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Sunday 30 September 2012
HP rumored to dive into smartphone and tablet market again
HP CEO Meg Whitman has already said that the company plans to release their own smartphone at some point, but details were pretty scarce. We even spotted a possible HP smartphone in some benchmark details that same day. So, it’s not too surprising that the company is reported to have said that they plan on
Ask Engadget: should companies include a cable with a new product?
We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is from David, who wants to know if you'd prefer a free cable or a cheaper device when you buy pro audio gear. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.
Many thanks!"
a) Include a cheap cable and let people who care buy a high quality one?
b) Include a reasonable quality cable but increase the price?
c) Include no cable and make it clear they need to buy one?"I work for a small audio-tech company and we're currently getting close to releasing our first retail product, which does surround sound from stereo inputs -- kinda like Dolby Pro Logic, except good. Internally, we're agonizing over if we should include a stereo RCA cable. Of course, users will need to integrate an additional cable into their setup, but plenty of people will have spares lying around at home. Do you think it's better to:
What a question! We're decidedly of two minds, since given a bit of haggling, most retailers will chuck in a branded lead, but we'd hate to get our shiny new gear home to find it's missing a key component the one time they don't. Our dithering aside, it's time to turn the question over to our faithful Engadgeteers with this chance to shape the future of the high-end audio business for the better... we'd better not disappoint the man!
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD
Ask Engadget: should companies include a cable with a new product? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 29 Sep 2012 22:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Pentax K-01 Digital Camera Review
The K-01's decent video performance is overshadowed by its frustrating controls and awkward handling.
Source: http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Pentax-K-01-Digital-Camera-Review.htm
Malaria detection for idiots
It is rather hard to believe that after all these years, there does not seem to be any vaccine for the scourge that we call malaria. Sure, trailblazers to Africa and other remote places did come across this strange disease, where they did not realize that it is mosquitoes that actually carried the malaria disease, [...]
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Facebook Messenger 2.0 for iPhone brings new design to conversations, swipe left for friends list
Facebook debuted the new look of its dedicated Messenger app on Android last week and and just as promised, now it's available on the iPhone as well. Facebook Messenger 2.0 brings a new SMS-style bubble layout to conversations, a swipe left gesture to reveal one's friends list and the ability to push the friends you message most to the top of the list. As mentioned along with the Android update this is a part of a new release schedule cycle that should see updates arriving every 4 - 8 weeks. That means you can mark your calendar for the next refresh if this is your social network of choice, but for now just grab the latest version from iTunes.
Filed under: Cellphones, Software, Mobile
Facebook Messenger 2.0 for iPhone brings new design to conversations, swipe left for friends list originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 29 Sep 2012 13:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Top 15 iPhone 5 cases and accessories
The highly anticipated iPhone 5 was officially released in stores last week or sent out to those who had been busy pre-ordering online. But now you've got your shiny new handset, how should you dress it up to ensure you...
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Mobile Cinema DVD Projector For Kids
For the holidays this year thinking about getting the kids this Mobile Cinema DVD Projector for $260.
With an integrated DVD player, built-in stereo speakers and a projector that shows off�50-inches large on your wall, that’s a bargain!
With an integrated DVD player, built-in stereo speakers and a projector that shows off�50-inches large on your wall, that’s a bargain!
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Panasonic SDR-H40 and SDR-H60 Camcorders
Panasonic has announced two standard definition, hybrid HDD/Memory card camcorders for the year, the SDR-H40 and SDR-H60. The two camcorders feature 40GB and 60GB hard drives respectively. The Panasonic SDR-H40 features a 42x optical zoom while the SDR-H60 features a massive 50x optical zoom. Thankfully, both camcorders also feature Panasonic’s Advanced Mega OIS (optical image [...]
New PlayStation 3 ?Superslim? ad tips Zombie 3D hardware update
A brand new PlayStation 3 updated hardware release has been advertised (after a reveal earlier this year) with just about as strange a 15-second commercial as you’re ever going to see. This ad spot has the gaming console rotating in space with a couple of specification updates, first of all – no big deal. Then
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Nikon V1 Digital Camera Review
The V1 camera is Nikon's update to last year's J1 mirrorless interchangeable lens model, which was Nikon's first release of that kind.
Source: http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Nikon-V1-Camera-Review-with-Sample-Video.htm
Saturday 29 September 2012
Day 3 of 25-cent Google Play sale features Mass Effect Infiltrator, Temple Run: Brave, TuneIn Radio Pro and more
Google Play's 25-cent promotional sale has gone into day 3 with a handful of new apps and games that are just about as good as free. Topping the list are:
- Amazing Alex
- TuneIn Radio Pro
- Temple Run: Brave
- HD Widgets
- PicSay Pro
- Monsters Ate my Condo
- Flick Golf!
