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It's been almost exactly a year since Zodiac Pool Systems last expanded its line of Polaris-branded pool-cleaning robots, and it's now back with two more additions that fill out the top and bottom end of its lineup. That includes the company's most advanced robot to date, the $1499 Polaris 9400 Sport (pictured above), which adds four-wheel drive for the first time, as well as the company's new accelerometer-enhanced ActivMotion Sensor technology -- something Polaris says allows the robot to continually sense where it is in the pool and optimize its cleaning action accordingly. The 9100 Sport, on the other hand, gets neither of those new additions, but it'll "only" set you back $799, and will still clean pools up to 40 feet long in about two hours. You can get a closer look at those, as well as the company's existing offerings, at the source link below.

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Polaris' pool-cleaning robots get updated with added intelligence, four-wheel drive originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 Apr 2012 07:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: Polaris 9300xi Sport poolbot

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Polaris produces 9300xi Sport poolbot, does your underwater scum sucking for you originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: KDDI Polaris Robot concept -- it's like Rolly, but with a purpose

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KDDI Polaris Robot concept -- it's like Rolly, but with a purpose (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ceatecceatec 2009Ceatec2009conceptfeaturesiidainterfacejapankddi robotKddiRobotpolarispolaris robotPolarisRobotrobotrollywirelesswireless tvWirelessTvTue, 06 Oct 2009 09:08:00 EST<![CDATA[Video: KDDI Polaris Robot concept -- it's like Rolly, but with a purpose]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/video-kddi-polaris-robot-concept-its-like-rolly-but-with-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/video-kddi-polaris-robot-concept-its-like-rolly-but-with-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/video-kddi-polaris-robot-concept-its-like-rolly-but-with-a/#comments Being a Japanese carrier and all, it's no shock to see KDDI with a large presence at CEATEC. What was surprising, however, was the cute little device you see pictured above. Showcased in an "early prototype" form, the recently introduced Polaris Robot looks eerily similar to Sony's befuddling Rolly. Thankfully for KDDI (and all of humanity, really), this creature actually has a purpose. Packed with speakers, an array of wireless sensors and the ability to send video signals to your TV sans cables, the concept docking station is meant to stylishly hold your KDDI handset (lots of 'em will be compatible in due time) and beam a blown-up version of your phone's UI onto your television or LCD monitor. The good news here is that the system actually displays a far more intuitive menu layout on the screen than what's available on your dumbphone, enabling users to flip through schedules, photos, videos and playlists with ease. Technological details -- as well as information surrounding price and release -- were scant, but you can whet your appetite by peeking the video just past the break.

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Video: KDDI Polaris Robot concept -- it's like Rolly, but with a purpose originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ceatecceatec 2009Ceatec2009conceptfeaturesiidainterfacejapankddikddi robotKddiRobotmobileothersperipheralspolarispolaris robotPolarisRobotrobotrollywirelesswireless tvWirelessTvTue, 06 Oct 2009 07:32:00 EST<![CDATA[iida Polaris: Phone meets robot, robot meets Japan (video!)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/09/iida-polaris-phone-meets-robot-robot-meets-japan-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/09/iida-polaris-phone-meets-robot-robot-meets-japan-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/09/iida-polaris-phone-meets-robot-robot-meets-japan-video/#comments While Sony's Rolly is about as useful as, well, a tiny dancing robot, at least iida's Polaris concept doubles as a cellphone plus dock. Beneath the enormity of the flowery product page rests little in the way of specs -- it is just a concept after all, developed in partnership with Flower Robotics. The robot features "learning functions" to monitor your physical condition and suggest recipes and exercise. Failing that, it can also suggest possible medical intervention. The longer he's with you the more attune he is to your well-being. Perfect -- when we're old and infirmed at the end of days, our personal Polaris can represent us at the government mandated death panel. Take a peak at your doomsayer in the videos after the break.

