in 16GB, 32GB, 64GB and massive 128GB storage capacities. It wasnt too long that we saw Silicon Power offer its storage product in the shade of blue with an attractive design. With USB 3.0 interface, the [...]

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Refresh Roundup: week of April 23rd, 2012

Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don't escape without notice, we've gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery we could find during the last week and crammed them into one convenient roundup. If you find something available for your device, please give us a shout at tips at engadget dawt com and let us know. Enjoy!

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Canon reports slightly higher profits in Q1, teases new compact cameras on the way

Canon reported its Q1 2012 earnings this week, and things certainly appear to have gone better than the last time we checked in when it replaced the company president. While revenue declined slightly, net profit reached 61.54 billion yen ($766 million), up 11 percent from a year ago. There's no executive moves to report, however on the earnings call executive VP and CFO Toshizo Tanaka noted a unit sales increase of 30 percent for SLR cameras including the new EOS 5D Mark III as well as the cheaper T3i, Mark II and 60D models, combined with strong sales for WiFi-connected point-and-shoots. As far as new products, while its new cinema cameras got a glancing mention the plan this year includes compact cameras "offering the image qualities that approaches SLR cameras", with improved design and network connectivity features. All the numbers and earnings call talk are in black and white at the links below, although we prefer to spend our time speculating about the future of mirrorless cameras.

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Sony Alpha NEX-7 Digital Camera Review

The new Alpha NEX-7 is one of the best interchangeable lens cameras we’ve ever tested. It captured sharp video in all of our tests, handled motion extremely well, and, to top it all off, Sony fits this impressive video performance into a compact package.

Source: http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Sony-NEX-7-Camera-Review.htm

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TGI Friday?s embraces mobile payments

The next time you’re out enjoying some wings and an over-priced hamburger, don’t worry about opening up your wallet. You’ll be able to pay your bill with your iPhone or Android phone. That is, if you’re lucky enough to be at one of the 350 TGI Friday’s locations that offers the new mobile payment technology.

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MIT develops self-cleaning, fog and glare free glass

MIT researchers have developed a super clear, self-cleaning glass that is resistant to fog and glare. The new glass could be used in future smartphones, tablets, cars, and buildings, eliminating unwanted reflections and staying smudge-free. Water droplets that fall onto this new glass surface are said to bounce off like “tiny rubber balls.” The surface

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Panasonic HC-X900M First Impressions Review

Fresh from the factory and on display at CES 2012 in Las Vegas, the HC-X900 is Panasonic’s newest flagship HD camcorder. The new model doesn’t have an overwhelming amount of updates over its predecessor, the HDC-TM900, but Panasonic does claim some tweaking to the sensor design should result in better overall performance. Panasonic also beefed up the 3D capabilities on the new camcorder, but they only come into play if you shell out the cash for the optional VW-CLT2 3D lens converter.

Source: http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Panasonic-HC-X900-First-Impressions-Review.htm

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Hotaru Mushroom Shaped Rechargeable LED Light

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PlayStation partners with Major League Gaming

Sony’s PlayStation division will be partnering with the leader in competitive gaming for a new round of video game battling platform known as the MLG Spring Fighting Arena. Claiming that there are “thousands of dollars on the line,” Sony said the PS3 will be the official console used in the new Major League Gaming battle

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Canon Vixia HF R32 First Impressions Review

With an expected price tag of around $550, the HF R32 is the most expensive of Canon’s entry-level Vixia camcorders. The model includes a variety of improvements over its predecessor, the HF R21, including increased optical zoom capability, a more compact design, and built-in WiFi.

Source: http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Canon-Vixia-HF-R32-First-Impressions-Review.htm

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Panasonic HC-X900M Camcorder Review

The HC-X900M is the replacement for last year’s HDC-TM900 flagship HD camcorder from Panasonic, but if you’re looking for hot new features or exciting updates then you should prepare to be disappointed. Other than a few design alterations and some slight tweaks to the lens and sensor, the HC-X900 is identical to its predecessor.

