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By Donald Melanson on March 15, 2010
It’s been something of a long road to this point (beginning with the company being founded by some laid off
OpenMoko employees), but Qi Hardware’s ultra-compact, open source Ben NanoNote (actually, 本 NanoNote) is now shipping for just $99. That will get you a bare bones device that can simply be used as a Linux-based “handheld laptop” out of the box or, as the company hopes, be turned into anything from a PMP to an offline Wikipedia device. Something along those lines would seem to be the most practical, considering the device only has a 3-inch 320 x 240 display, along with some similarly basic specs including a 336 MHz XBurst Jz4720 CPU, 32MB of RAM, 2GB of flash storage, and a microSD card slot for expansion. Head on past the break for a look under the lid.
Continue reading Qi Hardware’s tiny, hackable Ben NanoNote now shipping
Qi Hardware’s tiny, hackable Ben NanoNote now shipping originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Donald Melanson on March 13, 2010
Custom computer cases that look like spiders aren’t generally the sort of thing that are available to public, but Lian Li’s new PC-T1R case is one big exception to the rule, and it’s now edged a bit closer to a release. Previously only seen in a
teaser video, a nearly final version of the case has now landed in the hands of the folks at
techPowerUp, who have provided us with our first hands-on look at it. What’s more, the site also says that the case should sell for “around €150″ (or just over $200) when it’s released, and that it will be available in black in addition to red. Of course, there will be some assembly required — hit up the link below to see what’s in store.
Lian Li’s PC-T1R Spider case crawls towards a release originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Donald Melanson on March 12, 2010
Using a camera as an input device is hardly a new idea — even on a
mobile device — but most examples so far have been to enable functionality not possible on a touchscreen. As Master’s student Daniel Bierwirth has shown in the video after the break, however, a phone on a camera can also be used as an alternative input method for features like scrolling or zooming, potentially allowing for easier interaction on devices with smaller screens. Bierwirth also takes the idea one step further, and sees the system eventually including a second camera that’s worn by a person, which would be able to detect when your hands are near the phone and allow for a range of other gestures. Check out his full report at the link below.
Continue reading German student shows off camera-based input on an iPhone
German student shows off camera-based input on an iPhone originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Donald Melanson on March 12, 2010
Lenovo may mostly be associated with laptops and all-business desktops these days, but it looks like the company’s CEO hopes that won’t be the case for too much longer. Speaking with the AP,
Yang Yuanqing dropped the somewhat surprising statement that he expects mobile internet products to account for between 70 and 80 percent of the company’s sales “within three to five years.” Of course, Yang didn’t specify exactly what constitutes a “mobile internet product” for Lenovo, but we’d assume it includes things like the company’s new
IdeaPad S10-3t (and possibly even traditional laptops), or else it really has its work cut out for itself. He further went on to add that Lenovo is focused on a “protect and attack” strategy over the longer term, noting that while China accounts for half of its global sales at the moment, it’s now facing increased competition from the likes of Dell and HP both at home and abroad.
Lenovo CEO says mobile internet products will soon account for ‘70 to 80 percent’ of sales originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Donald Melanson on March 12, 2010
We’d had some indication that Europe would be seeing Motorola Milestones running Android 2.1 roughly around this time, and it looks like we are now finally starting to get a few more specifics. According to Mobile Bulgaria, that country’s leading carrier, Vivacom, will begin selling Milestones equipped with Android 2.1 “by March 20th,” which should no doubt be just part of a broader European rollout in the coming days / weeks (that will hopefully extend to Canada as well). Unfortunately, things still aren’t any clearer for Droid users in the US, but you can be sure we’ll be watching every development on that front.
Motorola Milestone with Android 2.1 hitting Bulgaria by March 20th, rest of Europe to follow? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Donald Melanson on March 11, 2010
We’d already gotten word of HP’s new $40 million “Let’s Do Amazing” ad campaign
earlier today, but the company has just now rolled out its first series of ads to give us some indication of how all that money is being spent. Somewhat curiously, for an ad campaign partly intended to reintroduce the HP brand to consumers, the ads stray pretty far beyond HP’s consumer products (including a trip to a UPS sorting facility and the Venetian’s IT department), but we do at least get to see Dr. Dre extol the benefits of HP Beats audio — not to mention a little beatboxing from Rhys Darby of “Flight of the Conchords,” who serves as the host of the ads. Head on past the break to check out the Dre ad and HP’s introduction video, and hit up the link below for the rest of the series.
Continue reading HP rolls out ‘Let’s Do Amazing’ ad campaign
HP rolls out ‘Let’s Do Amazing’ ad campaign originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Donald Melanson on March 11, 2010
Sure, you read reviews and take recommendations from friends before you buy a new cellphone, but have you ever stopped to consider what the inventor of the cellphone uses on a daily basis? C-SPAN has, and recently took the opportunity to ask the man himself, Marty Cooper, that very question during a wide-ranging interview. While Cooper said that he has used an iPhone previously, he recently passed it on to his grandson in favor of a Motorola Droid, which he says he chose because he wanted to get more experience with Android. But that’s not all, Cooper also revealed that he carries a Jitterbug as well for when he just wants to make phone calls. Surprising for a pioneer of mobile technology? Not exactly, as Cooper actually co-founded Jitterbug with his wife, who he credits with inventing the phone. Head on past the break to watch the complete interview.
Continue reading Cellphone inventor Marty Cooper uses a Droid…. and a Jitterbug
Cellphone inventor Marty Cooper uses a Droid…. and a Jitterbug originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Donald Melanson on March 11, 2010
It’s not November ‘09 as originally promised, but Novothink has now announced that its
Solar Surge charging cases for the iPhone and iPod touch are finally available. Those will run $79.95 for the iPhone 3G/3GS version and $69.95 for the iPod touch version (second gen only, it seems), which are each available only in black or white at the moment (additional colors are “coming soon), and should add between four and eight hours of talk time, or up to 20 hours of additional audio playback. That’s, of course, when the charger is fully charged, but Novothink says you can still expect to get between 30 and 60 minutes of talk time after two hours of exposure to direct sunlight.
Novothink rolls out Solar Surge iPhone / iPod touch charging case originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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