Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Apple announces final MacWorld, Steve Jobs won't deliver keynote

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/apple-announces-final-macworld-steve-jobs-wont-deliver-keynote/


Watch this space folks -- it's the end of an era. Apple has just issued a press release stating that this coming MacWorld in January will be its last, and Steve Jobs won't be on hand to say goodbye. Instead, Phil Schiller will be heading up the proceedings, thus marking a quiet end to a conference that's been the launching point of some of the most important pieces of consumer tech in recent memory. In Apple's words:

Apple is reaching more people in more ways than ever before, so like many companies, trade shows have become a very minor part of how Apple reaches its customers. The increasing popularity of Apple's Retail Stores, which more than 3.5 million people visit every week, and the Apple.com website enable Apple to directly reach more than a hundred million customers around the world in innovative new ways.

Apple has been steadily scaling back on trade shows in recent years, including NAB, Macworld New York, Macworld Tokyo and Apple Expo in Paris.

Update: Oh, and just to clarify, this is merely Apple's last MacWorld, not the last MacWorld. IDG just made a statement confirming that it's on for an Apple-free MacWorld 2010 at the Moscone Center -- January 4th through 8th if you're planning ahead.

[Thanks, JBCornelius]

Apple announces final MacWorld, Steve Jobs won't deliver keynote originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AT&T Quickfire gets reviewed

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/atandt-quickfire-gets-reviewed/


AT&T's SideKick-esque Quickfire handset has been up for grabs for a little while now, but if you're still undecided, you may want to take a gander at Phonescoop's review of the phone, which covers just about every aspect of it in minute detail. On the whole, they seem to be mightily impressed with the phone, saying that it "almost makes good on all that it sets out to do," with only a few relatively minor problems holding it back somewhat. Those include a lack of threaded SMS, and some general slowness in the music and gallery apps. On the upside, the phone re-orients itself between landscape and portrait mode "immediately," the camera takes decent pictures and, while not the most responsive around, the capacitive touchscreen apparently gets the job done. Hit up the link below for the full rundown and, of course, plenty of pics.

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AT&T Quickfire gets reviewed originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 2:56 PM

Pentax K2000 to come in Limited Edition black-and-white cookie style

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/pentax-k2000-to-come-in-limited-edition-black-and-white-cookie-s/


Pentax's K2000's already gotten itself some... shall we say "glowing" reviews, but news that the DSLR will now come in a Limited Edition white is like icing on a super delicious cake. The camera will be exactly the same as its old-fangled black predecessor, and will come with custom white-and-black 18-55mm and 50-200mm lenses. Considering the real lack of color in the DSLR category, some people should be pretty stoked when it goes on sale in February. An exact price wasn't released, but the black K2000 runs about $800.

[Via CNET]

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Pentax K2000 to come in Limited Edition black-and-white cookie style originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 2:56 PM

Fujitsu finally gets its Stylistic ST6012 tablet PC out the door

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/fujitsu-finally-gets-its-stylistic-st6012-tablet-pc-out-the-door/


Fujitsu first let out word of its Stylistic ST6012 tablet PC back in September, and we also caught sight of it at the FCC a little while back, but the company has only just now actually gotten the device out the door. Despite the slight delay, however, there doesn't seem to be any changes to the tablet itself, with it still packing a 12-inch WXGA display, a low-voltage Core 2 Duo SU9400 processor, and 1GB of RAM and an 80GB hard drive in its standard configuration. Those looking to max things out can also take advantage of a number of optional upgrades, including an SSD drive, integrated UWB, some Intel turbo memory, a built-in camera, a 9-cell battery, and no less than three different docks. While all those options can easily push things past the $4,000 mark (really), those less demanding should be able to get by just fine with the base $1,999 model.

[Via GottaBeMobile]

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Fujitsu finally gets its Stylistic ST6012 tablet PC out the door originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 2:56 PM

Motorola apparently planning another year of existence with claimed 2009 lineup for Verizon

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/motorola-apparently-planning-another-year-of-existence-with-clai/


Our first thought when we saw Boy Genius Report's alleged shots of Moto phones that'll find a home on Verizon in 2009 was, "holy cow, these look fake." And yes, granted, they're all renders -- but what really set off the alarms for us was the fact that they look... well, nothing like Motorolas. At all. But then we thought about it for a second and realized that hey, you know, when you're a once-great cellphone manufacturer losing market share hand over first and you're looking for the Next Big Thing, you probably want to try something a little new, a little fresh, and a little crazy. So on that note, Verizon can apparently expect a "Rush 2" early in the year that continues Moto's contribution to the low-cost messaging phone trend; the "Calgary" (pictured), looking like a high-end Sidekick Slide minus the Sidekick; the "Inferno," presumably succeeding the ZN4 (which was coincidentally codenamed "Blaze"); and finally the gorgeous "Flash," which -- as far as we're concerned -- should just take the A3000's place. So yeah, these could be an elaborate hoax, but for Motorola's sake, we hope they're not.

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