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Friday, March 13, 2009

Samsung's MBP200 pico PJ, i7410 projector phone get ship dates

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/samsungs-mbp200-pico-pj-i7410-projector-phone-get-ship-dates/

Two of Samsung's smallest beamers just got prices and release dates, but sadly, neither are in US dollars. The MBP200 pico projector will reportedly ship this May across the pond for €499 ($637), while the i7410 (more commonly referred to as the Show) will hit during the summertime for a price still to be determined. We know, it's not the bucketful of information you wanted, but it's something to whet your appetite until the suits at Sammy give us the dirty details we're really after.

Filed under: Cellphones, Displays

Samsung's MBP200 pico PJ, i7410 projector phone get ship dates originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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iPhone OS 3.0 is coming, preview on March 17th

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/iphone-os-3-0-is-coming-march-17th/

We just got the announcement, iPhone OS 3.0 is coming. Set your clocks, mark your calendars. It's going down March 17th. Apparently, we'll get a sneak peak at the new OS, as well as a look at a brand new version of the SDK. Exciting stuff indeed, and we'll be there live at 10am PST (1pm EST) with the liveblog. Apple's calling this an "advance preview of what we're building," so we're not expecting anything ready to go as of the 17th, but hopefully this will allow developers to start building toward future functionality (hey, how about some push notifications?), and presumably users won't have too many months to wait after that for the real deal.

Filed under: Cellphones

iPhone OS 3.0 is coming, preview on March 17th originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HP Mini 1000 VGA cables: hard to get, hard to use?

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/hp-mini-1000-vga-cables-hard-to-get-hard-to-use/

HP's Mini 1000 certainly hasn't had much difficultly attracting its share of fans, but it looks like those wanting to hook the netbook up to an external monitor have been having their patience tested considerably as of late. According to reports on the HP Support Forums, the promised VGA adapter for the netbook has been nigh impossible to come by and, for the time being at least, HP doesn't seem to be getting any more specific than "early 2009" about widespread availability. The headaches might not end then, however, as some folks have been reporting problems with the VGA out for the very similar Mini 2140 netbook, and with a USB-to-VGA adapter used with the Mini 1000. In both cases, the Mini 1000 is apparently unable to automatically detect the external monitor's native resolution, so it simply pumps out a standard 1024 x 768 resolution no matter what size monitor is hooked up. Looking for more tales of woe? Then dive into thread linked below for the full rundown of laments.

[Thanks, Shane]

Filed under: Laptops

HP Mini 1000 VGA cables: hard to get, hard to use? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung's MBP200 pico PJ, i7410 projector phone get ship dates

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/samsungs-mbp200-pico-pj-i7410-projector-phone-get-ship-dates/

Filed under: Cellphones, Displays

Samsung's MBP200 pico PJ, i7410 projector phone get ship dates originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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MSI ships $320 Wind Nettop CS120 to US, intros VR430 laptop

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/12/msi-ships-320-wind-nettop-cs120-to-us-intros-vr430-laptop/

While we're confident you just woke up from the snore-fest that was MSI's VX600 announcement from yesterday, we've got some entirely more exciting news from the outfit today. First off, there's the 14.1-inch VR430, which comes loaded with an AMD Turion X2 dual-core CPU, an ATI Mobility Radeon HD3200 GPU, up to 4GB of RAM, a 1,280 x 800 resolution panel, DVD writer, 4-in-1 card reader, WiFi, a six- or nine-cell battery, gigabit Ethernet, 1.3 megapixel webcam, ExpressCard slot and three USB 2.0 sockets. In other news, the Wind Nettop CS120 (known as the CD130 at CeBIT) is now shipping to US soil for a tantalizing $319.99. Tucked within it is a 1.6GHz Atom 230 processor, GMA950 graphics, up to 2GB of RAM, a 160GB HDD, WiFi, oodles of ports and a slot-loading DVD burner. Check it right now from outlets like NewEgg, Amazon, J&R and Mwave, and feel free to glance the full release after the break.

Gallery: MSI's Wind Nettop CS120 and VR430