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Talkin' Windows Phone 7 Series gaming with Microsoft at GDC

Posted: March 12th, 2010, 1:52am CET by Joseph L. Flatley

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We already got a look at Microsoft's little XNA show-and-tell as relates to Windows Phone 7 Series, but our colleague Andrew Yoon over at Joystiq had a chance for longer sit-down with Xbox Live general manager Ron Pessner and XNA Game Studio manager Michael Klucher at GDC today, and he's been kind enough to share the interview with us. The main topic of conversation was the company's plans regarding Xbox LIve and, specifically, how it would be integrating it into Windows Phone 7 Series. And believe us, there was plenty to discuss -- including the sweet science of porting games from Zune HD to 7 Series phones ("it's 90, 95 percent code reuse... in an hour or couple of hours, we're taking games that were written for Zune HD and putting them on the phone"), the importance of maintaining a consistent gameplay experience amongst different hardware, and the reasoning behind limiting devices to asynchronous multiplayer. What are you waiting for? Hit the source link to embark on this miraculous journey of discovery.
Talkin' Windows Phone 7 Series gaming with Microsoft at GDC originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Caption Contest: 3D is a mind blow, everyone can agree on that

Posted: March 12th, 2010, 1:21am CET by Richard Lawler

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What do b-boys, random celebrities like Mark Sanchez, Andy Samberg and Hillary Duff, and the Black Eyed Peas have to do with 3DTV? We're not sure either, but that didn't stop Samsung from mixing them up during its "worldwide launch event" yesterday in NYC. Check the video (embedded after the break) for the above revelation about 3D from the JIMP troubador himself, but what was going through the heads of our friend Jimmy C and the BEP when this picture was taken?
Chris: "And see, just by turning this knob to the right, we can give Avatar a plot."
Richard Lawler: "If everyone starts wearing these, we're going to need new outfits."
Nilay: "Fascinating. You say this is called a 'lady lump?'"
Joe: "What? Bono beat us to it?"
Joanna: "That Neytiri, she's a handful..."
Paul: "I've gotta feeling that nothing of intellectual importance is happening here."
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OptiTrack mixes motion capture with a virtual camera for delicious, Avatar-esque results

Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:48am CET by Paul Miller

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We knew virtual camera systems are starting gain traction, particularly in the world of cinema and within James Cameron's little set of toys, but it's pretty wild to see one in action. NaturalPoint is showing off its OptiTrack motion capture system at GDC, a budget-friendly multi-camera setup (if $6k is your idea of budget-friendly), but it also has a prototype of sorts of its upcoming virtual camera system. The camera's orientation and movement is actually tracked in the same way a motion capture suit is, and if you're in the same tracking space as a motion capture actor you can do "real" camera work with a live 3D rendered preview of the action. The shoulder-mounted camera has controls for virtual tracking and dolly moves, along with zoom, and has zero problem delivering that shaky handheld look that's all the rage in visual effects these days. There's no word on much this will retail for, but despite the fact that we have absolutely zero use for it we totally want one. Check out a video of it in action after the break.
Gallery: OptiTrack mixes motion capture with a virtual camera
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OptiTrack mixes motion capture with a virtual camera for delicious, Avatar-esque results originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Unreal Engine 3 up and running on webOS, and we've got video!

Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:20am CET by Paul Miller

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Palm just showed us the Unreal Engine 3 running on webOS, which apparently took a couple weeks to port over to the platform using that fancy new PDK. It runs at a pretty smooth clip, with just a tiny bit of artifacting in our enemy's death animation. As an added bit of wow factor, Palm has it currently setup to demonstrate the game at 1 fps when in card view. Like most touchscreen shooters, this doesn't really solve the problem of simulating dual analog sticks, but it's still a fun and good looking engine for a mobile device. We're still unaware of any games that have been built for the mobile engine, which has now been shown for iPhone, Tegra 2, and will be headed to the iPad as well, but we have to assume we'll be seeing some before too long. Check out the webOS video after the break.
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Unreal Engine 3 up and running on webOS, and we've got video! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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iPhone SDK 3.2 showing first hints of multitasking for third-party apps?

Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:01am CET by Chris Ziegler

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Naturally, we need to first disclaim this noise by saying that rumors of third-party multitasking capability in the iPhone are as old as the iPhone SDK itself. That said, it's hard to ignore a new reference to a "multitasking dialog box" buried deep within the iPhone SDK 3.2 beta that -- while not new to beta 4 specifically -- we're told didn't exist in 3.1.3. Now, the wildest possible speculation would have us believing that this is the very first by-product of a new multitasking system for developers that's being developed for the platform, presumably destined for an appearance in OS 4.0 when it's introduced along with new hardware this summer -- but it's just as likely that Apple will continue to keep the iPhone's multitasking capability to itself, a function it uses liberally among the phone and music apps, just to name a couple. For what it's worth, AppleInsider is citing a tipster claiming that Apple's got a "full-on solution" to multitasking that would properly address its main concern -- battery life issues -- for release this year, so maybe we'll be able to chuck those awful push notifications before we know it. Now if you'll excuse us, we'll be over here in the corner running a few dozen apps on our Pre Plus.
iPhone SDK 3.2 showing first hints of multitasking for third-party apps? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Switched On: Thumbs up, thumbs down at TiVo Premiere

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 11:30pm CET by Ross Rubin

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Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology.

TiVo's announcement of TiVo Premiere represents the most significant user interface overhaul for the device in years. Based on Adobe Flash and optimized for the high-definition screens that are likely to be paired with CableCARD programming, the new user interface blends together live, recorded, and broadband content. That presentation is more akin to what we've seen from Windows Media Center, and less like TiVo's Series3 that segmented programming sources by type. TiVo has also beefed up its search capability, bringing it up to par with that of its only significant retail DVR competitor, Digeo's Moxi.

The new interaction widens the user experience gap between TiVo and your average cable or satellite DVR, and TiVo has two other features that set it apart. First, no doubt reacting to the Moxi competition, TiVo long ago reinstated its lifetime service option that was so popular in the product's early years. However, those who have opted for this plan through TiVo's major platform upgrades over the years have endured more lifetime sentences than many a felon.
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Switched On: Thumbs up, thumbs down at TiVo Premiere originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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iDongle hardware iPhone jailbreak tool makes hacker life a little simpler

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 11:02pm CET by Nilay Patel

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If you needed any more proof that Apple's lame cat-and-mouse game with the iPhone jailbreak community has only served to increase the scene's resourcefulness and creativity, look no further than the iDongle, a slick piece of hacker-made hardware that can jailbreak and activate an iPhone 3GS or iPod touch running OS 3.1.2 just by plugging it into the dock connector. What's more, it allows a jailbroken iPhone to be rebooted away from a computer, which is currently a problem for on-the-go hackers -- just stick this guy in your bag and you'll be good to go. There's only a dozen prototypes right now, but pre-orders are being accepted to raise funds for production -- we've got a feeling quite a few people are going to be interested. Video after the break.
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iDongle hardware iPhone jailbreak tool makes hacker life a little simpler originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Hoe maak je een Nikon D90 roze (video)

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 10:57pm CET

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Voor diegenen die de behoefte hebben om hun zwarte Nikon D90 spiegelreflexcamera roze te verven, is nu sinds kort een 'handleiding' te vinden op YouTu...
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Nieuwe harde schijven niet compatibel met Windows XP

Fetched: March 11th, 2010, 10:44pm CET

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Zelfs die-hard Windows XP-gebruikers zullen vanaf volgend jaar gedwongen worden te upgraden naar Vista of Windows 7, wanneer zij een nieuwe harde schijf kopen. Deze harde schijven zijn straks niet meer compatibel met het populaire doch verouderde besturingssysteem. Lees meer... (http://www.hetmag.nl/nieuws/productnieuws/2891-nieuwe-harde-schijven-niet-compatibel-met-windows-xp)
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HP rolls out 'Let's Do Amazing' ad campaign

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 10:31pm CET by Donald Melanson

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We'd already gotten word of HP's new $40 million "Let's Do Amazing" ad campaign earlier today, but the company has just now rolled out its first series of ads to give us some indication of how all that money is being spent. Somewhat curiously, for an ad campaign partly intended to reintroduce the HP brand to consumers, the ads stray pretty far beyond HP's consumer products (including a trip to a UPS sorting facility and the Venetian's IT department), but we do at least get to see Dr. Dre extol the benefits of HP Beats audio -- not to mention a little beatboxing from Rhys Darby of "Flight of the Conchords," who serves as the host of the ads. Head on past the break to check out the Dre ad and HP's introduction video, and hit up the link below for the rest of the series.
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HP rolls out 'Let's Do Amazing' ad campaign originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Cellphone inventor Marty Cooper uses a Droid.... and a Jitterbug

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 10:04pm CET by Donald Melanson

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Sure, you read reviews and take recommendations from friends before you buy a new cellphone, but have you ever stopped to consider what the inventor of the cellphone uses on a daily basis? C-SPAN has, and recently took the opportunity to ask the man himself, Marty Cooper, that very question during a wide-ranging interview. While Cooper said that he has used an iPhone previously, he recently passed it on to his grandson in favor of a Motorola Droid, which he says he chose because he wanted to get more experience with Android. But that's not all, Cooper also revealed that he carries a Jitterbug as well for when he just wants to make phone calls. Surprising for a pioneer of mobile technology? Not exactly, as Cooper actually co-founded Jitterbug with his wife, who he credits with inventing the phone. Head on past the break to watch the complete interview.
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Cellphone inventor Marty Cooper uses a Droid.... and a Jitterbug originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sony geeft screenshots Alpha-conceptcamera vrij (video)

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 9:41pm CET

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Sony heeft donderdag weer wat meer informatie losgelaten over zijn 'mysterieuze' compactcamera van 'spiegelreflex-kwaliteit', die vorige maand werd
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Darkworks SDK transforms 2D games into 3D games, no 3D TV required

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 9:33pm CET by Darren Murph

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Well, wouldn't you know it? 3D seems to be the topic of conversation here at GDC , and Paris-based Darkworks is making a splash by announcing the availability of its TriOviz for Games SDK. In short, this magical software concoction is a post-process effect that allows standard 2D games to be transformed into 3D masterpieces... and you don't even need to buy a 3D television. We were briefed on the tech here at the show, and we're told that the magic happens in the software and the glasses, and unlike existing 3D technologies, other users around the house will still be able to watch you play in 2D without all those blurred edges. In other words, existing titles (for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC; sorry Wii owners!) can have a 3D experience added in, and we're guessing that a select few AAA games will be seeing a DLC pack in the near future for those who care to re-play their favorites in the third dimension. We'll be doing our best to swing by and catch a demo later today, but for now, just know that your life will never be the same once these 3D-ified games start shipping in the Spring.
Darkworks SDK transforms 2D games into 3D games, no 3D TV required originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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JooJoo hits the FCC, reveals NVIDIA Ion, 3G card

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 9:07pm CET by Nilay Patel

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Well well. We'd always suspected that the JooJoo tablet was hiding something extra to run HD video and Flash, and it's just hit the FCC with full documentation and a teardown confirming that there's an NVIDIA Ion GPU paired with an Atom N270 packed inside. We're also seeing a 3G card in there, although it's unclear whether it'll be active or installed at launch -- we've been told the 3G version won't be ready until sometime later this year, but things have been changing fast, so that may be in flux as well. There's also a picture showing it running Windows, but we're assuming that's just for testing purposes -- we'd also bet it'd be an easy little hack. But back to Ion for a second: our experience with first-gen Ion netbooks has been one of decreased performance and drastically reduced battery life, so we're very curious to see how the JooJoo holds up compared to modern netbooks running Intel's Pine Trail chips and NVIDIA's Optimus-based Ion 2. We'll see -- it's supposed to ship in just a few weeks. Two more pics after the break.

