We were checking out the Samsung booth at the Digital Experience event at CES when, lo and behold, we stumbled upon the Samsung Infuse 4G for AT&T in all its gigantic 4.5-inch Super Amoled Plus display glory. There was only one catch: we weren’t permitted to touch it, nor take shots of the back of the phone. But unlike our earlier encounter , this time we caught it with the screen on. So we compiled a few pictures of the front and sides of the 9mm-thin device below, including a size comparison with the iPhone 4. Gallery: Samsung Infuse 4G for AT&T eyes-on Samsung Infuse 4G for AT&T eyes-on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Fine purveyor of high end audio products Bowers & Wilkins is on hand here at Digital Experience showing off its latest product, the Zeppelin Air. An addition to its existing Zeppelin line, the Air adds in AirPlay functionality for effortless streaming from iTunes or an iOS device. Stainless steel accents complement the oblong shaped boombox, and it can connect to your home network using either WiFi or Ethernet. We couldn’t objectively judge sound quality in the acoustics of this massive Caesar’s Palace conference room, but we’d expect nothing less than the best considering the price tag — a steep $600. Feel free to feast your eyes on some speaker porn in the gallery below, that doesn’t cost a thing. Gallery: Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air speaker hands-on Bowers and Wilkins Zeppelin Air speaker hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The son of a police detective opened fire at a Neb. high school, wounding the principal and asst. principal and forcing panicked students to take cover in the kitchen of the building where he had attended classes for no more than 2 months. (Jan. 5)
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We nearly burned an actual calorie at Nike’s booth here at a CES event this evening as we powered through a demo of the company’s new Nike+ SportsWatch GPS. That “GPS” part is important, see, because the watch was developed in cooperation with the navigation wizards at TomTom — in fact, a TomTom logo is prominently featured below the dot matrix LCD. Really, the SportsWatch GPS isn’t much different than other high-end GPS fitness watches on the market, it’s just got that typical dash of Nike style in the case, the band, and in the hipster lower-case UI. Our second feature might be the “slap” gesture — slapping the display enables the backlight or indicates a lap while you’re in the middle of a run. Our favorite feature, though, might be the PC connectivity: you flip a hinge on one end of the band to reveal a USB plug and you’re good to go. As with other Nike+ products, you can store your runs in the system’s online community or let the watch collect up to 50 runs offline. Follow the break for the press release. Gallery: Nike+ SportWatch GPS with TomTom hands-on Continue reading Nike+ SportWatch GPS with TomTom hands-on Nike+ SportWatch GPS with TomTom hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Newstalgia Reference Room – Sen. Joseph C. O’Mahoney – Waging Peace In 1947
January 6, 2011 No Comment
enlarge Credit: Life Magazine Sen. Joseph O’Mahoney – even then the consensus was we were great at waging war and lousy at waging peace. Click here to view this media From a weekly radio program aptly titled Time For Reason , a talk by Senator Joseph C. O’Mahoney (D-Wyoming) , former Postmaster General and former Chairman of Indian Affairs, O’Mahoney delivers a talk on the waging of peace, right around the time the Cold War was starting to heat up. Sen. Joseph O’Mahoney: “It is becoming apparent that it is much more difficult to achieve peace than it is to win unwanted war. Men are already hopelessly talking about a third world war to be conducted with weapons more terrible even than those which were used in the last one. It becomes imperative therefore, if we desire to avoid such a catastrophe, to attempt frankly to face the facts, both with respect to ourselves and to the other nations of the world. Surely we are not deceiving ourselves if we say that the people of the United States have amply demonstrated in the two terrible conflicts of this century, that they have no ambition for conquest or aggrandizement.” For the time, cooler heads were prevailing, at least as far as June 24, 1947 (the date of this broadcast) were concerned. That would all change soon enough when the war to be waged wound up being a domestic one.
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So, now you know what Motorola’s Cliq 2 is all about, but how does it feel? Much like a cheaper, curvier Droid 2 , to tell you the truth — as you’d expect when the device comes saddled with very similar specs. It’s pleasantly weighty like the Droid, and similarly stylish, though the capacitive touchscreen didn’t respond quite as readily to our touch, though that could be the effect of the hefty MOTOBLUR UI layer rather than an issue with the digitizer. The keyboard’s actually a bit more tactile, with domed soft rubber keys, and the hexagonal honeycomb arrangement felt refreshing compared to the some of the buttons we’re used to. We didn’t have loads of time with the unit, but it could be a decent alternative to the T-Mobile G2. We’ll let you know when we find the time for a full review — in the meanwhile, check some snapshots below. Gallery: Motorola Cliq 2, first hands-on Motorola Cliq 2, first hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Sony announces bevy of camcorders, some 3D, others with built-in projectors
January 6, 2011 No Comment
Sony has revealed a slew of new camcorders touting cutting-edge specs. While three 3D camcorders were announced, the HDR-TD10 is the flagship model and is touted by Sony as the world’s first “Double Full HD” 3D consumer camcorder thanks to its double Sony G lenses, double “Exmor R” CMOS image sensors, and double BIONZ image processors. The camera also sports 3.5-inch Xtra Fine LCD 3D touch screen that enables users to view 3D footage sans glasses. Storage-wise, the unit will ship with 64GB of flash memory and hit shelves this April for around $1,500. Sony also introduced three Handycam models featuring video projectors built-in to their 3-inch flip-out LCD panels which can display footage in sizes of 60 inches diagonally from 18ft. away. When combined with the integrated stereo speakers with so-called Clear Phase and S-master digital amplifiers, these cameras are designed to provide an ideal playback experience without a TV. The HDR-PJ50V features the largest amount of storage in the series with a 220GB hard drive and will be available this April for $1000. The 32 GB HDR-PJ30V and 16GB HDR-PJ10 will be available slightly later in March for $950 and $700 respectively. Rounding out the camcorder news is the HDR-CX700V video enthusiast-level unit, featuring a 16:9 Exmor R CMS image sensor, wide angle Sony G lens, and 60p/24p recording. This unit will ship with 96GB of flash memory and also be available in March for about $1,300. The reality is that these models are just the tip of the Sony Camcorder announcement iceberg though, so for all the details feel free to read the PR below and browse through the gallery. Gallery: Official Sony camcorder press images CES 2011 Gallery: Sony HDR-TD10 3D Handycam hands-on Continue reading Sony announces bevy of camcorders, some 3D, others with built-in projectors Sony announces bevy of camcorders, some 3D, others with built-in projectors originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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His defection from the Church of Scientology’s celebrity coterie was big news in 2009, and now writer and director Paul Haggis is following up with a detailed exploration of his former organization, in the form of a book collaboration with journalist Lawrence Wright. Related Entries October 15, 2010 Crashing ‘The Daily Show’ October 1, 2010 The Sale That Dropped 600 Points
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The Samsung Infuse 4G is all kinds of lovely to hold and sits happily in the palm, despite its 4.5-inch display and thanks to the slightly textured back. Did we mention it’s thin? When it launches on AT&T it’ll be the thinnest smartphone in the inventory. Heck, it’s profile makes our iPhone look downright husky — of course, with that size, the trade-off we’ll be interested to see is how the battery performs. Unfortunately, Samsung wouldn’t let us fire it up for a look under the hood but with CES just barely started, we’ve plenty of time to work our way into their hearts for a real tour. Have a peek below. Gallery: Samsung Infuse 4G for AT&T hands on, screen off Samsung Infuse 4G for AT&T: hands on, screen off originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Turns out the rumor was true, Avatar Kinect is coming to the Xbox 360 this spring (for Xbox Live Gold members, at least). Details are sparse — a place where you can virtually hang out with your “friends” — but Kinect is shown to now be able to detect facial gestures like eyebrows, smiles, and laughs. Impressive, but after all we’ve seen with the Kinect hacks , can’t say we’re too surprised the camera’s capable of such detection. Gallery: Xbox Avatar Kinect Avatar Kinect for Xbox 360 is official, smile like you mean it originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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