Couldn’t stay up till 12:37AM ? We’ll forgive you… in time. Thankfully, the wonders of the internet are enabling you to travel back to catch our own Josh Topolsky’s holiday jam party with Late Night’s Jimmy Fallon . The duo ran through a gauntlet of gadgets, including B&N’s Nook Color, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, D-Link’s Boxee Box, Apple’s MacBook Air, Dell’s Venue Pro and the Gingerbread-equipped Nexus S . Also appearing: teenage jokes, visions of a lunar eclipse, legally / illegally downloaded content and the Nexus X. Yeah, the X . See what we mean in the pair of videos just past the break. Continue reading Josh talks holiday gadgets on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (video) Josh talks holiday gadgets on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …N-Trig teaches DuoSense to write on Android screens, tablet to come in the first half of 2011
December 21, 2010 No Comment
This one isn’t much of a surprise — considering N-Trig told us just a few months ago that “the most useful Android slates will be pen-enabled” and that it was working on Android support — but today the Israel-based company has officially announced support for Google’s mobile operating system. What does that mean? On a technical level, it means that N-Trig’s DuoSense pen and capacitive multitouch solution, which is currently on tablets like the HP Slate and Dell Latitude XT , will work on top of Android slates. On a product end, it means that we’re going to start seeing an Android slate or two that takes advantage of pen in 2011. According to N-Trig’s VP of Marketing Gary Baum, one company is far along in developing an Android slate based on DuoSense and there are “several others that are coming along.” Baum wouldn’t give us any specifics on those companies, though he did tell us that we should see one product in the first half of the year, while the majority will be waiting for Honeycomb . We’re still crossing our fingers for Honeycomb in the first part of 2011, so we don’t want to read into that too much, but he also stressed that third-party software developers are working on applications that take advantage of pen and that some of them may be previewed at CES. We’ll be digging as much as we can into what company’s pairing pen with Android, but until then, we leave you with the full press release after the break. Continue reading N-Trig teaches DuoSense to write on Android screens, tablet to come in the first half of 2011 N-Trig teaches DuoSense to write on Android screens, tablet to come in the first half of 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Well, would you look at what we found lounging around the FCC — it’s a Sony tablet PC, alright, but the problem is we just don’t know much more than that. Filed just today and submitted by a VAIO Business Group representative, the elusive tablet seems to be WiFi-only with 802.11b/g plus single band n, and it’s likely to come in a few different flavors as there are a few confusing model numbers listed. Do PCG-31211L, PCG-31311L, PCG-312xxL (where ‘x’ can be any given number or letter) mean anything to you? Unfortunately, that’s really all we can glean from the documents — beyond the label you’re peering at above, Sony has managed to keep the external photos, user manual, and test setup pics confidential until January 20th. Of course, that has us thinking that it might show its touchscreen self at CES, which means until then, we’ll be dreaming up magical specs and features for this thing. Care to partake in that wonderful pastime? Dream big in the comments. Mysterious Sony VAIO tablet PC drops by the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Surely you haven’t forgotten about Clamcase ! Merely 14 hours after Apple introduced the iPad , someone on Clamcase’s staff filed a patent application for the device you’re peering at above. Between then and now, a smattering of iPad keyboard cases have come to light , but quite a few folks have apparently been waiting for the original to materialize. This week, the company opened up the pre-order hotline for the device, hawking it for the not-exactly-bargain-bin price of $119. It’s available in any color you want, so long as it’s black, and if all goes well it’ll hit the shipping docks next month. It’s definitely the nicest of the bunch based on pictures alone, and it’s not like it’ll have to try awfully hard to beat the rivals that have already let us down . So, what’s it going to be? You in for one? [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Continue reading Clamcase iPad keyboard case / stand now on sale, ships January 2011 Clamcase iPad keyboard case / stand now on sale, ships January 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …BBC comedians ridicule tech naming schemes, make us laugh along the way (video)
December 21, 2010 No Comment
