Posted on 30 April 2009 by
Good ol’ Nokla, with its punny branding and utter shameless, has taken upon itself to build the touchscreen N98, based on a sketchy Nokia concept that was making the rounds last year and never materialized. There’s a 3-inch QVGA screen and dual-sim support, but things lean into the realm of Nokia parody with the complete lack of 3G or EDGE data. The worst part is that this phone actually looks kind of nice. All this unintentional humor can be yours for a mere $78.
[Via SlashGear]
Filed under: Cellphones
Keepin’ it real fake, part CCIV: Nokla beats Nokia to the touchscreen N98 punch originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Original post by Paul Miller
Posted on 30 April 2009 by
Filed under: Handsets, RIM, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA, BlackBerry OS
We’ve even mentioned it on the podcast — RIM’s naming convention is starting to get confusing, especially in the crowded 8000 range where you’ve got both an 8230 and an 8320 to worry about (and they’re very different phones). TheStreet is claiming that RIM will introduce both the 9630 Tour and a flip phone — the Apex — at the company’s WES conference next week; we have a very, very hard time believing that Verizon would launch multiple flip BlackBerrys in a short span of time, so that leads us to the logical deduction that the rumored 8230 Pearl Flip will come to be known as the Apex. Makes you wonder how Alltel, Bell, and Telus feel about that, doesn’t it?
[Via Unwired View]
Verizon calling BlackBerry 8230 Pearl Flip the “Apex”? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Original post by Chris Ziegler
Posted on 30 April 2009 by
Filed under: Peripherals, Others, T-Mobile
Man, that was fast. Really fast. Not like we’re shocked at all to hear that T-Mobile customers weren’t really digging the idea of paying ten bones per month to keep a digital photo frame alive, but hey — it was worth a shot, right? As of today, T-Mobile’s quickly forgotten Cameo connected digiframe has dropped from $99.99 to $39.99 up front, while the recurring charge to keep the media flowin’ has nearly vanished by going from $9.99 per month to just $1.99 per month. Reviewers over at ZDNet seemed to be quite pleased with the value proposition at the new price point, noting that it was perfect for technologically illiterate family members who yearned to see digital images of you and yours. Sadly, you still have to walk into a T-Mobile retail store to actually buy one, but at least it’s finally worth your while to do so.
T-Mobile’s connected Cameo digiframe plummets in price, gets reviewed originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Original post by Darren Murph
Posted on 30 April 2009 by
Filed under: Features, Podcasts
A one-week hiatus means we have a ton to talk about again this week, so we move at a pretty aggressive clip. There’s lots of Android in this week’s episode — but we touch on just about every subject under the sun, so hop in. Can you keep up?
Hosts: Chris Ziegler and Sean Cooper
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Solvent – Devices and Strategies (Ghostly International)
00:01:26 – T-Mobile Sidekick LX officially announced all over again
00:08:11 – Report: Nokia’s Comes With Music not selling very well in the UK
00:11:19 – Samsung Instinct S30 now on sale at Sprint: $129.99 on contract
00:13:10 – Samsung Instinct s30 review
00:16:33 – AT&T likely skipping 14.4Mbps, moving straight to HSPA+
00:24:40 – Sony Ericsson CS8 passes FCC, looking T-Mobile bound
00:31:08 – Android 1.5′s widget support gets detailed
00:33:00 – T-Mobile sells a million G1s in the US
00:36:00 – Vodafone UK selling HTC Magic on May 1
00:37:36 – Samsung I7500 with OLED touchscreen powered by Android, dreams
00:43:18 – Motorola’s first Android phone(s) to have sliding QWERTY?
00:49:50 – AT&T rumors: LG Secret canceled, Shine 2 and Vu 2 on the way?
00:54:50 – Aliph Jawbone Prime arrives to coddle your ears, raid your wallet
00:59:05 – Apple, Verizon mulling iPhone deal for next year?
01:02:10 – Microsoft’s “Pink” smartphone could rival iPhone on Verizon
01:05:00 – Listener Questions
Subscribe to the podcast
[iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes
[RSS MP3] Add the Engadget Mobile Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically
[RSS AAC] Add the Engadget Mobile Podcast feed (in enhanced AAC) to your RSS aggregator
[Zune] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in the Zune Marketplace
Download the podcast
LISTEN (MP3)
LISTEN (AAC)
Contact the podcast
podcast (at) engadgetmobile (dot) com.
