The web is abuzz with talk of Apple’s new slimmed-down, low-cost Final Cut Pro X , but Cupertino’s beloved video editing platform has also caused quite a stir among professionals, who note its lack of features and glaring absence of backwards compatibility. Conan O’Brien’s editors have already downloaded the new app, and threw together a segment for last night’s show highlighting some of its new features . Jump past the break for a clip of Final Cut Pro’s 90 seconds of fame, or warm up that credit card and head over to the Mac App Store to give it a spin for yourself. Just don’t dump Final Cut Pro 7 yet — you’ll need to have it around to open legacy projects, output to tape, utilize multiple editing sequences, and access Photoshop layers, along with one or two other tiny omissions. Continue reading Conan’s editors really love Final Cut Pro X… or maybe they don’t (video) Conan’s editors really love Final Cut Pro X… or maybe they don’t (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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If you’ve lost sleep over the lack of a dedicated Skype app for your iPad, you can rest easy tonight knowing somewhere out there it does exist — or at least a promo video does. Earlier today, someone over at Skype unintentionally (we assume) posted what looks like an ad for a real-deal app for the iOS slab. Of course, the evidence has since been pulled, but you can check out a ripped version (sans audio) after the break. It looks like the days of blowing up ye ole iPhone Skype are numbered. Update: The folks over at TUAW had a chat with Skype’s Rick Osterloh about the iPad app, and he says you can expect most of the functionality to carry over from the iPhone. There are, unfortunately, a few desktop features, like file sharing, that won’t make an appearance. Sadly, Osterloh didn’t spill the release-date beans. Continue reading Skype for iPad leaked in promo video (video) Skype for iPad leaked in promo video (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …NASA lander prototype ditches the manpower for an autonomous flight (video)
June 24, 2011 No Comment
Hear that? Those were the giddy giggles of some very happy scientists down at NASA’s Alabama-based Marshall Space Flight Center. Besting its previous June record for autonomous flight, this prototype robotic lander hovered for nearly half a minute at a height of seven feet before parking itself safely on the ground. Conceived as a joint project between NASA, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, and the Von Braun Center for Science and Innovation, the intelligent bot is slated to go where its parachuting, aero-braking cousins can’t — like the Moon, or an asteroid. Future tests are on deck for the self-propelled lander to hover up to one hundred feet over the short span of a minute — no doubt its current feat is pretty neat, but we wouldn’t want to be the unsuspecting dolt who walked under it without his infrared goggles on. NASA lander prototype ditches the manpower for an autonomous flight (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Red-eye alert, all ye Droid faithful! A leaked screenshot over at Droid Attic shows Motorola’s worst kept secret — the Droid 3 — supposedly hitting Best Buy’s shelves on July 14th. With all the unofficial leaks we’ve seen in the past few months , we have a pretty good idea of what this successor’s got running under its QWERTY slider. Favoring a dual-core OMAP 4430 processor, a rear-facing 8 megapixel cam capturing video at 1080p, and baked with latest Gingerbread update, this black block of does shouldn’t disappoint. Make note, VZW’s new plans go into effect one week prior to this, so if you’re clinging to that grandfathered plan, pick this one up off-contract, and cross your toes it gets an LTE surprise. [Thanks, fuzzball] Droid 3 headed to Best Buy on July 14th? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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RIM’s BlackBerry 9900 is the device that the BlackBerry diehards have been hoping, wishing, and waiting for since the original Bold launched way back in 2008 . However, this time around the company has added in a capacitive touchscreen, swapped the trackball of yesteryear for an optical trackpad, and slimmed the whole thing down into a 10.5mm thick package. We were lucky enough to get a prototype device from our friends over at Negri Electronics , and have manhandled the thing till we were blue in the face. Head on past the break for an exclusive preview of the device RIM is praying will stalwart its competitors until the first round of QNX-equipped devices lands in 2012. Gallery: BlackBerry Bold 9900 preview! Continue reading BlackBerry Bold 9900 preview! (video) BlackBerry Bold 9900 preview! (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Microsoft updates Hotmail with more signature options, Gmail and Yahoo Mail keyboard shortcuts
June 24, 2011 No Comment
Okay, it’s not as titillating as the time Microsoft added conversation view to Hotmail , but the outfit did just freshen up its email service with a handful of helpful tweaks. Topping the list is an assortment of shortcuts, including the ability to right click a message to reply, reply all, or forward (you could already do this for other things, like marking something as unread). Hotmail also now responds to the same keyboard shortcuts used in Outlook and — here’s the interesting part — Microsoft went and worked in Gmail- and Yahoo Mail-specific ones, too (think “#” for deleting messages). And the company is none too subtle about admitting it wants the service to be user-friendly for folks if — or when — they switch from Google or Yahoo. Rounding out the batch of improvements, you get an easy way to recover deleted emails, an improved back button, HTML5-fueled speed improvements, and the option of changing your default font signature — something we can’t believe Hotmail has been missing until now. As always, hit the source link for the full spill, and find a short demo video after the break. Continue reading Microsoft updates Hotmail with more signature options, Gmail and Yahoo Mail keyboard shortcuts Microsoft updates Hotmail with more signature options, Gmail and Yahoo Mail keyboard shortcuts originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Primed goes in-depth on the technobabble