Motorola adds another 5-megapixel phone to the mix with VE66

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/18/motorola-adds-another-5-megapixel-phone-to-the-mix-with-ve66/

Filed under: Cellphones

If you like what the ZN5 brings to the table but roundish sliders are more your cup of tea (and when the alternative is a drab gray candybar with purple accents, we can't say we blame you), Moto's got the solution to the pollution this morning with the official announcement of the VE66. You've got that 5-megapixel autofocus cam with LED flash (as opposed to the ZN5's xenon) and image stabilization, WiFi, FM radio, Motorola's CrystalTalk noise reduction, and a navigation wheel for flying through song tracks. Interestingly, there's no mention of Moto's partnership with Kodak anywhere on the phone or the announcement -- but something tells us that won't have an effect on picture quality. Look for it to launch some time this quarter.

Motorola adds another 5-megapixel phone to the mix with VE66 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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NVIDIA announces cost, energy-saving Tesla Personal Supercomputer

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/18/nvidia-announces-cost-energy-saving-tesla-personal-supercompute/

Filed under: Desktops

AMD has already outlined its plans to harness the power of its GPUs for some added computing muscle, and it looks like NVIDIA is now taking things one step further by announcing its new GPU-based Tesla Personal Supercomputer, which promises to deliver the power of a traditional supercomputer cluster at 1/100th of the price. That "personal supercomputer" is actually a platform based on NVIDIA's new Tesla C1060 GPU Computing Processor, which itself is based on NVIDIA's CUDA parallel computing architecture. The supercomputers themselves will come from a whole host of manufacturers that have already partnered with NVIDIA, including ASUS, Dell, Lenovo, and a number of more specialized computer makers. While complete details on those systems are still a bit light at the moment, they'll apparently be "priced like a conventional PC workstation," and the first few out of the gate should be available starting today.

NVIDIA announces cost, energy-saving Tesla Personal Supercomputer originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LG Incite for AT&T, now with more official

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/18/lg-incite-for-atandt-now-with-more-official/

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

We noticed this on AT&T's web store in the wee hours this morning, and sure enough, they've gone ahead and announced the LG Incite in all its official glory today (normally the announcement comes before the web store stuff, but whatever). It's got WiFi, a 3-megapixel camera, a 3-inch touchscreen equipped with haptics and 400 x 240 resolution, AT&T Navigator, microSD support up to 16GB, triband HSDPA, and Windows Mobile 6.1 -- in other words, LG's produced a nice QWERTY-less foil to the Fuze here. It's available straight away in stores, too, as long as you're willing to shell out the $199.99 on contract after rebates.

LG Incite for AT&T, now with more official originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Flash Coming Soon to WinMobile, Android [Flash]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/grLfeX_TKt0/flash-coming-soon-to-winmobile-android

Adobe plans to demonstrate today a version of Flash 10 working on a Windows Mobile phone, and a spokesperson says an Android version is also in the works. The Flash maker is also working closely with chip-maker ARM to optimize mobile Flash, but as for a version for iPhones (which run on ARM chips): It's "up to Apple." [via]

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Google SketchUp 7 Released [3D]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/Q247Mzoyjgk/google-sketchup-7-released

Google released this morning its seventh edition of SketchUp for Windows and Mac systems, the free 3D modeling tool that topped our list of Top 10 Google products you forgot all about. New to this edition are tools for collaborating and sharing models and objects through the 3D Warehouse, automatic tools for beginners, and lots of other tweaks. What do you use SketchUp for? Tell us in the comments. [via]

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