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Samsung Epic 4G Available On Sprint From August 31st

{fatgadget} — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:02:06 PDT

The Samaung Epic 4G is Samsung’s latest Android smartphone, and looks like it may be their most impressive to date, it features a 4 inch Super AMOLED touch screen display, plus a five megapixel camera and an LED flash.

The camera can record HD video in 720p and there is also a front facing video camera, which means that the Epic 4G can be used for video calls.

Other features on the Samsung Epic 4G include, integrated 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, a six axis accelerometer, and a 1GHz processor, plus EV-DO Rev and WiMax, there is also a full QWERTY keyboard.

The Samsung Epic 4G will be available for $249.99 on a two year contract with Sprint, after rebates, and it can be reserved for store pick up on the 31st of August 2010.

Motorola Announces The Droid 2

{fatgadget} — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:35:28 PDT

Motorola has announced the sucessor to its popular Droid Android mobile phone, the Motorola Droid 2. The Motorola Droid 2 featires a 3.7 inch display, plus a slide out QWERTy keyboard and it comes woth the latest version of Google’s mobile OS, Android 2.2.

The Motorola Droid 2 is the first Android smartphone to be released that features native support for Adobe Flash, and it supports the latest version of Flash, 10.1.

Storage wise you get 8GB of built in storage, there is also a microSD card slot that can take up to 32GB cards, giving you a total of 40GB of storage.

The Motorola Droid 2 is available from today from Verizon, prices start at $199 with a two year mobile contract.

via Geeky Gadgets

MSI GX660R Gaming Notebook

{fatgadget} — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:48:30 PDT

MSI has added another gaming notebook to its range with the launch of the MSI GX660R, which features an Intel Core i7 processor, up to 12GB of DDR3 RAM, and a ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 graphics card with 1GB of RAM.

Other specifications include two 500GB SATA hard drives, a 15.6 inch LED backlit display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, which can display Full HD video.

There is also a four in 1 card reader, integrated 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, plus Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, a HD web camera and support for DirectX 11.

There are no details on pricing or availability as yet on the MSI GX660R gaming notebook.

via Tweak Town

Space Invader Couch

{fatgadget} — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:46:29 PDT

The Space Invader Couch is the work of designer Igor Chak, and whilst it is just a design concept at the moment, I think they should definitely make this one.

The Space Invader Couch is basically a space invader turned in to a couch, a very fashionable and hard to pass by couch. The couch is all leather, with two glass surfaces. Although it might look uncomfortable it’s actually really soft, mainly lined and made with memory foam. Plus this is something different from a conventional couch.

You can find out more details about Igor Chak’s cool creation over at his website, make sure you check out some of his other cool designs.

via Like Cool via Geeky Gadgets

Mini App Review: OPlayer HD for iPad

gsantos — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 23:04:21 PDT

The iPad is great for reading books, playing games and browsing but it seems to be lacking somewhat when it comes to video. Sure, you can rent from iTunes and buy a few movies but transferring movies you already own is cumbersome since you need to convert them to a compatible format and sync it to you device before you watch it. After all, if netbooks can let me just copy over my videos, why can’t the iPad?

Enter OPlayer HD. This iPad app lets you transfer videos and play them back on your iDevice without any need for conversion. It’s accessible via a web interface, through USB (via iTunes) and can also easily connect to your FTP and Samba drives. This means you can connect directly to your media center or computer to transfer files right on the iPad.

As for playback, I would have wanted some audio boosting capability bundled in. Overall though, all the videos I’ve played on it have worked flawlessly. It even supports music playback and can view Mail attachments. If you’re a video junkie with an iPad, I highly recommend this slick, easy solution to watch your collections on the go.

