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Hey, Google: failing to spellcheck Android 2.0 can have 'undesireable consequences' {Engadget}
Nov 10th 2009 9:30PM Er, "applicaton" appears to be missing a letter, too?
Archos 9 up for pre-order in America for $50 more than anticipated {Engadget}
Nov 3rd 2009 1:54PM Right, because you were _entitled_ to a $499 working device?
Let's rephrase it so as not to confuse the entitled-whiner crowd: "it's better for the device to cost more if that's what it took to deliver a stable, working product."
Of course, this assumes it works. Archos doesn't have a particularly excellent track record for flawless product releases.
Verizon announces early store openings for DROID launch {Engadget}
Nov 3rd 2009 1:11PM Actually I think it'd be more "accurate" to have the actual units wouldn't it...
PlayStation Home 'not a priority right now' for Sony, most people seem to feel the same way (update: misquote) {Engadget}
Nov 2nd 2009 12:34PM Let's see.. Demon's Souls, Uncharted 2, Ratchet & Clank Future: Crack in Time all in the past few weeks, and soon, God of War Collection .. ah that's right. LOTS OF REALLY GOOD GAMES. You know, the reason people buy a game console. Others could learn from this example.
Motorola Sholes / Droid comes in US HSPA flavor, probably not US-bound {Engadget}
Oct 24th 2009 8:14AM AT&T is likely waiting to use Android as a playing card for continued iPhone exclusivity. Love it or hate it, the iPhone has got to be huge business for AT&T, and I'm sure they want to keep it that way. So it's Prisoner's Dilemma ... Apple defects with iPhone to get more coverage, and AT&T defects to Android, leaving Apple the only one promoting the iPhone and _everyone else_ promoting Android.
Sega lighters: smoking will never be cool again {Engadget}
Oct 24th 2009 5:42AM Your xbox 360 already comes with that feature.
http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=64203
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BlackBerry Bold 9700 gets handled, appreciated for its nuances {Engadget}
Oct 21st 2009 4:25PM The problem isn't innovation. The blackberry doesn't really _need_ to change, it just needs incremental improvements. And perhaps more affordable apps on the store.
But, if you've never used Android, particularly if you're a long-time blackberry user, you are in for a shock. And not in a good way. Sure it has cheap apps on the store and SSH runs faster. But the phone and messaging (email, SMS, etc) bits are horribly rudimentary compared to the blackberry. And if your primary use for a phone is calling and messaging ... well, better keep that blackberry around.
BlackBerry Bold 9700 gets handled, appreciated for its nuances {Engadget}
Oct 21st 2009 4:22PM And the trackball is worse than the old scroll wheel. I really, really hate it. You used to be able to navigate by touch, feeling each click, but now no such luck. Plus, using the ball to click, especially without detents, means it's pretty easy to click then flick the wheel to another option. And the way the UI works, it's not what you had selected when you clicked, but what you land on after.
I'm hoping the new optical trackball at least doesn't stick, but I doubt it will be any better in the navigation department.
Storm 2 hitting Verizon with 'MiFi capability?' {Engadget}
Oct 18th 2009 11:03PM Freudian slips are typos now?
Barnes & Noble twin-screen e-reader revealed early? {Engadget}
Oct 14th 2009 11:59AM The thing is, none of these are what you care about when actually using an e-reader. Never once have I thought, "if only this had video or color it would be a much better experience." It usually comes down to things, some of which you may not consider: page turn speed ... full pdf rendering ... fixed-width font ... dictionary being extensive enough to cover everything in "Book of the New Sun"...
Page turn speed is probably the biggest thing that needs fixed at this point. There is no analog to flipping through a book looking for some scene. Even if you can search for a word or phrase, that's very hit or miss. A tiny LCD is not going to cover it .. you have to be able to visually scan all the text on a page quickly. E-paper page turn speed is just not fast enough for that yet.
And finally, the truly biggest issue: are the books you want to read available for your device?
