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Toshiba strains metaphors, carries its laptop range over the Ivy Bridge

publisher — Fri, 18 May 2012 10:24:00 +0000

Toshiba is announcing a slate of new machines that all sport Intel’s Ivy Bridge internals. The more austere Dynabook Qosmio T752 sheds the color-changing shell of its predecessor in favor of brushed aluminum. The AV-centric machine sports a TV Tuner and Blu-Ray drive in addition to its 15.6-inch LED-backlit 1366 x 768 display, a 1TB HDD and 8GB of RAM — all playing second fiddle to that 2.3GHz Core i7 CPU. You can also pick up the glasses-free 3D Qosmio T852 with an autostereoscopic display and a Dynabook T552, with all of those fun features stripped out, but promising a slightly (five hour) more longevous battery life. At the same time, the company is outing a Regaza home-entertainment PC that comes hitched to a 23-inch 1920 x 1080 display, the same 2.3GHz Ivy Bridge chip and a pair of TV tuners, one analog and one digital. We’ll see these arrive in stores in Japan starting May 25th, with pricing and availability over here currently in the wind. Toshiba strains metaphors, carries its laptop range over the Ivy Bridge originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 May 2012 06:24:00 EDT

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LG LS970 ‘superphone’ shows up again, flaunts its removable battery and NFC chip

publisher — Fri, 18 May 2012 09:32:00 +0000

It’s only been a few days since we first heard the rumors about an upcoming, Sprint-bound LG quad-core slab, and now that same LS970 “superphone” is back for more action. Thanks to yet another snap acquired by the folks over at BriefMobile , we can now spot a couple extra details on the device, including its previously unknown NFC capabilities. Contrary to earlier beliefs, the alleged LG Eclipse also seems to offer a removable battery, which is likely to make some power users very content. Something tells us this isn’t the last we’re going to see of this super handset, though, so we’ll keep you in the loop if any more noteworthy findings appear. LG LS970 ‘superphone’ shows up again, flaunts its removable battery and NFC chip originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 May 2012 05:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

Porsche 918 Spyder prototype returns to the road with polished black and white shell

publisher — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:02:00 +0000

It may not be the first time Porsche’s 918 plug-in hybrid has had a chance to flex its 770 horse power for the camera, but when we last saw the pricey insanely expensive speed demon strut its stuff on record, it certainly didn’t look like this. The freakish prototype has emerged as a beautiful, high-performance vision of efficiency, blasting its way past 100 kilometers of terrain for every three liters of petrol (78 miles/gallon). The $845,000 machine pairs a combustion engine with electric motors to achieve that consumption rating, and sports a carbon-fiber reinforced-plastic monocoque (self-supporting) shell, rear-axle steering and that unique upward-venting exhausted system that you may have noticed in the shot above. The 918 Spyder is slated for its initial production run beginning in September of 2013, with the first models making their way to US customers late next year. It’s time to start saving — just a few thousand blog posts to go. Gallery: Porsche 918 Spyder Continue reading Porsche 918 Spyder prototype returns to the road with polished black and white shell Porsche 918 Spyder prototype returns to the road with polished black and white shell originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 May 2012 17:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

Viacom and Time Warner Cable call truce, TWC TV mobile apps will stream Colbert after all

publisher — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:27:00 +0000

Good news ahoy if you’ve liked Time Warner Cable’s TWC TV streaming app but were frustrated with content providers pulling channels over licensing rights: the cable giant and Viacom have reached a settlement that will see Viacom’s channels return to your Android or iOS gear. Comedy Central, CMT, MTV and other channels will be back in the next several weeks, and the two sides even managed to bury the hatched over “unrelated business matters,” according to a joint statement. Just what led to the about-face is being kept secret, although Viacom’s tendency to sue over retransmission rights in the digital realm raises the possibility that TWC had to fork over an extra amount. At least now you can watch The Daily Show on your iPad knowing your cable provider and the studio are singing “Kumbaya.” Viacom and Time Warner Cable call truce, TWC TV mobile apps will stream Colbert after all originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 May 2012 16:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

Intel launches new Ivy Bridge Xeons, targets microservers

publisher — Tue, 15 May 2012 05:41:00 +0000

Intel is pushing out that delicious Ivy Bridge update to server chips and, interestingly, it’s not focusing purely on the high end to start. In total, 28 new Xeon CPUs were introduced today, including the E5-4600 and 2400 families targeted at four and two socket systems, respectively. Those tweaked mainstream processors aren’t the interesting part, though. We’re more intigued by the updated E3 series, the low-end offerings that are aimed small businesses and light web-hosting duty. In particular the new E3-1220L v2 slashes power consumption to an impressive 17w by going with just two cores and only 3MB of cache. While that 3W advantage over its predecessor may not sound like much, it can make a huge difference in the microserver market and in high-density environments where cooling a room full of servers can become problematic. Even in its stripped down form the extremely low-power processor still supports Turbo Boost, Trusted Execution Technology and PCI-Express 3.0.

