PhotoFast i-FlashDrive does USB on one end, 30-pin dock connector on the other
June 4, 2011 No Comment
Apple’s iOS devices may lack natively memory expansion, but PhotoFast has now come up with solution that just about bests the official camera connection kit . What you’re looking at here is the i-FlashDrive, a memory dongle that sports both a USB plug and an Apple 30-pin dock connector, and it comes in three flavors starting from 8GB at $95 up to 32GB at $180. What’s more, the drive also works with a free Cupertino-approved app that provides both external and internal file management (for music, photos, movies, and more), contact backup, and native MP3 playback. Want one? Then head over to Taiwan for a mid or late June launch, or watch out for its US debut shortly afterwards. Demo video after the break. Gallery: PhotoFast i-FlashDrive does USB on one end, dock connector on the other Continue reading PhotoFast i-FlashDrive does USB on one end, 30-pin dock connector on the other PhotoFast i-FlashDrive does USB on one end, 30-pin dock connector on the other originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Jun 2011 09:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Nintendo Wii HD / Project Cafe rumor roundup: What will E3 hold for the gaming giant?
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We’re a few days out from E3 , that magical place where dreams are made and fanboys and girls from all walks of life are simultaneously appeased and slightly disappointed. Surprises are expected from all of the big three this year — particularly Nintendo. How will the gaming giant top last year’s 3DS debut ? All signs point to the announcement of a Wii followup, which we’ve heard alternately referred to as the “Wii HD” and “Project Cafe.” Rumors, leaks, and the occasional bit of confirmed information have been rampant in the months and weeks leading up to the event. We’ve weaved it all together into one handy guidebook, to make sure that we’re all on the same page, come Tuesday morning. Let’s start with a genuine bit of information: back in April, the company’s CEO, Satoru Iwata, confirmed that Nintendo is, in fact, working on an HD followup to the Wii that is most likely due out in 2012. A few days prior to that revelation, the requisite blurry images of console concepts surfaced, detailing controllers with embedded touchscreens that display the system’s 1080p gameplay via a technology called Stream Screen. These certainly weren’t the first concepts of the console we’ve seen — and they were apparently first brought to light by the folks at 4Chan. Continue reading Nintendo Wii HD / Project Cafe rumor roundup: What will E3 hold for the gaming giant? Nintendo Wii HD / Project Cafe rumor roundup: What will E3 hold for the gaming giant? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Jun 2011 11:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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“Make it an Android?” Are you trying to tell Elop he chose the wrong OS , Radioshack? [Thanks, Travis] Radioshack sucks at OS recognition: close, but no Android originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Jun 2011 10:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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This was a big, busy week that had the Engadgeteers spread far and wide across the globe getting the down and dirty on every piece of gear that came into the universe. You might feel overwhelmed. And we don’t blame you. There are lots of us, and only one of you, so let us help you boil it down for you in this, the 242nd edition of the Engadget Podcast. Host: Tim Stevens Guests: Brian Heater, Richard Lawler Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Are You Gonna Go My Way 04:03 – Microsoft unveils Windows 8 (video) 10:30 – HP’s Leo Apotheker totally open to licensing webOS to other handset makers 13:40 – Live from D9: Google’s Eric Schmidt takes the stage 19:45 – ASUS targets Christmas for Padfone launch, hints at Ice Cream Sandwich (video hands-on) 23:52 – Acer W4 Windows Phone Mango handset eyes-on (video) 24:42 – Acer Iconia M500 runs MeeGo on an Atom CPU, coming at the end of this year (hands-on video!) 25:08 – ASUS outs UX21 ultrathin laptop with up to Core i7 CPUs (video hands-on!) 26:10 – Intel ships 100 million Atoms, celebrates third birthday of netbook CPU 27:02 – LG V300 does multitouch, 3D, all-in-one 29:10 – Apple to unveil iCloud, iOS 5 on Monday, June 6 38:10 – Barnes & Noble Nook WiFi review 44:43 – Sony stands behind its digital projectors, claims the only thing ruining movies is Russell Brand 47:50 – Hulu, Miramax deal means Netflix, Hulu Plus both add Pulp Fiction and more starting today 49:30 – Sony promises global PSN restoration by week’s end, except in some parts of Asia 49:52 – Nokia’s online stores go offline in France and Spain (update: Netherlands too) 50:15 – Danger’s iconic Hiptop fades away / the Sidekick is here to stay 50:55 – Patent reveals Microsoft’s Zune Nano, reminds us of an ambitious past 51:40 – Cellphones are dangerous/not dangerous: the WHO changes its mind 52:48 – Palm.com quietly replaced by HPwebOS.com, no wake to follow 54:20 – Sony Pictures hacked by Lulz Security, 1,000,000 passwords claimed stolen 55:35 – 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 @rjcc Filed under: Podcasts Engadget Podcast 242 – 06.03.2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …YouTube embraces Creative Commons licensing, turns your cutesy kitty into mashup fodder
June 4, 2011 No Comment
Sourcing material from the mecca of viral video has always been a bit iffy — who knows which rabid Beyonce fan will bite back when you slice and dice their Single Ladies tribute video . However, YouTube’s recent addition of the Creative Commons licensing option just made it a whole lot easier to make mashups without stepping on anyone’s stiletto-sporting toes. Users are now given the option to choose between YouTube’s standard license or the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which, when selected, automatically adds the video to a library of similarly appointed videos, now available for your cutting and captioning pleasure. An attribution is placed beneath any video sourcing material from the Creative Commons library. Among the more professional outfits adding their videos to the CC pool are Al Jazeera and C-SPAN — who’s ready to see Mittens the Kitten and Sarah Palin battle it out over tax cuts? You can now access the Creative Commons library through the YouTube video editor . YouTube embraces Creative Commons licensing, turns your cutesy kitty into mashup fodder originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Jun 2011 08:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Intel’s already teased Compal’s “Ultra Mobile” Ultrabook from afar , but when this Ivy Bridge laptop popped up on the show floor after the Computex keynote, we decided to give it a closer look. While this prototype isn’t quite in the same league as ASUS’ gorgeous UX21 , do bear in mind that we’re still looking at a relatively slim package for a 14- to 15-inch Core i7 rig. Also visible around the machine are a couple of USB 3.0 ports, an HDMI-out port, a LAN socket, and an SD card reader. Until we hear more about this Ultra Mobile, enjoy our eyes-on photos below. Gallery: Compal’s ‘Ultra Mobile’ Ultrabook eyes-on Compal’s ‘Ultra Mobile’ Ultrabook eyes-on originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Jun 2011 07:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Steve Jobs talks iCloud, iOS 5, OS X Lion and more at WWDC, liveblog starts at 10AM PT on June 6th!
