Movea SmartMotion Air Mini Keyboard remote and Air Mouse revealed alongside Sunrex partnership
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Don’t quote us on this, but we’ve got a feeling that remotes will be more than just remotes by the time 2012 rolls around. HDTV companies have been slyly adding motion support to their remotes here at CES, and with PrimeSense’s technology going over so well in the Kinect, there’s an obvious next-step when looking at TV control. Movea — the company responsible for the Gyration Air Mouse and Air Mouse iOS app — has just teamed up with Sunrex here at CES, with the newly formed relationship expecting to yield new kit based on the former’s MotionIC platform and SmartMotion technology. We’re told to expect the first products to be available in Q1 of this year, with the SmartMotion Air Mini Keyboard remote and SmartMotion Air Mouse being named in particular. The former includes a full four-row QWERTY keyboard and relies on 2.4GHz wireless technology, but no images, pricing and availability details are available just yet. Continue reading Movea SmartMotion Air Mini Keyboard remote and Air Mouse revealed alongside Sunrex partnership Movea SmartMotion Air Mini Keyboard remote and Air Mouse revealed alongside Sunrex partnership originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 01:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Looked at your stash of USB 3.0 cables lately? Chances are that each and every one of ‘em are three meters or shorter, and there’s good reason for that. Signal degradation over long distances is a problem that the world at large has been dealing with since the early days of human life, but somehow or another, Icron Technologies has figured out how to bend physics. The company has just announced a partnership with Intersil Corporation, and the two are linking up in order to produce a 20 meter USB 3.0 cable. Reportedly, it’ll deliver a full 5Gbps of USB 3.0 throughput over the full 20 meters, but there’s no mention of a price. Rest assured, it’ll be far more than you’re prepared to pay. Continue reading Icron Technologies unveils 20-meter USB 3.0 cable, mostly because it can Icron Technologies unveils 20-meter USB 3.0 cable, mostly because it can originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Jungo and RealVNC partner up, aim to marry phones and infotainment systems
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Quietly, in-car infotainment systems have progressed greatly here at CES 2011 . What started a few years back with the integration of SYNC into Ford vehicles has blossomed into an industry-wide obsession , and now two of the biggest names that work behind the scenes are joining up to better integrate mobiles (and applications) with vehicle entertainment systems. Jungo and RealVNC’s newfound bond has resulted in a CEA-approved solution to make that kind of magic happen, and it’s one that just so happens to support Terminal Mode . The combined Automotive Connectivity middleware will enable a car’s head unit to automatically detect, access and control mobile devices in the vehicle and display their content on the screen in the dashboard. The design combines VNC (remote access and control) technology from RealVNC with Jungo’s tech, featuring device connectivity, media and network management, USB and Bluetooth protocol stacks. Hard to say when automakers will grab hold of this stuff and start offering it from the factory, but if we know anything about progress in the automotive industry, we’d say we’re still a year or so out. Jungo and RealVNC partner up, aim to marry phones and infotainment systems originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Remember those all-night Mario Kart DS and Advance Wars marathons? Looking to recreate the magic with the 3DS? Bring a wall charger. Nintendo’s just unveiled its best-case scenario figures for the 3DS’ battery life, and compared with its predecessors, it ain’t pretty. The official numbers are three to five hours playing per game, or five to eight if playing an older DS title (and up to three hours 30 minutes to fully recharge). So… three to eight hours under the most ideal circumstances. Let’s look at the family album: the DS is 10 to 14 hours, DS Lite 15 to 19 hours, DSi 9 to 14 hours, and DSi XL 13 to 17 hours (all figures also from Nintendo). Can’t say we’re entirely surprised; Haus of Mario Chief Satoru Iwata’s own words back in October were “it is inevitable that Nintendo 3DS will be a device which requires more frequent recharging than Nintendo DS.” Think of it as an extension of the warning label . You can never be too careful, you know. Nintendo 3DS good for only 3 to 8 hours of play time per charge originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is generating excitement as thousand walk the floor to see the tablets, cameras and other new technology being unveiled. The show runs through Sunday. (Jan. 7)
