Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Palm webOS 'Enyo' framework paves the way for tablets and larger phones (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/21/palm-webos-enyo-framework-paves-the-way-for-tablets-and-larger/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/21/palm-webos-enyo-framework-paves-the-way-for-tablets-and-larger/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/21/palm-webos-enyo-framework-paves-the-way-for-tablets-and-larger/#comments Don't expect HP's webOS 2.0 to be tied to an HVGA screen for long -- come "early 2011," the company will introduce a number of "really interesting new form factors," including tablets and phones. That was the message driven home at Palm's Developer Day this year, according to PreCentral's Dieter Bohn, and the software that's going to make that shift possible is a little something called Enyo. Picking up where Ares left off, Enyo is a Javascript app framework with native hardware acceleration and faster app load times (they're allegedly down to one second now), but the part we think you'll be most interested in is the promise of apps that natively scale to multiple aspect ratios. HP's Scott Miles demoed it earlier this week by playing around with a tiny, single-pane portrait email application in the desktop version of Chrome... and then maximized the browser window to reveal a fully-functioning three-pane landscape layout suited for a large tablet screen. Representatives stressed that the email app was a proof of concept, but Enyo's here to stay, replacing the earlier Mojo starting in 2011 and slated to be available in early 2011 via developer SDK. Get introduced to Enyo in a video after the break, and skip ahead to that email demo at 15:55 if you're running late for your rockstar developer meetup.

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Palm webOS 'Enyo' framework paves the way for tablets and larger phones (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 21 Nov 2010 19:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While President Obama signs off on the future of space exploration, NASA is on the move, developing new ways to get a look at the fourth planet from the sun. We've seen our share of rovers (and one sweet hopper) in this space, and now the gang at the Langley Research Center is hard at work on a rocket-powered, robotic Mars-bound airplane. ARES, or Aerial Regional-Scale Environmental Surveyor, is 16.4 feet long, made from a lightweight polymer-carbon composite material, and has a wingspan of 21 feet. "A powered airplane flying a mile above the surface can obtain measurements over inaccessible parts of Mars and collect a whole bunch of data that no rover can collect," according to atmospheric scientist Joel Levine. Perhaps most exciting, the machine would be able to fly over the southern highlands, an area whose mountains, craters, and volcanoes have hindered exploration in the past. Sadly, all good things must come to an end -- and ARES is no exception. Although its flight would last for a mere two hours, it could cover over nine hundred miles of unexplored territory, collecting data on everything from chemicals and signs of water to the magnetic field in this region.

NASA hopes to send ARES rocket-powered robot plane to Mars originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ASUS ARES cries havoc, lets slip the GPUs of war: a review roundup of the world's fastest graphics card originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>5870AMDAMD crossfireAmdCrossfireARESASUSASUS ARESAsusAresATIATI crossifreATI RadeonATI Radeon HD 5870AtiCrossifreAtiRadeonAtiRadeonHd5870benchmarkbenchmarkedbenchmarkscrossfireGPUgraphicsgraphics cardgraphics cardsGraphicsCardGraphicsCardsRadeonRadeon HD 5870RadeonHd5870review roundupReviewRoundupThu, 08 Jul 2010 03:09:00 EST<![CDATA[ASUS showcases ROG CG8490 gaming desktop: Core i7-980X, dual OC'd Radeon HD 5870s]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-showcases-rog-cg8490-gaming-desktop-core-i7-980x-dual-oc/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-showcases-rog-cg8490-gaming-desktop-core-i7-980x-dual-oc/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-showcases-rog-cg8490-gaming-desktop-core-i7-980x-dual-oc/#comments ASUS' ARES line of gaming PCs has been kicking for a few years now, but regardless of how many iterations we see, we're still a wee bit terrified when approaching a chassis this gargantuan. Just after the outfit's press conference in Taipei, we daintily hurried over to the newest member of the family in order to snag a few shots and get the low-down on what users could expect when it ships between now and next century. Aesthetically, we're told that the CG8490 was inspired by "ancient and modern armor of both Eastern and Western cultures," likely a politically correct statement with no actual meaning. Regardless, this monster can overclock itself by as much as 20 percent without boiling over, and the six-core Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition CPU is suited for slicing up even the most complex of tasks. There's also 12GB of DDR3 memory, 2TB of hard drive space, a standard DVD burner and a pair of overclocked ATI Radeon HD 5870 GPUs to handle DirectX 11 and Eyefinity duties. Mum's the word on a price or release date, but we're going with "too much" and "not soon enough."

Oh, and be sure to peek the limited edition ARES GPU as well as the company's Rampage III Extreme motherboard in the gallery below.

