No longer must you be a member of Sprint’s Premier Club to get your hands on the EVO 3D . At long last, the poverbial floodgates are open allowing you, dear reader, to rush to your local shop and acquire one for $200 — provided you’re willing to commit to a two year contract. Arriving on shelves alongside the glasses-free 3D handset is the HTC EVO View 4G , the Taiwanese company’s 7-inch tablet that (for the time being) comes packaged with the fancy Scribe stylus for $400. You’ll find PR after the break but, who are you kidding, there’s no time for reading — there’s shopping to be done. Continue reading EVO 3D and EVO View 4G now available to the non-Premier masses EVO 3D and EVO View 4G now available to the non-Premier masses originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Tempted by the allure of the cloud ? Still not quite ready to give up that local backup at home? Fret not, as LaCie’s new CloudBox gives you a pinch of both. The gizmo pictured above may look similar to the company’s Wireless Space NAS , but it’s actually a 100GB “hybrid HDD.” The device connects to a router exclusively via its single Ethernet port, enabling it to handle local backups while also automatically mirroring an AES encrypted copy to a cloud server daily — even if your computer is off. Using LaCie’s Online Restore software, the offsite copy is accessible by up to ten previous volumes should the box ever become inoperable. The CloudBox comes with a one year subscription for online backups (mum’s the word on future fees), and will be available in July priced at $200. You’ll find more details in the PR past the break, as well as a video showcasing a variety of unfortunate — mostly baby induced — situations it’s intended for. Gallery: LaCie CloudBox hybrid HDD Continue reading LaCie’s CloudBox ‘hybrid HDD’ doubles your backups in the cloud (video) LaCie’s CloudBox ‘hybrid HDD’ doubles your backups in the cloud (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Would you feel comfortable driving down the highway with a Temporary Auto Pilot (TAP) behind the wheel of your next Volkswagen ? A new technology proposed by the German automaker won’t take you from A to B automatically , but it will help out with more simple driving, so you can take your hands off the wheel while cruising down the highway at up to 130km/h (about 80 mph), for example. The system pairs Lane Assist with cruise control, and can be overridden by the driver at any time. The TAP system’s Pilot Mode uses radar, laser, camera, and ultrasonic sensors to maintain a safe distance between vehicles, start and stop in traffic, and slow down before a bend. Speed is set by the driver, who you’ll need to remain aware of your surroundings in case you need to take over control — so don’t get too comfortable poking around the menus on that AppRadio just yet. Continue reading Volkswagen Temporary Auto Pilot brings hands-free driving to the highway Volkswagen Temporary Auto Pilot brings hands-free driving to the highway originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 07:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Nearly six months after his arrest , one hacker pleaded guilty to charges that he exposed the email addresses of over 100,000 AT&T iPad 3G users. It’s been a year since Daniel Spitler and his compatriot, Andrew Auernheimer, coaxed Ma-Bell servers into delivering the goods, with a brute force script they lovingly named the iPad 3G Account Slurper. The hacker’s plea agreement suggests a 12 to 18-month sentence, which is a lot more lenient than the 10-year maximum we hear he could face. Spitler’s collaborator is apparently still in plea negotiations with the prosecutor. Both men initially claimed they were just trying to draw attention to a security hole, but maybe next time they’ll think twice before embarking on such altruistic endeavors. Hacker pleads guilty to AT&T iPad breach originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 03:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The Galaxy Tab 10.1 , the benchmark Android tablet device at this moment in time, is coming to the UK on August 4th. Samsung’s just made the launch date official, announcing that both WiFi and 3G variants will be hitting “a range” of British stores almost exactly six weeks from now. Alas, no pricing details have been revealed yet, but you can look forward to an exceedingly slim (8.6mm / 0.33-inch) slate sweetened with Honeycomb ( 3.1 ) software and dual-core Tegra 2 performance. The 3G variant will also include a 21Mbps-capable HSPA+ radio, which would be called 4G if it were in the hands of overzealous American carriers. The TouchWiz UI will be large and in charge on the British Tab 10.1, augmented with Samsung’s Social, Gaming, and Music Hubs, as well as access to NVIDIA’s Tegra Zone. We’re also reminded about the neglected Galaxy Tab 8.9 in the press release, which should be arriving in the UK “later in the year.” Continue reading Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will launch in the UK on August 4th Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will launch in the UK on August 4th originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We don’t know if this device is ” super confidential ” or not, but we’ve