Engadget RSS Feed http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2013 AOL Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/ <![CDATA[MacBook Pro review (early 2011)]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/04/macbook-pro-review-early-2011/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/04/macbook-pro-review-early-2011/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/04/macbook-pro-review-early-2011/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

Apple might say we're in the post-PC era, but hey -- turns out they still make Macs in Cupertino, and the new MacBook Pro is actually one of the more aggressive refreshes in the machine's history. Not only has it been less than a year since the last MacBook Pro spec bump, but our 15-inch review unit is actually the first Sandy Bridge system we've received from any manufacturer. And it's not just the CPU that's new: Apple's also launching the new Thunderbolt high-speed interconnect, and there's been a big switch to an AMD Radeon HD 6750M GPU paired with Intel's integrated HD Graphics 3000, an arrangement that should offer both solid graphics performance and great battery life. That's a lot of new parts in a familiar case -- but do they add up to something more than just a speed bump? Read on for our full review!

Gallery: MacBook Pro (early 2011) unboxing and hands-on

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]]> 6750mappleearly 2011Early2011macbookmacbook promacbook pro early 2011MacbookProMacbookProEarly2011radeonradeon hd 6750mRadeonHd6750mreviewSandy Bridge ULVSandyBridgeUlv Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:00:00 -0500 21|19867766 <![CDATA[iPad 2 arrives at the FCC]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/02/ipad-2-arrives-at-the-fcc/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/02/ipad-2-arrives-at-the-fcc/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/02/ipad-2-arrives-at-the-fcc/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Right on cue, the three radio variants of the iPad 2 -- that's the WiFi A1395, GSM A1396, and CDMA A1397 -- have arrived at the FCC's labs for stringent testing. We're sure Uncle Sam's testers will stay on task checking up on RF interference and not just spend their time melting faces with Photo Booth, but we understand the temptation.

[Thanks, Laura]

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]]> a1395a1396a1397applecdmacdma ipadCdmaIpadfccgsmgsm ipadGsmIpadipadipad 2Ipad2wifi Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:00:00 -0500 21|19865749 <![CDATA[Apple iOS 4.3 coming March 11 with iPad 2, includes new AirPlay features and FaceTime]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/02/apple-releases-ios-4-3-with-ipad-2/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/02/apple-releases-ios-4-3-with-ipad-2/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/02/apple-releases-ios-4-3-with-ipad-2/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/03/20110302-10322071--img4602.jpg Along with the iPad 2, Apple's releasing the final version of iOS 4.3, which features the Nitro Javscript engine from Safari on OS X, new iTunes Home Sharing features that let you play content from desktop iTunes over WiFi, and the updated suite of AirPlay features from the betas -- including the ability for App Store apps to share audio and video. Apple's also finalizing the new option that lets you assign the side switch to either rotation lock or mute, and it's adding Personal Hotspot support. There's also those rumored iOS versions of Photo Booth and FaceTime for the new cameras. It'll be a free download for all iPads, the GSM iPhone 4, the iPhone 3GS and the third- and fourth-gen iPod touch when it's released on March 11. When will it hit the Verizon iPhone 4? We don't know yet.

Gallery: iOS 4.3 revealed

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]]> airplayapplebreaking newsfacetimeiosios 4.3Ios4.3ipadipad 2Ipad2ipad2011iphoneiphone 3gsiphone 4Iphone3gsIphone4ipod touchIpodTouchitunes home sharingItunesHomeSharingphoto boothPhotoBooth Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:14:00 -0500 21|19865169 <![CDATA[The Engadget Interview: Ryan Bidan, BlackBerry PlayBook senior product manager]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/02/the-engadget-interview-ryan-bidan-blackberry-playbook-senior-p/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/02/the-engadget-interview-ryan-bidan-blackberry-playbook-senior-p/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/02/the-engadget-interview-ryan-bidan-blackberry-playbook-senior-p/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
RIM held a little PlayBook party here in New York yesterday, giving us a chance to hang out with Ryan Bidan, the company's senior product manager for the seven-inch tablet. In addition to chatting with us about battery life, connectivity, and pricing, Ryan clarified the PlayBook's app development model -- although devs can choose to work with native code, Java, Adobe Air, and HTML5 / WebWorks, the idea is for the ultimate user experience to be seamless, and RIM is considering offering standard UI widgets for each environment. We also had to ask about those swirling rumors of Android support, and while we commend Ryan for his practiced non-answer, we can't help but feel we detected a hint of a smile on his face. Or was that just another tray of snacks going past? Check the video and decide for yourself.