P.S.- Oh, and Fusion Garage got back to us yesterday with a list of supported local video formats, and it's pretty decent: AVI, MPEG-4, MOV, WMV and WMA, FLV (Flash Video), VOB, OGG, OGM and OGV, MKV (Mastroska), DiVX and XViD. We'll see how the battery holds up, though -- our very own Joanna Stern predicts a best case of 3.5 hours with WiFi on and a video playback time of two hours.
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PlayStation Move: everything you ever wanted to know

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 8:31pm CET by Paul Miller

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Sony dropped a lot of knowledge on us yesterday, at long last replacing rampant speculation with some cold hard facts -- and even a name! -- for its new PlayStation motion controller. The PlayStation Move is being described as a "platform" and a "virtual console launch" by folks at Sony, and we think they mean it, so prepare for a motion-controlled ad war later this year, as Microsoft and Sony set themselves up for a real three-way fight with Nintendo for your physical living room activity of the gaming variety. While some of the high-level Wii-like functionalities might be obvious, follow us after the break as we walk through the nitty gritty of everything we know so far about Move. Gallery: PlayStation Move press photos
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DARPA looking to develop iPhone and Android apps, App Store

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 8:09pm CET by Joseph L. Flatley

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Sure, in the past we've got a hearty chuckle out of initiatives that involved Redfly terminals and Clippy variants, but the question remains: how can we get cutting-edge tech into the hands of soldiers faster? We've recently come across some RFIs for DARPA projects aimed at developing apps and an App Store for Android and the iPhone OS, with two in particular -- Mobile Apps for the Military (DARPA-SN-10-27), and Transformative Apps (DARPA-BAA-10-41) -- catching our eye. The agency is calling for apps for battlefield, humanitarian, and disaster recovery missions, including command and control, mission planning, surveillance, reconnaissance, and language translation. Of course, if you start taking commercial smartphones out to the field there's the small matter of network coverage -- if you thought that getting a reliable connection in midtown Manhattan was an issue, what about downtown Kabul? Looks like DARPA also has plans for a military that brings its own towers with them, light-weight mobile base stations that could create a "secure mobile tactical network ... compatible with commercial smartphones." What do you think? Looking to help your country out, make a bit of money, or maybe a little of both? Check the links below to start your lucrative career as a military contractor. And tell 'em Engadget sent you.

[Thanks, Sriram]
DARPA looking to develop iPhone and Android apps, App Store originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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HTC Incredible out in the wild once more, Verizon color scheme alive and well

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 7:41pm CET by Chris Ziegler

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Android Forums is alight today with fresh HTC Incredible chatter -- a phone every Android fan on Verizon is desperately waiting for -- and we've managed to glean a few more pictures and possible specs out of the mess. It looks like we can expect a half gig of RAM with about 320MB available (roughly the same as what you find on the Nexus One) and an 8 megapixel cam, but interestingly, the phone's Snapdragon core is apparently underclocked to 768MHz, almost certainly a battery-saving measure on HTC's part; fortunately, the Sense-powered Android 2.1 firmware is still said to be "blazing fast." It measures 117.5 x 58.5 x 11.9mm -- just a hair narrower, shorter, and thicker than its Nexus One doppelganger, small enough of a difference so that we think it'll be virtually indistinguishable in person. As shots go, we're seeing now that HTC has moved from the brightly-colored glossy shell to a soft-touch black one while keeping the strange contours; we think there's at least a chance that this is final ID, too, since the Verizon logo is silkscreened at the bottom. Inside, the entire thing (including the battery itself) is a shockingly loud shade of red, mirroring an odd design trend first seen on the HD mini. We definitely dig it. If the stats over on the forum hold up, the Incredible's on track for a launch in April or May, so it's still a few weeks off -- in the meanwhile, we encourage you to check out more of the new shots after the break.

[Thanks, Matt and EBBY]
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Novothink rolls out Solar Surge iPhone / iPod touch charging case

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 7:15pm CET by Donald Melanson

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It's not November '09 as originally promised, but Novothink has now announced that its Solar Surge charging cases for the iPhone and iPod touch are finally available. Those will run $79.95 for the iPhone 3G/3GS version and $69.95 for the iPod touch version (second gen only, it seems), which are each available only in black or white at the moment (additional colors are "coming soon), and should add between four and eight hours of talk time, or up to 20 hours of additional audio playback. That's, of course, when the charger is fully charged, but Novothink says you can still expect to get between 30 and 60 minutes of talk time after two hours of exposure to direct sunlight.
Novothink rolls out Solar Surge iPhone / iPod touch charging case originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Barnes & Noble promises B&N eReader app for iPad near launch

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 6:29pm CET by Donald Melanson

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Need a bit more evidence that the e-book download business is a whole lot different than the music download business? Then look no further than Barnes & Noble, which has just announced that it plans to make its B&N eReader app available for the Apple iPad "around the time" of the device's launch. Details are otherwise a bit light, but the app will be free, and is apparently "designed specifically" for the iPad, giving you access to all of the books, magazines and newspapers available in Barnes & Noble's eBookstore. Could a Kindle app be far behind?
Barnes & Noble promises B&N eReader app for iPad near launch originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Dolby issues Axon SDK to bring surround sound to online console / Mac gamers

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 6:00pm CET by Darren Murph

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Dolby's Axon surround sound technology isn't exactly new (it's already used on a number of PC titles), but to date, it has yet to make a stand in the online console and Mac gaming sectors. All that changes today at GDC, with the aural company introducing an Axon software development kit that will make it possible for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and OS X titles to integrate the technology. According to the company, this here solution provides improved audio chain processing (noise suppression and echo suppression), surround sound voice chat over stereo headsets, 5.1 playback and support for any stereo headset. We're told that the ports should be available for devs starting in April, though only time will tell how long it takes for your Xbox Live experience to go from haunting to all-encompassing.
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Dolby issues Axon SDK to bring surround sound to online console / Mac gamers originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sony's ultra-compact concept camera gets slightly less mysterious

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 5:42pm CET by Donald Melanson

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We didn't exactly get the best look at Sony's new ultra-compact concept camera at PMA last month, but the company is now thankfully starting to reveal a few more details about the "DSLR quality" camera. Still nothing in the way of specs or an actual working camera, of course, but Sony has provided a few screenshots of the camera's menu system that at least provide a few tidbits of information. Most notably, it seems that the camera will employ a touchscreen interface, with most of the main controls handled by a menu on the side of the screen, and it looks like the camera will have a RAW + JPEG shooting mode, which should no doubt please more serious photographers. Hit up the link below for a few more screenshots.

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B R I G H T - innovative lifestyle

Gamen zonder spelconsole

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 5:41pm CET by Thom Stokkel

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Games streamen met OnLive is vanaf juni al mogelijk in de VS. De eisen voor je internetverbinding vallen mee.

Sinds de aankondiging van OnLive vorig jaar hebben we niet zo veel meer gehoord van het bedrijf. Gisteren lieten ze echter op hun site weten dat de service in juni van start gaat tijdens de E3 Expo.

Met OnLive kun je via een apart kastje games streamen op je computer (ongeacht het besturingssysteem), televisie of zelfs je mobiele telefoon. Je hoeft dus geen gameconsole of pc meer aan te schaffen om je games te spelen. Er kunnen maximaal vier controllers of twee usb-controllers op het kastje worden aangesloten.

Een grote issue na de aankondiging van OnLive was de vereiste internetconnectie. OnLive laat weten dat je met 1.5 Mbps op SD-resolutie kan streamen en met 5 Mbps op HD. Bijzondere beperking: je mag hiervoor niet verder dan 1600 kilometer van een OnLive-datacenter verwijderd zijn, anders treedt er wel vertraging op.

Een abonnement op OnLive kost maandelijks 15 dollar. Je krijgt dan toegang tot de service, maar moet nog apart betalen voor games. Wanneer OnLive naar Nederland komt is nog niet bekend.
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OpenGL 4.0 arrives, brings more opportunities for general purpose GPU action

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 5:06pm CET by Vladislav Savov

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What's a Game Developers Conference without some sweet new tools for developers to sink their teeth into? Khronos Group, the association behind OpenGL, has today announced the fourth generation of its cross-platform API spec, which takes up the mantle of offering a viable competitor to Microsoft's DirectX 11. The latest release includes two new shader stages for offloading geometry tessellation from the CPU to the GPU, as well as tighter integration with OpenCL to allow the graphics card to take up yet more duties off the typically overworked processor -- both useful additions in light of NVIDIA's newfound love affair with tessellation and supposed leaning toward general purpose GPU design in the Fermi chips coming this month. Lest you don't care that much about desktop gaming, OpenGL ES (Embedded Systems, a mobile offshoot of OpenGL) is the graphics standard on "virtually every shipping smart phone," meaning that whatever ripples start on the desktop front will be landing as waves on your next superphone. If that holds true, we can look forward to more involvement from our graphics chips beyond their usual 3D duties and into spheres we tend to care about -- such as video acceleration. Now you care, don't ya?
OpenGL 4.0 arrives, brings more opportunities for general purpose GPU action originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Huawei announces SmaKit S7 Android tablet

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 4:39pm CET by Laura June

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When we first spied Huawei's SmaKit S7 Android tablet, we were at CeBit and it was... well, non-functioning. Now Huawei's officially announced the tablet now, and we have to say that it looks just like every other Android tablet being hoisted upon the world these days, but it's got some nice features that make it worth a second gander. The 7-incher boasts an 800 x 480 pixel resolution, 720p playback, 3G connectivity, plus a dock with HDMI out, two USB 2.0 ports, and two microSDHC slots. The tablet, which runs the 1.6 version of the OS, will supposedly be available this summer, though we don't yet have any information about where it will be available or how much it will cost. We'll let you know as soon as we do -- but in the meantime, there's a video demo after the break.
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T-Mobile webConnect Rocket available March 14, already blowing minds in Philly

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 4:14pm CET by Joseph L. Flatley

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It looks like T-Mobile's webConnect Rocket USB modem will be released right on schedule, even if you currently have to be in Philadelphia to enjoy those HSPA+ speeds (then again, if you're in Philadelphia you probably deserve a break). Accordingly, folks jumping on that March 14 release date can expect to pay $99 with a two-year contract that entitles you to monthly charges of $50 for 5GB or $20 for 200MB -- with a $0.20 / megabyte overage charge. Fun! Additionally, the kids at Mobile Burn got their hands on a unit for a review and were generally quite impressed with consistent download speeds ranging from 1780Kbps to 2797Kbps "on a couple of [DSLreports.com] East Coast servers." Hell, after moving to a location with "prime, perfect signal (-51dbm)" things picked up considerably, with, on average, 6480Kbps downloads and 2160Kbps uploads. Not bad, eh? Hit the source link to get into the nitty gritty. PR after the break.
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$92 MD500 Android tablet from Hott actually looks pretty cool

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 3:52pm CET by Tim Stevens

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At this point we really need another tablet like we need another hole in the head, but when this one could cost around $100 and still look quite good, well, it's worth talking about. It's the Hott MD500, an Android device with a 4.8-inch, 800 x 480 screen and plenty of OS customizations to make it rather more media-friendly, including the ability to "play every codec" according to the guy doing the demonstration. We'll believe that when we see it, but it is shown playing a 720p clip from the cinematic masterpiece Tokyo Drift without too much trouble. The somewhat iPhone-esque design looks very nice and is much smaller than a comparable Archos 5. The price is $92 to distributors without any flash memory and, since you can get a 4GB microSD card for a few bucks these days (even a legit one), we wouldn't be surprised if these sell for for $115 or $120. Whether they'll ever hit retail in the US is, of course, another question. Video demonstration is embedded below if you want to hear the hype, just try not to lose your breakfast every time this is enthusiastically called an iPad killer.
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Design uit heden en verleden in nieuw museum

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 3:51pm CET by Annemiek van Grondel

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Lab INNL gaat op eigen initiatief werk aanleveren voor de mogelijke inrichting van het Nationaal Historisch Museum.

