Well, thar she blows — the Jolicloud Jolibook . You’ve seen the teaser images and the official specs , but the 10.1-inch netbook is finally showing its keyboard deck and rear in a set of official press shots. Most of the information you need is in that gallery below, but just like we saw in the other images, its lid is skinned with a crowded cartoon scene while its back is home to a bulging battery (though, one shot shows it with a smaller cell). Under the cover it looks to have a fairly standard plastic panel complete with a chiclet keyboard that happens to look strikingly similar in styling to that on the recent Acer Aspire One systems. We’re hoping that all plastic build translates to a seriously low starting price, but naturally, we’re still waiting on that last nugget of information. We dare you to check out the shots in the gallery below and try saying “Jolicloud Jolibook” three times fast! Continue reading Jolibook no longer camera shy, opens its lid on Flickr Jolibook no longer camera shy, opens its lid on Flickr originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 13 Nov 2010 09:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Google’s gingerbread Androids are fully baked, can the OS be far behind?
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Continuing with our cookery theme this morning, we now have a full tray of scrumptious-looking gingerbread Android men, courtesy of Google Mobile’s Twitter account. The whole world and his poodle already know that Gingerbread , Android’s next iterative update that’s presently expected to be given the numerical identifier of 2.3 , is coming some time soon, but now Google’s taken to fanning the flames of anticipation with some home cooking. What could it mean? Well, if you’re an optimist, it means Android’s about to receive its update imminently , but if you’re a pessimist, you’ll look at that Christmas-themed red and green attire and foretell of another month of waiting and thumb-twiddling. Either way, though, this seems to confirm Gingerbread is on track to land at some point before we welcome in 2011. Which can only be a good thing. Continue reading Google’s gingerbread Androids are fully baked, can the OS be far behind? Google’s gingerbread Androids are fully baked, can the OS be far behind? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 13 Nov 2010 08:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Windows Phone 7 beats iPhone 4 and Android … in a grilling contest (video)
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Le’s face it, it’s a question the world’s been dying to know the answer to: which of the T-Mobile G2 , HTC Surround and iPhone 4 will withstand a (literal) grilling the longest? Well, just in time for a mildly singed breakfast today, we have the answer. As you might have surmised from the title, HTC’s WP7-equipped Surround showed the most endurance, though in the end it too cashed out its Earthly credits and moved on to that great scrapyard in the sky. Video of its final moments awaits after the break. Continue reading Windows Phone 7 beats iPhone 4 and Android … in a grilling contest (video) Windows Phone 7 beats iPhone 4 and Android … in a grilling contest (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 13 Nov 2010 06:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Taiwanese peripheral manufacturer Tt eSports has launched a new three button gaming mouse aimed to please those with a penchant for fragging. Unlike other options out there such as the Razer Lachesis , which tout ever-increasing sensitivity specs, the Azurues’ optical sensor engine is content to top out at 1600 dpi, and can easily be adjusted down to 400 / 800 dpi via a hardware switch on the bottom. That makes it ideal for those who prefer a little more wrist leeway while shooting. Other niceties include a black rubber coating for grip, an adjustable weight design, low friction Teflon feet, integrated lighting, and a braided cable to take repeated abuse from the thrill of desk-side battle. Unfortunately, pricing and availability are still unknown, so there’s no need to remove your cursor from the back of your next victim’s head until more details surface. Continue reading Tt eSports’ new Azurues gaming mouse has FPS players in its sights Tt eSports’ new Azurues gaming mouse has FPS players in its sights originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 13 Nov 2010 05:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Is it Sony’s play against the Wiimote , or the Kinect … or both ? Hard to say exactly, but there’s no question that the PS3 is no longer on the outside looking in when it comes to motion gaming. Now that it’s been on the market for a few months, we’re looking to hear from early adopters — have you enjoyed your time with the Move ? Has it lived up to your expectations? Any quirks with gameplay that you’d iron out? Any particular games that you’d prefer to see play nice with the apparatus? Set yourself in the mindset of a SCEA designer for a tick and let us know how you’d do the Move differently down in comments below. And yeah, sticking with ” Arc ” is totally an acceptable suggestion to make. How would you change Sony’s PlayStation Move? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Screen Grabs: it’s WP7 product placement overload, make no Bones about it (video)
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Screen Grabs chronicles the uses (and misuses) of real-world gadgets in today’s movies and TV. Send in your sightings (with screen grab!) to screengrabs at engadget dt com . Okay, Microsoft , we get it. Fictional characters just love Windows Phone 7 . They can’t string three scenes together without pulling up Maps or trying to force the phrase ” Bing it ” into our vernacular. This time it’s Bones star Emily Deschanel, aka Dr. Temperance Brennan, whipping out an LG Quantum mid-interrogation to engage in a little textual activity — much to the mock ire of hunky co-star David Boreanaz. But don’t listen to him, he’s probably just jealous they didn’t have such gratuitous product placement back when he was still pretending to be a vampire. You know, back before vampires went all mainstream. [Thanks, Afzal N] Continue reading Screen Grabs: it’s WP7 product placement overload, make no Bones about it (video) Screen Grabs: it’s WP7 product placement overload, make no Bones about it (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Spotted at a Sprint kiosk in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin’s Mayfair Mall — because, really, what other way can they tell the customer base? Verizon? No thanks. (Also, in case you were wondering, there’s apparently a statewide outage.) [Thanks, Kyle K] Visualized: Sprint’s Wisconsin outage prompts primitive warning system originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The Sony Dash gets a bit of a bum wrap. Sure, we wish it was a little more tablet, a little less alarm clock , but Justin Bieber loves his . You know what else The Biebs likes? Cutting cable! Now that Hulu Plus is on his Sony Dash he can totally kick Time Warner to the curb, which is worthy of a trending Twitter topic if we ever saw one. He’s too young for HBO, anyway. Continue reading Hulu Plus comes to the Sony Dash, Justin Bieber is so stoked Hulu Plus comes to the Sony Dash, Justin Bieber is so stoked originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We’re still waiting on official Froyo builds for the American Galaxy S variants, but they seem to be getting close. How close? Well, close enough so that you can taste a leak for the Epic 4G if you like to live dangerously. The binary comes conveniently pre-rooted by the source and has a handful of known issues — most notably some sluggish / buggy web browsing — but we guess that’s the price you pay for stepping out on the bleeding edge. Let’s hope an official release isn’t too far behind. Android 2.2 update for Samsung Epic 4G leaks out originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Although the Palm Pre 2 — the first device to sport WebOS 2.0 — is set to go on sale in the United Kingdom sans SIM for
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