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NGP to be less 'investment heavy,' more 'affordable'

Posted: 30 May 2011 03:29 PM PDT

NGP to be less 'investment heavy,' more 'affordable'


NGP to be less 'investment heavy,' more 'affordable'
After years of losses in its PS3 division, it's no surprise that Sony's not attempting a fiscal encore. Just the opposite, in fact. Massaru Kato, Sony's Chief Financial Officer, stated recently that the upcoming NGP handheld won't be as "investment heavy" as previous platforms. What does this mean? Sony probably won't pour cash into developing new semiconductors just for its new handheld, and will instead opt to build NGP hardware with...

TransPhone pairs tablet and handset, emerged before ASUS Padfone

Posted: 30 May 2011 02:55 PM PDT

TransPhone pairs tablet and handset, emerged before ASUS Padfone


TransPhone pairs tablet and handset, emerged before ASUS Padfone
While ASUS' Padfone was being launched with much sticker-clad-model fanfare at Computex today, CMIT's TransPhone was apparently enjoying its third day of life, having first appeared on the web as early as Saturday. Both tablets include built-in docks with smartphones to match, but are otherwise unique in appearance and features....

Intel's Ivy Bridge coming Q1 2012, growing festive moss while you wait

Posted: 30 May 2011 02:55 PM PDT

Intel's Ivy Bridge coming Q1 2012, growing festive moss while you wait


Intel's Ivy Bridge coming Q1 2012, growing festive moss while you wait
If you were religiously awaiting the fruition of last month's Intel leak, brace yourself: we've got another one. Although Intel's updated roadmap hasn't changed anything per se, it does offer a few specifics. Whereas the previous schedule only suggested we'd be crossing the Ivy Bridge in the first half of 2012, the new roadmap shows the 22 nanometer processor penned in at the end of the first quarter....

Honda, Air Liquide join Clean Energy Partnership to promote hydrogen in Europe

Posted: 30 May 2011 02:21 PM PDT

Honda, Air Liquide join Clean Energy Partnership to promote hydrogen in Europe


Honda, Air Liquide join Clean Energy Partnership to promote hydrogen in Europe
Filed under: Hydrogen, Honda Honda FCX Clarity - Click above for high-res image gallery Honda has joined the Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) in Europe to demonstrate the viability of fuel cell technology and support the essential development of a European hydrogen refueling infrastructure. As part of the agreement, Honda will support CEP activities by providing two FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicles....

Modder turns candy canisters into gaming console, retro Pong paddles (video)

Posted: 30 May 2011 02:21 PM PDT

Modder turns candy canisters into gaming console, retro Pong paddles (video)


Modder turns candy canisters into gaming console, retro Pong paddles (video)
This is the second time this week we've covered a modder getting an old-school game to run with the help of some unexpected hardware. And arguably, it's the simpler of the two tales. A fellow named John Graham-Cumming fashioned a game console out of little more than a pair of metal canisters, an Arduino Pro board, and a potentiometer -- all so he could play Pong on his TV....

RIM Could Lose Top People As Shareholders Revolt

Posted: 30 May 2011 02:21 PM PDT

RIM Could Lose Top People As Shareholders Revolt


RIM Could Lose Top People As Shareholders Revolt
Reuters is reporting that wonder twins, Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, could be out at RIM as shareholders continued to watch the company falter in the smartphone and revenue race. The expectation is that an group of activist investors could make a move to control the company and make changes at the top....

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 hits Best Buy's site, decorative Androids fall off in the process

Posted: 30 May 2011 01:46 PM PDT

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 hits Best Buy's site, decorative Androids fall off in the process


Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 hits Best Buy's site, decorative Androids fall off in the process
Remember the Android tablet we said might be the first real competitor to the iPad 2 earlier this month? Well, it just made its debut on the Best Buy site, and while the big "Coming Soon" button has crushed our dreams of pre-ordering one today, the site is offering up a few more details on the thing -- or at least some confirmation of what we already knew....

Rumor: Is This The (Buttonless!) Nexus 3?

Posted: 30 May 2011 12:37 PM PDT

Rumor: Is This The (Buttonless!) Nexus 3?


Rumor: Is This The (Buttonless!) Nexus 3?
This story is about as shaky as they come, but we figured we'd pass along the details for anyone out there lookin' to get a quick fix of Memorial Day mobile news. Here's what we know: According to TechHog, the device up above is the one floatin' around in the Android team's labs as the mobile hardware test design for Ice Cream Sandwich As you can see, this device appears to lack any sort...