They say all good comedy has a modicum of truth to it, and there’s no denying that the jargon that’s built up around technology is littered with opportunity for mockery , fun-poking , and general satire . Leave it to two old pros from the UK, then, Harry Enfield and Ronnie Corbett, to summarily dispatch Apple, BlackBerry, Orange, Microsoft and everyone in between in one of the better tech-related sketches we’ve seen. See them do their thing after the break, but be warned: the video contains (a lot) more than your recommended daily allowance of fruit puns. [Thanks, Thanasis] Continue reading BBC comedians ridicule tech naming schemes, make us laugh along the way (video) BBC comedians ridicule tech naming schemes, make us laugh along the way (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Not looking to go all out with a DLNA-ready NAS or dedicated media player to get some streaming started on your home network? Then you might be able to get by with something like Planex’s new MZK-SNG02US device, which packs a single USB port and an SD card slot, and basically acts as DLNA-enabled bridge between your storage media and your router. Unfortunately, it looks like this one is only available in Japan at the moment, and its
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Speakers? Oh yeah. Wires? Heck no. Aluratek has launched three new wireless audio products collectively called Bump — though somehow a wired model got lumped in there too. A bit of a step from the company’s previous digi frame and e-reader offerings, the four tune-pumping solutions start with the $49.99 AMS01F, a wee boombox that plays music from SD, line-in, or FM and does six hours on a charge. The $79.99 AUWS01F ditches the media player functionality, relying on a signal sent from a 2.4GHz USB dongle that you stick in your nearest PC or Mac (within 60 feet) that has some tunes on it. Next is the $99.99 AWS01F, basically the AMS01F boombox with the addition of a separate wireless speaker. Finally, if you’re not ready to cut the cord, there’s the $19.99 APS01F, a single little tweeter with a 3.5mm cable sprouting from below. They’re all available now, so you know what to do. Continue reading Aluratek’s new wireless speakers go Bump in the night Aluratek’s new wireless speakers go Bump in the night originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 10:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We’ve been hoodwinked by trademark filing and domain registrations before (cough, BlackPad and SurfBook ) so we wouldn’t say this is anywhere near definite, but we just caught wind of a Sony Ericsson EU trademark registration for “Xperia Play,” and SE PR firm Jung Relations has registered a variety of Xperia Play domain names, including XperiaPlay.com, .net, and .org. Yes, that certainly sounds like a promising name for the PlayStation Phone (although not quite as promising as, you know, “PlayStation Phone,”) but honestly we wouldn’t bet on anything at this point. We’ve got a feeling we’ll either find out either at CES or at MWC in February — hold on tight. Update: Turns out SE also registered Xperia Arc, Xperia Duo, and Xperia Neo, so now our interest is definitely piqued. And our hopes are totally shatter-able. Sony Ericsson PlayStation Phone to be called ‘Xperia Play’? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 10:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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JBL was one of the first companies besides iHome and Denon / Marantz to announce support for Apple’s AirPlay technology , so it’s no surprise that the company’s On Air Wireless speaker dock just hit the FCC, complete with its manual — we’ve been hearing that AirPlay will be all over the place at CES 2011. The On Air Wireless seems like a fancier riff on JBL’s On Air line of speaker docks and alarm clocks — it features that familiar swoopy-loop design but adds in a large color LCD display that displays album artwork while streaming music. Looking at the manual, the display also makes WiFi setup and configuration a little easier, which is nice. All in all, it looks promising, but we’ll see what price and availability looks like when we get to CES. JBL’s AirPlay-enabled On Air Wireless speaker dock hits the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 09:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Microsoft: over 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices sold to carriers and retailers
December 21, 2010 No Comment
Microsoft has decided to finally dish out some sales figures for its new Windows Phone 7 platform, but alas, these are not the sales figures we are looking for. Instead of giving us the juicy number of actual devices sold to end users, the Redmond crew has given us a neatly rounded 1.5 million number of sales to mobile operators and retailers. That tells us that the mobile industry is buying into Microsoft’s new OS, and it’d be foolish not to, but it doesn’t really educate us much on the relative success of the platform’s launch. All that Microsoft’s Achim Berg would say is that early sales have been “in line” with his company’s expectations. Microsoft: over 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices sold to carriers and retailers originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 09:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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