[Via Akihabara News]

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iida Polaris: Phone meets robot, robot meets Japan (video!) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>audanceflower roboticsFlowerRoboticsiidakddimobilepolarisrobotrollrollingrollyWed, 09 Sep 2009 03:26:00 EST<![CDATA[iida Polaris: Phone meets robot, robot meets Japan (video!)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/09/iida-polaris-phone-meets-robot-robot-meets-japan-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/09/iida-polaris-phone-meets-robot-robot-meets-japan-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/09/iida-polaris-phone-meets-robot-robot-meets-japan-video/#comments While Sony's Rolly is about as useful as, well, a tiny dancing robot, at least iida's Polaris concept doubles as a cellphone plus dock. Beneath the enormity of the flowery product page rests little in the way of specs -- it is just a concept after all, developed in partnership with Flower Robotics. The robot features "learning functions" to monitor your physical condition and suggest recipes and exercise. Failing that, it can also suggest possible medical intervention. The longer he's with you the more attune he is to your well-being. Perfect -- when we're old and infirmed at the end of days, our personal Polaris can represent us at the government mandated death panel. Take a peak at your doomsayer in the videos after the break.

[Via Akihabara News]

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With the dull roar of frenzied anticipation (okay, that might be over the top, but you know what we mean) surrounding the launch of the Touch Diamond in all its variants around the globe, why would HTC take a step back in time to get one of its older models approved in a new flavor? Don't get us wrong -- for its day, the Touch Cruise was one of the hottest Windows Mobile devices going -- but the Touch Diamond has seriously muted an overwhelming majority of the WinMo kit out there, including much of HTC's older lineup. Put head to head, the VGA display and TouchFLO 3D alone are enough to make sure the newer handset spanks the Polaris, but for whatever reason, Mr. Chou and his gang saw fit to repurpose it with HSDPA 850 / 1900 and send it through an FCC lab. We're not sure whether this will end up on a carrier anywhere, but with the front-facing cam, we'd probably rule out AT&T off the bat.

Update: Touche, there's a Touch Cruise already in circulation with 850 / 1900 3G -- but the question remains, why was this just approved? Thanks, everybody!

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FCC approves an HTC Touch Cruise with North American 3G -- but why? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Touch Cruise latest HTC device to fall to Android originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Why wait for the Dream when you can get Android all up in your HTC piece today? Numerous efforts over on xda-developers have yielded a high success rate in getting Google's still-young platform working (although the definition of "working" can vary from device to device) on a variety of recent and popular HTC models, so if you dig your hardware but you're ready to give Windows Mobile the boot -- and you like to live on the bleeding edge between functionality and brickage -- give it a shot. Drop us a line if you have a port to add to the list!

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Hot on the heels of the official announcement of HTC's Touch Cruise -- the company's new, touch-sensitive, GPS equipped wonder-device -- come these "in the wild" pictures and video from CoolSmartPhone. As you can see, the Touch Cruise is sporting the now-familiar HTC TouchFLO interface, though apparently the handset-maker has updated the picture and video album UI. The site also hosts some shots of the GPS navigation in action, and examples of the updated onscreen keyboard. Check the video after the break, then point your browser towards the read link and see all the shots.

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Hot on the heels of the official announcement of HTC's Touch Cruise -- the company's new, touch-sensitive, GPS equipped wonder-device -- come these "in the wild" pictures and video from CoolSmartPhone. As you can see, the Touch Cruise is sporting the now-familiar HTC TouchFLO interface, though apparently the handset-maker has updated the picture and video album UI. The site also hosts some shots of the GPS navigation in action, and examples of the updated onscreen keyboard. Check the video after the break, then point your browser towards the read link and see all the shots.

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The O2 Xda orbit 2 enters officialdom and adds yet another name to an already confused HTC device. The TouchFLO-enabled replacement for the 2006-ish Xda orbit brings a pile of new niceties to the line and a pretty slick new look to boot. Featuring 128 MB / 256 MB of RAM and ROM, a 400 MHz Qualcomm CPU, GPS, quad-band GSM, HSDPA (we've heard tri-band and also only 2100), and a 3 megapixel camera with typical Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity thrown in for good measure. Availability is slated for early December from a rock bottom €99 (roughly $140) on contract. If you're in the know and can provide frequency clarity for us, please do.

