Mid Range Archive

  • Have Tunes, Will Travel: Logitech Unveils Rechargeable Speaker Dock for the iPod

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  • HTC Aria review

    HTC Aria review

    It's sort of hard to believe, but AT&T finally has an Android phone worth paying attention to. Mind you, the AT&T compatible Nexus One is easily the best Googlephone on America's largest GSM operator, but this is the first one that the company has bothered to brand and sell on a subsidized plan within its own stores. Pundits could argue the reasons why forever, but considering that the carrier's doing all it can just to keep up with the demand for iPhones, it's hard to imagine that AT&T has been longing to pursue Android with reckless abandon. Believe it or not, it's been over 1.5 years since T-Mobile gave the world the first taste of a mobile OS that would soon rival (and surpass) the other options already on the table, but outside of the forgettable Backflip (and the nowhere-to-be-found Aero), there's been no Android to speak of on AT&T. HTC has somehow managed to break down the blue and orange walls, piercing the heart of a hardened operator and squeezing a delightful mid-range Android smartphone into a lineup that's about to be monumentally overshadowed by the iPhone 4. So, is the HTC Aria worth the $129.99 that you'll be forced to pay on a 2-year agreement when it ships on June 20th? Read on to find out.

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    HTC Aria review originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Video: Hands on with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8

    Video: Hands on with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8

    Did you love what you saw when Sony Ericsson announced their mid-range Xperia X8 yesterday? Are you longing for a little more than a few press shots and a photo of the various colours? Have I got a hands-on video? Yes! Yes I do!

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  • HTC Aria goes official for AT&T, gets toyed with on video (update: $130, coming June 20)

    HTC Aria goes official for AT&T, gets toyed with on video (update: $130, coming June 20)

    Um... okay? In what's easily one of the most curious product introductions of the year (in terms of method, not design), AT&T has seemingly just made official the first not-awful Android device to be sold in subsidized fashion for its network. 'Course, those who don't mind ponying up for an out-of-contract phone have been able to to pick up an AT&T-compatible Nexus One for a few months now, but contract lovers have been stuck with the Motorola Backflip and the promise of Dell's admittedly underwhelming Aero. Dante Martin, a product manager at the carrier, has followed up on a prior video with a confirmation that the HTC Aria is indeed "launching on AT&T," though he gives precisely no specifications in his address posted after the break. All we know is that the phone will most certainly ship with Sense and an optical trackball, but mum's the word on a price or release. For now, anyway. Here's hoping this is just the beginning -- AT&T needs a decent dose of Android in the worst possible way.

    [Thanks, Travis]

    Update: Ah, and here's the official presser. It's a mid-range phone with Android 2.1, a five megapixel camera, 3.2-inch HVGA capacitive touchpanel, inbuilt WiFi and support for 7.2Mbps HSPA. There's also a soft-touch back and a total weight of around four ounces, and AT&T says this one will be available on June 20th nationwide for $129.99 on a two-year contract (after $100 mail-in rebate, of course). As for specs? There's a 600MHz Qualcomm MSM 7227 processor, proximity sensor, integrated GPS, a digital compass, light sensor, 512MB ROM / 384MB RAM, a microSD card slot (2GB included) and a 1,200mAh battery good for up to six hours of yapping.

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    HTC Aria goes official for AT&T, gets toyed with on video (update: $130, coming June 20) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • May 27th means LG’s Ally is now rocketing across the US, Iron Man stylee

    May 27th means LG’s Ally is now rocketing across the US, Iron Man stylee

    As promised, LG’s mid-range, QWERTY, Android-powered slider (phew), the Ally, is now available from Verizon. Just think: somewhere out there, keen LG/Iron Man 2/Android fans are braving the harsh Spring conditions, waiting for their favourite Verizon stores to open. The less adventurous of the devout would have just pre-ordered it, but where’s the honour in [...]

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  • Review: Sony Vaio F Series Laptop

    Review: Sony Vaio F Series Laptop

    Short Version: Sony has always had a way with big laptops. Their F-Series, starting at $999 and going all the way up to about $1700 on a good day, is a monster but doesn’t feel huge and his heavy without being a boat anchor. With only about two hours of battery life you’re not going [...]

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  • Video: LG Ally mid-range QWERTY reviewed

    Video: LG Ally mid-range QWERTY reviewed

    So, you've been with us from the beginning, back when Ally first popped her head out into the wild, then during her adventures with Iron Man, and finally, with her full spec sheet leak. You two have grown so close over the last month, that it seems that all you now need to achieve completeness is a video review. Oh, hullo, looky here!