- ezPDF Reader
- Kids ABC Letters
- Rebuild
- ZombieSmash
- mSecure Password Manager
- Mass Effect Infiltrator
- Dragon, Fly!
Check out our list of Android apps from the first two days below! Many of them have had their prices knocked back up to normal, but maybe you'll luck out. Oh, and be sure to leave a comment if you find any others that are on sale.
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Sony DCR-SR45, DCR-SR65, DCR-SR85, and DCR-SR220 HDD Camcorders
Four new standard definition, HDD camcorders have been announced by Sony. These are the Sony DCR-SR45, DCR-SR65, DCR-SR85, and DCR-SR220. The runt of the litter, the Sony DCR-SR45 features a 30GB hard drive and a tiny, 1/8″ CCD sensor with 680k pixels. A 40x optical zoom, 2.7″ widescreen LCD, and a hybrid recording capability round [...]
Seagate 4TB GoFlex Desk external hard drive unveiled
The Seagate 4TB GoFlex Desk external hard drive was recently announced. Built with a streamlined industrial design, it delivers a supposedly smaller footprint and claims to provide the highest capacity in the hard drive industry. The drive?s 4TB storage lets users capture and store as many memories as they wish along with wide entertainment. It [...]
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Whatever should we do with these?
If you're not yet registered with the site, now's the time. How else are you going to win one when we start giving away these sold-out Series 3 Android Minis?
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ZTE Engage to be a Cricket Wireless exclusive
ZTE has unveiled a new smartphone running the Android 4.0 operating system that will be exclusively available at Cricket Wireless. The new smartphone is called the ZTE Engage and will be available on Cricket Wireless starting October 2. The smartphone promises to be a full-featured multimedia device running Android 4.0 and sporting a four-inch capacitive
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Sony Handycam HDR-PJ710V Camcorder Review
With strong improvements in low light performance and image stabilization, Sony's new HDR-PJ710V is one of the most impressive camcorders we've reviewed this year.
Source: http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Sony-HDR-PJ710-Camcorder-Review.htm
Day 3 of 25-cent Google Play sale features Mass Effect Infiltrator, Temple Run: Brave, TuneIn Radio Pro and more
Google Play's 25-cent promotional sale has gone into day 3 with a handful of new apps and games that are just about as good as free. Topping the list are:
- Amazing Alex
- TuneIn Radio Pro
- Temple Run: Brave
- HD Widgets
- PicSay Pro
- Monsters Ate my Condo
- Flick Golf!
- ezPDF Reader
- Kids ABC Letters
- Rebuild
- ZombieSmash
- mSecure Password Manager
- Mass Effect Infiltrator
- Dragon, Fly!
Check out our list of Android apps from the first two days below! Many of them have had their prices knocked back up to normal, but maybe you'll luck out. Oh, and be sure to leave a comment if you find any others that are on sale.
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Cheap, Waterproof, Camcorder?Samsung W300
Samsung's HMX-W300 offers HD video recording in a waterproof body for under $200.
Source: http://www.camcorderinfo.com/News/Cheap-Waterproof-Camcorder-Samsung-W300.htm
The New Lytro Camera ? Focus After the Fact!
Photographs are an important part of my life. I admit I’m the one that has a camera everywhere I go, no, I don’t drag my giant Nikon with me to every walk in the park, but I almost always have at least a point and shoot camera in my pocket… you just never know when [...]
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Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit tells Judge Koh to revisit Galaxy Tab 10.1 injunction
One of the hallmarks of the US judicial system is its seemingly inexhaustible system of appeals -- a system for which Samsung is likely most grateful at the moment. Its earlier entreaty to Judge Lucy Koh to have the Galaxy Tab 10.1 preliminary injunction lifted may have been denied, but the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is giving the Korean company another bite at the Apple. That court has granted Samsung's request to have the injunction issue remanded so that the trial court can re-consider Samsung's motion to dissolve it. The ruling enables Samsung to argue that the injunction should be lifted because the jury failed to find infringement of the tablet design patent upon which the injunction is based. Will Judge Koh lift the ban? Perhaps, but we're pretty sure that the crowd from Cupertino will be doing plenty to prevent that from happening. Stay tuned.
