Archive for April, 2009
HP ProBook 4710s hands-on
We just had a quick run-in with the 17-inch version of HP’s new ProBook s-series laptops. The design is almost startlingly nondescript, but not so minimal that it feels like they aren’t trying. Build quality isn’t legendary — there’s a little bit of keyboard flex, as noted by Laptop, and the whole thing feels a […]
PiSAT Solar’s K-Light boasts a one-to-one charging ratio
It’s pretty rare that a portable solar-based device offers much more utility than impressing your friends, but PiSAT Solar’s K-Light won’t only make you the coolest kid on your block: it might actually prove useful the next time you take a hike or find yourself hanging out in a developing country. In 10 hours of […]
Palm launching smaller Pre-like device later this year says rumor-mill
As if we didn’t have enough Pre rumors to sort through, along comes TechCrunch and Mikey A. with some hard hitting stuff. According to the TC honcho, one of his “better sources” claims that Palm is “very far along” on a second webOS device which is smaller and slimmer than the Pre and may or […]
The Daily Roundup: here’s what you might’ve missed
Sony unveiling UMD-less PSP with slide-out buttons at E3?
Whispers of a new or revised PSP have been growing decidedly louder as of late, and now 1UP’s gotten a ton of new details from what it claims are “sources directly involved with the new […]
Flip Video Ultra HD video review
What better way to give you a look at Flip Video’s new Ultra HD camcorder than by reviewing it on video… shot with the Ultra HD. The specs are simple: 720p / 30 FPS, 8GB of storage on-board, HDMI out, and pretty much nothing else. Still, a camera this cheap ($199.99) and this small definitely […]
LEGO iMac G4 Junior is iMac G4’s smaller, friendlier sibling
We tend to go a little weak in the knees for anything in miniature, so this iMac G4 “Junior” made with a 7-inch digital photo frame and a bunch of LEGOs sent us into hysterics. DIY-er Bjarne Tveskov says the creation is inspired by the film Luxo Jr., and though it has no functional […]
TiVo’s Jim Denney responds to Engadget!
We can’t say we were expecting any sort of response to our state-of-TiVo piece yesterday, but we just got a note from VP of Marketing Jim Denney. It’s not long, but he says that TiVo takes comments like ours “very seriously,” and that TiVo’s always looking to build on customer feedback. Sure, uh, we’re glad […]
PXP-900 handheld ditches the UMD drive, and the PSP
A new PSP may well be on the horizon, but it looks like the knock-off business is still going strong with the classic model, and it’s kicked out one of its most faithful / blatant homages to date with this new so-called PXP-900. While it doesn’t do anything crazy like actually play PSP games, you […]
Acer already working on “several Android devices,” smartphone included
Okay, now we get it — the flood of Android phones we were expecting at MWC and CTIA this year are actually arriving a month or two late. Nice. Anywho, with Samsung just recently dishing out official dirt on its Google-fied I7500 and HTC pushing out its Magic overseas, Acer is making darn sure it’s […]
PeeWee debuts drop and spill-resistant Pivot Tablet Laptop
At first glance, PeeWee PC’s Pivot Tablet Laptop is a formidable rival to the long-standing OLPC XO. Unfortunately, the lofty price tag puts it in a class of its own, but it’s still a solid machine for those looking to a learn a bit (or just give their kids a wholesome distraction). Debuting today, the […]