Shuttle tablets at Computex 2011 (hands-on)

Posted: 30 May 2011 12:37 PM PDT

Shuttle tablets at Computex 2011 (hands-on)


Shuttle tablets at Computex 2011 (hands-on)
Computex 2011 is fast approaching here in Taipei, and today Shuttle introduced a trio of Android-based tablets to complement its fleet of small form factor computers. The 10-inch (WXGA) N10CN12 and 9-inch (XGA) N09CN01 models are both based on NVIDIA's Tegra 2 CPU paired with 1GB RAM, and target the consumer market....

HP Veer gets bricked, disassembled after checking 'Organ Donor' box

Posted: 30 May 2011 12:02 PM PDT

HP Veer gets bricked, disassembled after checking 'Organ Donor' box


HP Veer gets bricked, disassembled after checking 'Organ Donor' box
There's a saying 'round the webOS world... something to the effect of "it's impossible to brick a webOS device." Turns out, that's hardly the case these days -- the newfangled Touch to Share technology that's tucked into the latest round of HP devices is mighty fickle, and one Rob Whitby has somehow managed to turn his Veer 4G into a bantam paperweight....

What Is This Mysterious HTC Windows Phone 7 Handset?

Posted: 30 May 2011 11:28 AM PDT

What Is This Mysterious HTC Windows Phone 7 Handset?


What Is This Mysterious HTC Windows Phone 7 Handset?
It sure looks a lot like the HTC Trophy (really — pretty much identical), but given the little mention of a 12 megapixel photo option (the Trophy tops out at 5) in the picture behind the jump, this is definitely looking like something new. In most cases like this, we'd call "Photoshop!" — but this one comes from the notorious Eldar Murtazin, which is a name we've come to mostly trust for...

Droid X gets genuine Gingerbread update, leaked build floats out for the impatient

Posted: 30 May 2011 11:28 AM PDT

Droid X gets genuine Gingerbread update, leaked build floats out for the impatient


Droid X gets genuine Gingerbread update, leaked build floats out for the impatient
Still bothering with that unofficial 2.3 update for your comparatively monstrous Droid X? Good news, eager beaver; right on cue, the bona fide Gingerbread update is rolling out to select Droid X owners this weekend, and if you aren't lucky enough to be included in the initial soak test, you can take matters into your own hands by visiting the source links below....

Cummins developing 28-mpg 2.8-liter 4-cylinder diesel for Nissan Titan

Posted: 30 May 2011 10:18 AM PDT

Cummins developing 28-mpg 2.8-liter 4-cylinder diesel for Nissan Titan


Cummins developing 28-mpg 2.8-liter 4-cylinder diesel for Nissan Titan
Filed under: Diesel, MPG, Nissan Cummins-developed diesel engine in Nissan Titan - Click above for image gallery Is Nissan hunting for a fuel-efficient diesel engine to stuff between the fenders of its Titan pickup truck? Well, according to Automotive News (sub. req.), that seems to be the case. Thanks to $15 million in funding from the U.S....

Engadget is live from Computex 2011!

Posted: 30 May 2011 10:17 AM PDT

Engadget is live from Computex 2011!


Engadget is live from Computex 2011!
Computex 2011 starts tomorrow, apparently. Not that you'd know it with the monsoon of news that ASUS poured upon Taipei today: the all-new capabilities of the Padfone, the extreme thinness of the UX21 Core i7 laptop, and the breakthrough $200 price tag on the Eee PC X101 MeeGo netbook. ViewSonic also pitched in a 7-inch Honeycomb tablet and a 10-inch Oak Trail slate that runs Windows 7 but can virtualize Android...

Gigabyte's 15.6-inch P2532 laptop arriving in June with Core i7, we go hands-on

Posted: 30 May 2011 09:43 AM PDT

Gigabyte's 15.6-inch P2532 laptop arriving in June with Core i7, we go hands-on


Gigabyte's 15.6-inch P2532 laptop arriving in June with Core i7, we go hands-on
Here's a new option for those seeking a desktop replacement with adequate processing power: announced at Computex 2011 today is Gigabyte's P2532, a 15.6-inch laptop sporting Intel's Core i7-2630QM (2GHz to 2.9GHz), along with NVIDIA's GeForce GT550M with 2GB of VRAM, up to 8GB of DDR3 system RAM, 500GB or 750GB hard drive at 7200rpm, and a tray-loading DVD burner....