[Via the::unwired]

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O2 announces O2 Xda orbit 2, aka HTC Polaris and HTC Touch Cruise originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The next step in the HTC Touch line -- the GPS-equipped Polaris -- has been re-christened the Touch Cruise, and has gone and gotten its juicy specs all leaked out to the internet. In addition to having improved TouchFlo capabilities, like rotation and zoom, the new model will sport a quad-band GSM radio (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900), tri-band UMTS (850 / 1900 / 2100), HSDPA and HSUPA data connectivity, a 400MHz MSM7200 Qualcomm CPU, 128MB of RAM and 256MB of ROM, a 2.8-inch, 320 x 240 QVGA display, 3-megapixel camera (plus secondary, 0.3-megapixel camera), WiFi, Bluetooth, and a microSD slot. Apparently, the design of the device hasn't been finalized, though it will likely feature four buttons and a navigation wheel (similar to the pics up above). Mouth watering? Eyes tearing up? We understand. The Cruise is expected by the end of November, so go easy on your credit cards till then.

Update: Thanks to CoolSmartPhone and Smart Mobile Gadgets, we've gotten a proper view of the Touch Cruise, and it's sweet!

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HTC Polaris gets specs leaked, renamed the Touch Cruise originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The next step in the HTC Touch line -- the GPS-equipped Polaris -- has been re-christened the Touch Cruise, and has gone and gotten its juicy specs all leaked out to the internet. In addition to having improved TouchFlo capabilities, like rotation and zoom, the new model will sport a quad-band GSM radio (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900), tri-band UMTS (850 / 1900 / 2100), HSDPA and HSUPA data connectivity, a 400MHz MSM7200 Qualcomm CPU, 128MB of RAM and 256MB of ROM, a 2.8-inch, 320 x 240 QVGA display, 3-megapixel camera (plus secondary, 0.3-megapixel camera), WiFi, Bluetooth, and a microSD slot. Apparently, the design of the device hasn't been finalized, though it will likely feature four buttons and a navigation wheel (similar to the pics up above). Mouth watering? Eyes tearing up? We understand. The Cruise is expected by the end of November, so go easy on your credit cards till then.

Update: Thanks to CoolSmartPhone and Smart Mobile Gadgets, we've gotten a proper view of the Touch Cruise, and it's sweet!

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We haven't seen much of the HTC Artemis 'round here -- a crying shame, really, considering its slick body (Palm V-esque, dare we say?), integrated GPS, and totally nifty trackball / ring combo for navigation. Maybe if we're all really good, though, the HTC Fairy will be better to us the second time around when the Polaris gets put out to retail. Billed as the Artemis' heir apparent, the new device is finally starting to get pictured in the wild, bearing most of the physical traits that made the original so unique (although that might not be a trackball there, kinda hard to tell). UMTS / HSDPA is the big new feature here, though we've heard we should also expect a faster processor under the hood along with Windows Mobile 6 (of course) out of the gate. Oh, and check out the TouchFLO action, too! Any love for the US this time around, HTC (and no, T-Mobile Germany doesn't count)?

[Via the::unwired]

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HTC Polaris in the wild originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's about time that HTC's Artemis gets kicked to the curb and its replacement may well be the hot little set pictured above. Dubbed the Polaris -- we've heard rumblings and rumors since way back -- it stands out with Windows Mobile 6 Pro, a 3.5 inch VGA screen -- VGA, those three letters are music to our ears -- 256 / 128 MB ROM and RAM, GPS, 3 megapixel camera with autofocus, and quad-band GSM / GPRS / EDGE. HSDPA also figures here -- but will only be beaming to this set in the 2100MHz range -- with the rumored specs rounding out with a mention of a "digital compass" and FM radio. Release date seems pegged at October this year, let's hope that the deluge is set to start, we need some QWERTY sets with similar specs, like, yesterday.