Engadget Mobile Podcast 018 – 04.30.2009 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | Comments
Original post by Trent Wolbe
Posted on 30 April 2009 by
Filed under: Software, HTC, T-Mobile, Android
Ready for some totally prototypical corporate non-answers regarding the alleged release of Android 1.5 on T-Mobile USA’s G1s? Good. Here you go:
“T-Mobile USA will confirm details of Android 1.5 availability for our T-Mobile G1 customers in the near future.”
Doesn’t mean much to us — and it’s hard to tell from that alone whether 1.5′s actually begun over-the-air distribution — but at any rate, it seems like they’re not ready to talk about it yet. Don’t keep us waiting long, guys.
T-Mobile neither confirms nor denies Android 1.5 availability for G1 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | Comments
Original post by Chris Ziegler
Posted on 30 April 2009 by
digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/gadgets/Palm_Eos_super_thin_3G_and_headed_to_AT_T’; Liked that blurry photo of a new Palm webOS phone we saw earlier? Well how about some specs, a name, and a better look at this thing? Enter the device above, apparently dubbed the Palm Eos (codenamed Castle… where have we seen that before?), which it seems will be the company’s proper follow-up to the Centro — a quadband GSM / HSDPA phone notably rocking the 850 / 1900 AT&T and Rogers-friendly frequencies. The phone will supposedly be an astounding 10.6mm thin, will measure just 55mm x 111mm (about 2.1 by 4.3-inches), weigh 100 grams, and will tout a 2.63-inch, 320 x 400 capacitive display. Now of course, the info we’ve got right now can’t be verified, and since there are a couple of minor question marks here (like barely rounded corners in the OS), you should take it all with a grain of salt… as usual. Needless to say, we’re working on getting more details (and some confirmation), so stay tuned!
Update: Oh boy — looks like we just got the full spec list. And yes, it’s definitely coming to AT&T (if it’s really coming).
- 4GB storage
- Price: $349 (pre-rebate)
- Camera: 2 megapixel fixed focus digital camera and flash / video capture
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1 w/ A2DP and EDR, USB 2.0 via micro USB
- Removable 1,150 mAh battery (4 hours 3G talk time)
- Messaging: SMS, MMS (picture and video only), integrated IM client
- Contact sync with AT&T Address Book
- MediaNet
- Cellular Video
- Email: POP3, IMAP4, and EAS support
- A-GPS: SUPL and Control Plane support
- Audio: WAV, MP3, AAC, AAC+ ringtones
- Video Playback: MPEG4, H.264, H.263
Filed under: Cellphones
Palm Eos: super-thin, 3G, and headed to AT&T? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | Comments
Original post by Joshua Topolsky
Posted on 30 April 2009 by
Illusionist and augmented reality
artiste Marco Tempest has put together a video preview of his newest act, called (aptly enough) “
Augmented Reality Magic 1.0,” and has been kind enough to share it with us. In the video, Tempest uses AR to demonstrate what’s going on in his fertile imagination as he performs a card trick — cards levitate, Jokers dance, and the birthday cake? Well, you’ll just have to see for yourself. The most impressive part is that the whole thing goes down in real time, and utilizes C++ with OpenFrameworks, OpenCV, ARToolkitPlus, MacCam, “and other Open Source goodies.” Nothing’s done in post-production. Are you prepared to have your mind blown? Video after the break.
[Via Make]
Continue reading Marco Tempest’s Augmented Reality card trick makes David Copperfield look positively ludditic
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Marco Tempest’s Augmented Reality card trick makes David Copperfield look positively ludditic originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Original post by Joseph L. Flatley
Posted on 30 April 2009 by
Filed under: Handsets, Sony Ericsson, ATT, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS
Yep, that rumored W508a remix with AGPS is real — the FCC says so. No word on pricing or availability for the W518a, of course, but we’re heartened to see that another decent midrange Sony Ericsson with HSDPA is on its way to AT&T; now all we need is the C905 and we’ll be all set. Expect a 3.2 megapixel cam, the full range of Bluetooth profiles, external music controls, and if we had to guess, a pretty hot sticker price on contract.
Sony Ericsson W518a for AT&T gets FCC blessing originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Original post by Chris Ziegler
