Leaked Shots Show N97 Mini Officially a Bad Idea, N900 Looks Pretty Good [Nokia]
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Chipotle iPhone App's Super Convenient Burritos Are Going to Make Us So, So Fat [IPhone Apps]
The design is top notch. After it locates the nearest Chipotle, you can build your taco, burrito, bowl or salad exactly how you want it, easily adding in whatever fillings you want, plus sides and drink. You can even include special instructions, like "easy on the beans" before you check out. It's fast and pretty. And yes, it synchronizes and saves your order, so you can get your favorite gut-busting burrito every single day without going through the process of re-building it every single time.
Every food ordering app needs to be this good. Or, you know, maybe not.
Chipotle Ordering Application Now Available on the Apple App Store
Burritos on the go: Locate, Order and Pay Using iPhone and iPod touchDENVER – August 25, 2009 – Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG and CMG.B) today announced its new ordering application is available on the Apple App Store. The mobile ordering app gives iPhone and iPod touch users the ability to create their favorite Chipotle order, place it at the Chipotle location of their choice, and also pay for their food direct from their device.
"The breakthrough iPhone and iPod touch have really given us the ability to deliver a compelling experience to customers which includes simplicity, personality and attention to detail," said Steve Ells, founder, chairman and co-CEO of Chipotle. "We are changing the way the world thinks about and eats fast food, and the iPhone and iPod touch give us powerful new ways to engage and serve our customers. While we have always m! ade our high quality food affordable and accessible so everyone can eat better, we've probably never been this accessible."
Chipotle's time-saving app is being released in conjunction with a newly updated web-based ordering system, available on www.chipotle.com. Customers can place orders through a secure credit card payment capability that allows users to save their information for quick repeat orders and an expanded group ordering feature that allows customers to place multi-item orders under a single name. The app also allows customers to save their favorite Chipotle meals online, as well as those of friends, family, or co-workers. Using location-based technologies customers can also quickly find the nearest Chipotle.
The Chipotle app is available for free from Apple's App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/
The app was developed by Pervasent, a Berkeley, Calif. firm that develops mobile applications, and Chipotle's internal IT team and designed by San Francisco-based Sequence.
About Chipotle
Steve Ells, founder, chairman and co-CEO, started Chipotle with the idea that food served fast did not have to be a typical fast food experience. Today, Chipotle continues to offer a focused menu of burritos, tacos, burrito bowls (a burrito without the tortilla) and salads made from fresh, high-quality raw ingredients, prepared using classic cooking methods and served in a distinctive atmosphere. Through our vision of Food with Integrity, Chipotle is seeking better food not only from using fresh ingredients, but ingredients that are sustainably grown and naturally raised with respect for the animals, the land, and the farmers who produce the food. Chipotle opened its first restaurant in 1993 and currently operates more than 860 restaurants. For more information, visit chipotle.com.
[iTunes]
MSI Confirms Wind U150 Netbook with Touchscreen and Intel's Next Atom [Notebooks]
However, Intel tells us that it has not nailed down the launch of Pine Trail yet though maintains it will ship products to its customers before the end of the year. MSI hopes to be first to market with Pine Trail netbooks, including its 10-inch convertible U150 with Windows 7.
Either way, the sooner we get a newer Atom the better (also keep in mind the next version of the all-popular Atom also differs by blending the CPU and GPU on the same chip). According to MSI's Andy Tung, Pine Trail is showing improved graphics performance and at least 20 percent better power consumption.
Either way, here is hoping the netvertible with its planned resistive touchscreen performs better than ASUS' Eee PC T91. However its lack of a capacitive screen and multitouch support means it won't support any of Windows 7's cool Touch Pack apps.
But before going touch, MSI will release the 12-inch Wind U210, which like the recently released Gateway LT3100, has AMD's Yukon platform rather than Intel's Atom. MSI will offer it in two different skus, including one with Windows XP, 1GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive for $379 and another with Vista Premium for $429. The U210 will be available in the U.S. during the first weeks of September.
