HTC Imagio launches on Verizon: WinMo 6.5 and VCAST TV on October 6

Those Imagio rumors have proven to be deliciously correct, with Verizon officially announcing the beastly Windows Mobile 6.5 set for availability on October 6 — the first day 6.5 devices will officially be available anywhere. HTC’s latest CDMA device features a spacious wide VGA display clocking in at 3.6 inches, a 5 megapixel autofocus cam, quadband EDGE plus HSPA 2100 for when you’re looking for a little connectivity abroad, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and the very latest iteration of TouchFLO 3D featuring social network integration, but the most interesting feature might be its support for MediaFLO-based VCAST TV — a first for HTC and Windows Mobile. Interest parties need only wait until next Tuesday to latch onto an Imagio online, while retail stores will be taking delivery on the 20th of the month — either way, you’ll be paying $199.99 on contract after rebate.

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HTC Imagio launches on Verizon: WinMo 6.5 and VCAST TV on October 6 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Lenovo's Lost & Found looks to guilt trip thieves into returning your ThinkPad

So, a little situation for you. You leave your ThinkPad in the third row of waiting seats at Jackson Hole Airport, already distraught that you’re departing Winter Wonderland and heading back to reality. A kindhearted Wyomian happens upon it, and clearly recognizes that he / she should figure out a way to return it. If you’re signed up for the gratis Lost & Found service (which does require a subscription to Absolute Computrace), the finder will spot a 1-800 number on the outside of the ThinkPad or on the display as it’s powered on. From there, he / she simply dials the aforementioned number, waits for the free pre-paid box to arrive, ships it off to Lenovo (to protect your address, naturally) and basks in the satisfaction of knowing that Lenovo will handle the shipping to you. Sound good? Great — it’s now available on all ThinkPads enabled with Absolute Software’s Computrace. Phew!

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Lenovo’s Lost & Found looks to guilt trip thieves into returning your ThinkPad originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Missed the Google Wave beta? We've got hands-on!

Google Wave started limited beta testing today, but chances are you missed out on an invite, since the 100,000 open slots were filled almost instantly. Not to worry, though — our in-depth impressions of El Goog’s innovative new IM/email/everything service are still right here if you want to get in deep. Will Wave change the world? Only one way to find out.

Read - Google Wave beta testing begins
Read - Our hands-on impressions from last month

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Missed the Google Wave beta? We’ve got hands-on! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Video: SNES runs beautifully on N900, makes out hearts flutter

We’ve already seen Nokia’s Maemo 5-powered N900 pull off some pretty fanciful tricks, but without qualification this is the one most dear to our hearts. Somehow or another, Konttori managed to get his palms around an N900 of his own, and rather than testing out the social networking abilities or battery life, he simply installed an SNES emulator, tweaked it to accept Wiimote controls and even connected it to his TV for a staggeringly authentic gameplay experience. Vicarious living is just a click or two away, so hop on past the break for a video of the action. Oh, and don’t mind the baby — he’s not in the corner or anything.

[Thanks, Sathish]

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Video: SNES runs beautifully on N900, makes out hearts flutter originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Grab your Samsung Galaxy from Tata DoCoMo now!

If you live in India (or know someone living in India), we have an offer for you. Samsung’s first Android phone, the Samsung Galaxy i7500, is available in India via the Tata DoCoMo cellphone service provider. This Android phone is available throughout all those cities in India where Tata has launched its GSM service. The phone is also going to be available with an offer of 500MB free downloads per month for six months.

Samsung i7500 Galaxy Features:

• Quad-band GSM, HSDPA 7.2Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
• Android OS with latest firmware 1.5
• 3.2″ full capacitive touchscreen, 320×480 HVGA resolution
• Micro SD expandable upto 16GB, 8GB included
• 5MP camera with LED flash and geotagging
• WiFi
• GPS
• Bluetooth A2DP
• micro USB
• 3.5mm audio jack
• Accelerometer
• FM radio

Along with a quality specs list, the phone draws its users in with its sleek bar form factor with no keypad.  Tata DoCoMo also looks forward to introduce other Samsung handsets under its flagship in the future. This one in particular faces some competition from the HTC Hero, which is available in India around the same price point.

