With the NFL season just a few days away, players and coaches have been busy lifting weights, doing interviews and counting their money. Sometimes, they even get the chance to study their playbooks — or, in the case of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, their iPads. This year, the franchise has distributed a fresh batch of iPad 2 ‘s to all of its 90 players, as part of a new initiative from coach Raheem Morris. With the tablets, the Bucs can spend their free time reviewing their downloaded plays, while analyzing video footage from practices, games and opposing teams. In related tech news, the Detroit Lions just discovered fire. Tampa Bay Buccanneers to use iPads as playbooks, not PlayBooks originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Microsoft patent application details pico projected shared workspace, sounds vaguely familiar
August 27, 2011 No Comment
“Combined Surface User Interface” is a cool little patent application filed by Microsoft back in 2010, detailing the creation of a shared workspace stitched together by pico projectors attached to mobile devices. Users can interface with the projected area through motion captured on a camera. If the whole thing sounds a bit familiar, don’t worry, you’re not crazy. Earlier in the month, a patent application from Apple surfaced carrying the “Projected Display Shared Workspaces” title, detailed a fairly similar scenario. Interestingly, the two applications were filed a week apart, Microsoft’s on February 3rd, 2010, and Apple’s on February 11th of that year. It’s important to note, before jumping to any conclusions, of course, that the granting of patents in a case like this doesn’t hinge on the filing date. Microsoft patent application details pico projected shared workspace, sounds vaguely familiar originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Aug 2011 07:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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LG has added two new stars to its constellation of Aurora laptops, with the LG S430 and LG S530. Both models are powered by an Intel Core i5 processor, with the S430 boasting a 14-inch, 1366 x 768 HD LCD and the S530 rocking a slightly larger, 15.6-inch display, available in either HD or HD+ (1600 x 900) resolution. Both also feature 8GB of DDR3 memory and up to 750GB of HDD space (5400 RPM), along with your standard WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 and USB 2.0 connectivity. Perhaps most notable, however, is their sleek, metallic veneer and crystalline, scratch-free finish, available in both purple and blue. Pricing remains a mystery, but the pair should be available in Africa, Asia and the Middle East by early next month, before making their way to Europe and the US shortly thereafter. Details galore await you after the break, in the full PR. Continue reading LG unveils S430, S530 Aurora laptops for people who like muted hues LG unveils S430, S530 Aurora laptops for people who like muted hues originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Electrowetted insoles charge your strut, The Police stand by for music licensing deal
August 27, 2011 No Comment
Every move you make is another ten watts you waste. Which is why researchers at InStep NanoPower are working towards taking that spring in your step, and turning it into juice for your gadgets. Flipping the process of electrowetting on its head, whereby mechanical energy is converted into electricity via a microfluid transfer, the team was able to pound some pavement-generated milliwatts out of mercury and galinstan. The tech is far from a real world debut, with its practical, portable device-powering merits achievable only in theory. So, until this device manages to get off the ground, we’re going to lump it in with past piezoelectric efforts , and call it like it is — pics, or it didn’t happen. Electrowetted insoles charge your strut, The Police stand by for music licensing deal originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Aug 2011 05:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Electrowetted insoles charge your strut, The Police stand by for music licensing deal
August 27, 2011 No CommentEvery move you make is another ten watts you waste. Which is why researchers at InStep NanoPower are working towards taking that spring in your step, and turning it into juice for your gadgets. Flipping the process of electrowetting on its head, whereby mechanical energy is converted into electricity via a microfluid transfer, the team was able to pound some pavement-generated milliwatts out of mercury and galinstan. The tech is far from a real world debut, with its practical, portable device-powering merits achievable only in theory. So, until this device manages to get off the ground, we’re going to lump it in with past piezoelectric efforts , and call it like it is — pics, or it didn’t happen. Electrowetted insoles charge your strut, The Police stand by for music licensing deal originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Aug 2011 05:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We here at Engadget Mobile tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol’ Federal Communications Commission’s site. Since we couldn’t possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there, we’ve gathered up all the raw info you may want (but probably don’t need). Enjoy! Update: It appears the FCC is doing some work on its website, which means some of the links may show up as an error for the next few days. Phones Read – Huawei G3512 Read – Huawei U8652 Read – Huawei U5200 Read – RIM REM71UW Read – Samsung GT-S7250 Wave Read – Samsung GT-I8150 Galaxy W Read – Samsung GT-I9100P Read – Samsung GT-C3330 Read – Samsung SGH-T989 Hercules Read – Samsung E110S Read – Vertu RM-681V (Constellation T) Read – Fujitsu TSI11 FCC Fridays: August 26, 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Hey there, it’s time for yet another refresher on the wonderful world of Engadget comments. After the break you’ll find our “human’s guide” to commenting, a sort of care and feeding guide for your Disqus account. If you’ve been here for awhile (hello, you) it should be mighty familiar but, since the flow of the commenters has hugely increased lately, we’re going to be more strict for awhile, deleting any comments we deem to be trollin’ or hatin’ and banning repeat offenders. We don’t like banning people, and we realize that haters do have to hate, but we love encouraging active and open debate down there. This is the best way for us to do that. Read on for some guidelines to keep in mind. Continue reading Commenting on Engadget: a refresher Commenting on Engadget: a refresher originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Nokia 701, 700 and 600 get hands-on treatment with Symbian Belle, Nokia proposes NFC love in China (video)
August 27, 2011 No Comment
Nokia may be over Symbian in the United States, but the Finnish company is certainly pursuing the Chinese market with ferocity. Engadget China recently sat down with the three new devices from Espoo — the 600, 700 and 701 — along with its new operating system, Symbian Belle , and has a number of hands-on photos and videos for your perusal. We’ve got plenty more after the break. Join us, will ya? Gallery: Nokia 600, 700 and 701 hands-on Continue reading Nokia 701, 700 and 600 get hands-on treatment with Symbian Belle, Nokia proposes NFC love in China (video) Nokia 701, 700 and 600 get hands-on treatment with Symbian Belle, Nokia proposes NFC love in China (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Aug 2011 02:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Hi, guys! Welcome to IRL, a brand new feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we’re using in real life. One of the reasons we started this column is that we don’t necessarily stop evaluating products once we slap on a numbered rating and publish some 3,000 words worth of impressions. This is a dilemma all gadget reviewers wrestle with, really. It’s one thing to test a product for a week and report back on benchmark results and battery life, but it’s another thing entirely to live with it. Sometimes, there are things we didn’t get to test. And if you play with something long enough, the Honeymoon always comes to an end. No exceptions. We still see reviews as a snapshot in time — our job, after all, is to size up the products folks might be thinking of buying today, and it’s not fair to stay mum while we wait for companies to tweak products they had no business shipping half-baked in the first place. But we don’t think the conversation should end with the review. You guys already get to sound off on the things you own in the ” How would you change? ” column. Consider this our turn. Continue reading IRL: The stuff Engadget editors are using… in real life IRL: The stuff Engadget editors are using… in real life originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Earlier this year, we heard a slew of whispers promising a late winter launch for Microsoft’s Windows 8 tablets — there was even mention of a tab-specific OS. While it’s become clear that Redmond intends for its new operating system to run on multiple devices , insight into its tablet plans are still somewhat shrouded in mystery. From the looks of these gesture patents, however, it’s clear MS has been eyeing a dual-screen tablet future (hello Courier ). The recently published patents, not yet granted to the company, touch upon methods for off-screen input (read: bezel-based), but mainly focus on these multi-screen input options: dual tap, pinch and expand, hold and page-flip, hold and tap, and finally, bookmark hold. As you can glimpse from the image above, the patents handle simultaneous touch screen input, allowing a user the ability to swap images between screens, or even freeze a page on one side while continuing to browse on the other. By the looks of things, Sony might have some fierce competition in the multi-screen tablet market. Head to the source below to get a fuller look at these touch-based solutions. Microsoft gesture patents reveal possible dual-screen tablet focus originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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