June 4, 2011 No Comment
Do you love music ? Do you love it in the cloud? Are you still trying to figure out if “the cloud” is “your bag?” Regardless of your mixed emotions regarding the impending iCloud service, that’s just a third (based on rough calculations) of what Steve Jobs will talk about on Monday, when WWDC 2011 kicks off in San Francisco. iOS 5 and OS X Lion will also be major topics of conversation, and while we’ve no evidence that new hardware will be kicking around backstage, we’ve got history at our backs giving us a sliver of hope. Naturally, we’ll be there kicking out the facts as they happen, and you’re encouraged to join us at this very link . Bookmark that and return at the times listed below, and if your neck of the woods ain’t listed, shout it out in comments. Oh, and any predictions? Anything somewhat sane is welcome below. 07:00AM – Hawaii 10:00AM – Pacific 11:00AM – Mountain 12:00PM – Central 01:00PM – Eastern 06:00PM – London 07:00PM – Paris 09:00PM – Moscow 02:00AM – Tokyo (June 7th) Take a look through the archives with our past WWDC liveblogs! Live from WWDC 2010 Live from WWDC 2009 Live from WWDC 2008 Live from WWDC 2007 Live from WWDC 2006 Live from WWDC 2005 Steve Jobs talks iCloud, iOS 5, OS X Lion and more at WWDC, liveblog starts at 10AM PT on June 6th! originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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While combing through the show floor at Computex , our fortunate selves stumbled upon a new phone-tablet duo at Leadtek’s booth. Oh, don’t worry, this isn’t yet another phone-in-pad design; but actually a VoIP / home phone docked next to an Android tablet. Dubbed AMOR Multimedia Phone 8218, the idea here is that the docking station acts as both a DECT base and a WiFi router, but also packs ZigBee radio to relay data from compatible devices (for healthcare, home surveillance, home automation, etc.) to the web. Alas, there’s no direct interaction between the phone and the tablet, but we were still intrigued by the latter’s specs: Android 2.3 (although this demo unit had 2.2), Tegra 2, 7-inch 1,280 x 720 LCD, HDMI-out, and a front-facing camera for video calls. For a home device, this is actually a pretty powerful package and certainly a significant upgrade from the AMOR 8210 announced earlier this year. No word on US availability, but Taiwanese buyers will be able to grab hold of an 8218 starting in September. Gallery: Leadtek AMOR 8218 DECT phone with Tegra 2 Android tablet hands-on Leadtek AMOR 8218 DECT phone with Tegra 2 Android tablet hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Jun 2011 05:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The Washington Post is reporting a massive internet outage across Syria today, a fact confirmed by government-backed outlet Syria-News.com . Internet traffic monitoring group Renesys began noting the outage at 7:00AM eastern time, with two-thirds of networks in the country affected — half an hour later, 49 out of 50 networks in Syria were hit. The outage struck the nation as some 50,000 protesters took to the streets as part of a “Children’s Friday” protest, drawing attention to the death of dozens of children in prior protests and calling for the resignation of the country’s president, Bashar al-Assad. The timing has led many to speculate that the government itself is behind the shutdown, seemingly echoing recent outages in Egypt and Libya — and Syria’s long history of monitoring internet activity on sites like Facebook and YouTube certainly seems to lend credence to that claim. Video coverage of protests after the break. Continue reading Syrian internet knocked out as protests fill the streets (video) Syrian internet knocked out as protests fill the streets (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Gigabyte’s no stranger in the field of dockable computing devices, and its M2432 laptop shown off at Computex is yet another example proving just this. Let’s focus on the actual machine first: here we have a Core i5-2410M (2.3GHz to 2.9GHz) rig packing a 14-inch 1,366 x 768 LCD, Intel HD Graphics 3000, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, 500GB 7200rpm hard drive, and a DVD burner that can be swapped with a secondary battery. You’ll also find 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, HDMI-out, VGA-out, 1.3 megapixel webcam, an eSATA/USB 2.0 combo port, and two USB 3.0 ports on this Windows 7 Home Premium laptop. All of this weigh 1.8kg (3.97lbs). There’s a bit of a surprise inside the expansion dock: by laying the M2432 on top of it, not only are you adding six extra USB 2.0 ports plus DVI-out and another HDMI-out, but you’re also kicking up its graphics power with the built-in desktop-class NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 with 1GB video RAM. So essentially, the dock doubles as an external graphics card. No word on prices or availability just yet, so stay tuned. Gallery: Gigabyte M2432 laptop with GeForce GT 440 graphics card dock hands-on Gigabyte M2432 laptop with GeForce GT 440 graphics card dock hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Jun 2011 03:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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