Gallery: ASUS ROG CG8490 gaming desktop at Computex 2010


Gallery: ASUS ARES GPU and ROG Rampage III Extreme motherboard

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ASUS showcases ROG CG8490 gaming desktop: Core i7-980X, dual OC'd Radeon HD 5870s originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 May 2010 19:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Palm's web-based Ares SDK goes gold originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aresares sdkAresSdkpalmsdkwebosMon, 19 Apr 2010 18:42:00 EST<![CDATA[Palm Pre plays Need for Speed, undercover (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/29/palm-pre-plays-need-for-speed-undercover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/29/palm-pre-plays-need-for-speed-undercover/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/29/palm-pre-plays-need-for-speed-undercover/#comments While Palm's Pre is many things to many people it still can't game. Oh sure, it'll play Magic Fortune Ball like a champ but when it comes to intensive 3D action the Pre is as helpless as a would-be terrorist trying to ignite his underwear. See, webOS and the Mojo SDK currently can't exploit the GPU the way other smartphone platforms can. Rewind a few weeks, however, and we're reminded of a video showing EA's Need for Speed Undercover running impossibly smooth on a Pre. At the time, the video and claims of the device running Flash were shot down as fake largely due to the accompanying screen caps of the purportedly new App Catalog. Well guess what? Those screen caps were vindicated today with the webOS 1.3.5 update that just so happened to launch a new App Catalog matching the leaked images, exactly. That lends credence to the video then doesn't it, while hinting at future apps and games with full OpenGL graphics support. Is that the big reveal at CES alongside enhanced Pre+ and Pixi+ handsets headed to Big Red? We'll find out shortly enough -- until then check the gameplay after the break.

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Palm Pre plays Need for Speed, undercover (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Palm's Ares SDK goes to public beta originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aresares sdkAresSdkbreaking newsBreakingNewspalmsdkwebosThu, 17 Dec 2009 17:29:00 EST<![CDATA[Palm's Ares SDK is in testers' hands]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/palms-ares-sdk-is-in-testers-hands/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/palms-ares-sdk-is-in-testers-hands/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/palms-ares-sdk-is-in-testers-hands/#commentsFollowing its November announcement, Palm has now filled up a small pool of test spots for a "fairly advanced alpha" of its Ares SDK for webOS, the fully web-based cousin of Mojo. It sounds like this first round of testers is expected to be fairly actively involved, submitting not just bug reports but also feedback on the system to help "finish it" and "give it some polish" -- both good things for a toolkit designed to help devs build apps for a platform that could use as many as it can get right now. It sounds like this first round of invites was pretty small, but if you're interested, sign up anyway -- they'll be expanding the alpha / beta group prior to general availability, it seems.

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Palm's Ares SDK is in testers' hands originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's been awhile (or a long while, in the case of the ARES CG6155) since we've heard about these machines, but ASUS has at long last decided to start shipping 'em to retailers. The aforesaid gaming desktop still doesn't have a publicly available price tag, but ASUS assures us that it's out there now for those who know where to look. Thankfully, it was a bit (and we stress "bit") more forthcoming with details on the G50 and G71 gaming notebooks, which are also available as we speak for $1,249.99 and take-your-best-guess, respectively.

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ASUS G50 / G71 laptops and ARES CG6155 gaming PC now available originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What's that, Acer? Your vicious Predator not feel so dominant now? ASUS just dropped a bombshell with the official release of the ARES CG6150 that first surfaced at CeBIT, and for gamers who accept nothing less than cutting edge, this is your rig. From the top, we've got an Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 (overclockable to 4.0GHz) processor, NVIDIA's nForce 790i Ultra SLI chipset, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, a 3-way SLI setup with GeForce GTX280s, up to 4TB of HDD space, a Blu-ray optical drive, twin gigabit Ethernet jacks, two power supplies and a custom liquid cooling arrangement. ASUS is being tight-lipped (as usual) with pricing / release information, but let's just assume you'll need a serious stack of Benjamins to even sniff this beast.

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ASUS ARES CG6155 gaming PC: 4.0GHz QX9650, GeForce GTX280, bragging rights originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As if you had any reason to believe that killbots weren't multiplying by the minute, here's yet another case to strike fear in your heart. Project A.R.E.S. was designed with a few key goals in mind: to replace human soldiers and to demonstrate that a weapons system could be controlled wirelessly / remotely. The designers also set out to "provide a form of feedback so that the user could navigate the robot without actually being present," and the current version has been equipped with a semi-automatic turret and a wireless camera to give the controller a good view of the surroundings. We don't get the idea that this bugger has enlisted just yet (boot camp is a chore, you know), but be sure and check out the video of it prancing about after the jump.

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A.R.E.S. Telepresence Tank gets kill commands via WiFi originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We're still waiting for the official press release, but that's ASUS first gaming desktop attempting to intimidate you from the CeBIT floor. The ARES CG6150 is said to offer "breathtaking performance in a menacing armor-cladded case." We'll see. One thing's for sure, they've taken more than a few design hints from Alienware. Republic of gamers, unite!

Update: Details are in. Under the armor you'll find a Core 2 Extreme CPU with support for up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, NVIDIA's 3-way SLI graphic technology, up to 4 Terabytes of hard disk, Dual Power power modules and liquid cooling. Grrr.

Gallery: Eyes-on ASUS' first gaming desktop: ARES CG6150

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Eyes-on ASUS' first gaming desktop: ARES CG6150 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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