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Inspiron Zino HD now configurable, available to order on Dell's website {Engadget}
Nov 8th 2009 2:31AM Yeah, a search of the site shows no Zino HD.
Ooma Telo hits the streets, handset add-on follows next month {Engadget}
Oct 6th 2009 11:06AM Voicemail isn't free anymore? The last time I was at my folks' house, they still got voicemail on their Ooma, and I know they're not paying anything...
Archos Android Phone Tablet introduced on video {Engadget}
Sep 26th 2009 2:12PM Man, over the years I have been such a fan of Archos, but this announcement has me so conflicted. Every Archos device I've had (and I've had about four of them), has been before its time in terms of features and abilities, but behind its time in terms of software and performance (they always seem to give their products capabilities that are just a tad too ambitious for the CPU they put in there).
But I know that with the proper tweaking (Cyanogen), Android runs almost perfectly on even the G1's hardware, which we all know is atrocious. So on a 1GHz mobile CPU? That must be smooth!
So that said, I just have a few concerns:
1) I like physical keyboards, but that's a personal preference, and with a screen this huge a virtual one probably won't annoy me as much
2) I wonder what kind of storage it has. I think I spotted a card slot, which makes me concerned that there isn't much flash storage on this
3) Price: again, Archos likes to nickle and dime you a bit on additional features. It doesn't usually annoy me, but I worry about how much this phone will cost to begin with, since there isn't a chance in hell that this will be subsidized in the states.
4) I kinda worry that that phone is going to be too big. That's a pretty big footprint it has...
Google hits Android ROM modder with a cease-and-desist letter {Engadget}
Sep 25th 2009 9:00AM This is so disappointing. The Cyanogen mod is the only thing that saved my user experience on the G1. Here's a tip for Google: if they hadn't chosen the worst hardware available for the first outing of their OS, I would never have gone out and rooted my phone. I could care less about the additional features it gives me (haven't even used tethering yet), I just want a functioning phone! After a few months with cupcake (which helped somewhat but not enough), I was just fed up. The Cyanogen mod was this phone's salvation.
Oh, and if Google seriously wants to discontinue support for G1's in the future, Cyanogen might be our only savior. It sounds like Google is seriously saying that only a year after the phone's release, there's a possibility that firmware upgrades will cease.
Ugh, I'm a huge Google fan, but this pisses me off.
Video: a brief history of game console teardowns {Engadget}
Sep 25th 2009 8:52AM This isn't intended to slight Sony or MS, but these consoles haven't been around long enough to make the progression of technology all that interesting. The PS1 was the oldest console there, so that could show you some progression, but I'd be much more interested in a display that took some good examples from every console generation. Then the history of these devices would be more evident.
Hurry! Universal Invention of the Future just $10.50 on eBay {Engadget}
Sep 25th 2009 8:46AM Chevron 7 is in place!
Clearwire branding true 4G WiMAX rollouts 'CLEAR,' upgrading pre-WiMAX areas nationwide {Engadget}
Sep 24th 2009 9:12AM Wow. Don't know why, but that looks an awful lot like the Sony Ericsson logo...
Mattel's Mindflex: now stressing brain muscles for $80 {Engadget}
Sep 18th 2009 11:03PM It looks like someone simplified/modernized Mousetrap.
Engadget's back to school giveaway part 2: win an Xbox 360 prize pack! {Engadget}
Sep 8th 2009 9:40AM I've craved a 360 for some time now. I will play very few games on it, but instead extend media and stream Netflix! Woo!
LG BL40 Chocolate Touch hands-on {Engadget}
Sep 3rd 2009 4:13AM Agreed. What the heck is that, anyway, Comic Sans? Do they know how bad that looks on such a well-designed device?
