Western Digital ships 3TB Caviar Green 3.5-inch hard drive for $239, 2.5TB for $189
October 19, 2010 No Comment
You know that 3TB hard drive that Western Digital slapped into its range of My Book external units earlier this month ? Looks like it’s finally ready to free itself from those shackles. WD has today announced that it’s shipping the component 3TB Caviar Green drive (WD30EZRSDTL) by its lonesome, perfect for those looking to beef up their NAS drives or just add a capacious archive drive to their SSD-equipped desktop rig. The 3TB monster is hitting just under two years after the 2TB Caviar Green went official , with this guy boasting 750 GB-per-platter areal density and Advanced Format technology. The outfit’s also shipping a 2.5TB version (WD25EZRSDTL) for those who aren’t quite able to swallow the full three, and both of ‘em are bundled with an Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)-compliant Host Bus Adapter (HBA), which will enable the operating system to use a known driver with correct support for large capacity drives. Both units should be available to purchase from respected retailers as we speak, with the 3TB demanding $239 and the 2.5TB unit going for $189. Remember when the world’s first 1TB drive in this form factor debuted for $400 ? Yeah… not too shabby! Update : Storage Review has their thoughts up on the drive, and they seem pretty darn positive. Continue reading Western Digital ships 3TB Caviar Green 3.5-inch hard drive for $239, 2.5TB for $189 Western Digital ships 3TB Caviar Green 3.5-inch hard drive for $239, 2.5TB for $189 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Oct 2010 08:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Samsung Galaxy Tab costs €730 from Vodafone.de, €300 if bought with a two-year data plan
October 19, 2010 No Comment
You can kind of tell we’re growing ever closer to the Galaxy Tab’s promised November 1 retail launch as prices for this slate just keep coming out of the woodwork, looking ever more solid with each passing day. Vodafone Germany is the latest to reveal the wallet damage Samsung’s 7-inch Android tablet will demand, with a €730 ($1,017) levy for the 16GB version sans contract, or a €300 ($418) cost for those willing to commit to a two-year data plan at €35 a month. We’d advise against taking those direct currency conversions to heart, but the Tab’s pricing here is €30 more than the 32GB iPad WiFi + 3G, making us scratch our heads as to how Samsung believes it’ll manage to convince anyone to buy its smaller, less capacious alternative. Samsung Galaxy Tab costs €730 from Vodafone.de, €300 if bought with a two-year data plan originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Samsung Wave II has its Super Clear LCD tested against Galaxy S Super AMOLED display
October 19, 2010 No Comment
Well, “tested” might be a strong word, but the living legend that is Eldar Murtazin has squared up Samsung’s latest Bada handset against the company’s top of the line Galaxy S for a bit of side-by-side screen comparison action. The 3.7-inch display on the Wave II holds its own admirably against the hyper-advanced Super AMOLED panel alongside it, but it does seem to have a tendency to introduce a slight yellow hue into images, as illustrated above. Regrettably, the Russian weather wasn’t conducive to doing any comparisons under sunlight, so we’ll just have to content ourselves with even more pictures setting the Wave II up against Nokia’s N8 and Samsung’s first Bada phone, the Wave numero uno . [Thanks, Ronan] Samsung Wave II has its Super Clear LCD tested against Galaxy S Super AMOLED display originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …BlackBerry PlayBook 64GB variant confirmed, strapped to a 5,300mAh battery (video)
October 19, 2010 No Comment
You already know most of the spec sheet delicacies that RIM has in store for its PlayBook, but here are a couple more details to complete the picture. The PlayBook will indeed match the iPad in having 16GB, 32GB and 64GB variants available, and will also come equipped with a pretty huge 5,300mAh battery. That’d be a generously proportioned cell for a full-sized laptop, we imagine it’ll turn the PlayBook into quite the endurance champ. Beside those tidbits, there’s another video appearance by the tablet that we weren’t allowed to touch just after the break. You know you wanna see it. Continue reading BlackBerry PlayBook 64GB variant confirmed, strapped to a 5,300mAh battery (video) BlackBerry PlayBook 64GB variant confirmed, strapped to a 5,300mAh battery (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Oct 2010 06:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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When society collapses and the national energy infrastructure goes to pot, at least you’ll still be able to run your fantastical Lego Mindstorms NXT creations. That’s right: the fine folks at Dexter Industries are offering panels, batteries, and all the geegaws necessary to power your projects the old fashioned way: with the sun. The basic dSolar 2W System ($90) features a 9 volt solar panel with enough juice to power the NXt and a single motor in direct sunlight (about 250 mA). There is also a four watt system available for $100, as well as capacitor banks, parallel connectors for multiple panels, and more. Hit up the source link to get started — but not before you check out the video after the break. Continue reading dSolar panels for