TomTom maps get loaded onto HTC Locations, promise ‘zero-wait navigation experience’
October 21, 2010 No Comment
Look out, Google Maps Navigation — here comes a little friendly competition from across the pond. While we’d heard the term HTC Locations bandied about a bit during the company’s London launch of the Desire HD , now it looks as if both HTC and TomTom are ready to make their newfound friendship official. TomTom will be partnering with HTC in order to provide maps for phones loaded with HTC Locations, which is hailed as a new mapping system that results in a “zero-wait navigation experience.” Initially, at least, it’ll only be available on the new HTC Desire HD and HTC Desire Z smartphones in Europe and Asia, but the outfit promises to extend that to a wide variety of future phones and geographies. It should be noted, however, that while map and location content come preloaded on HTC Locations, turn-by-turn by guidance has to be purchased separately. Continue reading TomTom maps get loaded onto HTC Locations, promise ‘zero-wait navigation experience’ TomTom maps get loaded onto HTC Locations, promise ‘zero-wait navigation experience’ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Oct 2010 07:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Things are turning upside down in Espoo today. Besides, earnings and reported job cuts of some 1,800 employees, Nokia also announced that it’ll be streamlining its development strategy to unify environments for Symbian and MeeGo. Nokia’s new approach calls for the adoption of Qt, and only Qt , as its application development framework from today onward. Here’s what that means for new N8 owners: You can buy a Nokia smartphone confident that any improvements introduced later to the Symbian platform, such as the user interface, can be made available to download on your device as well. No need to wait for Symbian^4 – the improvements we were planning for Symbian^4 will be introduced as and when they become available. In fact, we will no longer be talking about Symbian^3 or Symbian^4 at all – it will be one constantly evolving and constantly improving platform. Sounds like a smart move to us. After all, it’s Symbian’s UI, and not the OS, that we have the most trouble with — an issue that Nokia readily concedes . So the faster they can improve it — even pieces of it — the better. Nokia also announced support for HTML5 web content and applications for the Symbian and MeeGo platforms in both Qt and the browser. Click through for the press release and to hear Rich Green, Nokia CTO, discuss the new strategy. Continue reading Nokia ends talk of Symbian^4, adopts HTML5 in Qt framework Nokia ends talk of Symbian^4, adopts HTML5 in Qt framework originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Oct 2010 06:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Around 134 tons of marijuana went up in smoke in Tijuana as authorities began burning what’s believed to be Mexico’s largest seizure of the drug. The drugs were seized in pre-dawn raids on Monday. (Oct. 21)
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We’ve already seen what the Eigenharp (and smaller Eigenharp Pico) can do on its own but, as the folks from Studio Imaginaire have now shown, that’s only just the beginning of what’s possible. With a little help from the oh-so-versatile Arduino , they’ve paired the instrument with a WiFi-enabled RGB lamp that — you guessed it — changes colors when you play the Eigenharp. Ready for an audio-visual feast? Turn down the lights and head on past the break. Continue reading Eigenharp controls WiFi lamp with a little Arduino assistance (video) Eigenharp controls WiFi lamp with a little Arduino assistance (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Oct 2010 05:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Tachyon announces 720p Tachyon XC HD helmet cam, excites us with a Picatinny rifle mount (video)
October 21, 2010 No Comment
Iron sights? Only for newbs. Holo sights? Much nicer — at least until someone pulls an EMP. Picatinny-mounted camera? Not something you’re going to find in Call of Duty , soldier, but soon something you can get for real courtesy of Tachyon. That company was the first to offer a consumer-friendly(ish) 3D POV experience by turning a pair of their cameras into sort of Siamese affair , and now it’s enabling hunters, soldiers, officers of the law, and anybody who likes shooting stuff to get an up-close recording of exactly what the heck they’re shootin’ at. When we reviewed those 3D cameras we weren’t exactly smitten with the VGA quality, but hopefully the 720p sensor in the new Tachyon XC HD tackles that. It’s built into the same shell that struck us as being hugely durable before, and now it’s even more so, rated waterproof to 100 feet. The new camera will set you back $179, matching GoPro’s recent HD Hero 960 , while that Picatinny rail mount is $27 — unless you’re a member of law enforcement or the military, in which case it’ll be free. Full details in the PR below, as is a fun video of a little GunCam action. Gallery: Tachyon XC HD and Picatinny rail mount Continue reading Tachyon announces 720p Tachyon XC HD helmet cam, excites us with a Picatinny rifle mount (video) Tachyon announces 720p Tachyon XC HD helmet cam, excites us with a Picatinny rifle mount (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Oct 2010 03:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Watch South Park S14E10: Insheeption The latest installment of our favorite fourth graders of South Park, which is entitled “Insheeption” is the hit animated TV series’ 10th episode of the 14th season that aired last 10/20/2010 Wednesday 10:00 PM on Comedy Central.