Scholten & Baijings gaat wellicht geschiedenis schrijven met een opmerkelijk initiatief. Het ontwerpduo, bestaande uit Stefan Scholten en Carole Baijings, benaderde het Nationaal Historisch Museum met een plan voor inrichting van het museum, dat nog niet in fysieke vorm bestaat.

Lang geharrewar welke stad het rijksmuseum voor nationale geschiedenis zou 'krijgen' ging eraan vooraf. Arnhem ging uiteindelijk met de eer strijken. Gesteggel over de locatie binnen die stad, parkeerissues en de samenstelling van de organisatie volgde. Nu, drie jaar later, is de eerste activiteit in zicht, een publieksparticiperende ansichtkaartententoonstelling Nieuwe Groeten uit..., vanaf eind mei gratis te bezoeken op diverse locaties in Arnhem.

Maar het museum bestaat nu nog enkel virtueel. De bouwplannen zullen naar alle waarschijnlijkheid (bij het Rijk weet je het maar nooit) in juni bekend worden gemaakt, en vervolgens wordt een architect gekozen. In ieder geval krijgt het gebouw een plek naast het Openluchtmuseum.

Dus nu is Lab INNL in het leven geroepen, een platform voor het testen van ideeën voor de inrichting van het museum dat zich richt op erfgoed, geschiedenis, onderwijs, wetenschap, media en kunst van Nederland. Scholten & Baijings wijzen pasafgestudeerde en gevestigde ontwerpers, architecten, kunstenaars en fotografen aan om een bijdrage te leveren. Dat kan meubilair zijn, maar ook verlichting, stoffering, decoratie en beplanting. Elk van de zes werelden (onder meer Oorlog en Vrede, Lichaam en Geest) binnen het Nationaal Historisch Museum krijgt straks zijn eigen inrichting. 'Het is een open initiatief', benadrukt Stefan Scholten. 'Een onderzoek naar hoe de inrichting zou kunnen worden. Wat is functioneel design en wat voor rol kan dat spelen in het museum?'

De verschillende ontwerpen en maquettes zullen afwisselend in een doorlopende proefopstelling worden getoond. Ze zijn een jaar lang te zien (tot maart 2011) in de etalage van het atelier Scholten & Baijings aan de Westerdoksdijk 597 in Amsterdam. Scholten: 'Bijzonder dat je "collega's" opeens bij je binnen staan.'

Het is de bedoeling dat zowel hedendaags design als beroemde ontwerpen uit het verleden te zien zullen zijn in interessante opstellingen. Zo zijn nu al een kast van de pasafgestudeerde Lex Pott en een kroonluchter van Bertjan Pot te bewonderen naast de Zigzagstoel van Gerrit Rietveld uit 1932. En enkele ontwerpen van Scholten & Baijings zelf.

Het Nationaal Museum heeft geen eigen collectie, dus het initiatief van het ontwerpduo werd door de directie met open armen ontvangen. 'Wij vinden dat jonge en gevestigde ontwerpers de kans moeten krijgen hun werk bij ons te tonen. En bovendien willen we een start maken met de ontwikkeling van een gebruikscollectie', vertelt museumdirecteur Erik Schilp. 'Wat is er beter dan dat samen te laten vloeien met Nederlands design voor de inrichting? Normaal staat kunst of design in een vitrine, of gaat na de tentoonstelling het depot in. Bij ons blijft het staan en kun je het meubilair aanraken, erop zitten, of, indien mogelijk, aanschaffen in de museumshop. Het Nationaal Historisch Museum wil de nationale geschiedenis tonen. Laat dat dan ook vanuit de Nederlandse traditie ontwikkeld zijn.'

En grijpgrage vingers aan de doordacht geconcipieerde gordijnen of zitplekken op de zetels? Voortijdig craquelé in een stoel van Hella Jongerius? Schilp is allerminst bang voor beschadiging van de inrichting. 'Design is geen handschoentjeswerk, maar bedoeld voor gebruik. Dat kan best een vlek of kreukje verdragen.'
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Opera Mini 5 on Android mini review

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 3:25pm CET by Tim Stevens

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digg_url = 'http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/opera-mini-5-on-android-mini-review/'; Opera's Mini 5 beta finally hit Android in the wee hours of this morning and, while writing about what it looks like is nice, we thought a little walk-through to demonstrate the impressive speed of the thing was worthwhile. So we have a short video for you below, with a comparison against the stock Android browser, plus some impressions of just how it is to use. So, click on through, won't you?
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Sony Move gaat Wii achterna

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Op de Game Developer Conference in San Fransisco heeft Sony PlayStation Move onthuld, een systeem dat je in staat stelt te gamen door te bewegen, eigenlijk precies als bij de Wii. Voor Move heb je een speciale controller (of twee) nodig en de PlayStation Eye camera, die de bewegingen
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LG Infinia biedt meer dan tv

Fetched: March 11th, 2010, 3:14pm CET

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LG heeft een nieuwe serie televisies gelanceerd onder de naam Infinia. Eerste twee modellen zijn de LE8500 - een lcd-tv met led backlight - en de PK950: een heuse plasmatelevisie. De Infinia-tv’s worden gekenmerkt door hun brede inzetbaarheid: dankzij NetCast Entertainment Access kunnen gebruikers erop Skypen en YouTube-filmpjes kijken;
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Hyves op Xperia X10

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Sony Ericsson heeft Hyves aan haar applicatie Timescape voor de Xperia X10 (http://www.connexie.nl/actueel/2987/hyves_nu_ook_op_xperia_x10.html) is toegevoegd. Met dit programma kun je verschillende sociale netwerken beheren. Tot nu toe werden alleen Facbeook en Twitter ondersteund. Eerder bracht Sony Ericsson al wel verschillende toestellen met Hyves-apps uit, zoals de C903 en
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Europees debuut voor buizenversterker

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Meldody Valve Hifi, producent van hoogwaardige buizenversterkers, heeft Robytone (http://www.hifi.nl/nieuws/41604/Nieuwe_Melody_AN211_buizenversterker.html) als distributeur voor van Europa aangewezen. De overeenkomst geldt voor zes jaar. Ter gelegenheid hiervan wordt de nieuwe buizenversterker de AN211 gelanceerd. Het nieuwe model heeft een gedegen aluminium behuizing met chique houten zijpanelen.
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Blu-ray Home Theater van LG

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LG Electronics ontvangt vandaag het journaille in Amstelveen, maar de persberichten rolden gisteren al van de pers. Onder meer kregen we een bericht over het INFINIA HB965TZ Home Theater System. De Blu-ray-speler van deze set biedt met WiFi en DLNA draadloos toegang tot digitale bestanden op het internet en de
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TiVo returning to the UK thanks to partnership with Virgin Media

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 3:01pm CET by Vladislav Savov

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It looks like TiVo's freshly minted Premiere hardware will soon be setting sail eastwards as The Daily Telegraph is reporting Virgin Media's next generation set-top box will be built around it. Loyal readers of Engadget HD will already be aware that TiVo and Virgin hooked up last November and this latest news relates to the first hardware to be spawned from that relationship. According to TiVo CEO Tom Rogers, the Premiere will "heavily inspire the development work" going into Virgin's next TV appendage, which may or may not mean that the cable company will simply rebadge the well-received new boxes. What's assured though is much greater integration with online content, with search linking you out to Amazon, BBC's iPlayer, YouTube or good old standard broadcast channels. The whole thing's about unlimited choice, apparently, and should be showing up on the Queen's isles by the end of this year. We can wait, but we'd rather we didn't have to.
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Stihl's autumn calendar automatically rips through to tomorrow

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 2:33pm CET by Sean Hollister

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Unless they're incredibly quiet or potentially explosive, you won't find us waxing poetic (or even prosaic) about leaf blowers. But if a company that produced leaf blowers made a motorized calendar that tore off its own pages? We'd tell you about that in a heartbeat -- even if the wonderfully wasteful contraption turned out to be a viral ad by agency Euro RSCG rather than an actual household organizer, and even if its pages aren't nearly as saucy as Stihl's usual NSFW fare. Believe it or not, there's no blade inside that brushed aluminum shell; the process works by ripping out the bookbinding thread along the calendar's spine using a motorized reel. Join us in celebrating the wonder of pressed dead wood floating to earth all by its lonesome with a short video after the break.
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NES harmonicas hit eBay, three lucky gamers cheer

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 2:12pm CET by Sean Hollister

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Remember the HarmoNESica? A brief refresher, then: it's what happens when you've got a copy of Super Tecmo Bowl, a Pocket Pal harmonica, and the desire to create a unique musical instrument. But if you don't have any of the aforementioned ingredients and just want the end result, eBay's got you covered as usual -- three HarmoNESicas have been gathering bids at the online auction house this week. Whether your pleasure be Dick Tracy, Super Mario Bros. 3 or The Legend of Zelda, there's a harmonica to match; and if (for some reason) you want to actually play one of the games, you'll find the ROM guts tastefully included. But before you make your bid, remember: there's more than one way to skin an NES cartridge.
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Nikon D90 torn down, rebuilt in pink (video)

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 1:49pm CET by Vladislav Savov

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Words... what good are words when you're trying to describe the horrific visage of a growling, rugged, heavyweight camera coated in the frilly tutu of the color spectrum, magenta? We shan't try to describe the peculiar mix of revolt, disgust and subtle desire that this whole thing incites in us, and will just point you after the break for the video. There's plenty of good clean fun to be had while exploring the dismantled D90 (though there's one instance of foul language when the modder gets an electric shock, understandable) and if you're of a nervous disposition you can always skip the shockingly pink finale.
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Een harde schijf op pootjes

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 1:46pm CET by Ingeborg van Lieshout

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Eigenschappen van mens en dier komen soms prima van pas in technologie. Bijvoorbeeld een harde schijf die opstaat bij nattigheid.

Zoals de expo Multiplex Transnatural en de website NextNature laten zien, kan de technologische wereld nog wat leren van de natuur. Soms zelfs erg letterlijk. Wat dacht je van een radio die ieder half jaar een flinke nies laat horen om het stof uit zijn binnenste te blazen. De Gesundheit radio werd in 1972 gebouwd door de Attenborough Design Group. Hij is grappig en aandoenlijk. Maar het probleem is nog steeds actueel. Stof is slecht voor microprocessors. Ook een televisie bijvoorbeeld overlijdt in de meeste gevallen door kortsluiting door intern opgehoopt stof, zegt mijn buurtelektrowinkelier.

Afgelopen maand liet Royal College of Art student James Chambers de radio opnieuw horen in zijn zoektocht om dierlijke afweersystemen in te zetten ten gunste van technologische producten. Hij maakte de hard disk Drive Legs die op zijn pootjes gaat staan als er vloeistof in de buurt komt. Goed idee. Maar dan wil ik ook wel een toetsenbord waar een olifantenslurf uitkomt om zich schoon te douchen. Een fiets die wegrijdt als er een dief in de buurt komt. Een telefoon die vanzelf bijtankt als hij bijna leeg is. Anders nog iets?

Gesundheit Radio from James Chambers on Vimeo.

Drive Legs from James Chambers on Vimeo.

