Printers don’t often get us hot and bothered, but Canon ‘s PIXMA MX882 certainly has us intrigued. The main draw is that Dual Function panel up front, which combines a 3-inch LCD with a unique set of hard keys that have dynamic displays below that change depending on what function you’re trying to access. For example, when you go to send a fax, they turn into a keypad, and change to other related buttons if you want to copy or scan. On top of that, it’s got support for the iOS and Android Canon photo printing apps, as well as built-in WiFi and Ethernet. To further sweeten the deal, it’s got duplex scanning and printing capabilities, along with five individual color print cartridges so if you run of out of one color, you don’t need to replace the whole thing. Oh, did we mention it costs less than $200? Yeah, we told you it was good. Gallery: Canon MX882 all-in-one hands-on Canon PIXMA MX882 hands-on: an all-in-one with superpowers originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …GM invests $5 million in Powermat, says wireless charging headed to Volt in 2012
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GM may have filed for bankruptcy back in 2009, but a lot has changed since then. GM’s venture branch now apparently has enough cash in the bank to drop five million on a multi-year commercial deal for Powermat’s wireless charging technology . The terms of the deal give GM the option to convert their investment into an equity stake within the first six months and provide GM exclusive use of Powermat’s technology for one year in vehicles worldwide. Subsequently, the Volt is slotted to be one of the first vehicles receiving the new tech and a prototype version with charging mats in the front consoles and back seat will be shown this year at CES. However, the automaker is unsure as to what other models will receive Powermat upgrades. Micky Bly, leader of GM’s electric car development efforts, stated though that initial tests did not reveal any significant issues with porting the technology into vehicles, leading GM to shoot for launching commercial integrations sometime in 2012. The automaker hasn’t forgotten its an investor however and hopes other manufacturers will join the wireless charging bandwagon to help drive down costs after their exclusive buffer ends. GM invests $5 million in Powermat, says wireless charging headed to Volt in 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Earlier today, we got a complete demo and some seat time with the Motorola Atrix 4G for AT&T at Motorola’s CES event, including its HD multimedia dock and laptop dock . The phone looks similar to the Samsung Vibrant , but with a black screen bezel and a tastefully patterned matte back cover. Build quality is very good, as we’d expect from a Motorola device. The QHD (960 x 540) display is gorgeous and the phone feels ultra snappy, thanks to the dual-core processor running Froyo . In fact, despite still running preliminary firmware, we recorded a blazing 2,616 score on the Quadrant test. The power button at the top back of the Atrix 4G also serves as a fingerprint reader, and there’s a dual-LED flash flanking the 5 megapixel camera. Check out the gallery below and read on for the details — and the complete demo on video — after the break. Gallery: Motorola Atrix 4G, HD multimedia dock, and laptop dock hands-on Continue reading Motorola Atrix 4G, HD multimedia dock, and laptop dock hands-on Motorola Atrix 4G, HD multimedia dock, and laptop dock hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Sculpted Eers fills ears with silicon, molds custom-molded headphones in four minutes flat (ears-on)
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We’ve actually seen custom fit headphones before, but we figured something cheaper would rise up in the future. Here at CES, we stumbled upon what Sonomax is calling Sculpted Eers. Starting at $199, this one-time-use, do-it-yourself molding kit will create custom fit in-ear headphones — and the best part, it only takes four minutes. We actually got the chance to get a pair of our own molded for us. Head past the break for some hands, er, ears-on video action! Gallery: Sculpted Eers custom-molded headphones at CES 2011 Continue reading Sculpted Eers fills ears with silicon, molds custom-molded headphones in four minutes flat (ears-on) Sculpted Eers fills ears with silicon, molds custom-molded headphones in four minutes flat (ears-on) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Android 2.4 Gingerbread breaks loose on a prototype Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc?
