Motorola Spice is the Brazilian Android portrait slider of your mid-range dreams
October 6, 2010 No Comment
Hey, remember that weirdo Motorola XT300 portrait slider we saw with hints of Droid branding back in August? It was just released in Brazil as the Spice. Apart from the form factor, it’s basically a Flipout with a different hinge — it’s got Android 2.1 with Motoblur, a 528MHz processor, a 3.2-inch QVGA screen, and a 3.2 megapixel camera — but it was apparently designed and built entirely in Brazil, so that’s something. We’re assuming AT&T passed on this one when it chose to release the Flipout, Flipside and Bravo instead, but damn — can someone please take this form factor and put it together with a high-end Android spec sheet already? We have cash money. Video after the break. [Thanks, Leoberto] Continue reading Motorola Spice is the Brazilian Android portrait slider of your mid-range dreams Motorola Spice is the Brazilian Android portrait slider of your mid-range dreams originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Motorola Spice is the Brazilian Android portrait slider of your mid-range dreams
October 6, 2010 No Comment
Hey, remember that weirdo Motorola XT300 portrait slider we saw with hints of Droid branding back in August? It was just released in Brazil as the Spice. Apart from the form factor, it’s basically a Flipout with a different hinge — it’s got Android 2.1 with Motoblur, a 528MHz processor, a 3.2-inch QVGA screen, and a 3.2 megapixel camera — but it was apparently designed and built entirely in Brazil, so that’s something. We’re assuming AT&T passed on this one when it chose to release the Flipout, Flipside and Bravo instead, but damn — can someone please take this form factor and put it together with a high-end Android spec sheet already? We have cash money. Video after the break. [Thanks, Leoberto] Continue reading Motorola Spice is the Brazilian Android portrait slider of your mid-range dreams Motorola Spice is the Brazilian Android portrait slider of your mid-range dreams originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Motorola and Verizon’s crazy portrait Droid Pro unveiled (update: specs!)
October 6, 2010 No Comment
Whoa — we knew Motorola likes to get funky with the form factors , but the new Droid Pro on Verizon might be the strangest (and best) yet: it’s a portrait device (the rumored Venus ) with a BlackBerry-esque keyboard below the screen. It’s not the Droid 2 World Edition we were expecting, but damn — we’re in love. We don’t know much specs-wise apart from Android 2.2 with Blur and global roaming support in more than 220 countries, but we’re digging for as much as we can, so stay tuned. Update: Motorola’s Sanjay Jha just formally announced the Droid Pro on stage, following the typical sizzle reel of the company’s business partners praising the company’s business leanings. It’s going to have a 5 megapixel auto-focus camera, 3.1-inch display, 1GHz processor — and a dual-mode CDMA/GSM chip for worldwide roaming. It’ll be available in the first week of November. Follow the break for the press release. Continue reading Motorola and Verizon’s crazy portrait Droid Pro unveiled (update: specs!) Motorola and Verizon’s crazy portrait Droid Pro unveiled (update: specs!) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Motorola and Verizon’s crazy portrait Droid Pro unveiled (update: specs!)
October 6, 2010 No Comment
Whoa — we knew Motorola likes to get funky with the form factors , but the new Droid Pro on Verizon might be the strangest (and best) yet: it’s a portrait device (the rumored Venus ) with a BlackBerry-esque keyboard below the screen. It’s not the Droid 2 World Edition we were expecting, but damn — we’re in love. We don’t know much specs-wise apart from Android 2.2 with Blur and global roaming support in more than 220 countries, but we’re digging for as much as we can, so stay tuned. Update: Motorola’s Sanjay Jha just formally announced the Droid Pro on stage, following the typical sizzle reel of the company’s business partners praising the company’s business leanings. It’s going to have a 5 megapixel auto-focus camera, 3.1-inch display, 1GHz processor — and a dual-mode CDMA/GSM chip for worldwide roaming. It’ll be available in the first week of November. Follow the break for the press release. Continue reading Motorola and Verizon’s crazy portrait Droid Pro unveiled (update: specs!) Motorola and Verizon’s crazy portrait Droid Pro unveiled (update: specs!) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Well, this is a bit unexpected. We just happened to catch ABC Nightline’s Google TV special, and lo and behold, there’s a sneak preview of Sony’s Google TV ad blitz… and with it, a never-before-s een controller. Two circular directional pads, a QWERTY keyboard, volume, channel selection, some play / pause buttons… everything you’d need to rock the web and video all at once. That’s about all we can say at this point, but man does October 12th look even more painfully far away. Screencaps below, video after the break — and if you look closely, there’s another shot at the Revue keyboard, too. Gallery: Sony’s Google TV controller on Nightline Continue reading Sony’s Google TV controller outed on ABC’s Nightline (video) Sony’s Google TV controller outed on ABC’s Nightline (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Motorola Citrus budget candybar outed by Verizon, sports Android 2.1 and Blur
October 5, 2010 No Comment