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HTC "Polaris" live pic? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>edgeGPSgsmhsdpaHTCmobilePolarisVGAwindows mobileWindows Mobile 6windowsmobileWindowsMobile6Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:13:00 EST<![CDATA[Humans fend off AI challenge in "milestone" poker match]]>http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/humans-fend-off-ai-challenge-in-milestone-poker-match/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/humans-fend-off-ai-challenge-in-milestone-poker-match/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/humans-fend-off-ai-challenge-in-milestone-poker-match/#commentsIt apparently wasn't easy, but a pair of top human poker players managed to narrowly beat a brash young artificial intelligence program yesterday in a poker match scientists had touted as a "milestone" comparable to Garry Kasparov's 1997 bout with the IBM's chess-playing Deep Blue. According to the AFP, the four-round match stretched on until 11pm, with poker players Phil Laak and Ali Eslami ultimately edging out the program, dubbed Polaris, by 570 points. Eslami seems to have been particularly impressed by his competitor, saying that he found playing against Polaris more exhausting than any previous game in his career, adding that "it's already so good it will be tough to beat in future." No word on a rematch just yet, but don't be surprised if you run into Polaris the next time you play a little online poker -- it's gotta recoup its losses somehow.

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Humans fend off AI challenge in "milestone" poker match originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HTC's model naming convention has always been just a little tricky to commit to memory, and with this latest batch, it certainly ain't getting any easier. A couple of these we've heard about before -- namely the Nike, Kaiser, and Shangri-La -- but the rest are brand new to us and very exciting. First up, the S640 "Iris" is a CDMA rendition of the Excalibur and Cavalier, tossing in EV-DO rev. A and WiFi atop Windows Mobile 6 Standard. The "Vogue" is essentially a Touch (TouchFLO UI and all) with the same EV-DO rev. A guts as the Iris -- good news for Verizon and Sprint customers, we'd imagine. GSM users have reason to celebrate here too, though, in the form of the "Volans" and "Polaris." These two are upgrades to the Vox and Artemis, respectively, adding in much-needed 3G radios and faster processors. Finally, the P6550 "Sedna" appears to be some sort of industrial device with support for a credit card reader -- though with a 3 megapixel cam and 3G data, we wouldn't mind having one ourselves. Release dates are up in the air on most of these, but our money is on late '07.

[Via The Boy Genius Report]


Update: Crikey, the Shangri-La's slide reveals that the device -- HTC's entry into the UMPC fray -- runs both Vista and Windows Mobile 6. Sound vaguely familiar? [Thanks, Kevin]

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HTC preps a few more models (hint: CDMA Touch!) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HTC's model naming convention has always been just a little tricky to commit to memory, and with this latest batch, it certainly ain't getting any easier. A couple of these we've heard about before -- namely the Nike, Kaiser, and Shangri-La -- but the rest are brand new to us and very exciting. First up, the S640 "Iris" is a CDMA rendition of the Excalibur and Cavalier, tossing in EV-DO rev. A and WiFi atop Windows Mobile 6 Standard. The "Vogue" is essentially a Touch (TouchFLO UI and all) with the same EV-DO rev. A guts as the Iris -- good news for Verizon and Sprint customers, we'd imagine. GSM users have reason to celebrate here too, though, in the form of the "Volans" and "Polaris." These two are upgrades to the Vox and Artemis, respectively, adding in much-needed 3G radios and faster processors. Finally, the P6550 "Sedna" appears to be some sort of industrial device with support for a credit card reader -- though with a 3 megapixel cam and 3G data, we wouldn't mind having one ourselves. Release dates are up in the air on most of these, but our money is on late '07.

[Via The Boy Genius Report]

Update: Crikey, the Shangri-La's slide reveals that the device -- HTC's entry into the UMPC fray -- runs both Vista and Windows Mobile 6. Sound vaguely familiar? [Thanks, Kevin]

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HTC preps a few more models (hint: CDMA Touch!) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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