Well, it was only a matter of time — first the leaked press shots of this elusive HTC Spark (although possibly misidentified as the Mondrian back then — note the shinier earpiece in the leaked AT&T ad), and now the real thing is in the hands of some lucky hardware tester. Fortunately for us, this guy also happens to have a naughty friend over at xda-developers — you’ll see in his photos that HTC Hub is alive and well, but otherwise, there’s not much info coming out here. Regardless, feel free to head over to the source link for more Windows Phone 7 eye candy — you’ll need to register first, though, so we’ve grabbed a few shots below to get things going. [Thanks, Adam] Gallery: HTC Spark leaked in the wild, shows off plentiful of WP7 goodness HTC Spark leaked in the wild, shows off plentiful of WP7 goodness originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Exclusive: Samsung Continuum for Verizon has double the displays, double the fun
September 30, 2010 No Comment
The Fascinate’s ride at the top of Sammy’s Android lineup for Big Red might be a short one — a very short one. Feast your eyes on this monster, said to be the rumored SCH-i400 Continuum, whose biggest claim to fame would be the addition of a secondary OLED display below the main. What might you use it for? Well, it’s called the “Ticker,” and it’ll show notifications and RSS updates (and judging from that picture, weather conditions, too). Naturally, one of the selling points is that you can access basic phone functionality and information without having to fiddle with the normal UI or turn on that big, power-sapping primary display; in fact, the Ticker will automatically turn on when you grasp the bottom of the phone. The Continuum’s also got a microSD slot on the side (accessible without a battery pull) and a dedicated camera button, and judging from one of the shots we’ve got, it might be Galaxy S -branded. Follow the break for a couple more shots! Continue reading Exclusive: Samsung Continuum for Verizon has double the displays, double the fun Exclusive: Samsung Continuum for Verizon has double the displays, double the fun originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …GoPro releases its budget-friendlier $179 HD Hero 960, teases 3D case for moneybags
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It’s been almost two months since GoPro announced it’d be releasing a cheaper helmet cam, the HD Hero 960 , positioning it beneath the $299 and 1080p HD Hero we enjoyed last year and give those doing professional stunts on amateur budgets a chance to capture their glory. Now here it is, yours for the taking today — if you don’t mind a resolution capped at 1280 x 960 and a deleted “Hero Bus” expansion port, meaning no external displays or batteries. That port is what you’ll need to use the company’s next accessory, a dual camera mount shown off at Interbike (and pictured below) pairing two of the HD Heros to film in 3D. You’ll need to manually stitch the resulting footage together, but there is at least a sync cable included so that the two start and stop at the same time — something sadly lacking on the Tachyon XC 3D . That mount is set to retail for $99, but the requirement for dual $299 cameras will price this out of most budgets. However, the $179 MSRP on the HD Hero 960 makes it a compelling alternative to Contour’s $220 720p ContourHD . [Thanks, Jonathan] Continue reading GoPro releases its budget-friendlier $179 HD Hero 960, teases 3D case for moneybags GoPro releases its budget-friendlier $179 HD Hero 960, teases 3D case for moneybags originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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If you were proactive enough to pre-order a T-Mobile G2 , there’s a better-than-average chance that your shiny new smartphone is already en route to your abode. For those who slept in, it looks as if RadioShack will be the go-to place if you’re looking to snag one early from the retail universe. According to the badly formatted flyer pictured above, The Shack will be the first B&M location to stock the US version of the HTC Desire Z , and it’ll be hawking ‘em for $149.99 on a two-year postpaid contract starting October 3rd. Got that penciled into your little black book? Good. [Thanks, Anonymous] Continue reading RadioShack to sell T-Mobile G2 ‘first’ starting on October 3rd RadioShack to sell T-Mobile G2 ‘first’ starting on October 3rd originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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If you were proactive enough to pre-order a T-Mobile G2 , there’s a better-than-average chance that your shiny new smartphone is already en route to your abode. For those who slept in, it looks as if RadioShack will be the go-to place if you’re looking to snag one early from the retail universe. According to the badly formatted flyer pictured above, The Shack will be the first B&M location to stock the US version of the HTC Desire Z , and it’ll be hawking ‘em for $149.99 on a two-year postpaid contract starting October 3rd. Got that penciled into your little black book? Good. [Thanks, Anonymous] Continue reading RadioShack to sell T-Mobile G2 ‘first’ starting on October 3rd RadioShack to sell T-Mobile G2 ‘first’ starting on October 3rd originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …BMW shows off first ‘official’ iPad integration, convinces us to go aftermarket
September 30, 2010 No Comment
