We’re guessing the past few months haven’t been the greatest at Thinkflood, who has been dealing with a nasty recall of RedEye Mini IR dongles . Based on information passed down from the company to us today, each one of the recalled units have been replaced, and now the redesigned / better-than-ever models are on sale for the same price as before. $49 nets you an IR adapter that plugs into your iDevice headphone jack, enabling your iPod touch, iPhone or iPad to control essentially any home entertainment component that understands Infrared. Crisis averted, as they say. Thinkflood survives recall, now shipping redesigned RedEye Mini originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 09 Oct 2010 06:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Kingston introduces Class 4 32GB microSDHC card, charges dearly for the speed
October 9, 2010 No Comment
Well, at least you’ve got options now. Just days after SanDisk’s once-rare 32GB microSDHC card fell to $87 , along comes Kingston with a nearly identical unit of its own. The difference? It’s Class 4 instead of Class 2, which means that you can look forward to a 4MB/s minimum data transfer rate. Of course, you’ll be paying dearly for the speed boost when it starts shipping on Monday with the card alone priced at $153. Slow and cheap, or pricey and snappy? Decisions, decisions… Kingston introduces Class 4 32GB microSDHC card, charges dearly for the speed originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 09 Oct 2010 03:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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You know what we always say: never enough battery life. Energizer ‘s new AP1201 case for the iPhone 4 should come as a welcome addition to your Apple gadget family. As a slim, protective case of silicone rubber it’s not completely offensive looking (if fact, it’s pretty attractive), and it charges your phone while it’s wearing it. It’s got two charging options — a high speed charging mode which charges the phone first, then the case, while the other option provides simultaneous pass-through charging. The case promises to about double the life of your iPhone, and it’s available now for $69.99. Energizer AP1201 case for iPhone 4 charges while it protects originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 09 Oct 2010 01:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The gaming laptop of 2010? Maybe so, but it’s unquestionably one of the most hyped and most highly anticipated. HP’s 14-inch Envy hits a sweet spot in the size department, and during our time with it , it also managed to hit a slew of other high notes. Of course, it wasn’t without its flaws, but that’s not what this section is about. We’re anxious to hear how you folks feel about your newly (or not-so-newly) acquired Envy 14. Any qualms with the trackpad? Loathing the lack of a VGA output? Still uninstalling bloatware? Frustrated by the lack of a Radiance display option at the present time? Go on and tell us what you really think in comments below, particularly how you’d change things if you and Rahul Sood (or similar) switched shoes for a day. How would you change HP’s Envy 14? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Oct 2010 22:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …3M Shoot ‘n Share camcorder projector gets reviewed, does what it says on the box
October 8, 2010 No Comment
You should know by now that the 3M Shoot ‘n Share is aptly named: it shoots 720p video and stills, and it shares with a 640 x 480 built-in pico projector. Simple, yes? What you might not know is how well the thing actually works, and for that we have a helpful review from PicoProjector-info. It basically confirms any fears you might’ve had about the combination: it’s not the best pocket camcorder, and it’s not the best pico projector (even 3M’s own similarly-specced MPro-150 model bests it). The good news is that it absolutely works, and is certainly passable in both of its stated aims, along with being fairly easy to operate. Not too bad for $300. 3M Shoot ‘n Share camcorder projector gets reviewed, does what it says on the box originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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There’s no question about it: Sony had its work cut out when it came time to improve the next generation of its e-readers . Amazon’s Kindle isn’t only the best selling electronic reading device out there, but its new $139 WiFi version is the fastest-selling yet. And then there’s the Barnes & Noble’s Nook , which is an equally capable competitor, especially with recent firmware updates . Oh, and don’t forget about the $140 Kobo . Yep, Sony had some serious work to do and its cheapest option – the $179.99 Pocket Edition — does differentiate in some striking ways. The aluminum reader has been upgraded with a new 5-inch E Ink Pearl display and now has an extremely responsive touchscreen for navigating through books / menus. The updates certainly have put Sony back into the final four, but there’s a few lacking features that just keep it from going all the way. You’ll want to hit the break to find out just what we’re talking about in our full review of this little guy. Gallery: Sony Reader Pocket Edition (PRS-350SC) review Continue reading Sony Reader Pocket Edition (PRS-350SC) review Sony Reader Pocket Edition (PRS-350SC) review originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Have you ever loved a podcast so much that hurt? Have you ever had to set a podcast free to let it come back to you of its own accord? Have you ever anthropomorphized a podcast past a certain unhealthy point, maybe so you don’t even really know how to close off a paragraph? The podcast is after the break, and it’s “happening at 5,” which may or may not mean something like 5:15PM EST. Close your eyes and sing along… P.S. And don’t forget that Ustream has Android and iPhone clients as well, if you’re out and about and you can’t join in on the Flash-based fun below. Continue reading The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM EST! The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM EST! originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …HP’s Pavilion dm1 netbook outfitted with global 3G for Verizon, priced way outside of reason
October 8, 2010 No Comment
You know, for a moment there, we actually thought we were past the point of pushing subsidized netbooks . Evidently not. Verizon Wireless has just revealed a tweaked version of HP’s 11.6-inch Pavilion dm1 (the dm1-2010nr) that’s designed to work on Big Red’s oh-so-vast 3G network. Better still, Verizon has thrown in a SIM card in order to let it roam on networks outside of America, but the catch is one you probably saw coming: price. As with the company’s international Wireless Fivespot , the data pricing options are patently absurd — particularly so when you realize that you can never use the data you’re paying for here unless you’re using the netbook its embedded within. Other specs include a 1.3GHz AMD Athlon II Neo K325 processor, Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit), 2GB of DDR3 memory, ATI’s Mobility Radeon HD 4225 GPU, a 1366 x 768 resolution, inbuilt webcam and Altec Lansing speakers. Verizon’s trying to hawk this thing for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement on a Mobile Broadband plan, while the standard version sells for just $250 more; worse still are the data plans, which mirror those found earlier in the week on the Fivespot. We’d tell you that they’re detailed in full after the break, but seriously, why would you voluntarily view something that would bring you to tears? Continue reading HP’s Pavilion dm1 netbook outfitted with global 3G for Verizon, priced way outside of reason HP’s Pavilion dm1 netbook outfitted with global 3G for Verizon, priced way outside of reason originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We’ve been looking forward to this for a while , and now it’s here: Adobe AIR runtime for Android. That means developers using Flash Builder or Flash Professional CS5 can publish AIR apps directly to the Android Market, and all users will need is this little runtime from the Market and they’re set. AIR’s desktop-oriented .air packages aren’t compatible, so you can’t just go and grab anything, but there are AIR apps already starting to pop up — AppBrain has a whole list of them in one of the source links below — since Adobe has been trialling this with developers for a little while now. Check out a video demo of the procedure from the developer end of things after the break. Continue reading Adobe AIR runtime for Android lands, apps already starting to follow Adobe AIR runtime for Android lands, apps already starting to follow originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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At Engadget, we tend not to make a big fuss about cleaning products, but this one deserves a little shout-out: Brasso, a well-established metal polish brand in good ol’ Blighty, has just pushed out its Gadget Care polish gel to the masses today. What really caught our attention was the fact that this will be Brasso’s first new product for a whopping 110 years, but of course, at the end of the day it’s all about whether the polish does what it says on the bottle, and whether it’ll leave your gadgets’ paintwork unharmed. The selling point’s simple: not only does this gel clean your gadgets, but it also leaves a layer of silicone that’s supposedly both anti-static (or dust-hating) and smear-preventing. Well, ’tis certainly a very bold claim, so join us after the break to see if this new Brasso’s worth your money. Gallery: Brasso Gadget Care polish review Continue reading Brasso Gadget Care polish review Brasso Gadget Care polish review originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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