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Engadget Podcast 179: CES 2010 Final Goodbye - 01.10.2010
Goodnight CES! You were cool and had a lot of great technologies this year.Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul MillerProducer: Trent WolbeSong: See You Again [Maximum FX Crushed + Screwed Mode]Hear the podcast04:12 - Inbrics M1 is the thinnest Android slider we've seen, probably everything we ever wanted04:29 - LG GW990 hands-on video06:50 - 3D @ CES14:25 - RED Scarlet and Bomb EVF surprise hands-on!20:05 - Lenovo Skylight hands-on and impressions (video)20:20 - Intel22:00 - E-ink22:55 - Chances of Netflix on Nintendo 'excellent,' says Netflix CEO23:05 - Andy Rubin on multitouch in Android: 'I personally don't like two-handed operations'23:17 - Boxee24:10 - Pixel Qi: The e-Reader story of CES 201033:35 - The Android Army is Rising34:05 - Synaptics Fuse concept hands-on Subscribe to the podcast[iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (enhanced AAC).[RSS MP3] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically.[RSS AAC] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in enhanced AAC) to your RSS aggregator.[Zune] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in the Zune MarketplaceDownload the podcastLISTEN (MP3)LISTEN (AAC)LISTEN (OGG)Contact the podcast1-888-ENGADGET or podcast (at) engadget (dot) com.Twitter: @joshuatopolsky @futurepaul @reckless @engadget
Synaptics Fuse concept hands-on
Good news and bad news: the good news is that we got to look at Synaptics' Fuse concept phone, which pairs capacitive touch overload with tilt sensing, squeeze sensing and a fair bit of haptics. The bad news is that Synaptics is holding off on showing the actual UI until MWC in February. So for now we've got a working prototype that demonstrates that the sensors really do work. It's an abstract affair, involving the formation of little 3D spheres that roll around on the screen and can be tweaked, pushed and generally confused by the various input methods. Everything works great, with wonderful touch sensitivity on the back of the "phone" being one of our favorite elements we'd like to see in more devices. One thing that became clear while playing with the phone is that while it's targeted at improving one-handed operation, it's actually impossible to actuate all the various sensors simultaneously with one hand, which we suppose Synaptics should see as a mark of distinction. Check out a couple videos of the demo in action after the break. %Gallery-82499%
