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Nokia Booklet 3G slips to $199 on contract 'through the holidays'

Dec 13th 2009 10:51PM on Engadget

From what I am reading on the specs, it is a basic netbook running Windows 7 starter. They added in a 3G card, A-GPS and a 16 cell battery- and they slapped a 'Nokia' logo on it. All this for 'only' $600 retail or $200 with a 2 year contract with a 3G data plan... That seems way overpriced for a cheap-ass netbook.

If I was looking for something like this, I would rather get a $300 netbook and pickup a MiFi card; At last I won't be stuck with a sub-par netbook that is tied to a carrier contract when something worthwhile comes out in 3-6 months...

The Google Phone: what we know... and what we don't (updated)

Dec 13th 2009 7:54PM on Engadget

Technically, Blade Runner was set in the era of the 'Nexus-6' replicant model- but it stands to reason that there may have been a 'Nexus One' around five major revisions before that...

Large Hadron Collider breaks energy record, still won't power a toaster

Nov 30th 2009 6:25PM on Engadget

The Higgs boson may need to send something else back through time pretty soon...

BTW- awesome pic; the foam hand was very well placed!

Mad scientists figure out how to write memories to brains, take over Earth

Oct 17th 2009 11:03PM on Engadget

'...for the memory of a lifetime; Recall, Recall, Recall...'

Microsoft Mobile Keyboard 6000, Comfort Desktop 5000 and LifeCam Cinema HD hands-on

Oct 8th 2009 10:09AM on Engadget

Nice- so long as Microsoft is not planning on using the Comfort Desktop 5000 to replace the Natural Ergonomic 4000 keyboard...

Peek Pronto with lifetime service: $299

Sep 28th 2009 6:14PM on Engadget

I think they were clearance for $5.98 at Target yesterday...

Sony America abandons UMD-to-PSP Go "good will" program, offers 225 games at full retail price instead

Sep 28th 2009 8:23AM on Engadget

Well fuck; I have actually been saving up for a PSP Go! when they come out on Thursday... Guess I need to look for something else that is worth buying -maybe from a company that takes care of its loyal customers.

iPhone MMS is now live!

Sep 26th 2009 12:51AM on Engadget

Leave it to Apple and AT&T to innovate....

Popcorn Hour C-200 hands-on

Sep 25th 2009 11:58PM on Engadget

I have the 1st gen Popcorn Hour (A100) and I can verify that it plays back 1080p MKVs with DTS audio.

As for the difference between local and networked- it would depend mostly on your media server. I use a Windows Home Server with a few 1TB SATA drives and I have about a 3-4 second delay while the PH buffers the video. I have not tried 1080p video from the internal HD as it takes a LONG time to transfer data to an internal drive...

I would expect the new C200 version to perform at least as well as their 2 year old model.

I cannot express how much I love my PH A100; I am just tying to see if I can find a way to justify $300 for an upgrade to the C200... :o)

Popcorn Hour C-200 hands-on

Sep 25th 2009 11:30PM on Engadget

If you run TVersity Pro or PlayOn on a PC you can stream Hulu to the Popcorn Hour (or just about any other DNLA device).

Trying this out with an old PH A100 now...

Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.

"All of these new nettops have me intrigued. I'm looking for a small, quiet and cheap PC to replace my aging tower in my home office, and all it really needs to do is load Microsoft Office, check email and surf the web. Is there a particular nettop that's better (or a better value) than another? I know it's a rather new segment, but hopefully someone has taken a chance on one already. Thanks!"

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