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[How would you change Samsung's Galaxy Player 4.0?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/27/how-would-you-change-samsungs-galaxy-player-4-0/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/27/how-would-you-change-samsungs-galaxy-player-4-0/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/27/how-would-you-change-samsungs-galaxy-player-4-0/#comments Image

Samsung's sub-$200 Galaxy Player offers up PMP-stylings inside a smartphone shell. When our reviewer put it through its paces, we couldn't find much to commend it -- with poor sound quality and battery life that wouldn't manage a long-haul flight. The expandable storage and removable battery made it more desirable than the equivalent iPod touch, but given that it was retailing for $20 more (at the time), we'd have said go for a GoGear or D3 instead. But we suspect that despite our advice, some of you bought one, so tell us how you've found it on a daily basis and what should the company do when it comes time for a refresh?

How would you change Samsung's Galaxy Player 4.0? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 27 May 2012 23:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Native Instruments' gear is a must-have for those in the beat making world. We put the cheaper, dinkier Maschine Mikro through its paces and found that while we loved the portability, we weren't so hot on the lack of MIDI ports and absence of knobs for twiddlin'. That said, we weren't able to hate on the compromises that were made to bring it in under $600 and small enough to stow in a backpack, but how about you guys out there? When you've used this gear day in, day out, can you forgive its flaws in exchange for that extra cash in your hand, or do you wish you'd saved up a little more? If you were in NI's position, what would you have done differently?

How would you change Native Instruments' Maschine Mikro? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 20 May 2012 22:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Kobo is the underdog trying to scrape points while the e-reader heavy hitters of Amazon and B&N duke it out. The Vox was the Canadian outfits response to the Nook and Kindle Fire, but despite a similar price tag, our e-reader expert found that its last-generation hardware was no match for the big boys. That said, plenty of people must have bought them so tell us; how has it been? Do you regret shunning the other two for it, or does it have hidden charms that we didn't see first time around? Let us know in the comments below.

How would you change the Kobo Vox? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 13 May 2012 23:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's almost baffling to see a modern Android smartphone with such an archaic design in a world more accustomed to the Galaxy Nexus. Still, LG's late-2011 DoublePlay has a slide-out physical keyboard and that dinky second screen which reminds us of a phone that's years out of date. However, when we reviewed it, we found it to be very useful, even if it lacked a front-facing camera and weighed a metric ton okay, 190 grams. But how about you? Some of you bought this phone, some of you love it, so how has it been? Tell us in the space below.

How would you change the LG DoublePlay? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 06 May 2012 22:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AT&T's LG Nitro HD is one of those rare devices your writer has actually used. We carried it as our daily driver during this year's CES and were won over by that gorgeous screen, speedy LTE and its thin and light design. Unfortunately our experience matched those in the review: herky-jerky performance and battery life that meant we were always on the lookout for a power point. Of course, you can't have amazing battery life without doubling its thickness, but would you have taken that compromise? We're asking you: how would you change it?

How would you change the LG Nitro HD? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ordinarily, we'd be dismissive if you answered that question with "Doy, make it work!" but in the special case of the Jawbone Up, it's entirely apt. The wristband promised plenty of technological advances that would track your sleep, calories burned and diarize your food intake, all within the confines of a slender cord wrapped around your wrist. The downside? A significant proportion of the units conked out days after being opened, forcing the company to offer no-questions-asked refunds and halt production. So, what we want to know is: do you have a working Up? Does it still work? Do you like it? If Hosain Rahman was reading the comments below, how would you suggest he goes about fixing things?

How would you change the Jawbone Up? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Motorola's Xoom 2 is, undeniably a strong tablet. It was able to beat a Galaxy Tab 10.1 and a Transformer Prime in some of our performance tests, battery life is around nine hours and it's nearly running a pure version of Honeycomb. We're a big fan of that display, but less so its unnatural attraction to fingerprints. As we sit anxiously waiting for Ice Cream Sandwich to make its belated way onto the slate, we want to know: what do you think works, what did Motorola scrimp on and what would you change to make it a better device?

How would you change Motorola's Xoom 2? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 Apr 2012 01:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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"All hail the new king," was how we capped off our review of the Transformer Prime, which simply blew us away. Gaming performance was astonishing and it only improved when Ice Cream Sandwich appeared in the middle of this year's CES. In fact, the only issues we could find involved a less-than-ideal speaker placement, slightly flat color reproduction and the fact that the keyboard dock and battery is an additional $150. The company's even getting around fixing the GPS issue with the soon-to-be-released dongle attachment. But then we wanna hear your opinions about how this thing behaves in the real world: what are your feelings using this thing on a daily basis? Can you use it instead of a laptop or Ultrabook? What do you love, what do you hate and, if Asus' was watching, how would you change it?