Deepak Gulati, president, Tata DoCoMo said: "This launch marks the beginning of Tata DoCoMo's relationship with Samsung. We will continue working together to launch more innovative mobile offerings for Indian consumers on the Tata DoCoMo platform."

The phone comes pre-loaded with Google Mobile Services which include Google search, GMail, Google Talk, Google Chrome, Google Maps and YouTube. The phone is currently priced at INR 28,990.

via [UB-NEWS]

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Video: ABB FlexPicker replaces human pancake pickers with amazing effect

Mmm, pancakes. While moms might be responsible for giving us our first taste, it’s the humble robot that makes these golden-brown discs of battered splendor available for mass market binging. A promotional video from ABB Robotics shows how its FlexPicker robots installed at a HoneyTop foods facility can accelerate production while simultaneously improving hygienic conditions. Four gigabit Ethernet cameras are mounted in front of each robot to locate the pancakes running down the conveyor belt. Software allows the bots to recognize and grab overlapping pancakes and then stack the ‘cakes for easy packing. A software reconfig allows for quick production changes from pancakes to pretty much anything the robot can grasp including Soylent Green ration wafers. The video starts slow, but delivers with an impressive 400 pancakes per minute sorting routine — see it after the break.

[Via Make:]

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Video: ABB FlexPicker replaces human pancake pickers with amazing effect originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Tie your ears with the latest modish headphones from Elecom

 

Headphones are the most utile accessory for any mobile, media players or walkmans. In this new Gen life is all about style and fashion and keeping this in mind Elecom has given out its new series of headphones which are model as EHP-OH100. This trendy and modish headphone culminates both for style and its specs. It suffices 30 Ohm impedance, 104dB/1mW output, 30mm driver, and 20Hz to 20 kHz frequency. These stylish headphones are available in the market in seven different colours, all exciting and lively ones which will blow of your mind. So get these headphones for just 5,100 Yen, a small price for your entertainments.

 

 

QNAP ships NMP-1000 Network Multimedia Player

It sure took ‘em long enough, but QNAP has finally come around and delivered its NMP-1000 Network Multimedia Player here in the States. If you’ll recall, we actually toyed around with one way back at CeBIT, and while those camped out in Osaka have been enjoying the spoils for months now, the Yanks in attendance have been forced to wait. According to QNAP, the DLNA-compliant media streamer is now shipping in America, though a quick look around our favorite web stores has turned up nothing. We’re sure that’ll be remedied in short order, though.

[Via HotHardware]

Gallery: QNAP ships NMP-1000 Network Multimedia Player

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QNAP ships NMP-1000 Network Multimedia Player originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple rejects iSinglePayer iPhone app for being 'politically charged'

Apple might be talking a big game about how it’s revising the App Store approval process with an oversight board and trotting out Phil Schiller to do damage control at opportune moments, but the process itself is still generating inconsistent and maddening results — like today’s rejection of an app advocating for healthcare reform called iSinglePayer, which was rejected for being “politically charged.” Yeah, that’s insane, especially since the app just consists of healthcare spending information and a GPS-driven lookup tool for local Congress members and how much money they’ve received in health-sector donations. Say what you want about the political motivations of the app, but that’s a fairly benign set of functions, and it’s one that’s been echoed by political apps on both sides of the aisle since the launch of the App Store. So why this rejection, and why now, when apps with names like “Conservative Talking Points” have been approved? And honestly, how is it even possible anyone at Apple is dumb enough to reject this without anticipating the firestorm of controversy it would cause? Who knows anymore — we have a feeling ol’ Phil’s about to earn his paycheck explaining this one.

P.S.- We’re not here to debate politics, so keep it clean down there, mmkay?

[Via Daring Fireball]

Apple rejects iSinglePayer iPhone app for being ‘politically charged’ originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Windows 7 commercial (Video)

Your PC, your life: The latest commercial from Microsoft promoting the upcoming Windows 7 OS. The commercial tries to touch the bonding that we have with our systems, though it doesn’t particularly highlight any Win7 features.