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]]> androidblackberry playbookblackberry tabletBlackberryPlaybookBlackberryTabletengadget interviewEngadgetInterviewinterviewplaybookrimryan bidanRyanBidantabletvideo Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:03:00 -0500 21|19864843 <![CDATA[Mac OS X Lion hands-on preview]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/28/mac-os-x-lion-hands-on-preview/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/28/mac-os-x-lion-hands-on-preview/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/28/mac-os-x-lion-hands-on-preview/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Apple announced Mac OS X Lion with considerable fanfare at its Back to the Mac event last October, and now it's dropped the first developer preview on the world -- giving us a chance to sample some of the big cat's new features and UI concepts. We installed the dev build on one of our MacBook Pros and used it over the weekend, and while we won't be able to see any huge changes in day-to-day workflow until our favorite apps are updated to take advantage of Lion, we did see plenty of interesting system-level features and additions -- and yes, iOS's influence is all over the place. Read on for a full breakdown of what's new!

Gallery: Mac OS X Lion hands-on preview

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]]> 10.7airdropapplebetadeveloper previewDeveloperPreviewgestureshands onhands-onHandsOnimpressionslaunchpadlionmac os xmac os x 10.7mac os x lionMacOsXMacOsX10.7MacOsXLionmission controlMissionControlpreviewvideo Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:00:00 -0500 21|19862253 <![CDATA[Visualized: the HTC keyboard slider family]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/25/visualized-the-htc-keyboard-slider-family/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/25/visualized-the-htc-keyboard-slider-family/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/25/visualized-the-htc-keyboard-slider-family/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Clockwise from the top left, that's the Sprint Arrive, the likely-for-Verizon Merge, the Sprint Evo Shift 4G, and the T-Mobile G2. If we had to rate them, we'd say the Arrive has the best key feel, followed by the Merge, the Evo Shift, and finally the cramped G2 -- although the super cheap-feeling hinge on the Evo Shift knocks off several points. We'd also say the physical keys on the G2 feel better than the mushy keys on the Merge, but the G2's cramped layout doesn't do it any favors. In any event, picking one of these is a pretty great problem to have, don't you think?

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]]> arriveevo shiftevo shift 4gEvoShiftEvoShift4gg2hands-onhtchtc arrivehtc evo shift 4ghtc h2htc keyboardhtc mergeHtcArriveHtcEvoShift4gHtcH2HtcKeyboardHtcMergekeyboardmerget-mobile g2T-mobileG2visualized Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:52:00 -0500 21|19860001 <![CDATA[Sprint HTC Arrive with Windows Phone 7 copy and paste first hands-on! (video)]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/25/sprint-htc-arrive-with-windows-phone-7-copy-and-paste-first-hand/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/25/sprint-htc-arrive-with-windows-phone-7-copy-and-paste-first-hand/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/25/sprint-htc-arrive-with-windows-phone-7-copy-and-paste-first-hand/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments HTC also brought along a Sprint-branded Arrive to our San Francisco reader meetup, and while we're already familiar with this Windows Phone 7 slider from our time with the HTC 7 Pro it's still nice to see a CDMA WP7 device in the flesh. Oh, and the keyboard is pretty fantastic -- not only does it feel great, but the dedicated number row alone is reason for keyboard fans to give this thing a look. The best part? The demo unit was loaded up with the Windows Phone 7 copy and paste update, which is the first time we've seen it in the wild. The system worked well, but we noticed that you once you paste out of the clipboard your text is gone, so you can't multiple paste. It's a little odd -- we'll have a video up shortly.

Update: The video is up -- check it below!

Update 2: Okay, so you can multiple paste! The paste icon just disappears after the first paste, which is super confusing. You can just swipe to the right to bring it back, though. We'd suggest Microsoft re-think this implementation a little for an update, since it wasn't clear to anyone here at first glance.

Gallery: HTC Arrive hands-on!