How would you change ASUS' Transformer Prime? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 08 Apr 2012 22:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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"Definitely the best Android phone available today -- it's possibly even the best phone available today, period." That's the oft-repeated conclusion to our Galaxy Nexus review and the question is, were we right? Four months have elapsed since the handset arrived and it's still the daily driver for a number of staffers here. But what about you out there? What are your feelings about the camera, was your model perfect from the off or did you have the same trouble as Alex Ioannou and, if Andy Rubin's gearing up to put the finishing touches on the Galaxy Nexus 2, what improvements (if any) would you ask him to make?

How would you change Samsung's Galaxy Nexus? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 01 Apr 2012 23:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We're big fans of Samsung's work and the prevailing feeling is that the Galaxy Tab 8.9 is the pinnacle of the family. The original 7-incher was too expensive and ran Android 2.2, so we were delighted to see the revamped edition running Honeycomb and costing a very reasonable $400 (it's even cheaper now). In our review, we couldn't find too much wrong with the device, in fact it's on a par with the 8.9, just a little bit smaller. But you, our friends out there, have had three or four months of constant use with this slate now, so how do you feel about it over the long-term? Does the slightly weaker screen resolution get you down? Do you wish you could make calls from it? Do you long for an S-Pen enabled edition? In a world chock-full of Samsung slates, what would you do to make this one the most desirable?

How would you change the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's hard not to make a series of reductive comparisons between the Nook Tablet and the Kindle Fire. After all, it's the conflict between Barnes & Noble and Amazon that frames these two 7-inch tablet / e-reader hybrids. When released, this one was $50 more expensive, but is technically more impressive: you get more expandability, it's faster and the screen is better for images and video. Statistically, at least three out of every ten e-book readers purchased were Nooks, so plenty of you out there use 'em. What we want to know, is what are they like to use on a daily basis? What little gripes did we not pick up during our week-long review and, if William Lynch was reading what you had to say, what would you change?

How would you change the Nook Tablet? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung's 4.3-inch Mango phone looked and felt very much like a Galaxy S II, even down to that lovely Super AMOLED Plus display and its plastic housing. It packed the same internals as the Focus Flash, excepting that it came with 16GB rather than 8GB on-board. It was perfectly likable as a handset, which was our reviewers biggest problem with it: we just couldn't find a strong and compelling reason to part with $200 for one. Still, thousands of you got one of these, so we'd like to know what compelled you all to go for it and, after several months of using it day in, day out, if you had the choice, what would you change?

How would you change the Samsung Focus S? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 11 Mar 2012 22:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Kindle Fire is less a tablet and more a $200 window into Amazon's storefront. The 7-inch slate that shares its DNA with the BlackBerry PlayBook lacks any physical features bar a micro-USB port, headphone jack and speaker. Internally, that 1GHz CPU is paired up with 512MB of RAM and 8GB storage, with no option for increased size, Bluetooth, 5GHz WiFi or 3G. Performance was fine inside the company's carousel sandbox, but step outside and things became outrageously herky-jerky, especially in the Silk browser, which didn't live up to its name. We found that there was plenty we'd like to change to make it more of a useful tablet, but did we miss the point? You probably had one bought for you in the Holidays and it's had three or four months solid use since then, so what do you think? Is it a good companion on your daily commute, did it justify winning our E-Reader of the year prize and if Jeff Bezos was reading all of your comments in anticipation for version two, what would you demand he changes?

How would you change Amazon's Kindle Fire? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 04 Mar 2012 22:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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How would you change the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Let's say you bought Sony's VAIO F Series laptop at the end of last year. Would it be a stretch to say you liked how cheap it was and that games played well as long as you dialed down those display settings? Were you not too impressed by the battery life or that touch button on the trackpad? Well, at least you agree with our review of the "desktop replacement" device. But we'd like to know more, dear friends: what gremlins have you uncovered in the numerous hours logged using this unit? What are the nice surprises? If Kaz Hirai was reading this intently waiting for your opinion, what would you tell him you'd like to change?

How would you change Sony's Vaio F? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What's in a name? That which we call a T-Mobile Springboard by any other name, like the Huawei Mediapad, would smell as sweet. Multiple names aside, the Honeycomb slate was teasingly cheap as it coaxed you to a two year marriage with the pinky/purple (magenta, okay) mobile network. It had some great build quality but our issue stemmed more from the pricey contract you had to sign up to alongside it -- but we figure thousands of you picked one of these up and you've had a couple of months happy or horrible surfing under your belt. You've gotten under the skin of the device, you know what its foibles are, it's strengths and weaknesses, what do you love, what do you hate and most importantly, what would you change?