Eagle Eye Lets Your Keyboard and Mouse In Your PS3 Party

gsantos — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:40:26 PDT

Penguin United, a company established by gamers, has announced a new peripheral shooter addicts will surely want. The Eagle Eye lets you connect a USB keyboard and mouse direct into your console, giving you that PC first-person shooting experience the PlayStation 3 has been sorely lacking. Reviews of the device during the recent E3 gaming event praise the accuracy and speedy response of the commands. You can also program functions of one-button combos. Setup takes less than a minute and you’re off blasting away at enemy soldier, zombies and what not. While all this might give you an unfair advantage over opponents, I’m sure the $60 (€48) peripheral will at least assuage that guilt by letting you own each of your gaming rivals.

via Engadget

German ISP To Offer Android Tablet To Subscribers

gsantos — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:24:27 PDT

We’ve heard ISPs offering anything from keychains to MacBooks in order to get subscribers hooked. German internet provider 1&1 will be manufacturing a tablet PC running Android that has all the basic specs we’ve come to know and love from slates of this sort. The 7-inch touchscreen SmartPad will have WiFi, an optional USB 3G modem, an SD card reader with 2GB plugged in, USB port, 500 MHz ARM11 procie, 256BM RAM and 1GB ROM. The company is the second biggest ISP in Germany and will likely bundle this with a 2-year contract and likely 3G coverage will be locked to them. No word if you can get this sans contract but if this proves popular, other ISP will probably jump to offering their own tablets just like what they did for netbooks. It’s expected to be available by the end of this month.

via SlashGear

Xbox 360 250GB Reviewed

gsantos — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:06:21 PDT

New Xbox hit town recently, and Engadget has the low-down on the console. The Xbox 360 now has a glossy black case, housing a proprietary 250GB drive. It’s thinner but deeper than its predecessors and also comes with WiFi-N built-in. It also has more USB ports (five to be exact) and comes with a wireless controller. The best thing about it would likely be that it is compatible with Kinect, the grown-up version of the Wii’s motion sensing technology. All in all, it’s just a slight upgrade from the previous model so if you already own one, you probably won’t be interested in this new device just yet. It goes for about €240 ($299) at your favorite gaming retailer.

via Engadget

Own a TRON Light Cycle for just $35,000

gsantos — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 21:49:19 PDT

The Parker Brothers Choppers in Florida are selling off three working Lightcycle replicas like the ones in the upcoming movie TRON Legacy. If you’ve been dreaming of having your own Lightcycle ever since the first TRON and have the cash for it, better act quickly since there are only three of these babies left.

Each bike will set you back around €27,900 ($35,000) and each unit is custom-built and unique. Even the color is one-of-a-kind since they won’t make a bike the same color as ones already sold. To top it off, these are real, working motorcycles and not just something to sit on and pose for a photo-op.

I doubt buyers will be using these for their daily grocery run but the maker says they are built for street use. Each bike features hubless wheels, neon accents, a fiberglass body and either an electric or gas motor. Check out the link below for more info.

via Parker Brothers Choppers’ TRON Lightcycle eBay auction

Toshiba’s Dualscreen Libretto W100 Gets A Sneak Peek

gsantos — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 06:08:40 PDT

Toshiba shared one of their prototype Libretto W100 dualscreen laptops with Engadget and their resident portable reviewer Joanna Stern had a go at it. The Japanese tech company is planning to release the device next month through retailers including Amazon. Some of the highlights are the tandem operation of the two screens that maximizes the device despite being on top of a Windows 7 OS. You can configure it into many modes including a laptop mode that puts the keyboard on one screen, and a mode that splits the keyboard onto the bottom half of the two screens. There’s even a touchpad mode to help out if you need to. It does need a bit of work on the heat dissipation and the responsiveness of the accelerometer.