Sony S and E Series Walkman players start officially rocking the tunes next month
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/25/sony-s-and-e-series-walkman-players-start-officially-rocking-the/
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
Sony S and E Series Walkman players start officially rocking the tunes next month originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsASUS EeeTop PC ET20 and ET22 now official, ready for a touch of Windows 7
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/25/asus-eeetop-pc-et20-and-et22-now-official-ready-for-windows-7s/
Filed under: Desktops
ASUS EeeTop PC ET20 and ET22 now official, ready for a touch of Windows 7 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsSony announces Reader Daily Edition, free library ebook checkouts
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/25/sony-announces-daily-edition-reader/
It flew under the radar until a quiet leak this morning, but Sony's just announced the Reader Daily Edition, as well as updated Mac-compatible eBook Library 3.0 software and a new library content service. The Reader Daily Edition has a seven-inch touchscreen with 16 levels of gray as well as a AT&T 3G modem, enabling it to pull content wirelessly -- it'll launch in December for $400, and the 3G access will be free, but limited to accessing the Sony eBook store. Yeah, sorry -- no web browser here. We're a little more geeked about the library finder service, which enables you to check out ebooks and other digital content from your local public library on any of the Readers -- for free. The New York Public Library is the flashy public launch partner, but there are "thousands more" looped in through a partnership with Overdrive.com -- check out the huge selection of top-tier content you can get through the Chicago Public Library, for example. Interestingly, the library buys a fixed number of "copies" of each title and "checks out" the licenses, so you're on a time limit -- licenses will revert after 14-29 days depending on your local branch's rules. Yeah, it's a little DRM-y and there's a lot of interesting new media and copyright implications there, but it's still a pretty amazing idea, and it's definitely a major advantage over the Kindle. We're gunning for more info now, we'll let you know as soon as we find out more -- until then, check two more images after the break.
Update: We're told that partnerships with university libraries were "only a matter of time," but sadly there's no timetable for a European launch at the moment.
Read - Sony Reader Daily Edition PR
Read - Overdrive.com partnership PR
Update: We're told that partnerships with university libraries were "only a matter of time," but sadly there's no timetable for a European launch at the moment.
Read - Sony Reader Daily Edition PR
Read - Overdrive.com partnership PR
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Filed under: Handhelds
Sony announces Reader Daily Edition, free library ebook checkouts originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsNokia Booklet 3G to run $799?
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/25/nokia-booklet-3g-to-run-799/
Read - Nokia 3G Booklet costs $799!
Read - Nokia Booklet specification update
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Filed under: Laptops
Nokia Booklet 3G to run $799? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsCorsair keeps on rolling with Extreme Series X256 SSD
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/25/corsair-keeps-on-rolling-with-extreme-series-x256-ssd/
Filed under: Storage
Corsair keeps on rolling with Extreme Series X256 SSD originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsMotorola holding Android event on September 10, awesome new handsets in store?
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/25/motorola-holding-android-event-on-september-10-awesome-new-hand/
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
Motorola holding Android event on September 10, awesome new handsets in store? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsMicrosoft sucks at Photoshop
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/25/microsoft-sucks-at-photoshop/
Filed under: Software
Microsoft sucks at Photoshop originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsDuo brings pen-based computing to almost any display
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/25/duo-brings-pen-based-computing-to-standard-displays/
An intermediate step between Livescribe and a touchscreen, the Duo by KCI Communications lets you use a stylus on your standard desktop or laptop display. It works (on devices up to 17-inches) by using a base station to track the XY coordinates of the pen as it makes its way around the screen. If that weren't enough, the pen also features functionality similar to Livescribe -- you can keep notes on traditional paper and transfer them to your PC later. Currently, this bad boy is only available for WIndows machines, but Mac drivers are in the works. Now, we haven't had the opportunity to play with one of these things, but maybe you'll want to take the plunge? If so, hit the read link -- shipping now for $119.95. But not before you check out the commercial after the break -- it's a classic.
[Via CNET]
[Via CNET]
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Filed under: Peripherals
Duo brings pen-based computing to almost any display originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsSamsung P410M pocket projector hands-on
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/25/samsung-p410m-pocket-projector-hands-on/
Filed under: Portable Video
Samsung P410M pocket projector hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email t his | CommentsNokia N97 Mini press photo outed, existence still not official
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/25/nokia-n97-mini-press-photo-outed-existence-still-not-official/
[Via Mobile Bulgaria]
Filed under: Cellphones
Nokia N97 Mini press photo outed, existence still not official originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsDIY cameraphone macro lens requires one old DVD player, zero tech saavy
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/25/diy-cameraphone-macro-lens-requires-one-old-dvd-player-zero-tec/
[Via Make]
Continue reading DIY cameraphone macro lens requires one old DVD player, zero tech saavy
Filed under: Cellphones, Digital Cameras
DIY cameraphone macro lens requires one old DVD player, zero tech saavy originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsMonday, August 24, 2009
Asus uBoom Sound Bar Speakers Let You Party Like It's 1999 [Speakers]
The uBoom (pictured below) is a beast at 3kg, and its 24 watt sound (total RMS) does need a power supply. The 400g uBoom Q (2.4 watts) is USB powered. Both have an auxillary audio input, and the uBoom adds a microphone jack.
The speakers just went up on Asus' site for you to check out, but there's no pricing info yet. [Asus]
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