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We’re still coming down from the euphoria of introduction, but Dutch site Tweakers.net claims that Google’s not entirely passing the torch to Honeycomb just yet — beforehand, there’s apparently another Gingerbread build in the cards. Having played with some sort of cobbled-together Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc with a 2.4 build, the site says that we can expect an incremental build that seems to feature miscellaneous stuff Google might not have had time to include in 2.3 — random things like a new animation when deleting icons off the home screen, to much bigger features like visible video calling hooks. Unfortunately, said hooks didn’t seem to be tied to any video calling-enabled Google Talk client, but considering how early this build seems to be, there’s reason to believe they’ll add it in by launch time. It’s an open question when this is coming — or to what devices — and when you think about Eclair’s progression from 2.0 to 2.1, it could happen sooner than you expect. Android 2.4 Gingerbread breaks loose on a prototype Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Six major studios to distribute UltraViolet titles by mid year, hardware to come later
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Some days our dream of being able to watch anything, anywhere, anytime, and on any screen seems like it’ll never happen, but other days are like today. Yes, today every major studio, except Disney, announced that it would start distributing movies that will work with any UltraViolet devices, software or services. We learned on the Engadget HD podcast that this means that if you buy a movie one way (DVD, VOD, hotel PPV, whatever) you can view it on just about any other without paying again. PC software and updates for existing devices are expected to start rolling out later this year — so much for launching in 2010 — but we’ll have to wait for CES next year to learn about all our gadgets that can’t, or won’t, be updated. Of course the dream will only come true if everyone and everything agrees to play, and while we’re a long way away from finding out if our media consumption fantasy will ever come true, the list of 60 companies that have already pledged their allegiance is a who’s who among media and electronics giants. Continue reading Six major studios to distribute UltraViolet titles by mid year, hardware to come later Six major studios to distribute UltraViolet titles by mid year, hardware to come later originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Well we actually weren’t able to play with the latest consumer Panasonic 3D camcorders ourselves, but we were able to get close enough to snap some pics and live vicariously through a stage model who did actually get to hold it. There’s nothing small about the HDC-TM90, but it looks cool enough. The GF2 still camera is just as crazy looking and is sure to get you just as much attention if you walked about town with one. Gallery: Hands-on with the Panasonic 3D camcorder Gallery: Hands-on with Panasonic’s 3D still camera Hands-on with the new Panasonic 3D camcorder and 3D still camera originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Acer’s ten-inch Tegra 2 tablet with Verizon LTE ? You’re looking at it right now, courtesy of the NVIDIA booth at CES 2011′s Digital Experience show. It’s just an engineering prototype with an early build of Android 2.2 — it’ll run Honeycomb at launch — but the hardware seriously feels final, with a solid metal case and a supremely responsive touchscreen that tracks a full ten points of contact. There’s an interesting array of ports, too, with a full-sized USB port (as well as micro-USB) on one side and a dedicated charging socket too, as well as a dock connector on the bottom. What’s missing are the standard Android Home, Menu and Back buttons, as instead of those, you simply swipe the lower right corner of the screen to bring up a tiny pane of virtual alternatives. No LTE connectivity to be found at Digital Experience, we’re afraid, so we’ll have to bring you speed tests another day — but we’ll have video up soon. For now, peep the gallery below. Gallery: Acer Iconia Tab A500, first hands-on! Acer Iconia Tab A500 first hands-on! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Sony Ericsson isn’t being shy about hyping the Xperia Arc ‘s new Reality Display, so we naturally had to take a head-to-head shot with the iPhone 4′s Retina Display. They actually compare quite well in person, even though the Arc actually has the same 854 x 480 resolution as the Droid X — you can definitely see some pixels up close, but since the panel is a hair smaller than the X at 4.2 inches, the pixel density is a little tighter. The real noise behind the Reality Display is Arc’s Bravia Engine, which Sony claims will enhance colors and detail just like on Bravia TVs, but we didn’t get to play with it too much beyond finding the option in settings to turn it off. We’ll obviously be diving deep on that once we score a review unit, but for now check a macro shot and a Droid X comparison after the break. Continue reading Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Reality Display vs. Retina Display… fight! Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Reality Display vs. Retina Display… fight! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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There’s not much to say here, since Sony wasn’t letting us do much with its prototype glasses-free 3D portable Blu-ray player except adjust the screen angle, but we will say that the 10.1-inch 1366 x 768 parallax 3D display looked quite nice and the 3D effect was solid once we got situated. Of course, it’s just a prototype, so there’s no word on price, availability, or even whether this thing will ever get made, but hey — there it is. One more pic after the break. Continue reading Sony’s prototype glasses-free 3D portable Blu-ray player hands-on Sony’s prototype glasses-free 3D portable Blu-ray player hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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