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Friday, February 26, 2010

Viliv's S10 Blade netvertible priced at $699 and up

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/26/vilivs-s10-blade-netvertible-priced-at-699-and-up/

There's hardly a shortage of tablet news these days, but Viliv is managing to cut through somewhat with its relatively robust S10 Blade. Introduced (and toyed with) at CES this year, the Atom-powered device is now up for pre-order at Dynamism (sort of, anyway), with the big reveal being the heretofore unannounced starting price: $699. We get the feeling that some of the more well-appointed units will end up costing far more than that, but at least you know you can get 10.3-inches of resistive multitouch action into your life for less than a carbon fiber Mustang hood. Or pretty much anything else that cost over seven Benjamins.

Viliv's S10 Blade netvertible priced at $699 and up originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Thursday, February 25, 2010

The iPod Touch Is This Generation's Tamagotchi [Data]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/SM6HjEBs9Ok/the-ipod-touch-is-this-generations-tamagotchi

All these wonderful things we're learning today, from data! First, we find out that Android is a guy thing. Now, we discover that the iPod Touch shares more demographics with glittering vampires than smartphones. iPod Touch: Kid stuff.

The age distribution makes a lot of sense, especially with the direct available comparison of the iPhone: the iPod Touch is a good gift, a plausible purchase, and a good investment for a young person right now. An iPhone with a $70-a-month minimum contract is a tougher sell, either to parents, or to kids mostly supported by their parents.

And these kids don't just buy different gadgets than adults—they use them differently, too. For example, they looooove apps:
But they're stingy little bastards, these kids:
Buying an app can be tough without a credit card, so again, this isn't shocking. But it does poke a little hole in the idea of the iPod Touch as a massive moneymaker for Apple. Hardware sales are tremendous and highly profitable, sure, but once the devices are in users' soft little baby hands, they don't keep raking it in like the iPhone does. [AdMob]

UPS: Getting Your Packages Into the Garbage On Time or Your Money Back [Shipping]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/f6i-vzCmGSU/ups-getting-your-packages-into-the-garbage-on-time-or-your-money-back

I'm pretty sure BSMT GARBAGECAN is not where this package was intended to be delivered. But hey, UPS delivered it, and that's all that counts, I guess.

Martin says:

On Monday I couriered an envelop containing paper objects and a DVD from Toronto to New York, to be included in an exhibition that will open this afternoon. The envelop never arrived, and today I saw UPS's "proof of delivery" – which I attached for you as a pdf document. They had successfully delivered my shipment to a "BSMT GARBAGECAN."

The objects were meant to be included in an exhibition entitled "How To Do Things With Words and Other Materials," and its seems UPS has contributed its own little performance piece. Also, they haven't heard the last of me.

And on a related note, at least it wasn't THIS:

[Thanks, Martin!]

Samsung makes Skype for new LED lit HDTVs official

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/25/samsung-makes-skype-for-new-led-lit-hdtvs-official/

Panasonic and LG won't be the only ones with Skype-enabled HDTVs, though we peeped it in the specs earlier, Samsung has officially announced its new 7000 and 8000 series televisions will also include access. Accessible through the embedded Samsung Apps service, it appears it will work with the new HD video processing webcams just like the others, so users can log in to or create an account with the remote then make video or voice calls away from the PC. We heard at CES those cameras could run as high as $200, check out the CES 2010 demo from Panasonic to see if couch videoconferencing is worth the additional expense.

Samsung makes Skype for new LED lit HDTVs official originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HP Mini 210 HD edition review

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/25/hp-mini-210-hd-edition-review/

Netbooks for all! We're convinced that's the motivational saying plastered to the wall in the HP lab where the company births Minis for everyone but your pet fish. But of all the company's Pine Trail offerings, we're most excited about the $425 Mini 210, which has a 10.1-inch HD screen and a Broadcom Crystal Accelerator chip that promises decent HD video playback, even with Flash. With an attractive new thin design, improved chiclet keyboard and that promise to handle high-def content, the Mini 210 has the potential to kick the others to the curb. Given the issues we had with the Broadcom-powered Dell Mini 10 and HP's newer touchpads, though, we had to put on the glasses and take a closer look. Join us past the break for the full review, will you?

Gallery: HP Mini 210 review