The whole world and his neighbor’s dog may already know when Windows Phone 7 will be announced , but when are the actual phones going to hit actual shelves? If you’re in the US, that time still looks to be a month away , but the UK release window has just been narrowed down from late October to a single, albeit still speculative, date: October 21. Our tipster forwards the above snapshot from a Three UK document showing a “Windows 7Phone” nestled in between the BlackBerry Torch and Samsung Europa. Its Super AMOLED display tells us we’re definitely looking at a Samsung handset, while the 4-inch diagonal suggests it’ll be the Cetus ( SGH-i916 / 7 ). This sheet of revelation also finally gives us a hint as to the number of apps WP7 will start off with, enumerating them at “over 2,000 at launch.” We don’t know why Microsoft’s been so shy about that number — 2,000 good apps are more than enough. UK carrier’s roadmap points to October 21 release for Windows Phone 7, over 2,000 apps at launch originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 09 Oct 2010 08:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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UK carrier’s roadmap points to October 21 release for Windows Phone 7, over 2,000 apps at launch
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Texas Instruments recently rocked the graphing calculator world by adding a touchpad to its TI-Nspire calculator , and Casio has now come back with a technological revolution of its own: a high-res color screen. Of course, a 3.7-inch, 384 X 216 display may not be much by smartphone standards, but Casio insists that the “Blanview” LCD will let equations and text be “displayed just like they appear in textbooks.” The rest of the calculator’s specs aren’t too shabby either, and include USB connectivity, 16MB of flash memory, and a promised 140 hours of battery life. You’ll still have to stick to your cold, hard black-and-white world for a while longer, however, as the Prizm won’t be available until sometime in January, when it’ll set you back $129.99. Casio debuts Prizm graphing calculator with ‘high-res’ color screen originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 09 Oct 2010 10:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Marantz claims title of ‘world’s first AirPlay certified music system,’ Denon begs to differ
It’s been just over a month since Apple first showed off AirPlay media streaming, part of iOS 4.2, and now we have another receiver adding compatibility. Marantz is calling its Melody Media receiver “the world’s first AirPlay certified music system,” a title that we think Denon , who announced compatibility last week , might take issue with. Regardless, the systems are quite similar, even sharing a nearly identical form-factor and neither actually being compatible with AirPlay out of the box. Marantz’s option will require a
Posted in Software Tools Tags: apple, certified-music, entry, firmware-update, melody-media, mobile phones, receiver, receiver-adding, receiver-offers Comments OffAmerican student finds GPS tracker stuck to car, FBI shows up to reclaim its ‘federal property’
Mechanics spot strange things stuck under cars all the time, but when 20-year-old Yasir Afifi’s ride was put up on lifts his shop found something that hadn’t been kicked up from the road: a cylindrical tube connected to a device with an antenna. An extremely paranoid person would think they’d found a bomb, but the truth isn’t much better. It was an FBI tracking device. Afifi posted pictures and his story on Reddit while a friend contemplated cunning things to do with it, sticking it to someone else’s car or selling it on Craigslist. They didn’t have long to ponder before long two “sneaky-looking” people were spotted outside his apartment. Afifi got in his car and drove off, only to be pulled over by FBI agents who demanded the device back, threatening “We’re going to make this much more difficult for you if you don’t cooperate.” Now, we’ve already given our opinions on using GPS technology like this and, while it’s unknown whether these agents had a warrant to place this device, the 9th US Court of Appeals recently made one unnecessary for this sort of thing. The ACLU is working with Afifi to fight that ruling, and for now we’re hoping that he, who is an American with an Egyptian father, is currently able to hit the town without agents following his every move. However, at this point they may not need a tracker: one agent who retrieved the device took the time to list off his favorite restaurants and even congratulated him on his new job. American student finds GPS tracker stuck to car, FBI shows up to reclaim its ‘federal property’ originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Oct 2010 08:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in Software Tools Tags: entry, fbi, one-unnecessary, posted-pictures, science and technology, time, tracker-stuck, unknown-whether, yasir-afifi Comments OffNokia N8 teardown reveals easily replaceable battery, ‘beefy’ construction
Surprise, surprise. The iFixit team have cornered themselves a dark grey Nokia N8 and have proceeded to do the one thing that comes naturally to them: disassembled it. It’s mostly good news all around with this teardown, which found the BL-4D battery cell was only two Torx screws away from being user-replaceable, while the overall N8 construction was praised as being the “beefiest” of any phone this year. There are plenty of bodacious highlights within, including the massive Xenon flash and the pair of camera modules — which are regrettably not removable from the main board. The touchscreen controller in the N8 is the same as has previously been used on the Kin Two and BlackBerry Torch . Perhaps that’s not the best pedigree in the world, but the (complete in one case, and relative in the other) lack of success of those phones was never really about the screen’s responsiveness. Hit the source link for a full gallery of images and the