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ASUS Cine5 is 'world's most compact' five-channel speaker, doesn't forget the blue LEDs

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 1:21pm CET by Vladislav Savov

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Seriously, who told manufacturers that we're in love with garish LED status lights?ASUS has strapped a glowing orb of unnecessariness around the volume knob of the Cine5 -- an otherwise perfectly acceptable and appreciably diminutive PC soundbar. With an array of speaker drivers integrated into that curvy body, ASUS claims the Cine5 produces realistic multidirectional surround sound, but does admit it's mostly intended for smaller spaces such as study rooms. The announcement also includes a nod to FPS gamers, with claims that the improved positional audio on offer will benefit both gameplay immersion and accuracy when identifying a sound source, though we reckon the biggest boon will still be the elimination of the extra cables and speakers one usually needs to get one's surround sound on. Price and availability have not yet been made public, but knowing ASUS both should be in the reasonable range of the market.
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Toshiba komt met multimedia-tablet

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 1:11pm CET

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Na Apple, Dell en HP heeft ook elektronicagigant Toshiba aangekondigd een multimedia-tablet op de markt te brengen; het apparaat is gepland voor eind 2010 of begin 2011.
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Wii'en op je PS3

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 1:06pm CET by Thom Stokkel

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Move is Sony's nieuwe motion controller. Meer dan een veredelde Wii-mote lijkt het niet te worden.

Afgelopen nacht heeft Sony tijdens de GDC definitief antwoord gegeven op Microsofts Project Natal en de Nintendo Wii. Sony introduceert met PlayStation Move zijn eerste bewegingscontroller.

Move is een geavanceerder systeem dan de Wii. De bewegingssensoren zijn een stuk gevoeliger en pikken ook kleine bewegingen op. Move werkt daarnaast in combinatie met de PlayStation Eye-camera waardoor ook 3D-bewegingen geregistreerd worden.

Net als bij de Wii kan de motion controller worden aangesloten op een extra controller. Deze sub-controller heeft onder andere een analoge stick om je spelpersonage makkelijker te besturen. De apparaten zijn via Bluetooth met elkaar verbonden zodat je meer bewegingsvrijheid hebt dan bij de Wii.

Het succes van Move valt of staat bij het aanbod van games. Tot nu toe hebben 36 uitgevers - waaronder Electronic Arts en Ubisoft - games toegezegd, maar het aanbod is nog niet erg overtuigend. Een klein aantal spellen is al aangekondigd waaronder een aantal partygames en simpele shooters. Vooralsnog weinig verschil met het Wii-aanbod dus. Interessantere titels waar Move op werkt zijn SOCOM 4 en LittleBigPlanet.

Move verschijnt deze herfst en je hebt de keuze uit verschillende pakketten. Het starterspakket bevat de motion- en sub-controller en een PlayStation Eye en zal naar verluidt 75 euro kosten. Als je al een Eye hebt kun je de controllers er apart bij kopen.

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Sony introduceert motion-controller Move voor PS3 (video)

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:58pm CET

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Sony heeft op de GDC 2010 de PlayStation Move geïntroduceerd, een nieuwe motion-controller die sterk doet denken aan de 'Wiimote' van de Nintendo...
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HP ropes in Dr. Dre for 'Lets Do Amazing' personality makeover

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:51pm CET by Thomas Ricker

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When you think about HP, do you think about printers or maybe IT outsourcing? How about HP smartphones, ever think of them? You do know that HP still sells iPAQs right? That's ok, we have to remind ourselves too, occasionally, and therein lies the problem: most consumers don't have any idea what HP's 300,000 employees are up to... or even care. (Ever encounter a rabid HP fanboy before?) While the enthusiast community is certainly anticipating the release of HP's Slate or next Voodoo device, you'd be hard pressed to find any "normal people" who have even heard of them. So what's HP to do?

Starting this weekend, HP will be blitzing the airwaves with its first advertising campaign in more than five years. The $40 million, eight-week "Lets Do Amazing" campaign features a number of celebs like "zany" comedian Rhys Darby and photographer Annie Leibovitz in pitches meant to give the very serious company a lighthearted makeover while explaining what it does. Hell, even HP fave Dr. Dre was convinced to shill, though knowing HP they'll probably use his given name of Andre Romelle Young.
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Sony Ericsson Vivaz leverbaar

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:46pm CET

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De Sony Ericsson Vivaz, een high-end 8 megapixel cameratelefoon met de mogelijkheid om video in HD op te nemen, is vanaf heden via verschillende webshops leverbaar in Nederland.
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Toshiba will have its own family of slates by this time next year

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:22pm CET by Vladislav Savov

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Before the iPad and before the Slate, the most exciting touchy tablety thing in our lives was Toshiba's JournE multimedia tablet. Now that the Japanese compu-maker has seen what the competition has on offer, it's proudly proclaimed itself back in the running with an entire family of slate devices it's planning to introduce near the end of 2010 or in early 2011. "It has proved to be a mistake to underestimate these new categories" is the word from Toshiba's Jeff Barney, which indicates that not even he sees that much potential in the form factor, but his company is pushing ahead with its plans for fear of being left behind. Also quoted in the Fortune piece is ASUS' inimitable Jonney Shih, who makes sure to remind us that without multitasking, Flash support, or a webcam for videoconferencing, the iPad leaves plenty of room for devices richer in features to grab market share. All we know for certain is that the major players are falling in line to make 2010 truly the year of tablet -- whether or not consumers will place their stamp of approval on this vendor-driven craze, though, remains to be seen.
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The internet earns a nomination for 2010 Nobel Prize

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 11:54am CET by Vladislav Savov

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digg_url = 'http://digg.com/world_news/The_internet_earns_a_nomination_for_2010_Nobel_Prize'; Isn't Italy a place of contrast? After the country's judiciary slammed Google for failing to keep a tight enough leash on user-uploaded content, we're now hearing that its local version of Wired magazine is putting forward the internet as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of its contributions to "helping advance dialogue, debate and consensus." Right then. Just in case you think this is all a bit silly -- and you should -- we're also hearing Nicholas Negroponte and 2003 Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi are both in support of the idea, which has been described as "a Nobel for each and every one of us" by Internet for Peace, an organization set up specifically to promote the web's candidacy. That's a pretty succinct way of putting it, but it also shows what's wrong with the idea: nothing devalues a prize's worth and meaning quite like handing it out to everyone. Just imagine icanhascheezburger.com slapping a legitimate Nobel laureate badge up on its homepage and you'll know what we mean.
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Born to create drama

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 11:52am CET by Annemiek van Grondel

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Voor de Young Director Award die bij Cannes Lions 2010 wordt uitgereikt, maakte L-A-D-A uit Nederland een opvallend promotiefilmpje.

De Oscar-uitreiking mag dan net achter de rug zijn, de voorbereidingen voor de 'Oscars van de reclame', de Cannes Lions, zijn alweer in volle gang. In juni worden in de mondaine Zuid-Franse badplaats aan het beste, wereldwijd gemaakte reclamewerk de zogenaamde Leeuwen toegekend.

Ook voor commercialregisseurs in spe is er traditiegetrouw een prijs te vergeven: de Young Director Award, georganiseerd door Commercial Film Producers of Europe (CFP-E) en magazine Shots. De Nederlandse commercialfilmproducenten, ook lid van de CFP, zijn verenigd in de Vereniging Commercial Producenten (VCP). In opdracht van deze vereniging ontwikkelde productiemaatschappij L-A-D-A het promofilmpje voor de Young Director Award. Om jonge filmmakers aan te sporen hun filmische wonders in te sturen, en wel vóór de sluitingsdatum van 15 april.

De pay-off luidt sinds vorig jaar: Born to create drama (zie hier de commercial van 2009 ). En, om opnieuw in Oscar-termen te spreken, in het door regisseur Rogier Hesp gemaakte, Engelstalige filmpje van dit jaar schittert een ware drama queen. Een moeder rijdt auto – haar dochtertje zoet op de achterbank – en wordt bij een snelheidscontrole aangehouden. Waarop het verhaal een bizarre wending neemt.

'Het filmpje is very low budget gedraaid', vertelt Karen Bruinsma, producer van het in Amsterdam gevestigde L-A-D-A. 'De hele crew en de acteurs werkten op vrijwillige basis mee. Om het Engels te doen lijken is in de postproductie gebruikgemaakt van spiegeling van het beeld, zodat het stuur aan de rechterkant zit. Maar de locatie is naast de deur: IJmuiden.'

En hoewel voor de geloofwaardigheid grotendeels is gecast op Engelssprekende acteurs – moeder komt uit Nieuw-Zeeland, agent uit Groot-Brittanië – steelt het Nederlandstalige dochtertje de show. De leader is een klein juweel waarvoor L-A-D-A wat mij betreft de prijs voor de 'best budget production in 50 seconds' in ontvangst mag nemen. Oordeel zelf.

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Dell Streak: 5-inch Android-tablet

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 11:44am CET

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De Dell Streak (voorheen Mini 5i) bestaat al enige tijd als prototype, maar nu is er dan eindelijk de eerste officiele informatie over verschenen in een uitgelekte productfolder.
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Veiling mobiel internet op 20 april

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 11:29am CET

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De internetveiling van de zogeheten 2,6 Ghz-frequenties, waarmee mobiel internet mogelijk wordt met de snelheid van breedbandverbindingen, vindt 20 april plaats.
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AT&T completes 100-Gigabit Ethernet field trial using new Cisco gear, proves it does care

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 11:28am CET by Darren Murph

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Remember those network investments that AT&T was talking up just days before Time Warner slipped over an offer for help? Looks as if the firm wasn't kidding around, but there's still nothing here that should get you excited about more available bandwidth in the coming days. Utilizing that fancy new Cisco router, the carrier recently completed a live network environmental trial of 100-Gigabit backbone network technology (far more hasty than that 40-Gigabit stuff that's around today), but we're told that the tech isn't expected to be ready for "commercial deployment" until the "next few years." 'Course, we suspect we should be struck by the notion that the internet may actually have the proper infrastructure to keep on keepin' on once Hulu really does take over the world, but for now, we'll just have to extract a bit more joy from those vague "little things" in life.
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Campagne over kosten mobiel bellen

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 11:16am CET

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Deze week is de campagne 'Zonder cash ben je nergens' van start gegaan die jongeren slimmer met geld moet leren omgaan; het eerste thema is 'mobiel bellen'.
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HTC Touch Pro 2 gets a new lease of Android life, loves it (video)

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 10:56am CET by Vladislav Savov

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Android for Windows phones -- simple concept, simple enough installation, but awesome results. The good people behind the XDAndroid project have been working hard to allow you to get your Google juices flowing nice and freely on your WinMo device and the latest build looks to have all but completed the task. Demonstrated on a Touch Pro2 -- a phone that recently got itself Ubuntu-ized -- the Android installation experiences no difficulty in making calls, sending SMS or email missives, or browsing the web. There are still limitations, mind you, with GPS, Bluetooth and "other key functions" not yet available, but for the most part you're looking at the full Android experience on devices that weren't initially meant for it. Check it out on video after the break or hit the source link for detailed instructions on how to load this up on your own phone.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Update: Seems the Touch Pro2's keyboardless cousin has no intention of getting left out of the party -- m8cool has a little exposé on HTC's Touch Diamond2 dual-booting WinMo with Android. Thanks, stagueve!
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Beeldscherm van glas, zonder frame

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 10:36am CET by Tonie van Ringelestijn

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De eerste ultradunne glazen laptops zonder schermrand en toetsenbord zijn aangekondigd.

Acer komt na de zomer met een ultraplatte laptop met een scherm zonder randen. Het gebruikt hiervoor een stevig glassubstraat van producent Corning. Dit type glas zit al in enkele mobieltjes.

Acer wil ook het toetsenbord vervangen door een touchscreen met virtuele toetsen. Dat zijn ze trouwens bij het One Laptop Per Child Project ook van plan in versie 3. Acers concurrent MSI toonde op de CES-beurs in januari ook al een dualscreen laptop met een touchscreen als toetsenbord, maar daar zat nog een dikke rand om het scherm.
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Honderd keer meer energie dan een lithium-ion batterij

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 10:27am CET by David Lemereis

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MIT wetenschappers ontdekten een onbekend natuurkundig verschijnsel waarmee op een nieuwe manier stroom kan worden opgewekt.