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Chilean PS3 ads show gamer giving blood tranfusion to a Nazi

You’d think Sony’s ad teams would have learned to stay away from needlessly controversial imagery after that whole “White is coming” PSP debacle or even those “Take a Running Jump Here” ads, but… they haven’t. Check out these Chilean PlayStation 3 ads, which show a modern-day gamer giving a heart transplant to Joan of Arc and a blood transfusion to a Nazi. Yes, Sony has Godwin’d its own advertising. The Nazi in question is supposed to be Erwin Rommel, a highly decorated and respected German field marshal, but it’s not like Sony’s really riffing on that here, and making an ad with a swastika in it that relies on your audience to know the subtle nuances of WWII history just isn’t the smartest move in the world. It’s a pretty simple rule: if you make a video game ad with Nazis in it and it’s not about shooting the Nazis, you’ve screwed up. Let’s just stick with those creeptastic Japanese PS3 spots, okay?

P.S.- We’ll shut off comments in a heartbeat. Behave yourselves.

[Via Copyranter]

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Chilean PS3 ads show gamer giving blood tranfusion to a Nazi originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Second-generation air-powered robot hand gets more sensitive

Accordions and robots don’t seem to have much in common — although an accordion-playing robot would make for a killer Weird Al song. Nevertheless, the RAPHaEL hand showed that push-box tech can make for some impressively limber fingers. Now the Virginia Tech College of Engineering Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory has created its successor, the RAPHaEL 2, and it too has already won an award. This time it grabbed top honors at the ASME Student Mechanism and Robot Design Competition with its air-powered digits, which now use a closed loop control mechanism and more advanced data acquisition hardware from National Instruments, enabling it to better sense what it’s groping and to adjust pressure accordingly. It’s also made of a more durable polycarbonate, but a carbon fiber version is said to be in the works, which should look totally awesome.

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Second-generation air-powered robot hand gets more sensitive originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Turn yourself into clown with the latest Boombox bag

Hey, now turn yourself into clown and entertain your mates with the latest Boombox bag. It’s a funny bag and you will surely love it to pop it under your arms. It’s something evocative which is back on its way to make you cherish and feel good. This may be the best Christmas gift you can give it to someone and make them feel special. Your loved ones would be really happy to have such retro things from you.

This Boombox bag comes with a built-in speaker, thus you can plug your MP3 player and can boom out with loud music. Well you want be getting the best output, but we assure you to give you something which is very new with a retro look. If you want some good colours than you need to wait, but if you are fond of black than get it just for £30.

Apple store outage incites tipping riot

It’s Tuesday and the Apple Store is down — but only for North America at the moment. So hold tight, start sifting through the latest Apple rumors and check back with us at 0830 New York time when all (or nothing) will be revealed.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Apple store outage incites tipping riot originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PSP Go found in the wild being sold ahead of October 1st launch date?

Feel free to feign surprise, but seeing how Sony handled the PlayStation 3 Slim’s launch, we kind of expected this. According to an anonymous tipster, at least one Metro Atlanta-area Target store has the PSP Go in stock and is apparently already selling them to (presumably) eager customers. So much for that October 1st street date, but you’re still gonna have to wait until then for all the new digital content. We’ve pinged Sony for more details. In the meantime, anyone else happen upon the new portable during their daily travels?

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PSP Go found in the wild being sold ahead of October 1st launch date? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Thermaltake's brain-melting Level 10 PC chassis gets real, unboxed

Remember that Thermaltake enclosure that blew your mind back in March? Of course — you’re still recovering, after all. Fast forward to today, and that very case — which had a hint of BMW influence, by the way — has morphed into reality, and it’s far and away one of the most fabulous cases we’ve ever seen. Amazingly, the finished product looks awfully similar to the concept, with each compartment boasting its own ventilation. There’s room for pretty much anything you’d ever want (yes, even room for three Blu-ray writers), and of course, enough LEDs are included to light up the average night club. You should also know that the shipping container weighed 66 pounds and the chassis itself is probably larger than your eight year old, so unless you’ve got more square footage than you know what to do with, you’re probably better off viewing the unboxing shots (there in the via link) from afar.