complete deconstruction guide. Nokia N8 teardown reveals easily replaceable battery, ‘beefy’ construction originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Oct 2010 08:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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At Cisco’s CTIA press conference this week we got a chance to “experience” the Umi consumer video conferencing system , and it’s pretty much what you’d expect: FaceTime for your living room. Just bigger, wider, and with, well… more living room. The hardware consists of 3 parts: a camera unit, a set-top box, and an infrared remote. The camera is able to pan and zoom, and connects to the set-top box via two cables. The set-top box features connections for power, Ethernet, and both HDMI in and out (for passthrough) as well as optical audio out We also got a video demo of Umi Connect by Steve Sullivan, product manager at Cisco — it’s the online portal which handles your messages, videos, call history, and contacts. There’s also a “share” feature, for posting videos to Facebook and YouTube. Take a look at some video of Umi in action after the break, and please: remember to keep your pants on. Gallery: Cisco Umi hands-on Continue reading Cisco Umi hands-on Cisco Umi hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Oct 2010 08:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in Software Tools Tags: after-the-break, cisco, consumer-video, entry, look-at-some, Online, set-top-box, well-as-optical Comments OffHitachi’s MEMS display: big aspirations in a little prototype
We know the following to be true: microelectromechanical systems ( MEMS ) technology can foster some very inventive gadgetry , and it’s a wonderful four-turn, 45-point Scrabble word (barring special tiles and presuming an abnormally-large board). That said, the MEMS display sector is still quite small and still a ways from reaching the market (hello, Mirasol ), which makes every appearance a bit more interesting than the last. Hitachi’s little showing caused quite the crowds at its CEATEC booth, with a pair of 2.5-inch QVGA prototypes built using Pixtronix’s PerfectLight MEMS display tech within a LCD infrastructure. The color came through on the first screen, and animations was fairly fluid (with the exception of one or two brief moments of lag). The other display on hand was monochrome with a backlight that flickered on and off as a generic desk lamp shone directly onto it. It was still legible enough without the backlight, but it definitely took some straining. Pixtronix is promising 24-bit color depth, 170-degree viewing angles, and a 75 percent power reduction over equivalent LCD displays. As for Hitachi, the company reportedly plans to release displays in the 10-inch and under market by early 2012 — so yes, in case you were wondering, these’ll be back for next CEATEC, too. Enjoy the pictures below, so you have something to look back on. Gallery: Hitachi MEMS display eyes-on Hitachi’s MEMS display: big aspirations in a little prototype originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Oct 2010 09:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in Software Tools Tags: backlight, barring-special, big-aspirations, definitely-took, entry, exception, mems, mobile phones, pictures Comments OffHitachi-LG unveils 2nd generation hybrid optical drive with flash-based storage to boot
The Hitachi-LG Data Storage joint venture has itself fostered yet another mixed product, combining both an optical disk drive and flash storage into a single form factor. The 2nd generation of its Hybrid Drive uses Micron’s 25nm NAND flash memory in 16GB, 32GB, 64GB capacities (with those figures to rise in later iterations, naturally) and can be united with either DVD or Blu-ray players — perfect for laptops and other portable devices with just one drive to spare. (The one stretched out on display, pictured above, was a 12.7mm slim DVD-RW tray type). Hitachi housed samples of the drive at its CEATEC booth and even showed off a few example products ( first generation drive , too). Care to see what could be under the hood of a future purchase? Pictures below. Gallery: Hitachi-LG Data Storage’s SSD / ODD hybrid drive hands-on Hitachi-LG unveils 2nd generation hybrid optical drive with flash-based storage to boot originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Oct 2010 08:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in Software Tools Tags: 2nd-generation, blu-ray, drive-at-its, dvd, entry, future-purchase, housed-samples, hybrid-drive, mobile phones, optical-drive, other-portable, portable, science and technology, under-the-hood Comments OffWestern Digital debuts My Book Live NAS / media streamer, revamped My Photos app
The My Book Live definitely doesn’t mark Western Digital’s first foray into the world of connected storage , but the devil’s in the details on this one. The company’s newly released network drive falls into the budget-friendly My Book line, but promises access to files at up 100Mbps, or triple the speed of standard USB 2.0 units. Additionally, Apple Time Machine support comes baked in from the factory, and there’s also an integrated DLNA-compatible media server that can stream photos, videos and audio through any number of devices (WD TV Live Plus HD, Xbox 360, your Blu-ray player, a PlayStation 3, etc.). It’ll also double (triple?) as an iTunes music server, and when paired with the company’s refreshed WD Photos app — which is now optimized for iPad and iPhone 4 — users can flip through their photo albums remotely. The My Book Live is now available for $169.99 (1TB) / $229.99 (2TB), and the aforementioned app can be sucked down as we speak from the action-packed App Store. Gallery: Western Digital debuts My Book Live NAS / media streamer, revamped My Photos app Western Digital debuts My Book Live NAS / media streamer, revamped My Photos app originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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