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  • Video gallery: Hitachi’s humanoid robot EMIEW2 in action

    Video gallery: Hitachi’s humanoid robot EMIEW2 in action

    Posted on June 21, 2010 | No Comments
    Hitachi has recently shown a new version of its humanoid robot EMIEW2 (Excellent Mobility and Interactive Existence as Workmate2), which can scoot around on broken ground (the robot handles bumps that are up to 1.5cm high), recognize and distinguish between different human voices and converse with people.

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  • Android 2.2 build FRF72 for Nexus One finally leaks

    Android 2.2 build FRF72 for Nexus One finally leaks

    Posted on June 19, 2010 | No Comments
    Its existence has been an on-again, off-again rumor for over a week now, but it looks like a new build of Android 2.2 Froyo for the Nexus One -- FRF72 -- is very real. It finally leaked in the past few hours, we've tested it on a Nexus One of our own, and as far as we can tell, it's straight-up legit. Get it if you dare -- it's up on Google's official servers right now, but if it's pulled, we've no doubt it'll be floating around on a bunch of mirrors ad nauseam. G'luck to ya, folks!

    [Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

    Android 2.2 build FRF72 for Nexus One finally leaks originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 19 Jun 2010 11:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Oops! HTC Droid Incredible takes snapshots of sites you visit, hangs on to them after a hard reset

    Oops! HTC Droid Incredible takes snapshots of sites you visit, hangs on to them after a hard reset

    Posted on June 17, 2010 | 1 Comment
    Thinking of selling your Droid Incredible? If you're a mob-boss, peruser of the freaky-deaky, or someone who visits websites with sensitive data on their handset, you might want to hold off. Turns out, the Droid Incredible is snapping shots of the sites you visit for use with the built-in Bookmarks widget. That, in itself, isn't a big deal; there are a dozen traces of every website you visit on just about any device, mobile or not. The unfortunate part is just how hard it is to get rid of these ones.

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  • Verizon makes the Droid X official a few days earlier than expected

    Verizon makes the Droid X official a few days earlier than expected

    Posted on June 17, 2010 | No Comments
    The Android arena is a tough one to play in, man. One manufacturer might have the baddest handset on the block one week, only to have the competition release a superior monster-of-a-phone a week later. The rate at which these things are being cranked out doesn’t give the carriers — or their customer — any [...]

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  • Orange slips out a few Samsung Galaxy Apollo details

    Orange slips out a few Samsung Galaxy Apollo details

    Posted on June 16, 2010 | No Comments
    Orange's UK outpost has fessed up to the Galaxy Apollo's existence just as it started showing up on an official Samsung site, saying that the Android-powered phone -- a handset that looks a bit like the South Korean market M120S -- is "coming soon." Beyond that, we don't have much to go on, but we now know that it'll have a 3 megapixel cam with autofocus, FM radio, 3.2-inch display, and "up to 1GB external memory," which we're pretty sure is a typo or misunderstanding of some sort; in all likelihood, they mean it's got 1GB internal and it can support up to 32GB external. Or so we hope, anyhow. No word on price or a release date just yet.

    Orange slips out a few Samsung Galaxy Apollo details originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Be thankful that AT&T is looking out for our best interests

    Be thankful that AT&T is looking out for our best interests

    Posted on June 2, 2010 | No Comments
    Today I am proud to be an earthling. AT&T has announced that it will finally lift the burden of unlimited data plans for smartphones. No longer will I have to say to myself, "I am tired of trying to make the most of what I pay for." Like a wise king, AT&T has decided for us, its loyal subjects, that all we need really in life, in the totality of existence, is 2GB of data per month—or, for some of us, only 200MB of data! Either one! You see, AT&T simply knows more than any of us could ever hope to know. Thank you, AT&T, for being a shining beacon of hope in our otherwise bleak, bleak world.

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  • Nokia N8 on its way to Vodafone UK

    Nokia N8 on its way to Vodafone UK

    Posted on May 27, 2010 | No Comments
    Vodafone UK now have the Nokia N8 on their "Coming Soon" page, so it seems a pretty safe bet that Nokia's new top-end Symbian ^3 powered handset will indeed be "Coming Soon" to Vodafone UK. You can probably also safely bet that the phone is "Coming Soon" to other carriers, too... but I don't have a handy reference page for any other operators. Sorry.

