Logitech launches Squeezebox Controller app for Android phones and tablets
March 22, 2011 No Comment
We’re not certain this is the “ground-breaking new product” Logitech was hiring Android engineers for , but Squeezebox fans packing an Android tablet or phone have something new to download now that an official remote app is available. It gives full control over WiFi to all the Squeezeboxes you can fit in your home and brings the usual controls, metadata and album artwork from player to your mobile’s screen. While we’re still keeping our fingers crossed for a Vizio-style Android music box in the future if you have a 2.1 or later device in hand and a Squeezebox Touch , Boom , Duet or similar on the end table, you’ll want to head directly to that Market link below or check out the full description on Logitech’s site. Logitech launches Squeezebox Controller app for Android phones and tablets originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We’re seated in the auditorium for CTIA Wireless 2011′s first keynote session, featuring FCC chairman Julius Genachowski — who’s frequented CTIAs in years past — along with the bosses of Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, and Sprint. Needless to say, these are a bunch of heavy hitters about to take the stage… and we’re curious whether they’ll be saying a peep about AT&T’s planned acquisition of T-Mobile USA. Tune in after the break! Continue reading Live from CTIA’s day one keynote with FCC chairman Julius Genachowski Live from CTIA’s day one keynote with FCC chairman Julius Genachowski originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Dolby introduces lighter, cheaper 3D glasses to better compete with RealD and IMAX
March 22, 2011 No Comment
Dolby has been working on getting the cost of its 3D glasses down since bringing Infinitec color shift technology to theaters back in ’07 and it couldn’t wait for CinemaCon 2011 next week before announcing the new models seen above. These should please theater operators by being cheaper than the old ones — down to $12 or less per reusable pair from $17 last year and $27.50 the year before that — and hopefully cinemagoers by being lighter, with a new multilayer optical film from 3M and redesigned frame to help block extraneous light. There’s also RFID tags to help keep them from walking out of the moviehouse, and it claims they will fit over 98 percent of prescription glasses. So far RealD has lead the market with its cheaper glasses, multiple styles and home HDTV cross-compatibility, while IMAX is synonymous (usually) with big screens, but if theaters start passing down that savings in the form of lower ticket prices we might pick out a Dolby screen among the other 3D theater competition the next time we head to the theater. Continue reading Dolby introduces lighter, cheaper 3D glasses to better compete with RealD and IMAX Dolby introduces lighter, cheaper 3D glasses to better compete with RealD and IMAX originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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If you’re in the market for a quality audio recording device to capture demos somebody other than your mother would listen to, here’s your chance to get those songs past her and out into the real world. Tascam , maker of professional music studio equipment, has just announced their newest addition to the recording family, the DR-07. Depending on what you’ll be recording, the device allows the user to capture sound in XY or AB configuration using the adjustable dual microphones — the XY adjustment for a tight stereo recording and AB for ambient, larger noise. The Mark II comes bundled with a 2GB microSD slot, features 17.5 hours of battery life and grabs MP3 audio at up to 320 kbps or WAV audio at up to 96 kHz. If you’re interested in picking one of these up, hit up the more coverage link and drop the $150. Tascam outs new DR-07 Mark II audio recorder, touts adjustable mics originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Samsung’s ultrathin 11.6-inch 9 Series laptop appears in Italy, gets hands-on treatment (video)
March 22, 2011 No Comment
We told you it was coming, and now it’s here: the 11.6-inch little brother to Samsung’s ultrathin 9 Series laptop . As we expected, the 900X1A sports a Core i3-380UM processor, 2GB of RAM, and 1366 x 768 resolution, but instead of the anticipated 64GB of memory, it’s rocking the same 128GB SSD as its older sibling. We’ve yet to hear when the new 9 Series will make it across the pond, but it should be available in Europe starting April 1st for €1,200 — and, if you like ‘em small and skinny, you can check out a video of the 900X1A after the break. [Thanks, Marco] Continue reading Samsung’s ultrathin 11.6-inch 9 Series laptop appears in Italy, gets hands-on treatment (video) Samsung’s ultrathin 11.6-inch 9 Series laptop appears in Italy, gets hands-on treatment (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Okay, so a dual-core , large-screened HTC phone isn’t quite the unique event it was this time last week, but that shouldn’t preclude the Pyramid from vying for our gadget lust. Today, a picture of its front end