Filed under: Desktops
Averatec’s latest 18.4-inch PC somehow manages to stand out in the wide world of all-in-ones, and yeah, the $549.99 price point helps in that regard. Laptop Mag managed to get ahold of one of these unique beasts, and they really seemed to dig it. The polarizing design was appreciated, the display was smiled upon and the hardware was decent enough for the most basic of tasks. But we know it’s the images and videos you’re really after, so head on down to the read link for all of that.
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Filed under: Peripherals
It looks like the slow crawl towards a consumer
3D printer continues with Objet’s newest outing, the Alaris 30. The relatively compact peripheral uses something called PolyJet Photopolymer Jetting to produce 600 x 600 dpi objects up to 11.5 x 7.7 x 5.9 inches in size (not too shabby when compared to the 5-inch cube of last year’s
Desktop Factory offering). Equally impressive is the printer’s ability to manufacture small moving elements and elements as thin as 0.0011 inches. A generous build tray means that many small parts can be printed simultaneously, and the company promises up to 36 hours unattended printing from your 3D CAD files. Finished models leave the printer fully cured and hardened by UV light. There is no pricing or availability yet, but if you hit the read link below there are plenty more juicy details.
[Via TFTS]
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Filed under: Cellphones
Not that it really matters to consumers one way or another — after all, if you want a Bold, you’ll pay the asking price — but recent analysis by research firm iSuppli has found that parts and materials used to make the device “cost $158.16, and that assembly and testing add another $11.25, for a total cost of $169.41.” Just for comparison, the Curve costs a cool $103 to build, and assuming RIM can sell the Bold to carriers at around $350, it’ll net a gross margin of around 45% before R&D costs, software, marketing, shipping and freebies given to obscenely wealthy celebs are taken into account. The report (er, the part about the nice margins) should come as welcome news to shareholders, who have recently been worried that the current economic situation may keep individuals from snatching up new ‘Berrys at a breakneck pace. Now, if only RIM / AT&T would let the thing get through testing, we’d be all set to contribute to those margins here in the US. Ahem.
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Filed under: Ask Engadget, Digital Cameras
Any avid concert goer will confess — security can be a royal pain in the arse when trying to sneak your point-and-shoot in for a few Facebook-bound memories. ‘Tis a shame a few morons who can’t deactivate their flash has to ruin it for everyone else, but rather than ramble on, we’ll let Latrell take it from here:
“I’m tired of security confiscating my point-and-shoot at concerts. I’m just looking to snap a few good shots without the flash, but it seems they always find my camera on the way in. What’s the slimmest, most discrete camera out there that can still muster decent images. I’m not looking to buy a new cellphone with a robust camera, either. Help a man a need, please.”
We can say from personal experience that we feel this guy’s pain, and after you’ve done your part to make a viable suggestion, you can send in a question of your own to ask at engadget dawt com.
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T3 has gone the extra thousand miles and visited RIM’s headquarters in Canada this week, where we confirmed that the touchscreen Storm handset will be hitting UK shores in the first week of November.
No confirmed news on official tariffs yet, but suggestions were made that they would be competitive with the likes of the iPhone and the Android, so expect unlimited downloads and the 18-month contracts that we’ve come to loathe on most smartphones.
Although no exact price was given, a ball park figure of more than £35 a month for an 18-month contract was suggested to get the mobile for nowt up front.
Check back tomorrow for more news from RIM HQ and some exclusive pics and hands on videos of the Storm.
Link: BlackBerry Storm
T3 has gone the extra thousand miles and visited RIM’s headquarters in Canada this week, where we confirmed that the touchscreen Storm handset will be hitting UK shores in the first week of November.
No confirmed news on official tariffs yet, but suggestions were made that they would be competitive with the likes of the iPhone and the Android, so expect unlimited downloads and the 18-month contracts that we’ve come to loathe on most smartphones.
Although no exact price was given, a ball park figure of more than £35 a month for an 18-month contract was suggested to get the mobile for nowt up front.
Check back tomorrow for more news from RIM HQ and some exclusive pics and hands on videos of the Storm.
Link: BlackBerry Storm
T3 has gone the extra thousand miles and visited RIM headquarters this week and confirmed that the “Storm” will be hitting UK shores in the first week of November.
No confirmed news on official tariffs yet but suggestions were made that they would be competitve with the likes of the iPhone and the Andorid, so expect unlimited downloads and the 18 months contracts that we’ve come to loathe on smartphones.
Although no exact price was given, a ball park figure of more than £35 a month for an 18month contract was suggested to get the mobi for nowt.
Check back tomorrow for more news from RIM HQ and some exclusive pics and hands on videos of the Storm.
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
Handango is certainly no stranger to the business of hawking mobile apps for cash, and it’s using its expertise constructively to beat Google’s own Android Market out of the gate this time around. They’re getting pretty snazzy with the payment terms, too, allowing developers to offer apps for free (though why anyone would do this instead of just using the on-device Market is unclear), a one-time purchase price, or a number of different subscription terms. Seeing how they’ll be the only name-brand clearinghouse in town for selling Android apps any time soon, we’re thinking this is going to get some play — but once the Market gets its act together, we’re not seeing the value proposition. Call us lazy, but why would we want to drag ourselves over to a website when we’ve got the Market waiting for us in the application tab?
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Filed under: Laptops
You wouldn’t know it by the vast array of
spin-offs and
iterations, but the Eee PC has only just now turned one year old and, whether by coincidence or design, it’s also now finally dropped under the ever-elusive $300 mark. That doesn’t come in the form of that rumored
new sub-$300 model, however, but rather an existing
Eee PC 900A that’s now available from Best Buy for $299.99. Not that we’re complaining, as this particular model packs an 8.9-inch display compared to the 7-incher on the 701SDX spotted yesterday, along with a 1.6GHz Atom processor, 1GB or RAM, a 4GB SSD, and Linux pre-installed. Now, about that
$200 Eee PC.
Read - jkOnTheRun, “Asus breaks sub-$300 price barrier with Eee PC 900A at Best Buy”
Read - Laptop, “Happy Birthday Eee PC!”
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Filed under: HDTV, Laptops, Peripherals
A “bag of hurt,” huh Steve? How do you like these Apples? Amex Digital has stepped in to give prospective MacBook / MacBook Pro owners (and anyone with a fresh USB-equipped Mac, really) the ability to watch and burn Blu-ray Discs… so long as they’re cool with hauling around an external unit. The glossy black / white drive (coincidence?) is pretty much a Blu flavor of the portable Super Multi Drive it churned out in July. It’ll burn BD-RE / -R (single-layer) discs at 2x, while dual-layer versions will only toast at 1x; as for blank DVDs, they’ll get done at a rate of 4x to 8x depending on flavor. Not too painful at just $289, wouldn’t you agree, Mr. Jobs?
[Thanks, A1]
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