Hate moving your body? Sony’s been selling a 320GB PS3 bundled with a Move controller, PlayStation Eye, and Sports Champions for $400, but for you layabouts the 320GB model will soon be available all by itself. The steep $350 pricetag underlines how strongly Sony is subsidizing its Move paraphernalia — are you really sure the opportunity to get off the couch isn’t worth $50 to you? — but at least it’s nice to have the option. Compared to the $300 160GB it makes more sense: $50 for double the storage. Sony says the console is shipping the new standalone SKU to stores as we speak, so keep an eye out for shelves straining under the sheer weight of gigabytes at your local retailer over the next few days. 320GB PlayStation 3 to retail without Move tag-along for $350 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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It’s still a long way from the more budget-friendly model you may have been hoping for, but Bang & Olufsen has now at least introduced a smaller BeoVision LCD TV. That comes in the form of the company’s new 32-inch BeoVision 10-32, which hangs onto many of the features of the other BeoVision 10 series TVs, including edge LED-backlighting, a DVB-HD module, and a pair of built-in speakers that B&O says offers a sound quality that is “quite superior compared to the market level for TVs of this size” — you can even add your choice of one of two motorized stands. Just how much will it cost you? Try €4,000, or roughly $5,500. Full press release is after the break. Continue reading Bang & Olufsen rolls out 32-inch BeoVision 10-32 Bang & Olufsen rolls out 32-inch BeoVision 10-32 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Eking’s S700 E-notepad launches ‘the era of color digital reading’ with a stylus… and a dream
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The kids at Eking don’t always take due credit for their handiwork (they’re usually busy manufacturing devices that get badged by companies like Viliv ) but this time around they seem pretty proud of their S700 E-notepad. “A notepad,” the company states in its PR, “means ‘a memorandum’ in English. With the prefix E, e-notepad means electron memorandum, abbreviated as electron book. It’s concise and easy to understand and can be accepted by consumers.” You get all that? It sports a color 7-inch display with both resistive touch input and an electromagnetic stylus (just like your old Wacom tablet), integrated 3G, fingerprint scanner, three megapixel camera, and a plastic case that looks similar to the one that came with our old Day Runner knock-off. And it’s apparently a color display, because “multi-purpose colored electronic notepads will certainly replace the black and white E-books of simple features. It’s a trend the same as that of the color TV sets replacing the black and white ones.” Took the words right out of our mouth, Shenzhen PR guy! Not entirely sure on a price or release date for this one, but you’ll know as soon as we do. Promise. Continue reading Eking’s S700 E-notepad launches ‘the era of color digital reading’ with a stylus… and a dream Eking’s S700 E-notepad launches ‘the era of color digital reading’ with a stylus… and a dream originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Motorola’s mobile unit posts first operating profit in a long, long time
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As a whole, Motorola is no stranger to profit… thing is, Moto won’t be “whole” for much longer , and when the split happens, we’re sure it’d like all of its divisions to be profitable. The mobile unit, of course, has been the struggling one, trying to pull out of a multi-year post- RAZR nosedive under the leadership of CEO Sanjay Jha — and it looks like his all-in bet on Android is starting to pay off at the bank on today’s news that they’ve posted a non-GAAP operating profit of $3 million. Yes, sure, that’s razor-thin when you consider that they sold some $2 billion worth of phones — but these guys haven’t seen black ink in three years, so it’s definitely cause for celebration. Looking at the bigger picture, the entirety of Motorola posted non-GAAP earnings per share of 16 cents — handily beating the estimate of 10 to 12 cents — on sales of $5.8 billion. Not out of the woods yet, but certainly rolling toward the end of the year on a high note, we’d say. Motorola’s mobile unit posts first operating profit in a long, long time originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …LED pumpkin would be perfect for your next Sleepy Hollow dance party (video)
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We can’t all have heads as amazing as Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, but this holiday season we can have pumpkins that are every bit as blinky. Mike Szczys has posted a detailed walkthrough of how to create the above Jack-o-creation at Hack a Day , which features a 5 x 14 matrix of LEDs on the front that can be programmed to light up in various ways, like the Knight Rider sweep or to simply scroll the message “HAPPY HALLOWEEN.” That’s shown in the video below, but hopefully version 2.0 can manage the tricks displayed in the second embed that’s also waiting for you after the break. Continue reading LED pumpkin would be perfect for your next Sleepy Hollow dance party (video) LED pumpkin would be perfect for your next Sleepy Hollow dance party (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Tivoli Audio fails to deviate with Model 10 clock radio, still celebrates Tin anniversary