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  • Rumour: myTouch 3G Slide available for $149 on June 16th

    Rumour: myTouch 3G Slide available for $149 on June 16th

    The final pieces of the myTouch 3G Slide launch puzzle -- price and release date -- are beginning to come to light, with Tmo News claiming to have screenshots that show a $149.99 on contract/$399.99 off contract launch price. While the screenies don't show the release date, Tmo News also claim that it has been pushed back two weeks from the previously thought June 2nd, to June 16th. Tmo News aren't 100% on that information, though, so take it as you will.

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  • Video: Samsung I5801 mid-range Android phone

    Video: Samsung I5801 mid-range Android phone

    It must be Spring, because it looks like the little Androids are multiplying. Today sees another mid-range Android device previewed before being set upon the masses. This time it's from Samsung. Specs are a bit scarce at the moment, but as it stands, the device appears to run Android 2.1, 802.11n, 3G, a (possible) 240x400 display, 3.5mm headphone jack, and MicroSD slot.

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  • LG Ally works its Iron Man cred, leaves a few loose ends to tie up

    LG Ally works its Iron Man cred, leaves a few loose ends to tie up

    We'll admit it, we really can't find anything straight-out "wrong" with the LG Ally. Maybe we could muster up a few matters of taste to gripe about, but it really does seem to be a pretty solid QWERTY Android slider. But unfortunately for LG, Verizon, and the good people at Stark Industries, we're having a lot of trouble stomaching this handset for the mere fact that we're up to our eyeballs in Android these days; nobody here has bothered to do anything different. When your only claims to fame are a few pixel tweaks on the home screen, categories in the app drawer, and an augmented reality Iron Man app, you're running the risk of... well, that's just it, you aren't running any risk at all. Sure, including a "limited edition" Iron Man comic with every phone sold is a nice touch, but it won't help you much in two years (or two months) when everybody you know has better phone than you.

    At least LG managed to best the Droid's landscape QWERTY, with some well-defined keys and decent, clicky action, though the unfortunate layout and an oddly inconsistent key shape keeps that from saving this phone. Specs-wise it's just what we had been hearing: Android 2.1, a 3.2 megapixel camera (with a flash), a nicely side-accessible microSD slot for the included 4GB SD card, and that mid-range Qualcomm MSM7627 processor. Hopefully Verizon can announce a bargain basement price (we're figuring $99 or less is a shoe-in), otherwise we want that GW990 back pronto. No word on release date, either, but we should be learning more tomorrow.

    LG Ally works its Iron Man cred, leaves a few loose ends to tie up originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 May 2010 20:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • LG Ally release date and full specs revealed

    LG Ally release date and full specs revealed

    Have you been hurtin' for the mid-range, QWERTY-goodness promised by the explosion-powered LG Ally? If so, I have news to sooth your aching soul: the Ally is going up for pre-order on May 13th, ready for a May 20th release.

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  • CTIA 2010: Kyocera Zio brings high-resolution Android goodness without breaking the bank

    CTIA 2010: Kyocera Zio brings high-resolution Android goodness without breaking the bank

    Look at you, Kyocera! After essentially shuttering your smartphone division for years, you’ve jumped back in with a bit of a splash. Today at CTIA, the low-to-mid-range handset manufacturer announced the Zio, an Android-powered touchscreen phone. What makes the Zio special isn’t its specs — it’s the price it brings the specs in at. For somewhere [...]

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  • Goldmund home theater system will blow your socks off

    Goldmund home theater system will blow your socks off

    I have a list of things that I plan to do once I become absolutely ridiculously rich. Being a blogger armed with a liberal-arts degree puts me on the perfect path, I know. The item right after building a house with secret passageways everywhere is calling up the guys from Goldmund and having them come [...]

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  • Apple is definitely NOT going to lose money making the iPad

    Apple is definitely NOT going to lose money making the iPad

    Well, iSuppli is at it again, and this time they are deconstructing the iPad. Admittedly they aren’t 100% sure about what exactly is inside the new device, they are taking their best shot at it and the numbers are pretty impressive. It doesn’t surprise me when an company makes money (in fact I’m more surprised [...]

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  • Altec Lansing announces three new products for CES

    Altec Lansing announces three new products for CES

    Altec Lansing announced three new products today - a docking station, a new set of computer speakers, and a set of headphones. While not exactly earth shattering, they do look to be some decent sounding products.

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