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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Xerox Develops Ink To Print Circuits On Nearly Anything [Printable Circuits]
From more durable, flexible electronics to nifty, wearable gear to cheap, throw away gadgets, the possible applications will be endless the day Xerox's "silver bullet" ink hits the market. Despite the lack of details on when that'll actually happen or what sort of equipment will be required for the actual printing process, I'm already daydreaming about pants with all sorts of gadgetry built in. [Venture Beat]
Bridgestone announces flexible touchscreen color e-reader
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/27/bridgestone-announces-flexible-touchscreen-color-e-reader/
When we heard word of a "big announcement" back in July we imagined an e-reader of some sort, but what is it that we have here? Based on a technology Bridgestone calls Quick-response Liquid Powder, the company's all-color touchscreen e-book reader is about 5.8mm thick, features a 13.1-inch touch-sensitive e-paper display (with 4,096 colors and a refresh rate of about 0.8 seconds), and some sort of unspecified mobile phone connectivity. Most exciting, of course, is that the entire package -- circuit board, touchscreen, and housing -- are designed to bend together. A neat trick, sure, but probably not too practical for jotting down notes with your stylus. Still, we'd take two. Trials begin at the Kansai Urban Banking Corp early next year, but you can check it out sooner at FPD International 2009 in Yokohama City, Japan, starting tomorrow.
[Via Tech-On]
[Via Tech-On]
Filed under: Displays, Handhelds
Bridgestone announces flexible touchscreen color e-reader originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsHTC HD2 fulfills its unboxing obligations on video
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/27/htc-hd2-fulfills-its-unboxing-obligations-on-video/
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Filed under: Cellphones
HTC HD2 fulfills its unboxing obligations on video originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsLiquavista's e-reader displays do video, color and other magic tricks (video)
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/27/liquavistas-e-reader-displays-do-video-and-color-video/
Continue reading Liquavista's e-reader displays do video, color and other magic tricks (video)
Filed under: Displays, Handhelds
Liquavista's e-reader displays do video, color and other magic tricks (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsNEC working on an Android tablet for suits?
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/27/nec-working-on-an-android-tablet-for-suits/
Super-vague report in the Nikkei this morning about NEC working on a seven-to-eight-inch "mobile device as capable as a personal computer" that's aimed at business customers -- no specs are given, but the tiny accompanying pic definitely shows the Android app tab at the bottom of that custom UI. Very mysterious. The report says NEC thinks it'll move 100,000 to 200,000 of these a year after it launches next fall, and plans to sell a million a year over time, but we'll wait to see what's real and what's not before we tackle that prediction.[Via Slashgear; warning, read link requires registration]
Filed under: Handhelds, Tablet PCs
NEC working on an Android tablet for suits? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsAndroid 2.0 support officially added to SDK
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/27/android-2-0-support-officially-added-to-sdk/
- Support for multiple Google and Exchange accounts
- Third-party "sync adapters" allow apps to tie in to the phone's sync services
- Quick contact menus for fast access to specific key pieces of contact information
- Unified email inbox (yes!)
- SMS and MMS search
- Text message auto-delete after a user-defined thread size is reached
- Significantly improved camera controls with white balance, macro, effects, and more
- Improved keyboard layout, dictionary, and algorithm based on multi-touch support
- Double-tap zoom in browser, support for HTML5
- Bluetooth 2.1 support with addition of OPP and PBAP profiles
- "Better" graphics hardware acceleration
Needless to say, we're extremely excited about the changes Google's made here -- and on top of the Droid, we can only hope this action is coming to legacy devices on the double. We'll find out soon enough (hopefully). Check a video of 2.0 in action after the break!
[Via MobileTechWorld]
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Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
Android 2.0 support officially added to SDK originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsDell's Latitude XT2 XFR rugged tablet gets official
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/27/dells-latitude-xt2-xfr-rugged-tablet-gets-official/
As is often the case, the FCC spoiled the surprise on this one, but Dell's keeping its PR machine chugging along with its new Latitude XT2 XFR rugged tablet nonetheless, and it's fleshed out a few details in the precess. As expected, this one is more or less just a rugged version of the company's existing Latitude XT2, including the same 12.1-inch multitouch display, a modestly upgraded Core 2 Duo SU9600 processor, up to 5GB of RAM, your choice of a standard hard drive or SSD, a range of hot-swappable modules (soon to include GPS) and, somewhat curiously, no Windows 7 option -- just Vista or the ever popular XP downgrade. Of course it's the ruggedness that's the real selling point, and this one looks to deliver the goods on that front (for a starting price of $3,599) -- just check out the video after the break.
