Archive for December 5th, 2008
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It’s already doubled the power of its SnapDragon platform with a new dual-core processor, but it looks like Qualcomm is now really making a push to take on Intel in the netbook / MID space, with it recently showing off a seemingly fully-functional concept device. As you can see above, the device is a convertible tablet, which should surely make Intel’s head spin, as will the fact that it is running a curiously familiar-looking OS. Being a concept, however, Qualcomm isn’t offering too many specifics just yet, although it does say that devices like this one should last for four to six hours on a single charge, and that the first batch of devices based on the platform (but not necessarily this device) should be available sometime next year, with twelve different companies having already signed up to build devices.
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Qualcomm shows off Snapdragon-based netbook / tablet concept originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Medion’s netbooks and GPS units might have been garnering the company the most attention as of late, but it’s also still in the traditonal laptop business, and it looks like it’s new 18-inch Akoya P8610 model should turn at least a few heads, and not just for its sheer size. This one is aimed squarely at those looking for a media center in laptop form, with it boasting a 1,680 x 945, 18.4-inch display, a 2GHz Core 2 Duo T5800 processor, 4GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, a 512MB GeForce 9600M GS graphics card that can operate on its own or in hybrid mode, a Blu-ray drive, and a 5.1 Dolby audio system, among other media-friendly features. This being Medion, it also won’t absolutely break the bank, with it setting you back a fairly reasonable
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Axiotron has the upgrade bug again, and it’s making a litany of small, useful improvements to its Modbook that add up to a seriously improved machine. For starters, the rig now has a new hardware controller board for improved sleep, battery and system performance. Moreover, a fresh bonding process for the AnyView LCD panel and paper-emulating ForceGlass screen cover results in a “better contrast ratio, a firmer etched drawing surface, and decreased parallax between pen tip and cursor.” Also of note, the updated beast incorporates the company’s QuadCoat process, which protects the top shell with a liquid metallic coating and decreases the weight to 5.3-pounds. The Modbook starts at $2,249 by itself, or users can convert their non-aluminum Core 2 Duo-based Macbook into one starting at $1,299.
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Axiotron tweaks Modbook for superior, stronger, faster performance originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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In this leaked clip, you’ll see the “Moto Chaser game running on the official iPhone and iPod Touch 2.2 OS, but outputing the video to Television using iPod AV cables.” Video after the break.
It’s not perfect — it looks care about it only works in landscape mode, and rendering to TV resolutions strains the processor and slows framerates down on all but the faster 2G iPod touch — but it works, and it’s a taste of where iPhone app development could go if Apple ever opens up the gates.
[via Engadget]
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A group of iLounge users created this nifty iPhone coffee table using just cardboard. Plus, it even features icons that double as coasters. Click here for first picture in gallery.
Also: it’s made absolutely out of cardboard, making it tacky on multiple levels. Seriously, people, control your gadget fetishes, otherwise you’ll turn into the guy with a cardboard iPhone for a coffee table.
[via Gizmodo - iLounge]
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Built by Taiwan-based Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), this folding TFT-EPD display is set to hit Smartphones next year. This TFT-EPD “panel combines a folding-top display with a bottom-sliding secondary to double the total panel size to 5-inches.” Click here for first picture in gallery.
..other screen sizes are also in the works. What looks like a break through the center of the combined display above is actually a software taskbar.
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If Nintendo were to create a real-life version of Mario Kart, we have the ability to only hope it’s as interesting as this fan-made version. Continue reading to watch.
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For $5,500 on eBay, you could buy an original Nintendo Punch-Out machine — “includes the muscular boxing arms on the sides.” Though the machine itself may be nothing special, this is the first one we’ve seen with the boxing arms (custom?). Auction page.
This is a vintage, coin-operated video arcade game, Punchout!!, by Nintendo. This video arcade game is in excellent working condition, offered for sale “as is,” and would be an awesome addition to any professional arcade or home game room.
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This LEGO master created a rubik’s solving robot using a Mindstorms NXT kit and by implementing a “corners-first method which generates a significantly shorter solution. The average is just below 60 faceturns.” Video after the break. Click here for one more picture.
Tilted Twister also supports HiTechnic color sensor. If replacing the light sensor with a color sensor, there’s no need to replace any stickers.
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Here’s a first: an iPhone owner utilized “an I/O module, a servo, an old CD spindle case, some cardboard and wood scraps, a huge syringe plunger, and a webcam to build his device — [allowing him to] check up on Cooper, his dog, and give Cooper some treats.” Video after the break.
Stephen found out about ioBridge, a company that develops electronic monitoring and control modules that connect to any Ethernet network and can be controlled via an encrypted web front end.
[via TUAW]
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