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  • Civ V gameplay video is making me excited

    Civ V gameplay video is making me excited

    Posted on June 17, 2010 | No Comments
    You seriously do not want to Chatroulette with me right now. It would be ugly. Regardless, this new video about Civ V is amazing exciting to a Civ nerd like me. Please let it appear on Mac Steam. Please.

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  • The Droid X gets real on Verizon (update: 720p video capture, not display)

    The Droid X gets real on Verizon (update: 720p video capture, not display)

    Posted on June 17, 2010 | 1 Comment
    digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/The_Droid_X_gets_real_on_Verizon'; Looks like Verizon and Motorola are coming clean with the Droid X a little earlier than planned -- it just appeared on the official Droid page, complete with comfirmation of that 4.3-inch screen size. Interestingly, rolling over the image reveals a box that says it has a "720p screen," which would be crazy -- especially since the Droid X prototype we played with had what looked to be the same 854 x 480 resolution as the original Droid, although we couldn't confirm it at the time. A true 720p screen res would also be far denser than the 800 x 480 panel on the EVO 4G, so we're thinking Verizon actually means 720p out over HDMI, not anything else. We'll see though -- the official launch event is still set for June 23, and we're still waiting to find out about the slider Droid 2, so there are a lot of potential surprises still to come.

    Update: We just confirmed that the Droid X prototype we saw had an 854 x 480 display, so we'll have to see if Motorola and Verizon have a serious surprise for us come Wednesday -- we know at least one Engadget editor who's crossing his fingers.

    Update 2: Sure enough, Verizon has changed the ad to read "Captures 720p" instead of "720p screen," so that would basically confirm the 854 x 480 display. A nerd can dream, though! See the revised site after the break.

    [Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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    The Droid X gets real on Verizon (update: 720p video capture, not display) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • HTC EVO 4G accessories detailed ahead of launch

    HTC EVO 4G accessories detailed ahead of launch

    Posted on May 28, 2010 | No Comments
    So you live in the land of WiMax and rainbows. Lucky you. Then you'll be needing some accessories to go along with that new EVO 4G you'll be purchasing next week. While we've seen some of these before (image from a previous leak after the break), we now have the benefit of pricing to assist with your decisions. And hey, if $30 for a leather pouch with belt clip seems like a reasonable purchase then you might want to check out our fine selection of pocket protectors and Bluetooth headsets. Don't be shy, embrace your outer nerd... no one else will. Oh!

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    HTC EVO 4G accessories detailed ahead of launch originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 May 2010 09:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • There will be a Mass Effect movie. Will Lost’s Matthew Fox play Commander Shepard?

    There will be a Mass Effect movie. Will Lost’s Matthew Fox play Commander Shepard?

    Posted on May 25, 2010 | No Comments
    It's takes a special type of nerd to read a video game's novelization, and I'm none too proud to say that I recently started reading the Mass Effect novel. But there's a certain quiet dignity in reading a novelization that simply isn't present when sitting at the multiplex (or downloading the Blu-ray rip, as it were) watching a movie. Get ready: EA has sold the movie rights to Mass Effect, and it's gone to Legendary Pictures, the same people behind The Dark Knight, Watchmen, and The Hangover. So there's hope the movie won't be total dross.

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  • Audi A8 super saloon getting factory-installed HSDPA hotspot

    Audi A8 super saloon getting factory-installed HSDPA hotspot

    Posted on May 24, 2010 | No Comments
    The Audi A8 is already a nerd's wet dream with more gadgets and technology than any baby boomer can handle. But Audi wasn't done with the available option lists, though. Now buyers can order an HSDPA hotspot modem directly from the factory. Unlike other options -- like Autonet -- this system is polished and seemingly beautifully integrated into the vehicle. This is the future.

