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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

How viral can be manufactured (easily) - JetBlue #All-You-Can-Jet Pass - http://bit.ly/3Q6Th

it doesn't take a rocket scientist to make something go viral #BestBuy, just price a 52" Samsung HDTV at $9.99 - http://bit.ly/WQzKI

#digiday - are platform specific apps still necessary when more mobile devices have full browers? Shout out in comments!

@digiday @apps - apps are getting their own line item; affinity is as more important than scale

STILL VALID $9.99 Samsung HDTV is a potential PR nightmare, significant test for BestBuy's oft-praised customer svc - http://bit.ly/WQzKI

#samsung999hdtv Samsung 52-inch HDTV still $9.99 at BestBuy.com - http://bit.ly/WQzKI

Samsung 52 inch HDTV $9.99 at BestBuy RIGHT NOW - http://bit.ly/afLJF

Nokia and Microsoft to announce an "alliance" tomorrow -- what? Update: Office on Nokia phones

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/nokia-and-microsoft-to-announce-an-alliance-tomorrow-what/

We're not sure what to make of this, but we were just invited to a joint Microsoft / Nokia teleconference during which the two companies will announce an "alliance." Yeah, there are some pretty wild possibilities there -- Nokia going WinMo? Redmond going Symbian? The creation of MaeWinMo? -- but considering the featured speakers are Stephen Elop, president of Microsoft's business division, and Kai Öistämö, Nokia's EVP for devices, we're guessing the real announcement will be something more pedestrian, like native Exchange support on Symbian or possibly that upcoming Atom netbook running Windows 7. Otherwise, hell -- Nokia would be supporting three different mobile OSs, and that seems just a little too crazy, even for Espoo. We'll see -- it all goes down tomorrow at 11AM Eastern.

Update: This is probably unrelated, but Microsoft's Mac BU just called its own presser for Thursday, so if you're looking to spend the night weaving wild nonsensical conspiracy theories, we'd say all the pieces are in place.

Update 2: Told you it was nothing too out there -- the Wall Street Journal says Microsoft will announce it's working on a version of Office for Nokia phones. Anyone surprised? Didn't think so.

Filed under: Cellphones, Laptops

Nokia and Microsoft to announce an "alliance" tomorrow -- what? Update: Office on Nokia phones originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel and Micron announce smallest, cheapest NAND flash yet

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/intel-and-micron-announce-smallest-cheapest-nand-flash-yet/

Hynix was first out of the gate with triple-level-cell flash memory, but Intel and Micron just pushed the MLC state of the art with their new 34nm three-bits-per-cell NAND, which they say will produce even smaller and cheaper 32Gb chips than those currently on the market. That means we should be seeing some monster storage in some tiny packages later this year when these guys ship -- everyone ready for another round of flash drive purchases?

[Via CNET]

Filed under: Storage

Intel and Micron announce smallest, cheapest NAND flash yet originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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DraganFlyer X4 UAV puts the camera where it needs to be, even when the floor is lava

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/draganflyer-x4-uav-puts-the-camera-where-it-needs-to-be-even-wh/

It's been a while since we've heard from Draganfly, a name familiar to connoisseurs of unmanned aerial photography. The company's latest outing, the DraganFlyer X4, is a four-rotor UAV that measures only 30.5-inches across and since it ships with your choice of either a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX580, Watec WAT-902H2 Ultimate (for shooting in low light), FLIR Photon TAU (infrared), or the Highg Res 480 Board Camera (analog motion video with an 8GB DVR), we imagine that this thing ain't going to be cheap. That said, if you are a well-heeled creepy stalker, southern border vigilante, or even someone with legitimate military / industrial business, there are plenty of features to make it worth a second look, including: computerized stabilization, altitude hold (maintains its position in the air without user input), and an automatic landing feature that kicks in if the control link is lost. But most importantly for the airborne auteur, this guy sports a wireless video downlink that sends the viewfinder signal that can be displayed either on the device's handheld controller or a pair of video goggles, allowing real-time manipulation of zoom, tilt, and shutter settings. Get a closer look at the thing after the break.

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Filed under: Digital Cameras, Robots