How would you change the T-Mobile Springboard? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Phones, phones, phones: the burden of autumnal launches for a raft of handsets is that it makes our post-mortem strand a little repetitive. This week's cellular telephone du-jour is Motorola's Droid RAZR, a "7.1mm thick" slab that hopes you neither notice nor mention that 10.6mm hump on the top end. Ludicrous claims about its waistline aside, it oozes materials quality, built from Gorilla Glass, Kevlar and diamond-cut aluminum. It wasn't the most comfortable to hold in our fleshy palm, but it compensated for that with great performance and LTE. Of course, that battery could have been bigger, but where would you stick it? What would you sacrifice (and you do have to sacrifice something) in order to improve this handset? Ladies and gentlemen, it's over to you.

How would you change the Motorola Droid RAZR? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Clearly, it was never going to go down well with feminists, or the general public. HTC's "ladyphone" was found to sacrifice power and features for, erm, a flashing notification bauble that didn't even fit on our reviewer's purse. Its lackluster spec, patronizing marketing and plenty of bloatware meant we couldn't recommend this phone -- but if one wound up in your pocket / hand / handbag, how has life been with it? We want to know how you feel about the unit, does that good camera compensate for its flaws, how does the charm indicator work on a daily basis and most importantly of all, if you were offering suggestions for a revised version, how would you change HTC's Rhyme? The comments are this way, fill them with words and let's talk this one over.

How would you change HTC's Rhyme? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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How would you change ASUS' Zenbook UX31? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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How would you change the HTC Sensation XL? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We fell in love with the 4.7-inch HTC Titan's brilliant build quality, battery life and camera -- less so for the bad pixel density, Mango's flakiness and only having 12GB free memory once the OS had made its land grab. But if you found yourself back in 2010 when HTC was hashing out the schematics for this giant of a smartphone, what would you have demanded it do differently? (We'll cover the Sensation XL in a couple of weeks for those of you who grabbed the Android version of this device.) There's a river of comments below, come on in, the water's fine!

How would you change the HTC Titan? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's the dawn of a new year for How Would You Change, so let's take a look back at one of the hottest-selling phones of the last one. A low-key launch couldn't dispel a summer of hype for the handset: Apple went for evolution when we were expecting a revolution -- even though we'd seen the same with the 3G/3GS. In the cold light of January, we can see the 4S for what it is: a refined experience that lacks a compelling reason to pay an early-upgrade fee. If you were in the planning meeting for the iPhone 6 (it's a hunch), what would you be pushing for? Built-in NFC? Would you have kept Siri under wraps until it had left beta? Do you resent the existence of any phone that can't run Android? Constructive and polite suggestions in the comments below, impolite ones should be written down on a piece of paper and sent to the usual address (we kid, we kid).

How would you change Apple's iPhone 4S? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Remote controls suck, but touchscreen phones and tablets aren't smart enough to replace them, yet. Logitech's Harmony Link is there to bridge the gap between your WiFi device and TV, but we found it inflexible, unreliable and unspectacular. Some of those issues might have been fixed in the recent update -- but what would you do differently to make it the must have gadget of 2012? Ladies and gentlemen, when you've finished your turkey dinners (happy holidays!), sound off in the comments.

How would you change Logitech's Harmony Link? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 25 Dec 2011 22:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Amazon's Kindle is, broadly, the million-selling gold-standard that all other e-readers aspire to. This year's edition was slashed back to basics, with the hardware keyboard, touchscreen, expandable memory, 3G access and MP3 support sacrificed in favor of a $79 (with ads) price tag. Now you've had three months to get to grips with the changes, do you feel it was worth it? Do you miss the keyboard, are the adverts too intrusive, is it the right size for comfortable use? If you were in Jeff Bezos' shoes, let us know what you'd have done differently in the comments below.

