OTECH F1 handset holds four SIM cards, enables you to live a quadruple life
October 23, 2010 No Comment
So look, you feel pretty special toting around that dual-SIM phone , right? Being able to switch numbers and carriers as you hop back and forth between Germany and Amsterdam is fairly nifty, but you’ve been considering a daily route around the Benelux. Of course, tri-SIM phones aren’t impossible to find either, but should you ever wander into France, Switzerland or any other nation, you’ll be forced to pop one of those out and insert another the old fashioned way. Well, unless you can score an OTECH F1. This here handset — which can only be found in the wilds of Asia right now — actually has room for four SIM cards, and it’s also packing a full QWERTY keyboard, 2.4-inch touchscreen, support for mobile TV, an FM radio tuner, Bluetooth module and what appears to be a 12.1 megapixel camera. Unsurprisingly, a price on this bad boy is eluding us, but if you’re an industrious jetsetter, we’re confident you won’t have any issues running one down. Whether or not you want to, however, is another matter entirely… OTECH F1 handset holds four SIM cards, enables you to live a quadruple life originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …The Engadget Show: live with Microsoft’s Aaron Woodman, Windows Phone 7, Google TV, and costume contest!
October 23, 2010 No Comment
Good news, we worked out our streaming issue! So keep your eyes tuned to this post — because at 6:30 PM ET , we’ll be starting The Engadget Show live, with Microsoft’s Aaron Woodman, Windows Phone 7 devices, Google TV , and more ! Josh and Nilay on hand, plus we’ll have music from Kris Keyser with visuals from noteNdo and much, much , more. You seriously don’t want to miss it. Check out the live stream after the break! Continue reading The Engadget Show: live with Microsoft’s Aaron Woodman, Windows Phone 7, Google TV, and costume contest! The Engadget Show: live with Microsoft’s Aaron Woodman, Windows Phone 7, Google TV, and costume contest! originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 23 Oct 2010 18:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …NVIDIA lists unannounced GTX 580 graphics card on its page, quickly puts it back in hiding
October 23, 2010 No Comment
What’s this, a bit of intrigue from NVIDIA ? The company is due for a refresh on its DirectX 11 line and, with AMD’s Cayman series floating its way to availability on crystal-clear waters, the competition appears to be teasing its response. NVIDIA briefly listed a card called the GTX 580 on its System Requirements page and, while we don’t know how long it was there, it was quickly pulled after news of its presence started making the rounds. Accidental addition or the intentional planting of a seed of doubt in the minds of AMD fans? We’ll never know, and we don’t know the details of the card either, but expectations are that it contains 40nm construction with 512 CUDA cores, 2GB of GDDR5 memory, and a due date before the end of the year. That should give you plenty of time to upgrade your power supply… again. [Thanks, Musouka] NVIDIA lists unannounced GTX 580 graphics card on its page, quickly puts it back in hiding originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 23 Oct 2010 16:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Netflix testing $7.99 and $8.99 streaming-only plans in US right now, one is not a discount
October 23, 2010 No Comment
When CEO Reed Hastings called Netflix “primarily a streaming company that also offers DVD-by-mail,” he wasn’t messing around, as the company’s quietly made streaming-only plans a reality on US shores. Strangely enough, however, it seems the firm hasn’t quite decided how much the new plan should cost, as depending on which computer and web browser you use to navigate Netflix’s website you’ll see a different result. Our Windows desktop running Chrome was invited to sign up for the same $7.99 disc-less plan as our Canadian counterparts , while Firefox asked us to pay $8.99 for the same privilege, and in either case it’d cost us $9.99 in total if we wanted physical discs as well — while a MacBook Pro on the other side of the country was given the choice between $8.99 for streaming-only or Netflix’s previous plan of $8.99 for both. In short, there’s a chance you might get a $1 discount if you only use the company’s online service now, but if you like DVDs delivered to your door you may find yourself subsidizing those who don’t. See a picture illustrating the discrepancy right after the break. [Thanks, Michael S.] Continue reading Netflix testing $7.99 and $8.99 streaming-only plans in US right now, one is not a discount Netflix testing $7.99 and $8.99 streaming-only plans in US right now, one is not a discount originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Power Gig’s full-size, handmade guitar / controller now on sale for $250
October 23, 2010 No Comment
Ah, ha! There it is! Way back in March, we had a sit-down with folks from Seven45 Studios about their plans for Power Gig: Rise of the SixString (for PS3 and Xbox 360), focusing mainly on how they intended to rival the Rock Band and Guitar Hero franchises from a peripheral standpoint. The six string guitar accessory that ships with the game bundle today is already leaps and bounds better than what RB3 is packin’ , but an instrument we were keenly interested in at GDC was also one we couldn’t photograph at the time. The company made clear that it was looking at releasing a real-deal, bona fide guitar in the future — a full-size First Act axe that could be used with the game or with a legitimate amplifier. Now, that limited edition piece is on sale for both of the aforesaid consoles, boasting a single cutaway basswood body, humbucking pickup, and a maple neck with a rosewood fretboard. Each one is available for $249.99, but there’s no telling how many will be