De wetenschappers van het MIT gebruikten minuscule nanobuisjes van koolstof die gecoat waren met een reactieve brandstof. Deze lieten ze aan een kant van de buis ontbranden met een laser. De brandstof ontbrandde als een golf langs de hele lengte van het buisje. De warmte die de ontbranding genereert, gaat het nanobuisje in en verplaatst zich duizenden malen sneller dan de warmte in de brandstof zelf. Die warmte voedt zichzelf weer terug naar de brandstof waardoor er een thermische golf ontstaat met een temperatuur van 3000 Kelvin. Deze 'hitte ring' verplaatst zich 10 duizend maal sneller langs het buisje dan de chemische reactie van de ontbranding zelf. De thermische golf blijkt ook elektronen in het buisje te verplaatsen waardoor er een substantiële elektrische stroom ontstaat.

Dit verschijnsel was tot nu toe onbekend en opent mogelijkheden voor nieuw energieonderzoek. In verhouding met hun gewicht produceren de nanobuisjes op deze manier honderd keer meer energie dan een lithium-ion batterij. De vinding is zo nieuw dat de wetenschappers nog niet kunnen speculeren over mogelijke praktische toepassingen. Eén van de wetenschappers opperde milieusensoren die via de nanobuisjes van stroom worden voorzien en zo klein zijn dat ze als 'stof' in de lucht verspreid kunnen worden.
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PRS Guitarbud jacks your axe, ego into iPhone / iPod touch

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 10:19am CET by Darren Murph

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Whatever happened to that dreamy Line 6 / Apple tie-up? Who knows, right? While those two sort out their future behind the scenes, Paul Reed Smith Guitars is stepping up to take advantage of an obvious market opportunity. The newly announced Guitarbud is a simplistic accessory that allows axe slingers to jack their guitar into an iPhone or second-generation iPod touch, all while providing a headphone output in order to keep the noise making to yourself. We're told that the device works with pretty much any recording-supported app (even Apple's own Voice Memos), though PRS obviously recommends that you check out its JamApp guitar amp simulator / tuner / training tool. Best of all, it's available today for £29.95 (or $29.95 here in the States), putting you just a few yard mowings away from securing your own personal aural sanctuary. Too bad the reviews from early adopters aren't so promising...
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Verizon promises first 4G handset for next summer, foretells end of unlimited data plans

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 9:45am CET by Vladislav Savov

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Alright, you ultrafast mobile broadband zealots, whip out your calendars and draw a big red tick around the middle of 2011. Verizon's CTO Anthony Melone has identified next summer as the carrier's release window for its first LTE handset, which should be preceded by the 4G service being rolled out by the end of this year. If you're wondering what you'll be using on that "faster than 3G" network while waiting for the vanguard handset, we saw plenty of LTE-equipped gear at CES and let's not forget about that 1080p-decodin' NVIDIA tablet that was teased during the show. The one bit of bogus news from Melone was the statement that contracts with "as much data as you can consume is the big issue that has to change." Verizon seems resolutely set on introducing some type of tiered or metered price plans, which is unfortunately the same path AT&T is headed down. The message from the networks is therefore clear: with great (downloading) power comes great (bill-paying) responsibility.
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Nokia Symbian^3 UI demonstrated in detail, seeks multitouch devices (video)

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 9:05am CET by Thomas Ricker

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Nokia VP, David Rivas, was in San Francisco yesterday touting Symbian^3 improvements. While we've heard and seen plenty about Symbian Three's enhanced user experience already, it's still worthy of another look considering Symbian's dominant marketshare. Besides, David provides a very detailed look as he walks us though elements like the customizable (and more finger friendly) homescreens meant to provide quick access to call features and at-a-glance data. Rivas also reiterates speed improvement claims over existing S60 5th devices (about a 3x improvement in graphics performance) that should "very very pleasantly surprise" users. Naturally, a faster UI coupled with a Symbian device running on something better than ARM 11 will also help here -- Nokia's only Cortex A8 device is the N900 running Maemo, not Symbian. David takes a veiled shot at Microsoft's new WP7 platform when discussing Symbian's true multitaking capabilities without any "tricks" -- apps are actually running in the background, not just freezing their state until you return. Multitouch screen control on capacitive and resistive (really?) touchscreen displays with Cover Flow-like album art navigation? Yup, it's all in there, as are hundreds of usability improvements (and fewer nags!) that should bring Symbian^3 up to the level of what everyone expects from a modern smartphone, according to Rivas. In other words, we'll have to wait for S^4 on early 2011 devices to see any real innovation. While the live demo was run on a laptop, we suspect it won't be long until Nokia starts showing off its live OS on a production handset. Until then, check the video after the break -- it's all we've got.

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iBed zorgt dat jij ligt, maar je beeldscherm niet

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 8:58am CET by Maarten Reijnders

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Liggend in bed je e-mail op je iPhone lezen is een crime. Maar een nieuwe app biedt uitkomst.

De wekker gaat! En wat is een betere manier om wakker te worden dan even je mail checken met het apparaat dat je zojuist heeft gewekt, de iPhone? Zoals elke iPhone-bezitter weet, kleeft er één nadeel aan deze praktijk. Het scherm van de iPhone kantelt mee en dat maakt het lastig om je mail liggend te lezen.

Gelukkig is de redding nabij: iBed-app zorgt ervoor dat het mailscherm niet meekantelt en je de mail gewoon kan lezen. Volgens iPhoneClub zitten er wel een paar beperkingen aan deze 0,79 euro kostende applicatie. Zo ondersteunt iBed slechts een beperkt aantal toepassingen (Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, AOL Mail, Facebook, Twitter, Google en Yahoo). 'En omdat het een webviewer is heb je altijd een internetverbinding nodig.'

Het wordt tijd dat Apple ons de mogelijkheid geeft om het kantelen van het scherm naar believen tegen te houden. Of zouden ze in Cupertino hun iPhone nooit in bed gebruiken?
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Belgeschiedenis leidt tot steekpartij

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 8:31am CET

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Een 27-jarige vrouw uit New Mexico heeft haar 29-jarige ex-man neergestoken nadat zij de belgeschiedenis op zijn mobieltje had bekeken en daar ongewenste informatie aantrof.
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PrimeSense talks full-body motion control at GDC, gives us a video demonstration

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 8:02am CET by Darren Murph

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PrimeSense was formed in 2005, and unless you're a sickly obsessed silicon junkie, you've probably never heard of them. All that changes today. We sat down with the company at GDC to learn more about the chip that it produces, and we left with an imagination sore from being stretched so severely. Put simply, the company manufacturers a microchip that, when paired with off-the-shelf optics, can create a 3D grid that a computer can understand. The purpose here, as you can likely glean, is to enable PlayStation Eye-like interactions, or as the company suggests, a "more natural" way to interface with devices you use every day. Rather than grabbing the remote to switch channels or snapping up that HTPC keyboard in order to flip through your stored DVD library, PrimeSense would rather you kick back on the sofa and gently flick your hands in order to turn to this week's Gossip Girl or sort through those classic horror flicks.
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It's important to remember that PrimeSense isn't in the business of creating hardware, but today we were shown a reference design that looks an awful lot like an enlarged webcam. The device is completely USB powered, and while the unit shown in the images and video here was obviously a standalone device, we were told that it would be possible to integrate the solution into displays and the like in the future. They also mentioned that the depth location -- which enables it to map out a room and detect your entire body -- was done on-chip, with only the associated middleware taxing the CPU. Still, they've had success running this on Atom-level processors, so there's certainly no big horsepower hang-up preventing it from hitting up a variety of markets.

More after the break...

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Blu-ray Home Theater

Fetched: March 11th, 2010, 7:46am CET

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LG Electronics ontvangt vandaag het journaille in Amstelveen, maar de persberichten rolden gisteren al van de pers. Onder meer kregen we een bericht over het INFINIA HB965TZ Home Theater System. De Blu-ray-speler met WiFi- en DLNA-multimediatechnologie biedt bij dit systeem draadloos toegang tot digitale bestanden op het internet en
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Sony sluit deal met alle grote filmstudio's

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Sony heeft een aangename verrassing in petto voor bezitters van een PlayStation 3. Het bedrijf heeft namelijk een deal gesloten met de zes grote filmstudio's (20th Century Fox, Walt Disney, Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros en Sony Entertainment) voor de distributie van HD-films. Sony wil bezitters van een PlayStation 3 de
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Want more on the PlayStation Move? Head over to Joystiq!

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 7:01am CET by Nilay Patel

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Sony's calling the PlayStation Move the "next generation" of motion gaming and planning to market it as heavily as an entirely new console, so it's sort of a big deal -- and that means our main dudes at Joystiq are all over it. We've already covered the main details, but hit the links below if you're looking for some seriously deep dives.
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Intel's Core i7-980X Extreme Edition 'Gulftown' review roundup

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 6:06am CET by Darren Murph

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Six cores. Twelve threads. A new flagship processor in Intel's stable. Here at GDC in San Francisco, the world's most widely recognized chip maker is dishing out its latest desktop CPU, and to say it's a niche device would be greatly understating things. We spoke to a number of Intel bigwigs at tonight's media event, and everyone confessed that the Core i7-980X Extreme Edition was a low quantity, high performance device aimed specifically at gamers and content editors that simply refuse to live anywhere other than on the cutting edge. Intel's planning on selling these in retail, standalone form for $999 (MSRP), while they'll soon be available in a variety of gaming rigs from the likes of Dell, Alienware and whoever else wishes to keep with the times. As for Apple? The company stated that Steve and Company "sort of call their own shots," and that we'd have to dig at Apple if we really wanted to know what their refreshed Mac Pro would hold. We chuckled, nodded in understanding, and then learned that this here slab of silicon is a bit ahead of the software out there, with Intel noting that only games optimized for 12-thread use and benchmarking utilities that did likewise would really demonstrate the performance boost. 'Course, anyone who spends a great deal of time multitasking will appreciate the extra headroom, and power users can always find ways to make use of more horsepower. Oh, and for what it's worth, the company stated that this will be its lead desktop chip for some time to come, and if you're looking for a mobile version in the near future, you can keep dreaming.

As for the critics? Just about everyone with a benchmarking license managed to get one of these in-house, and everyone seems to feel (mostly) the same way. There's no denying that this is Intel's speediest consumer chip ever, but you won't find 50 percent boosts just anywhere. Yet. When the software catches up, though, there's no doubt that this chip will make even the other Core i7s look downright sluggish. 50 percent more cores and 50 percent more threads than the prior kings of the line leads to fantastic gains when serious number crunching is involved (audio and video editors, we're staring at you), with some tests showing upticks in the 30 to 50 percent range. As a bonus, the power consumption here is also extremely reasonable, with the shift to 32nm enabling it to even use less power in some circumstances when compared to the Core i7-975 Extreme Edition. Dig into the glut of reviews below if you've got a cool grand with "chip upgrade" written on it -- you'll be glad you did.

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PlayStation Move first hands-on (update: video!)

