British football fans agree on very few things: how much everyone likes Jimmy Bullard, Ars
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The Mozilla team has been quietly toiling to bring Firefox to a mid-sized screen near you. It’s already a perpetual favorite on the desktop and has made a bit of a splash on Android phones, now the group has Honeycomb tablets squarely in its crosshairs. It’s still very much in the early stages of development but a few UI decisions have been made, including the choice to adhere pretty strictly to Android 3.0′s minimalist appearance. In landscape mode tabs will be represented as a persistent thumbnail bar on the left, but in portrait they’ll revert to the top with a more familiar appearance. The tabbed Awesome from the mobile version also returns. Check out the gallery below, as well as the source for more detail and more mockups. Gallery: Firefox for Honeycomb UI mockups Firefox for Honeycomb UI shown off, inching closer to a tablet near you originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Samsung has had its sights set on a PMP with MP3 HD support for some time now — first announcing (and later killing) the IceTouch in 2010, and now launching the YP-R2 and YP-Z3 in markets including Russia and Korea. Claiming that the lossy/lossless HD MP3 sound is five times better than the standard variety , the company will put it to the test with access to Melon, Korea’s largest 2.2 million song music store. So far, Samsung has only confirmed the R2 has a 3-inch WQVGA full touch display, is .3-inches thick and weighs around 52 grams, while the Z3, on the other hand has a 1.8-inch display and measures in at 36 grams. The music players also support photo and text viewing, FM radio and 5.1-channel surround sound. The R2 comes in black and silver and costs 149,000 KRW ($140) for 4GB, and 169,000 KRW ($160) for 8GB. The Z3 comes in white, pink and blue and costs 89,000 KRW ($83) for 4GB, and 119,000 KRW for 8GB ($110). There’s no word yet if these devices will ever see US release, but check out the source for more pictures. Samsung launches YP-R2, YP-Z3, MP3 HD compatible PMPs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Hillcrest Labs’ Scoop Pointer is decidedly less loopy than its predecessor
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Remember the ringtastic Loop that motion control manufacturer Hillcrest Labs introed back in 2009? The Scoop Pointer is its more straightforward followup, an in-air mouse with six-axis control, nine programmable buttons, and souped up hardware and firmware. The pointer will be dropping in Q4, likely carrying a non-Hillcrest brand name. Continue reading Hillcrest Labs’ Scoop Pointer is decidedly less loopy than its predecessor Hillcrest Labs’ Scoop Pointer is decidedly less loopy than its predecessor originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Samsung GT-i9220 confirmed as smartphone with dual-band WiFi, specs remain in rumorville
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Samsung’s GT-i9220 has been swirling through the rumor mills for a while now, and we’ve seen tons of conflicting reports regarding this little monster. While its specifications remain shaky at best, a few solid tidbits courtesy of the Wi-Fi Alliance indeed reveal the GT-i9220 as a smartphone, which counters previous speculation that it was merely a media player. Additionally, this Sammy will feature dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz WiFi, the latter being an uncommon (though entirely welcome) feature for smartphones, and lending credence to its high-end specs. As for those details, the most plausible rumors suggest we’ll see a dual-core 1.4GHz CPU, a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display at 720p along with an 8 megapixel camera. Obviously, internals like these are fightin’ words in the smartphone domain, so we’re forced to take them with a grain of salt until something more solid crawls out of the woodwork. Samsung GT-i9220 confirmed as smartphone with dual-band WiFi, specs remain in rumorville originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We had plenty to talk about on this week’s Engadget HD Podcast but first we had some internal business to attend to with our BTS giveaway (you’re entered right?) and Fantasy Football trash talking. After that, a combination of DirecTV leaks and news from Google and Apple had us in a mood to talk about the state of the TV industry and just who is standing in the way of innovation. Luckily, there is someone working on new technology, and the ATSC is working on new broadcast standards for 3D and other features to be delivered via antenna. After that we turned to the Xbox 360, which is getting some 3D games from Microsoft including Halo: CE Anniversary , and a brand new ESPN3 app. To wrap things up we had to get in some HD display news, with a new projector and Sony’s web app that lets you figure out just what size TV your living room can handle before digging into this week’s HDTV shows, Blu-ray discs and videogames. Get the podcast [ iTunes ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (MP3). [ RSS - AAC] Enhanced feed, subscribe to this with iTunes. [ RSS - MP3] Add the Engadget HD Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator [ Zune ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in the Zune Marketplace [ MP3 ] Download the show (MP3). Host s : Ben Drawbaugh ( @bjdraw ), Richard Lawler ( @rjcc ) Producer : Trent Wolbe 03:40 – Engadget’s HD Back to School Giveaway: Win Scarface and The Big Lebowski on Blu-ray! 04:30 – DirecTV’s Nomad teaser page suggests a Slingbox competitor, but little else 06:30 – More DirecTV Nomad info uncovered, but details are still fuzzy 09:17 – TiVo talks cable, satellite deals in Q2 results; DirecTiVo exposed! (video) 11:51 – Time Warner Cable will pay for your Slingbox, in exchange for love 15:34 – Google TV coming to the UK within six months 20:00 – Google remains committed to TV business, expects more partners soon 26:20 – Android SDK add-on brings Market one step closer to your Google TV 26:50 – Apple stops renting TV shows in iTunes, could be working on a new kind of video service 39:05 – ATSC commences 3DTV standard development, better get your glasses ready 42:29 – Microsoft confirms 3D support in Halo: CE remake for Xbox 360 44:18 – Xbox 360′s ESPN3 app updated with more voice control, split screen and more 49:56 – Digital Projection debuts new native ultrawidescreen projector 51:08 – Sony’s AR tool lets you put big screens in small apartments (video) 52:10 – Must See HDTV (August 29th – September 4th) Hear the podcast LISTEN (MP3) LISTEN (AAC) Engadget HD Podcast 263 – 08.30.2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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With the simultaneous launch of three Galaxy S II phones in one event, a family portrait is a given. Well, except T-Mobile decided that its variant isn’t quite ready for the limelight just yet, so with that one we could only get a side-by-side shot with our very own European version outside the acrylic box. Anyhow, here you have it, the three “new” Galaxy devices plus their foreign cousin finally together, sort of. Gallery: Samsung Galaxy S II family portrait, plus one in a box Continue reading Samsung Galaxy S II family portrait, plus one in a box Samsung Galaxy S II family portrait, plus one in a box originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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You won’t have to leave your post on the couch, but you will have to lift a finger to your smartphone in order to tidy up with LG’s ‘RoboKing Triple Eye’ VR6180VMNV robot vacuum . Unlike it’s purple cousin who spends his time looking inwards , this little guy is always looking outward with its three cameras, capturing video and sending it to your smartphone or PC over WiFi. The robot uses sensors to create a plan of attack map of your home, allowing you to move it around by clicking the filthiest parts. Like a well-trained puppy, the dust buster also responds to voice commands from up to 5 feet away and it doesn’t even bark — only emitting 48dB of sound while sucking up dust. Of course, laziness of this caliber doesn’t come cheap, as it costs 899,000 Korean won, or around $840 bones. LG launches ‘RoboKing Triple Eye’ smartphone-controlled vacuuming robot originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Ford’s Evos concept is the cloud-connected hybrid EV of our future (video)
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Not ready for the future? Too bad, it’s here — well, at least in concept form. Debuting soon at Frankfurt’s international auto show is Ford’s Evos, a cloud-connected hybrid EV that serves as a preview of the kinds of smart and hyper-connected vehicles Dearborn eventually wants to build. Details on what powers it are scant, but we do know it’ll rock the gasoline-electric drivetrain from the upcoming C-Max Energi . And when you’ve exhausted the combined 500 mile range, you can top up that lithium-ion pack by plugging in or wirelessly through inductive charging. With gratuitous access to data you’ve slung into the cloud, the Evos is deeply intertwined with your daily routine. It’ll change your alarm clock if your morning meeting is canceled, continue music playback from other devices where you’ve left off and even suggest alternative routes based on your schedule and past driving history. Oh and it’ll monitor your heart rate too. Don’t believe us? Proof of that and more reside in the video after the break, which’ll hopefully tide you over til September — when we get to see if it lives up to the hype in person. Continue reading Ford’s Evos concept is the cloud-connected hybrid EV of our future (video) Ford’s Evos concept is the cloud-connected hybrid EV of our future (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Galaxy S II finally lands on American shores for Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T
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Well, it’s been a long time coming, but you fine folks living in the good ol’ U-S-of-A are finally getting blessed with Galaxy S IIs to call your own . Conspicuously missing from the party is Verizon , but Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T are all getting in on the Super AMOLED action under the guise of the Epic 4G Touch on Sprint and just plain old Galaxy S II on AT&T. As we had heard earlier the Epic 4G Touch is sporting a slightly larger 4.52-inch screen as will the T-Mobile variant (which has yet to score a name or a release date), while AT&T is sticking with the 4.3-inch panel found on the international model. Sprint customers will be first to get their shot at owning one on September 16th for $200, with the other carriers to follow at a later date. Otherwise there are very few surprises here, with a 1.2GHz Exynos pushing Gingerbread and TouchWiz to each gorgeous screen. All are being pitched as 4G handsets, with WiMax on board the Sprint model and HSPA+ for T-Mo and AT&T. Ma Bell’s is specifically championing it’s variant as the “thinnest 4G smartphone,” which might have something to do with the smaller 1650 mAh battery inside (the Epic 4G Touch is sporting an 1800 mAh pack). Developing… Gallery: Samsung Galaxy S II for Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T Continue reading Galaxy S II finally lands on American shores for Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T Galaxy S II finally lands on American shores for Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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