Wireless Media Stick hands-on: stream your content to anything with a USB port
January 8, 2011 No Comment
The Wireless Media Stick is an interesting little product that aims to bring media streaming to pretty much anything with a USB port. If the concept sounds familiar, that’s because it kind of is — we reviewed the Infinitec Infinite USB Memory Drive late last year. This USB stick has built-in WiFi, so you connect it to your network and can plug it into pretty much anything with a USB port that can read a mass storage device. We saw it demoed in a Blu-ray player as well as an iPod dock (both USB-equipped of course), and in the short time we spent with it the thing seemed to work as advertised. Under the hood it’s essentially a Samba client, so all you have to do is share a folder on your Mac or PC and it’ll show up in your Xbox, PS3, or whatever other box you’ve got it plugged into. We also saw an Android app that enables you to share all your content on your device straight to the stick, which should be hitting the Android Market January 30th. There are also BlackBerry and iOS versions in the works, but we weren’t told when to expect them. We watched a playback of a Green Hornet movie trailer streamed to the device and it didn’t seem to have much lag, but we’ll have to put one through the paces to make a final judgment call. If you want to pick one up, it’ll cost you a cool $120. Gallery: Wireless Media Stick hands-on Wireless Media Stick hands-on: stream your content to anything with a USB port originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We ran into the Hammers from Ceton Corp at CES and they revealed their latest products to us; the InfiniTV 4 USB and the internal InfiniTV 6. The InfiniTV 6 is basically the six tuner version of the InfiniTV 4 that we like so much , what we don’t like is that there’s no mention of price or availability — we’d guess $500 or $600 and sometime during the middle of 2011. The more interesting revelation was that of the InfiniTV 4 USB, which you see pictured above. It also doesn’t have a price yet, but it does record four HD shows at once like its internal brother, has a real nice feel to it, and looks really, really cool. We were curious to know how many of the InifniTV 4′s have been sold to Windows Media Center users, and while exact figures weren’t forthcoming, we were told “thousands and thousands.” At this point Ceton is still focused on eliminating its four month order backlog and will turn its attention to brining new products to market after that. Gallery: InfiniTV 4 USB hands-on Gallery: InfiniTV 6 hands-on InfiniTV 4 USB CableCARD tuner hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Crapgadget CES, round five: iPhone 4 and iPad wed in unholy KIRF matrimony
January 8, 2011 No Comment
Yes, this is what happens when the iPhone 4 and the iPad mingle in the back alleys of Shenzhen and bring mutant KIRF -y children to CES. The EYO T8100 is a dumbphone boasting a (likely resistive) 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen, quad-band GSM radio, dual SIM slots, two megapixel rear camera (with flash), VGA front camera, analog TV tuner, Java support, and WiFi, all wrapped in a silver / black, white, or pink package. Check out the spectacle in the gallery below. Gallery: Crapgadget, round five: iPhone 4 and iPad wed in unholy KIRF matrimony Crapgadget CES, round five: iPhone 4 and iPad wed in unholy KIRF matrimony originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Okay, so the general assumption at this point is that Tuesday’s big Verizon announcement will be the oft-rumored CDMA iPhone . But as for when it comes out, well… the Wall Street Journal is saying (by way of its long-standing sources ) near the end of the month. Nothing else to go by at this point, but it’s definitely not out of the question. At least we won’t have to wait long to find out — say, have you bookmarked our liveblog yet? WSJ: Verizon iPhone due out near the end of January originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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It’s been raining tablets here at CES 2011 . No seriously, it as if the sky has opened up in Vegas and dropped touchscreen slabs with Android and Windows 7 operating systems on our heads. It’s been nearly impossible to keep track of the number of tablets released and the details we’ve learned about them… until now, that is. After the break you will find a complete list of all the tablets we have heard about as well as a few key details about ‘em. You’ll notice that most of the tablets listed