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 5:58am CET by Paul Miller

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At last, we've felt Sony's long awaited motion controller, now at last officially known as "PlayStation Move," in our unworthy, sweaty hands. We have a bunch of videos on the way, but for now you can revel in our first close-ups of the controllers in the gallery below. Here are some of our initial thoughts:
- The controllers are light. Much more akin to the DualShock3 than the Wiimote in heft, and we're guessing that's due to Sony's continued love of rechargeable batteries.
- The main controller does have some subtle vibration (not DualShock or Wiimote level, but present), but we're not sure yet about the subcontroller.
- We hate to say this about "pre-alpha" software, but we're feeling lag. An on-rails shooter we tried out, dubbed The Shoot, was discernibly inferior to shooting experiences we've had on the Wii, both in precision and refresh rate of the aiming cursor.
- The gladiator game is about as fun as it looks, we'll have video after the break momentarily. Unfortunately, while it's less of a defined experience than something like the sword game on Wii Sports Resort, you're still working through a library of sensed, pre-defined actions instead of a true 1:1 fighting game with simulated physics. Not that it isn't possible with PlayStation Move, just that it's not this.
- The lightness of the controllers means we might be feeling less of that Wiimote fatigue, always a good thing! There's an aspect of the controller that feels a little cheap, but at the same time we wouldn't call it fragile.
- As far as we can tell, the control scheme for Socom 4 is quite similar to dual-controller shooter setups on the Wii, with the camera moving based on your aiming cursor hitting the edge. It's hard to see this as the preferred hardcore setup, but we're told it's configurable, so we'll try and see what else is on offer.
- The system seemed to have a bit of trouble understanding the configuration of our body in a swordfighting stance: even though we selected "left handed," it was putting our sword arm forward instead of our shield. Right-handers didn't seem to have similar problems, and we're sure this will be ironed out in time, but it certainly shows that the controllers aren't magical in their space-detection prowess.
- As would be expected, you're supposed to stand relatively center on the TV, and at a certain optimal distance. The system is forgiving, but there's a sweet spot that users will undoubtedly have to learn.
- Lag is less prominent on Socom 4, and we'd say we're pretty accurate with the controller already, though the framerate choppiness of this pre-alpha build obviously hampers that a bit. We did get a slight feel of being in "scene to scene" shootouts instead of a free-roaming FPS, perhaps a design choice to mitigate the limited camera movement offered by the controller, but we'll have to see more levels to know for sure.
Update: We added in a longer video -- are you ready for three minutes of nonstop excitement?

Update, final edition: We've got a new video with close-up walkthroughs of the controllers and some in-depth gameplay of Socom 4.

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HTML5 vs. Flash comparison finds a few surprises, settles few debates

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 5:36am CET by Donald Melanson

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Think we'd all be better off if HTML5 could somehow instantly replace Flash overnight? Not necessarily, according to a set of comparisons from Jan Ozer of the Streaming Learning Center website, which found that while HTML5 did come out ahead in many respects, it wasn't exactly a clear winner. The tests weren't completely scientific, but they did find that HTML5 clearly performed better than Flash 10 or 10.1 in Safari on a Mac, although the differences were less clear cut in Google Chrome or Firefox. On the other hand, Flash more than held its own on Windows, and Flash Player 10.1 was actually 58% more efficient than HTML5 in Google Chrome on the Windows system tested. As you may have deduced, one of the big factors accounting for that discrepancy is that Flash is able to take advantage of GPU hardware acceleration in Windows, while Adobe is effectively cut out of the loop on Mac -- something it has complained about quite publicly. According to Ozer, the differences between HTML5 and Flash playback on a Mac could be virtually eliminated if Flash could make use of GPU acceleration. Hit up the link below for all the numbers.

Update: Mike Chambers has performed some additional tests that he says shows that "does not perform consistently worse on Mac than on Windows." Check out the complete results here.
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Pioneer DJM-2000 digital mixer sports multitouch screen, per-frequency mixing delight

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 4:32am CET by Sean Hollister

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Ready to graduate from DJ Hero? Got a house payment handy? Then Pioneer would like to show you the way to the pros. Say hello to the DJM-2000, a four-channel digital mixer built around a 5.8-inch multitouch screen and sporting enough knobs, buttons and sliders for a NASA launch sequence. Designed to play nice with the matching CDJ-2000 players Pioneer released last year, the unit features an integrated audio effects suite with six dedicated processors and several intriguing modes for multitouch music control. While the mixer has the traditional crossfade slider that allows DJs to assign a certain percentage of the output to channels on the left and right, the DJM-2000 debuts with "frequency mix," a mode that lets DJs assign within seven narrow frequency bands as well by manipulating virtual sliders on the touchscreen, and a "sidechain remix" mode that uses the screen to apply custom effects in real time. Yeah, it's not as wild as some other touchscreen DJ rigs we've seen, but at least this one's for sale: Pioneer says the mixer will retail for $3000 this June. Droolworthy video demonstrations after the break.
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Motorola partners with Microsoft, will use Bing search and maps on Chinese Android phones

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 3:33am CET by Nilay Patel

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digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Motorola_s_Android_phones_to_use_Bing_search_in_China'; Uh, whoa. When we heard Google's threatened pullout of China had prompted Motorola to seek out an alternative search provider for its China-bound handsets, we can't say we were expecting a partnership with Microsoft to result. But here we are, staring at a press release announcing the Bing search and Maps will be the default on Moto's Chinese Android phones starting in Q1 -- and the partnership is described as "global," so there's a chance it could spread. That's just one more slap in Google's face from Moto, following the release of the Yahoo-powered AT&T Backflip -- and another step away from the tight relationship that produced the Droid. And does this mean Motorola might yet build a Windows Phone 7 Series device, despite a very public commitment to Android? We'd say Eric and Sanjay have some unresolved differences to work through.
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New Flip cams to launch in early April?

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 2:11am CET by Joanna Stern

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The details are slim to none on this one, but we're all about a good pocket cam rumor. According to the usually-reliable Business Insider Cisco will launch a new set of Flip camcorders around the NAB show which runs from April 12-15, but we don't have any specs yet. Come on Cisco, now you've got us guessing not only about the future of the Internet, but also if your newest Flip will support 1080p. Told you we didn't know much, but we'll obviously be keeping an eye out for more.

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PlayStation Move motion controller launched at GDC, starter kit to be under $100 with game

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 1:06am CET by Nilay Patel

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digg_url = 'http://digg.com/playstation/PlayStation_Move_motion_controller_launched_at_GDC'; No surprise here: Sony just officially announced the PlayStation Move motion controller at GDC 2010, calling it the "next generation of motion gaming" because it's so precise -- latency is about the same as the DualShock 3. As expected, it uses the PlayStation Eye camera to track the controller, and Sony says it becomes an "extension of your body." The plan is not only to engage casual gamers, but to use the precision of the controller to create "new experiences for core gamers" -- many of the demo videos we saw involved using a controller video in each hand, and there were quote a few demos of action / RPG games. We also saw a demo of Move Party, which uses the camera to do augmented reality gaming and video chat. The demos are pretty impressive -- Sony's not kidding when it says the Move is incredibly precise. There's also going to be a secondary "subcontroller" with an analog stick for shooters -- you can play all the way through SOCOM4 with just the Move and the sub-controller. (Yes, it's just like the Wii Nunchuk, only wireless.)

You'll be able to get Move in three ways: in a bundle with a PS3, standalone, and in a starter kit targeted at "under $100" with the PS Eye, a controller, and a game. That's all the pricing info we have right now, but it certainly sounds aggressive -- Sony says they're treating this like a major console launch, so expect to see this everywhere when it launches around the holidays. Video after the break.

Update: The European PlayStation Blog says some games will come bundled with Move as well.

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Live from Sony's 'PlayStation Move' motion controller event

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 1:05am CET by Paul Miller

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We just got underway at Sony's PlayStation Move motion controller event. Sure, they haven't called it "Move," just yet, but we just saw the "Move" moniker on a demo screen at the side of the stage, so we're feeling pretty confident at this point.
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Motorola i1 gets clearer: 5 megapixel cam, Opera Mini default browser?

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:38am CET by Chris Ziegler

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We've been slipped some additional information on Motorola's imminent Android-powered i1 for iDEN networks today -- actually, one correction and one interesting note. First, the correction: we're now being told (by the same tipster as before) that it's actually got a 5 megapixel camera on board, a nice upgrade from the 3 we'd previously been told to expect. More interestingly, though, we're also hearing that Opera Mini has been tapped as the i1's default browser -- a move that Moto is more than welcome to make since this is a Blur-powered, non-"Google Experience" device. It's also a possible admission that third-party Android browsers are currently outperforming Google's own, something Microsoft has long dealt with on Windows Mobile as companies like HTC ultimately ended up bundling Opera Mobile with virtually every model they sold. So, Sprint Direct Connect and Boost Mobile customers, you getting excited about this thing or what?
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JooJoo revamps interface ahead of launch, adds local video playback -- and changes color

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:13am CET by Nilay Patel

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digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/JooJoo_gets_a_sexy_new_interface_adds_features'; The JooJoo tablet's launch date might have been pushed back a month while Fusion Garage sorts out issues with the capacitive touchscreen, but it looks like the extra time has given the company a chance to tweak the interface and add in some features. Obviously the most noticable change is the revised homescreen, which has gone from line art on a garish solid color background to a nicely rendered icon grid over a high-res customizable wallpaper, but Fusion Garage has also ditched the confusing pinch-to-go-back gesture and replaced it with a vertical swipe that brings down a status bar containing the home button, status indicators, browser navigation controls, and a combination address bar / search field. Scroll behavior has been revised as well, with two separate behaviors: a two-finger scroll that works like a scroll wheel, and a single finger "pan" that works like a mouse arrow. That's so you can move around sites like Google Maps, which have different interface elements mapped to each control -- CEO Chandra Rathakrishnan pointed out to us that devices like the iPhone avoid the issue by using dedicated apps, but Fusion Garage wants to deliver the "full web experience." It's an interesting solution and a clever spin on things, but we're waiting to try it out for real before we pass any judgment.

What else? The text-entry situation has been improved: there's now both a smaller keyboard designed for one-handed operation that can be moved around the screen so it doesn't obscure content, and a full-screen multitouch keyboard that does chording so it recognizes more than one key at a time. There's no auto-correction or prediction, though. Flash is now fully working, and YouTube videos can either be played back using Flash or the custom H.264 HD breakout player we've already seen; that player supports a range of codecs and can also be used to play videos stored on a USB thumb drive. And finally, and perhaps most oddly, the JooJoo has changed colors. Instead of black, the back casing is now a "champagne" color, a picture of which you can see below -- Chandra told us that unhappy preorder customers can just have their $499 refunded if they desperately wanted black instead. All we desperately want to do is get a review unit and tell you what the JooJoo is actually like to use -- if all of these promises hold up, it could be very intriguing indeed.

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'PlayStation Move' trademarked by Sony in Europe, reeks of motion controller involvement

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 11:50pm CET by Darren Murph

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We're exceptionally likely to find out the official name of Sony's PlayStation motion controller in just a few hours during the company's GDC press event, but till then, we've got one more late-breaking morsel to chew on: Move. According to trademark divers across the web, Sony has filed a European trademark for "PlayStation Move," which certainly sounds like a plausible title for some sort of motion-sensing apparatus. To date, we've also heard "Arc" thrown around (which we tend to prefer, if we're being candid), and the logo shown here -- which is said to belong to a separate trademark application -- definitely looks more like an "A" than an "M." Keep it locked right here for more as we get it.
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iPad SDK 3.2 beta 4 squashes rumors of a camera, but adds new gesture controls

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 11:25pm CET by Nilay Patel

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There's only about a month to go before Apple drops the iPad on the world, and it looks like all those theories about a last-minute camera addition were just fond fanboy wishes -- iPhone SDK 3.2 beta 4 just came out, and in addition to stripping out several video-call related icons, we've been told the docs contain this little tidbit about that Camera tab:

Launching the Photos application under the iPad Simulator will initially show three tabs: Photos, Albums, and Camera. The Camera tab represents photos available via the Camera Connection Kit for iPad, and is not relevant for the Simulator. The Camera tab will disappear after a few seconds.
So much for that, then. In the meantime, we also have some good news -- 9to5 Mac did some digging and found some files indicating that Apple's opening up some new gestures to app developers, namely the long tap currently used to pop up the copy / paste menu and the triple-tap used to flip the display on and off when using VoiceOver. It's a small consolation, to be sure, but at least the iPad, will, um, be a great game machine, right?