Mindstorms bring green power to your Lego creations dSolar panels for Mindstorms bring green power to your Lego creations originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Oct 2010 05:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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It’s common knowledge that the first words uttered by any nerd are ” hello world .” That is, unless some CEO starts bad-mouthing your open-source motivations. Google’s Andy Rubin — the father of Android , as it were — just uttered his first words on Twitter with the tweet you see above. From the looks of it, Andy (assuming this is him, the account is not “verified”) is demonstrating how easy it is for anyone to compile the latest build of Android. Presumably Jobs will now join Twitter with a response like, “The definition of closed: shut up.” Andy Rubin responds to Steve Jobs with a coded tweet originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Oct 2010 05:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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AIST’s HRP-4C fashion robot has dramatically improved since we first saw “her” strut her stuff on the runway. She’s so mesmerizing in fact, that we bet you’ll barely notice the quartet of scantily clad dancers around her. Watch her tear it down in a pair of videos after the break. Shame about the man-hands. Continue reading HRP-4C dances and sings her way into the Uncanny Valley (video) HRP-4C dances and sings her way into the Uncanny Valley (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Oct 2010 04:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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An “Alloy Edition” laptop sounds like something that should look pretty decent, right? Well, ideas and execution are two entirely different things, as evidenced by Dell’s new Inspiron 15R Alloy Edition. While the alloy part of the equation isn’t bad, it’s unfortunately only available in a “waves” pattern that we can only hope looks better in person. As for the laptop’s specs, you can expect the usual choice of Core i3, i5 or i7 processors, a 15.6-inch 1,366 x 768 display, integrated Intel graphics or an optional ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650, up to 8GB of RAM, and up to a 750GB hard drive. Somewhat curiously, while the laptop is up on Dell’s site with a “customize” button, it isn’t yet actually available to customize, and there isn’t a starting price or release date to be found. [Thanks, Nik G] Dell’s Inspiron 15R Alloy Edition makes the wrong kind of waves originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Oct 2010 03:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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AMD said it’s bringing the new heat this week , but, in a classic act of showmanship, it’s teasing out only imagery today and insisting on making us wait until Friday to truly learn what the next generation of Radeon graphics is made of . For now, we have the full titles of its leading lights, namely the Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon HD 6850, along with plenty of pictorial evidence of their existence in a lab somewhere. We note with glee that the default output arrangement includes no less than five ports, including two DVI, one HDMI (1.4a), and two Mini DisplayPorts. We’d rather the latter two were full-sized, but it doesn’t look like ATI AMD had the room to fit them in. As to power requirements, the HD 6870 will need two 6-pin connectors to augment the juice it gets from the PCI Express port, while the HD 6850 will sate its needs with just the one . Anyhow, enjoy the gallery below and make sure to have your popcorn ready for the benchmark-heavy reviews coming up at the end of the week. Gallery: AMD Radeon HD 6870 and HD 6850 official images Continue reading AMD Radeon HD 6870 and HD 6850 officially pictured, coming this Friday AMD Radeon HD 6870 and HD 6850 officially pictured, coming this Friday originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Oct 2010 02:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …NEC introduces 23-inch MultiSync EX231W LCD monitor, complete with DisplayPort
October 19, 2010 No Comment
NEC’s new MultiSync EX231W may not be the sexiest LCD of all time, but it’s still decidedly sleek for a screen that’s all-business underneath. This 23-incher weighs just 9.3 pounds, has an ultraslim bezel (14.6mm) and a native 1920 x 1080 screen resolution, and it’s also packing 250 nits of brightness, 25,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and a Mother Earth-approved ECO mode that consumes just 16 watts. There’s also DVI and DisplayPort options, not to mention a USB pass-through on the top of the monitor that enables quick webcam or flash drive connections. The usual extras are also in attendance, with an ambient light sensor, carbon savings meter, touch-sensitive on-screen controls, four-way adjustable stand and an intelligent power manager all making the cut. It’ll ship next month for $339, and that does indeed include the company’s three year limited warranty. Continue reading NEC introduces 23-inch MultiSync EX231W LCD monitor, complete with DisplayPort NEC introduces 23-inch MultiSync EX231W LCD monitor, complete with DisplayPort originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Oct 2010 02:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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