Archive for September, 2007
Motorola: give us the F3
Filed under: Handsets, Features, Motorola, GSM
For a site, a writer, (and, by and large, a readership) more inclined to drool over 5 megapixel cameras, WiFi, and VGA displays, begging Motorola to release its lowly MOTOFONE F3 stateside seems like a sketch move. And don’t get us wrong, an F3 is never…
Japanese Humanoid Robot Updated For U.S.
Texas-based KumoTek Robotics plans to unveil its KumoTek-X (or KT-X) HUMANOID ROBOT this week. The robot is a modified version of a Vstone robot — I’m guessing an updated and more programmable version of its RB2000 model (pictured). The robot, which will be sold in the U.S., is capable of walking, …
iPhone 1.1.1 to 1.0.2 downgrade instructions released!
Filed under: CellphonesWell would you look at that, instructions are now available for downgrading your iPhone from 1.1.1 to 1.0.2. It won’t downgrade your baseband, meaning so far you can’t re-unlock an iPhone that’s been 1.1.1-ified, but it’s still 1.0.2 in all its third-party application glory.[T…
Engadget Mobile scoops new Verizon lineup
Filed under: Cellphones
Engadget Mobile’s got the word on four new Verizon phones headed for a simultaneous launch in the next couple of weeks, so head on over and get the dirt on the new Juke, Pearl, Venus and Voyager before somebody beats you to it. Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOff…
iPhone 1.1.1 “bug” unleashes music over Bluetooth
Filed under: Apple, OS X
The iPhone 1.1.1 update has a hidden little surprise for y’all: Bluetooth audio streaming is now available off of your iPhone for whatever you darn please, meaning you can finally listen to music from the phone wirelessly. Oddly enough, this “function” has been unleashed by…
Rock Band gets official pricing, ship date details
Filed under: Gaming
Although Rock Band was available for pre-order from a number of e-tailers earlier this summer, we’re now hearing the “official word” from the suits at MTV regarding pricing. According to the MTV Multiplayer blog, both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions “will launch on Novemb…
Chinese Theft o’ the Day: Wii Rip-Off Called ‘Vii’
A French magazine called Wiiz has PUBLISHED SCANS of a Chinese magazine promoting the upcoming release of the Vii gaming system — a blatant Chinese rip-off of Nintendo’s Wii system. Original post by Mike