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AMD’s Fusion APU has had its coming out party here at CES , and already companies are champing at the bit to offer updated systems with the E-350 embedded within. Zotac’s offering up a revised version of its Zbox HTPC this week, with the AD03 boasting an all-too-familiar exterior, a slot-loading Blu-ray drive and the aforesaid 1.6GHz E-350 APU. There’s also an AMD Radeon HD 6310 GPU, a pair of DDR3-1066 RAM slots, room for a 2.5″ SATA 6Gbps hard drive, a USB 3.0 port, two USB 2.0 sockets, an optical audio port, HDMI / DVI outputs (a VGA adapter is included as well), Gigabit Ethernet, support for Dolby TrueHD / DTS-HD Master Audio bitstreaming, 802.11n WiFi, a 6-in-1 card reader and a bundled copy of Cyberlink’s PowerDVD software. The “Plus” version of the system actually ships with 2GB of DDR3 memory and a 250GB 5400RPM hard drive, whereas the standard version leaves it up to you to fill those voids. Mum’s the word on pricing, but we suspect it’ll be loosed on the universe soon. Gallery: Zotac’s Zbox AD03 Blu-ray HTPC with AMD Fusion APU Continue reading AMD’s E-350 Zacate APU finds a home in Zotac’s Zbox AD03 Blu-ray HTPC AMD’s E-350 Zacate APU finds a home in Zotac’s Zbox AD03 Blu-ray HTPC originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 23:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We just made our way to the LG booth here at the Consumer Electronics Show and found this multifaceted gizmo that the company is dubbing the Scanner Mouse. It does exactly what you think — works as a mouse and scanner. You might recall something similar from back in the day , but LG is looking to commercialize the idea. The bottom of the rodent has a clear (glass or plastic sheet, we’re not sure) packed with five LEDs for the camera to see the image being reflected off of the mirror inside. To kickstart the scanning process on a Widows or Mac machine, you simply press the scan button and huzzah — the software will activate and display the area the scanner is hovering over. Thanks to the dual lasers found on the top and bottom of the underside, you can actually rotate the mouse in any direction and it’ll pick up whatever it’s looking at — it’ll even translate copy on a page into editable text within a document editor. It also functions as a proper mouse (duh!), featuring a scroll wheel as well as left, right and back buttons. The software, in case you were wondering, couldn’t be any simpler to use. Formats such as JPEG, TIFF, PDF and PNG are exportable to your favorite social networks, and you’ve got basic editing functions to make your scans just right. Head on past the break to see an in-action demo. Gallery: LG LSM-100 Scanner Mouse hands-on Continue reading LG LSM-100 Scanner Mouse hands-on LG LSM-100 Scanner Mouse hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 23:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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After hearing about Mitsubishi’s 92-inch DLP we just had to get our eyes on it and sure enough, we spotted models lurking around CES, along with the 155-inch display made up of OLED panels. There’s not much to say about the DLP that we didn’t cover during our 3D roundup, it’s just bigger, with other changes and details still TBA — we’re waiting for ‘em to cross the 100-inch mark — while the OLED seemed suited to its potential purpose of lighting up stadiums and other similar areas, with rather impressive viewing angles although the seams in the panels were quite apparent up close. Gallery: Mitsubishi DLP & OLED screens Mitsubishi’s 92- and 155-inch screens are bigger, biggest originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 23:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Ah, the Verizon iPhone . In our bizarre careers as tech journalists, if there’s one question we’ve heard more than “When is Verizon getting the iPhone?” we can’t think of it. Also, outside the original rumors for the iPhone and iPad, we can’t think of another product so heavily teased by those in the know and those not in the know — though mostly by those not in the know. But then we heard Verizon is having a little get together on Tuesday, which is particularly odd timing because Verizon has a huge presence and a large amount of announcements at this year’s CES. Rumors of the event being a Verizon iPhone announce immediately flared up, but there were still reservations: Apple usually announces its own products at its own corporate campus — why would Verizon be doing the honors in NY? That’s when the Wall Street Journal swooped in with a confirmation: the Verizon iPhone will be announced on Tuesday , and WSJ’s All Things D even thinks Steve Jobs will be there. So, who is this fly-by-night ” Wall Street Journal ” publication we speak of? They have one of the best track track records on Apple rumors in the business, and they’ve been leading the Verizon iPhone predictions from day one. Follow after the break as we talk it out. Continue reading Verizon iPhone: everything you need to know Verizon iPhone: everything you need to know originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Things may have been looking bleak for Microsoft’s upcoming version of Windows Home Server , dubbed ” Vail ,” when HP announced that it was dropping the OS in favor of WebOS last month, but Microsoft has now given it a boost of confidence that should put any rumors of its death to rest. The company is showing off an add-in for Vail that will let you manage alerts on your Windows Phone 7 phone, access media stored on your home server, and in turn send pictures stored on your phone to your server (but not other media, apparently). Still no firm word on a release, but Microsoft says it will available “soon.” Hit up the source link below for Microsoft’s complete walkthrough of the app. Microsoft shows off Home Server ‘Vail’ app for Windows Phone 7 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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