Filed under: Gaming
Xbox 360 consoles are already dirt cheap in the US. Now Microsoft has utterly soiled itself through a series of Dell coupons dropping the prices of the Xbox 360 Arcade, Pro, and Elite Holiday Bundles by $30 (now $169), $50 (now $250), and $70 (now $330), respectively, just in time for the holidays. Better yet, we’re talking free shipping and either one or two free game tossed in for grins. Hurry now, the offers expire on Monday and it’s not like you can afford to take the family to grandma’s house this year anyway.
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Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/gadgets/T_Mobile_G1_The_Engadget_Review’; It’s hard to believe, but rumors of a “Googlephone” have been floating around since 2006. To put it in perspective, the first Gphone post on Engadget was written by Peter Rojas. Needless to say, it’s been a long, slow ride to get to Android, the Open Handset Alliance, and ultimately the T-Mobile G1. If we said expectations were high for the introduction of this device, we’d be understating it. It’s not every day that a company with the stature of Google announces it’s getting into the phone game, and it’s certainly not every day that an honest-to-goodness innovator comes along. That last time the team at Engadget got this stoked for a device, it was a little something called the iPhone — and you know how that turned out. Will Android and G1 live up to the hype? Is this the first coming of a serious new contender in the mobile space, or has the triple threat of Google, HTC, and T-Mobile not delivered on their promises? We’ve put both the device and the software through its paces to bring you the definitive review of the T-Mobile G1 and Android, so read on to get your answers.
As we’ve really gone to great lengths to dissect the phone and OS, we’re splitting the review into two, easy to digest parts. Enjoy!
Part 1: Hardware
Part 2: Software and wrap-up
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Filed under: Laptops
Ah, the natural progression of hot new releases. First comes the wow, then comes the hands-on, and now comes the tear down. The masterful gadget surgeons over at ifixit have taken the time to carefully (and let us reiterate, carefully) undo all the hard work done on the assembly line to put these together, and we just know you’re anxious to see what’s really inside the new machines. Have a look below, and don’t forget to pause and appreciate the scenery.
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We can’t call it official with a straight face, but seriously, what else could you call it? A not-at-all mysterious Inspiron Mini 12 (1210) has emerged on Dell’s website in the Product Support pages, hinting (and we’re using that as loosely as possible) that a 12-inch netbook could be fast approaching to complement the current Mini 9. We’re talking about a User Manual, Setup Guide, Troubleshooting documents — the whole nine. Packed within the Setup Guide is a nice list of basic specifications, including your choice of an Intel Atom Z520 or Z530 CPU, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, 10 / 100 Ethernet, Bluetooth / WiFi, optional WWAN, three USB 2.0 ports, VGA out, audio in / out, and a 12.1-inch display with a 1,280 x 800 resolution. It’ll also feature a 1.3-megapixel camera, 3- or 6-cell battery and weigh around 2.73-pounds. Oh, and we get the impression there will at least be an option for Ubuntu. Feel free to dig around in the read link for as long as Round Rock keeps it active, and in case everything collapses prior to the formal launch, we’ve screened capped a few looks below.
[Via CMSReport]
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Filed under: Cellphones
Hunker down and find that tin foil cap, pronto! Privacy advocates, we’ve a new target for you to bang on: Integrated Media Measurement. The 4,900-person media research company is looking to take advertising measurement to a whole new level (or new low, as it were) by embedding tracking modules within cellphones. In short, the module picks up audio from ads and records information about the exposure; in the future, if you were to purchase whatever product you heard about (like seeing a movie that was plugged), it would register a hit and deem you a sucker. As of now, the only testers with these freaky phones are individuals who signed up for this stuff, but you better believe major marketing firms (and TV / movie studios in particular) are perking their ears up and begging to know more.
[Image courtesy of Corbis, thanks ugotamesij]
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The venerable Italian brand Brionvega (http://www.brionvega.it/)
thinks the 60s and 70s are worth bringing back, or that at least some
of the design sensibilities of the era warrant new life. The classic,
groundbreaking Radiofonografio, divined in 1965 by two of the three
Castiglioni brothers, Pier Giacomo and Achille, is making a new
entrance as RR226. In 1965, the “musical component robot” was a home
electronic marvel that in one sleekly designed device included a radio,
amplifiers and a record player (for both 45s and 33s). The
modernized model has also a CD and DVD players but otherwise it is as
close as possible to the original. The amplifiers are moveable which
makes it possible to create different configurations both for visual
and listening pleasure. Showcased at the Salone del Mobile in Milan in
April, RR226 may be a while coming to a store near you. But like so
many of the Castiglioni brothersÂ’ objects, still produced and/or
displayed by Zanotta, Flos, Artemide and MoMA, the Radiofonografio is
most likely going to stay with us for yet another long period. - Tuija Seipell
Filed under: Digital Cameras, Displays
CEIVA’s duo of 8-inch digiframes started shipping out this month, but it appears the whole world was too busy ignoring digital photo frames on the whole to notice and / or care. Originally announced at CES, the CEIVAlife features a surprisingly striking design, a 640 x 480 resolution display, a multicard reader to support nearly every card format you’ve ever heard of, WiFi / phone / optional Ethernet connectivity and an optional PicturePlan service that “automatically uploads photos and receives photos via camera phones, online or from a PC.” The WiFi-ready CEIVAshare (shown after the break) sports a more traditional look and includes an 800 x 600 resolution LCD along with a more digestible $129.99 price tag. As you’ve likely gleaned, both can be purchased now — well before the gift giving season arrives.
[Via Digital Picture Frame Review, thanks Brian]
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Filed under: Laptops
The
Cloudbook isn’t nearly the hard-to-find commodity it
once was, but Apricot Computers seems to think it still has its share of appeal, and it’s now churned out its own variation in the form of its new PicoBook Pro. This one packs the usual 8.9-inch display, and includes a 1.2GHz low-voltage VIA processor, 1GB of RAM, a 60GB hard drive, your choice of Linux or WIndows XP and, perhaps most notably, optional WiMAX support. No word on a release ’round these parts, but folks in the UK will apparently be able to pick one up on November 1st for a starting price of £279 (or roughly $485).
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Filed under: Desktops
Gateway isn’t exactly breaking the mold here, but we’re guessing it’ll still move quite a few of its new FX and LX series desktop PCs, which each pack some pretty high end specs for more than reasonable prices. Like others in the FX series, the new
FX6710 is aimed directly at gamers, and includes a speedy Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 processor, 6GB of RAM, a 750GB hard drive, ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics, Creative X-Fi audio, and other suitably high-end specs, all for a $1,199. The all new LX6200 model, on the other hand, is targeted at more multimedia-minded users, though gamers will probably find quite a bit to like as well, including an AMD Phenom X4 9500 quad-core Processor, ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics, the same 750GB hard drive, and 8GB of RAM standard, all for just $779. According to Gateway, both should be available at all the usual sources right now.
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Filed under: Laptops
Nothing’s quite official just yet, but the folks at Eee PC News have gotten their hands on some pics of a hereto unheard of Eee PC 701SDX model, which they speculate could well be the sub-$300 (we’re guessing $299) Eee PC we’ve been
hearing about it. From the looks of it, that seems to be a pretty safe assumption, with the netbook packing a 7-inch display and ditching the webcam to save a few bucks. No word on any specs, unfortunately, but Eee PC News seems to think there’s at least a chance it could ditch the Celeron of the original
Eee PC 701 in favor of an Atom processor, and pack either a 4GB or 8GB SSD drive, plus Windows XP for an OS. If ASUS’s history is any indication, however, we should know for sure soon enough.
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