Posts Tagged ‘tour’
Klipsch headquarters walkthrough: behind the scenes and between the ears
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News, Technology on December 25th, 2009
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Klipsch headquarters walkthrough: behind the scenes and between the ears originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | | Email this | CommentsThe Best Smartphones on Every Carrier [Smartphones]
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on November 24th, 2009
For the first time ever, every major carrier in the US actually has smartphones worth buying, meaning you don't have to break up to get a good phone. Here's the best phones on each one, along with the best deals.
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All pricing shown is with a new year 2-year contract, and some deals may be temporary.
AT&T
iPhone 3GS
The iPhone 3GS is the best overall smartphone you can buy. It's really that simple. Best user interface, best internet, best apps, best media support—the list goes on. Okay, not the best network, but nothing's perfect. $199
BlackBerry Bold 9700
I miss the original BlackBerry Bold's king-sized keyboard, but the Bold 9700 squeezes the best of the BlackBerry workhorse into an impressively tight form factor—faux leather back included—making it very possibly the best BlackBerry you can buy. $10
Bonus: Nokia e71x
It's free, and an actually good smartphone—my favorite Nokia phone on the planet. Free
Verizon
Droid
It's a terminator. A huge, disgustingly high-res screen, Batman-worthy industrial design, and the full power of Android 2.0 make it the best phone on Verizon—and the fact that it's running on arguably the best network in the US make it the second best smartphone you can buy, period. $150
BlackBerry Tour
Sure, it's notorious for trackball problems and it's missing Wi-Fi, but this is the BlackBerry of choice for email warriors if they're not on AT&T or T-Mobile—and it sure as hell beats anything running Windows Mobile. $50
Bonus: Droid Eris
If you're desperate to save $100 over the Droid, the Droid Eris will run Android 2.0 soon enough, and is smoother, smaller friendlier, if a little blander. $99
Sprint
Palm Pre
The Pre offers one of the best user experiences of any smartphone with Palm's webOS, and it's probably the best phone on Sprint, hardware build issues and comparatively dinky App Catalog aside. $80
HTC Hero
The best Android phone not running Android 2.0, HTC's Sense UI makes the sometimes confusing Android interface more digestible and has a few nifty tricks of its own, like integrated social networking. $180
Bonus: There is none. The Pixi's close ($25), but the fact that you can get the Pre for nearly as cheap undercuts a lot of the value, as much as we like the design and form factor.
T-Mobile
Motorola Cliq
Motorola's other Android phone is gussied up with Blur, a custom interface that's bright and friendly, with widgets for keeping track of everything happening on your social network. It's our favorite Android phone on T-Mobile. $100
Unlocked iPhone
No, I'm not kidding. A jailbroken and unlocked iPhone, even without 3G powers, is the second best smartphone you can use on T-Mobile.
Bonus: BlackBerry Bold 9700
The BlackBerry Bold 9700 is the first BlackBerry with 3G on T-Mobile, which is reason enough, really, but it's good the reasons listed above, too. $130
Rejoice! BlackBerry support arrives on Celio REDFLY
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on November 4th, 2009
[Via TestFreaks, thanks Nirckolas]
Filed under: Cellphones, Laptops
Rejoice! BlackBerry support arrives on Celio REDFLY originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsVerizon says trackball issue is ‘addressed’ on Tour, no longer a problem
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on September 19th, 2009
Early on there was an issue with the trackball that affected a small percentage the early production units -- far less than industry norms. The issue was detected early, addressed immediately and is no longer an issue. Returns on this device are some of the lowest among any of our smart phones.In other words, it sounds like new buyers (and anyone who's taken the plunge recently) should be fine, and Verizon's actually taking it to another level by boasting that the handset's now one of its most return-proof smartphones. That doesn't change the fact that the trackball's a little too recessed for our liking -- but at least it should stay functional.
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
Verizon says trackball issue is 'addressed' on Tour, no longer a problem originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsVideo: BlackBerry support coming to REDFLY Mobile Companion, adds only marginal appeal
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on September 17th, 2009
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Filed under: Cellphones, Laptops
Video: BlackBerry support coming to REDFLY Mobile Companion, adds only marginal appeal originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsLG Chocolate Touch and Samsung Omnia 2 slated for August 23rd, according to supposed Best Buy leak
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on August 8th, 2009
Filed under: Cellphones
LG Chocolate Touch and Samsung Omnia 2 slated for August 23rd, according to supposed Best Buy leak originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsTour the Collapsed Building of Shanghai [Architecture]
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on August 5th, 2009
When a construction worker was killed in the sudden collapse of a 13-story building in Shanghai, it was a tragedy. But now, just weeks later, it's another tourist-friendly adventure!
One tour company in Shanghai has added the fallen building to their site list, a well-timed move that garnered 100 reservations on the first day the new tour was advertised. As you can see in this Fuji TV news report (fast forward to around 1:30), the tour is not so cheap at $220 a head. And not every local is thrilled to see their city represented in failed building projects.
Also, as Japan Probe points out, Fuji TV's graphical representation of the apartment falling is fairly wonderful. Keep your eyes on the upper right corner of the screen for that great moment in animation. [Japan Probe]
Video: watch an SSD get made at the Runcore factory
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on July 28th, 2009
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Video: watch an SSD get made at the Runcore factory originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsBlackBerry Tours, come and get ‘em on Sprint and Verizon
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on July 12th, 2009
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Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
BlackBerry Tours, come and get 'em on Sprint and Verizon originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsSprint to Require WiFi on All Future Phones We Care About [Sprint]
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on July 10th, 2009
While announcing the company's intention to release an updated version of the BlackBerry Tour with WiFi next year, a Sprint spokesman let slip that WiFi will also be present "in all its major devices going forward." Big win!
We're still annoyed with current-gen or even last-gen smartphones that are lacking WiFi (which leads to a general annoyance with Verizon), so we're glad to hear a major player is embracing it for the foreseeable future. Said the spokesman, "It is now a requirement for all our PDA equipment suppliers to include WiFi," which is a pretty firm commitment. What do you think, readers? Is WiFi a dealbreaker in a smartphone purchase? [Fierce Wireless via Engadget]