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Panasonic HX-WA2 First Impressions Review

Working from the exact same body as the aging Sanyo HD2000, Panasonic’s pistol-gripped HX-WA2 gives the old girl a new paint job, a new sensor, and a layer of waterproofing.

Source: http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Panasonic-HX-WA2-First-Impressions-Review.htm

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JVC Announces New Mid-range HD Camcorders at CES: the GZ-VX700 and GZ-V500

he GZ-V series is an oddly-shaped handheld camcorder with a casing that’s built like it came off of a military aircraft assembly line.

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Samsung NX200 Interchangeable Lens Camera launched at IFA 2011

Samsung NX200 interchangeable lens camera with 20.3 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor, displayed at IFA, promises to be a combination of style and quality. While the sleek and compact design spell style, NX200?s unique features add the much needed oomph to the quality. The user can control a number of parameters through Samsung?s i-Function 2.0 lenses. [...]

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Tesco To Sell iPhone Come Monday

Well all you Tesco�lovers will be dancing in the isle come this Monday, December 14th.
Next week the UK store will start selling the iPhone where you can also earn Clubcard points on the deal to boot.

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Panasonic HX-WA2 First Impressions Review

Working from the exact same body as the aging Sanyo HD2000, Panasonic’s pistol-gripped HX-WA2 gives the old girl a new paint job, a new sensor, and a layer of waterproofing.

Source: http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Panasonic-HX-WA2-First-Impressions-Review.htm

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Samsung LED/Plasma range with Smart Interaction2 now available

Now available in the UK is Samsung's latest range of LED and Plasma Smart TVs. First announced at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the new line up boasts the company's latest Smart Interaction2 technology. Using Voice Control,...

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AT&T bringing LTE data to Salt Lake City

AT&T today announced that it's bringing its 4G LTE data to Salt Lake City later this year. That means you'll be able to take advantage of the faster speeds if you've got the Samsung Galaxy Note,Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, LG Nitro HD, HTC Vivid and the Pantech Element, or the upcoming HTC One X, which goes up for presale on May 7.

Also this week, AT&T announced that it's expanded its LTE footprint in Austin, Texas.

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JVC Everio GZ-GX1 First Impressions Review

The Everio GZ-GX1 is JVC’s new flagship camcorder that offers Full HD 60p recording, a 3.5-inch touchscreen, and WiFi capability.

Source: http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/JVC-Everio-GZ-GX1-First-Impressions-Review.htm

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New XDCAM Camcorders From Sony

Sony has announced what they call, “the 2nd Stage of [Sony’s] Total HD Solution,” which will be shown at Inter BEE 2007 in Japan.
“XDCAM” HD422 is the new flagship lineup in Sony’s industry-leading range of “XDCAM” tapeless products and solutions. The “PDW-700″ camcorder and “PDW-HD1500″ recorder feature MPEG-2 422P@HL codec, 50Mbps video data rate, Full [...]

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ShelfX's Vending Fridge nixes the cashier, uses QR codes, RFID to 'know what you took'

QR codes and RFID tags aren't uncommon when it comes to automated payment applications, and now Colorado-based ShelfX has purposed them for its new wireless-equipped Vending Fridges. Eliminating the need for a cashier -- or cash, for that matter -- each unit allows you to purchase any items packed inside by scanning a QR code with your phone (using the company's app) or an RFID badge. Upon presenting either method to the machine, it's able to tell who you are and unlocks its door. From there, you can grab whatever you'd like, while ShelfX automatically pulls funds your account for what's been removed. The system is also smart enough to know when goods are put back, so you won't have to worry about being charged while making up your mind. All of the money goes through ShelfX, allowing it to take "a small percentage" for itself before sending a monthly payment to owners. The Vending Fridge is currently on sale for $600, and a retrofitting kit for your own fridge is also available for half that amount -- no word on whether it has kid-blocking or crab-proofing options, though. You'll find more information in the press release just after the break.

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Sony announces Bloggie Sport and Bloggie Live pocket camcorders

Sony introduced two brand new Bloggie-series video cameras today at CES 2012, including a ruggedized model, a first for the Bloggie line.

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HTC One X case: Clear hard shell gets some forum love

We know, we know. You folks are chomping at the bit -- especially here in the U.S. -- to get your hands on an HTC One X. (We've still got a couple weeks before it drops on AT&T here.) But for the moment, let's talk about the HTC One X case.

We've already given you a little preview of HTC's own slim case. (Actually, that's us calling it a "slim case." HTC didn't even have a name for it yet when we saw it last week.) It's a really thin plastic deal that snaps onto the phone, offering some pretty basic protection. We've seen two versions -- one with a series of circles, and another that kind of looks like window blinds. The idea was that HTC didn't want to break up the underlying look and feel of the device. But while the cases certainly are slim (and they do fit very nicely), the designs are a bit on the extreme side. We'll just have to see how popular they are when they're finally made available. (And, no, we don't know when that will be.)

And we've done a full-blown review of the HTC One X Hard Shell Case with a flip stand.

But now we're getting another look at a new case -- and one that definitely lets the design of the phone shine through. Chrisjcks has posted a series of pics in our HTC One X forums showing the phone in the official HTC clear hard shell case. No crazy designs this time, just some pretty basic protection that still lets the polycarbonate shell of the phone show through.  One piece of bad news is that it looks like the charging contacts are covered, which means you'll need to remove the case to use the phone in one of HTC's docks. (The crazy-designed cases we played with last week will actually work with the docks -- no removal required.)

Check out more pics and full rundown in our HTC One X forums!

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Sony DCR-DVD610, DCR-DVD710, DCR-DVD810, and DCR-DVD910 Camcorders

Sony has entered the year with four new standard-definition DVD camcorder models, the DCR-DVD610, DCR-DVD710, DCR-DVD810, and DCR-DVD910. All four models feature the ability to record footage to Memory Stick PRO Duo cards, a feature that could alleviate much of the stress associated with running out of space on a 1.4-2.6GB 8cm DVD. Smart move, [...]

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Zebronics 2.1 and 4.1 multimedia speakers arrive in India, offer more at a lesser price

Zebronics has unleashed new 2.1 and 4.1 multimedia speakers in India. Created for music, movie and gaming enthusiasts these devices arrive with some interesting features, and a price that?s easy on the pocket. Zebronics 2.1 and 4.1 have very similar features, but while the former is more compact, it is the latter that comparatively packs [...]

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Sony NEX-FS700 First Impressions Review

The Sony NEX-FS700 has a lot of things going for it. It can record slow-motion Full HD video at 120 or 240fps, or it can record up to 960fps at lower resolutions. It has an E-Mount lens system, which means it works with Sony’s lot of NEX lenses, or you can expand its compatibility with the purchase of a lens adapter. The camcorder is also “4K-ready”, which means Sony will announce a firmware upgrade at some point in the future that will enable the FS700 to output 4K video via its 3G HD-SDI terminal.

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Panasonic HC-X900M First Impressions Review

Fresh from the factory and on display at CES 2012 in Las Vegas, the HC-X900 is Panasonic’s newest flagship HD camcorder. The new model doesn’t have an overwhelming amount of updates over its predecessor, the HDC-TM900, but Panasonic does claim some tweaking to the sensor design should result in better overall performance. Panasonic also beefed up the 3D capabilities on the new camcorder, but they only come into play if you shell out the cash for the optional VW-CLT2 3D lens converter.

Source: http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Panasonic-HC-X900-First-Impressions-Review.htm

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Wolfram Alpha releases first desktop PC app for Windows 7, makes homework even easier

Have a habit of letting Wolfram Alpha do your math for you? Well, say hello to one more tool in your computational arsenal -- the electronic homework lackey self-described knowledge engine is now available as a Windows 7 desktop app for $2.99 at the Intel AppUp store. In addition to providing desktop analytics on the works of the Bard, the Wolfram Alpha app features extended copy / paste support for graphics and queries, a full-screen optimized user interface and a special software keyboard with native support for special characters. If that isn't enough, the company also plans to drop even more knowledge at the AppUp center later this year in the form of "course assistant apps" for such geeky subjects as astronomy, physics and chemistry. Still got queries about the desktop app? Then satiate that thirst for information by imbibing in the PR after the break.

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