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]]> 7 pro7Proarrivehands onhands-onHandsOnhtchtc 7 prohtc arriveHtc7ProHtcArrivesprintvideo Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:41:00 -0500 21|19859995 <![CDATA[HTC Merge first hands-on! (video)]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/25/htc-merge-first-hands-on/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/25/htc-merge-first-hands-on/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/25/htc-merge-first-hands-on/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments HTC just rolled in to set up for our San Francisco reader meetup tonight, and what's this? They brought a brand-new HTC Merge with them. No one's talking about what carrier this interesting Android slider is going to launch on yet, but that Verizon-red earpiece and search button aren't exactly coy. Apart from that, it's pretty much exactly the device we've seen leaked all over for months now -- a really nice landscape Android slider with a solid keyboard. More pics in the gallery, and a video after the break!

Gallery: HTC Merge first hands-on!

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]]> androidhands-onhtchtc mergeHtcMergemergevideo Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:15:00 -0500 21|19859984 <![CDATA[Engadget reader meetup tonight in San Francisco at 6:30PM PST! Win a limited edition gold Xoom!]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/25/engadget-reader-meetup-tonight-in-san-francisco-at-6-30pm-pst/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/25/engadget-reader-meetup-tonight-in-san-francisco-at-6-30pm-pst/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/25/engadget-reader-meetup-tonight-in-san-francisco-at-6-30pm-pst/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments That's right human beings -- it's happening again! The Engadget crew is getting together their best party outfits and shipping out west for another installment of our fabulous reader meetups. Our last event in NYC drew loads of people and was an all around blast, and the San Francisco installment is sure to be just as explosive (or maybe more? c'mon... show us what you've got). This time around we're partnering with Sprint, as well as Sony PlayStation, Motorola, HP, Roku, Samsung, VUDU, RIM, Sling, Sonos, HTC, Corning, Sphero, OnLive, Plantronics, Snapstick, and more to bring you a night of gadget geeking, delicious foodstuffs, and some awesome music (provided by none other than our podcast producer, Trent Wolbe). Also, a whole mess of the Engadget editors will be on hand to entertain and inform, so if you have any pressing questions -- jot them down! Oh, and don't forget to include the hashtag #EngadgetSF in your tweets!

And did we mention there will be tons of serious giveaways for people in attendance? Because there will be. You seriously don't want to sleep on this. For instance, one lucky attendee to the event will walk away with a super limited edition gold Xoom (being gifted to this year's Oscar nominees). Check out an image and info after the break!

The all ages shindig will take place tonight, February 25 at City View at The Metreon, which is located conveniently in downtown SF. If you're a nerd in the city, you most likely already know what we're talking about. The doors will open at 6:30PM, and capacity is limited to 1200 people -- so if you want to get inside, get there early!

Update: A quick update on where to go -- the line is forming at 4th Street and Mission. Yes, there will be a line, but word is Sonos has brought a taco truck! Yes, free tacos starting at 3pm! [Scratch that, taco-palooza begins at 4:30!]

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]]> breaking newsengadgetengadget reader meetupEngadgetReaderMeetupmeetupreader meetupReaderMeetup Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:35:00 -0500 21|19859691 <![CDATA[Engadget's next reader meetup is tomorrow, February 25th in San Francisco!]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/24/engadgets-next-reader-meetup-is-tomorrow-february-25th-in-san/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/24/engadgets-next-reader-meetup-is-tomorrow-february-25th-in-san/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/24/engadgets-next-reader-meetup-is-tomorrow-february-25th-in-san/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments That's right human beings -- it's happening again! The Engadget crew is getting together their best party outfits and shipping out west for another installment of our fabulous reader meetups. Our last event in NYC drew loads of people and was an all around blast, and the San Francisco installment is sure to be just as explosive (or maybe more? c'mon... show us what you've got). This time around we're partnering with Sprint, as well as Sony PlayStation, Motorola, HP, Roku, Samsung, VUDU, RIM, Sling, Sonos, HTC, Corning, Sphero, OnLive, Plantronics, Snapstick, and more to bring you a night of gadget geeking, giveaways, delicious foodstuffs, and some awesome music (provided by none other than our podcast producer, Trent Wolbe). Also, a whole mess of the Engadget editors will be on hand to entertain and inform, so if you have any pressing questions -- jot them down!