Look, BMW — we appreciate that you were the first automaker to provide seamless iPod integration way back when , but seriously, did anyone on the design squad look at this abomination before shipping it off to France? As the story goes, the aforesaid automaker has demonstrated the first “official” iPad-vehicle integration setup at this year’s Paris Auto Show, and to be frank, it’s heinous. The idea here is to provide world-class rear-seat entertainment, while apparently destroying aesthetics in one fell swoop. It’s just about too hideous to be true, but the iconic “BMW” logo on the mounting brackets all but confirms the authenticity. Perhaps you folks should consult with any number of the skilled DIYers out there before shooting for the stars with version 2.0? BMW shows off first ‘official’ iPad integration, convinces us to go aftermarket originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …First Super Hi-Vision broadcast from UK to Japan is one for the geeklopedia
September 30, 2010 No Comment
Super Hi-Vision is still very experimental, but the BBC and NHK’s first UK-to-Tokyo SHV broadcast trial of a live musical set by the The Charlatans hints it is inching closer to commercial viability. A NHK-developed camera — one of three in existence — made it all possible, and featured a specialized lens and optical data transmitter to handle the retina-confounding 7680 x 4320 pixel signal. This SHV trial was also the first to use a blazingly fast 24Gb/s internet connection to broadcast in lieu of more expensive satellite transmissions used in previous tests . As if the brouhaha wasn’t bleeding-edge enough, a lucky few at the BBC could even view the show on a prototype 103-inch plasma television developed by NHK to see a mere quarter of the signal’s massive resolution. Sure, this may not be the kind of event kids will learn about in class someday, but it certainly makes us feel like giddy little school boys. To learn more, watch a behind the scenes BBC video on the event embedded after the break. Continue reading First Super Hi-Vision broadcast from UK to Japan is one for the geeklopedia First Super Hi-Vision broadcast from UK to Japan is one for the geeklopedia originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Oh Hexxeh, you sly tease. Yesterday, we saw the Chromium OS impresario post up an image of Google’s browser-centric environment running around inside Apple’s iPad and today he’s followed it up with a video. Unfortunately, it’s not the best performance demo in the world and is all too brief, but it does show touch sensitivity (kinda) functioning and — the strongest evidence that we’re no longer using iOS — a mouse cursor! Join us after the break as we follow the fascinating journey of an attempted Spotify Extension installation in Chrome. [Thanks, Aaron] Continue reading iPad and Chromium OS dance on video iPad and Chromium OS dance on video originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 08:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Apple TV restores in iTunes via micro-USB, UI hacked onto iPod touch (video)
September 30, 2010 No Comment
It sure didn’t take long for the dev community to hack into Apple TV’s iOS build. One of the first payouts is a port of Apple TV’s “lowtide” 10-foot user interface to an iPod touch as briefly demonstrated in the first video after the break. While not very useful on such a small display, that could change when ported to the iPad’s bigger 10-inch display. In fact, that might be Apple’s plan according to our friend Erica Sadun who’s been busily spelunking the Apple TV’s disk image. She posits that the iPad could launch the lowtide UI when responding to AirPlay requests in a future iOS build. Another minor victory was achieved by TUAW reader Arix who spliced the Apple TV’s AirPlay daemon onto a jailbroken iPhone 3GS thus allowing it to receive AirPlay streams (second video). But the best news of all, perhaps, is the ability to restore the Apple TV in iTunes by connecting its micro-USB port to your computer. That means that existing PC- and Mac-based jailbreak tools can be updated to work over the connection. In fact, TinyUmbrella has already been updated to backup the Apple TV’s SHSH blobs in order to preserve your ability to downgrade in the future. With 8GB of storage and 256MB of RAM to play with, we suspect this little media puck will become quite the developer playground, with or without Apple’s consent. Continue reading Apple TV restores in iTunes via micro-USB, UI hacked onto iPod touch (video) Apple TV restores in iTunes via micro-USB, UI hacked onto iPod touch (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 07:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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It’s a minor refresh, but a refresh nonetheless. If you’ll recall, we saw the original NMP-1000 break cover at CeBIT 2009 , and now that we’re 1.5 years in the future, the QNAP NMP-1000P is making its debut for those who crave 1080p. Judging from the exterior, little has changed from then until now, but the revamped innards may be of interest — there’s a Sigma Designs SMP8643 SoC, a 667MHz CPU with floating point processor, support for 1080/24p playback and WiFi integration if you spring for an optional adapter. You’ll also get a revised user interface, local and internet-based content streaming and room for a user-supplied 3.5-inch SATA hard drive, not to mention compatibility with just about every file format under the sun. Mum’s the word on pricing and availability, but we’re guessing it’ll be out on shelves somewhere prior to the holidays. Continue reading QNAP intros 1080p-capable NMP-1000P network multimedia player QNAP intros 1080p-capable NMP-1000P network multimedia player originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 06:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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