VUDU price dramatically slashed to $99* for the holidays

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/vudu-price-dramatically-slashed-to-99-for-the-holidays/

We know it's a touch late to be ordering up a gift for unwrapping on the 25th, but this one just might be worth the IOU you'll likely be forced to give. VUDU's movie set-top-box, which typically goes for $299, is now priced at just $99 for a limited time. Of course, VUDU forces you to purchase $50 in movie credits along with it (thus the asterisk being applicable here), but it's not like you're just going to buy this and never watch anything, right? There's also a bundle that includes a Wireless Kit at 50% off (now just $49), making the grand total for a VUDU, $50 in movie credits and a Wireless Kit only $198. Let's just say now is about the time to buy if you've been holding off on a VUDU -- we hear those HDX titles are mighty tasty!

[Thanks, Rob]

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VUDU price dramatically slashed to $99* for the holidays originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AMD Phenom II processor bought, benchmarked, coveted

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/amd-phenom-ii-processor-bought-benchmarked-coveted/

AMD, a company not exactly known for meeting its own deadlines, seemed to be trying to avoid news of painful delays for the Phenom II by simply not letting anyone say when the thing would be available. Now the chip is apparently in the hands of one lucky gamer at the HardOCP forums, Table21, who was kind enough to run it through its paces. The Phenom II 940 running at 3GHz scored a 4,091 on 3DMark06 and, once OC'd up to 3.85GHz, delivered a score of 5,086. It's rather too early to draw any conclusions from these numbers, and we don't know what he paid for the thing, but that performance does fall well behind Intel's Core i7 Extreme that was similarly benchmarked last month, scoring 6,608 at the same clock speed. That's quite a gap -- but nothing a little liquid nitrogen won't fix.

[Via PC Perspective]

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AMD Phenom II processor bought, benchmarked, coveted originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Viliv's Atom-powered S5 MID gets detailed and pictured

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/vilivs-atom-powered-s5-mid-gets-detailed-pictured/

Viliv got us salivating when it introduced the S5 MID and S7 UMPC back at IDF, and now we've got a few tasty updates on both. Starting with the former, we've learned via an interview with parent company Yukyung that the S5 MID will come packing a 1.33GHz Intel Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 1.8-inch hard drive (1.3-inch when paired with a WiBro module in South Korea), a 4.8-inch 800 x 480 resolution touchscreen, integrated GPS / DMB and a primary battery good for up to six hours of use. The OS will be a home cooked system that's fairly attractive, though the outfit has made clear that WinXP versions will be available in the future. Speaking of the future, the currently unpriced S5 is expected to ship in South Korea this coming January or February, while the S7 is still on track for release sometime after that.

[Via Slashgear]

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Viliv's Atom-powered S5 MID gets detailed and pictured originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Video: HP Compaq Mini 700 unboxed

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/23/video-hp-compaq-mini-700-unboxed/

After it went on sale in Europe yesterday, we figured that it could only be a matter of minutes before someone got their hands on one of HP's Compaq Mini 700s. Notebook Italia's gotten the job done and they've kindly filmed the proceedings. In case you've forgotten, the £399 ($594) netbook shares most of its 1.6GHz Atom-based internals with the Mini 1000 sold Stateside, but slightly ups the screen to a 10.2-inch 1024 x 600 panel. Take a peek at the exciting video after the break and hit the read link for further impressions and photos.

[Via Engadget Spanish]

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Video: HP Compaq Mini 700 unboxed originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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sloggin' home thru the slush

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