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Filed under: Laptops, Tablet PCs
Dell's Latitude XT2 XFR rugged tablet gets official originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsNext-gen Atom N470 to relax netbook spec restrictions slightly further
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/27/next-gen-atom-n470-to-relax-netbook-spec-restrictions-slightly-f/
[Via Slashgear]
Filed under: Laptops
Next-gen Atom N470 to relax netbook spec restrictions slightly further originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsiPhone 3GS bested by Android Archos 5 tablet in browsing benchmarks
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/27/iphone-3gs-bested-by-android-archos-5-tablet-in-browsing-benchma/
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
iPhone 3GS bested by Android Archos 5 tablet in browsing benchmarks originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsGlue Suggests Movies, Music, and More [Download]
Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/6eiMJPoYw78/glue-suggests-movies--music-and-more
If you've been hesitant to mess around with a suggestion engine, Glue packs in quite a few features on top of just suggesting new things, including movie previews and integration with popular sites like Amazon.com and Last.fm.
Once you sign up for a Glue Account, you can begin flagging things you like to build a profile of tastes. What kind of things? Glue can suggest books, music, movies, video games, wine, artists, and movie stars. You can log in using Facebook or Twitter and Glue will not only suggest items based on your own tastes but on the tastes of your friends.
Watch the video below to see it in action:
Glue Promo from AdaptiveBlue on Vimeo.
Already a Glue user? Trying it out for the first time? Have another suggestion service you love? Let's hear about it in the comments. Glue is a web-based service and really shines with the addition of the Firefox add-on which is free and works wherever Firefox does.
Google Voice Offers Voicemail Without a New Number [Google Voice]
You'll still need a Google Voice invitation to get started, which you can request for yourself or beg a friend for. Once you're in, you can choose to either pick up a new number for the full Voice service—voicemail, SMS, selective call forwarding, and more—or keep your number and walk through Google's forwarding setup for your cellphone, in what the search giant is branding as "Google Voicemail."
Your voicemail will be routed to Google's servers, transcribed and sent to you by SMS or email, if you'd like, and accessible from your Voice web page (or playable in Gmail). It's a similar offering to what services like YouMail have been offering for some time for phones of all kinds, but with seemingly unlimited transcription and storage space. You'll also be able to set up custom greetings for each caller to your voicemail.
Google touts those features, and their concept of helping you keep your voicemail consistent between carriers, in this just-released video:
Does voicemail alone and the promise of being able to keep your number tempt you toward Google Voice—if you're able to track down an invite? Te! ll us wh at you think of Google's new pitch for your phone traffic in the comments.
Google Voice with your existing number [Google Voice Blog]
Intel May Postpone USB 3.0 Support on Chipsets Until 2011 [Unconfirmed]
Without Intel supporting the standard, motherboard manufacturers and gadget makers alike would probably hold off on using USB 3.0, since it would require a relatively expensive third-party controller (as it does now). An Intel rep said he hadn't heard of such a delay, but with Intel focused on its next-gen Nehalem chips (and given the company's neglect of wireless USB), it's not impossible. We'll keep you updated if we get confirmation either way. [EE Times via Tech Report]
MSI's eReader Will Have Nvidia Tegra Graphics in 2010 [EReaders]
Sony Ericsson Equinox 3G Clamshell Phone: Exclusive to T-Mobile on October 28 [Cellphones]
Size: 93 x 50 x 14.1 mm (approx.)
Weight: 95 grams (approx.)
Available colors: Carbon
(Custom light features come in Amber, Sapphire, Beryl, Diamond, and Amethyst.)
Main screen: 2.2"(5) QVGA 262K TFT
Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels
Networks: GSM/ EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 + HSDPA 2100/1700
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