produced. We’d also prefer to see these in larger music shops in order to give consumers an idea of the fit, finish, feel and sound, but those into taking chances can get one headed their way as we speak. Gallery: Power Gig’s full-size, handmade guitar from First Act Continue reading Power Gig’s full-size, handmade guitar / controller now on sale for $250 Power Gig’s full-size, handmade guitar / controller now on sale for $250 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Otto Bock’s mind-controlled bionic arms let Austria’s Christian Kandlbauer work, play and even drive, but it seems the latter passion may have lead to the 22-year-old’s untimely demise. Two days after a road accident where the young man’s specially-modified Subaru crashed into a tree, Kandlbauer was pronounced brain-dead and taken off life support late last week. It’s not known whether the prosthetic arms themselves had anything to do with the crash — one was found ripped from his body at the scene — but both he and his vehicle were cleared to drive by local authorities after passing a number of tests. Honestly, it’s a tragedy for science and humanity either way. Man with bionic arms dies after car crash originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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It looks about like every other MSI 15.6-incher out there, but for those who prefer classy over vivacious, he GE603 might just be right down your alley. Designed primary as a multimedia laptop with the ability to handle a modest amount of demanding games, this here rig will be available with a Core i5-460M, i5-450M or i5-430M processor, NVIDIA’s GeForce GT 425M (1GB), HDMI and VGA outputs, a 320/500/640GB hard drive, a DVD burner, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and a foursome of USB 2.0 sockets. You’ll also find 802.11b/g/n WiFi, an ExpressCard reader, 5-in-1 card reader, gigabit Ethernet and up to 8GB of DDR3 memory. As you’d expect, Windows 7 is running the show, and the nine-cell Li-ion should keep it humming for at least a couple of hours. Per usual, MSI’s not serving up details regarding a price or release date, but we both know it’s aiming to have it on store shelves pre-Christmas. MSI brings Core i5, GeForce GT 425M to 15.6-inch GE603 laptop originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Ballmer: next release of Windows will be Microsoft’s ‘riskiest product bet’ (video)
October 23, 2010 No Comment
Windows 7 might be a massive commercial success and an undeniably rock solid piece of software, but Microsoft is apparently unwilling to rest on those soft and cozy laurels. Asked about the riskiest product bet the Redmond crew is currently developing, its fearless leader Steve Ballmer took no time in answering “the next release of Windows.” His interviewers sadly failed to probe any deeper on the subject, but it might be notable that Steve calls it the next release rather than simply Windows 8, while the idea of it being risky also ties in with previous indications that Microsoft is aiming for a revolutionary leap between iterations. We’ll have to just be patient and wait for more on that, though if you’d like a peek at Steve dodging question on tablets and the potential for Windows Phone 7 appearing on them, you need only jump past the break for the video. Continue reading Ballmer: next release of Windows will be Microsoft’s ‘riskiest product bet’ (video) Ballmer: next release of Windows will be Microsoft’s ‘riskiest product bet’ (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 23 Oct 2010 11:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Matt Richardson MacGuyvers a Google Reader pedal out of just these items, zero duct tape (video)
October 23, 2010 No Comment
The definition of a good friend is someone who, if you say to them “Gee, I’d really like a foot pedal to advance my overflowing Google Reader feeds,” turns around and builds you one. From scratch. In this way we know that modder Matt Richardson is a good friend, as that’s what he crafted out of a little electric pedal and a disused keyboard (of the Dell variety). It’s not the most complex hack we’ve ever seen, but it is a good one, and he’s happy to show you exactly how to do it in the video below. Oh, and the friend’s response? You can see it for yourself at the end of the embed. Continue reading Matt Richardson MacGuyvers a Google Reader pedal out of just these items, zero duct tape (video) Matt Richardson MacGuyvers a Google Reader pedal out of just these items, zero duct tape (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 23 Oct 2010 10:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Pantone’s CAPSURE tells you what color anything is, easily separates salmon from rose
October 23, 2010 No Comment
For web designers, tools that give instant color codes from anywhere on their display are invaluable. How much, then, would a tool that can do that in the real world be worth? Hopefully you said $649, because that’s what Pantone is charging for its new CAPSURE. It’s the latest in a long line of tools and utilities designed to help graphics-minded people get accurate color information, a sort of handheld scanner — just place it on anything and it’ll ID your hue in a variety of formats including CMYK, sRGB, and good ‘ol HTML. Think of it as a physical eye dropper that won’t get your subjects wet, a device that just about anyone who’s ever created a webpage would love to have. Sadly, at that price, it’s bound for only the most well appointed of utility belts. Continue reading Pantone’s CAPSURE tells you what color anything is, easily separates salmon from rose Pantone’s CAPSURE tells you what color anything is, easily separates salmon from rose originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 23 Oct 2010 07:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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