proximity sensor Archive

  • To round it all off, Samsung also announces two new Android Galaxy phones

    To round it all off, Samsung also announces two new Android Galaxy phones

    Posted on June 15, 2010 | No Comments
    A big day at CommunicAsia for Samsung today. They've announced two new Bada phones, two new WinMo 6.5 phones, and now two new Android 2.1 phones: The Galaxy 3 and 5.

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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)

    Posted on June 14, 2010 | No Comments
    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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  • iPhone HD faceplates popping up all over

    iPhone HD faceplates popping up all over

    Posted on May 21, 2010 | No Comments
    UBreakiFix is ready to fix your iPhone HD! They've already received faceplates for the new phone complete with the front camera and it will come in two colors, black and white. That those aren't actually colors is beside the point.

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  • HTC Droid Incredible now incredibly official for Verizon

    HTC Droid Incredible now incredibly official for Verizon

    Posted on April 15, 2010 | No Comments
    If there was even an smidgen of lingering doubt in your mind that Verizon was picking up the HTC Incredible, you really ought to read this site more often. We saw photos of this thing decked out in its Verizon garb months ago, and then again just weeks later. Leak, after leak, after monstrous, undeniable-confirmation [...]

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  • Exclusive: Google Nexus One hands-on, video, and first impressions

    Exclusive: Google Nexus One hands-on, video, and first impressions

    Posted on January 2, 2010 | No Comments
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    That's right, humans -- Engadget has its very own Nexus One. You've seen leaked pics and videos from all over, but we're the first publication to get our very own unit, and we plan on giving you guys the full story on every nook and cranny of this device. In case you've been living under a rock, here's the breakdown of the phone. The HTC-built and (soon to be) Google-sold device runs Android 2.1 atop a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, a 3.7-inch, 480 x 800 display, has 512MB of ROM, 512MB of RAM, and a 4GB microSD card (expandable to 32GB). The phone is a T-Mobile device (meaning no 3G if you want to take it to AT&T), and includes the standard modern additions of a light sensor, proximity sensor, and accelerometer. The Nexus One has a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, and we have to say so far the pictures it snaps look pretty decent (and the camera software is much faster than the same component on the Droid). The phone is incredibly thin and sleek -- a little thinner than the iPhone -- but it has pretty familiar HTC-style industrial design. It's very handsome, but not blow-you-away good looking. It's a very slim, very pocketable phone, and feels pretty good in your hand. Thought you'd have to wait for that Google event for more on the Nexus One? Hell no -- so read on for an in-depth look. C'mon, you know you want to.

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    Exclusive: Google Nexus One hands-on, video, and first impressions originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • LG announces GW820 ‘eXpo’ smartphone w/ 1GHz processor and optional projector

    LG announces GW820 ‘eXpo’ smartphone w/ 1GHz processor and optional projector

    Posted on November 30, 2009 | No Comments
    LG has announced a new Windows Mobile 6.5-based smartphone, the eXpo. But unlike other 6.5 smarties on the market, the newest member of the LG family is packing just about everything but the kitchen sink including a 1GHz processor, a built-in fingerprint sensor, and an optional Pico Projector. Maybe they should have named it the [...]

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  • Sprint pulls piping hot Hero update out of the oven

    Sprint pulls piping hot Hero update out of the oven

    Posted on November 18, 2009 | No Comments

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    We don't have details on exactly what has changed yet, but that minor Android 1.5-based update Sprint had announced it'd be pushing out to the Hero has now launched. The best-case scenario would have the SMS issue -- which causes the phone to stay awake when it shouldn't -- get resolved, but until Sprint hands out a proper changelog, it'll be a matter of testing and guessing. Just a thought: if they've managed to squeeze a proximity sensor into the update, that brings 'em up to the speed with the Droid Eris. Hey, it could happen.

    [Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

    Sprint pulls piping hot Hero update out of the oven originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • DROID ERIS hands-on and unboxing!

    DROID ERIS hands-on and unboxing!

    Posted on November 5, 2009 | 1 Comment

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    Hey look, it's a Hero! We've got the brand new DROID ERIS for Verizon in hand, and it's not hard to see which particular family of phones it hails from. Still, Verizon has its own twist on the form factor, almost scoring a compromise between the "shiny" Sprint Hero and the more angular, matte GSM Hero. Confusingly, the capacitive touch buttons along the bottom of the ERIS' screen are a haphazard twist on the DROID's arrangement (though it's really Motorola that's the non-standard one here), but the phones don't look completely unrelated. In all the rounded, black matte body of the ERIS sort of "fades away" and you're just left with a nice, bright LCD -- it's not making a statement, which is sort of the statement. There's also an iPhone-style face proximity sensor for turning off the display during calls, and HTC has multitouch pinch-to-zoom on here, something Motorola hasn't seemed to manage. Sure it can't stack up to the DROID for aggressiveness or sheer specs, but it's got it's own sort of budget-friendly charm that's not overshadowed by the DROID's bombastic ways, and two out of three Engadget editors agree that the HTC keyboard beats the pants off the stock Android keyboard.

    DROID ERIS hands-on and unboxing! originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Confirmed: Sprint Samsung Instinct HD dropping Sept. 27

    Confirmed: Sprint Samsung Instinct HD dropping Sept. 27

    Posted on September 24, 2009 | No Comments
    Circumstantial rumor > confirmed rumor > official confirmation. Such is the storied life of a mobile gadget these days. It was just last week when word of a September 27 launch date for Sprint’s Samsung Instinct HD leaked onto the Internethers, and today that rumor became substantiated. Sprint has officially announced the availability of the Samsung [...]

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  • Picture frame does motion-activated snow flurries

    Picture frame does motion-activated snow flurries

    Posted on September 2, 2009 | No Comments
    frameThis here is a photo frame that contains a proximity sensor. When you walk past the frame, it'll activate a flurry of swirling snowflakes. So whichever 4x6 photo is housed inside the frame will take on the appearance of a wintery wonderland. All for just $25.

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  • BlackBerry Messenger update in the wild

    BlackBerry Messenger update in the wild

    Posted on June 14, 2009 | No Comments
    It’s not available yet, but BGR got his hands on the latest build of RIM’s upcoming update to BlackBerry Messenger. The following are new features to the PIN-based messeging system: Avatar support, GPS location integration, Proximity sensor, Set conversation subjects, and Homescreen support.

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  • Apple iPhone

    Apple iPhone

    Posted on February 28, 2008 | No Comments
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