Sunday, August 31, 2008

HTC wars: Touch Pro, Touch Diamond and S740 go head to head

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/378794855/

Filed under: ,


Now that the cat's out of the bag it was no trouble tracking down HTC's S740 this morning, and just for kicks we rammed the phone up against the Touch Pro, which we subsequently rammed against the Touch Diamond and an iPhone for a generally violent display of smartphone force. It is worth noting that while the S740's keys are similar to the Touch Pro's, they're not quite as deep or clicky, which leads to a rather sub-par typing experience by HTC's standards. That glossy mirror finish on the phone screens isn't doing them any favors either -- even when wiped smudge free it seems to impede viewing -- and we must say the Touch Pro's matte finish makes the Diamond and iPhone 3G look cheap in comparison. Oh, and when asked about the Dream, the HTC rep quickly replied "we don't know anything." It was worth a shot, right?
Permalink | Email this | Comments

Read More...

Posted by Augustine at 7:28 PM

Texas Instruments' new LED-based DLP projection shines in person, due Q4

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/378862103/

Filed under: , ,


Delta Electronics might've jumped the gun a bit with its claim of firsties on Texas Instruments' new "PhlatLight" HD LED DLP projector tech. Delta hasn't brought even a prototype to IFA, but over at Texas Instruments there's a Vivitek version of the lamp-free projector tech, which TI claims will be the first to market sometime in Q4 of 2008. The specs they rattled off are undoubtedly impressive: 50% better color range, 500,000:1 contrast ratio, 30% less power draw, and of course 1080p to put a feather in the cap. In TI's darkened viewing room the image was certainly impressive, but we're guessing specs like these could carry over nicely into our less-than-ideal bedsheet setup back home.

[Via Engadget Spanish]
Permalink | Email this | Comments

Read More...

Posted by Augustine at 7:28 PM

MSI's Wind U90 to boast 8.9-inch display

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/378963152/

Filed under:


Well, that took long enough, now didn't it? We've been hearing about an 8.9-inch MSI Wind for months now, but it has just now popped up on the outfit's website. The Wind U90 will pack an Atom N270 processor, built-in 1.3-megapixel webcam, stereo speakers, microphone, 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth, 512MB or 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a 1,024 x 600 resolution panel, 80GB hard drive and a 4-in-1 card reader. Additionally, you'll find an Ethernet port, three USB 2.0 sockets, VGA out, a 3-cell battery (optional 6-cell available upon request) and a weight of 2.2-pounds. Your guess is as good as ours when it pricing / availability, but hey, we're just thrilled to know this thing is destined to be more than a trade show crasher.

[Thanks, Peter]
Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Read More...

Posted by Augustine at 7:27 PM

HTC's Android-driven Dream revealed in glorious spy photos

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/379018408/

Filed under:


Sure, we've seen some blurry videos and managed a few stolen glimpses when Andy Rubin demonstrated this beast, but now we've gotten our hands on a slew of pictures showing off a very real T-Mobile-branded Dream in all its Android-running glory. Not only does this confirm the design spied in those FCC docs as well as show off that nearly-done version of Android, but it seems to confirm the fact that this will be headed to T-Mobile, and sooner rather than later judging from the looks of the above device. Needless to say, our inner-geeks are completely geeking out right now. Hit the gallery below for a handful of other views of the phone. [Warning: read link is a forum, requires registration, and is in Chinese]

[Thanks, Michael]
Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Read More...

Posted by Augustine at 7:27 PM

Demand for HP's Mini-Note growing fast?

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/379177282/

Filed under:

HP has always been confident that the 2133 Mini-Note would sell quickly, to the point where the company planned to build some two million units this year, and it sounds like that bet's paying off -- China's Apply Daily is citing sources at HP Taiwan quoting worldwide sales growing 50 percent monthly. That's pretty good for one of the more expensive small laptops on the market -- we'll see if that rumored cheaper edition moves even more.

[Via Brighthand]
Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Read More...

Posted by Augustine at 7:26 PM

Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)