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Corsair F120 SSD undressed, reviewed, compared to predecessor
We know you like SandForce’s ludicrous speed SSD controllers, but how much do you know about these enterprise-class chips really? If your answer is anything short of “everything,” you’ll have to give Tech Report’s writeup a read, where the guys get down and technical with Corsair’s latest SandForce SF-1200-controlled drive, the F120 (above right). Differing from the F100 that came before it by cutting down overprovisioning (user-inaccessible storage space set aside to accelerate random writes and improve longevity) from 28 to 7 percent, this drive offers you an extra 20GB of room, but it does take a bit of a performance dint as well. If you must have the results in bitesize form, the F120 seemed better value (at $339) for netbook and desktop users than its elder, faster brother, though Indilinx-based competitors (such as Corsair’s own Nova) were recommended as the sagest choice. We still advise, as always, that you wade into the source and give the full review a read.
Corsair F120 SSD undressed, reviewed, compared to predecessor originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Innpu’s ‘wired phone’ has retractable headphones, intractable sense of self-worth
This is news to us, but apparently there have been “few noteworthy advancements” in smartphone hardware since the iPhone and BlackBerry came out. Out to fix this stale, plateaued industry is Innpu, with its revolutionarily new “wired phone” (it’s bad news when even the manufacturer puts the product name in quotation marks, right?). Setting the new high watermark in cellphone engineering, it comes with built-in headphones and mic, which retract automatically when you complete your call. And hey, we’ve seen earphones like that selling by themselves for $2, maybe $4 a pop — luxurious stuff. Lest you think Innpu unambitious, the company’s also promising to bring this life-saving functionality to the iPad and netbooks, while noting that its sophisticated technology “can hardly be copied.” Probably because no one will ever care to try.
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Innpu’s ‘wired phone’ has retractable headphones, intractable sense of self-worth originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Jun 2010 05:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Violight goes ultraviolent on your gadgets, leaves germ corpses in its wake
Violight has been in the business of UV-based germicide since way back in 2004, but now it’s bringing its wares closer to our geeky hearts. Its new Cell Phone Sanitizer will nuke 99 percent of all germs and bacteria slithering around your phone or MP3 player, and it’ll do it in under 5 minutes too. Or such is the claim, anyhow. Alternative applications for this ultra-versatile product include using it as gift packaging or as a display stand in stores — you’ve got to love that added value right there. Some patience will be required before you lay down $49.95 for your very own UV zapper, as Violight’s Sanitizer isn’t hitting the market until at least October. Video teaser’s ready right now, though, just after the break.
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Violight goes ultraviolent on your gadgets, leaves germ corpses in its wake originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Lenovo IdeaCentre A300 and Multimedia Keyboard review
Lenovo seems to have developed a clear two-pronged strategy: for business, it leans on the knowhow and tradition it purchased from IBM with the demure Think line, and for the consumer end, it’s developed its own, oftentimes flamboyant, Idea range of computers. Prime example of the latter is the IdeaCentre A300, which features an edge-to-edge glass screen, chrome accenting aplenty, and an unhealthily thin profile. As such, it’s one of the more unashamed grabs for the hearts and minds of desktop aesthetes, so we had to bring it in for a test drive and see what we could see. Lenovo also sent us one of its diminutive Multimedia Keyboard remotes to have a play around with. Follow the break for our review of both.
Gallery: Lenovo IdeaCentre A300 review
Gallery: Lenovo Multimedia Keyboard review
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Lenovo IdeaCentre A300 and Multimedia Keyboard review originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Acer expects to overtake HP as world’s biggest laptop vendor by year’s end
Ah, the inexorable rise of a once-small Taiwanese company. Acer chairman JT Wang has told investors in a conference call this week that his company is on track to overtake HP in worldwide laptop shipments before the year is through. That assertion is backed up by Gartner’s data, cited in the Wall Street Journal, which indicates that Acer shipped 9.49 million mobile computers in the first quarter of 2010, just ahead of HP’s 9.47 million. Positive vibes are also being felt on the desktop front, where Acer aims to shift 10 million units this year, while a decent $15 million is being invested into “developing a a smartphone platform based on Google Inc.’s Android.” We’ll be curious to see whether this thrifty strategy pays off against HP’s ebullient $1.2 billion acquisition of Palm, but one thing’s for sure: PC vendors are hungry for some of that sweet smartphone pie.
Acer expects to overtake HP as world’s biggest laptop vendor by year’s end originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 19 Jun 2010 08:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
How-to: figure out the best value iPhone 4 contracts in the UK
Choices, choices. Do you get the 16GB or 32GB iPhone 4? The black one now or the white one a little later? We can’t tell you which variant of Apple’s next phone will hold its value best over the coming months, but we can try to clear up a bit of the fogginess surrounding price plans on offer from UK networks. Orange and O2 are the first to drop handset pricing and full contract details, but they haven’t made it easy for the discerning buyer, with each carrier offering more than a dozen options. Vodafone, T-Mobile, Three, and even Tesco Mobile are set to follow suit in the coming days and weeks, but we thought we’d get the ball rolling with the pair we have now.
P.S. — And just as we publish this, Voda has gone official with its tariffs. We’ve now broken them down into a more digestible format as well. Just for you.
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How-to: figure out the best value iPhone 4 contracts in the UK originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Jun 2010 06:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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OnLive turns sentient, now beaming gaming goodness over the ether
We were promised cloud gaming nirvana on June 17, and OnLive has indeed kept to its self-imposed schedule. The new service that allows you to play resource-hungry games via only your browser window has taken its first steps into the real (non-beta) world with an initial catalog of 23 games. It’ll be free for the first year for those who showed faith early on and pre-registered, or $15 per month for new bandwagon riders. Do let us know your thoughts if you’ve gotten onboard at this nascent stage: does it play fantastically well, is it close to spectacular, or is it just a pedestrian effort aiming to capitalize on geeks’ lust for unbound gaming? We have to know.
[Thanks, Mike]
OnLive turns sentient, now beaming gaming goodness over the ether originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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iPhone 4 to have 512MB of RAM, double the 3GS and iPad?
Apple has traditionally been — how shall we put it — cagey with revealing memory and CPU specifics of its mobile devices, but MacRumors is today reporting its discovery that the fourth-gen iPhone’s RAM apportionment will be a very healthy 512MB. We’ve heard similar rumblings from reliable sources of our own. What it means is that iPhone 4 users can look forward to not only the same processor (though potentially at a lower speed) as their iPad compatriots, but also double the memory allowance. Of course, this will hardly be the first handset to offer half a gig for the OS to dance inside, but at least Apple’s keeping up with the times. Wouldn’t wanna disappoint all those pre-orderers now, would we?
iPhone 4 to have 512MB of RAM, double the 3GS and iPad? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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