We won’t read too much into this, but it comes at an interesting time — with only a month left before RIM is expected to debut the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, the company’s chief marketing officer has resigned. The Wall Street Journal reports that RIM CMO Keith Pardy (formerly with Nokia) will leave due to “personal reasons” after a six-month transition period is up. The publication’s anonymous sources add that Pardy actually made the decision a month ago, and that the move “reflects larger turmoil” within RIM — as opposed to any sort of knee-jerk reaction over the iPad 2 launch, we suppose. To be frank, we’re a little worried about the fate of the PlayBook if it’s indeed close to launch — when we tried a prototype at the Game Developer’s Conference this past week in San Francisco, the hardware was still pretty solid, but the software was a bit sparse, and what was there felt like it needed more than a few coats of polish. [Thanks, Jonathan W.] RIM’s chief marketing officer resigns originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Mar 2011 15:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Redpark Console Cable gives iDevices an RJ-45 connector, not Ethernet access
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Ever find yourself wishing your iPad iPad 2 was free from the fickle whims of wireless internet connections? Neither do we — but, if you’re the cable-dependent type, your prayers may not go unanswered for much longer. Redpark (who gave the iPhone an RJ-11 dongle ) has created the Console Cable with the ubiquitous 30-pin Apple connector on one end and an RJ-45 plug on the other. The $69 device is used in conjunction with a $9.99 Get Console app to allow Cisco engineers to use their iDevice of choice to perform maintenance out in the field. Cable and app are exclusively compatible with Cisco devices, however, so no Ethernet on the iPhone… yet. It’s only a matter of time before someone makes it happen — your move, hackers. Redpark Console Cable gives iDevices an RJ-45 connector, not Ethernet access originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Mar 2011 15:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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March 5, 2011 No CommentEver find yourself wishing your iPad iPad 2 was free from the fickle whims of wireless internet connections? Neither do we — but, if you’re the cable-dependent type, your prayers may not go unanswered for much longer. Redpark (who gave the iPhone an RJ-11 dongle ) has created the Console Cable with the ubiquitous 30-pin Apple connector on one end and an RJ-45 plug on the other. The $69 device is used in conjunction with a $9.99 Get Console app to allow Cisco engineers to use their iDevice of choice to perform maintenance out in the field. Cable and app are exclusively compatible with Cisco devices, however, so no Ethernet on the iPhone… yet. It’s only a matter of time before someone makes it happen — your move, hackers. Redpark Console Cable gives iDevices an RJ-45 connector, not Ethernet access originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Mar 2011 15:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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When Sony hacked $50 from the PSP Go’s price earlier this week, it didn’t exactly trumpet the news, and now it’s looking like a permanent $150 MSRP for the UMD-less handheld was too good to be true. Text across Sony’s website has silently been changed to reflect a $199.99 price point for both colors of the sliding-screen system, and there seems to be no remaining evidence that Sony ever dropped the price at all. Still, we imagine it’s only a matter of time before such a price cut becomes officially official, as the PSP-3000′s the no-brainer choice if you’re buying a PSP right now — it’s a full $70 cheaper than the less-capable Go. [Thanks, Phil F.] PSP Go price cut quietly slinks away, now priced at original $200 MSRP originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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It’s sort of becoming the “thing to do” when people are revolting: find a way to cut people’s access to the internet. Access to the internet was blocked across most of Libya yesterday, according to various traffic monitors. Traffic from the country to sites like YouTube and Google nearly disappeared, even though it seems that technically, the servers are still up and running. Unlike the previous actions of the Egyptian government , which took down entire servers, it appears that in this case, some wicked throttling is occurring. While it’s not completely clear who is choking the bandwidth, the assumption that it’s the Libyan government is probably not an insane one. Hit up the source links for more. Internet access blocked across much of Libya originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Mar 2011 13:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Handheld millimeter / microwave camera to see through walls, your underpants
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You know those scanners that peep your naughty bits at the airport? Well, a team of researchers have been working on a handheld camera that sports the same technology, and while they’re touting its future impact on stuff like cancer detection and aerospace engineering, we can’t help but squirm thinking about its Peeping-Tom potential. The camera currently takes 30 images per second by transmitting millimeter and microwaves to a “collector” on the other side of a subject, and then sends them to a laptop for real-time inspection. Aside from being able to see straight through your BVDs, it can also be used to detect defects in spacecraft insulation, find termites lurking in the walls of your apartment, and help in the diagnosis of skin disease. The camera’s creators are working on a smaller, one-sided version of the device that could have mass-market appeal — we just hope this thing stays in R&D long enough for us to get our bikini bodies back. Check out a video of its G-rated abilities after the break. Continue reading Handheld millimeter / microwave camera to see through walls, your underpants Handheld millimeter / microwave camera to see through walls, your underpants originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Mar 2011 11:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Never mind the fact that you’ll need to have a basic grasp of English to even understand this report — if you’re an avid user of Google Docs on your Android 2.2+ phone, you can now edit in 45 languages. Heck, even if you’re not using Android, you can surf on over to docs.google.com with any iOS 3.0+ device and accomplish the same thing. Would it make it any clearer if we spoke slowly and removed all adjectives? [Thanks, Calvin] Google Docs: now supporting mobile editing in 45 languages originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Mar 2011 09:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Bing Travel just so happened to be the one major aspect of Bing that kept us coming back, and now it’s about to get even more irresistible. The famed Kayak flight search engine will soon be powering Microsoft’s Bing Travel, with the two locking down a partnership that’ll bring better results to consumers while enabling Bing admins to focus their attention on more pressing matters. According to Kayak, Bing will have access to “all” of Kayak’s travel search services globally, and it looks as if the integration will be complete “in the coming weeks.” Call it a hunch, but something tells us the folks are Redmond are just stacking up ammunition to face a new wave of inevitable competition — if that Google / ITA deal ever clears regulatory hurdles, it’ll be On Like Donkey Kong. Kayak to provide travel and flight search results within Microsoft’s Bing originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Mar 2011 07:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Bing Travel just so happened to be the one major aspect of Bing that kept us coming back, and now it’s about to get even more irresistible. The famed Kayak flight search engine will soon be powering Microsoft’s Bing Travel, with the two locking down a partnership that’ll bring better results to consumers while enabling Bing admins to focus their attention on more pressing matters. According to Kayak, Bing will have access to “all” of Kayak’s travel search services globally, and it looks as if the integration will be complete “in the coming weeks.” Call it a hunch, but something tells us the folks are Redmond are just stacking up ammunition to face a new wave of inevitable competition — if that Google / ITA deal ever clears regulatory hurdles, it’ll be On Like Donkey Kong. Kayak to provide travel and flight search results within Microsoft’s Bing originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Mar 2011 07:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Bing Travel just so happened to be the one major aspect of Bing that kept us coming back, and now it’s about to get even more irresistible. The famed Kayak flight search engine will soon be powering Microsoft’s Bing Travel, with the two locking down a partnership that’ll bring better results to consumers while enabling Bing admins to focus their attention on more pressing matters. According to Kayak, Bing will have access to “all” of Kayak’s travel search services globally, and it looks as if the integration will be complete “in the coming weeks.” Call it a hunch, but something tells us the folks are Redmond are just stacking up ammunition to face a new wave of inevitable competition — if that Google / ITA deal ever clears regulatory hurdles, it’ll be On Like Donkey Kong. Kayak to provide travel and flight search results within Microsoft’s Bing originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Mar 2011 07:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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