You would think that two touchscreen would be twice the fun, right? After all, the iPad was excellent and it only has one screen. Well, you better look at the price first since the Libretto will clock in at roughly €880 ($1,100), way too much for an unproven piece of tech. Maybe if Toshiba adds some excellent software to the mix that takes advantage of the dual screen but even then, the price point need to drop a bit for people to get interested.

via Engadget

Seagate FreeAgent 3TB Previewed

gsantos — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:38:50 PDT

Crunchgear’s Matt Burns gave a quick hands-on with the new Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 3TB. I’m pretty sure prolific downloaders as well as media professionals will be eyeing this new desktop drive though I concur with the reviewer that many will probably want their media in more than one drive. But 3000 GB really is impressive. Some takeaways are that Seagate gets negative marks on not bundling USB 3.0 and Firewire adapters with the device (you have to buy it separately) and it seems to have no eSATA as well. On the plus side, it’s quiet and solid with an external casing that’s easily removable for people who want to pry out the drive and stick into their desktop. This looks like the best solution if you want the most disk space in a single drive though personally, I’d rather slice up my storage needs into separate hard disks, just in case.

via CrunchGear

Flip Video Camera To Get WiFi, FaceTime Integration

gsantos — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:22:05 PDT

Cisco certainly has big plans in the pipeline and will be moving more and more into the consumer space in the next few months. One of the snippets taken from a recent interview at the recent Cisco Live! event at Las Vegas with Marthin De Beer, Senior Vice President of Emerging Technologies at the network solutions giant, was that their mobile video camera Flip will soon have WiFi baked in before the end of the year. De Beer also hinted that they might just put in some FaceTime integration in there as well. FaceTime is Apple’s new video chat technology that is available on the recently released iPhone 4. The company will also be introducing an app for iPhone that will leverage their new video technology based on Movi. No word on pricing and availability on that app as of yet, though.

via ComputerWorld

Tesla Introduces New Roadster 2.5

gsantos — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:33:13 PDT

The new iteration of Tesla’s electric sports car recently made its début, just a couple of days after the successful IPO of the company. The Roadster 2.5 is an upgrade of its 2.0 model and those lucky enough to have the previous model can purchase upgrades wherever possible. You can get the new model starting at €81,175 ($101,500).

Aside from the new look which you can see in the image below, the 2.5 also has directional forged wheels, a touchscreen display with back-up camera (optional), better seats that offer lumbar support and improved comfort, a quieter cabin and power control hardware.

Tesla introduced its electric super car last 2008 and reinvented the way vehicles were manufactured by infusing Silicon Valley tech, engineering and practices into their automobile production. The company boasts having the best battery technology for electric cars in the world and has over 1,200 cars sold, located in more than 23 countries.

via Tesla

Jaybird SB2 Bluetooth Headphones Now Comes In iPod Colors

gsantos — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:36:25 PDT

Jaybird follows up their SB1 bluetooth headset with a splash of color with the SB2 line. The new wireless headgear sports nine colors you can match to your candy-colored MP3 player, from PowderPuff Pink to Sonic Blue. Besides the colors, it also has some updated tech and uses apt-X to improve your audio’s depth, treble and bass plus it can even give you CD quality sounds with an apt-X enabled adapter. Of course it not only handles music well, it also can be used to answer calls and control the playback of your music. It’s selling for €79 ($99) plus shipping at Jaybird’s online store as well as at select retailers like eXpansys and Amazon.

via Jaybird

O2 Says No More Unlimited Data For iPhone 4

{fatgadget} — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:17:24 PDT

UK mobile phone operator has announced that it will remove unlimited data from all of its smartphone plans, this include the new Apple iPhone 4. From the 24th of June 2010, when O2 starts selling the iPhone 4 it will introduce additional monthly charges for all new customers and existing customers who upgrade to the iPhone 4 and other new smartphone users.

An example of this is that a customer who is paying £35 a month on a two year contract will get 500MB of free data per month, if they go over this allowance, O2 will charge them an extra £5 for every 500MB of data they used.

This move by O2 is bound to see them lose customers to some of the other networks in the UK, as the new iPhone 4 will be available on a total of five networks within the UK.

O2 has said that around three percent of its 21.4m customers will have to pay an additional data charge, but we suspect in reality this will be much higher, as smartphone users tend to use data hungry applications, and use the web and email a lot.

via FT

You can see full details of the plans available on O2 at the link below.

O2 Announces iPhone 4 UK Price Plans

It looks like we may finally get some information on the price for the iPhone 4 in the UK on Monday.