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LG introduceert Blu-ray homecinemaset

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 11:24pm CET

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LG heeft woensdag in de nieuwe INFINIA-lijn de HB965TZ geïntroduceerd, een homecinemasysteem met Blu-ray-speler. Het apparaat ondersteunt Wi-Fi e...
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Asus introduceert Cine5 speaker-bar

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 11:01pm CET

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Asus kondigde woensdag de Cine5 aan, een 5-kanaals speaker-bar voor de pc. De Cine5 levert surround sound ondanks dat het apparaat uit é&eacute...
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WD's 320GB My Passport AV external HDD wants to have and hold your media

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 10:59pm CET by Darren Murph

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Western Digital has played this card before with the strategically named My DVR Expander, but for those who don't realize that an external hard drive is an external hard drive, there's the My Passport AV. For all intents and purposes, this 320GB HDD is nothing more than a standard drive with a fancy marketing scheme following it closely. Oh, sure -- it may work "seamlessly" with Sony's Direct Copy feature on the outfit's range of Handycam camcorders, but outside of that, we don't see anything in particular that makes us long to pay more for something that doesn't really do more than any other 320GB HDD on shelves today. If you're in complete opposition (it's cool... really), it's available to order today for $109.99.
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Adobe en Microsoft ontwikkelen Flash voor WP7

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 10:50pm CET

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Adobe en Microsoft werken nauw samen aan de ontwikkeling van Flash voor Windows Phone 7. Dat heeft Mike Chambers van Adobe bevestigd. Het plan is om F...
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Toshiba werkt aan tablets

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 10:42pm CET

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Toshiba komt nog voor het einde van dit jaar of begin 2011 met zijn eerste tablets, een productcategorie die belangrijk lijkt te gaan worden door de i...
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Razer promises Mac support for all upcoming products

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 10:37pm CET by Donald Melanson

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Razer already provides full Mac support for a few of its gaming peripherals -- including the Naga and DeathAdder -- and basic support for others, but it's now taken avantage of GDC to "reaffirm" its commitment to Mac users. That apparently means that "all upcoming" Razer products -- including the company's line of StarCraft II peripherals -- will boast full Mac support out of the box, and that the company will be rolling out updates to some of its existing products "later this year," including the Orochi, Mamba, and Imperator gaming mice. First Steam, now Razer peripherals -- dare we say it's a good time to be a Mac gamer?
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OCZ breaks into bargain market with 'sub-$100' 32GB Onyx SSD

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 10:15pm CET by Darren Murph

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Say it ain't so! OCZ Technology -- a mainstay in the storage realm but an outfit that tends to serve the performance (read: affluent) market first and foremost -- has just dove headfirst into the value-priced SSD segment. Debuting today, the Onyx SATA II 2.5-inch SSD is the company's most affordable MLC-based solid state storage solution to date; it packs 64MB of onboard cache, up to 125MB/sec read speeds, write rates of 70MB/sec and an MSRP of under $100 for a 32GB version. You know that hasty boot drive you've been looking for? Look up.
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Google Maps adds bicycle directions, turns out its nothing like 'Quicksilver'

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 9:52pm CET by Joseph L. Flatley

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Enthusiasts have had plenty to cheer about with the convergence of electronics and bicycling over the years, from bikes that pedal themselves to the various devices and apps that assist them with their training. And for those of us who just want to get from one place to another? Google Maps has added bicycling directions to its walking, car, and public transport options -- with travel times calculated to include things like the number of hills and fatigue over time. But that ain't all! The company has also partnered with Rails-to-Trails to provide information on bike trails in more than 150 cities. According to Google, thousands of miles of trails in the US have already been added to the map, with more to come. For the time being, however, only those planning trips in their home or office need apply: while available on the web, those using a Google Maps smartphone app are being excluded for the time being. So much for "mobile first," guys. Video after the break.
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HTC HD2 said to be launching March 24th for $199, no Windows Phone 7 support

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 9:31pm CET by Donald Melanson

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Well, we'd already had a pretty clear indication that the HTC HD2 would be launching on T-Mobile on March 24th (or possibly the 23rd), and Laptop Magazine is now reporting that a "very close T-Mobile source" has confirmed that the 24th is indeed the date, and that the phone will run $199 on a two-year contract (or $449 off-contract). The March 23rd date that recently cropped up is apparently just the day the MobiTV software will go live. Just as notably, Laptop also says that it has confirmed that the phone won't be upgradeable to Windows Phone 7 Series -- although, at this point, we'll have to hear that first-hand to truly put an end to the speculation. Thankfully, that should happen in just a few days.
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OnLive Game Service to launch on June 17 in the US for $15 a month

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 9:10pm CET by Paul Miller

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It's been a long time coming, but it looks like the wait for OnLive is finally coming to an end: the service is now officially slated to launch on June 17 in the 48 contiguous states. The game streaming service will run users $14.95 a month, though buying or renting games is an additional cost (it's unclear exactly what that cost might be). Luckily there will be lower prices available for multi-month buys, and the first 25,000 people to sign up will get their first three months free. Service includes free instant-play demos, multiplayer and an "instant video-based social network," whatever that means. At the outset the service will run on Mac and PC as a browser plugin, but the MicroConsole TV adapter will be released later this year, with other devices to be added "over time." Initially the service will run at 720p, but 1080p / 60 fps will be added once the bandwidth becomes available. Out of the gate there will be somewhere between 12 and 25 titles available, including Mass Effect 2, Borderlands, Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age Origins, and Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. There are five different data centers set up to serve up the games, strategically placed to reduce lag... let's hope they work!
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Computing pioneer Chuck Thacker wins Turing Award

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 8:51pm CET by Donald Melanson

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Chuck Thacker may not be quite the same household name as some other computing pioneers, but it's pretty hard to overstate the influence he's had on the industry, a feat for which he's now be honored with the A.M. Turing Award -- widely considered to be the "Nobel prize of computing." While Thacker is now a "Technical Fellow" at Microsoft, he first made a name for himself at Xerox PARC, where he not only helped design and realize the very first modern computer, the Alto, but co-invented Ethernet, and contributed to a range of other projects that have had a lasting impact on computing to this day. Later, while at Microsoft Reseach, Thacker oversaw the design of the very first Tablet PC prototypes, and he continues to lead up a computer-architecture group at the company and be involved with various research efforts. Of course, that's only scratching the surface -- hit up the links below for a more complete background of the man's work, and head on past the break for a short video put together for the occasion by Microsoft.
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HTC Legend already trickling into customers' waiting hands?

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 8:16pm CET by Chris Ziegler

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That certainly was a timely review, wasn't it? Dutch site Tweakers.net is reporting through a number of its forum members that previously ordered HTC Legends are being scheduled for delivery as early as today, beating the phone's announced early second quarter availability by a solid three weeks. That's great news for anyone comfortable sticking with a lower-res display and a middle-of-the-road processor in exchange for one of the slickest, most metallic shells on the market today -- but for those hoping for something a little more... ahem, Desire-able, the wait continues. And yes, we'd like to apologize profusely for that pun.
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LG Pure, Cookie Music en LG Viewty Smile

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 8:11pm CET

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LG toonde vandaag tijdens een persbijeenkomst een groot aantal nieuwe toestellen, waaronder de LG Cookie Music, de LG Pure en de LG Viewty Smile.
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Google Apps Marketplace opens for business, for business

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 7:53pm CET by Nilay Patel

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Google's certainly made some enterprise inroads with Google Apps, and now it's opened the door for other cloud-based service providers to build on that success: it's launching Google Apps Marketplace to sell third-party web apps that integrate with the Apps suite. The apps are sold as a subscription, with both monthly and annual pricing, and the billing is all handled by Google. Since it's all targeted at the enterprise, the apps themselves are pretty dry -- we're talking notables like Intuit Online Payroll, eFax, and TripIt -- but it's pretty easy to see how Google could build a similar consumer-level marketplace into Gmail and Google Calendar sometime in the future. And then? Skynet. Video after the break.
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HTC Legend review

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 7:20pm CET by Richard Lai

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digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/HTC_Legend_review_Engadget'; After four three flavors of the HTC Hero, the Taiwanese mobile giant has finally brought back the chin with an additional lick of aluminum and a similarly quirky name -- the Legend. If this alone isn't of much interest to you yet, just bear in mind that this is HTC's first Android 2.1 device with Sense UI. It didn't take much for us to fall in love with this Android phone at MWC -- HTC convinced us of its unibody toughness by banging it against the wall, and needless to say, the vibrant AMOLED screen caught our eyes, too. However, there are still some questions to be answered before we can decide whether the Legend lives up to its name, especially on battery life, wireless reception, camera quality and software performance. Unless there have been major tweaks, we'll try not to bore you with features already seen on the Hero -- so please, won't you join us?

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Boeing announces compact, energy-efficient 3D camera

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:59pm CET by Donald Melanson

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Yes, even the military has gone 3D. Helping it in that endeavor is Boeing, which has just announced a tiny new 3D camera that's one-third the size and consumes one-tenth the power of comparable 3D imaging systems. While it will also be made available for commercial use, it seems like military will be first in line to use the cameras, with Boeing noting that it's potential applications including "mapping terrain, tracking targets and seeing through foliage," and adding that it's already testing the camera on unmanned aerial vehicles. The biggest drawback to the camera at the moment is that it's only able to take 3D still images, but Boeing says it will "soon" add 3D video capability as well. Details are otherwise pretty hard to come by, as you might expect, and pricing is no doubt best left unsaid.

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Panasonic 3D home entertainment system goes on sale to a country in mourning

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:37pm CET by Joseph L. Flatley

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Beginning today, customers at Best Buy's Magnolia stores can pick up that Panasonic full HD 3D Home Entertainment System the kids in Japan have been going crazy over for the last month or so. Consisting of a 50-inch Viera VT20 HDTV, a BDT300 Blu-ray Disc Player, and but one pair of Panasonic 3D Active Shutter glasses, the total price is $2900 -- but if you plan on having company over you'll need to pick up additional pairs of 3D eyewear for $150 each. As you well know, Panny is due to start sponsoring free 3D programming to DirecTV HD customers starting in June, so if you're not set up with the service you might as well add that to your shopping list. PC Magazine braved the stampede to check out the scene in Manhattan, so hit the source link to see the pics. As for us, we're going back to watching Snowboard Academy on VHS, as we do every time one of its stars has fallen. PR after the break.
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Casio Exilim G EX-G1 review

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:04pm CET by Donald Melanson

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Casio's Exilim G EX-G1 camera made a solid enough first impression with us when we got our hands on it in January, but we've now had a chance to use it a fair bit more both indoors and out, and reach some firmer conclusions about it. The short verdict is that the camera, like any other rugged device, comes with its fair share of compromises. If you value ruggedness over everything else, the Exilim G definitely deserves some serious consideration (especially in this price range). On the other hand, if you're looking for an all-around, everyday point-and-shoot that just so happens to be a bit more durable than the rest, you may well find yourself disappointed. Read on for our full review.
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Wel internet, geen 3D in nieuwe tv's van LG

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 5:43pm CET by Thom Stokkel

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Televisies van LG's nieuwe televisielijn Infinia beschikken over internetconnectiviteit. 3D staat nog even in de ijskast.

In april komen de eerste tv's van LG's nieuwe home entertainmentlijn Infinia uit. Opvallend zijn het randloze ontwerp en het nog iets plattere scherm dan in eerdere toestellen. LG brengt zowel een plasmaserie (PK950) als een led-variant (LE8500) uit.