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  • Phone guitar: iPhone OS, Windows Mobile and Android got all night to set the world right (video)

    Phone guitar: iPhone OS, Windows Mobile and Android got all night to set the world right (video)

    Posted on May 8, 2010 | No Comments
    What can you do when no one's got a phone to jam with you? Why, you can be a geeky one-man band, of course! Web developer Steffest (just one name, like Sting or Madonna) managed to do just that by strapping a couple of Android devices (possibly an Archos 5 and a HTC Desire), a couple of WinMo handhelds (looks like a HP iPAQ h1940 and a HTC Touch Diamond), and an iPod touch on top of a portable speaker. All this just for a forthcoming presentation on mobile cross development -- Steffest had to painstakingly write the same audio program "in Java for Android, in C# for Windows Mobile and in Objective-C for iPhone." Oh, and it doesn't just end there -- turns out this dude can also pluck tap away a good Neil Diamond classic on this five-way nerd-o-strummer. Get on board and check out the video after the break.

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    Phone guitar: iPhone OS, Windows Mobile and Android got all night to set the world right (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 May 2010 04:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • We demand Steam rentals, now!

    We demand Steam rentals, now!

    Posted on May 7, 2010 | No Comments
    We were discussing in the chat room a little while ago how fantastically awesome it would be to be able to rent games from Steam. Allow me to explain.

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  • Happy birthday, NCSA Mosaic!

    Happy birthday, NCSA Mosaic!

    Posted on April 22, 2010 | No Comments
    Good golly, was it really seventeen years ago that NCSA Mosaic 1.0 was released? How far we've come in the nearly two decades since images were first rendered inline with text. Now we take it for granted that we can watch movies in our browsers!

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  • Nobody wants the NBCU-Comcast merger to go down

    Nobody wants the NBCU-Comcast merger to go down

    Posted on April 1, 2010 | No Comments
    Looks like nobody in the TV industry wants the NBCU-Comcast merger to go down. And who could blame them! ABC, CBS, and Fox affiliates are afraid that, if the merger goes down, it'll cause the clouds to darken and the streets to run red with the blood of something or other. Basically, they're scared that the merger will put the in a very bad position indeed.

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  • Popular Science archives are now online

    Popular Science archives are now online

    Posted on March 4, 2010 | No Comments
    Back in the old days, when people got their tech news from stacks of paper stapled together called "magazines," Popular Science was a nerd's dream. It was full of all sorts of exciting things, had less nudity in it than Omni (Note: This is not a good thing but your parents would buy it for you), and let you dream of jet packs. This is not to say that that old stalwart PopSci isn't still around, but back in the old days it was our only lifeline to the world of high tech.

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  • Supine Reading Glasses to spur recumbent reading movement

    Supine Reading Glasses to spur recumbent reading movement

    Posted on February 15, 2010 | No Comments
    Sound the nerd alert: the Supine Reading Glasses from Hammacher Schlemmer let you read a book while flat on your back. That’s right, no more holding the book above your head. Just hold it upright and let the “two optical-quality glass prisms” bend your vision 90 degrees.

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  • Spider-Man reboot to be shot in 3D (!!!)

    Spider-Man reboot to be shot in 3D (!!!)

    Posted on February 10, 2010 | No Comments
    No matter how you feel about the Spider-Man franchise going a new direction without Toby Maguire, you have to admit that a 3D Spider-Man movie has at least potential to be awesome. If soaring through the word of Avatar made you sick, just think what web-slinging through the streets of NYC will feel like. Yeah, you’re [...]

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  • Video Review: Yeti USB Microphone

    Video Review: Yeti USB Microphone

    Posted on February 9, 2010 | No Comments
    Review: The Yeti from Blue Microphones is a $150 USB microphone with four recording settings, zero-latency audio monitoring via a built-in headphone jack, and a 48 kHz sampling rate at 16 bits. The mic itself is solidly built – and by “solid” I mean that the combined weight of the microphone and stand is almost 3.5 pounds [...]

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  • Quick release $14 camera belt clip

    Quick release $14 camera belt clip

    Posted on February 8, 2010 | No Comments
    Oh man, the unapologetic nerdacity of this product is through the roof. Yet somehow it seems useful and practical. Trying to get a DSRL camera out of a bag packed full of gear isn’t exactly an enjoyable exercise, but neither is walking a conference floor all day with your camera dangling around your neck like a lead balloon.

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