Marvel Versus Fighting Pad features micro-switch thumb pad, art direction courtesy of a 12 year old boy
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PDP, known in the gaming biz for everything from PlayStation Move accessories to heart-shaped guitar-ish (and garish) controllers , has really pulled out all the stops with its latest. The Marvel Versus Fighting Pad is a wired joypad that sports micro-switches for the thumb stick and six front-facing buttons, which is what you get on most arcade consoles (and what you don’t get on cheaper controllers, so theoretically this should be rather nice). Available February 14, this bad boy will set you back $40. Right now only an Xbox 360 model is planned, but if it sells well they will also be bringing it to the PS3. And yes, that is a panel from an actual Marvel comic slathered all over the thing. PR, Video after the break. Continue reading Marvel Versus Fighting Pad features micro-switch thumb pad, art direction courtesy of a 12 year old boy Marvel Versus Fighting Pad features micro-switch thumb pad, art direction courtesy of a 12 year old boy originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 03:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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If you’re looking for reasons not to jump on the Verizon iPhone bandwagon, here’s a pretty compelling, albeit unconfirmed, one: the Xperia Play may be headed to Big Red as well. In comparing Sony Ericsson’s thumb-friendly Android handset to the iPhone 4, Wirefly has listed VZW as the carrier for the Play. This is the first we’ve really heard of a US provider for the phone, though we’d hardly be surprised if Sony Ericsson opts to spam it out to all four major networks. It did as much in the UK, where every single operator will try to sell you one in April, and we don’t see why that strategy should change on US soil. The Xperia Play will be announced in full this Sunday, February 13th, when we might just learn more about its global availability… if we’re really polite and wear our PlayStation T-shirts, presumably. Sony Ericsson Xperia Play may be headed to Verizon originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 03:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Apple and Verizon’s long-awaited partnership is nearly upon us, folks, and the final piece to the puzzle is general availability of the hallowed iPhone 4. You’re now able to order or reserve your own at the online stores of both carrier and phone maker, though shipping dates for early orders are listed at a distant February 18th. We’d just reserve one and go down to our nearest physical outlet to pick it up tomorrow . Verizon iPhone 4 now available to order / reserve for in-store pickup originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 03:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Fujitsu’s next-gen Milbeaut image processor does single-chip Hi-Vision video, 20MP stills
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Fujitsu’s latest image processor, the Milbeaut MB91696AM, has a new bag of tricks on tap, and it’s fixing to unload them in April. The new Milbeaut sports ARM processors and a “newly-developed” Full HD H.264 codec engine , making for 14-megapixel shooting at 8fps (or about 20 megapixels at 5.5fps) and low-noise Hi-Vision video recording at 1920 x 1080. So the processor, in its sixth iteration, sports high resolution photos and HD video all on the same chip, and features continuous photography speeds up to five times faster than its predecessors. Fujitsu’s got plans to show off Milbeaut’s mobile solutions at MWC next week, and we wouldn’t be surprised to see the MB91696AM make its debut in Barcelona as well. Either way, the new processor is scheduled to ship starting in April for
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The rumored Xperia Neo still isn’t official — we think we’re probably looking at MWC next week for that — but there are enough floating around at this point so that they’re getting tested pretty thoroughly (or, at least as thoroughly as you can test a pre-production device). The latest tidbit comes via a series of videos and stills that put the phone’s 8.1 megapixel sensor through its paces; frankly, they look a little washed out, but it’s really common for camera performance to improve by leaps and bounds through firmware updates right up until a phone’s commercial release so we don’t want to sound the alarm quite yet. My Android Life has also thrown together a quick video walkthrough of the UI, where you see that Sony Ericsson seems to be standardizing on the same experience first seen on the Xperia Arc and later on the Xperia Play — highly widgetized with a Gingerbread core. All things considered, it seems the Arc’s a higher-end device — but if the price is right, this Neo could win some hearts as well. Follow the break for the UI walkthrough. Continue reading Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo put through its paces on video Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo put through its paces on video originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 02:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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It may not be ready to challenge Tesla just yet, but it looks like