Thursday, January 08, 2009

Panasonic hoping to launch 64GB SDXC card

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/panasonic-hoping-to-launch-64gb-sdxc-card/


SDXC may have a theoretical capacity range of 32GB to 2TB, but Panasonic has already confessed that it's hoping to launch a 64GB card as soon as feasibly possible. Regrettably, pricing and availability is still yet to be determined, but we're going to go out on a limb here and guessing it'll be somewhere between "pricey" and "crazy expensive."

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Panasonic hoping to launch 64GB SDXC card originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 10:04 AM

AMD finally launches Phenom II and its Dragon desktop platform

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/amd-finally-launches-phenom-ii-and-its-dragon-desktop-platform/


It was a struggle getting it "officially" out the door, and the reviews are already lackluster, but AMD's 45nm, quad-core Phenom II has finally arrived. It's available in two flavors, the 2.8GHz X4 920 and the 3.0GHz X4 940 Black Edition, going for $235 and $275, respectively. AMD's naturally touting the ostensible cost savings of the chips -- they're supposed to split the difference between Intel's Core 2 Quad and Core i7 processor -- but in reality they seems to trail Intel's offerings pretty soundly on the price / performance curve. The accompanying Dragon platform includes a Phenom II proc, 4800-series Radeon HD graphics and a 790-series motherboard, all of which should combine for low power consumption -- up to 40 percent compared to Phenom processors. Where the Phenom II definitely wins is the fact that some AMD folks will be able to drop in the chip to existing motherboards, but otherwise it looks like value hounds and performance junkies aren't being served by this new chip -- at least until unreasonable overclocking activities make all the pain go away.

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AMD finally launches Phenom II and its Dragon desktop platform originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 10:04 AM

RealView unveils three 3D desktop scanners

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/realview-unveils-three-3d-desktop-scanners/


We don't see too many 3D scanners 'round these parts, so we'll be excited to hit RealView 3D's booth at CES and see what all the fuss is about. The RealView 360⁰ 3D Desktop Scanner is being billed as the world's first desktop scanner capable of capturing objects in their full 360⁰ topographic glory, suitable for scanning mugs, model space ships, D&D figurines, and whatever else fits on its base. There are three models available: RealView 360 3D (the plain ol' VGA scanner), RealView 360 3D HD (for that hi-def resolution you crave) and RealView 360 HD Commercial (for large format scans and kiosks). Beyond that, we'll just have to wait for CES 2009 to open its doors. Soon.

RealView unveils three 3D desktop scanners originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 10:03 AM

Yahoo! recaps a day of setting the Internet-on-TV movement on fire with Widgets

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/yahoo-recaps-a-day-of-setting-the-internet-on-tv-movement-on-fi/


Okay Yahoo!, we're sorry we teased, we give up, you win. After what certainly seemed on this end to be an endless run of HDTV manufacturers announcing support for the Widget Engine today -- and serving up a hefty slap in the face to Microsoft and others who've been moving the Internet to TV movement for some time now -- all we can do is look over the carnage. Signed up on the app side of platform formerly known as Konfabulator are content providers like eBay, MySpace, CBS, Blockbuster OnDemand (in its first off-2Wire MediaPoint appearance), Netflix, Showtime, USA Today and Twitter, while the Widget Development Kit has opened up to developers interested in putting their apps on the screens of millions. Hardware should street starting this spring from the likes of Samsung, LG, Sony and Vizio leaving the biggest question mark as how the competition and their clumsy external boxes can possibly respond.

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Yahoo! recaps a day of setting the Internet-on-TV movement on fire with Widgets originally appeared on Engadget ! on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 10:02 AM

Unified UI previews the future of Samsung hardware

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/unified-ui-previews-the-future-of-samsung-hardware/


If Samsung devices are your preferred flavor, get very familiar with the interface pictured above. Eased in amongst product announcements during today's CES keynote is the news that all their devices -- camcorders, HDTVs, digital cameras, PMPs and all --will be sharing this style going forward. Seeming to follow the example set by Sony's XMB, and hopefully adding momentum to a trend others will continue, the idea is that users pick it up on one device, and can carry that experience to future purchases without a sharp learning curve. As much as we enjoy figuring out where the contrast setting is for the 20th time, early adopters have more than enough options to memorize. Of course, unified doesn't mean static, and this interface should be plenty customizable. Word is that consumers' first look at the new UI is via Samsung's new digital camera lineup, but other details are few and far between.

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Unified UI previews the future of Samsung hardware originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 10:01 AM

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