Archive for April 26th, 2009

Thanks Best Buy, we owe you (another) one. Yet again, the big box retailer everyone loves to hate has provided the world with a glimpse of a heretofore unannounced product, and this one’s got our mouths all kinds of damp. Barely a month after Cisco picked up Pure Digital for a small fortune, the Flip Video Ultra HD — which seems to be the natural successor to the standard Ultra — has already begun to hit select store shelves in America. Notable niceties include an HDMI output, 120 minutes of record time (up from 60 minutes), a removable / rechargeable battery and support for AA cells in a pinch. We’re still waiting for the full rundown of specifications (and the price, too), but feel free to tap the read link for a stellar unboxing in the meanwhile.

Update: Looks like it’s going for $199.99. Thanks Matthies!

Filed under: Digital Cameras

Flip Video Ultra HD makes its unofficial debut, gets unboxed originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We dig Android set rumors, even more so when they’re mumbling about Samsung’s first foray into the land of the Android OS. We’d initially heard Samsung’s S8000 Cubic might well be the first Android set launched, but the::unwired’s reporting that the Samsung I7500 will be the one to watch. While still all rumor and speculation, the I7500 has a mind numbing pile of features, all of which would guarantee us picking this up no matter what OS it’s sporting. Starting with quad-band EDGE, dual-band HSDPA, 8GB of internal storage, a 3.2-inch capacitive OLED display (can we get a wahoo?) 5 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, WiFi, and even GPS. The I7500 is scheduled rumored to be exclusive on O2 as early as June this year for €300. That, mes amis, is some seriously tasty rumor magic, here’s hoping it pans out.

[Via OLED-Display and the::unwired]

Filed under: Cellphones

Samsung’s rumored I7500 set to be its first Android outing? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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NVIDIA’s been dabbling in the CPU space behind closed doors for years now, but with Intel finally making a serious push into the GPU realm, it’s about time the firm got serious with bringing the goods. BSN has it that the company’s next-generation GT300 will be fundamentally different than the GT200 — in fact, it’s being hailed as the “first truly new architecture since SIMD (Single-Instruction Multiple Data) units first appeared in graphical processors.” Beyond this, the technobabble runs deep, but the long and short of it is this: NVIDIA could be right on the cusp of delivering a single chip that can handle tasks that were typically separated for the CPU and GPU, and we needn’t tell you just how much your life could change should it become a reality. Now, if only NVIDIA would come clean and lift away some of this fog surrounding it (and the rumored GTX 380), that’d be just swell.

[Thanks, Musouka]

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

NVIDIA’s GT300 specs outed — is this the cGPU we’ve been waiting for? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well, well — what have we here? With 24 hours to go before Nikon’s D5000 hits the streets (at least at Amazon), one lucky soul has managed to stumble upon one early. The D5000 kit, which contains Nikon’s first DSLR with an articulating display, has been officially unboxed in glorious fashion, and Kadath’s Flickr account also shows a few test shots for those curious about image quality. We’re expecting one of these into our own labs any moment now, but for the time being, hit up the read link to enjoy the early-bird spoils.

[Thanks, Sam]

Filed under: Digital Cameras

Nikon’s D5000 DSLR unboxed ahead of schedule originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ve truly fallen in love. Hyperkin’s FC Mobile II tickles our every retro-gaming fantasy, combining portable cartridge-based NES action on a 2.5-inch screen, complete with TV-out, two “standard” wireless controllers, and a wireless gun just to top off the majestic collection. Even better, the whole kit is going for around $60 on eBay, so we can spend the rest of our suspicious money horde on Joystick Test Cartridges and tasteless cufflinks.

[Via OhGizmo!]

Filed under: Gaming, Handhelds

Hyperkin’s FC Mobile II plays your old NES carts any way you’d like originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Toshiba’s Dynabook UX (or NB200, if you prefer) just popped on our radar last week, and already we’re seeing netbook craving individuals in Japan get their paws on ‘em. The 10-inch machine ain’t too different than the other alternatives out there — save for the N280 processor, which will never show its true potential without a GN40 chipset riding shotgun. At any rate, early impressions of the machine have been rather positive, with onlookers digging the design and the chiclet-style keyboard. Personally, we’re a bit bored from afar, but hit the read link to have a look and make a judgment of your own.

Filed under: Laptops

Toshiba’s 10-inch Dynabook UX netbook gets hands-on treatment originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As a perfect complement to Shenzhen’s scattered keyboard keys we spotted the other day, tipster Riley G. spotted this charging herd of giant mice statues in Xiamen, China. Two whole tactile, usable buttons? How quaint! Another shot is after the break.

[Thanks, Riley G.]

Continue reading Herd of oversized concrete computer mice seen rushing for the shore — do they know something we don’t?

Filed under: Peripherals

Herd of oversized concrete computer mice seen rushing for the shore — do they know something we don’t? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Guangzhou Skytone Transmission Technologies Company, which we will absolutely never call by its full name again, has just dropped a juicy nugget about its forthcoming netbook. If you’ll recall, we recently caught wind of the ARM-based, Android-powered rig (the Alpha 680), which is expected to be a stripped down portable useful for web surfing and light duty Office use. Nixon Wu, Skytone’s co-founder, recently confessed that it’s aiming to sell the machine for around $250, and if all goes well, it should have prototypes ready by June and final products ready for consumption a month or two after that. Call us crazy (or just greedy, really), but we were totally hoping for this to ring up at $199 or less.

Filed under: Laptops

Skytone’s Android-powered netbook to cost around $250 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Boeing was pretty bullish about its aircraft-mounted laser system only a few short months ago, but it looks the program’s future is now considerably more uncertain, even as the sole aircraft to be equipped with the rig begins its first flight tests. Apparently, everything with the tests themselves has been going according to plan, with both the high-energy laser itself and the “beam control / fire control apparatus” along for the ride, and Boeing is even reportedly still on track for a missile-intercept demonstration later this year. The recent funding shakeup at the Pentagon, however, has thrown Boeing and its partners in the project for a bit of a loop, with the department now apparently intending to keep only one of the planes in service (instead of the proposed seven) as it transitions the rest of the program towards a purely R&D effort.

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Transportation

Boeing’s Airborne Laser begins flight tests, future uncertain originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We were already scratching our heads over the SciPhone Dream G2+, which went to all the trouble of ripping off Android for little apparent reason — most of the OS is free for the taking. Well, things just got weirder with the new “G1 Quad band GSM Google Android Style Touch Screen Mobile phone.” The handset not only has a fake version of Android, but also mimics the G1′s looks pretty extensively — ironic for a phone that was a bit long in the design tooth by the time it hit the market, despite its adorability factor. The fake G1 also lacks a slide-out keyboard, and we’re having trouble making out the trackball — it might be fake as well. We suppose a 3.5mm headphone jack would be a bit much to ask for?

[Thanks, Patrick K.]

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

Keepin’ it real fake, part CCII: meticulous G1 clone forgets the keyboard, a reason for being originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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