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  • Kyocera Echo™ Has Arrived – Nation’s First Dual-Touchscreen Smartphone Available Now Exclusively at Sprint

    Posted on April 17, 2011 | No Comments
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  • Sony Ericsson’s Cedar, Yendo are official: candybar and an Android-free X10 mini clone

    Sony Ericsson’s Cedar, Yendo are official: candybar and an Android-free X10 mini clone

    Posted on June 16, 2010 | No Comments
    If the phone on the left looks familiar, it should -- it looks a heck of a lot like the Android-powered X10 mini, sharing the 2.6-inch touchscreen and some of its UI cues -- but alas, this bad boy isn't running Android. Instead, Sony Ericsson is branding this fairly low-end dumbphone as the rumored Yendo with Walkman branding, a 2 megapixel cam, and FM radio; interestingly, it lacks 3G, instead offering one of two dual-band GSM / EDGE choices in ten colors. On the right, you've got the Cedar, bringing back what's quickly become a dying form factor as of late -- the simple candybar -- with a 2 megapixel cam and VGA video capture at 30fps, 3G, a 2.2-inch display, and 3.5mm headphone jack available either in black with silver accents or red accents. Both will be available in the third quarter, though the Yendo has been slapped with the "selected markets" label, so we suspect it'll be the harder to find of the two.

    Sony Ericsson's Cedar, Yendo are official: candybar and an Android-free X10 mini clone originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Is this the production version of Project Natal?

    Is this the production version of Project Natal?

    Posted on June 2, 2010 | No Comments
    This is interesting. Engadget's live at D8 where Microsoft is showing off Project Natal. The funny thing is that the hardware looks surprisingly polished, a lot more so than the previous versions we've seen. Everything from the paint scheme to design cues scream production unit. But why spoil all the fun when E3 is just over a week away -- unless Microsoft is showing off something a lot bigger than Natal. That's our guess.

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  • Kindle Apps for Tablet Computers: Is it the king of ereaders?

    Kindle Apps for Tablet Computers: Is it the king of ereaders?

    Posted on March 22, 2010 | No Comments
    There's no doubt about it: the iPad is the elephant in the ereader room but there's one thing I'm certain: it won't kill off the ebook readers. Amazon just took another length in the Kindle's already strong position on the ereader battlefield with the announcement of Kindle Apps for Tablet Computers. This app picks up where the standard desktop Kindle program drops off. Just like nearly every other desktop application, the original PC and Mac Kindle app isn't optimized for finger navigation with small buttons and drop down menus. Plus, it's not pretty and almost utilitarian in design. The upcoming tablet program, however, takes styling cues from Apple's iBooks and looks finger friendly enough. This is huge. No longer can the iPad claim dominance on the color ebook world. The upcoming Kindle tablet program will be able to run on presumably any PC tablet and still sync to the other Kindle apps, mobile or otherwise. Knock "color ebook reader" off of the iPad's list of Pros. The tablet race just got a bit more interesting.

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  • Rechargeable wireless keyboard knockoff takes cues from Logitech’s diNovo Edge

    Rechargeable wireless keyboard knockoff takes cues from Logitech’s diNovo Edge

    Posted on March 1, 2010 | No Comments
    If the $180 price tag of Logitech’s diNovo Edge wireless keyboard is a bit too high to stomach, Brando will sell you an $86 knockoff. It’s called the “Rapoo 2900,” which has to be one of the worst product names in the history of consumer electronics.

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  • Samsung makes the Wave with Bada official

    Samsung makes the Wave with Bada official

    Posted on February 14, 2010 | No Comments
    After being teased with a washed out banner image, leaked images on the Internet and stealthy screen shots of its gorgeous AMOLED screen, the Samsung S8500, or Wave, has finally become official.

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  • Dell Vostro V13 takes styling cues from Adamo, but not the high price tag

    Dell Vostro V13 takes styling cues from Adamo, but not the high price tag

    Posted on December 8, 2009 | No Comments
    Oh boy, take a look at this. Dell's apparently porting the whole super slim Adamo idea to its more affordable line of Vostro business machines.

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  • Gift Guide 2009: Pocket Camcorders

    Gift Guide 2009: Pocket Camcorders

    Posted on November 16, 2009 | No Comments
    Intro Pocket-sized camcorders continue to grow in popularity thanks to falling prices, shrinking form factors, and enhanced video quality. While there are plenty on the market to choose from right now, this guide will focus on models selling for less than $150. That seems to be a good price ceiling that allows you to get plenty [...]

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  • New Meizu M8 beta firmware looking desirable, bordering on original

    New Meizu M8 beta firmware looking desirable, bordering on original

    Posted on November 3, 2009 | No Comments

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    It's been almost three years since we saw our first taste of the Meizu M8, which was at that point a fairly shameless rip of the iPhone, albeit mostly theoretical. In the ensuing years we've seen an ever-changing OS and two generations of hardware, but we might be finally coming upon something worth lusting after. The new M8 Firmware 1.0.0.1 beta has been demo'd on video, and seems to be taking some new cues from Android and Windows Mobile -- along with some original and sexy UI elements of Meizu's own devising -- that really set it apart from its iPhone-aping days of yore. We're particularly fond of the unlock screen, which has three icons at the bottom that can be swiped-up like an Android app drawer, but with quick access to phone and messages, similar to how Windows Mobile 6.5 can be unlocked into multiple modes. Apparently the OS is only 50% ready, and there's no telling how many changes we might see between now and when it's finished, but for now we're fairly impressed. Video is after the break.