How would you change Amazon's Kindle (2011)? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Amazon KindleAmazonKindlee booke bookse readere readerse-booke-bookse-readere-readersHow Would You ChangeHowWouldYouChangeHWYCKindleSun, 18 Dec 2011 21:56:00 EST<![CDATA[How would you change Motorola's Droid Bionic?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/04/how-would-you-change-motorolas-droid-bionic/http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/04/how-would-you-change-motorolas-droid-bionic/http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/04/how-would-you-change-motorolas-droid-bionic/#comments Two Droid units, two weeks in a row here at HWYC? Say it ain't so! This go 'round, we've got Motorola's Droid Bionic, yet another LTE handset in Verizon Wireless' stable, and with a $300-on-contract asking price, we're pretty sure the early adopters will have some pointed things to say. Still feeling like your chunk of change was spent on something worthwhile? How's the battery life? Would you have jazzed up the overall design in any way? Feeling like you should've waited for the Galaxy Nexus? Good or bad, we're eager to hear your comments now that you've had a few months to play around with it -- drop 'em in comments below!

How would you change Motorola's Droid Bionic? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 04 Dec 2011 22:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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How would you change Motorola's Droid 3? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>droiddroid 3Droid3how would you changeHowWouldYouChangehwycmobilepostcrossmotorolamotorola droid 3MotorolaDroid3smartphoneverizonSun, 27 Nov 2011 22:33:00 EST<![CDATA[How would you change Sony's Tablet S?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/20/how-would-you-change-sonys-tablet-s/http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/20/how-would-you-change-sonys-tablet-s/http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/20/how-would-you-change-sonys-tablet-s/#comments As far as tablets go, Sony's Tablet S is about as innovative and unorthodox as it got in 2011. The Honeycomb-based device shipped with Android 3.1, and while there's no word yet on an Ice Cream Sandwich update, you can bet that Sony's pushing for one. As is, it's still in possession of quite the edge given the PlayStation Suite inclusion, which makes it the first tablet capable of playing PlayStation and PSP games via the included emulator. We found plenty of pros and cons during our time with the device, but now that it's out and about in plenty of nations worldwide, we're offering you -- the early adopter -- a chance to speak about your gripes and praises. Would you change up the wedge design? Throw a different display on here? Swap one thing for another? Go on and shout your advice below. But try speaking, first. Shouting is pretty rude.

How would you change Sony's Tablet S? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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How would you change Olympus' PEN E-PL3 and E-P3? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>camerae-p3e-pl3How would you changeHowWouldYouChangehwycMFTmicro four thirdsMicroFourThirdsmirrorlessmirrorless cameraMirrorlessCameraolympuspenpen e-p3pen e-pl3PenE-p3PenE-pl3Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:36:00 EST<![CDATA[How would you change RIM's BlackBerry Bold 9930?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/30/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-bold-9930/http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/30/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-bold-9930/http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/30/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-bold-9930/#comments There's no QNX (or BBX, we should say) here, but the Bold 9930 is still taking baby steps towards the future with BlackBerry OS 7. Now that you've had a few months to tinker with your latest and greatest, we're interested to hear how you'd tweak things if given the keys to Waterloo. Would you make it look a bit more like this? Change up the screen? Toss that chrome ring around the edge? Chunk it to another carrier? Go on and get creative in comments below, but keep it civil, cool?

How would you change RIM's BlackBerry Bold 9930? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>9930blackberryblackberry boldBlackBerry Bold 9930BlackberryBoldBlackberryBold9930boldhow would you changeHowWouldYouChangeHWYCmobilepostcrossresearch in motionResearchInMotionrimsmartphoneSun, 30 Oct 2011 23:22:00 EST<![CDATA[How would you change HP's TouchPad?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/16/how-would-you-change-hps-touchpad/http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/16/how-would-you-change-hps-touchpad/http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/16/how-would-you-change-hps-touchpad/#comments Not like it matters much now, but hey -- why not, right? HP's TouchPad was tossed into the closeout bin just over 40 days after it initially went on sale, and it actually served to be a spark for the eventual webOS fire that still seems to be smoldering. When we tested it -- and before we knew HP was about to demolish its operating system in the consumer realm -- we found tons of promise. That said, we also found lackluster hardware and a relatively barren application store, but we held out hope that the latter would blossom. These days, our readers are using fire sale TouchPads for all manners of tasks, but if you had the chance, how would you change yours? Toss in a different CPU / GPU? Give webOS the overhaul HP never did? Swap Touchstone for Qi? Let us know in comments below -- those who need to hear, will.

