Looks like AT&T will be pushing out more than just a dozen Android phones here at CES. During the outfit’s Developer Summit, Peter Hill, VP of ecosystem and innovation, demonstrated how U-verse Mobile Application Development Technology can effectively enable a mobile device to interactively share media, content and apps with the TV. In theory, this could lead to the creation of apps that will enable AT&T customers to control more of the U-verse TV experience with their handsets, and possibly vice-versa. In his words, the tech “can easily connect mobile devices to set-top boxes via WiFi,” and it’ll complement DLNA with authentication. At the Summit, a brief demo saw an iPad app schedule a show and control the U-verse DVR, and a brand new option — dubbed ComplemenTV — took center stage. Essentially, the iPad was able to look at what channel was being viewed and then delivered relevant extra content on the iPad . Sounds more like an advertiser’s dream than anything else, but we’re holding out hope for more enticing uses in the near future. Unfortunately, no dates were given as to when this stuff would be rolled out, but the future’s looking bright, anyway. AT&T demos U-verse / smartphone integration, ComplemenTV iPad app at CES originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 13:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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AT&T has mentioned today at CES that it’s prepping to launch some 12 Android devices this year — presumably a mix of phones and tablets, many of which have been announced here today at the carrier’s developer event. For the mathematically challenged, that works out to one a month on average — a pretty aggressive pace and a sign that Android’s showing no signs of slowing down in terms of carrier and manufacturer adoption. Though the hardware looks great, none of AT&T’s Android announcements so far here feature a stock UI experience — sure, nothing they’ve done in the past year suggests they’re keen to offer a stock device, but with 12 in the pipe, surely just one of ‘em can go skinless? AT&T launching 12 Android devices in 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We briefly chatted with LG’s John Taylor, US VP of marketing, to better understand when LG might bring its auto-stereoscopic 3D mobile TV to market. The US market, to be precise, since this portable TV is built around the ATSC-M/H standard for mobile TV. The television on hand here in Vegas was a prototype using a parallax barrier panel developed by LG Display and destined for other LG products including a 3D picture frame still under development. The 3D effect was on par with the capabilities we’ve seen from other parallax barrier displays of similar size. LG’s testing the waters right now with plans to launch in 2012 — just as soon as broadcasters embrace the fledgling technology in sufficient numbers. Gallery: LG’s glassesless 3D Mobile DTV eyes on LG’s glassesless 3D Mobile DTV eyes on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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AT&T Mobility boss Ralph de la Vega said at the carrier’s Developer Summit in Vegas today that he considers both LTE and HSPA+ to be 4G technologies — the same philosophy expounded by T-Mobile that’s heavy on marketing and light on facts — and that they’ll be launching 20 such devices in 2011. The first half of the year looks to be heavy on HSPA+ fare, while the second half — following AT&T’s initial LTE launch in mid-2011 — will start to see the LTE stuff come online. A confusing message to be sure — but hey, as long as those 20 devices are fast and awesome, we’ll let it slide. AT&T: both HSPA+ and LTE are ’4G,’ 20 such devices planned for this year originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Idapt’s i1 Eco universal charger keeps it lean, mean, and definitely green
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You won’t have a difficult time hunting down a charger these days, but hunting down a good one? Now that’s a challenge. If you’re looking for something that’s off of the beaten path (and shamelessly fond of Ma Earth), Idapt’s new i1 Eco may be precisely what the doctor ordered. It’s a universal charger with two points of charger: a USB port and a tip port, the latter of which is useful for “over 4,000 gadgets” include the iPad, iPhone, PSP, your Xbox 360 controller and your GPS unit. It features an auto-off system that disables it when not in use, and a restart button kicks things back into gear when the time comes. It’s slated to ship this spring, but only heaven knows for how much. Continue reading Idapt’s i1 Eco universal charger keeps it lean, mean, and definitely green Idapt’s i1 Eco universal charger keeps it lean, mean, and definitely green originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We don’t have full details yet, but Acer has just launched three new Aspire laptops, all featuring AMD’s Fusion APU. Up first, the 10.1-inch Aspire One 522 — which we’ve seen previously — boasts the AMD C-50 APU, AMD Radeon HD 6250 graphics, and it supports 1080p video with HDMI output. The 10.1-inch panel has WXGA resolution with a 16:9 aspect ratio, and other features include Wi-Fi and LAN, plus optional Bluetooth or 3G. The Aspire One 522 will come in green or black. No word on pricing or availability yet. The other two offerings Acer has announced are the Aspire 15.6-inch 5253 and the 14-inch 4253. These bad boys feature AMD’s E-Series accelerated processing unit, as well as its Vision engine. The Aspire 5253 can pack up to 8GB of DDR3 SDRAM, and both laptops feature 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi. There’s no pricing or availability information for these, yet either, but we’ll let you know as soon as we do. Acer outs three AMD Fusion powered laptops originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Motorola Atrix 4G’s Laptop Dock and Webtop app turn your phone into a smartbook
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Turns out Motorola’s just-announced Atrix 4G for AT&T will be available with a setup they’re simply calling the Laptop Dock that pairs up with an app on the phone — Webtop — to transform the Atrix into a full-fledged smartbook. All you do, it seems, is dock the phone into a larger, 13.9mm thick chassis — great for those times when nothing other than a big physical keyboard will do. We don’t know how much it’s going to cost on top of the phone itself, but something tells us it won’t be a bundled accessory. More details as we have them. Gallery: Motorola Atrix 4G’s ‘webtop application’ Motorola Atrix 4G’s Laptop Dock and Webtop app turn your phone into a smartbook originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Noticing a trend here? First we had the Infuse 4G from Samsung, and now we’ve got the Atrix 4G from Motorola featuring a whopping 1GB of RAM — so it would seem this is the device we’d had rumored as the Olympus . Announced at AT&T’s CES-based Developer Summit today, the phone is the first to be unveiled for the carrier’s lineup with a dual-core processor. More details as we have them! Gallery: Motorola’s dual-core Atrix 4G announced for AT&T Motorola’s dual-core Atrix 4G announced for AT&T originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Yarn-eating Yarn Monster forms yarn balls, makes us want to build our own (video)
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Robots, Arduino , and monsters are all very close to our new-age, gadget-loving hearts. The folks over at Union Bridge Labs have created a half-monster, half-machine dubbed the Yarn Monster. This little cubic beast has one job — to eat yarn and shape it into a perfectly rolled ball of, well, yarn. It’s powered by a ton of hardware, from a stepper motor to Arduino components to even a universal mounting hub. Instructions to control speed of the nom-noming are sent to the Arduino via XBee from a remotely connected potentiometer which can also reverse the direction of yarn-ball rolling. We encourage you to spend your hard-earned dough (about $130), buy the proper components and build one of these things to impress your loved ones. If not though, be sure to watch the video after the break. Continue reading Yarn-eating Yarn Monster forms yarn balls, makes us want to build our own (video) Yarn-eating Yarn Monster forms yarn balls, makes us want to build our own (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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iGUGU , the company behind Gamecore (and the company with a name that even a neonate can say) will be demonstrating its InterneTV product at CES this week. The PC-based solution allows users to watch and share any content on their HDTV, projector or monitor, via wireless USB. It also comes packed with an RF remote and seems simple enough that even the stock photo “hippie” above can figure it out! We’ll let you know what we think when we get our hands on the device itself, but until that happens you’ll have to make do with the PR. Luckily, it’s after the break. Continue reading iGUGU InterneTV streams your YouTubes and your Hulus to the TV set iGUGU InterneTV streams your YouTubes and your Hulus to the TV set originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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