By now you’ve no doubt heard about Mike Lazaridis’ recent appearance at the D: Dive Into Mobile conference, where the RIM co-CEO arrived with his own personal reality distortion field and made statements like the surprising fact that RIM “arguably” invented the smartphone, and that the BlackBerry Torch is actually fast. Don’t believe us? Well, thanks to All Things D , you can now watch the complete 40-minute appearance for yourself, which just so happens to also include a fairly lengthy demo of the PlayBook. Check it out after the break. Continue reading All Things D posts full Mike Lazaridis video from D: Dive Into Mobile All Things D posts full Mike Lazaridis video from D: Dive Into Mobile originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Do you “have enterprise sales experience and an existing knowledge of the mobile market and the technologies that support it?” Do you “have strong IT knowledge in the areas of enterprise messaging and collaboration, VPN, WiFi and enterprise security technologies?” And most importantly, do you “possess the ability to work without direct supervision or detailed direction?” If so, you might just be suitable for Apple’s latest and greatest job listing. The HR team in Cupertino is apparently looking for a Verizon iPad system engineer, primarily to work with Apple’s sales team and legions of business partners in order to “drive the adoption of iPad in enterprise accounts.” What’s interesting is the Verizon angle; if Apple simply wanted nondescript iPads in Corporate America, why hire someone familiar with Big Red? Moreover, this certainly says something about Apple’s relationship with Verizon — namely, that it’s growing, and we’re guessing that the pleasantries will eventually extend far beyond a tablet. So yeah, it’s no real shocker that Apple and Verizon are in cahoots on some level, but this kind of invitation usually comes with one or two undercover intentions. Any upstanding gentleman attached to his better half would understand. Apple job listing calls for Verizon iPad engineer, hints at a lot more originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Welcome to the Engadget Holiday Gift Guide ! The team here is well aware of the heartbreaking difficulties of the seasonal shopping experience, and we want to help you sort through the trash and come up with the treasures this year. Below is today’s bevy of hand curated picks, and you can head back to the Gift Guide hub to see the rest of the product guides as they’re added throughout the holiday season. Portable media players: from grandma to the nieces and nephews, it seems like everybody’s got one. But if they’re only using it on the road, they’re not getting their money’s worth. That’s why we’ve assembled this selection of alarm clocks and docks for every locale and every budget, with the features your loved one will need to get the most out of their device. Continue reading Engadget’s Holiday Gift Guide: Docks and Alarm Clocks Engadget’s Holiday Gift Guide: Docks and Alarm Clocks originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Kaleidescape has fulfilled its promise of launching the industry’s first Blu-ray server by releasing its new 100-disc Blu-ray disc vault we saw at CEDIA that, when paired with its M300 or M500 players , can rip, store, and stream copies of Blu-ray movies throughout the home. However, despite its pricetag of $1,495 (plus $2,500+ for the player) there’s still some serious restrictions — each disc vault has to be connected to an individual player, and the discs have to remain in the vault for the player to stream their ripped copies over the network. Sony’s 400 disc changer can store more movies, but this should load them faster and offer easy browsing with cover art and title info. We suppose this is the “simplest” ripping solution available for now, but a year and a half later we’re still wondering if Blu-ray’s Managed Copy feature will ever launch and make a legitimate movie jukebox option a reality . Continue reading Kaleidescape launches 100-disc Blu-ray movie server Kaleidescape launches 100-disc Blu-ray movie server originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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For hackers, Clear must have known that its iSpot mobile hotspot would be hard to resist — $100 for the device contract-free plus unlimited WiMAX for $25 a month is a pretty insane deal, after all, and the only catch is that they try to lock non-iOS devices out of the action. Indeed, it took mere hours for unlocks to start coming out of the woodwork, but now it’s easier than ever: the developer of one of the original iSpot hacks has circled back to create a new unlock that requires nothing more than a couple link clicks while you’re on a machine connected to the hotspot. How is that possible? Turns out there’s a vulnerability that makes it possible to execute arbitrary commands on the iSpot through web code, and Clear hasn’t yet updated the firmware to patch it. On that note, the developer tells us that there are actually some iPads that aren’t able to connect to the iSpot without the hack, ostensibly because Apple is using some MAC addresses that the iSpot’s current firmware isn’t expecting — so ironically, you might need this “jailbreak” just to use the thing the way Clear intended. As always with these sorts of things, proceed with caution — we don’t have an iSpot lying around to try this ourselves, so let us know how it goes. Clear iSpot gets easy web-based ‘jailbreak’ originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Fraunhofer IIS uses Awiloc indoor positioning magic to guide museum patrons