Turkish automaker Etox is about to get into the all-electric sportscar business with a vehicle that could cost considerably less than much of its competition. The company is reportedly now working on an electric prototype of its Zafer sportscar, and it says the car could run for as low as 30,000 to 35,000 Turkish lira (or roughly $19,000 to $22,000) when it eventually hits showrooms. Unfortunately, while the car will apparently boast a respectable 250 kilometer range, it isn’t quite as fast as it looks — the company says it’ll top out at just 120 kilometers per hour, or 75 mph. It also looks like those plans for an actual production vehicle are still far from certain, as Etox is reportedly still waiting on government funding to get the assembly line moving. Etox plans all-electric Zafer sportscar, could sell for around $20,000 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …PS3 ‘jailbreak code’ retweeted by Sony’s Kevin Butler, no punchline needed
February 9, 2011 No Comment
Oh, honey. Sony PlayStation’s (entirely fictional) Kevin Butler holds many (also fictional) positions within the company, but apparently none of them require him to keep up with (very real) news events. Travis La Marr (aka @exiva) tweeted the now-infamous PS3 METLDR root key towards Butler with the challenge to “Come at me.” What’s a spokeperson to do but confuse it for a Battleship refrence and retweet the entire code? Obviously someone let him in on the joke, as the tweet’s since been removed (original URL can be found as More Coverage below). At least Sony won’t have to subpoena for his info here. Geohot , we hope you’re laughing. [Thanks, Scott M] PS3 ‘jailbreak code’ retweeted by Sony’s Kevin Butler, no punchline needed originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Samsung Galaxy Indulge shows up on MetroPCS: LTE, Android 2.2, 1GHz processor
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We don’t have any official pictures yet, but there’s now a placeholder entry for a so-called SCH-R910 Galaxy Indulge from Samsung on MetroPCS’ official site, in all likelihood that device we’d previously seen leaked a couple times as the Forte. This would be the first LTE smartphone on MetroPCS since the previously-released Craft is a dumbphone — and depending on the release date, they could potentially beat HTC’s Thunderbolt for Verizon to become the first LTE smartphone offered on any carrier in the US. Besides LTE support, specs look to include a 1GHz processor (Hummingbird, we’re guessing) along with WiFi and a 3.5-inch HVGA display all running atop Froyo . Pricing? $399, which seems expensive until you remember that these guys don’t do contracts. We’re assuming we’ll be hearing more about this bad boy soon, so keep an ear to the ground and we’ll do the same. [Thanks, Danny] Samsung Galaxy Indulge shows up on MetroPCS: LTE, Android 2.2, 1GHz processor originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Sure, the Dell Means Business event this morning was a bit of a snore , but amidst all the talk of backlit keyboards (egads!), four-times faster hard drive encryption, and cookware-inspired design, we spotted a rather attractive (perhaps even enticing) enterprise system — the Dell Latitude E6220 laptop. According to Dell, this 12-inch thin-and-light is targeting “field workers” like us, so we wasted no time getting some hands-on time with it alongside our trusty 11-inch MacBook Air . Check out the gallery below, and read on for our first impressions. Gallery: Dell Latitude E6220 hands-on Continue reading Dell Latitude E6220 hands-on Dell Latitude E6220 hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Dell unveiled a mighty business laptop lineup this morning, but only a few stood out — like this Dell Latitude XT3 convertible tablet PC with a quad-core Intel Sandy Bridge processor inside. Yes, it seems Dell’s decided to forgo the incredible battery life of its predecessor for potent performance instead, with this particular unit packing a 2.5GHz Core i5-2520M CPU and 2GB of RAM underneath that swiveling 13-inch display. While the prototype XT3′s screen seemed a little washed-out and viewing angles left something to be desired, we have to admire its matte dual-digitizer display, which takes multitouch input from at least three fingers simultaneously and also recognizes a pop-out stylus pen (the former responsive enough to navigate Windows 7 by touch alone, and the latter beyond our can’t-draw-a-straight-stick-figure ability to easily test). That sunlight-readable screen isn’t just for traveling artists, though, as Dell was quick to inform us that the XT3 is the company’s attempt to make a convertible tablet that corporate IT will accept as one of its own, thanks to the same magnesium frame and universal docking port as the rest of the new Latitude lineup . We can’t lie: we’d be pretty excited about the potential for awesome here, if we had any notion of release dates or price. Find some pictures below, and mosey past the break for a hands-on video. Gallery: Dell Latitude XT3 convertible tablet, hands-on Myriam Joire contributed to this report . Continue reading Dell Latitude XT3 convertible tablet, hands-on (video) Dell Latitude XT3 convertible tablet, hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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