Antares ATG-6 brings auto-tune to the guitar, can't retroactively save Lil' Wayne's SNL solo

Posted: 30 May 2011 08:33 AM PDT

Antares ATG-6 brings auto-tune to the guitar, can't retroactively save Lil' Wayne's SNL solo


Antares ATG-6 brings auto-tune to the guitar, can't retroactively save Lil' Wayne's SNL solo
Antares ain't the first company to provide individual control to each string on a guitar (hello, Roland!), but the outfit's new ATG-6 technology takes things one step closer to being acceptable by the mainstream. Rather than forcing users to process separate string signals via an external device, this here rendition aims to tuck everything within the body....

WiMAX PlayBook 4G announcement betrayed by Google search?

Posted: 30 May 2011 07:58 AM PDT

WiMAX PlayBook 4G announcement betrayed by Google search?


WiMAX PlayBook 4G announcement betrayed by Google search?
Well, we've been waiting for a PlayBook packing something more than WiFi to rear its enterprise-friendly head, and there it is -- sort of. Search Google for "Sprint PlayBook" and the number one (non-sponsored) result is a page "introducing the BlackBerry 4G Playbook tablet," which means the companies are right about on schedule for that promised summer release....

Samsung Ups The Ante In Apple Patent Dispute, Requests iPhone 5, iPad 3

Posted: 30 May 2011 07:58 AM PDT

Samsung Ups The Ante In Apple Patent Dispute, Requests iPhone 5, iPad 3


Samsung Ups The Ante In Apple Patent Dispute, Requests iPhone 5, iPad 3
"Anything you can do, I can do better," is the tune Samsung's whistling this Memorial Day weekend, as its legal team has requested that Apple hand over some upcoming products as a part of its ongoing patent battle with the Mac maker. Just last week, Apple asked the same of Samsung, and a federal judged agreed, ordering Samsung to hand over five products from its Galaxy and Infuse lines....

BlackBerry 'Apollo' gets manhandled on camera (video)

Posted: 30 May 2011 07:24 AM PDT

BlackBerry 'Apollo' gets manhandled on camera (video)


BlackBerry 'Apollo' gets manhandled on camera (video)
It's not exactly the most exciting device in RIM's pipeline, but the Curve "Apollo" is shaping a solid workhorse of a BlackBerry. The still-unannounced smartphone popped up on Tinh te, with the Vietnamese tech showing off some solid hands-on time with the device, putting it through its paces on video, and ending up genuinely impressed with the aesthetics and speed of the hardware....

HP TouchPad available at OfficeMax on July 17th?

Posted: 30 May 2011 06:49 AM PDT

HP TouchPad available at OfficeMax on July 17th?


HP TouchPad available at OfficeMax on July 17th?
Here's something to add to your long list of webOS-related rumors: OfficeMax may be getting the HP TouchPad this July. If the above document is to be believed, HP's new 9.7-inch tablet will be available at the retailer on July 17th in both 3G and 4G versions -- which is a bit puzzling, considering the company hasn't made any mention of WiMAX or LTE compatibility....

Remy HVH 250 motor will drive Odyne's plug-in hybrid trucks

Posted: 30 May 2011 06:15 AM PDT

Remy HVH 250 motor will drive Odyne's plug-in hybrid trucks


Remy HVH 250 motor will drive Odyne's plug-in hybrid trucks
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid Remy's HVH 250 electric motor - the one Steve Burns, president of Advanced Mechanical Products, Inc. (AMP), once called "simply the best [electric motor] on the market today" - will find a home between the fenders of Odyne's medium- and heavy-duty trucks for the "long-term." Waukesha, WI-based Odyne Systems, a manufacturer of turnkey hybrid systems for big trucks, has inked a motor supply deal with Remy Electric Motors,...

ARM hopes to strengthen grip on mobile PCs, take 50 per cent of the market by 2015

Posted: 30 May 2011 06:15 AM PDT

ARM hopes to strengthen grip on mobile PCs, take 50 per cent of the market by 2015


ARM hopes to strengthen grip on mobile PCs, take 50 per cent of the market by 2015
We've already heard rumors that chip designer ARM has been trying to get its wares into the Macbook Air. While we can't add anything to that particular story, we do have further evidence that ARM is going beyond smartphones and tablets in order to target bigger form factors. The company's president, Tudor Brown, has just appeared at Computex to declare that ARM wants to conquer the "mobile PC market", where the...

