Archive for October 17th, 2007

VoIP comes to MySpace through Skype partnership

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Skype and MySpace -- that just sounds like a match made in heaven, no? If you're still scratching your head on how the two actually fit together, here's the low down: a new partnership between the pair will soon allow MySpace members to dial up other users ...

Asus Eee PC priced: $299 to $399

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Filed under: Laptops Yeah, we hear your moans and feel your pain: $299 for an Eee PC with 2GB SSD, 256MB RAM, Linux (presumably), and no camera. It's certainly not our (admittedly too-hopeful) expectation following the June announcement. If you're still with us, the fully-spec'd 8GB model with 1GB ...

Nokia’s N810 makes first appearance, drops jaws

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Filed under: Handhelds var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Nokia_s_N810_makes_first_appearance_drops_jaws'; We're still waiting for the press release, but that's Nokia N810 Internet Tablet in the fo' realz. Yeah, sexy is an understatement. We peeped this model in a spyshot back in July and appears to be the same lovely recently ...

Sprint gets official with HTC Touch: November 4 for $249.99

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds Is it safe yet to declare that carriers are looking at finger-friendly touchscreens as The Next Big Thing in wireless? Sprint today has officially announced its HTC Touch, a device codenamed "Vogue" that brings all of the original's unique personality to the world of CDMA (and, thankfully, ...

rCard digital business card now available

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets It's been two years since we first heard about the rCard, but it looks like flash prices have finally fallen enough to make the 1GB "digital business card" actually kind of affordable outside of specialty applications. For about $40, you're looking at a 2 x 3.6 x ...

Updated Delphi MyFi XM2go receiver rocks the FCC

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Filed under: Portable Audio Details are a little sketch and there's only a shot of the device's battery compartment, but it looks like a new MyFi-branded XM2go receiver is on the way, cause that's what XM's telling the FCC and the FCC don't take kindly to lies. The unit, labeled as ...

Denon intros two new high end Blu-ray players

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Filed under: Home Entertainment Denon cares about you, movie-buff, and you need only look at the company's two latest Blu-ray player offerings to realize that. Enter the DVD-3800BD and DVD-2500BT, the former supports 1080p, 12-bit DAC at 297MHz, the exciting acronyms of D.D.S.C-HD (or Dynamic Discrete Surround Circuit-HD), and D.P.I.C. (Denon ...

Apple planning iPhone SDK for February!

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds, Portable Audio, Portable Video var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/Apple_planning_iPhone_SDK_for_February'; Well, would you look at that. Apple apparently wants third party applications on the iPhone and iPod touch just like every other sane individual on the planet. The company just announced on its Hot News feed ...

What iPhone apps do you want to see?

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Filed under: Cellphones Well, now that you've all had a bit time to consider that little bombshell, we'd thought we'd give you a chance to have you say about what third party apps you'd like to see for the newly SDK-friendly iPhone (and iPod touch). Our wishlist has, of course, been ...

Nokia N810 gets official

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Filed under: Handhelds Shocking everyone -- especially Engadget readers -- Nokia announced its new N810 this morning. Details are still incoming, but here's what we know for sure: Same WVGA (800 x 480) display as the N800, brightness increased by ~20% GPS with particular focus ...

BlackBerry Curve 8310 finds its way to AT&T

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Filed under: Cellphones We can't say that this one caught us off guard -- you know, considering all the whispers and pictures leading up to today -- but regardless, AT&T is making things official by formally introducing the red (and titanium) BlackBerry Curve 8310 to its network. As you all well ...