Amazon reportedly close to deal for UK Kindle
[Via SlashGear]
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Amazon reportedly close to deal for UK Kindle originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Mitsubishi TVs to come with free Vudu boxes as of July 16th
Getting a free DVD or Blu-ray player with an HDTV purchase is nothing new, but Mitsubishi's taking things to the next level: starting July 16th, authorized retailers will throw in a free Vudu box and $50 service credit with every Mitsu TV. Right, we know it's only a $150 box, but remember Vudu is really the only player out there offering 1080p HDX video rentals right now, and it also supports Pandora, Flickr, YouTube and local streaming, so bundling the box is a pretty easy way for Mitsubishi to jump into the connected TV market without having to reinvent the wheel. Well played, we'd say -- it's just too bad the last Mitsu TV we played with was less than impressive. LaserVue, anyone?
[Via High-Def Digest]
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Mitsubishi TVs to come with free Vudu boxes as of July 16th originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Bang & Olufsen’s BeoTime alarm clock / remote favors a flute
Bang & Olufsen -- the Danish boutique retailer famous for engineering gorgeous AV products that only a sliver of humanity can afford -- has just introduced its newest product, and it's a far cry from the gargantuan HDTVs and superfluous sound systems that it's used to shipping. Designed by Steffen Schmelling and inspired by Mozart's The Magic Flute, this elongated wireless alarm clock actually serves another purpose. Once it has awoken you from your slumber just in time to catch The Price Is Right in high-def, you can take it with you in order to control some of your other B&O components. The cubes you see are actually displays, and the built-in motion sensor enables display backlights to activate with a simple touch. We're told that the device should hit showrooms this August for $375, though you should probably budget for an anger management course to keep from smashing this thing to bits the first time it buzzes at 5:30AM.
[Via PRNewswire]
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Bang & Olufsen's BeoTime alarm clock / remote favors a flute originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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AMD Phenom II TWKR Black Edition CPU up for auction, sure to fetch a bundle
Remember that AMD Phenom II X4 TWKR processor that we saw overclocked and reviewed just over a fortnight ago? Don't you recall reading and wondering why you were even wasting your time given the scarcity of said chip? It took awhile, but it seems the justification you've been searching for has finally arrived. AMD only manufactured a smattering of these chips in order for select media outlets to showcase the company's potential, and somehow one has found its way onto eBay. Best of all, 100 percent of the proceeds will benefit a charity (Family Eldercare), so you can feel good about spending way, way too much on a slab of silicon. Tap the read link if you care to drive the price up even further (and you know you do).
[Thanks, Alex]
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AMD Phenom II TWKR Black Edition CPU up for auction, sure to fetch a bundle originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Google Voice apps now live on Android and BlackBerry, iPhone en route
There have been pretty decent unofficial hacks to get Google Voice fully functional on a variety of mobile devices for a while now, but Google's finally taking the next logical step in its world domination strategy by releasing totally 100-percent legit first-party apps for a couple key platforms today -- BlackBerry and, of course, its own Android. As you might expect, the app lets you make calls and send texts through your Google Voice number (great for taking advantage of its mega-low international rates) and integrates with the service's excellent visual voicemail and voice transcription service. iPhone is on the way, but for now, the BlackBerry build should be hitting a pretty wide, interested demographic -- now about those Google Voice invites, eh?
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Google Voice apps now live on Android and BlackBerry, iPhone en route originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Unreleased OQO model 2+ sells for $4,500 on eBay, must be love
We may be gadget nerds but we're not immune to the heart-tugs of romance. In fact, we've been known to dress a new smartphone or two in a tight-fitting sleeve of silicone and setting it conspicuously on the bar for lesser men to admire, wishing it was his. And nothing rouses a man to a fit of sentimental flourish faster than the premature demise of his favorite company. So are we surprised to learn that r***r paid $4,500 to "win" a slightly soiled, but never released OQO Model 2+? Not in the least... you'd be surprised to learn what a man would pay for a Foleo.
[Thanks, Lambdajones]
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Unreleased OQO model 2+ sells for $4,500 on eBay, must be love originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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BenQ S6 MID back for vengeance… XP-style
The BenQ S6 MID didn't exactly light the world on fire when it was launched back in 2008, and although we assumed it had faded into irrelevance along with the rest of the category, it looks like the company's bringing it back -- preloaded with Windows XP instead of Linux. It actually makes a certain insane kind of sense, since the S6 is built on an Atom processor, but we're just not sure anyone wants to pay $424 for XP on a 4.8-inch screen with an 800MHz processor -- especially since you'll have to fly to Taiwan to pick one up. On the other hand, can you really put a price on "100% Web Experience?"
[Via Pocketables]
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BenQ S6 MID back for vengeance... XP-style originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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BlackBerry Tours, come and get ‘em on Sprint and Verizon
If you've had you eye on the Tour, we bet you didn't forget they were going on sale today -- but just in case you had, consider this your official reminder. Both carriers are now offering RIM's latest and greatest CDMA BlackBerry for $199.99 on contract, so you're probably not going to see a lot of defections between carriers this time around. Pardon us if we don't shed a tear for the lack of exclusivity on this one.
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BlackBerry Tours, come and get 'em on Sprint and Verizon originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Google CEO Schmidt avoids the dog food, captures memories with BlackBerry
Investment firm Allen & Co's Sun Valley, Idaho media summit is a place for the world's wealthiest and most influential decision-makers to chill out, enjoy a couple double Macallans on the rocks, and talk shop. It might even be a rare opportunity to escape to the comfort of a competitor's product -- a guilty pleasure you wouldn't dream of indulging in more buttoned-up environments. Google CEO Eric Schmidt was caught snapping a candid shot from a BlackBerry (we're pretty sure it's a Curve 8900) at the event -- and yes, granted, Google makes apps for BlackBerrys, but when there's a phone that bears your company's own name, it feels just a little bit like cheating, doesn't it? We guess the big, ratty Google sticker adds back a sliver of street cred, but it's not like this thing's packing some furiously awesome camera that a Magic, Dream, or Hero doesn't. How's Gmail treatin' you there, Eric? You're using that, at least, right?
[Via CNN]
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Google CEO Schmidt avoids the dog food, captures memories with BlackBerry originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Engadget HD pays a visit to Dolby Labs, discovers all the secrets of digital audio
Have you ever wondered what the differences between Dolby Digital Plus, Pro Logic and TrueHD were? Still trying to get your head around the evolution of digital surround sound in the past ten years? Yeah, you're not the only one so the crew over at Engadget HD made the long haul to Dolby Laboratories to learn everything there is to know about modern surround sound and what makes it work. In other words, if you are even the least bit interested in being surrounded by sound when watching movies or playing games, head on over and check it out!
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Engadget HD pays a visit to Dolby Labs, discovers all the secrets of digital audio originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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