just come across yet another Nokia N9 lookalike with a non-MeeGo operating system on board. Well, it looks that way, anyhow. There’s no way to verify that the Android homescreen we see above is a legitimate Gingerbread installation and not a mere screenshot (the resolution looks all wrong, for one thing), but the source of this image is the same Chinese fellow that posted a picture of Nokia’s Windows Phone prototype, the Sea Ray , way back in May, so we’re inclined to believe he’s got an inside line on these things. Additionally, the undersized Android UI elements on the screen actually encourage us to believe that this is indeed a Nokia testing device — if we were going to fake something like this, we’d use a regular screen grab for our tomfoolery — and Stephen Elop has openly admitted that Nokia spent a couple of wild seconds contemplating a switch to Android. Well, folks, here’s what that alternate future might have looked like. Continue reading Nokia’s Android flirtations revealed Nokia’s Android flirtations revealed originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 03:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Atrix 4G bootloader unlocked! You can hack it up today or wait for official Gingerbread update
June 23, 2011 No Comment
The Atrix 4G is today an eminently more intriguing smartphone than it was yesterday. Leaked code from Motorola’s upcoming Gingerbread update for the handset has made its way into the hands of the always-eager coders at xda-developers , which has resulted in two things: one, the discovery that Motorola intends to unlock the Atrix’s bootloader when it upgrades it to Android 2.3, and two, downloadable files to let you do exactly that today , even if you’re still stuck on Froyo. Moto users have been pleading for this change for a long time and Motorola did pledge to make it happen across its portfolio of devices, but it comes as a mild (and happy) surprise to see this change being effected retroactively. Check the links below to see how you can unchain your phone’s bootloader if you can’t wait for the official software to drop. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Atrix 4G bootloader unlocked! You can hack it up today or wait for official Gingerbread update originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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In the ever-changing world of gaming, a 15-year-old title is downright ancient, so there’s a lot to be said for the fact that we’re still talking about Quake a decade and a half after its release — and what a packed decade and a half it’s been. The game has spawned a still thriving convention and has made an appearance on pretty much every platform, ever, including, recently, Android , webOS , Chumby , BUG , and, of course, a maze for lab mice . So, happy birthday, old man. Now how about playing on something more your age? Like, say, the Jitterbug ? Got a favorite Quake moment? Be sure to share it with us in the comments below. Quake turns 15, ready to be ported to a learner’s permit originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 01:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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It’s no secret that the iPad commands a serious lead in the battle for tablet mindshare, but comScore’s new Device Essentials traffic-tracking service shows just how much that translates into market dominance. According to the web monitoring company, the iPad and its successor account for 89 percent of tablet internet use globally, and 97 percent here in the US. Of course, the slate segment is still young and accounts for only a tiny percentage of total traffic. And, it’s worth noting, the iPad has a significant advantage in being the first to hit shelves. If you want to dig a little deeper, hit up the source link for the PR and a few more charts. iPad accounts for 97-percent of US tablet traffic online originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Magellan RoadMate 5175T-LM connects to WiFi, plans your Great American vacation
June 23, 2011 No Comment
How do you spice up a standalone GPS in a market that just isn’t pining for ‘em any longer? If you’re Magellan , that’s easy — you take a smartphone, gimp voice and app capabilities and, voila!, you have the RoadMate 5175T-LM. Eerily similar to its Garmin rival , this slab boasts a full WVGA display, WiFi (you know, for that inbuilt web browser) and AAA travel planning. Purportedly, those fine, fine amenities will enable you to “go from the car to the boardroom to the hotel,” and maybe even on that cross-country trip, too. Judging by its built-in tour guide functionality and heavy emphasis on the suit-and-tie demo, we’d say Magellan’s aiming this one at the fifty and over set. This shortlist of features doesn’t come cheap, either — with a $299.99 price tag, we’d understand if your wallet was eyeing greener pastures . Full PR gush after the break — you’re welcome, GPS enthusiasts. Continue reading Magellan RoadMate 5175T-LM connects to WiFi, plans your Great American vacation Magellan RoadMate 5175T-LM connects to WiFi, plans your Great American vacation originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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