Motorola must’ve been real busy lately. Sharing the Verizon limelight with the Droid Pro today is this new entry-level Citrus candybar, which is actually the WX445 we saw exclusively back in July. Sadly, said handset will still be shipped with a slightly disappointing Android 2.1 OS and Blur skin, but hey, we did say it’s entry level, right? The good folks over at xda-developers will probably Froyo -lize the phone in no time, anyway. Not much else is known right now, but bear with us while we look out for more deets. Update: Okay, the press release is out — check it after the break. It’s hitting this quarter for an unannounced price (a low one, we’d presume), and one of its claims to fame is the fact that it’s fashioned of 25 percent post-consumer recycled plastic and is both PVC and BFR free. Continue reading Motorola Citrus budget candybar outed by Verizon, sports Android 2.1 and Blur Motorola Citrus budget candybar outed by Verizon, sports Android 2.1 and Blur originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Not so keen on the idea of buying something with an ASRock logo on the front? It’s about time to shake your mainstream expectations, vaquero. AnandTech just got their paws around one of the company’s highest-end SFF HTPCs, and while we knew from glancing it at Computex that it was primed to perform, the real-world results have shown that it actually is capable of impressing. In fact, these guys called the Vision 3D HTPC “the best SFF HTPC [they had] ever reviewed, hands down,” noting that the 2.4GHz Core i3-370M and GeForce GT425M GPU enabled a “quantum leap” in gaming performance for a system of this caliber. Of course, it checks in at just under a grand, but the inclusion of Blu-ray and an HDMI 1.4a port help to “justify the premium pricing.” Critics also found the machine to be an easy overclocker, appreciated the trio of USB 3.0 ports and found the “perfect wake-up from sleep” to be a welcome extra in a world of quiescent PCs. No need to take our word for it — hit that source link to see just how heavily the pros outweigh the cons. ASRock Vision 3D HTPC reviewed: it’s the best, guys originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …FLO TV killing direct-to-consumer programming in spring 2011, will make necessary refunds
October 5, 2010 No Comment
Don’t say we never gave you a heads-up on anything. 24 hours (give or take a few minutes) after we punched the final nail into FLO TV’s direct-to-consumer coffin, Qualcomm itself has issued a brief but pointed statement regarding the tragically doomed service. The major line is this: “We are suspending our direct to consumer sales of new devices.” If you just so happen to already own one , you can look forward to service continuing through the Spring of 2011, after which you’ll be up a certain creek without any sort of steering apparatus. In the event of a discontinuance of service, FLO TV will make appropriate refunds, but the details surrounding that won’t be communicated until that fateful day draws nearer. We’re also told that MediaFLO service (provided to handsets via carrier partnerships) will continue on unaffected, and it sounds as if the company has plans to attach its service to tablets in the future. The worst news of all? Qualcomm’s working to redeploy impacted employees, but it does “anticipate that there will be some layoffs.” The statement can be seen in its entirety after the break. Continue reading FLO TV killing direct-to-consumer programming in spring 2011, will make necessary refunds FLO TV killing direct-to-consumer programming in spring 2011, will make necessary refunds originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Intel’s 25nm solid state drives boast huge capacity, improved reliability, four times longer life?
October 5, 2010 No Comment
Solid state storage is maturing rapidly, as you can see on this allegedly leaked slide , but AnandTech reports that the improvements aren’t all about price per gigabyte — the 25nm successor to Intel’s X25-M G2 is shaping up to be one killer drive. In addition to increasing capacity to 600GB for a 2.5-incher and 300GB for a 1.8-inch size, the publication reports that the Postville Refresh will bring up to 40,000 IOPS in random 4K writes, and transfer larger sequential files with up-to-250MB/s reads and 170MB/s writes. To put that in context, they should be competitive with today’s very best SandForce SF-1200 drives, and hopefully trounce them on price. More impressive (if true), however, is that these new Intel X25-M G3 units are built to last: they’re reportedly able to transfer at least 30TB before they give up the ghost, and have a “power safe write cache” feature that may keep errant power outages from prematurely conking them out. We don’t exactly expect OCZ, Corsair, Mushkin and Crucial to sit around while Intel revolutionizes the market, though — even if Intel’s 25nm plant only benefits Intel, smaller die sizes will help solid state storage companies across the board. Intel’s 25nm solid state drives boast huge capacity, improved reliability, four times longer life? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Google Goggles reaches the App Store, only supported on iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4
October 5, 2010 No Comment
We can’t exactly figure out why Google wants to give away all of Android’s competitive advantages, but hey, we doubt the legions of iOS users are kvetching. Ten months after the first public build of Goggles hit the Android Market , the same app is now making waves on the iPhone. Rather than being a standalone app, Goggles is being wrapped into a new version of the Google Mobile App; users simply tap on the camera button to search using Goggles. As you’ve come to expect, it’ll analyze the image and highlight any object it recognizes, allowing Retina Display fanboys to touch on said objects to learn more. It’ll be rolling out free of charge to App Stores worldwide today, but since it requires an auto-focusing camera, it’s supported only on iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 running iOS 4 or above. The pain of progress, we guess. [Thanks, Mark] Continue reading Google Goggles reaches the App Store, only supported on iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 Google Goggles reaches the App Store, only supported on iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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