Eén op de vijf televisies die dit jaar wordt verkocht zal beschikken over een internetverbinding, zo luidt de voorspelling. Op welke manier consumenten internet kunnen gebruiken op hun tv is van de tv-fabrikant afhankelijk, zoals Philips NetTV. Bij LG is dat in de vorm van het NetCast Entertainment System. Hiermee kunnen gebruikers straks YouTube-filmpjes kijken op hun tv, Skypen en webapplicaties als Picasa en AccuWeather gebruiken. NetCast is een gesloten systeem, je kunt je tv niet zomaar als browser gebruiken maar kunt alleen terecht op de sites die aan NetCast zijn toegevoegd. In de toekomst wil LG ook nog de mogelijkheid bieden om widgets te installeren, de manier die Samsungs Internet@tv ook gebruikt.

Verder zijn de tv's voorzien van DLNA-technologie (Digital Living Network Alliance) waarmee je draadloos toegang hebt tot de mediabestanden van bijvoorbeeld je pc of harddisk.

Interessant is vooral de Wireless Media Box (WMB) die je er los bij kunt kopen. Op dit apparaat kan je al je randapparatuur van Blu-Rayspelers tot spelconsoles aansluiten, waarna de WMB ze draadloos - tot 15 meter - verbindt met de Infinia-televisies. Met je afstandsbediening kan je via de televisie je WMB aansturen. Zo houdt je alle apparten uit het zicht maar zijn ze wel benaderbaar.

Over 3DTV's uitte LG nog geen vastomlijnde plannen, in tegenstelling tot de aankondigingen van Sony, Samsung en Panasonic. Ze testen zowel actieve als passieve vormen van 3D en zowel op plasma- als lcd-schermen. LG heeft de technologie al wel in huis, maar denkt dat de consument er nog niet klaar voor is. Het zou echter zomaar kunnen dat LG over twee maanden besluit om toch een 3DTV uit te brengen, wist een medewerker ons te vertellen. Op de site van LG worden ze voorzichtig al genoemd.
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Target launches first scannable mobile coupon program, frugalistas going wild

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 5:42pm CET by Laura June

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Target's announced it is launching a scannable mobile coupon program -- the first of its kind. The opt-in program will provides Target shoppers with a customized webpage on their mobile phones, with all offers scannable at checkout via a single barcode. Target's no stranger to innovative marketing -- its gift cards are well known for their cute, gadgety ways -- and while this new program is essentially a text message driven sale (meaning it could quickly become a mere annoyance), anything that minimizes our interactions with fellow humans gets our stamp of approval, so the ability to scan your own barcode at the register? Thumbs up. The full press release is after the break.
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G-Tec Intendix brain-computer interface ready for consumers (video)

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 5:19pm CET by Joseph L. Flatley

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If you've seen G-Tec's thought control cap being used to control a Second Life avatar, play a game of Pong, or make music in an orchestral setting, you probably wondered when the thing would become available for less frivolous pursuits (to help the disabled communicate, for starters). Well, it looks like that day is close at hand: With the brand name Intendix, the €9000 (about $12,250) brain-computer interface gives you everything you need to send text messages with brain activity alone via EEG cap. According to the company, most people achieve five to ten characters per minute the first time they use the thing, with some folks eventually typing as fast as 1 character per second. In addition to text messages, the system can also be used to trigger an alarm, send email, or send commands to external devices. There's no word on a shipping date yet, but we did thoughtfully provide that Second Life demo for you after the break.
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Afrekenen per minuut in plaats van per seconde

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 5:09pm CET by Corrie Gerritsma

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Trendbreuk: in februari zijn de kosten voor mobiele communicatie opvallend gestegen door een nieuwe manier van afrekenen.

Nu we met z'n allen steeds meer mobiel bellen en internetten in plaats van via vaste lijnen, zou je denken dat mobiel bellen goedkoper wordt. Dat was ook de algemene trend, tot afgelopen maand. Het Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek constateert dat de mobiele beltarieven in februari opvallend zijn gestegen. Vorige maand steeg het bedrag dat we uitgaven aan communicatie met 3,9 procent ten opzichte van januari. De stijging door mobiel bellen ligt zelfs hoger dan 3,9 procent, maar het CBS wil niet zeggen hoe hoog precies.

Grote boosdoener is dat telecomproviders massaal zijn afgestapt van het afrekenen per seconde en gesprekken nu per minuut afrekenen. Voor een gesprek van één minuut en een paar seconden wordt dus twee minuten afgerekend. Volgens het Financieele Dagblad geldt dit voor alle nieuwe abonnementen bij KPN, voor de 'sim-only'-klanten van Vodafone en voor het 'Voordeel sim-only'-abonnement van T-Mobile. Die strategie van betalen per minuut was tien jaar geleden trouwens heel normaal en verschoof pas bij de komst van providers als Telfort en Ben naar betalen per seconde.

Na aanleiding van de publicatie in het FD met de titel 'Kosten mobiel bellen stijgen met 30%' stuurde T-Mobile een persbericht rond. 'In deze ongenuanceerde en tendentieuze berichtgeving over de vermoedelijke prijsstijging wordt ten onrechte de hele telecomsector in een kwaad daglicht gezet.'

In het wat bozige persbericht maakt de provider van de gelegenheid gebruik zichzelf op de borst te kloppen dat ze als enige provider een onbeperkt houdbaar beltegoed hanteert en - op de eerste minuut na - wel per seconde afrekent. En ja, de uitzondering is inderdaad het Voordeel sim-only-abonnement van T-Mobile dat wel per minuut wordt afgerekend. Precies zo als het FD ook schrijft, toch?
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Eerste indruk: HTC Legend

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 5:01pm CET by Erwin van der Zande

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HTC's knappe smartphone met aluminium unibody komt met stip binnen in Brights Telefoon Top Tien.

De strijd tussen Android en iPhone, de twee toonaangevende mobiele platforms, wordt steeds feller. Niet in de laatste plaats omdat er voor Android veel meer toestellen uitkomen. Apple biedt alleen de iPhone aan, het aantal smartphones dat op Android draait is de dozijn gepasseerd en er zijn diverse toestellen onderweg. Apple blijft vooralsnog een voorsprong houden met het aanbod van apps.

Hofleverancier van Android-toestellen is HTC. Het Taiwanese concern maakte voor Google de Nexus One en vanaf vandaag is zijn eigen nieuwe model verkrijgbaar, de Legend. Nederland is wereldwijd het eerste land waar de Legend verschijnt, ook wel eens leuk. Het toestel staat te boek als de opvolger van de succesvolle Hero. De Legend is door HTC als de handzame designsmartphone gepositioneerd. Het vlaggeschip voor 2010 wordt de Desire die in april beschikbaar komt. De Desire is feitelijk een Nexus One maar dan onder eigen merk en met enkele upgrades.

Maar de Legend dus. Om meteen met de deur in huis te vallen: ik vind het de mooiste Android-telefoon die ik tot nu toe in handen heb gehad. De aluminium unibody met onderaan op de rug een ingenieus batterijcompartiment, waar je tevens je simkaart en een micro-SD kaartje instopt, is een knap staaltje industriële vormgeving. Je zou de Legend bijna verwarren voor de verwachte vierdegeneratie iPhone, die mogelijk ook in aluminium wordt gehesen.

De Legend draait op de jongste versie van Android (2.1) en HTC heeft daar de nieuwste versie van zijn eigen interface, Sense, weer overheen geplaatst. Ik ben daar normaliter geen fan van, maar de interface van HTC mag blijven. Sense biedt handige widgets, zoals Friendstream en een nieuwe voor newsfeeds en voegt subtiele verbeteringen toe, zonder de originele Android-interface in de weg te zitten. Het 3,2 inch amoled touchscreen is een genot. Noviteit is ook de optische trackball, een verbetering ten opzichte van de tactiele trackball, al zit ie op de Legend wel wat dicht bij de vier vaste functies (home, menu, terug en zoek). Aardig detail: de optische trackball werkt ook met handschoenen aan.

Opvallend genoeg ondersteunt de browser op de Legend Flash Lite, iets waar Apple zich zo tegen verzet. Niet geheel zonder reden merk ik: op de Legend werkt Flash wel, maar verre van vlekkeloos. Video's afspelen gaat met horten en stoten en de telefoon herstartte zichzelf een keer nadat ik waarschijnlijk net iets te vaak achter elkaar op pauze klikte in een video. De chip kan hier ook een rol in spelen. De Legend beschikt niet over een 1 Ghz Snapdragon chip, zoals de Desire, Nexus One en HTC HD2, maar heeft toch een hele respectabele 600 Mhz chip aan boord. Voor Google overigens niet genoeg voor zijn Earth app, die alleen nog te gebruiken is op een Nexus One en de iPhone.

De browser op de Legend ondersteunt multitouch. De Maps app van Google doet dat nog steeds niet. Dat is precies de reden waarom Apple, patenthouder van de multitouch-technologie, HTC voor de rechter sleept en niet Google. Niet dat je bang hoeft te zijn voor massale terugroepacties of dat je je Legend in moet leveren. Dat soort zaken wordt doorgaans geschikt met fikse bedragen.

Eigenlijk de enige punten waarop de Legend niet goed scoort zijn de 5 mp camera en de muziekafdeling. De muziekapp is wat karig uitgevoerd en de camera, nooit HTC's specialiteit geweest, heeft het moeilijk in het donker.

De Legend maakt de keuze voor een moderne smartphone er niet makkelijker op. Als ik even in het Android-kamp blijf, dan zijn de Google Nexus One en HTC Desire de grote concurrenten. Daar komt mogelijk nog de Sony Ericsson X10 bij in april. De Milestone van Motorola laat de Legend wat mij betreft achter zich. Hij is ook compacter en wat mij betreft mooier dan de Nexus One en Desire. Die laatstgenoemden hebben wel meer power en een net iets groter scherm (3,7 om 3,2 inch). Het is maar wat je belangrijker vindt. Wij zetten de Legend in elk geval met stip op #2 in de Bright Telefoon Top Tien.

De HTC Legend is vanaf vandaag simlockvrij verkrijgbaar voor de adviesprijs 449 euro. Naar verluidt zal in elk geval KPN het toestel in combinatie met een abonnement gaan aanbieden. (NB: Android 2.1 en de nieuwe HTC Sense, althans gedeeltelijk, komen ook beschikbaar voor de HTC Hero.)
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Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t review

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 4:52pm CET by Joanna Stern

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Who says you have to pick between a netbook and the coming onslaught of standalone tablet devices? Okay maybe some (eh hem Apple), but Lenovo's trying to have it both ways with the IdeaPad U1 and the S10-3t. In clamshell mode the S10-3t looks like any old 10-inch netbook, but swivel around its capacitive mulitouch display and it turns into that slate device you've been dreaming of. That's not all: the S10-3t is one of the first netbooks (or netveritbles) that has the new Intel 1.83GHz Atom N470 processor. But can the S10-3t straddle both worlds and do it well? And perhaps more importantly, is it worth the premium $649 price tag? That's the question we've been asking ourselves for the last few days, so hit the break for some answers in our full review.
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KDDI concocts snooping mobile phones, line managers rub hands with glee

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 4:27pm CET by Vladislav Savov

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Sci-fi movies often present us with omniscient villains who are able to track the most minute actions of their underlings and foes. Rarely do we get a glimpse into their surveillance systems, but you have to imagine that some of the more rudimentary "employee evaluation" hardware will not be too far off from KDDI's latest. The Japanese cellphone giant has unveiled a new system, built around accelerometers, that can detect the difference between a cleaner scrubbing or sweeping a floor and merely walking along it. Based on new analytical software, stored remotely, this should provide not only accurate positional information about workers, but also a detailed breakdown of their activities. The benefits touted include "central monitoring, "salesforce optimisation," and improvements in employee efficiency. We're guessing privacy concerns were filed away in a collateral damage folder somewhere.
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