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Remember that retro-looking
PsiXpda UMPC we spotted earlier this month? Turns out it looks just as old school in person. That said, we're still curiously attracted to the device, which sort of resembles an enlarged
Touch Pro2 with a pinch of 1997 mixed in for good measure. The device was whipped out in the wild over at the LeWeb conference in Paris, and we were told that it was rocking Bluetooth, 3G WWAN, 1GB of RAM and a 16GB SSD, and we also learned that Windows XP was chosen due to its ease of integration within a corporate environment (though Ubuntu,
Jolicloud and a host of other Linux-based operating systems can and will work). The QWERTY keyboard underneath is backlit in nature, the CPU is a 1.1GHz Atom and the removable battery is good for 2.5 hours of usage (with WiFi on) or 4 hours if using it offline. Hop on past the break for a peek of it in action, but keep the £500 price tag in mind before getting too excited.
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Atom-based PsiXpda UMPC gets handled on video originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We're not entirely certain, but there seems to be at least a decent chance that this is a case of the name coming before the actual product. In any event, the so-called Kindle Kradle is nothing if not ugly unique, and promises to finally get rid of that pesky need to actually hold the Kindle while you use it. As the folks at Wired's Gadget Lab discovered during their hands-on time with the unit, however, the Kradle proved to be somewhat less useful than laying the Kindle flat on a table, and its one seeming advantage (being used as a dock) doesn't exactly live up to its potential since it's apparently a chore to thread the cable through the stand. You can get it in your choice of brown or graphite colors though, and in sizes that'll accommodate the Kindle DX or a variety of Sony Readers as well.
Kindle Kradle aims to be to 'holding things' what the Kindle is to paper originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Think it's only gamers that require mice with
more buttons than a scientific calculator? Then you've probably not met a die hard OpenOffice user, who now finally have a mouse to call their own in the form of the OpenOfficeMouse. Developed by WarMouse in partnership with the OpenOffice.org community, this corded point-and-clicker packs no less than 18 programmable buttons (each with double-click functionality), along with support for up to 63 separate profiles, a clickable scroll wheel, an adjustable resolution from 400 to 1,600 CPI, and, get this, a built-in analog joystick that can itself be used to store up to sixteen different keys or macros. Still no firm word on availability, it seems, but you can expect to pay $74.99 for this one.
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OpenOfficeMouse isn't free, isn't pretty originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Cartel's
CT-1000 brought about lots of laughs here at Engadget HQ, and frankly, we're shocked and amazed (and glad) these guys are still hanging tough two years later. The newest in-car handset system is the predictably titled CT-2000, which includes a Bluetooth-enabled handset that's meant to be permanently installed within your vehicle and wired to your audio system. Once installed, all of your mobile calls can be routed to this -- because, you know, chatting on a corded phone circa 1992 is entirely more safe than chatting on your mobile or using a handsfree solution. The only difference we can spot between the new guy and the aged sibling is the addition of music control, a "slimmer" (albeit wider) design, room for your phone contacts and one-touch speed dialing. There's no mention of a price, but trust us, you're better off in the dark.
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Cartel's CT-2000 in-car Bluetooth handset adds music control, can't shake the retro originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Vuzix's $249.95
Wrap 310 is probably the least
hideous / heinous of the video eyewear options on the market today, and while it's still take a few bottles of Jack to get us to rock these with a smile, those who are just high on life can now make a set their own. In case you're forgotten, these things provide a virtual 55-inch screen in front of your eyes, and there's support for
iPod / iPhone connections as well as basic sources such as DVD players and the like. And hey, there's also the possibility that these could be used in
augmented reality applications in the future, so feel free to considering this some sort of futuristic investment. Just like those Y2K preparedness tapes you bought in '99.
Continue reading Vuzix Wrap 310 video eyewear ships out to virtual big-screen lovers
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Vuzix Wrap 310 video eyewear ships out to virtual big-screen lovers originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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So, you broke the bank (and several credit cards) picking up that uber-stylish
Acronym GT-J14 earbud-friendly jacket only to find that no one even noticed? Or perhaps your
Lady GaGa-approved beats couldn't endure the
Paris Is Burning-style bad craziness you put 'em through? Well, it looks like it's time to sell a pint of plasma and use the cash for some psychedelic (and highly unfortunate) Crazy Earphones from
Solid Alliance. Featuring a banana, a kitty paw print, sushi, or a Frankenstein's monster-esque bolt affectation, we promise you that a pair of these
will get you noticed. But not in the good way. Pre-order now for $22, shipping in December.
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Solid Alliance's new earbuds are 'crazy,' ugly originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Could it be? Could it
really be? Has
Vuzix actually deployed a video eyewear solution that isn't completely unsightly in every imaginable way? Our eyes may be deceiving us, but we're going with "yes, amazingly" for the time being. Unlike the company's
iWear line -- which looks pretty much exactly like the specs worn by Geordi La Forge -- the unpriced Wrap 310 resembles a set of sunglasses. Now, these aren't apt to be mistaken for Aviators or those patented Kayne joints, but at least you'd look halfway civilized if caught in public with these on your face. Packing a pair of video displays and promising a virtual 55-inch image, these get juiced by just two AA cells and can play nice with pretty much any video source, iPod and iPhone included. There's also an expansion port that'll give it VGA / component outputs in the near future, and if you subscribe to science fiction, it could also be used to read minds in around a score.
Continue reading Vuzix Wrap 310 video eyewear actually isn't the ugliest thing of all time
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Vuzix Wrap 310 video eyewear actually isn't the ugliest thing of all time originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Join us as we rejoice together: "Finally!" Look, we can't straight up say that Bluetooth headsets don't have
their place in this
world, but seriously, we've yet to
not be freaked out when walking up to someone who's apparently speaking to the ghost we can't see. In a recent survey conducted by the quizzical minds over at Strategy Analytics, they found that only 26 percent of US-based Bluetooth headset owners use their device each and every day. That figure is down from 43 percent in 2008, proving that style may have just notched a minor victory over utility. Of course, the study also found that daily BT headset use was up slightly in Europe, but hey, it takes awhile for these so-called "trends" to float across the pond.
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Bluetooth headset use plummets in the US, humanity celebrates a small victory originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We know, we know -- we're a little harsh on these so-called "
personal media viewers," but really, when's the last time you saw someone
you would actually speak to wearing these in public? Precisely. For the introverts and social outcasts who just couldn't care less about public perception, Myvu is introducing its very latest in video eyewear: the Crystal EV. Sporting the same SolidOptix technology as the original
Crystal, these buggers boast a 64-inch equivalent screen size, which amounts to a 30 percent uptick over the originals. Curiously enough, Myvu asserts that these are available to purchase right now, but it completely failed to dish out a price. Bollocks.
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Myvu's Crystal EV is 30 percent more Crystal, 0 percent less ugly originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It's one thing to sacrifice style for battery life
via an extended cell, but it's another thing entirely to do
this to your poor, innocent
netbook. Newton Peripherals is causing all sorts of mixed emotions with its $99 MoGo Mouse, a stick-on mouse that measures in at five millimeters thick (including the holster). Granted, most netbook trackpads aren't worth the curiously textured material they're constructed from, but this just seems like an awfully short-sighted solution. After all, do you honestly think the average eBayer will be into buying a netbook with a mouse-infused lid? Doubtful.
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Newton Peripherals' MoGo Mouse uglies up your netbook, hates your trackpad originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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