The all ages shindig will take place tomorrow, February 25 at City View at The Metreon, which is located conveniently in downtown SF. If you're a nerd in the city, you most likely already know what we're talking about. The doors will open at 6:30PM, and capacity is limited to 1200 people -- so if you want to get inside, get there early!

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]]> breaking newsengadgetreader meetupReaderMeetupsan franciscoSanFrancisco Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:00:00 -0500 21|19858027 <![CDATA[MacBook Pro (early 2011) with Thunderbolt hands-on]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/24/macbook-pro-early-2011-with-thunderbolt-hands-on/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/24/macbook-pro-early-2011-with-thunderbolt-hands-on/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/24/macbook-pro-early-2011-with-thunderbolt-hands-on/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments We just got our new 15-inch MacBook Pro review unit, and although it looks almost exactly the same as the previous MBP, it has that fancy new Thunderbolt icon on the side, which ought to make I/O nerd hearts flutter the world over. Unfortunately, there aren't any Thunderbolt peripherals on the market yet, so we can't really test the new connection yet, but we can report that backwards compatibility with Mini DisplayPort performs as advertised and that all of our display adapters worked without issue -- the first time we can ever remember Apple switching a standard and not requiring all new dongles.

As for performance, we were given the $2,199 configuration with a 2.2GHz quad-core Sandy Bridge Core i7, discrete AMD Radeon HD 6750M graphics, 4GB of RAM and a 750GB HD, which clocked a preliminary GeekBench score of 9647. We'll have tons more testing in our full review, including detailed comparisons of the discrete chip with Intel's new integrated HD Graphics 3000.

Apple did give us a quick demo on the new system with a prototype Promise RAID unit and a stock Cinema Display connected over Thunderbolt -- remember, Thunderbolt just uses a Mini DisplayPort connector, so displays can be daisy-chained right in. Apple's demo was a variation of the same thing Intel's been doing for a while -- they played four uncompressed HD video streams off the RAID simultaneously, which pegged the Thunderbolt throughput meter at 600-700MBps. We also watched a 5GB file transfer in just a few seconds -- all very impressive, but we're definitely anxious to try some of this stuff ourselves once Thunderbolt devices start shipping sometime in the spring.

Apple also told us that Thunderbolt is running on copper and not optical cables (like the Light Peak protoypes) so that it can support bus-powered devices -- there's 10 watts of power available on the bus, up slightly from FireWire's 8 watts. Up to six devices can be daisy-chained from one port, and since Thunderbolt is based on PCI Express, it can even support FireWire and USB adapters. That's great news for the future of the interface, but the MacBook Pro still has two USB 2.0 and one FireWire 800 port, so it's not of critical importance right this second.

We'll have much, much more in our full review -- check back in a few days!

Update: We got a closer look at Thunderbolt working with some peripherals this afternoon -- believe us, you don't want to miss the video demo.

Gallery: MacBook Pro (early 2011) unboxing and hands-on

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]]> 15-inch macbook pro15-inchMacbookProapplehands-onlight peakLightPeakmacbookmacbook promacbook pro early 2011MacbookProMacbookProEarly2011mbpthunderboltvideo Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:30:00 -0500 21|19857680 <![CDATA[Leaked Windows Phone 7 ads challenge your phone head-to-head]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/23/leaked-windows-phone-7-ads-challenge-your-phone-head-to-head/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/23/leaked-windows-phone-7-ads-challenge-your-phone-head-to-head/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/23/leaked-windows-phone-7-ads-challenge-your-phone-head-to-head/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Microsoft's slowed the pace of Windows Phone 7 ads after saturating the airwaves at launch, but it looks like another campaign is about to begin -- WinRumors has a leak of a new set of "Real Time Challenge" interactive web ads that challenge you to complete tasks using your phone against a WP7 device. Challenges include taking a photo and posting it to Facebook, checking Xbox achievements, getting directions, and telling meeting participants you're running late. Not surprisingly, the WP7 device performs handily at everything -- although we're definitely wondering why you'd be checking Xbox achievements in a hurry while on the run. WinRumors also says that the "Your Phone" image is just a placeholder that will be filled in by other devices in the final ads, so we'll see how MS decides to portray other platforms and their apps -- there's a lot of ways to do some of these things on Android and iOS devices. (And, sigh, we would note that "Update system software without fatal errors" is not a listed activity.) In any event, it's a clever ad idea -- check the video below.

