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[Modu W (a.k.a. T-Phone) scores FCC approval]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/16/modu-w-a-k-a-t-phone-scores-fcc-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/16/modu-w-a-k-a-t-phone-scores-fcc-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/16/modu-w-a-k-a-t-phone-scores-fcc-approval/#comments Modu's tiny, Android-based T-Phone still hasn't made much of a public showing outside of a rare in the wild appearance last month, but it has now finally turned up at the FCC, which hopefully means its getting closer to a release. Judging from the manual that the FCC has kindly provided, it looks like the phone is now called the Modu W, but complete specs are otherwise still a bit hard to come by. It is presumably still hanging onto its title of the world's lightest touchscreen phone, however, and there's still a curious lack of any mention of 3G capabilities -- previous reports have suggested data use would be WiFi-only. Here's hoping that's not the case, but it looks like we're going to have to wait for Modu to get official with this thing to know for sure.

Modu W (a.k.a. T-Phone) scores FCC approval originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: Sony VAIO W Eco Edition hands-on

Gallery: Sony VAIO F hands-on

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Sony VAIO W, Z, F, and Y series hands-on: lean and green vs. gaming elite originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cesces 2010Ces2010ffeaturefeaturedfeatureshands onhands-onHandsOnnet bookNetBooksonysony vaio fsony vaio wsony vaio zsony vzio ySonyVaioFSonyVaioWSonyVaioZSonyVzioYvaiovaio fvaio wvaio zVaioFVaioWVaioZwyzThu, 07 Jan 2010 19:25:00 EST<![CDATA[Kempler & Strauss' Billionair B6 and B7 pose alongside the W watchphone]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/08/kempler-and-strauss-billionair-b6-and-b7-pose-alongside-the-w-wat/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/08/kempler-and-strauss-billionair-b6-and-b7-pose-alongside-the-w-wat/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/08/kempler-and-strauss-billionair-b6-and-b7-pose-alongside-the-w-wat/#comments Kempler & Strauss -- which pretty much came out of nowhere this week to announce a pair of 3G WinMo devices and a watchphone -- is pulling out all the stops here at CTIA to get its new products noticed, so everything they've got is on display and ready to use (or in some cases, wear). First up are the Billionair B6 and B7, full touch and portrait QWERTY WinMo devices respectively that currently run 6.1 -- but we're told that 6.5 upgrades will be available by the end of the year. Neither phone looks that awesome and feel generally cheap; the B6 borrows styling cues from the original HTC Touch, to boot, so there's an overall KIRFy feel to the thing. The skin they've dropped atop the operating system is pretty uninspiring, too -- though many WinMo skins look uninspiring when they're up against something thoroughly modern like a recent build of TouchFLO 3D. The phones' saving grace might be the fact that they're cheap -- sub-$300 -- and in the case of the B7, the combo portrait keyboard / QVGA touchscreen is still a nice, sadly too-rare combo.

Turning our attention to the more interesting device of the trio, the W is a watchphone that employs a pretty standard GUI we've seen on similar models, but this one employs perhaps the most livable styling that we've seen this side of an LG GD910, and it all comes at a small fraction of the price. The touchscreen doesn't come with a traditional stylus, per se, but instead you get a "communicator" accessory that functions as a combination stylus / Bluetooth handsfree / remote control -- pretty cool, although we'd feel pretty silly (and sad) if we misplaced it. At $200, we could almost justify buying one of these just for the sheer novelty of it -- just don't expect desktop-class browsing on that display, and you should be a happy camper.

