Iomega Mac Companion Hard Drive offers 3TB of storage and a filling station for your iPad
August 2, 2011 No Comment
How to get a hefty new hard drive for your Mac without making your other gadgets jealous? Iomega is offering up a solution with the fairly elegant Mac Companion Hard Drive, a two or three terabyte external drive designed with Apple computers in mind that adds a high-powered charging port for your peripherals. The drive also packs additional USB and FireWire ports (no Thunderbolt , guys?), plus a set of four LEDs, which let you know how full it is with a glance. The drives are available via Apple at $195 and $295, for 2TB and 3TB, respectively. Continue reading Iomega Mac Companion Hard Drive offers 3TB of storage and a filling station for your iPad Iomega Mac Companion Hard Drive offers 3TB of storage and a filling station for your iPad originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Not too long ago, things were pretty simple in T-Mobile’s Android land. For us (the nerds, geeks, power users, early adopters, and other misbegotten social deviants) there was the G series of phones with plain Android, culminating recently with LG’s delightful G2x . If you wanted to buy your mom an Android smartphone, you’d point her at the myTouch series of handsets with custom HTC Sense-based skins, like last winter’s myTouch 4G . Life got a bit more complicated with the introduction of LG’s Optimus T , Samsung’s Galaxy S 4G , and other devices that don’t neatly fit into the carrier’s grand branding scheme. Well, fear not! T-Mobile and HTC went ahead and refreshed last summer’s lovely myTouch 3G Slide with a dash of dual-core tech lifted right from the HTC’s Sensation flagship and a bespoke 8 megapixel shooter said to be “the most advanced camera of any smartphone”. Those are fighting words… so does the myTouch 4G Slide (as it’s called) beat the likes of Samsung’s Galaxy S II , Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Arc , and Nokia’s N8 in terms of imaging performance? Is the sliding keyboard as pleasant to use as its predecessor? And most importantly, is this your mom’s next phone? Read on for our full review. Gallery: T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide review Continue reading T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide review T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide review originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Not too long ago, things were pretty simple in T-Mobile’s Android land. For us (the nerds, geeks, power users, early adopters, and other misbegotten social deviants) there was the G series of phones with plain Android, culminating recently with LG’s delightful G2x . If you wanted to buy your mom an Android smartphone, you’d point her at the myTouch series of handsets with custom HTC Sense-based skins, like last winter’s myTouch 4G . Life got a bit more complicated with the introduction of LG’s Optimus T , Samsung’s Galaxy S 4G , and other devices that don’t neatly fit into the carrier’s grand branding scheme. Well, fear not! T-Mobile and HTC went ahead and refreshed last summer’s lovely myTouch 3G Slide with a dash of dual-core tech lifted right from the HTC’s Sensation flagship and a bespoke 8 megapixel shooter said to be “the most advanced camera of any smartphone”. Those are fighting words… so does the myTouch 4G Slide (as it’s called) beat the likes of Samsung’s Galaxy S II , Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Arc , and Nokia’s N8 in terms of imaging performance? Is the sliding keyboard as pleasant to use as its predecessor? And most importantly, is this your mom’s next phone? Read on for our full review. Gallery: T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide review Continue reading T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide review T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide review originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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From Paul McCartney to Irving Berling, the list of songwriters who famously never learned to read music before hitting it big is a long one indeed. Why? Because it’s a hard, mostly. Of course, they’ve managed to have successful careers as songwriters, even without the aid of an iPhone app that could read music for them. Surely they could have found some use for the new app from Kawai, which scans music notes from sheet paper and plays them back in real-time or with a delay, should you so choose. The app is available in the Japanese App Store
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Autodesk has really decided to embrace the DIY community recently. First the company launched 123D , a free design tool for hobbyists, now it’s snatched up Instructables , an online repository for everything from quadrocopter plans to bruschetta recipes. There’s no need for amateur inventors out there to worry about the acquisition, though — it doesn’t sound like much will be changing at the site. Makers will still own the copyright to their creations and the brand will be keeping its focus on user submitted projects, but the site’s blog does promise that improvements are on the way thanks to the deeper pockets of its new owner. Most of the finer details of the purchase are still unclear, but there’s some more info in the PR after the break. Continue reading Autodesk adds DIY site Instructables to its stable Autodesk adds DIY site Instructables to its stable originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Verizon LTE-packing HP Compaq Mini CQ10-688nr hitting the retail cloud on August 4th
August 2, 2011 No Comment