plan to run Android 3.0 — if you’re looking for more on Google’s not-yet-released tablet OS, you’ll want to check out our guided tour and our interview with Google’s Matias Duarte . The show isn’t over yet so expect us to add more tablets over the next couple of days, but without further ado, we give you the official Engadget tablet chart of CES 2011. You’ll also note that we’ve denoted our favorites in bold , so pay closer attention to those and make sure to click through to hear why they’ve impressed us so much. Enjoy! Continue reading Tablets at CES 2011: Honeycomb, Windows 7, and all the rest Tablets at CES 2011: Honeycomb, Windows 7, and all the rest originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We’re not sure why anyone would KIRF 2005′s LG Migo , but if you’re gonna do it, why not add some kitty icons? Crapgadget CES, round four: the Konka g-baby originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Just when we thought were safe from the grasps the Breffo Spiderpodium Tablet stand , we found Breffo on the CES show floor and were forced to took a closer look at the scary yet flexible solution for all of our tablet holding needs. Priced at $35, the arachnoph-olding stand is aimed at tablets, but is certainly not limited to them. The Spiderpodium Tablet stand is built with a steel exoskeleton allowing for bendability and covered with silicon for maximum grippage of all tech toys, household objects and human faces alike. If the Spiderpodium Tablet stand isn’t your cup of tea for elevating your gadgets, you can still create some terrifying monsters. Gallery: Breffo Spiderpodium Tablet stand hands-on Breffo Spiderpodium Tablet stand hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Mad Catz rolls out Mac-compatible Tritton See2 series USB video cards, See2 Xtreme for Windows
January 8, 2011 No Comment
It’s been quite a while since Tritton last cropped up on our radar, but the company was acquired by Mad Catz last summer, and it’s now announced a new range of Mac-compatible, 720p-supporting external video cards. That includes updated versions of its existing SEE2 UV150 external VGA video card and SEE2 XD300 Xpress Docking Station (with VGA, Ethernet, four USB ports, and mic and speaker ports), along with the all new SEE2 Xtreme UV250 external video card, which packs both VGA and DVI ports and supports resolutions up to 1920 x 1200, but is apparently only compatible with Windows. Look for it to be available in April for $100, while two Mac-compatible devices will be available next month for $60 and $100. Full press release is after the break. Continue reading Mad Catz rolls out Mac-compatible Tritton See2 series USB video cards, See2 Xtreme for Windows Mad Catz rolls out Mac-compatible Tritton See2 series USB video cards, See2 Xtreme for Windows originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Intel’s been wishin’ and hopin’ for a Microsoft tablet OS, Windows 8 rumors recommence
January 8, 2011 No Comment
We’re not going to lie, Microsoft’s news on the tablet front here at CES has been quite a disappointment. While it teased that it’s working on “the next version of Windows” for ARM , it didn’t talk about its plans for a tablet-based OS at all. It’s been Windows 7 and more Windows 7 . And according to CNET , we’re not the only ones that want Microsoft to show some movement on the tablet UI front — Intel has been pushing Microsoft for a long time. In addition, Intel’s marketing chief Tom Kilroy seemed to imply that Microsoft’s tablet solution is still a ways off. Now, of course, Microsoft seems to be moving away from Intel and starting to work on some flavor of Windows for ARM chips, and perhaps related to that, ZDNet’s Microsoft maven Mary Jo Foley has heard quite a bit about a new “application model” for Windows 8 called Jupiter. Foley has heard that Microsoft is working on a new XAML user interface for Win 8, which will support “smoother animation,” more media capabilities, and “immersive apps.” It will also be lightweight, and thus, ideal for tablets or slates. Microsoft’s Vice President of Microsoft’s Developer Division Soma Somasegar actually seemed to confirm the project to Foley, but claims it has changed directions quite a bit. So, what does this all mean? In sum, Microsoft’s in no better position on the tablet front than it was a few weeks or months ago. And the wait continues… Intel’s been wishin’ and hopin’ for a Microsoft tablet OS, Windows 8 rumors recommence originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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