[Thanks, Irv]

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]]> adadsadvertisementadvertisingcommercialcommercialsleakleaksmicrosoftreal time challengereal time trialsRealTimeChallengeRealTimeTrialsvideoweb adWebAdwindows phonewindows phone 7WindowsPhoneWindowsPhone7wp7 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:41:00 -0500 21|19856138 <![CDATA[Apple holding iPad 2 event next week?]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/apple-holding-ipad-2-event-next-week/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/apple-holding-ipad-2-event-next-week/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/apple-holding-ipad-2-event-next-week/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments We're all hotly expecting new MacBook Pros on Thursday, but it sounds like Apple might have an even bigger announcement soon: Kara Swisher at All Things Digital says the iPad 2 will be revealed on March 2 in San Francisco. That lines up with some of the rumblings we've heard, but we haven't gotten an official invite yet, so things could change -- we'll let you know as soon as we hear anything definite.

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]]> appleipadipad 2Ipad2rumorrumors Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:16:00 -0500 21|19854513 <![CDATA[Verizon announces Xoom pricing: $600 on contract, $20 per month for 1GB data]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/verizon-announces-xoom-pricing-600-on-contract-20-per-month/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/verizon-announces-xoom-pricing-600-on-contract-20-per-month/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/verizon-announces-xoom-pricing-600-on-contract-20-per-month/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Verizon just filled in the rest of the Xoom pricing story -- in addition to the $800 off-contract version that's already up for pre-order at Best Buy, you'll be able to sign a two-year data contract and pick up a Xoom for $600 upfront. That's a decent savings, although you'll be getting just 1GB of 3G data for $20/month, so it's not exactly a stunning deal in the end: a Xoom and 24GB of data over two years for $1,080. On the plus side, Verizon has confirmed that the Xoom LTE upgrade will in fact be free when it goes live in Q2, which is terrific news -- but we're waiting to see what the LTE data plans look like before we get too excited. PR after the break.

Update: We're hearing from Verizon reps that the Xoom will also be able to take advantage of the carrier's larger data plans as well -- $35 a month for 3GB, $50 a month for 5GB, and $80 a month for 10GB. Still no word on LTE pricing, though. [Thanks, droiddoesall]

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]]> androidandroid tabletAndroidTabletcontractcontract pricecontract pricingContractPriceContractPricingdatadata plandata pricingDataPlanDataPricinghoneycombltelte upgradelte xoomLteUpgradeLteXoommotorolamotorola xoomMotorolaXoompricingtabletverizonxoom Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:55:00 -0500 21|19854091 <![CDATA[The Engadget Podcast, live at 4:15PM EST!]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/20/the-engadget-podcast-live-at-4-15pm-est/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/20/the-engadget-podcast-live-at-4-15pm-est/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/20/the-engadget-podcast-live-at-4-15pm-est/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments MWC was insanely insane, and we're going to spend this week's podcast hour just trying to count all the Android phones that were launched. If you're aware of any good whole numbers, we'd love to enlist your help! Check out the live stream and chat after the break.

P.S. And don't forget that Ustream has Android and iPhone clients as well, if you're out and about and you can't join in on the Flash-based fun below.

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]]> announceengadget podcastEngadgetPodcastpodcast Sun, 20 Feb 2011 15:52:00 -0500 21|19852226 <![CDATA[Samsung wants to sell 10 million 3D TVs this year, LG plans on 5 million]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/19/samsung-wants-to-sell-10-million-3d-tvs-this-year-lg-plans-on-5/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/19/samsung-wants-to-sell-10-million-3d-tvs-this-year-lg-plans-on-5/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/19/samsung-wants-to-sell-10-million-3d-tvs-this-year-lg-plans-on-5/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Here's one way to solve a chicken-and-egg dilemma: crank out 15 million chickens. That's seem to be the plan for Samsung and LG, anyway -- Samsung plans to sell 10 million 3D TVs this year, up five times from the two million it sold last year, while LG plans to sell some 5 million. Now, it's unclear whether this increase in sales will come as a result of consumer demand for 3D or simply because almost all new TVs will be 3D-capable, but we're hoping that pesky 3D content problem will get a lot better once more people can actually view it -- assuming anyone actually wants to wear the glasses, that is.

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]]> 3d3d tv3dTvhdhd tvHdTvlgsalessamsung Sat, 19 Feb 2011 01:59:00 -0500 21|19849947 <![CDATA[TwelveSouth Magic Wand brings your keyboard and Magic Trackpad closer together]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/19/twelvesouth-magic-wand-brings-your-keyboard-and-magic-trackpad-c/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/19/twelvesouth-magic-wand-brings-your-keyboard-and-magic-trackpad-c/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/19/twelvesouth-magic-wand-brings-your-keyboard-and-magic-trackpad-c/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Kind of crazy that we haven't seen more accessories that combine the Apple Bluetooth keyboard with the Magic Trackpad yet, but TwelveSouth has it covered with the Magic Wand, a simple aluminum half-tube that takes your two Apple wireless peripherals and joins them as one. Cute. Of course you're still stuck with duplicate sets of batteries, and you'll have to somehow deal with the fact that you just spent $30 on a piece of metal that creates a godless keyboard chimera monster, but if you can get past that the Magic Wand is shipping now. Video after the break.

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]]> adapterappleApple Bluetooth keyboardAppleBluetoothKeyboardbluetooth keyboardBluetoothKeyboardconnectormagic trackpadmagic wandMagicTrackpadMagicWandtwelvesouthvideo Sat, 19 Feb 2011 00:31:00 -0500 21|19849899 <![CDATA[House of Representatives votes to block net neutrality]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/18/house-of-representatives-votes-to-block-net-neutrality/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/18/house-of-representatives-votes-to-block-net-neutrality/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/18/house-of-representatives-votes-to-block-net-neutrality/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments The net neutrality debate was sadly destined to be swallowed up by left-right posturing once the FCC voted 3-2 to impose a compromise set of access rules on the ISP industry, and it appears the ensuing political theater is nearing its zenith: the Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted yesterday to block funding for the FCC's proposed rules. We call it theater only because it's largely for show -- in order to take effect, the budget amendment would have to pass the Democratically-controlled Senate and be signed by the President, and neither of those things is likely to happen. What's more, the actual rules passed by the FCC have already been challenged in the courtroom by Verizon and MetroPCS, so it's not like the industry needs any additional help at the moment. Still, there's a part of us that's happy this issue is even being talked about at the highest levels, rather than being left to languish in administrative rulemaking hell like so many other FCC initiatives -- and we have a feeling we'll be talking about this for a long time to come.

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]]> CongressFccHouse Of RepresentativesHouseOfRepresentativesLegalNet NeutralityNetNeutralityPolicy Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:12:00 -0500 21|19849761 <![CDATA[Nokia Plan B was just a hoax all along]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/16/nokia-plan-b-was-just-a-hoax-all-along/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/16/nokia-plan-b-was-just-a-hoax-all-along/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/16/nokia-plan-b-was-just-a-hoax-all-along/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
There's been a lot of chatter about a "Nokia Plan B" over the past 48 hours -- the site was put up by "nine young investors" who outlined an audacious plan to rally shareholders, get themselves elected onto Nokia's board, and radically change the company's direction by firing Stephen Elop and committing massive resources to MeeGo. Needless to say, it resonated with many of Nokia's now disenfranchised fans and employees, and it made some serious waves -- enough so that Plan B was picked up by several major news outlets, including this morning's print edition of the Wall Street Journal.

There's just one problem, though: the "nine young investors" don't really exist -- according to the last tweet on the @NokiaPlanB Twitter account, it was all a hoax perpetuated by "one very bored engineer who really likes his iPhone." Ouch. That explains why the now-defunct site abruptly gave up the cause this morning after just 36 hours of existence, and it definitely explains why we never got any response to our emails trying to get further information. We'll award points for bravado and for doing a better job of rallying the troops than Nokia itself, we suppose, but we're sure quite a few Nokia fans are going to be crushed at this news. On the bright side, Plan B did inspire the excellent NokiaPlanS.com, which is sure to bring a smile to even the loneliest hearts in Espoo.

