OliPad 110 video preview makes us wish we’d paid attention in Italian class
June 27, 2011 No Comment
Looking for a little more insight into the second tablet from Italy’s first consumer tablet manufacturer? Olivetti’s product manager Richard Jelmini was caught on camera extensively demoing the Honeycomb-running device, and like the 100 before it , the OliPad 110 looks like a pretty solid piece of hardware. The tablet has a 10-inch touchscreen, front and rear-facing cameras, and 16GB of built-in memory. The video after the break, naturally, is entirely in Italian. It’s not Fellini, but it’ll do. [Thanks, Alessandro] Continue reading OliPad 110 video preview makes us wish we’d paid attention in Italian class OliPad 110 video preview makes us wish we’d paid attention in Italian class originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Make no mistake, Microsoft isn’t playing coy in the smartphone market any longer. The folks in Redmond are making a significant jump forward in the mobile arena, announcing that the upcoming version of Windows Phone, codenamed “Mango,” will be heading to a device near you in time for the holidays. As its competitors have raised the bar of expectations to a much higher level, Microsoft followed suit by adding at least 500 features to its mobile investment, which the company hopes will plug all of the gaping holes the first two versions left open. We received a Samsung Focus preloaded with the most recent developer build (read: not even close to the market release version) and we had a few good days to put it through its paces. It’s still far from completion, as there were several key features that we couldn’t test out; some weren’t fully implemented, and others involved third-party apps that won’t be updated until closer to launch. Yet we don’t want to call this build half-baked — in fact, it was surprisingly smooth for software that still has at least four months to go before it’s available for public consumption. At the risk of sounding ridiculously obvious, we’re mighty interested in seeing the final result when all is said and done this holiday season. As a disclaimer, we can’t guarantee that the stuff we cover here will actually look or act the same when it’s ready to peek out and make its official introduction in Q4; as often happens, features and UI enhancements are subject to be changed by the Windows Phone team as Mango gets closer and closer to release. Let’s get straight to brass tacks, since there’s a lot of details to dive into. It’d be best to grab a large beverage (we’d recommend a Big Gulp, at least ), find your most comfortable chair, and meet us after the break. Continue reading Windows Phone 7.5 Mango in-depth preview (video) Windows Phone 7.5 Mango in-depth preview (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Acer’s AC700 Chromebook coming to the US this month for $350, 3G model arriving later this summer
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Samsung’s beautiful-but-pricey Series 5 chromebook too rich for your blood? Fear not, cloud-dwellers. Acer just announced that its chromebook, dubbed the AC700, will go on sale in the states this month for $349.99, to be followed by a 3G-equipped version later this summer. If you’re part of the niche market that would happily live in Chrome OS in exchange for instant-on access, be advised that it runs on an Atom N570 processor and 2Gb of RAM, and has 16GB of flash storage, a 1.3 megapixel webcam, two USB 2.0 ports, and a 4-in-1 memory card reader. We’ll be curious to see how the build quality compares to the Series 5′s, though for some people, that $70 price gulf will render that a moot point. PR after the break. Continue reading Acer’s AC700 Chromebook coming to the US this month for $350, 3G model arriving later this summer Acer’s AC700 Chromebook coming to the US this month for $350, 3G model arriving later this summer originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Apple’s fondness for anorexic handhelds knows no bounds, and if this alleged deal with the Asian foundry holds water, expect to see its waistband tighten further. Rumoured back before the iPad 2 launch, the house-that-Steve-built’s reportedly been eyeing Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp to produce an ‘A6′ for its upcoming iPhone refresh. While it’s easy to dismiss this purported move as a direct diss to Samsung, what’s more likely is that Cupertino’s engaging in a competitive bit of size does matter — specifically, the A5′s 45nm process. A transition to newer, lower power 28nm ARM chips would give Jonathan Ives’ employer a distinct market advantage, dwarfing even TSMC’s current 40nm in the process. While it’s all still just speculation for now, only time and an iPhone 5 tear-down will tell for sure. Apple’s A6 processor may come courtesy of TSMC, Samsung left to wonder why originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Did someone say controlled leak? NVIDIA’s come clean about the fact that it has some news to share tomorrow, but until then, it’s being oh-so demure about what it has up its sleeve. Behold, an unnamed GPU — two of ‘em, in fact! — running Crysis 2 in SLI mode. What you see in the short clip below is the DirectX11 version of the game running at 1080p resolution with tesselation enabled and a high-resolution texture pack. All told, the game appears to play smoothly, even with the settings cranked to the max. So just what is this thing? It looks like we’ll find out in the morn, folks. Continue reading NVIDIA teases a pair of mystery laptop GPUs running Crysis 2 (video) NVIDIA teases a pair of mystery laptop GPUs running Crysis 2 (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Low-cost Andy Pad tablet spotted in the wild, Andy Pad Pro said to be following
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UK-based Andy Pad has been teasing its eponymously-titled Android tablet for a little while now, but it was just recently spotted in the wild for the first time at an apparently private launch event, where those in attendance were also apparently told that it will be available in two versions: an 8GB model for
Continue reading …Mitsubishi’s new all-in-one set crams 500GB HDD and Blu-ray recorder into tiny package
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Mitsubishi’s new Real LCD-22BLR500 TV is hardly the first set packed with a built-in Blu-ray recorder and hard drive, but it’s certainly one of the smaller ones we’ve seen. The 22-inch 1,366 x 768 LED-backlit display is probably too tiny for your average living room, but cramming the 500GB HDD and optical dive in the base helps it keep a thin profile and a stable footprint that could fit perfectly in a small bedroom or dorm. Around back are a bevy of inputs, including a USB jack, a pair of HDMI ports, an SD slot, Ethernet, and i.Link. Sadly, this compact all-in-one TV will be a Japan-only affair when it hits shelves on July 21st for around
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British mobile bandwidth hogs won’t have to curb their data enthusiasm anytime soon if a scheduled ‘ super WiFi ‘ trial minds it manners. Led by Microsoft and backed by the UK’s biggest TV providers, this roided-up wireless network surfs along the spare 150MHz spectrum that terrestrial television avoids. Christened the ‘ white spaces ,’ networks abroad (and in the US) maintain these unused frequencies to prevent signal interference, but with MS’ Dan Reed calling spectrum “…a finite natural resource,” operators don’t have much else to mine. Set for testing in Cambridge — chosen for its dense cluster of buildings old and new — this repurposed TV signal walks through walls its weaker mobile brethren smack into (at up to 16Mbps, no less!). With a similar British Telecom rollout already underway in Scotland, we’d say the tech has an imminent Anglo-future — pity the US can’t seem to unravel the red tape fast enough for a homegrown build-out. [Image courtesy ZDNet UK ] Microsoft-led consortium to trial super WiFi network across the pond originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …African-designed VMK Gingerbread tablet eager to show its face, shipping in September
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This is the upcoming tablet from Congolese company VMK — or, rather, this is the back of the upcoming tablet. We received a note from the company’s CEO explaining that, while the Gingerbread slate is making its internet debut, the front isn’t quite ready for public consumption, seeing as how the company is a bit worried about getting poached by copycats as it attempts to register a few trademarks. The Android 2.3.3 tablet is apparently ramping up for a September release in its native Africa, though the company is still looking for more funding, seeing as how difficult it can be to launch a CE product in that part of the world. The device is targeted toward developing nations, and will likely have a price to match, for now, feel free to get acquainted with its rear in the gallery below. Gallery: African-designed VMK Gingerbread tablet eager to show its face, shipping in September African-designed VMK Gingerbread tablet eager to show its face, shipping in September originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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LaCie, a company that’s no stranger to employing aluminum and high profile designers on its external storage drives, is back at it today with the announcement of a pair of new HDDs. The P9220 Mobile and P9230 Desktop drives — one’s thin and portable, the other’s chunkier and stores more data, guess which is which — harness the creative minds at Porsche Design to deliver… well, some pretty tamely designed peripherals. We guess it’s all about minimalism and letting the scratch-resistant aluminum casing speak for itself, but we still kinda feel like the Porsche guys did this on a Thursday lunch break. As simple as it is, the look of these drives still managed to impress the guys at CrunchGear , whose hands-on coverage can be read at the link provided below. If you want to get to grips with one yourself, the P9220 starts out at
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