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  • Toyko Flash’s Changing Lanes Watch: Changing the way you view your time

    Toyko Flash’s Changing Lanes Watch: Changing the way you view your time

    Posted on June 8, 2010 | No Comments
    Many times during the day, I look at my watch. It’s a rather easy thing to read. Its functionality and simplicity has remained for years. However, that notion wasn’t good enough for one company, namely Tokyo Flash.

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  • Innoversal Lattice Tablet gets its Pixel Qi touched

    Innoversal Lattice Tablet gets its Pixel Qi touched

    Posted on June 3, 2010 | No Comments
    Pixel Qi. If you haven’t heard of them, you will. Everyone will want one of their screens. They offer both a full color LCD screen and an E-Ink screen in one. From what I have seen so far, the technology appears to be very promising. Other companies seem to think so as well, and are lining up to use Pixel Qi screens in their devices

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  • Verizon looking at non-unlimited plans for 4G data, will use LTE for voice by 2012

    Verizon looking at non-unlimited plans for 4G data, will use LTE for voice by 2012

    Posted on May 27, 2010 | No Comments
    We'd not-so-secretly hoped that carriers would be looking to dispense with those troublesome 5GB caps on so-called "unlimited" 3G data plans, but there's a big problem with that: spectrum is still limited, and even though 4G technologies help use it more efficiently, it's still a constraint that the FCC is going to need many years to solve. We're not sure how much the spectrum crunch really factors in here, but in addition to his comments on Droid Incredible inventory problems, Verizon Wireless boss Lowell McAdam mentioned at a Barclays Capital conference this week that he hopes to move away from unlimited plans altogether for the company's LTE network, instead charging for "buckets" of megabytes, just like in the olden days -- despite the fact that it'll cost it a half to a third of what it costs today to transmit the same amount of data.

    On a happier note, McAdam said that the company expects to be using its LTE network for voice by 2012, which comes just after its first volley of LTE-capable handsets in early 2011. He also mentioned that at least some of those devices will be shown off at CES 2011, and naturally, we'll be there -- not just to check out the phones, but to raise some hell at the notion that unlimited data is a thing of the past. At this rate, how are we ever going to run the Engadget servers on a wireless connection?

    Verizon looking at non-unlimited plans for 4G data, will use LTE for voice by 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 May 2010 12:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Sprint still not ruling out LTE, says it’s not ‘mutually exclusive’ to WiMAX

    Sprint still not ruling out LTE, says it’s not ‘mutually exclusive’ to WiMAX

    Posted on May 21, 2010 | No Comments
    The fact that Sprint is welcoming LTE vendors to respond to its RFP for upgrading its legacy CDMA network is no surprise -- in fact, it's no different than the line that the carrier has been taking for well over a year now. What is a bit of a surprise, though, is that it appears to be every bit as ambivalent about the direction of its 4G technology path as ever. The current RFP is strictly for an upgrade of Sprint's "core" network, meaning its legacy (if you can call 2G / 3G "legacy") footprint comprised solely of CDMA; its WiMAX assets aren't affected this time around. In fact, the company's VP of product and technology development, Kevin Packingham, went on record with Light Reading this week saying that it doesn't "see WiMAX and LTE as being mutually exclusive" -- in other words, these guys could end up doing both in the long term. We appreciate Sprint's willingness to accept the fact that LTE's picking up momentum as the global 4G standard, but considering the overwhelming expense involved in building out a new network, is the notion of a two-pronged strategy the right call?

    Sprint still not ruling out LTE, says it's not 'mutually exclusive' to WiMAX originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 May 2010 11:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide coming June 2 for $180

    T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide coming June 2 for $180

    Posted on May 20, 2010 | No Comments
    So T-Mobile's myTouch 3G Slide -- the QWERTY-enabled version of the venerable myTouch 3G -- has been priced and dated, and we're happy to see that "expected to be available in June" has turned out to mean the very beginning of the month; June 2, to be exact, in your choice of red, white, or black. What makes us less happy, though, is the notion of paying $179.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate for an Android device that now has the unenviable job of lying in the massive shadow created by the brilliant EVO 4G. Granted, the two phones are for very different carriers, but that doesn't really excuse T-Mobile from offering up a phone with a lower-class processor, 40 percent of the screen resolution, and three megapixels lopped off the camera for just $30 less upfront, does it? Time for some serious price correction across the smartphone landscape, wethinks.

    T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide coming June 2 for $180 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 May 2010 11:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • The ExoPC’s release date and GPU, everyone

    The ExoPC’s release date and GPU, everyone

    Posted on May 6, 2010 | No Comments
    We've been following the ExoPC's development with a bit of curiosity and excitement. It's one of the only tablets, along with the Notion Ink Adam and WePad, that has a chance to grab a bit of marketshare away from the iPad. The ExoPC just got a bit more interesting, too. Blog Geek just got confirmation that the slate will use the Broadcom BCM70012 or Crystal HD, which should have enough juice to provide silky-smooth 1080p HD video playback. Best of all, though, the tablet is set to come out in within a few months.

