Palm Pre spotted just minding its own business in San Fran?
We can’t vouch for the authenticity of these shots, but the fact that there’s fully five of them posted certainly lends some element of legitimacy. What’s more, the first half ‘09 window is still very much confirmed by Palm, so let’s be honest: there pretty much have to be Pres floating around in some circles at this point. We didn’t necessarily anticipate “some circles” to mean “two peeps chilling at San Francisco’s Bring Your Own Wheel race,” but hey, whatever works. Catch another glorious shot in the wild after the break.[Via Boy Genius Report]
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Momitsu BDP-899 promises out of the box region free Blu-ray for cheap
Looking for region-free Blu-ray and DVD support? The Momitsu BDP-899 fits the bill, including BD-Live and Dolby TrueHD output. It’s not clear whether multi region support is included by default or only due to retailer mods, but the BDP-899 can be manually changed between DVD & Blu-ray regions when there isn’t a disc in the tray via a code input by the remote. We found a few reviews indicating its region switching and PAL/NTSC conversion works as advertised, though checking out every possible combination could stress anyone’s disc library. At $349, it’s the cheapest BD-Live compatible region free player we’ve seen, although questions about how fast Momitsu will… Continue reading
International HD news roundup
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Here at Engadget HD, we’d prefer not to just focus on high-def happenings in the US of A. Thus, we round up the best of the best from the international front each week and present it here, bundled together in a single, easy to digest list. If something went down in your corner of the globe over the past seven days, let the rest of the world know it in comments. ‘Til next week, Ma as-salaamah!Read – Unitel Classica reveals HDTV details Read – Sun Direct launches high definition services Read – The silver bullet for MENA HDTV Read – Eutelsat Announces the Launch… Continue reading
Electra Delivery Bike is an Old-School Cargo-Carrier
Electra’s new Delivery 3i is much the same as its other laid-back three-speeders, only with a big fat tray on the front. Riding it will of course bring attention, and we guess that the kind of attention will depend on…
Electra’s new Delivery 3i is much the same as its other laid-back three-speeders, only with a big fat tray on the front. Riding it will of course bring attention, and we guess that the kind of attention will depend on which city you live in.
In Barcelona, Spain, I expect that you’d see smiles from the tourists and little else. In London you’d be taken for a poseur, but otherwise ignored. San Francisco? You’ll fit right in… Continue reading
Poll: Is the lack of Blu-ray playback keeping you from buying a Mac?
Filed under: Polls, Blu-ray, Media PCs
Alright, Steve may have called Blu-ray “a bag of hurt” but Microsoft’s Laptop Hunting mom & son duo (ad embedded after the break) looked pretty happy to see it in their new VAIO laptop. The Apple / Blu-ray rumors flying since the format launched have amounted to very little and for now it’s up to iTunes to take care of ones legit HD movie fix, so we’ve just got to know, is that enough to send you running to XP, Vista or Windows 7? Vote, then let us know why in the comments.
Former Motorola CFO alleges that company lied about financial data, Santa Claus
There have been no shortage of legal wranglings in the electronics space lately, usually between two well-entrenched corporations, but this one’s a little more interesting: a former officer taking the offensive against his former office. Paul Liska, previous head of all things financial at Motorola, is alleging that the company has been misleading investors for quite some time regarding the performance of its Mobile Devices unit, and that when he raised his concerns to the board he was given an escorted trip out the building for his troubles. Moto, on the other hand, is saying that the company’s current financial mess is all… Continue reading
Engadget HD giveaway: win a 5×1 HDMI switch and Copperhead HDMI cables!