you hear on Engadget every day — we dig deep into each topic’s history and how it benefits our lives. Looking to suggest a piece of technology for us to break down? Drop us a line at primed *at* engadget *dawt* com . The world of wireless is dragging us into the 21st century kicking and screaming. Our treatise on NFC was a great sneak peek into how our future will play out over the next five years, but we’re also seeing other types of suave new tricks coming out as short-range wireless technology creeps closer to the mainstream. Wireless is the crux of convenience that will keep us calm enough to make our way through this speed-demon culture. It didn’t take long for our quest to obtain simpler and faster everything to become an obsession, and it shows no signs of stopping; on the contrary, it’s only speeding up exponentially at a rate even manufacturers have a hard time keeping up with. Wireless charging is making some serious headway in public mindshare. Once confined to toothbrushes and other simple household items, it’s now a handy means of powering phones and media players, and it’ll soon be ready to charge up our notebooks and cameras (among other things) at our command. Are we sure this is the future, or will this just be a passing fad? Why should it matter? Read on after the break to get the air-conditioned answers to those burning questions. Continue reading Engadget Primed: how wireless and inductive charging works Engadget Primed: how wireless and inductive charging works originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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This week was like some sort of beautiful patchwork quilt of tech news from all sorts of random corners of the industry: we’ve got hoardes of tablets, one very tiny camera, a slew of software and mobile news, and…light bulbs? PhD programs? DataGates? We’d try to explain it all in this text, but we think you’d be better-served to just hit the play button down there. Or the download link. We won’t judge you either way, just get it done, ok? It’s the Engadget Podcast — thanks for listening, as usual! Host: Tim Stevens Guests: Darren Murph, Brian Heater Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Brown Eyed Girl 00:02:40 – Nokia N9 first hands-on! (update: video) 00:11:27 – Nokia’s first Windows Phone: images and video, codenamed ‘Sea Ray’ 00:14:10 – Editorial: Dear Nokia, you cannot be serious! 00:18:40 – Nokia’s N950 developer MeeGo handset gets official: 4-inch display, QWERTY keyboard, same childlike dreams (updated) 00:23:30 – Prototype dual-screened 2-in-1 Android smartpad from Imerj preview 00:29:22 – Apple unveils updated Time Capsule, bumps storage to 3TB 00:31:25 – Apple Final Cut Pro X now available on Mac App Store 00:35:42 – Samsung denied preview of iPad 3, iPhone 5 in ongoing Apple infringement suit 00:42:05 – Vizio Tablet gets detailed, we go hands-on (video) 00:49:05 – Vizio, your favorite low-cost TV leader introduces… a light bulb (video) 00:50:07 – Huawei MediaPad revealed: world’s first 7-inch Android 3.2 tablet, dual-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm CPU 00:55:55 – Pentax intros Q, world’s smallest interchangeable lens digital camera (hands-on video) 01:01:38 – Verizon’s ‘DataGate’ plans leaked in excruciating detail 01:04:30 – Best Buy puts your music in the cloud, goes where others have gone before (updated) 01:07:38 – Listener questions Hear the podcast Subscribe to the podcast [ iTunes ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (enhanced AAC). [ RSS MP3 ] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically. [ RSS AAC ] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in enhanced AAC) to your RSS aggregator. [ Zune ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in the Zune Marketplace Download the podcast LISTEN (MP3) LISTEN (AAC) LISTEN (OGG) Contact the podcast Send your questions to @tim_stevens . Leave us a voicemail: (423) 438-3005 (GADGET-3005) E-mail us: podcast at engadget dot com Twitter: @tim_stevens @bheater @darrenmurph Filed under: Podcasts Engadget Podcast 245 – 06.24.2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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For better or worse, it seems that GPS services are rapidly approaching their mid-life crisis . After rampaging through a host of makeovers (see more: here and here ) that would make even the most ADD-popstar dizzy, the phoenix of the navigation industry is now trying its hand at a new augmented mobile reality . Sitting pretty at $2.99 in the App Store, Lustancia’s TapNav app swaps the virtual maps for a real-time AR overlay via your iPhone’s camera. It’s not a killer feature by any means, but if you’ve ever found yourself wondering just which turn your PND is indicating, then this is for you. Sexy robot-voice assistance and routing stay free, but you’ll have to pony up for that turn-by-turn navigation after the sixty day paid trial. Astonishingly brief press release after the break. Continue reading Lustancia’s TapNav app takes your iPhone for an AR-assisted spin Lustancia’s TapNav app takes your iPhone for an AR-assisted spin originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Apple sues Samsung again for copying the iPhone’s design, this time in South Korea
June 24, 2011 No Comment
As if Apple and Samsung’s patent infringement catfight weren’t distracting enough, Apple is recreating the legal spectacle in Samsung’s home country of South Korea. Apple just filed a suit against Samsung Electronics in Seoul Central District Court, with Cupertino alleging that the Samsung Galaxy S copies the third-generation iPhone, according to a report from the online news site, MoneyTalk . That closely matches the claims Apple made when it it sued Samsung back in April for “slavishly” copying the iPhone and iPad. Since then, Apple’s expanded its case to include additional Samsung devices, including the Droid Charge, Infuse 4G, Nexus S 4G, Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy S II, and a handful of others. Meanwhile, Samsung has attempted (in vain) to subpoena prototypes of Apple’s next-gen iPhone and iPad. We wouldn’t be surprised if Samsung abandoned its efforts to peek Apple’s forthcoming products, but if this is, indeed, destined to be a case of d
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