Filed under: Tablets, Apple, Samsung
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit tells Judge Koh to revisit Galaxy Tab 10.1 injunction originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Friday 28 September 2012
JVC Everio GZ-VX700 Camcorder Review
The VX700 isn't the cheapest of JVC's 2012 Everio camcorders, but it comes with a modest $499 price tag that makes it a bit cheaper than the competition.
Source: http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/JVC-Everio-GZ-VX700-Camcorder-Review.htm
HTC One X+ leaks with blink-and-you-miss-it changes [Update: Single 64GB partition]
What does a “+” get you? If it’s the HTC One X+, freshly leaked once more today, then it doesn’t seem like a huge amount; new photos show minor aesthetic changes – when you’re most excited about a new Beats Audio logo, you know it’s time for the weekend – with Pocket-lint‘s sneaky pre-announcement images
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Don't mind the zero-emissions Mercedes fuel-cell car behind the invisible curtain (eyes-on video)
Mercedes wanted to make a dramatic statement about how its new B-Class F-Cell car passes through the environment without leaving a trace, so it placed it behind an invisible LED curtain. We wanted to (not?) see that for ourselves at the Paris Auto Show, so took a quick tour of the magic LED cloak and the technology behind it. It doesn't work quite as well in a show hall as it did when we first saw it in its natural habitat, but the system was still a fun way to show off Merc's green ambitions. It works by passing video from behind the car taken with a Sony video camera through a laptop to a 200 x 300 resolution LED curtain. That makes the car blend in with its background, which is what such a car would do in the real world as far as its emissions go -- apart from a little water, of course. See the video below for the complete technical explanation.
Filed under: Transportation
Don't mind the zero-emissions Mercedes fuel-cell car behind the invisible curtain (eyes-on video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Nikon Coolpix S800c starting to ship in U.S and Australia
Despite being somewhat overshadowed by the Jelly Bean toting Samsung Galaxy Camera, we shouldn't forget about the Nikon Coolpix S800c. Having been announced prior to IFA 2012 where we first saw the Galaxy Camera, all fell quiet ahead of an expected late September release. It's now late September, and we're starting to see some of the first retailers with stocks of the camera.
One of the earliest U.S. retailers to announce pre-orders for the S800c, B+H Photo Video, let us know today that our camera has shipped.
Down under, in Australia, the S800c is showing up in stock at CameraCity for AU$399 plus delivery and is available in black or white. According to the guys at Ausdroid, no local retailers are showing the device in stock, but some are showing up in retailers systems to place orders for.
Considering the expected price for the Galaxy Camera, the Nikon could be a bit of a steal. The Galaxy Camera offers more on the Android front, that goes without saying, with the Nikon languishing on Gingerbread. But, we should remember this is supposed to be a camera first and foremost, and it's really this end of the device that matters the most. If you're thinking of picking one of these up, or have already taken possession, hit us up in the comments below and let us know your thoughts.
Source: B+H Photo Video, CameraCity; More: Ausdroid
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Existing Orange T-Mobile customers being transferred over to EE
UK mobile customers are eagerly anticipating the first LTE services from the newly announced EE (Everything Everywhere.) While current Orange T-Mobile customers will be required to transfer to an EE LTE plan to take advantage of those extra G's, it seems they're not the only ones seeing a transfer.
Existing customers on a regular Orange or T-Mobile contract are also seeing the switchover. It happened to one of our devices following issues with web browsing over cellular data. A quick call to customer services, some settings updates to change over to EE, and we're back online. Something to bear in mind for customers on the two networks if you run into any issues.
The Orange representative we spoke to informed us that the changeover is ongoing, so customers should expect to see it soon.
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Canon VIXIA HF S10 HD Camcorder
The Canon VIXIA HF S10 camcorder may be, perhaps, the closest thing to a high quality, all-in-one camcorder/camera device out on the market. Featuring Full HD resolution AVCHD recording at 24Mbps (the highest possible), the Canon VIXIA HF S10 can capture still photos at 6 megapixels while you are simultaneously recording video, or even 8 [...]
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Google adds CardDAV support to contacts for easier syncing with iOS and other third-party devices
The marvelous folks from Mountain View never seem to take a break from working on tools to help make almost everyone's life easier -- even if some of these folks happen to be on the other side. Today, Google announced it was adding CardDAV to the list of open protocols it currently supports to access Gmail and Calendar from mobile apps and devices alike, noting that with the recent adaptation it'll be easier for third-party clients -- such as iOS -- to access and sync with Google Contacts. Better yet, the company posted a full set of instructions on how users can do just that, which you will find at the source link below.
Filed under: Internet, Software
Google adds CardDAV support to contacts for easier syncing with iOS and other third-party devices originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Sep 2012 01:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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