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The recession antidote giveaways over at Engadget Classic have been a huge hit, and nothing could make us happier — except a special set of giveaways just for HD readers, of course! We’re sure AV gear is one of the first things to get trimmed from the household budget, but we want to make sure our readers aren’t totally cut off. Luckily, the good folks at Next Generation Home Products sent us a raft of HD-centric goodies. There’s still more good stuff in the bag, which brings us to round two of the giveaway… Continue reading
Moxi’s spring updates brings PlayOn, DLNA and a little home automation
Filed under: DVRs, Media streamers, Set-top boxes, Cable
In Digeo’s latest move into the consumer DVR market it is rolling out first big update since the launch only a few months ago. The list of additions is pretty nice, but our most anticipated feature, the Moxi-mate, is still just “coming soon.” Although all the new features are interesting, the most notable is the DLNA certification which allows your Moxi to play all kinds of media from your PC, including from a PlayOn server. What’s even better is that Digeo is actually throwing… Continue reading
Cocoa Pipe Lets You Literally Inhale Chocolate
Chocolate can be addictive, and eating it is fattening — which is why a Harvard professor has helped create a cigarette-like chocolate inhaler that allows users to take a puff of their favorite treat whenever they want. The product, called…
Chocolate can be addictive, and eating it is fattening — which is why a Harvard professor has helped create a cigarette-like chocolate inhaler that allows users to take a puff of their favorite treat whenever they want.
The product, called Le Whif, is a way to get chocolate without the calories, says David Edwards, a professor at Harvard University and the lead inventor of… Continue reading
Sprint employees now training with the Palm Pre?
NFL Network, Comcast slapfight could see channel yanked May 1
Filed under: Industry, Cable, Sports
This Hatfield & McCoy-like dispute has been going on for years now and it might be ready to come to a head. In case you haven’t seen the ads, the NFL Network could leave Comcast altogether May 1. As always, the NFL wants to be on the basic tier in every subscriber’s house alongside ESPN and, less popular, Comcast owned channels, and Comcast wants to keep it on the sports tier, where only those willing to shell out extra will see what it claims is the 4th most expensive channel it… Continue reading
Survey: Only one in 10 UK consumers planning to go HD this year
Looks like Brits have something more important on their minds than HDTV, with survey results indicating that although 99% of consumers were aware of HD only 11% are planning on buying one this year. Of course, one must take online polls with a grain of salt, but the results must be troubling for projected rollouts of HD and beyond, with 53% indicating they don’t have it and don’t plan to buy. The problem? Tight wallets and a “perceived lack of content.” We’ll wait until the HD Dr. Who Planet of the Dead special airs and see if that shifts the… Continue reading
Panasonic’s TC-P50G10 plasma nets a rave review from the HD Guru
Filed under: Reviews, Displays, Panasonic, Plasma
Fans of the Pioneer Kuro plasma TVs that are riding into the sunset needn’t worry — based on the review from none other than the HD Guru, the THX-approved Panasonic TC-P50G10 is a more than worthy successor. Whatever tests the set had to pass to earn that THX badge, it was well deserved, too, with color that was spot-on and performance that ousted even the Pioneer Pro 141FD in brightness uniformity, ultimate brightness and motion resolution. Even fans of apline skiing should find… Continue reading
DISH Network adds seven new Viacom HD channels, cements HD supremacy
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If you want your MTV HD you can get it, and BET HD, CMT HD, Comedy Central HD, Nickelodeon HD, Spike TV HD and VH1 HD on DISH Network. Thanks to a new deal with Viacom, all those HD feeds were announced today as available to all subscribers at no extra cost. Also included? Video on-demand and Internet streaming rights that senior VP Dave Shull had no problem claiming as a testament to DISH’s “continued HD leadership” while also asserting its HD supremacy. BET HD is available on the Classic Silver 200 HD package and up, while all the… Continue reading
T-Mobile UK event same day as USA’s, will be BlackBerry-focused
T-Mobile UK has decided to throw a little shindig for members of the press the very same day as its Yankee cousin — this coming 21st — but there’s a very important distinction with the UK event: it drops a hint about what they’ll be announcing. It turns out that they’ll be launching an “exciting new BlackBerry collaboration,” which we can only take to mean a new handset; now, the only question is whether these events are synchronized. If they are, that means we’ll be getting new RIM goodies on T-Mobile USA, but if it isn’t, this means precisely zilch for American subscribers. Historically, the US branch has been pretty out of sync with it European counterparts… Continue reading
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