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So, what’s a company to do when turning the big one-oh? The same thing that it always has , of course! Tivoli Audio’s classic styling has somehow found its way back around again on the 10th anniversary Model 10 AM/FM clock radio, a highly compact music maker with a 7.8-inch cabinet, a pair of independent alarms (which can be set to music or a tone), inbuilt LCD and a menu screen with an adjustable backlight. As you’d expect, the pizazz is coming mostly in the form of exterior color options, with “furniture grade wood” being offered in walnut, cherry, blue, black and red. For the true historians, a Celebration Collection is available in light and dark aluminum wood finishes, with the Superior Collection adding a high gloss Frost White and Chesnut Brown (along with the ‘Lines’ pattern shown here). The auxiliary input allows pretty much any source to be connected, with all functions dictated by a single top-mounted rotary control or a bundled remote. As for pricing? They’re going for $199.99 to $379.99, or precisely 19.2 times more than you ever expected. Continue reading Tivoli Audio fails to deviate with Model 10 clock radio, still celebrates Tin anniversary Tivoli Audio fails to deviate with Model 10 clock radio, still celebrates Tin anniversary originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Samsung Galaxy Tab notches a fifth American carrier, coming to US Cellular
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Milking this one for all it’s worth, eh Samsung? In what’s easily becoming the most drawn-out product launch in the history of product launches, Sammy is just now informing us of a fifth American carrier onboard to carry its Galaxy Tab : US Cellular. The regional CDMA operator has been chosen as the token ‘little guy’ to offer the 7-inch, Froyo-based tablet, but the company’s not saying when it will be arriving nor for how much. We’re guessing it’ll cost between $400 and $600 depending on the contract situation, but considering that every other carrier is getting it within a fortnight or so, those minor points should be clarified in short order. Gallery: US Cellular Samsung Galaxy Tab Continue reading Samsung Galaxy Tab notches a fifth American carrier, coming to US Cellular Samsung Galaxy Tab notches a fifth American carrier, coming to US Cellular originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …11.6-inch MacBook Air cleared to remain packed through security, but we’d remove it anyway
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Really, TSA ? Are you honestly so stoked to disappoint? If you’ll recall, the American Transportation Security Administration got up close and personal with a first-generation MacBook Air after wrongly assuming it was an Apocalypse-bringer, and even after adjusting rules so that iPads, netbooks and other smaller electronics could fly through carry-on screening equipment without being unpacked, we’ve still heard of (and personally experienced) occasions where agents have demanded that tablet PCs be ran through naked. If there’s a lesson to learn here, it’s that the TSA is consistently inconsistent, and you’re probably better off putting everything you own in a separate grey bucket for the sake of covering your bases. The same applies to Apple’s new 11.6-inch MacBook Air , which is cleared to undergo TSA scanning while packed under the aforesaid amended rules. In theory, you shouldn’t have to remove it from your backpack as you struggle to reach your gate, but if we had to guess, we’d say you’ll be ask to take it out and re-run it if you try. But hey, you’re only being victimized and scrutinized in the name of security , so it’s all good. Trust us. 11.6-inch MacBook Air cleared to remain packed through security, but we’d remove it anyway originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We don’t know how this one slipped past us, but somewhere in the past few weeks (on October 19th as far as we can tell), HP and Palm ‘s logos got together to form what you see to the left: the HP Palm logo. The new, hybrid logo is on both Palm’s website and Facebook page, so this should quell any fears that the world might lose Palm’s branding all together . We don’t know what you think of the new logo — personally, we were a little partial to our own mock up . HP Palm quietly debuts new HP Palm logo originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We’re just weeks away from the Boxee Box bringing its pan-dimensional shape to your home entertainment center, but still the surprises keep rolling. VUDU has announced that it too will be making an appearance on the thing, offering streaming downloadable rentals of big hits with some, like Avatar , offering offering special features to boot. Viewers will have 1080p on tap along with Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 surround and the pleasure of knowing that their $2 per rental is going straight into Walmart’s pocket . Who doesn’t love Walmart? Continue reading D-Link’s Boxee Box gets VUDU streaming rentals D-Link’s Boxee Box gets VUDU streaming rentals originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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