SanDisk launches $50 Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player, makes for a cheap workout date
August 25, 2011 No Comment
If you’ve been working out with help from tunes on your Sansa Clip MP3 player or Sansa Clip+ , chances are you’ve gotten a bit trimmer — and you’re not the only one. SanDisk’s launched a thinner and upgraded version of its song slinger, the Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player. The newest incarnation plays all standard major music formats, comes in red, blue, black, orange, white, grey and purple, and has 4GB or 8GB worth of storage with room for more via microSD. It’s launching in Europe next month, but is currently available in both the US and Canada for $50 and $70 depending upon how many jams you want it to hold. Thanks to its massive 1.1-inch display, the Clip claims 15 hours of battery life, which should be just enough time to keep up with your daily workouts, right? Jog on over to the full PR after the break. Continue reading SanDisk launches $50 Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player, makes for a cheap workout date SanDisk launches $50 Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player, makes for a cheap workout date originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Wheels make everything better, right? That certainly seems to be the case with CineSkates. Joby has given a big thumbs up to the Kickstarter project, which help the Gorillapod Focus capture some pretty sweet tracking shots, because nothing says “elegance” like a gorilla on wheels. Continue reading CineSkates smooth your camera’s roll (video) CineSkates smooth your camera’s roll (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Another official teardown, another predictable revelation: the new Sony Vaio Z ‘s viscera are thinner, flatter and, er, more compressed than those of its predecessor. But at least this dissection is performed by an actual Vaio engineer who ought to know his stuff. In the video after the break, Shinji Oguchi explains how cooling was improved using a range of tricks, like aerating the laptop’s guts via holes in the keyboard. He also splits open the innovative external media dock, which connects via Intel’s Light Peak technology and uses a discrete GPU to give the Vaio Z some gaming oomph. Finally, there’s a separate, speeded-up video of Shinji putting the whole thing back together again from memory. The poor guy must be sick of it by now. Continue reading Sony Vaio Z gets the in-house teardown treatment (video) Sony Vaio Z gets the in-house teardown treatment (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 07:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Alarm clocks have been developing more and more unique ways to wake people up over the years, but being woken up by a stranger has always been something of a difficult proposition. Sure, you can use an old fashioned wake-up call service, but then you still sort of “know” who’s calling you. Not so with the Talk O’ Clock service — soon to be available for Android and iOS devices, in addition to the current web-based app — which relies on the power of social networking to ensure that a complete stranger calls to wake you from your slumber. Yes, it is real — and, yes, you should proceed with caution (although you can at least rest assured that the person calling you doesn’t actually see your phone number). It’s still at the invite-only beta stage right now, but those seem to be readily available to anyone with a Facebook account. See how it works in the videos after the break. Continue reading Talk O’ Clock makes alarm clocks more social, strangers more friendly Talk O’ Clock makes alarm clocks more social, strangers more friendly originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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What now Instagram ? You wouldn’t sell to Facebook and now ol’ Zucks is moving on without you. That’s right, friends… the social network genius himself is scheming alongside his engineers to integrate photo filters within the company’s mobile application. The CEO hopes to lure users away from the popular photography app and keep them tethered to his site via mobile handset. Apparently the tech has been ready for a bit, but the boss wants his team to add more editing options before the feature is released into the wild. Facebook sets sights on Instagram users with photo filter integration originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Gunnar Optiks crafts limited edition Modern Warfare 3 specs, keeps the bad guys in clear sight
August 25, 2011 No Comment
Serious gaming requires serious gear, and by the looks of this latest Call of Duty marketing tie-in , you should be decked out in your Modern Warfare finest when that third installment hits stores. Publisher Activision and Gunnar Optiks have teamed up to bring the eyewear company’s fatigue-reducing i-AMP lens tech to a branded line of limited edition gaming specs. The $99 glasses, designed with “venting details inspired by… military machinery,” are set to hit stores worldwide on November 8th, and can be found stateside as a Best Buy exclusive. Sound like your kind of late-night gaming accessory? Then click past the break for a 20/20 look at the official PR. Continue reading Gunnar Optiks crafts limited edition Modern Warfare 3 specs, keeps the bad guys in clear sight Gunnar Optiks crafts limited edition Modern Warfare 3 specs, keeps the bad guys in clear sight originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Steve Jobs, the creative force behind the iPhone, iPad and other devices that turned Apple into one of the world’s most powerful companies, resigned as CEO. The AP spoke with industry analysts about the future of the tech giant. (Aug. 25)
Continue reading …Droid Bionic teases boot sequence, LTE prowess to anxious onlookers (video)
August 25, 2011 No Comment
That’s right folks, the Droid Bionic is back with another leaked appearance . This time it stars in a video clip that reveals the phone’s boot sequence, which is followed by an all-important thrill ride / speed test on Verizon’s LTE network. As if you needed further proof, this Moto reveals itself to pack dual cores, and as you might expect, it sports Motorola’s animation-laden skin. What about the LTE test, you ask? It pulls in respectable numbers — approximately 4.5Mbps down and 1.9Mbps up — but as you’re likely aware, these speeds pale in comparison to what we’ve seen on the Droid Charge and Revolution . It’s entirely possible the test is simply an outlier, so we’ll hope for better scores as the phone approaches its September arrival. Curious for the sneak peak? You’ll find the full video after the break. [Thanks, Tu] Continue reading Droid Bionic teases boot sequence, LTE prowess to anxious onlookers (video) Droid Bionic teases boot sequence, LTE prowess to anxious onlookers (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The UK has plenty of endearing olde worlde attributes, but its lack of fast mobile data access isn’t one of them. The country has yet to enter the LTE era and, according to a crowdsourced survey by the BBC, it’s still plagued by “not spots” where you can’t get 3G reception either. More than 40,000 Brits downloaded a tailor-made Android app that recorded their local street level access and their results proved that many city centers and rural areas are effectively no-go swamplands for smartphone users — although coverage was good over 70- to 80-percent of Her Majesty’s territory. It’s about time we did a similar survey in the US. Oh, and check out the source link to watch a Galaxy II-owning village vicar vent his frustrations in the politest possible way. 3G coverage survey gives British smartphone users little to smile about originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Fukushima technician gives behind-the-scenes look at the cleanup operation
August 24, 2011 No Comment
New details about the robotics deployed to help clean up Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant have emerged, thanks to a series of blog posts penned by an anonymous technician. Known only as ‘S.H.’, the blogger wrote of the effectiveness of the donated iRobot Packbots and Warriors (despite their prolonged exposure to electronics-damaging radiation), while criticizing the Tokyo Electric Power Company for what he saw as inept supervision, unreasonable schedules and disregard for technician safety. S.H., who helped retrofit a vacuum cleaner onto a robot to collect radioactive dust, also revealed technical details about the robots, explaining that they were manipulated with a PlayStation-style controller via a Panasonic Toughbook and that the devices were most effective in pairs, which allowed for better wireless connectivity and faster emergency response. The site was taken down after it began circulating on Twitter but IEEE kept and translated the posts, available for your perusal at the source link, below. Fukushima technician gives behind-the-scenes look at the cleanup operation originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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