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  • The WePad gets a price and launch date (update: Now with a demo of the interface!)

    The WePad gets a price and launch date (update: Now with a demo of the interface!)

    Posted on April 12, 2010 | No Comments
    The WePad made headlines a few weeks back when the tablet launched out of seemingly nowhere. It's really the anti-iPad with multitasking, Flash, SD card slot, USB, along with the Android Marketplace, but while maintaining Apple's sleek design. But the pricing and availability wasn't mentioned with the hardware specs. The company just went public with those deets' along with announcing Intel and Adobe as official WePad partners.

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  • Nostalgia week continues with Apple ][, Pascal, and old-fashioned newsletters!

    Nostalgia week continues with Apple ][, Pascal, and old-fashioned newsletters!

    Posted on February 19, 2010 | No Comments
    Hot on the heels of our celebration of the BBS, here's a pair of retro stories to ease your transition into the weekend. First up is "Pascal Spoken Here", by Ian Bogost about the subtle shift over the years in how we view computers. Back in 1977 the advertising clearly identified the connection between using, exploring, and learning a computer in ways that you simply don't see any more. Next up is a blast from the past on Slashdot with a wonderful scan of a computing newsletter from the 1980s.

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  • Does the Notion Ink Adam stand a chance against the iPad?

    Does the Notion Ink Adam stand a chance against the iPad?

    Posted on February 10, 2010 | No Comments
    It kinda sucks to be a tablet maker right now, what with that new kid on the block coming out with a new product to compete. I'm talking of course about the Notion Ink Adam vs. the iPad. When you start to compare between the two, the differences become obvious - but will they be enough to sway the Apple faithful away?

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  • Apple attacks Nokia, Psystar does some legal stuff against Apple, Earth keeps turning

    Apple attacks Nokia, Psystar does some legal stuff against Apple, Earth keeps turning

    Posted on January 16, 2010 | No Comments
    Blah blah blah. More lawsuits. Anyway, Apple is after Nokia for patent infringement after Nokia sued over infringement against Apple. The Nokia case is over some smartphone technology and is a reaction to Nokia's request that Apple stop exporting the iPhone, iPod, and MacBooks.

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  • The Notion Ink Adam tablet is set for a June ‘10 release

    The Notion Ink Adam tablet is set for a June ‘10 release

    Posted on December 28, 2009 | No Comments
    A random tablet broke from a random company named Notion Ink a week ago. The thing looked almost too good with an NVIDIA Tegra T20 chipset. Like Vaperware good. But the Adam (that's the product name) seems to be scheduled for a June 2010 launch according to a report by The Hindu. Who knows, we might actually see this thing, but chances are six months from now it will not look nearly as tantalizing.

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  • In Photos: Handsome, timeless tattoo set

    In Photos: Handsome, timeless tattoo set

    Posted on December 18, 2009 | No Comments
    For many people, the decision to get a certain tattoo is based on a perceived notion of timelessness – the death of a good friend or family member, your spouse(s), barbed wire, etc. – and I think this guy nailed it, too. Unless something crazy happens, like a controller that’s somehow newer than the [...]

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  • The Notion Ink Smartpad better be real

    The Notion Ink Smartpad better be real

    Posted on December 18, 2009 | No Comments
    Man alive. Look at this thing. It’s like an iPod Touch with hormonal issues. This is the Notion Ink Smartpad, a 10-inch tablet running an NVIDIA Tegra T20 chipset with 1080p video playback and Pixel QI display for outside viewing. Here’s what they said about the device: So, we are coming up with a tablet based on [...]

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  • The Google Phone May Be Data Only, VoIP Driven Device

    The Google Phone May Be Data Only, VoIP Driven Device

    Posted on November 18, 2009 | No Comments
    Yesterday we wrote about the soon to launch Google Phone, a Google branded Android phone that we believe will hit the market in early 2010. Lots of people are saying there's no way Google will enter the phone market directly and compete with all these handset manufacturers who have bet on Android. Daring Fireball, PC World and InfoMobile are among the doubters. And a lot of people are pointing to a Tom Krazit/CNET article last month that quoted Google's Andy Rubin: "We're not making hardware...We're enabling other people to build hardware," and "Rubin, vice president of engineering for Android at Google, scoffed at the notion that the company would "compete with its customers" by releasing its own phone."

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  • One million PS3 Slims sold worldwide since its launch

    One million PS3 Slims sold worldwide since its launch

    Posted on September 24, 2009 | No Comments
    Finally, actual PS3 Slim sales numbers. Before all we had were percentages—sales up 300 percent over last week, that type of thing. Anyhow, Sony sold one million PS3 Slims since its launch back on September 1. That's worldwide, mind you.

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