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  • Mobile Devs: Get 20% off the Uplinq Conference

    Mobile Devs: Get 20% off the Uplinq Conference

    Posted on May 17, 2010 | No Comments
    Qualcomm, makers of just about every comm chip in existence, are holding their annual Uplinq conference in San Diego this year and would like to invite you folks to roll on down for a bit of mobile fun in the sun. Check out their site and if you think the event is for you hit [...]

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  • BlackBerry 9670 caught trying to justify its existence on video

    BlackBerry 9670 caught trying to justify its existence on video

    Posted on May 10, 2010 | No Comments
    Look, we'll admit that we may have gone a little hard on the BlackBerry 9670 the first time we saw it -- but seriously, could you blame us? Thanks to the 8200 series, RIM's developed a reputation for making gargantuan clamshells, and the 9670 certainly doesn't seem to buck that trend -- in fact, it's very likely even wider on account of its full QWERTY keyboard, and you can tell from this new video that it doesn't make any apologies about its thick waistline, either. That being said, the phone seems to look just a smidge sexier now than it did before, though it's still not necessarily clear why you'd pick it over a 9650 or 9700 when it's essentially the same size folded. Guess we'll know when -- or if, rather -- RIM launches this thing. Follow the break for video.

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    BlackBerry 9670 caught trying to justify its existence on video originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 May 2010 14:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Gadgets of days gone by: 10 Gaming Commercials from Days of Yore

    Gadgets of days gone by: 10 Gaming Commercials from Days of Yore

    Posted on May 7, 2010 | No Comments
    10. Master Rob the Video Robot This week at CrunchGear, we’re looking back at some of our favorite gadgets from the not-so-distant past — old phones, computers, media players, toys… those devices that still stand out in our memories despite their obsolescence. Feel free to contribute some of your own nostalgia. In no particular order except I [...]

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  • Send in the clones: Shanzhai’s version of the Nokia C2 is out there

    Send in the clones: Shanzhai’s version of the Nokia C2 is out there

    Posted on May 5, 2010 | No Comments
    There’s been rumors floating around about the existence of a Nokia C2, but there really hasn’t been any kind of reliable siting, and a phone with a rotatable screen just seems a bit off. That doesn’t stop the knockoffs from coming out of Shanzhai though, and they’ve already made a clone. No pricing or availability [...]

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  • iPhone OS 4.0 to have Facebook Contact and Event Integration?

    iPhone OS 4.0 to have Facebook Contact and Event Integration?

    Posted on April 19, 2010 | No Comments
    Amid the flurry of news surrounding the next-gen iPhone revelations, another little tidbit of information about iPhone OS 4.0 has made it's way out: it seems that Facebook contact and event integration may be a new system feature. While this may not be a new concept for the Android and WebOS devout among us, it is one that the iPhone could really benefit from.

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  • Thunder 30 amplifier from Orange

    Thunder 30 amplifier from Orange

    Posted on March 6, 2010 | No Comments
    Stage aesthetics all contain a common trend. Generally, the equipment should be seen as little as possible, leading to pretty much every guitar amplifier in existence being black. Orange Amplifiers said, “To hell with all that nonsense” and proceeded to create some of the most visually offensive and sonically powerful amps on the market. Their [...]

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  • MSIE6, blah blah blah

    MSIE6, blah blah blah

    Posted on February 22, 2010 | No Comments
    Sweet merciful fates, the continued existence and use of Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 is getting as much publicity as the Linux-vs-Windows debate. If you're interested in this story, and we all know you're interested or these stories wouldn't keep popping up, there's an interesting examination of the reasons for MSIE6's prolonged existence online for your perusal. The usual suspects -- slow-moving change-averse mega-corporations on protracted refresh cycles, cheapskates, and ignorance -- are rounded out by at least one surprising addition.

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  • If you’re going to buy a desk vacuum, it might as well be a Zamboni

    If you’re going to buy a desk vacuum, it might as well be a Zamboni

    Posted on January 19, 2010 | No Comments
    Now that you’re aware of this Zamboni desk vacuum’s existence, to buy any other desk vacuum would be downright silly, wouldn’t it?

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