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Shenzhen EM-2811 "Latte ICE" is actually kind of neat {Engadget}
Jun 21st 2008 8:14PM @John Cavanagh: It costs me nothing, on contract. I'll end up paying about £400 which is the price it costs cash today unlocked. I'm on a £35 a month deal. 600 minutes, unlimited texts, 500MB data, stop the clock. Oh, and I pay £6 a month for Nokia maps, but I can stop that anytime. My whole post was a tease - I was poking fun!
Shenzhen EM-2811 "Latte ICE" is actually kind of neat {Engadget}
Jun 21st 2008 8:11PM Dude, I'm not a liar, and I design gadgets and software. My Nokia N95 8G has the latest software and it auto rotates the screen - great for viewing photos etc. But a pain generally as it does it when in your pocket so you have to turn it the other way to view in portrait mode. (But no different from the iPhone in that respect.) New software is excellent. Speeds things up and makes Nokia Maps more reliable. wazzupalex AT gmail DOT COM
Shenzhen EM-2811 "Latte ICE" is actually kind of neat {Engadget}
Jun 21st 2008 1:49PM Hey guys! This just in: (Ooh, I'm in a cheaky mood today!), my Nokia N95 8G (Black*) does all of this and more - GPS, MP3, FM Radio, multi-tasking etc. Oh, and some cool games, one handed operation and a auto-rotating display are sweet too. And here's the killer, oh denizens of the digisphere, thanks to a bult in radio tranciever you can slide out a numbered keypad and actually call your friends, family and others - and download content from anywhere. Isn't that special? PMP, puleaze! Why?
*Is the new silver
Intempo Rebel records songs from FM radio, freaks out RIAA {Engadget}
Jun 20th 2008 5:28PM You guys are too young, but there was a time when we would record our radio music to what was known as 'compact cassette'. The trick was to hit the stop button before the DJ spoke over the tunes. Ah, it was so annoying when your TDK C90 ran out of tape half way through a recording so you had to turn it over to get the other half on Side B! And no silly RIAA to worry about either. We still purchased music too, on vynil or somfink like dat... Oh, those were the days!
Broadstar Windsystem's AeroCam wind turbines break elusive price barrier {Engadget}
Jun 19th 2008 5:56PM Birdie chop chops?
Comcast Center's video wall packs 10 million pixels into 27 x 87-foot display {Engadget}
Jun 19th 2008 7:10AM This is absolutely brilliant and highly original. It will not get 'old' over time - they can simply upload more content - perhaps even allow the public to design presentations to upload to their media servers? Now that would be cool. It is sad that the copywriters at Engadget are so down on original ideas (such as the sexy cube shaped Philips MP3 player yesterday that will probably sell in vast quantities due to it's price point) yet write about so many ho hum products, such as the almost daily slew of mediocre laptops that by tomorrow will be forgotten and obsolete. I have followed videowall developments for over 20 years and this is the most original and well integrated system I have ever seen. It will have massive potential in the theatre at a lower price point. A little more positive American spirit please Engadget! (Because that is what will bring an end to the economic downturn.)
LG Secret viral ad aims for sexy, ends up squarely at creepy {Engadget}
Jun 18th 2008 4:06AM You bunch of idiots! This column on Engadget now proves that this site is edited in the US where irony and wit are sadly missing. a) I guess you don't get the shear brilliance and humor of the advertisement and then b) you have to actually GIVE AWAY the funny, original and surprise ending - just like those movie trailers that give away the whole plot by showing key scenes in advance. There was nothing creepy at all - he was most likely having a fantasy - and why not? Let's hope they show a shortened version on TV over here in the UK where (I think) we still appreciate such brilliance.
ASUS Eee PC 1000H already unboxed on video {Engadget}
Jun 13th 2008 11:41AM Why all these pointless UNBOXING videos / galleries? Why can't Engadget engage in proper reviews? (And allow regular folk like us to provide our own reviews too?) For example, I have an original EEE PC 7" 4G Black and it's build quality, 3 USB ports (against the two on by MacBook), WiFi and compact design - all for £230, make it very useful. But a 10" machine defeats the object of a compact machine, so I don't see the point. 7" screen has got a bit annoying (sideways scrolling) so am going to consider the 901 - the Bluetooth will be good for syncing with my MacBook and Nokia N95 8G. I do think Asus have lost the edge though by not being innovative any more. Why not make a 9" ultra thin tablet version for a price as ground breaking as the original 7"? £295 ($500 US) would be perfect. Tablet form factor with a nice Linux note taking/sketching application would be fantastic for creative thinking and doodling.
Medtronic Diabetes concept car monitors glucose levels in-dash {Engadget}
Jun 12th 2008 8:22AM Follow up: One of the aspects of American culture that I noticed during 10 years of living in California was that people were programmed to fear the outdoors - hence the streets are empty and people travel by car everywhere, unlike Europe, the Middle East or Asia. In addition, they are programmed to 'need' processions in order to feel secure. This car will soon become yet another crutch. Want to bring all this crap to an end? Eat un processed foods, for life. Fruit, nuts, meat cooked rare (overcooked meat causes cancer), pulses (beans etc) - and splurge on ice cream and pizza once a month. Everything in moderation, except sports and music. :-)
Medtronic Diabetes concept car monitors glucose levels in-dash {Engadget}
Jun 12th 2008 8:18AM Sad. The wise Engadget reader knows that America (and now Britain too) works like this (this is not a joke or an attempt at sarcasm by the way, this is the truth, so help me g-d.) a) Promote corn syrup, high saturated fat and simple carbohydrate based diet to the young and poor (read: the vulnerable), and top up with high caffein sugary drinks to maintain a near permanent state of 'feeling good' come hell or high water. (Hence slogan used by certain cola maker.) b) Soon as said victims grow older and fat forms around their vital organs, have the complicit pharmaceutical industry promote (via commission paid doctors) an essential ('life saving') routine of insulin and associated equipment. And now dear citizen, you can have a car to match your 'my life sponsored by XYZ, Inc' lifestyle. Ironic that if a movie was made that envisioned a future like this, it would draw gasps of "That would never happen." In the plot, a white masculine, well spoken hero would save the day by blowing up the heart of all this evil. But this is reality folks, so we're powerless for as long as children are brainwashed making the job of the parent almost impossible. Where is Superman when you need him?
