Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Engadget reader meetup in Tokyo!]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/12/engadget-reader-meetup-in-tokyo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/12/engadget-reader-meetup-in-tokyo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/12/engadget-reader-meetup-in-tokyo/#comments
If you're in the vicinity of Tokyo, Japan on October 15th, you're going to want to read this. Our compatriots at Engadget Japanese are having a reader meetup! There will be music (with a performance by Mawya Denki as well as Sano Dengi / sanodg of DS-10 fame) and free food, plus you'll get to hang with the way cool editors of our Japanese site. Believe us, you want to attend. There will also be live product demos by Microsoft, Sony, Acer, Sanyo, Nikon and a Q&A with the editors. Did we mention the giveaways? No? Oh yeah, giveaways! Here are the details:

Date: October 15, 2009
Location: Super-Deluxe (map)
Address: B1F 3-1-25 Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Time: Doors open at 19:00, event begins at 19:30
The venue holds about 300 peeps so get there early!

Head here for full information.

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Engadget reader meetup in Tokyo! originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This whole global economic crisis, and its resulting massive loss of jobs got us thinking. We here at Engadget didn't want to stand helplessly by, announcing every new round of misery without giving anything back -- so we decided to take the opportunity to spread a little positivity. We'll be handing out a new gadget every day (except for weekends) to lucky readers until we run out of stuff or companies stop sending things. Today we've got an Altec Lansing octiv Air (a "wireless 80 watt wall of sound for your iPod") on offer. Read the rules below (no skimming -- we're omniscient and can tell when you've skimmed) and get commenting! Hooray for free stuff!

Big thanks to Altec Lansing for providing the gear!

The rules:
  • Leave a comment below. Any comment will do, but if you want to share your proposal for "fixing" the world economy, that'd be sweet too.
  • You may only enter this specific giveaway once. If you enter this giveaway more than once you'll be automatically disqualified, etc. (Yes, we have robots that thoroughly check to ensure fairness.)
  • If you enter more than once, only activate one comment. This is pretty self explanatory. Just be careful and you'll be fine.
  • Contest is open to anyone in the 50 States, 18 or older! Sorry, we don't make this rule (we hate excluding anyone), so be mad at our lawyers and contest laws if you have to be mad.
  • Winner will be chosen randomly. The winner will receive one (1) Altec Lansing octiv Air. Retail value approximately $399.
  • If you are chosen, you will be notified by email. Winners must respond within three days of the end of the contest. If you do not respond within that period, another winner will be chosen.
  • Entries can be submitted until Tuesday, June, 30th, at 11:59PM ET. Good luck!
  • Full rules can be found here.

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Engadget's recession antidote: win an Altec Lansing octiv Air! originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>announcementsantidotecontestcontestsengadgets recession antidoteEngadgetsRecessionAntidotegiveawaygiveawaysrecessionrecession antidoteRecessionAntidoteTue, 30 Jun 2009 12:10:00 EST<![CDATA[Want to write for Engadget?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/05/want-to-write-for-engadget/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/05/want-to-write-for-engadget/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/05/want-to-write-for-engadget/#commentsListen up: the Engadget Army is looking for fresh recruits, so we're issuing an open call for new writers. If you live and breathe gadgets, this is your chance to get paid to write about them (seriously, this is a paying gig!). Professional writing experience isn't critical (though it doesn't hurt); all we really care about is that you can write about gadgets with wit, concision, and authority.

Right now we're looking to fill writing positions at:
  • Engadget (East Coast editor, and night time and weekend contributing writers)
  • Engadget HD (contributing writer)
  • Engadget Mobile (contributing writer)
You can apply for all three gigs if you like, but please send in a separate application for each.

Here's what you need to send to apply:
  • Three sample posts written in the Engadget style (make sure these are germane to the site you want to write for). These sample posts can be about whatever you want, but they should seem like they could have been written by one of our writers (but without all the typos and gross inaccuracies).
  • A few words about yourself.
  • If you're applying for Engadget, list three of your favorite gadgets of all time.
  • If you're applying for Engadget HD, list your three favorite HD-related products.
  • If you're applying for Engadget Mobile, list your three favorite cellphones.
  • Your contact info.
  • How much time per week you can commit to blogging. Be realistic, okay?
  • Oh, and no attachments or resumes.
We will only review fully complete applications. To apply to Engadget, please send us an email at jobsATengadgetDOTcom. To apply to Engadget HD, please send us an email at jobsATengadgethdDOTcom. To apply to Engadget Mobile, please send an email to us at jobsATengadgetmobileDOTcom.

We usually get a lot of applications, so please give us some time to look stuff over, cool?