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HyQ is the latest all-terrain quadruped bot, tells Big Dog to bring it on (video)

publisher — Tue, 15 May 2012 05:03:00 +0000

You might not know this, but you can literally never have enough all-terrain quadrupedal robots… at least according to us (John Connor might disagree). So, while HyQ from the Italian Institute of Technology might bear more than a passing resemblance to Boston Dynamic’s Big Dog , we won’t hold it against the creators. The Hydraulic Quadruped robot (HyQ for short) was first dreamed up in 2008, but the project is only now coming into its own. Researchers at IIT took the bot for a stroll outside of the confines of a laboratory and treadmill for the first time. They’ve also stepped up the treadmill testing by bumping up the incline and practically throwing obstacles at it. Impressively, HyQ holds his own, even as his creators pelt it with shipping pallets.

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NEC tablet with GSM and HSPA breaks cover at the FCC

publisher — Sun, 13 May 2012 13:09:00 +0000

Regular readers will know that the FCC is a bit of a virtual whistle-blower, alerting tech-hungry Americans to when new goodies might soon be landing on their shores. Other times it coughs up the odd thing we weren’t even waiting for. Today’s offering appears to be a 3G tablet from NEC. There’s little in the way of specification, or even pictures, but we do know it’s sporting GSM and HSPA radios along with the standard WiFi. The device measures 222.6 mm across, which strongly points to a display somewhere in the 7-inch region. The KMP7R4D1-1A model number isn’t ringing any bells right now, but we do remember a few Japanese models that bear a passing resemblance not that long ago. NEC tablet with GSM and HSPA breaks cover at the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 13 May 2012 09:09:00 EDT.

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Panasonic racks up a record loss for 2012, looks forward to profits and a partner for OLED TVs

publisher — Sun, 13 May 2012 10:57:00 +0000

Panasonic’s yearly earnings are in and the red ink added up to a record $9.7 billion net loss for 2011. Number one on incoming president Kazuhiro Tsuga’s list is turning around the company’s TV division, where its heavy investments in both plasma and LCD manufacturing resulted in heavy losses. Currently the company expects a better result in both next year after 2011′s write downs and restructuring, although its projections see total sales falling from 17.3 million last year to 15.5 million. Panasonic is expected to follow Samsung and LG into large screen OLED HDTV production and outgoing prez Fumio Ohtsubo mentioned it would likely look for a partner there. Sumitomo has been rumored as a potential ally in the past , though a preference for run-flat tires could not be confirmed at press time. Panasonic racks up a record loss for 2012, looks forward to profits and a partner for OLED TVs originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 13 May 2012 06:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

Nokia nabs 808 PureView space shot of this big, blue 41-megapixel marble

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 22:42:00 +0000

We’ve seen plenty of shots of the Nokia 808 PureView in action, but they’ve all been hampered by boring old terrestrial bounds. Thankfully, a team attached the handset to a giant balloon for a little more perspective. The photo is at the end of the six and half minute video after the break, but thankfully there are a lot of lovely shots of Iceland accompanying atmospheric music to keep you busy in the meantime. [Thanks, Chad] Continue reading Nokia nabs 808 PureView space shot of this big, blue 41-megapixel marble Nokia nabs 808 PureView space shot of this big, blue 41-megapixel marble originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 May 2012 18:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

HP teases new Envy all-in-one printer, glass and metal dotted all over (video)

publisher — Fri, 11 May 2012 22:03:00 +0000

We all love teasers, so it’s rather swell that HP decided to tease its next Envy-branded all-in-one printer at the Global Influencer Summit in Shanghai — almost two years after introducing the Envy 100 . As you can see in the above slide and the extremely brief video teaser after the break, this time round the design will feature a glass control panel, as well as a metal scan bar and a metal hinge under the scanner’s see-through lid. Pretty hot, we’d say, and looking back at the Envy 14 Spectre which shares similar elements, this certainly sets a good example of how the new Printing and Personal Systems Group is already bringing a better design consistency across what used to be two different groups. For now, stay tuned for more info. Gallery: HP teases new Envy all-in-one printer, glass and metal dotted all over Continue reading HP teases new Envy all-in-one printer, glass and metal dotted all over (video) HP teases new Envy all-in-one printer, glass and metal dotted all over (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 May 2012 18:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink