Spider-man reboot is being shot in RED EPIC 3D, has Jason Schwartzman all kinds of excited
December 7, 2010 No Comment
You know that untitled Spider-man project that’s set to revitalize the franchise at some point in 2012? Yeah, that’s being shot in 3D (not news) using 3ality rigs and RED EPIC cameras (superhotawesome news). Peter Jackson already scooped up 30 EPICs to help him shoot his next big venture, The Hobbit , in 3D, but he’s been beaten to the digital cinematography punch by the producers of the next Spidey flick, who have cornered a quarter of the cameras and actually started shooting with them on set yesterday. Jason Schwartzman, daytime actor and nighttime videography geek, has been extolling the virtues of using such fancy gear over on the RED forums, which is also where he promises his crew will be making further comments detailing the user experience. In slightly less thrilling RED news, the Scarlet S35 is being renamed to the EPIC Lite and will suffer the upheaval of having its features and price change — hit the links below for more. [Thanks, Anthony ] Spider-man reboot is being shot in RED EPIC 3D, has Jason Schwartzman all kinds of excited originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 07:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Um, ok look… we’re not sure what the Aepel Phone is exactly . We know it’s for girls because the t-shirt says so and we know it’s a phone because it’s right there in the product name. However, “phone” seems to be a whacky mistranslation of the “binary CDMA” tech used in the wireless mic. If we had to guess, we’d say it’s a battery-powered compact speaker for fetishists ensnarled by their desire to read Canon service manuals to bespectacled teddy bears. It’s more common than you think. Check the whole mangled press release after the break. Continue reading The Aepel Phone is a product The Aepel Phone is a product originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 06:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Samsung makes an Android 2.2 clamshell; unless you’re in China, you can’t have it
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It’s not every day you see an old-school clamshell running Android, and really, there’s a great reason for that: when your entire UI is touch-centric, putting the screen a few inches away from the user’s thumb is a usability nightmare waiting to happen. Be that as it may, Samsung’s rolled out a fairly sophisticated new folder in China under the name SCH-W899 that features not one, but two separate 3.3-inch Super AMOLED displays on either side of the phone’s top half. You’ve got a 5 megapixel camera, 512MB of onboard storage expandable with a 32GB microSD slot, CDMA EV-DO compatibility for service on China Telecom, GSM roaming capability, and — of course — the kind of respect that only comes with using a phone with gold accents. We wouldn’t expect to see this one in the Western Hemisphere apart from the rare import, so if you were thinking of getting into the collectible Android phone business, there might not be a better time. Lucrative, we hear. Bonus points: count the number of gratuitous lens flares on the phone’s official product page. Samsung makes an Android 2.2 clamshell; unless you’re in China, you can’t have it originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 05:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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It’s been staring you in the face all this time. The Android fragmentation that not only threatens, but dooms Google’s mobile OS: the buttons are always in different places. How will we ever cope? [Thanks, Drummertist ] Continue reading Visualized: the real Android fragmentation Visualized: the real Android fragmentation originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 05:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Netflix ported WebKit to the PS3 to enable HTML5 goodies, a dynamically updatable UI
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Netflix caused a lot of head scratching in October when it started rolling out its new, disc-free Netflix experience for the PS3. Namely, different people were getting a different UI , and there didn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason to the differentiation. Well, it turns out Netflix was flexing a bit of its HTML5 muscle, rapidly testing different experiences to see which ones worked best for users, all without having to push out app updates or back-end changes to accommodate its indecision. Apparently, Netflix’s engineers actually ported WebKit to the PS3 to make all this possible, and hopefully it’s a sign of things to come in the HTML5 iPhone, iPad, and Android apps — which could probably use some serious sprucing, or even a bit of scattered rapid prototyping just to relieve the monotony. It’s also seems to be good news for other PS3 apps which can lean on the framework — presumably VUDU’s own HTML5-based UI took advantage of this when it landed on the PS3 in November . What we’d really love is if Sony and Google are secretly in cahoots to bring the entirety of Chrome and its couch-friendly Google TV UI with it. Hey, we can dream, right? Netflix ported WebKit to the PS3 to enable HTML5 goodies, a dynamically updatable UI originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 04:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We’re here at the D: Dive Into Mobile conference in San Francisco, and we’ve just had a chance to lay our ever-loving hands all over Google’s latest wunderkind, the Nexus S . As you’ve probably already read and seen, the device is set to be the next flagship phone sporting a pure Google experience. That is, full-on Android 2.3 (AKA Gingerbread ), sporting a subtly reworked user interface design, and touting some potentially powerful new features, like near-field communication compatibility (hardware permitting — and this hardware does indeed permit). Speaking of nuts and bolts, the phone is no slouch, boasting all the design leanings of Samsung’s wildly popular Galaxy S line, but packing them into a tighter, sleeker, faster package. As you can see in the pictures and video below, we spent some quality time with the newest Nexus, and we’ve made a few professional observations — so follow along after the break to get the full scoop. Gallery: Google Nexus S hands-on Continue reading Google Nexus S preview Google Nexus S preview originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 03:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Gingerbread ROMs start cooking for Galaxy S, EVO 4G, et al; keyboard ported for rooted Androids
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You can have your doubts about when your phone maker will finally get around to delivering an Android 2.3 update (March if you’re with HTC, June if Samsung, 2017 if you’re unfortunate enough to own a Sony Ericsson), but the smartphone dev community doesn’t work that slowly. The guys who build custom ROMs just for the sheer pride of it have already begun work on delivering Gingerbread to owners of the Samsung Galaxy S and HTC EVO 4G and Wildfire . It’s all in the very nascent stages and warnings abound that you should only install these ROMs if you intend to contribute to the development process, but it does give us hope for a consumable new OS in the not so distant future. One thing that does look ready to be gobbled up, however, is Gingerbread’s new software keyboard — you’ll find the download link and installation instructions at the Droid-Life link below, just remember to bring your rooted Android phone along. [Thanks, Jacob] Gingerbread ROMs start cooking for Galaxy S, EVO 4G, et al; keyboard ported for rooted Androids originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Oh look, another Android-based eReader has just exposed itself to the fine men and women of the FCC’s test labs. This time it’s Archos under the lens with its previously unannounced 70b eReader (model 7702). Specs include 802.11b/g WiFi, a USB jack, stereo speakers, an SD card reader, and support for Adobe Digital Editions DRM making it compatible with the Google eBookstore launched yesterday. And because the 70b eReader is built around what looks like a 7-inch color LCD, it also support video and image playback in full color. Check out the frontside display as well as some interface grabs from the user manual in the gallery below. Gallery: Archos 70b eReader stops at the FCC on its way to the Google eBookstore Continue reading Archos 70b eReader stops at the FCC on its way to the Google eBookstore Archos 70b eReader stops at the FCC on its way to the Google eBookstore originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The source is DigiTimes so take this rumor for what you will. Nevertheless, the Taiwanese tattle house is citing sources at local component makers claiming that Foxconn has been notified that it must ship Apple’s ” iPad 2 ” within the next 100 days or as early as the end of February. DigiTimes says that Apple’s plan to start mass production in January had to be pushed because of ongoing firmware testing. Note that this doesn’t mean that the second generation iPad will ship to consumers in February since Apple would be stockpiling units ahead of a global launch. The original iPad was announced in January and began US shipments in April before starting its relentless global march in May. iPad 2 begins shipping from Foxconn in February? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …DIY Star-Trek style air powered sliding doors are something from the future that you can have at home right now
December 7, 2010 No Comment
So, we don’t mind a small home renovation project every now and then, and this is one we’re seriously considering. Instructables has posted a step-by-step guide on installing sliding doors which are powered by an air compressor , and which look super cool. As you’ll see in the video which is after the break, it’s a pretty simple idea, which requires a pretty fair amount of work, but the results are very impressive. The sliding doors are controlled by a panel switch and have a key which can lock them open or shut, and the door also boasts a vent above it for air ventilation after operation. Yes, we actually want one of these. Continue reading DIY Star-Trek style air powered sliding doors are something from the future that you can have at home right now DIY Star-Trek style air powered sliding doors are something from the future that you can have at home right now originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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