[Via Maximum PC]

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Thermaltake’s brain-melting Level 10 PC chassis gets real, unboxed originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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GPU-accelerated 720p Flash video gets demoed on a netbook (smoothly)

It’s been a long wait since NVIDIA and Adobe announced their plans for GPU-accelerated Flash video back in January of this year, but it looks like the pair now finally have something to show for themselves. While it’s not quite clear how official it is just yet, the folks at NotebookJournal have nonetheless published a video that shows 720p Flash video running smoothly on a netbook (an ION-powered HP Mini 311, to be specific). Unfortunately, it looks like we’ll still have to wait until sometime in the first half of 2010 to see the technology become publicly available (at least if the slides in the video are any indication), but you can now check out the demo for yourself after the break. Just be sure to stick with it for a while or skip ahead to the 1:20 mark — they show a non-accelerated video at the beginning for an all too painful comparison.

[Via Liliputing]

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GPU-accelerated 720p Flash video gets demoed on a netbook (smoothly) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Rumor: Full QWERTY curvy handsets from Microsoft

The tech world is buzzing with what is rumored to be new handsets that seem to be a part of the Microsoft’s “Pink” Project. The phones are still in concept phase, but the pictures have quite a high-quality clarity. The two phones have been dubbed ‘Turtle’ and ‘Pure’.

No official news from Microsoft so no one knows about the actual specs. From the pics though, it can be seen that one of them (above) is a Palm Pre look-alike with more curves and a full slide-out QWERTY keypad. The other (below) looks more like the curvy sibling  of the Nokia N97.

Another rumor says that one of these, or even both devices, will be featuring a Zune-like UI. But, as we said already, none of the news has yet been made official. Till the full picture gets clear, go ahead and enjoy these pictures, and let us know (in the comments) if you would like to own one of these curvilicious phones.

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RED releases high-res images of accessories, no actual accessories

When RED’s Scarlet and EPIC camera bodies finally became official late last year (after seemingly endless teasing) they were pictured with an almost farcical array of accessories. Nearly a year on and neither of the bodies nor any of those add-ons are available, but you can at least now get a higher-res look at all that wallet-tapping accoutrement. Pictured are the REDVOLT battery pack and its hot-swappable cells, the wireless REDMOTE controller, the BOMB EVF, a display screen, and even a rifle-like stock called the RED GUNNER. Some of these we’ve already seen in the flesh, others haven’t been rendered with this much detail before, and sifting through the REDUSER.net forum where they were posted uncovers some other morsels to whet the appetites of photographers who like extreme stylistic touches. The juciest is a mention that the release dates for EPIC and Scarlet will be announced in October — which doesn’t leave much time for a 2009 debut for the cameras themselves.

Gallery: RED Scarlet and EPIC

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RED releases high-res images of accessories, no actual accessories originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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10 meaningless gizmos that we shamelessly featured

Yeah meaningless, but still loved by some. Such are these weird concepts, shapes and design, but somewhere geeky gadgets that we featured over the years.

WiFi Detecting Cap: There is absolutely no practical use for this WiFi detecting cap and formany onlookers this would be nothing but some fancy lights on your head. I would have given this a try if it could speak out in my ears and tell me if there is a WiFi network out there, instead of expecting me to look at my forehead and figure that out

Lightbulb Keychain with USB: We are going to see some weird USB drives here. This particular one is a keychain with USB drive. But I wonder why would someone opt for this funny shape? And my old concern that this would really lift your notebook off the table when you try to use this as a USB drive.

Chilli USB Drive: Even if I end up being a chef, I wouldn’t use this.

Clothespin USB flash drive: Apart from the sensuous pictures used to promote this idea, there is nothing exciting here. I don’t see anyone student or professional using this stuff!

USB Fridge: If at home, I surely don’t need this. And if this is something you expect to carry around with your notebook, I would certainly try and convince you to carry a printer-scanner aswell (its called a notebook, portable PC for a reason!).

Piggy Mouse: No we didn’t feature this during H1N1 days. It came long before that

Grenade USB Drive: This is something that would have been really trendy before 9/11 days. Unfortunately this thing has arrived 8 years late for me.

Fruit powered watch: I would rather eat the fruit and use the lemon water powered watch. However the looks is cool. Wonder if this will pitch to Steve Jobs to promote this.

SPY dog camera: Believe me I really respect my dogs privacy. And I really have better things to blow away those $ on. To start with some dog biscuits

USB Eye warmer: Hope this ship this with a really long cable. No points for guessing, this is a Japanese concept Similar Posts:

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