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Kent Displays's Reflex LCD Electronic Skin changes colors to match your shirt, lipstick {Engadget}
Jun 12th 2009 1:00PM I had a shirt that did this back in junior high ;)
Clearwire sneaks WiMAX into Las Vegas, won't admit it until Summer {Engadget}
Jun 10th 2009 3:40PM I beta tested Xohm here in Baltimore and could get on in a lot of places in DC despite it not being advertised. I am pretty sure there is more coverage out there than is advertised but they don't want to officially offer something like this until they are sure an area is blanketed with signal.
Palm live from D7 {Engadget}
May 28th 2009 4:21PM They aren't looking to "dethrone" anything. That is all in the various fanboys' and bloggers' heads. They are trying to address a part of the market not being served by Apple or RIM or Microsoft. Just because iPhone is the current must-have device a-la the RAZR years ago doesn't mean there aren't others who want a device with different features. The QWERTY, multitask, and lack of ATT already bump it up pretty high in my book despite the current dearth of fart apps.
Entelligence: Time for Microsoft to tell a better Zune tale {Engadget}
May 22nd 2009 4:49PM Why does everyone scoff at paying a monthly subscription to unlimited music and 10 free downloads and yet people all over pay money every month for satellite radio? The models are different. The Zune Pass is a great deal because you get to listen to whatever the hell you feel like and get some of your faves to keep. You also have the option of buying the rest any time.
SlingPlayer coming to Pre "at or near launch"? {Engadget}
May 22nd 2009 4:45PM I'm not out of contract until October but I will gladly pay the less-subsidized price for this phone. Been looking for something this capable for a while.
Dell Studio One 19 unboxing, hands-on, and impressions {Engadget}
May 21st 2009 5:14PM @Quix: While I agree with you, until Dell starts basing its entire ad campaign on looking smugly down their noses at anyone who would deign to buy another brand of computer, this machine won't really inspire much hate. If anything it's just not very exceptional but then again I wouldn't buy one either.
Best Buy Mobile to skip rebate, sell Palm Pre for $199.99 outright {Engadget}
May 20th 2009 12:33PM Best Buy Mobile is the only tolerable thing about Best Buy. I don't shop there as a general rule but their Mobile folks tend to know what they are doing and they are big enough to eat the cost of the MIR until they can claim it.
Sprint has done the MIR on every phone I've had. It's cheap and a huge hassle but considering how little I pay for minutes and unlimited data/text I save that $100 in two months against a comparable ATT plan so I deal with it.
This time I will probably hit BB just to avoid the MIR. If they run out, the Sprint store is across the street and I can just suck it up and wait 4-6 weeks like the other chumps.
Netflix Watch Instantly comes to Vista Media Center, not Extenders {Engadget}
May 20th 2009 11:00AM Dammit. I finally installed 7 on my media center and now I can't get this? Bummer. I've been using a 3rd party plugin but it would be nice to have the official one.
Wal-Mart making move for Circuit City's old slice of the pie, prepping for Apple sections, Pre sales and higher-end electronics {Engadget}
May 19th 2009 11:23PM I want to make another version of that ad that goes the other way.
OK, all Macs over $1000 step aside
(90% leave)
All Macs with quad core CPUs and over 2GB RAM step aside
(the remaining Macs leave)
/written on a sub-$900 PC that has never crashed or had a virus. Does have a quad core and 4GB RAM though.
Palm Pre pics released into the wild by Sprint freedom fighter {Engadget}
May 15th 2009 9:44AM Why the hell do people want a $200+ smartphone designed to sync all of your data from facebook, gmail, and exchange over the web and not pay for a data plan? Sprint's plans with data cost what other carriers charge without data so what's the big deal? $69 for 450 daytime, unlimited 3g, unlimited text, and unlimited use of their commercial turn-by-turn nav service. $99 if you want unlimited minutes. To get a service like that on ATT or VZW you would be paying closer to $150 so what's the big deal? There are hundreds of companies and credit unions that give discounts on your Sprint bill from 10%-27% if you take the time to see if you qualify. Just put in a little effort. If the minimal charge for a data plan is going to break your bank then maybe you ought to be looking into a Tracfone instead of a high-end smartphone because you're obviously scrounging.
