Archive for the ‘WoW’ Category
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Filed under: GamingWe spotted this demo light gun on the floor of TGS2008. The cagey booth attendant wouldn't tell us if it will ever hit retail shelves, but the frankensteined (see the external batteries?) device was certainly working with a PS3 and projector here in Tokyo. We're all for some ...
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Filed under: Digital Cameras, Peripherals, WirelessLate last month, Eye-Fi announced that its wares were finally supporting photo uploads to Apple's MobileMe and the AdoramaPix service, and now, we're seeing that its WiFi-enabled SD cards have a few more tricks up their sleeves. An Eye-Fi Manager update has opened up support ...
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Filed under: Gaming
This isn't the first stab at an "in-car gaming system" we've seen, but it may be the most novel. Carcade! is an "augmented reality in-car videogame" designed by students at the Berlin University of the Arts. Using a webcam, the landscape is captured and incorporated into the game ...
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
Manufacturer TechFaith flexes some serious ODM muscle in its native China, slapping together phones for a variety of name brands -- including Open Handset Alliance member Motorola. It's a curious coincidence, then, that TechFaith is running its mouth right now about crafting an Android-powered device that it ...
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Sure, you tell everyone that you're "really into" Engadget and that you'd kill to work for the site... but do you really mean it? No, we don't mean actually kill someone, but are you obsessed enough to want to be its pavement-pounding, hardscrabble intern? If you think you've got what ...
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
It's been a long wait since we first saw iriver hint at the SPINN way back at CES in January, but the flash player is finally shipping -- just a few days late. Our full hands-on impressions are on the way, but there's no denying ...
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Filed under: Transportation
With an electric MINI Cooper just around the bend, a Twin Drive hybrid Volkswagen landing in 2010 and Chevrolet's Volt rolling into showrooms in a matter of months, Audi's ten-year plan is looking a little awkward. Though we've yet to hear that it's actually speeding things up, Peter ...
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Filed under: GPS
Details are understandably scarce at the moment, but Navigon is apparently taking its 1+ year old 5100 navigation unit to the max. The predictably titled 5100 max has reportedly just seen its way into the FCC's lair, and we're told that it'll feature a 4.3-inch display, Bluetooth, text-to-speech ...
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Filed under: Laptops
Anxious to get your claws around an Eee PC that looks -- amazingly -- nothing like an Eee PC? Feast your eyes on the S101, which was recently toyed with by our brethren over at Engadget Chinese. We must say, this here piece of machinery looks mighty fine ...
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video, Wearables
Just when we were getting used to having most Nikon announcements thoroughly preceded by a flood of leaks, the company's managed to totally surprise us by introducing a new head-mounted display with PMP features -- and it actually looks pretty sweet. The WiFi-enabled 8GB ...
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Filed under: GamingNintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime sat down with VentureBeat on the heels of last week's DSi announcement, and while he didn't drop any major bombshells, he did put the kibosh on those Wii HD rumors, saying that they were "pure rumor and speculation" and that Nintendo wouldn't ...
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Filed under: Laptops
Elonex' One t and slightly upgraded t+ netbooks are certainly an improvement over the original Elonex One but, as Plug In Blog's hands-on of the device shows, it still falls somewhat uncomfortably between the OLPC and a regular netbook. That said, for the £99 price tag (or less ...
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Monday, October 6th, 2008
Filed under: Handhelds, Laptops
We know that there are those of you who have been asking -- quite insistently -- "What does it take to get an Acer Aspire One UMPC around here?" Apparently, it doesn't take much: pop out the screen, replace it with an 8.9-inch touchscreen kit, flip the ...
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Monday, October 6th, 2008
Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals
Remember that Wii Speak microphone that Nintendo announced at E3 for Animal Crossing socialization, and then everyone promptly forgot about? Well, shuffled in with its other announcements yesterday, Nintendo announced the Wii Speak channel, that will allow for up to four people to voice chat directly without ...
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Monday, October 6th, 2008
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable Video
Sling Media has a history of not disappointing, and while we were admittedly bummed to see Clip+Sling omitted from SlingPlayer 2.0, it looks like that one gripe is about to be remedied. If you'll recall, said feature was originally announced way back at the front ...
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