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]]> hoaxmeegonokianokia plan bNokiaPlanBplan bPlanB Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:11:00 -0500 21|19846937 <![CDATA[Eric Schmidt: 'We certainly tried' to get Nokia to use Android]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/15/eric-schmidt-we-certainly-tried-to-get-nokia-to-use-android/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/15/eric-schmidt-we-certainly-tried-to-get-nokia-to-use-android/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/15/eric-schmidt-we-certainly-tried-to-get-nokia-to-use-android/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments No big surprise here, but Eric Schmidt just told the crowd at Mobile World Congress that Google "certainly tried" to convince Nokia to pick Android as its future platform over Windows Phone 7. Schmidt said Google "would've loved" having Nokia on board, and that although they'd been rebuffed this time around, the offer to adopt Android later "is still open." Look like Vic Gundotra might have to get down with a turkey after all.

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]]> androideric schmidtEricSchmidtgooglemwcmwc 2011Mwc2011nokiawindows phone 7WindowsPhone7 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:55:00 -0500 21|19845060 <![CDATA[Next version of Android will combine Gingerbread and Honeycomb, arrive on a six-month cycle]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/15/next-version-of-android-will-combine-gingerbread-and-honeycomb/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/15/next-version-of-android-will-combine-gingerbread-and-honeycomb/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/15/next-version-of-android-will-combine-gingerbread-and-honeycomb/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Eric Schmidt didn't give a ton of details about the future of Android during his MWC 2011 keynote, but he did drop one interesting tidbit: the next version of Android will "start with an I, be named after a dessert" and combine Gingerbread for phones and Honeycomb for tablets into a cohesive whole. We'll just go out on a limb and say that he's talking about Ice Cream, and that we'll see that Fragments UI construct used to bridge the phone / tablet display size gap. Unfortunately, Eric didn't say anything about timing -- just that updates have been happening on a "six month cycle." Considering that Honeycomb has yet to officially launch on any devices, we'd say that's not so long to wait -- but of course we're also dying to know more as soon as possible. We'll let you know if we hear anything good.

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]]> androidandroid updateAndroidUpdatebreaking newsBreakingNewseric schmidtEricSchmidtgingerbreadhoneycombice creamice cream sandwichIceCreamIceCreamSandwichmwc 2011Mwc2011update Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:41:00 -0500 21|19845037 <![CDATA[Google demos Android Movie Studio for Honeycomb]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/15/google-demos-android-movie-studio-for-honeycomb/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/15/google-demos-android-movie-studio-for-honeycomb/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/15/google-demos-android-movie-studio-for-honeycomb/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Google won't let anyone take pictures during its MWC 2011 keynote, so you'll just have to trust us when we say Eric Schmidt just demoed a new video editing application called Movie Studio for Honeycomb tablets. The app was built from the ground up for tablet devices, and it features everything you'd expect: a timeline-style editor, picture effects, soundtrack and audio support, and of course, HD support with uploads to YouTube. Unfortunately we don't know much else about it, but we'll be digging for more details, so stay tuned.

Update: We snuck a picture! You can see the timeline and the playback controls -- it looks really nice, don't you think?

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]]> androidappgooglehoneycombmovie studioMovieStudiomwc 2011Mwc2011videovideo editingVideoEditing Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:13:00 -0500 21|19844969 <![CDATA[Editorial: Intel keeps pushing MeeGo, but why?]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/14/editorial-intel-keeps-pushing-meego-but-why/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/14/editorial-intel-keeps-pushing-meego-but-why/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/14/editorial-intel-keeps-pushing-meego-but-why/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments If you hadn't noticed, Intel's running huge MeeGo ads all over the place today, including here on Engadget. That's got our attention for a few reasons: first, our editorial staff wants the hair-trigger audio playback and content-obscuring animation disabled as badly as you do, and second, we're sort of wondering what Intel is trying to accomplish by pushing MeeGo now that Nokia has strongly backed away from the OS in favor of Windows Phone 7. It's hard to understand, especially since Intel's directing these ads at developers -- who's going to develop apps for a platform that has zero shipping mass-market devices? And even if there were a groundswell of MeeGo development action, why is Intel leading the charge, when it has yet to ship any chips suitable for a phone or tablet, and MeeGo tablet development appears to have completely stalled out? It's very curious.