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>announcementsengadget jobsEngadgetJobsMon, 05 Feb 2007 12:54:00 EST<![CDATA[Runco announces six new plasma models]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/29/runco-announces-six-new-plasma-models/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/29/runco-announces-six-new-plasma-models/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/29/runco-announces-six-new-plasma-models/#commentsRunco plasmaRunco has announced details about not one, not three, but six new plasma models to be released before the end of November and ready for walls in time for Christmas. The SP-42, SP-50, and SP-60 all fall into Runco's CinemaWall line, and the SP-42HD, SP-50HD, and SP-60HD are in the PlasmaWall product range. Plasma sizes include two each of 42-, 50-, and 60-inch models, all with the usual HDMI and audio/video inputs, 1000:1 contrast ratio, Vivix II image processing technology, and ISF certification for both day and night settings. The 42-inch models sport 1024 x 768-pixel resolution, with the larger two sizes having 1365 x 768 pixels. No word on the pricing, but we expect it to be within range of the other CinemaWall and PlasmaWall line of Runco displays.

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>announcementshdtvplasmaruncosp-42sp-42hdsp-50sp-50hdsp-60sp-60hdWed, 29 Nov 2006 16:01:00 EST<![CDATA[Live from Palm's Treo announcement at DigitalLife]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/12/live-from-palms-treo-announcement-at-digitallife/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/12/live-from-palms-treo-announcement-at-digitallife/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/12/live-from-palms-treo-announcement-at-digitallife/#comments Ready for the Treo 680? We're liveblogging the event from DigitalLife, so keep your fingers on that F5 button and follow along after the break...

Update: Pics are up; keep reading for the the full text and images...

Continue reading Live from Palm's Treo announcement at DigitalLife

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Live from Palm's Treo announcement at DigitalLife originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>announcementsbreaking newsBreakingNewsfeatureskeynotesliveblogspalmpalm osPalmOssmartphonestreotreo680Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:09:00 EST<![CDATA[Say hello to my little Zune: official launch tomorrow]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/say-hello-to-my-little-zune-official-launch-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/say-hello-to-my-little-zune-official-launch-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/say-hello-to-my-little-zune-official-launch-tomorrow/#comments
Okay folks, the moment you've all been waiting for is almost upon us (and by you all, we mean the .01% of you who don't already own an iPod or SanDisk DAP). We've already heard the name, seen the prototypes, got the lowdown on all of the features, and even peeped some blurry snaps of the GUI (not to mention the artist's renditions), and now the future of portable audio is about to be revealed. Tomorrow, we get the first official peek at the Toshiba 1089 Microsoft Zune. That's right, according to Seattle Weekly, the suits at Redmond are finally ready to unveil their closely-guarded (but not very secret) pet project to the world at an invite-only press event, where the WiFi-sportin', video-playin', friend-makin' Zune will have its first public appearance. To gauge the importance of this occasion, you need only search our archives for the word "Zune," where you'll find approximately one million posts covering every fact, rumor, and wild bit of speculation about this device -- it's even important enough to get an announcement post regarding the pending announcement. Since we already know so much, though, what can we really expect to learn at the press conference? Well we'll be looking out for the little things, such as codec and DRM support, definitive pricing and release information, whether or not Bill G will make an appearance in a black turtleneck, and most importantly, what kind of headphones will be bundled in the package -- oh wait, we know that too. Stay zuned, uh, we mean tuned...

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>announcementsdapmicrosoftmp3portable audioportable videoPortableAudioportablevideopress eventsPressEventszuneWed, 13 Sep 2006 16:35:00 EST<![CDATA[Comments are back!]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/comments-are-back/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/comments-are-back/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/07/comments-are-back/#commentsThat's right, comments are back everybody! And we didn't leave you hanging for no good reason. We hope that week off of the comments will prevent those silly trolls and spammers from comin' round anymore. But since we know it won't, we have some new anti-spam systems on the backend, and a new feature for you guys to use: comment reporting.

Next to everybody's comment, you'll see a little exclamation point. Click that, and the comment will be immediately reported to our staff. Please, only report offensive posts, or spam! We don't like spending our days at work looking at a bunch of falsely reported comments.

We've also made a couple of changes: no more numbering comments (they just got way too confusing), and no more stars (we never turned 'em on anyway). However, the big news here is that Engadget is getting an entirely new comment system in a few weeks, so be on the lookout. We're expecting to finally provide persistent user profiles, advanced moderation, and other neat stuff we should have had, like, forever years ago. Thanks for your patience everybody, and happy commenting!

[Big ups to Gavin in our tech team!]

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Comments are back! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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