drag2share: eFun announces $300 Nextbook Premium 8 Android tablet

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/06/efun-announces-300-nextbook-premium-8-android-tablet/

The Nextbooks 1 through 7 may not have caused much of a ripple in the Android tablet market, but eFun is keeping at it, and has now rolled out its new Nextbook Premium 8 model. There's still no Honeycomb to be found on this one (just Android 2.3), but you do get a slightly larger 8-inch capacitive screen, as well as a Rockchip RK2918 processor, 4GB of storage, a microSD card slot, and a 2 megapixel front-facing camera -- plus Kobo's eBook Store app preloaded (though there's no mention of Android Market). Unfortunately, in a season when you can get a Kindle Fire or Lenovo IdeaPad A1 for $200, this one will set you back a comparatively hefty $300 -- then again, it does have "Premium" in its name. Press release is after the break.

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eFun announces $300 Nextbook Premium 8 Android tablet originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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drag2share: Motorola Xoom Family Edition pops up at retail sporting kid-friendly software

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/06/motorola-xoom-family-edition-pops-up-at-retail-sporting-kid-frie/

Now that Motorola's Xoom is ready to rock out on 4G LTE connections, the only thing missing from the original 10.1-inch Honeycomb tablet is a nice suite of edutainment software... wait, what? Whether or not that's what you asked for, it appears to be what Motorola's giving you judging by this "Family Edition" branded Xoom that just showed up at a big box electronics store. While there's still no hint of the subwoofer-equipped Xoom 2 Media Edition that's been rumored, this model is differentiated by the addition of a Kid Mode with $40 of software for kids from Zoodles (trailer after the break) packed-in. We don't have a release date or official pricing yet, but we'd expect to see the MZ505 on shelves sooner rather than later, but for now just check out a few more pics in the gallery below.

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Gallery: Motorola Xoom Family Edition

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Motorola Xoom Family Edition pops up at retail sporting kid-friendly software originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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drag2share: DVBLink v4 out of beta, brings live TV, EPG and remote recording on the go

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/06/dvblink-v4-out-of-beta-brings-live-tv-epg-and-remote-recording/

That Boxee client update we saw recently wasn't the only thing brewing over at DVBLogic. It was part of a wider refresh of the company's DVBLink products, including the final release of its Connect! server software that can stream live TV from a network-connected tuner out to Android, iOS and WP client apps with EPG and remote recording. Other improvements include the ability to connect up to eight virtual tuners to Windows Media Center, the promise of less painful WMC setup, as well as a DVBLink Remote API that will allow third parties to create clients for other devices. Check out the full PR for pricing and other details after the break.

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drag2share: Samsung Series 7 Slate now up for pre-orders, shipping date still MIA

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/07/samsung-series-7-slate-now-up-for-pre-orders-shipping-date-stil/

If you like making purchases without any sense of when your products will arrive, allow us to brighten your day. The Microsoft Store just started taking pre-orders for the Samsung Series 7 Slate -- you remember, the Windows 7 machine sporting Intel's 1.6GHz Core i5 2467M CPU with integrated graphics and 4GB of RAM, all beneath a 11.6-inch capacitive panel? Sure, you remember. MS is selling it for $1,299 with a 128GB SSD. And the mystery of wondering when it'll actually ship? That they'll throw in for free.

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Samsung Series 7 Slate now up for pre-orders, shipping date still MIA originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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drag2share: Popcorn Hour A-300 ready to sit quietly and enjoy the movies, starting October 18th (video)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/07/popcorn-hour-a-300-ready-to-sit-quietly-and-enjoy-the-movies-st/

Syabas has released a torrent of details about its next media streamer. The forthcoming Popcorn Hour A-300 houses the latest Sigma 800MHz CPU and Real Media decoder support, plus USB 3.0 and Gigabit Ethernet connections to ensure dizzying transfer speeds. Like its predecessor, the aluminum-encased streamer is entirely fanless, broadcasting your favorite content in stoic silence. The A300 will be available starting October 18th, direct from Syabas. You can prepare yourself by checking out the source link below for a plethora of detailed videos and screengrabs of the A-300's interface in action.

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