Engadget Podcast 162 - 09.04.2009

Whew, it's been a crazy week -- there's been a flurry of new gadgets at IFA in Germany, and our very own Paul Miller is live on the scene. Join Josh, Paul, and Nilay as they run down all the news, including Toshiba's hot new JournE tablet and the company's capitulation to Blu-ray, the new VAIO X, LG's amazing BL40 and... more. Much more.

Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Song: Dr. Zilog - My Girls

Hear the podcast

00:01:40 - Toshiba's JournE touch multimedia tablet (updated with hands-on video!)
00:12:15 - Toshiba BDX2000 Blu-ray player coming November for $250, gives HD-DVD the final cold shoulder
00:19:16 - Sony VAIO X slimster hands-on
00:26:03 - Video: Xperia Pureness (codename Kiki) announced
00:38:05 - HTC Hero heading to Sprint October 11th for $179.99, no chin in sight (update: exclusive to Sprint)
00:43:44 - Video: Nokia's N900, N97 mini, X3, X6 and Booklet 3G hands-on roundup
00:52:50 - LG BL40 Chocolate Touch hands-on
00:59:06 - AT&T rolling out MMS to iPhone on September 25, tethering 'in the future'
01:02:42 - Apple holding 'rock and roll' themed event, September 9th
01:06:55 - Eyes-on Panasonic's Full HD 3D plasma and Blu-ray combo
01:10:05 - Sharp PC-Z1 NetWalker hands-on: Ubuntu like you've never seen it before


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[Bud92 Posted Sep 4th 2009 4:35PM]

I havent listen yet, but where are the comments.

[where u at Posted Sep 4th 2009 4:56PM]

Boy you guys sure did have a lot to say on the people who liked resistive screens more.. But in my experience resistive sucks and capacitive rocks.

Resistive phones owned/used- Samsung Instict, HTC Touch, Nokia 5800.
Capacitive phones owned/used- Apple iPhone, HTC G1, Palm Pre.

I just wish there was some type of stylus for a capacitive screen. I DONT WANT TO RUB MY PHONE ON MY JEANS EVERY TWO MINUTES. Those pixel streaks of annoying.

[retarded commenter Posted Sep 4th 2009 6:07PM]

You can buy a capacitive stylus for like $10. As opposed to using your fingernail for free.

[Quispus Posted Sep 4th 2009 5:03PM]

The Apple "Think Different" campaign was not grammatically incorrect. It was not telling you how to think but what to think.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 4th 2009 6:16PM]

What would have been a more effective campaign?
"Think Different. Bitch."

[cobyrne Posted Sep 4th 2009 6:08PM]

Holy crap! 8bit My Girls is awesome.

[PMJ Posted Sep 4th 2009 7:20PM]

You guys sound like a bunch of hipster d-bag tech snobs who don't really know a lot about tech. But hey you guys are Apple Fan-boys so that's about right.

I can hear the whispy chin stubble rub against your thrift store blazers and the click-clacking of your black rimmed specs.

Stop laughing at yourselves also, it sounds stupid.

[Joshua Topolsky Posted Sep 4th 2009 8:46PM]

Hey, this blazer is bespoke.

[blueskyv201 Posted Sep 4th 2009 10:26PM]

@PMJ
Well, somebody is a douche.

[PMJ Posted Sep 4th 2009 10:30PM]

Forgot to mention: Love the website by the way. You guys are at the top of my RSS for tech news. Even if you are a bunch of you-know-what-fan-boys. ;-)

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 6th 2009 9:55AM]

i try my best to ignore all the written garbage

[Streetfights Posted Sep 4th 2009 8:11PM]

Stop laughing Paul!

[lax Posted Sep 5th 2009 6:33AM]

Paul's comment on the Panasonic conference near the end of the podcast had me on the floor, it totally came out of nowhere.
Love the show guys.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 5th 2009 1:42PM]

you missed the biggest feature on the booklet 3G...12 hours battery life.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 5th 2009 9:26PM]

I don't use the capacitive touchpad on my tx2000; I use the resistive touchscreen. I've never used a stylus on my Samsung Omnia which also has a resistive touchscreen.