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If you’ve been to a museum in the past year and change, chances are you’ve been coerced into ponying up an extra five bones for some sort of handheld apparatus. Supposedly, these things accompany patrons and enhance the experience, but more often than not, you’re stuck with a grimy audio device that tells you little more than you brother Bob, who is undoubtedly tagging along behind and educating everyone in a 50 foot radius. Folks who choose to spend their time waltzing through the Museum of Industrial Culture in Nuremberg, however, have it better. The Fraunhofer IIS has developed a new technology for WLAN-based positioning, and unlike conventional GPS approaches, Awiloc actually works indoors. As the story goes, visitors to the museum can grab a handheld that follows their movement and then shows them what they’re facing (or aren’t facing, for that matter) in detail. Of course, they could also use the tracking data to see which exhibits were drawing the most attention if they were smart, but how exactly would the privacy advocate in you feel about that? Continue reading Fraunhofer IIS uses Awiloc indoor positioning magic to guide museum patrons Fraunhofer IIS uses Awiloc indoor positioning magic to guide museum patrons originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Amazon has left us with no choice: making sales conclusions based on a single additional letter. The company, notoriously vague on Kindle sales, has announced that “in just the first 73 days of this holiday quarter, we’ve already sold millions of our all-new Kindles.” In other words, at least two million , and more for Kindle overall if you consider DX (still on sale) and the recent lightning deal blowout of the Kindle 2. Amazon’s Department of Creative Statistics also noted that this elusive sales figure is greater than all its Kindle sales in 2009. How many is that, you ask? No idea — we know “millions” were sold between 2007 and 2009 , but parsing it out further would only unravel a mystery Encyclopedia Brown has been spending pages and pages to solve — and still has a ways to go. New Kindle sells ‘millions,’ bests all 2009 Kindle sales originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Judge throws out Paul Allen’s massive patent suit, Allen plans to continue
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Remember the massive patent lawsuit leveled at Apple, Google, AOL, Facebook, ebay, Netflix, and a number of other companies by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen? Well, it’s now hit something of a snag — a federal judge dismissed the case on Friday, stating that Allen’s suit “failed to identify the infringing products or devices with any specificity,” and that the court and defendants were basically “left to guess what devices infringe on the four patents.” For his part, Allen apparently plans to persevere with the patent fight, and said through a spokesman that the dismissal was merely a “procedural issue,” and that “the case is staying on track” — Allen now has until December 28th to file an amended complaint. Judge throws out Paul Allen’s massive patent suit, Allen plans to continue originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …MetroPCS follows Cricket’s lead, launches Huawei’s Ascend budget Android phone
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Huawei’s really starting to make a splash in the American smartphone market, breaking into the Big Four with the launch of the T-Mobile Comet not long ago — but it’s the budget regionals where these guys might have a chance to dominate. MetroPCS has taken a cue from archrival Cricket in launching Huawei’s Ascend today, offering a 3.5-inch HVGA display, 3.2 megapixel camera, and microSD memory expansion to 16GB atop Android 2.1 . The $179 they’re asking seems a bit steep for the specs until you remember that MetroPCS offers its hardware contract-free — and it’ll save you a dime or two over the carrier’s name-brand Android offering, the Optimus M from LG. It’s available today; follow the break for the full press release. Continue reading MetroPCS follows Cricket’s lead, launches Huawei’s Ascend budget Android phone MetroPCS follows Cricket’s lead, launches Huawei’s Ascend budget Android phone originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Two haikus: FCC archives, The Creative ZiiO 10 . Seven was there first . Manual reminds A lack of Android market. Gallery’s below. Gallery: Creative ZiiO 10 in FCC Creative ZiiO 10 follows little brother into the halls of FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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