Now, we have great faith in Intel -- the company is smart, capable, and big enough to succeed at anything it wants to, and it's made it very clear at MWC that devices with Medfield mobile processors will ship sometime this year and be competitive with the best of what ARM can offer. That will be an enormous and noteworthy accomplishment when it happens -- Intel's been promising a serious mobile chip for years now, and it'll be exciting to see the company finally join the race. But let's be honest: any viable Medfield device will be running Android, not MeeGo. To quote Nokia's Stephen Elop, the battle of devices has become a war of ecosystems, and MeeGo simply doesn't offer an ecosystem that's competitive with iOS, Android, or what Nokia and Microsoft are planning to build with Windows Phone 7. It's a harsh truth, but it's inescapable. Sure, maybe Intel can convince a second-tier manufacturer to ship a Medfield / MeeGo device -- it's using the Atom-based ExoPC Slate to demo the MeeGo tablet UI, for example -- but it's simply not going to entice the Samsungs and HTCs of the world to invest the serious capital required to make MeeGo a success without some sort of major industry disruption.

Now, that disruption isn't impossible to imagine -- let's say one of the various IP lawsuits aimed at Android is successful, or something -- but unless and until that happens, we'd say Intel's far better off investing its resources into working with a vendor on a top-tier Android handset that can run with something like the Motorola Atrix 4G or the HTC Thunderbolt. That's a sure way to get back into the conversation -- and after years of empty promises around Moorestown, Medfield, Moblin, and now MeeGo, getting back in the mobile conversation is something Intel desperately needs to do.

Oh, and figuring out how to make ads that don't autoplay audio wouldn't hurt, either.

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]]> adadvertisingeditorialintelmaemomedfieldmeegomoblinossmartphonetablet Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:08:00 -0500 21|19843906 <![CDATA[Former Lucasfilm CTO Richard Kerris takes over as head of webOS developer relations]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/09/former-lucasfilm-cto-richard-kerris-takes-over-as-head-of-webos/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/09/former-lucasfilm-cto-richard-kerris-takes-over-as-head-of-webos/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/09/former-lucasfilm-cto-richard-kerris-takes-over-as-head-of-webos/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments HP's having a blowout webOS developer event here in San Francisco to bookend its big product announcements from this morning, and it kicked things off with a personnel announcement -- Richard Kerris is taking over as head of webOS developer relations. Don't recognize the name? Richard was formerly the chief technology officer at Lucasfilm, where he was named one of Variety's "Top 10 innovators to Watch," and before that he was a senior director of developer relations for a little company called Apple. That's quite a pedigree -- and Richard told the crowd here that he views developers as his primary customers, so it's clear he'll be working hard to win their favor. That said, we think he's got quite a challenge evangelizing developers to support a platform that won't have compelling new products out for months -- let's all wish him luck.

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]]> developer relationsDeveloperRelationshewlett packardhewlett-packardHewlettPackardhppalmrichard kerrisRichardKerriswebos Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:20:00 -0500 21|19837783 <![CDATA[Original Pre, Pre Plus, Pixi and Pixi Plus won't get updated to webOS 2.0]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/09/original-pre-pre-plus-pixi-and-pixi-plus-wont-get-updated-to/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/09/original-pre-pre-plus-pixi-and-pixi-plus-wont-get-updated-to/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/09/original-pre-pre-plus-pixi-and-pixi-plus-wont-get-updated-to/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments We had a chance to sit down with Jon Rubinstein after HP's webOS event today, and he confirmed some unfortunate news for us: older Palm devices like the original Pre, the Pre Plus, the Pixi, and the Pixi Plus won't receive that previously promised update to webOS 2.0. Jon was pretty candid with us, saying that Palm had "missed a product cycle" in the midst of its financial troubles and subsequent acquisition by HP last year, and that the older products simply don't have the horsepower to properly run webOS 2.0 and beyond. That said, it's clear that he wants to do right by customers -- he told us that HP would do "something special" for owners of older hardware when the Pre 3, the Veer, and the TouchPad hit the market. We'll see what that entails -- and whether or not anyone actually sticks it out on webOS 1.4.5 until the new gear ships sometime this summer.

P.S.- We have lots more from our talk with Jon coming up -- including some actually good news -- so keep an eye on this space.

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]]> hpjon rubinsteinJonRubinsteinota updateOtaUpdatepalmpixipixi plusPixiPlusprepre plusPrePlusupdateweb osWebOswebos 2.0Webos2.0 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:55:00 -0500 21|19837693