Robots, death, Epic Fascination, and tropicalia: genre-surfing tokenism dominates the Engadget Podcast this week. Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller Guest: Chris Ziegler Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Castor - Rude Boy Hear the podcast 00:02:58 - Motorola Droid X review 00:04:40 - Introducing review scorecards! 00:18:48 - Droid X ad pokes fun at iPhone 4 antenna troubles 00:26:15 - Samsung's American Galaxy S phones pose for family portrait 00:26:48 - Samsung Vibrant is official on T-Mobile, coming July 21 for $200 00:26:53 - Verizon ropes in Samsung Fascinate, US Cellular gets a Galaxy S too 00:26:55 - Samsung T-Mobile Vibrant and Verizon Fascinate preview 00:27:00 - Samsung's Epic 4G for Sprint seems to live up to its name 00:30:10 - Samsung Epic 4G preview 00:42:41 - Microsoft says Kin software update is scheduled for mid-summer 00:42:45 - Kin One drops to $29, Two drops to $49, data plans remain silly expensive 00:42:50 - Microsoft Kin is dead 00:42:55 - T-Mobile kills off current Sidekicks, Kin says 'welcome to the club' 00:47:00 - What killed the Kin? 01:11:05 - Hulu Plus announced with support for iPad, iPhone, PS3, Xbox Live, and more (update) 01:15:15 - Hands-on with Hulu Plus via Samsung HDTV, iPhone and iPad 01:15:45 - Hulu Plus preview arrives in iTunes App Store, Flash be damned 01:16:00 - Hulu CEO: we're 'complementary' to cable 01:16:23 - HP / Palm buyout officially complete -- get ready for webOS printers 01:19:35 - MeeGo for handsets makes its first appearance Subscribe to the podcast [iTunes ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (enhanced AAC). [RSS MP3 ] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically. [RSS AAC ] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in enhanced AAC) to your RSS aggregator. [Zune ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in the Zune Marketplace Download the podcast LISTEN (MP3) LISTEN (AAC) LISTEN (OGG) Contact the podcast 1-888-ENGADGET or podcast (at) engadget (dot) com. Twitter: @joshuatopolsky @futurepaul @reckless @engadget
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Motorola
DROID X
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Key specs
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Reviews • 61
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Prices
Type
Smartphone
Operating system
Android (Gingerbread [2.3])
Screen size
4.3 inches
Internal memory
8 GB
Camera
8 megapixels
Carriers (US)
Verizon / Alltel
Dimensions
5 x 2.6 x 0.4 in
Weight
5.47 oz
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8.5 average user rating
Reception and call quality
9.2
Display
8.8
Battery life
6.8
Camera
7.1
Ease of use
8.1
Design and form factor
8.7
Portability (size / weight)
8.4
Media support
8.6
Durability
8.8
Ecosystem (apps, accessories, etc.)
8.3
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Microsoft
KIN ONE
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Reviews • 4
</a>
Prices
Type
Featurephone
Screen size
2.6 inches
Internal memory
4 GB
Camera
5 megapixels
Carriers (US)
Verizon / Alltel
Dimensions
3.25 x 2.5 x 0.75 in
Weight
3.9 oz
Announced
2010-04-12
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7.8 average user rating
Reception and call quality
7
Display
6.5
Battery life
9
Camera
7
Ease of use
8.5
Design and form factor
9.5
Portability (size / weight)
10
Media support
6
Durability
7.5
Ecosystem (apps, accessories, etc.)
6.7
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$57.95
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Samsung
Fascinate
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Key specs
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Reviews • 10
</a>
Prices
Type
Smartphone
Screen size
4 inches
Internal memory
2 GB
Camera
5 megapixels
Carriers (US)
Verizon / Alltel
Dimensions
4.18 x 2.5 x 0.39 in
Weight
4.5 oz
Released
2010-09-09
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7.9 average user rating
Reception and call quality
8
Display
9.4
Battery life
6.4
Camera
7.3
Ease of use
8.2
Design and form factor
8.4
Portability (size / weight)
9.2
Media support
8.8
Durability
7.4
Ecosystem (apps, accessories, etc.)
7.8
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$134.99
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Samsung
Galaxy S
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Key specs
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Reviews • 74
</a>
Prices
Type
Smartphone
Operating system
Android (Eclair [2.0 / 2.1])
Screen size
4 inches
Internal memory
8 GB
Camera
5 megapixels
Dimensions
4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in
Weight
4.2 oz
Released
2010-06-04
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8.4 average user rating
Reception and call quality
8.4
Display
9.4
Battery life
6.5
Camera
7.3
Ease of use
8.2
Design and form factor
8.4
Portability (size / weight)
9
Media support
8.9
Durability
7.7
Ecosystem (apps, accessories, etc.)
8.2
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$279.00
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Samsung
Vibrant
</a>
Key specs
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Reviews • 16
</a>
Prices
Type
Smartphone
Screen size
4 inches
Internal memory
2 GB
Camera
5 megapixels
Carriers (US)
T-Mobile
Dimensions
4.82 x 2.54 x 0.39 in
Weight
4.2 oz
Released
2010-07-21
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7.3 average user rating
Reception and call quality
7.8
Display
9.5
Battery life
5.6
Camera
7
Ease of use
7.6
Design and form factor
7.9
Portability (size / weight)
8.8
Media support
9
Durability
6.8
Ecosystem (apps, accessories, etc.)
7.2
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Linux Foundation
MeeGo
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Reviews • 3
</a>
Prices
Type
Mobile / embedded OS
Source model
Open
Architecture
64-bit, 32-bit
Released
2010-05-26
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8 average user rating
Ease of use
8
Speed
10
Configurability
6.7
Ecosystem (apps, drivers, etc.)
6.7
Openness
10
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