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    New Meizu M8 beta firmware looking desirable, bordering on original originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Casio’s G’zOne Rock C731 for Verizon oozes tough

    Casio’s G’zOne Rock C731 for Verizon oozes tough

    Posted on October 22, 2009 | No Comments

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    We've been hearing about Casio's next US-bound G'zOne for a while now, but the Rock's been taking its sweet time getting to market -- not unlike the EXILIM before it, we suppose. We still don't have a release here, but PhoneArena appears to have nabbed solid shots of the C731 in the wild, showing totally typical G'zOne styling cues with the pointy tips, textured components, and a total disregard for beauty (at least in the traditional sense of the word). They still haven't managed to scrounge up a possible release date -- but really, you could argue that the Boulder still has some life in it, so we wouldn't be surprised if this didn't hit until closer to the holidays at the earliest.

    Casio's G'zOne Rock C731 for Verizon oozes tough originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Logitech outs the G110 gaming keyboard

    Logitech outs the G110 gaming keyboard

    Posted on October 15, 2009 | No Comments
    When I think of Logitech gaming keyboards, I picture large, oddly shaped creations because that’s what they traditionally look like. However, the new G110 throws out those styling cues for something a little more minimalistic and I like it. The G110 might not have LCD screens or futuristic color schemes like its G19 or G15 big brothers, [...]

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  • GPS device alerts you to red light cameras, doesn’t do turn-by-turn directions

    GPS device alerts you to red light cameras, doesn’t do turn-by-turn directions

    Posted on October 13, 2009 | No Comments
    Raise your hand if you’ve been caught on camera running a red light (I am raising my hand). Depending upon how often you get caught by red light cameras and how much you have to pay per ticket, this $200 “Red Light Camera Detector” may end up saving you some money and insurance headaches in the long run.

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  • Kempler & Strauss’ Billionair B6 and B7 pose alongside the W watchphone

    Kempler & Strauss’ Billionair B6 and B7 pose alongside the W watchphone

    Posted on October 7, 2009 | No Comments

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    Kempler & Strauss -- which pretty much came out of nowhere this week to announce a pair of 3G WinMo devices and a watchphone -- is pulling out all the stops here at CTIA to get its new products noticed, so everything they've got is on display and ready to use (or in some cases, wear). First up are the Billionair B6 and B7, full touch and portrait QWERTY WinMo devices respectively that currently run 6.1 -- but we're told that 6.5 upgrades will be available by the end of the year. Neither phone looks that awesome and feel generally cheap; the B6 borrows styling cues from the original HTC Touch, to boot, so there's an overal KIRFy feel to the thing. The skin they've dropped atop the operating system is pretty uninspiring, too -- though many WinMo skins look uninspiring when they're up against something thoroughly modern like a recent build of TouchFLO 3D. The phones' saving grace might be the fact that they're cheap -- sub-$300 -- and in the case of the B7, the combo portrait keyboard / QVGA touchscreen is still a nice, sadly too-rare combo.

    Turning our attention to the more interesting device of the trio, the W is a watchphone that employs a pretty standard GUI we've seen on similar models, but this one employs perhaps the most livable styling that we've seen this side of an LG GD910, and it all comes at a small fraction of the price. The touchscreen doesn't come with a traditional stylus, per se, but instead you get a "communicator" accessory that functions as a combination stylus / Bluetooth handsfree / remote control -- pretty cool, although we'd feel pretty silly (and sad) if we misplaced it. At $200, we could almost justify buying one of these just for the sheer novelty of it -- just don't expect desktop-class browsing on that display, and you should be a happy camper.

    Gallery: Kempler & Strauss' Billionair B6 and B7 pose alongside the W watchphone


    Kempler & Strauss' Billionair B6 and B7 pose alongside the W watchphone originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Gateway EC18T 11.6-inch tablet photos trickle out for all to see

    Gateway EC18T 11.6-inch tablet photos trickle out for all to see

    Posted on October 6, 2009 | No Comments
    Ah, mysterious Gateway tablet. Were you not leaked to Engadget by an anonymous tipster, we may not even be talking about you. But your lack of pricing and availability makes you an enigma wrapped in a riddle wrapped in a mystery.

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  • The HP Envy 13, 15 leak out without any hint of their Voodoo roots

    The HP Envy 13, 15 leak out without any hint of their Voodoo roots

    Posted on September 14, 2009 | No Comments
    The unannounced HP Envy 13 and 15 popped up today on a couple of foreign sites just as Rahul Sood, Voodoo founder, Twittered about something new coming. Let’s just assume that the HP Envy 13 and 15 is what he’s talking about. They seem like solid performing notebooks, but what’s the Envy naming doing there? HP’s high [...]

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