Archive for December, 2007
Engadget Mobile’s top posts, 2007
Indeed it was a banner year here at Engadget — completely thanks to you, of course. Google may have its Zeitgeist, but we figured we could at least cap things off with a few lists of the most well-read posts of 2007 (and a few stats, to boot). See you in 2008!Top 20 most trafficked posts of 2007 (…
HAI brings home automation control to your smartphone
Filed under: Cellphones
There’s certainly no shortage of solutions out there for those looking to control their home from their cellphone, but it looks like the select few with a HAI home automation system will soon have an app specially tailored to them. Set to be officially unveiled at CES, HAI’s …
Sprint halts sales of LG Rumor?
Filed under: Cellphones
We’re not planning on seeing any sort of confirmation from Sprint on this, but word on the street has it that the carrier has actually halted shipments of the LG Rumor to its retail outlets. Apparently, the handset has a “known issue where certain sets of key presses during …
Nintendo support recommends Wiimote abuse to puzzled caller
Filed under: GamingController abuse has always been a mainstay of the video gaming existence — no need to blame your thumbs when there’s this hunk of plastic to chuck at the floor — but who knew Nintendo was working such violence into its own official support curriculum? Wired’s Russ Neumeier gave…
Texting delays a given on New Years, celebrate accordingly
Filed under: CellphonesIt probably doesn’t come as much of a shock to you that plenty of texting goes down midnight-ish tonight, and naturally the carriers are gearing up for just such an onslaught. Palm isn’t so optimistic about the proceedings: according to a study it commissioned in the UK with l…
Pink Centro coming to Sprint early next year?
Filed under: Cellphones
With a red Centro already out the door, it’s certainly possible (even likely) that Palm has a pink one all lined up to follow suit, but we’ll still have to treat this latest pic with the usual grain of salt until we hear something official from the company itself. If SprintUs…
Personal Tech 2008: Mike Elgan’s Top 10 Trends
With each passing year, personal technology — phones, gadgets, media electronics, and more — gets better, smaller and cheaper. With the introduction of the Apple iPhone and other milestones, 2007 was an incredible year. But fasten your seat belts: 2008 is going to be even better. Here are the tren…