How would you change HP's TouchPad? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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How would you change HTC's EVO 3D? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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How would you change Samsung's Chromebook Series 5? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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How would you change HTC's Droid Incredible 2? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>droid incredibledroid incredible 2DroidIncredibleDroidIncredible2how would you changeHowWouldYouChangehtchtc senseHtcSenseHWYCincrediblemobilepostcrosssenseverizonverizon wirelessVerizonWirelessvzwSun, 25 Sep 2011 22:32:00 EST<![CDATA[How would you change Dell's XPS 15z?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/18/how-would-you-change-dells-xps-15z/http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/18/how-would-you-change-dells-xps-15z/http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/18/how-would-you-change-dells-xps-15z/#comments It's the slickest mainstream machine to emerge from Round Rock in years, and outside of the short-lived Adamo XPS, it might just be the most beautiful Dell laptop from the past decade. It's the XPS 15z, and it's winning the hearts of folks who were previously dead-set on HP's Envy line. We obviously found favor with our review unit, and we're pretty sure the company has managed to move quite a few of these things. If one (or more) ended up on your doorstep, here's your chance to speak out. Are you satisfied with the keyboard design? How's the panel treating your retinas? That hardware configuration living up to your needs? Would you offer the next one in a multitude of hues? Go ahead and get crafty in comments below -- maybe that whole "Design Studio" thing will bleed over to here.

How would you change Dell's XPS 15z? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 18 Sep 2011 22:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>15zDellDell XPS 15zDellXps15zgaming laptopGamingLaptophow would you changeHowWouldYouChangehwycintellaptopnotebooksandy bridgeSandyBridgexpsxPS 15zXps15zSun, 18 Sep 2011 22:23:00 EST<![CDATA[How would you change Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/11/how-would-you-change-samsungs-galaxy-tab-10-1/http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/11/how-would-you-change-samsungs-galaxy-tab-10-1/http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/11/how-would-you-change-samsungs-galaxy-tab-10-1/#comments It's been around in a few different hues, and has since grown into a TouchWiz UX kind of outfit, and we're guessing it's about time Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 found its way into our weekly HWYC feature. It's undoubtedly the Android slate to beat, even today, but that doesn't mean that it's spit-shine perfect. For those who opted for this beaut, we're keenly interested in hearing how your experience has been. Are you still satisfied with Honeycomb as a tablet operating system? Is the screen still wowing you? Any durability issues we should know about it? And if you had the keys to Sammy's Design Kingdom, what would you do differently on the next Tab 10.1? Realign the aspect ratio? Go matte? Up the screen resolution? Speak up in comments below -- and keep it sane, cool?

How would you change Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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How would you change Samsung's Droid Charge? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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How would you change Nikon's D5100? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 21 Aug 2011 22:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>camerad5100dslrhow would you changeHowWouldYouChangehwycnikonSun, 21 Aug 2011 22:45:00 EST<![CDATA[How would you change T-Mobile's G-Slate?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/14/how-would-you-change-t-mobiles-g-slate/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/14/how-would-you-change-t-mobiles-g-slate/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/14/how-would-you-change-t-mobiles-g-slate/#comments Splurged on a T-Mobile G-Slate, did you? Here's your opportunity to voice your opinion to LG (and anyone else who'll listen). Sporting an unorthodox aspect ratio and an affinity for a carrier that may not exist on its own by this time next year, it's certainly one of the odder slate options on the market. Combine that with the inability to buy a WiFi-only model, and you've got yourself firmly into niche territory. That said, we're confident that LG moved quite a few of these, and chances are that some of those buyers are reading these words right now. If that's you, we're interested to hear how you'd do things differently the next go 'round. Are you a fan of the form factor? Pining for a matte panel? Would you have preferred a WWAN-less variant? Is the UI everything you'd hoped for... and more? Go on and drop your thoughts in comments below -- mama always encouraged the art of getting things off your chest.

How would you change T-Mobile's G-Slate? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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How would you change ASUS' Eee Pad Transformer? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 07 Aug 2011 22:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidandroid tabletAndroidTabletasuseeeEee PadEee Pad TransformerEeePadEeePadTransformerhow would you changeHowWouldYouChangehwyctabletTransformerSun, 07 Aug 2011 22:33:00 EST<![CDATA[How would you change RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/31/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-playbook/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/31/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-playbook/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/31/how-would-you-change-rims-blackberry-playbook/#comments RIM's 7-inch PlayBook may be lovely to hold, and that gesture area along the bezel is downright genius, but the QNX-powered slate hasn't had the easiest time taking on the likes of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Apple's iPad 2. Still, RIM's following is amongst the most loyal in the industry, and those who wouldn't leave the house sans a BlackBerry handset may have been inclined to give this guy a go. If that's you, we're overly interested in hearing how you'd do things differently. Would you have preferred a larger screen? Android app support right out of the box? A beefier software store? Go on and get creative in comments below -- something tells us RIM isn't exactly in a position to turn a deaf ear.

How would you change RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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