Gallery: Kempler & Strauss' Billionair B6 and B7 pose alongside the W watchphone

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Kempler & Strauss' Billionair B6 and B7 pose alongside the W watchphone originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>b6b7ctiafeatureshands onhands-onHandsOnkempler straussKemplerStrausswwatchwatchphonewindows mobilewindows mobile 6.1WindowsMobileWindowsMobile6.1winmo 6.1Winmo6.1wm6.1Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:31:00 EST<![CDATA[Kempler & Strauss' Billionair B6 and B7 pose alongside the W watchphone]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/kempler-and-strauss-billionair-b6-and-b7-pose-alongside-the-w-wat/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/kempler-and-strauss-billionair-b6-and-b7-pose-alongside-the-w-wat/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/kempler-and-strauss-billionair-b6-and-b7-pose-alongside-the-w-wat/#comments Kempler & Strauss -- which pretty much came out of nowhere this week to announce a pair of 3G WinMo devices and a watchphone -- is pulling out all the stops here at CTIA to get its new products noticed, so everything they've got is on display and ready to use (or in some cases, wear). First up are the Billionair B6 and B7, full touch and portrait QWERTY WinMo devices respectively that currently run 6.1 -- but we're told that 6.5 upgrades will be available by the end of the year. Neither phone looks that awesome and feel generally cheap; the B6 borrows styling cues from the original HTC Touch, to boot, so there's an overall KIRFy feel to the thing. The skin they've dropped atop the operating system is pretty uninspiring, too -- though many WinMo skins look uninspiring when they're up against something thoroughly modern like a recent build of TouchFLO 3D. The phones' saving grace might be the fact that they're cheap -- sub-$300 -- and in the case of the B7, the combo portrait keyboard / QVGA touchscreen is still a nice, sadly too-rare combo.

Turning our attention to the more interesting device of the trio, the W is a watchphone that employs a pretty standard GUI we've seen on similar models, but this one employs perhaps the most livable styling that we've seen this side of an LG GD910, and it all comes at a small fraction of the price. The touchscreen doesn't come with a traditional stylus, per se, but instead you get a "communicator" accessory that functions as a combination stylus / Bluetooth handsfree / remote control -- pretty cool, although we'd feel pretty silly (and sad) if we misplaced it. At $200, we could almost justify buying one of these just for the sheer novelty of it -- just don't expect desktop-class browsing on that display, and you should be a happy camper.

Gallery: Kempler & Strauss' Billionair B6 and B7 pose alongside the W watchphone

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Kempler & Strauss' Billionair B6 and B7 pose alongside the W watchphone originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Look here, bub. Do you own an ATI Digital Cable Tuner? Has your Windows Media Center PC been waiting for a firmware update, since like, forever ago? If so, you should already know that SDV and Copy Freely support has been added to Windows 7 Media Center, which is the software coding equivalent of all of your dreams coming true. Of course, getting used to all this new functionality is a daunting task, but that's why Engadget HD is breaking things down to make it fit for digestion. Ready to get schooled? Well, head on over!

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Curious about SDV and Copy Freely support in Windows 7 Media Center? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via PMP Today and Cloned in China]

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Keepin' it real fake, part CCXXIII: VAIO W netbook clone handily beats Sony to market originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony VAIO W hands-on roundup originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Leaked Lenovo roadmap shows Calpella laptops coming January 2010? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oh Unkie Walt, you toy with us so. Just a couple days after promising that the 3G iPhone would be out within 60 days, the Moss-man is saying that he was simply making a prediction based on the same data as the rest of us: price cuts, dried-up inventory, and all kinds of rumors. That's not at all what it seems like on the tape, but sure. Walt also thinks that a little meta-media-analysis is due here, asking Silicon Alley Insider, "If I knew when this date was, why would I announce it in the middle of a sentence at the Finnish embassy, rather than report it in the Wall Street Journal?" Excellent point, but you might want to be a little more careful the next time you flatly declare "The iPhone will be 3G in 60 days" with no caveats and the cameras running, okay?

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Mossberg just kidding about that whole "3G iPhone in 60 days" thing originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Not content with launching just a single LCD, Asus has decided to loose three new ones on us at all once. Up first is the 19-inch VW198, which features a WSXGA+ (1,680 x 1,050) resolution, 300 cd/m2 brightness, a 3,000:1 contrast ratio, five-millisecond response time, built-in one-watt stereo speakers and VGA / DVI ports to boot. For those who just like bigger panels, the firm is also introducing the 20-inch VW202 and 22-inch VW222 series, both of which sport the same resolution and brightness but offer up a 2,000:1 contrast ratio. Unfortunately, no details on pricing were disclosed, but the trio ought to hit shelves in the not-too-distant future.

[Via FarEastGizmos]

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Asus introduces trio of new LCD monitors originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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