NFC-enabled Angry Birds Magic gets demoed, dares you to find another C7 owner

Posted: 30 May 2011 05:40 AM PDT

NFC-enabled Angry Birds Magic gets demoed, dares you to find another C7 owner


NFC-enabled Angry Birds Magic gets demoed, dares you to find another C7 owner
Okay, so maybe it's not that hard to find another Earthling with a C7, but let's be honest -- finding someone with a Nexus S is entirely more likely. For now, however, it seems as if Angry Birds Magic will be reserved for the aforementioned Nokia handset, and while we already heard of its NFC-enabled tricks, seeing it in action is another thing entirely....

Video: Smartphone Simulates Sensation Of Buttons On A Touchscreen

Posted: 30 May 2011 05:40 AM PDT

Video: Smartphone Simulates Sensation Of Buttons On A Touchscreen


Video: Smartphone Simulates Sensation Of Buttons On A Touchscreen
Do you miss the feeling of pressing physical buttons when you touch icons or letters on a smartphone touchscreen? Japan's second largest mobile carrier KDDI is working on a display that recreates exactly that "clicking sensation" by combining vibration with a pressure sensor. The haptic display, which is manufactured by Kyocera, is still in prototype mode....

Mystery HTC Windows Phone sports 12 megapixel goodness, RAW support

Posted: 30 May 2011 05:05 AM PDT

Mystery HTC Windows Phone sports 12 megapixel goodness, RAW support


Mystery HTC Windows Phone sports 12 megapixel goodness, RAW support
Phone cameras still have a ways to go to catch up to the awesome capabilities of your standard DSLR, but the handset captured in the image above would certainly get them headed in the right direction. International phone review superstar Eldar Murtazin snapped a few shots of an as-of-yet unnamed HTC device running Windows Phone....

Padfone: Asus Officially Announces Its Android Tablet/Phone Combo (Videos)

Posted: 30 May 2011 04:31 AM PDT

Padfone: Asus Officially Announces Its Android Tablet/Phone Combo (Videos)


Padfone: Asus Officially Announces Its Android Tablet/Phone Combo (Videos)
Today, on the first day of the yearly Computex Taipei exhibition in Taiwan, Asus took the wraps off the Android tablet/phone combo it teased last week. Dubbed Padfone, Asus is relatively mum on details (specs, pricing, availability) at this point. Read the rest on CrunchGear.

ASUS targets Christmas for Padfone launch, hints at Ice Cream Sandwich (video hands-on)

Posted: 30 May 2011 04:30 AM PDT

ASUS targets Christmas for Padfone launch, hints at Ice Cream Sandwich (video hands-on)


ASUS targets Christmas for Padfone launch, hints at Ice Cream Sandwich (video hands-on)
We just got to spend some quality time with ASUS' newly unveiled Padfone and you can see the smartphone that doubles up as a tablet on video after the break. It's still a mere mockup for now, but ASUS has big plans for it -- plans that coalesce around the Christmas period and the very latest version of Android at that time....

Life-Size Hot Wheels Truck Jumps Record 332 Feet

Posted: 30 May 2011 04:30 AM PDT

Life-Size Hot Wheels Truck Jumps Record 332 Feet


Life-Size Hot Wheels Truck Jumps Record 332 Feet
He rolled down a bright orange ramp replicating the Hot Wheels' V-Drop.

NutriSmart prototype embeds RFID tags directly within food, traces your lunch from start to finish (video)

Posted: 30 May 2011 04:30 AM PDT

NutriSmart prototype embeds RFID tags directly within food, traces your lunch from start to finish (video)


NutriSmart prototype embeds RFID tags directly within food, traces your lunch from start to finish (video)
RFID tags are already used to trace everything from poker chips to hotel towels, but what if these little pellets were embedded directly within your lunch, providing everything you'd ever wanna know about that ham sandwich you're about to beast? That's the idea behind NutriSmart -- a food tracking system that revolves around edible RFID tags....

ASUS Eee Pad MeMO to come with glassesless 3D IPS display

Posted: 30 May 2011 02:47 AM PDT

ASUS Eee Pad MeMO to come with glassesless 3D IPS display


ASUS Eee Pad MeMO to come with glassesless 3D IPS display
Remember how we speculated that the final Eee Pad MeMO may come with a 3D display, courtesy of its teaser? Turns out we were right after all, as ASUS' Jonney Shih has just confirmed a glassesless 3D, 1280 x 800 IPS display for this 7-inch Honeycomb slate, which is now dubbed Eee Pad MeMO 3D....