It’s the not the first laptop to sport Verizon Wireless’s LTE — the HP Pavilion dm1-3010nr grabbed that title about a week ago — but the Compaq Mini CQ10-688nr is being touted by VZW as its first netbook to pack the technology. The 10-inch system, which was first announced back in January, packs 250GB of storage, 1GB of RAM, and a multicard reader into a three-pound frame. Oh, and you also get access to HP’s Cloud Drive — you don’t want that 4G technology to go to waste, do you? The netbook will go on sale via Verizon’s site on August 4th for $450. Continue reading Verizon LTE-packing HP Compaq Mini CQ10-688nr hitting the retail cloud on August 4th Verizon LTE-packing HP Compaq Mini CQ10-688nr hitting the retail cloud on August 4th originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Brace yourselves speed freaks — Kingston Digital is now shipping its latest 2.5-inch HyperX SSD drives, equipped with 6Gb/sec SATA Rev 3.0 and everyone’s favorite SandForce SF-2281 controller. You want fast? You’ll get fast, alright. This SSD’s read / write speeds top out at 555MB/sec and 510MB/sec, which is surely enough to keep your rig zipping through those intense gaming marathon s office workloads. You’ll be able to pick up the drive itself with 120GB of storage for $270 or 240GB for $520, while the install kit — which includes such goodies as a SATA cable, desktop mount, torque screws and more — tacks on an extra $15 and $20, respectively. That pricing is only for a limited time though, so be sure to check the PR and hyper -edited video past the break for all the details. Continue reading Kingston HyperX SSDs now shipping, SandForce-equipped for Hyperspeed Kingston HyperX SSDs now shipping, SandForce-equipped for Hyperspeed originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Aug 2011 08:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Tablets and smartphones might rule the present, but if you ask the folks at WIMM Labs, the future of data consumption is a one-inch by one-inch square. The Palo Alto startup just revealed its new, wearable computing platform, developed, in part, through a partnership with Foxconn , that it hopes will change the way we look at computers. Currently known as the WIMM wearable platform, this new modular device packs a full-color 160 x 160 touchscreen, WiFi and Blutetooth connectivity, an accelerometer and magnetometer, and runs on good old Android. What’s more, it’s waterproof. Basically, it’s a tiny, multifunctional computer, packed with “micro apps” that can make it anything from a smart watch to a health monitor, from a mobile payment device to an all-in-one remote. As of now, the company doesn’t have plans to market it direct to consumers, but says it has a few partnerships in the works that could bring a WIMM-powered something to market by year’s end; a developer kit will go on sale in the next few weeks for an undisclosed price. If you’re itching to ditch that tired old diamond-encrusted nano watch , check out the galleries below and hop on past the break for our first impressions, video, and full PR. Gallery: WIMM wearable platform concepts Gallery: WIMM wearable platform hands-on Continue reading WIMM Labs introduces tiny wearable computer platform, we go hands-on WIMM Labs introduces tiny wearable computer platform, we go hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Thought Android was killing it in the US ? Try the rest of planet Earth, bud. The latest from our friends at Canalys has Google’s mobile OS on 48 percent of smartphones worldwide, or nearly one out of every two sold. Mountain View’s stratospheric rise came at someone’s expense, and it looks like Nokia’s the loser here folks, which corroborates the data from last week’s IDC report . Espoo’s foibles are troublesome in a market that grew 73 percent year over year, especially when Samsung shipped 421 percent more handsets than it did a year ago. As a result, the Korean company has surpassed Nokia in smartphone marketshare, just like its rival in Cupertino . Despite the rampant growth, the research firm suspects Sammy could have done better, noting that it had failed to capitalize on Nokia’s “weakened state around the world” with its “global scale and channel reach.” We’ll see if Samsung takes Canalys’ constructive criticism to heart in Q3, but while you wait, you can read the full report after the jump. Continue reading Canalys: Android rules the smartphone world, Samsung could’ve done better Canalys: Android rules the smartphone world, Samsung could’ve done better originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Aug 2011 06:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Lucky enough to snag one of those coveted white Galaxy Tab 10.1s from Google I/O ? If so, tablet life is about to get a little bit sweeter. Google Movies is now an update away, making video rentals from The Goog mere moments from reality on your slate. Don’t get your hopes up though… this isn’t an update to Android 3.2 , nor is it the TouchWiz UX update that will be rolling out at a NYC event later this week. Keep in mind these Google-fied Galaxy Tabs are Wifi-only devices, which typically receive updates like this far later than their 3G brethren — making this download a bit peculiar. Regardless of its irregularity, those with the limited edition tablet can now catch up on all those Harry Potter flicks on the go, before their jealous pals with the standard model can. Google I/O Galaxy Tabs get Google Movies update, VIP treatment originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Aug 2011 07:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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