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Thursday, September 03, 2009
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
AdAge: 1H09 trad'l ad spending fell 15.4%; online display ads' first YOY decline since 2002 with a 1.0% drop - http://bit.ly/1cNDFB
Microsoft Offers 90-Day Trial of Windows 7 Enterprise RTM [Downloads]
No need to worry about waiting in line for a download or scrounging for a license key. You can download the 32-bit and 64-bit, both with the license key packaged in the download.
If you want to dual boot Windows 7 and XP, make sure to check out our article on the topic.
On the fence about trying it out? Take a peak at the most under-hyped features of Windows 7 or browse our Windows 7 coverage to get a feel for what the new operating system has to offer.
Windows 7 with Intel Optimizes Laptop DVD Playing [Batteries]
IDâ¢This Identifies Things in Photographs with the Power of Humans [Webapps]
id•this is a simple but brilliant little web application that lets users upload photos of anything they're looking to identify. If you feel like offering your expertise to the site, you can try your hand at identifying any pics other users have uploaded. Users can also vote up and down other suggestions so that, in theory, the most accurate identification will rise to the top. (It's sort of like Yahoo Answers with a very specific niche.) Some users appear to be uploading pictures as quizzes instead of actual questions (e.g., "Can you identify this? Hint: It was taken on a Greek island."), but we think its greatest potential lies in actually getting answers—provided it gets a decent user base.
id•this is also available as a free iPhone application for even easier picture snapping, uploading, and identifying on-the-go. Pretty cool.
id•this [via TechCrunch]
Is This the Full-Frame 18-Megapixel Leica M9 and Mysterious Leica X1? [Rumor]
Push Google Voice SMS and Twitter Messages to iPhone With Prowl, No Growl Required [IPhone Apps]
The downside is that you're trusting your Google Voice and Twitter logins to third-party services, but if you wanna get push notifications about @mentions or DMs from Twitter or SMS messages from Google Voice without keeping a computer running at home with Growl whenever you're out, they're the way to go.
Any other services that use Prowl this way? [GVMax, Prey Fetcher, Thanks Zachary!]
Sony X-Series Carbon Fiber Ultraportable: Half Inch Thin, 1.5 Pounds [Vaio]
Update: Aaaand that's cause it's apparently got an Atom processor inside Engadget's been told. Didn't Sony learn anything from the Vaio P?
For those keeping score on thinness, Adamo is 0.65 inches and weighs around 4 pounds, while MacBook Air's ballooning ass is 0.76 inches and it weighs about 3 pounds, though both of them have 13-inch screens versus the X-series 11.1-inch display. But still, Atom? And god, I don't even wanna know how much it's gonna cost. [Engadget]
Nokia Booklet 3G and N900 Will Come to America, Absolutely No ETA [Nokia]
Nokia's Vice President of Devices Kai Oistamo wouldn't answer anything in terms of availability and when asked if the Booklet 3G netbook would be sold before the end of 2009 he again would not "disclose any dates on the product launch in North America."
Now we have to admit that both products look pretty darn good. The N900 could change our tune on Nokia's impending doom and the Booklet 3G has some unique netbook features including assisted GPS. But on the later I'm just not sure it will be worth the wait. And sure there is a lot of interest (Oistamo even says the video of it "crashed the YouTube servers"). Come on, it is Nokia's first laptop. But it will most likely be overpriced ($810 without subsides is ridiculous) with a few special features. You tell me, would you wait on the Booklet 3G?
GE's Wireless Patient Monitoring System beams your vitals at 2360MHz
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/ges-wireless-patient-monitoring-system-beams-your-vitals-at-236/
Filed under: Wireless
GE's Wireless Patient Monitoring System beams your vitals at 2360MHz originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsSony announces VAIO X ultraportable
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/sony-announces-vaio-x-ultraportable/
Update: We grabbed some shots of the X in the flesh, but they won't let us hold it, and specs are still a mystery.
Update 2: Well, no wonder the battery lasts all day -- we're told the VAIO X currently has an Atom processor, although final specs haven't been locked in. Still -- Atom? Whatever Sony's going to charge for this thing is way too much.
Sony announces VAIO X ultraportable originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsNokia X6 confirmed to sport a capacitive display, we can finally exhale
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/nokia-x6-confirmed-to-sport-a-capacitive-display-we-can-finally/
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
Nokia X6 confirmed to sport a capacitive display, we can finally exhale originally appeared on Engadg! et o n Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsLeica M9 and X1 leak out ahead of schedule
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/leica-m9-and-x1-leak-out-ahead-of-schedule/
Continue reading Leica M9 and X1 leak out ahead of schedule
Filed under: Digital Cameras
Leica M9 and X1 leak out ahead of schedule originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this |&! nbsp;CommentsSony VAIO X slimster hands-on
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/hands-on-sony-x-series-slimster/
Further visual inspection reveals a pair of USB jacks, SD/Memory Stick slot, WWAN SIM slot and folding feet on the bottom to prop up the lappie so you can attach an Ethernet cable in the mechanically yawning RJ45 jack or a Kensington lock to the left-side. Unfortunately, the only video output option is VGA. Nevertheless, the Windows 7 box we tested performed as expected for such a small device -- lethargically, but capably for casual internet browsing and tweeting. And honestly, we could see ourselves dropping a premium (less than $2,000 we're told) for this 11-inch ultra-portable as opposed to the VAIO P. At least now we know what Sony meant when they said they wanted their ! products to be aspirational. See the new X up close with its X505 cousin in the gallery. Trust us, it's worth a look.
P.S. It'll be announced with official specs in October with units available for retail about a week after Windows 7 launches.
Sony VAIO X slimster hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsWi-Fire long-range WiFi adapter hands-on and impressions
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/wi-fire-long-range-wifi-adapter-hands-on-and-impressions/
Continue reading Wi-Fire long-range WiFi adapter hands-on and impressions
Filed under: Peripherals, Wireless, Networking
Wi-Fire long-range WiFi adapter hands-on and impressions originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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