has made its way to GSM Arena , where a careful analysis of it side by side with a Desire HD confirms the same 4.3-inch screen size, but a likely resolution bump all the way up to qHD (or 960 x 540). A 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm chip and a 4.3-inch qHD display are the two crowning features on HTC’s EVO 3D , so this looks to be its brother for another carrier. One last note of import is the home icon you see below the blurred-out applications menu — that’s stock Android fare right there. It doesn’t necessarily mean the Pyramid will ship with stock Android , but we can dream, can’t we? HTC Pyramid turns around, shows us a qHD visage originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 04:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Okay, so a dual-core , large-screened HTC phone isn’t quite the unique event it was this time last week, but that shouldn’t preclude the Pyramid from vying for our gadget lust. Today, a picture of its front end has made its way to GSM Arena , where a careful analysis of it side by side with a Desire HD confirms the same 4.3-inch screen size, but a likely resolution bump all the way up to qHD (or 960 x 540). A 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm chip and a 4.3-inch qHD display are the two crowning features on HTC’s EVO 3D , so this looks to be its brother for another carrier. One last note of import is the home icon you see below the blurred-out applications menu — that’s stock Android fare right there. It doesn’t necessarily mean the Pyramid will ship with stock Android , but we can dream, can’t we? HTC Pyramid turns around, shows us a qHD visage originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 04:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Okay, so a dual-core , large-screened HTC phone isn’t quite the unique event it was this time last week, but that shouldn’t preclude the Pyramid from vying for our gadget lust. Today, a picture of its front end has made its way to GSM Arena , where a careful analysis of it side by side with a Desire HD confirms the same 4.3-inch screen size, but a likely resolution bump all the way up to qHD (or 960 x 540). A 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm chip and a 4.3-inch qHD display are the two crowning features on HTC’s EVO 3D , so this looks to be its brother for another carrier. One last note of import is the home icon you see below the blurred-out applications menu — that’s stock Android fare right there. It doesn’t necessarily mean the Pyramid will ship with stock Android , but we can dream, can’t we? HTC Pyramid turns around, shows us a qHD visage originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 04:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …BlackBerry PlayBook priced at $500 for 16GB WiFi model, pre-orders begin today
March 22, 2011 No Comment
In the dead of night… pre-orders happen. RIM has snuck out the first official pricing for its 7-inch BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and, true to its promise , it costs less than $500. A cent less than $500. The 16GB WiFi-only PlayBook is now up for pre-order at Best Buy and is coming to a vast list of other retailers soon. Staples, Office Depot and RadioShack are among the popular US store chains, while AT&T, Sprint and Verizon will also carry the tablet. No T-Mobile on that list. Canadian pre-orders for the same model are now live as well, also at $499.99, albeit in the local dollar currency. A 32GB WiFi model will set Canucks back C$599 and the 64GB model is C$699, which might indicate US pricing too if price parity is maintained throughout the range. The almost full PR (still no release date) follows after the break. Continue reading BlackBerry PlayBook priced at $500 for 16GB WiFi model, pre-orders begin today BlackBerry PlayBook priced at $500 for 16GB WiFi model, pre-orders begin today originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 04:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Remember that nondescript space shuttle that launched about a month ago — you know, the one responsible for carrying this here nondescript humanoid robot into the outer reaches of our galaxy? Well, things went according to plan and the robot has been successfully deployed in the International Space Station, making way for the first ever robot-human space crew. R2, weighing in at 300 pounds with just a torso, head and two arms, costed NASA and GM a cool $2.5 million to build, and there’s no telling what kind of handling fees were applied when shoving him into his SLEEPR crate. Because of his dexterity, the bot is up above the clouds to help out with chores and assist crew members with science experiments and handling human tools — easy for us to say, but even easier for you to grok if you slam the play button just after the break. Continue reading Robonaut 2 gets unboxed in space, plans for galactic domination Robonaut 2 gets unboxed in space, plans for galactic domination originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 02:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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