Sony Shows Prototypes of a Planned 3-D VAIO Laptop
A laptop computer with 3-D video and games. Sony, hoping that could be the Next Big Thing, showed prototypes Wednesday of an upcoming VAIO 3-D laptop at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, Germany, and announced plans to launch a 3-D TV channel. Continue reading
Useful, quirky gadgets for a dorm room
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Gadgets for the weekend auto mechanic
I’m a MINI Cooper and performance driving enthusiast and over the weekend I went to the Phil Wicks MINI Driving Academy in Orlando for a day of track driving and instruction. When I head to the track I put on a separate set of racing wheels and tires, and I was doing that this time I realized how many gadgets there are to make things easier when changing wheels. Continue reading
Laptop stolen in Goring burglary
A LAPTOP, digital camera and passport were stolen during a burglary. Continue reading
It’s Time To Make Standardized Ratings For Gadgets [Gadgets]
# gadgets Earlier today, the Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration showed off stickers that would give car buyers standardized info on a particular model’s fuel economy and environmental impact. Continue reading
DirecTV claims largest 1080p library, including all new HD VOD on the way
Filed under: Satellite, New content
“HD Supremacy” was claimed by DISH Network, but DirecTV is heading down the Comcast path, touting its VOD offerings with the biggest selection of 1080p movies. With “more than 30″ movies available it doesn’t quite match Blu-ray and falls short of HDX, but DirecTV Plus HD DVR receiver owners can look forward to new flicks like Slumdog Millionaire, The Wrestler and Quantum of Solace being available in the highest res as soon as they launch on the DirecTV on Demand platform. According to VP Eric Shanks, even customers without 1080p… Continue reading
Palm Pre finds a totally unofficial home in China
Before phones show up at retail, they start showing up in totally random places in China — it’s basically a law of physics. And once that happens, they almost inevitably end up posted in a forum somewhere, and… well, you can gather where that leads. Chinese firm Ludle — which, according to its own description is in the business of “exploiting, producing and selling” — somehow came across a Pre (or possibly just an empty shell thereof), and a staff member took the time to do a quick set of comparo shots against a Centro and iPhone 3G. He notes that the Pre gets clogged with fingerprints as easily as the iPhone but handles… Continue reading
iPlayer HD now available
Filed under: Internet, New content
Missed the Dr. Who holiday special? It, and other BBC programmes will be available as previously rumoured in high definition via BBC’s iPlayer, now featuring new adaptive bitrate technology plus a new BBC iPlayer Desktop and a cross platform download manager for access under Windows, OS X and Linux. The only bad news? All that HD doesn’t seem to extend to set-top boxes or the PS3 just yet, you’ll have to try it out for yourself under boxee to find out if that works.
iPlayer HD now available originally appeared on… Continue reading
Philips “Carousel” short shows what you’re missing without Cinema 21:9 and Ambilight
Filed under: Displays, Philips, LCD
We’ll definitely be missing Philips UltraWidescreen 21:9 display with no U.S. release in the plans, but buyers world wide who need a bit of a convincer to drop the €4,000 need only check out the new Cinema “interactive movie.” The 2+ minute feature takes you through a fictional movie setup with director, FX supervisor and director of photography chiming in on the importance of cinema widescreen. The interactive bit comes into play as the viewer can switch between 16:9 and turn Ambilight on and off on a simulated screen playing the flick. Cinema 21:9… Continue reading
Univision going HD in time for the 2010 World Cup
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Just when we were wondering about Univision’s plans for HD, comes word that it is rolling out high definition throughout the 2009-10 broadcast season, ready in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. also to be in HD? Video on-demand packages, as well as broadcasts on the Telefutura group, but if soccer / football isn’t your thing, don’t worry, there should be plenty of telenovelas and other entertainment specials in the coming year as well.[Via Multichannel News]
Univision going HD in time for the 2010 World Cup originally appeared on Engadget HD on Tue, 14 Apr… Continue reading
HTC Touch Diamond2 gets unboxed, shown off on video
We haven’t heard much about the appearance of the HTC Touch Diamond2 on US shores apart from a few AT&T-related whispers, but the squared-off handset is starting to pop up overseas, and the requisite unboxings and video tours have started flooding in. Sadly, these early units are still running Windows Mobile 6.1, so beauty’s only skin deep — or at least as deep as TouchFlo2 3D. Hardware video after the break, but there’s plenty more at the read links. Read – Windows Phone Mix Read – Tracy and Matt
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