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Out of all the Windows Phone 7 launch partners, HTC’s obviously been the most hard-working kid in Mr. Ballmer’s sculpture class. So here’s the question: which of the five launch devices is the Taiwanese company’s best work? Well, there’s no such thing as a perfect phone, but we dare say the 7 Mozart’s the most stylish out of the lot. Not convinced? Flip the phone around and you’ll see its two main selling points: its aluminum unibody construction (as applied on the Nexus One and Legend ), and its 8 megapixel camera with Xenon flash (as opposed to 5 megapixels with LED flash on the other WP7 devices). Will these goodies suffice to win WP7 fanatics over? Join us after the break to find out. This review is primarily of the HTC 7 Mozart hardware. Check out our full review of Windows Phone 7 for our thoughts on the OS. Gallery: HTC 7 Mozart with Windows Phone 7 review Continue reading HTC 7 Mozart review HTC 7 Mozart review originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Samsung’s mad, monied quest to “free the TV apps” may not stop at your couch — the electronics manufacturer says it’s looking to loop in cell phones as well. “We plan to have a single platform for Samsung TV and phones,” a VP told Reuters , without providing further details, though we have to wonder if it might cross swords with the Media Hub video-on-demand software the company’s pushing in the tablet and smartphone space. Samsung plotting a single platform to connect TVs and phones originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Well, that didn’t take long. Greenpois0n jailbroke the the new Apple TV just yesterday , and PwnageTool 4.1 this afternoon , and we’ve already got what appears to be the first custom software successfully running on the device. As you can see, it’s a simple weather app, designed by a tiny software firm called nitoTV, but it’s a harbinger of things to come when developers get cracking on the Apple TV in earnest. See a picture of nitoTV’s custom launcher after the break, while your subconscious frantically tries to figure out what the four cities in the above pic could possibly have in common. Continue reading Apple TV hacked to run weather app Apple TV hacked to run weather app originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Oh dear, you missed it? Don’t fret, we’ve got links for you. So many links. Apple was short on surprises at its intimate “Back to the Mac” event today, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t some interesting nuggets. Mac OS X Lion and MacBook Air lead the pack, but we find it’s the little things that count, and they count even more in bullet point form. It’s science! The liveblog Live from Apple’s ‘Back to the Mac’ event Hands-on coverage MacBook Air (11.6-inch) first hands-on! MacBook Air (13-inch) first hands-on! MacBook Air: all substance, no Flash FaceTime for Mac hands-on: it works, it’s rough New MacBook Airs come with Software Reinstall USB drive Product announcements Mac App Store for OS X 10.6 and 10.7 unveiled, coming ‘within 90 days’ Mac OS X 10.7 Lion announced, coming summer 2011 FaceTime coming to OS X, beta available today Apple announces iLife ’11, $49 upgrade or free with every new Mac, available today Apple introduces 11.6-inch MacBook Air, available today for $999 Apple’s new MacBook Air (update: video) Apple’s ‘Back to the Mac’ event roundup originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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