Monocle offers custom BlackBerry 9700 for the discerning business traveler originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source:Monocle offers custom BlackBerry 9700 for the discerning business traveler

If you’ll recall, some months ago we held a little competition for readers to submit artwork destined for laser-etching on the backsides of Amazon’s Kindle. After everyone voted on the top five out of the mountain of selections, we took the gaggle of readers down to our friends at Adafruit Industries (headed up by the lovely and delightful Limor Fried and Phil Torrone) for some time under the laser. While we were there getting our etch on with their massive laser, we convinced Limor and Phil to show off some of the other crazy kit they’ve got in the labs — and we’ve captured it all on film… er, video. Take a look at our excursion into the world of dynamic DIY’ing — we think you’ll like what you see. Check it out after the break!

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The Engadget Show: Kindle etching and DIY adventures with Adafruit Industries originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What’s in a name these days? If we didn’t call this a UMPC or told you it can run Windows 7, it could just be a pretty huge clamshell smartphone. The freshly announced LifeBook UH900 sports a 5.6-inch “vivid glare screen,” (we’ll put that down to a bad translation), 3.5G wireless connectivity, and even goes so far as to lay claim to being the world’s smallest multitouch-capable PC. Take that, VAIO P! Still, the 62GB SSD and WXGA display resolution obviously set it apart from the phone crowd, as will the Atom Z530 inside — it might outperform your ARM CPU, but will also ensure you never leave the house without a charger (just 3-hours in eco mode). Fujitsu has yet to spill pricing details, but CNET informs us the non-UMTS version will be ready in January, with the more advanced hotness coming at a later date.

Fujitsu LifeBook UH900 has multitouch, world-beating ambitions originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source:Fujitsu LifeBook UH900 has multitouch, world-beating ambitions

The miniaturized version of Nokia’s N97 began shipping to eager consumers in Europe in late October, but for those unable to save their pennies in America while waiting for the N900, today’s the day to unload. As of right now, the (obviously unlocked) N97 Mini is shipping from both Dell and Amazon here in the States, with the former offering it for $430 (after coupon) and the latter selling it for $479.99. Any takers? Or has the full-sized N97 already claimed that piece of your heart?

Nokia N97 Mini now shipping to American lovers, haters originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source:Nokia N97 Mini now shipping to American lovers, haters

Google’s not the only one in the game when it comes to wild mapping tech, and while Microsoft’s excellent collection of bird’s eye photos has never gotten it quite the attention of Google’s Street View, the hope is that lasers and its much-lauded Photosynth tool can do the trick. Microsoft has done up a Street View-style canvassing of 56 US cities with cars that not only snap photos but include range-finding lasers to map out the architecture in 3D. The Silverlight-based viewer for this view (dubbed Streetside) is similar in interface to Google Maps, a tad slower, and rather visually impressive. In addition, Microsoft is leaning on its Photosynth technology to collect navigable panoramas of scenery and even building interiors. Finally, Microsoft has tacked on “apps” of sorts, little overlays that include traffic cameras, restaurants, a Twitter API and so forth. All of this coupled with an improved version of the bird’s eye view is quite a visual treat, but the Silverlight requirement and non-Google-ness of it all might keep away the Bing-averse among us. But really, with all this tit-for-tat going on between Microsoft and Google, we have to wonder what sort of stone age we’d be stuck in if we didn’t have these two behemoths going at each other like this. The “Beta” is live now at the source link.

[Thanks, Aimee]

Microsoft giving Bing Maps a 3D overhaul, tacking on apps for good measure originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source:Microsoft giving Bing Maps a 3D overhaul, tacking on apps for good measure

CompuLab has been holding it down on the diminutive front for years now, though the outfit’s latest mini PC packs even more features than ever before. Measuring just 4- x 4.5- x 1.05-inches and weighing only 13 ounces, the fit-PC2i is hailed as the planet’s smallest dual gigabit Ethernet-equipped PC. Other specs include an Intel Atom Z5xx CPU (from 1.1GHz to 2GHz), up to 2GB of DDR2 RAM, room for a 2.5-inch HDD, audio in / out, built-in WiFi, four USB 2.0 ports and Windows 7 (if you so choose). The rig is built from a 100 percent aluminum die-cast body, and even at full load it sucks down just 8 watts. Got the perfect DIY project for this bad boy? Good, now wait ’til January for it to ship.

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CompuLab’s fit-PC2i is extra tiny, ready for Windows 7 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source:CompuLab's fit-PC2i is extra tiny, ready for Windows 7

Remember Throttlegate, the epic saga of warmth-averse Dell laptops turning themselves into 100MHz clunkers whenever temperatures rose above freezing? The issue has been plaguing some users for months, but less than a day after we posted about it Dell had a BIOS update ready for its Latitude E6400 and E6500 series machines, timing that can only be explained as coincidence. Dell also released an update to quiet noisy Seagate drives in a number of its portables, seemingly the same issue that plagued MacBook Pros over the summer — great news for anyone who hates disks that sound terminal. However, there’s still no solution for the Studio XPS 1645 complaints we also reported about, and now we’re hearing that the Alienware m15x may be similarly under-clocking itself. Oh how deep the throttlehole goes…

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Dell releases bevy of firmware updates to fix most of what ails some of you originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source:Dell releases bevy of firmware updates to fix most of what ails some of you

Seagate may have claimed the rights to the planet’s first SATA 6Gbps hard drive, but it’s Micron claiming the same feat in the SSD realm. The outfit’s new RealSSD C300 is the first of its kind to natively comply with the wicked fast new specification, which will (at least in theory) provide read speeds of up to 355MB/sec and write speeds of up to 215MB/sec. It’s also the first solid state drive to use ONFI 2.1 high-speed synchronous NAND, and while we’re obviously eager to see what real-world benchmarks show, the demonstration vids after the break already have our mouths watering. As for availability? Tthe drive is currently sampling in 1.8- and 2.5-inch sizes, though consumers shouldn’t expect to pick one up (in 128GB or 256GB sizes) until Q1 of next year. Best start saving, bud.

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Micron RealSSD C300 becomes first SSD to leverage SATA 6Gbps interface originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source:Micron RealSSD C300 becomes first SSD to leverage SATA 6Gbps interface

We already knew that a potent Marvell chip was under the hood of Spring Design’s Alex, but at long last the mystery surrounding the powerhouse within Entourage’s Edge is no more. The Armada PXA168 processor will be responsible for steering the world’s first “Dualbook” through the stormy seas that’ll be created once crazed consumers get ahold of this thing, and while we’ve no idea if the software will actually support this laundry list of capabilities, the chip should have no issue with “full-featured web browsing, multi-format video and image processing.” More specifically, we’re informed that “HD-quality video and 3D graphics” will be supported, which could obviously lead to some pretty interesting applications (you know, like actual web surfing on an e-reader). Hop on past the break for a brief look at an early generation model as well as a functioning version of what should hopefully hit shelves in early 2010.

Continue reading Marvell’s Armada chip bringing ‘HD-quality video, 3D graphics support’ to Entourage Edge

Marvell’s Armada chip bringing ‘HD-quality video, 3D graphics support’ to Entourage Edge originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source:Marvell's Armada chip bringing 'HD-quality video, 3D graphics support' to Entourage Edge

Intel wants people to develop apps for the x86 instruction set. Think about that a little, let it sink in. Now that you’re appropriately unimpressed, let’s discuss this new developer kit that’s just been brought out. Designed to assist coders in that overwhelmingly challenging and new environment known as Atom-powered netbooks, the SDK has now hit Beta and is being distributed to developers of apps for Windows and Moblin. Yes Moblin, the light and snappy Linux flavor intended to spur on the sinking ship known as the MID category, still hasn’t been abandoned by Intel, even if its original goal now seems out of reach. Intriguingly, apps approved by Intel will “sell at stores opening next year,” which perhaps hints at grander plans than the mere optimization of software to undernourished hardware.

Intel brings out Atom SDK wanting more apps, acts oblivious to Windows originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source:Intel brings out Atom SDK wanting more apps, acts oblivious to Windows