Greensound's glass speakers: stunning visually and aurally, far from kid-friendly

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/17/greensounds-glass-speakers-stunning-visually-and-aurally-far/

Yeah, we've seen our fair share of glass speakers in the past, but it looks as if Greensound has hopped on the bandwagon at just the right time. In the past, these kinds of music makers were largely looked at as gimmicks, but the Floe series looks to offer a serious advantage over equally expensive conventional drivers. Put simply, audio is created at the base of each speaker, and it's distributed up (and around) the pane with the lows coming from the bottom, the mids from the middle and the highs from the top. We're pretending to ignore the fact that these things will probably be far outside the budget of every sect save for the affluent, but you can tease yourself by pressing play just after the break.

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Greensound's glass speakers: stunning visually and aurally, far from kid-friendly originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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CiragoTV platinum CMC3000 network multimedia center announced to join set top box masses

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/17/ciragotv-platinum-cmc3000-network-multimedia-center-announced-to/

Not satisfied with the current rat pack of set top media players flooding the market like the Popbox, Boxee Box, AppleTV, or WD Elements Play? Then perhaps the CiragoTV platinum CMC3000 might tickle your fancy. Yes it lacks brand name recognition, but it's no slouch in the specs department and supports all manner of codecs, 1080p playback, UPnP networking, timeshift recording, and even includes a built-in NAS with a BitTorrent client. Connectivity wise, the box features an HDMi output, two USB ports for tacking on additional storage, and a media card reader that also takes MemorySticks for you die-hard Sony fans. Though it's sold in 500TB for $229, considering the 1TB sizes is only $249, we're not sure who'd balk at coughing up an additional $20 for double the storage. Remember that's twice the space for Voltron folks. For more details watch the PR video after the break.

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CiragoTV platinum CMC3000 network multimedia center announced to join set top box masses originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel plans to shrink its Atom chip circuits to just 15 nanometers, and other glorious tales of wonder

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/17/intel-plans-to-shrink-its-atom-chip-circuits-to-just-15-nanomete/

Earlier this week at IDF Intel dropped some very, very tiny news on us... namely that the Atom SoCs will soon include circuits which are 22 and 15 nanometers in size. The smaller, 15 nanometer width is the size of about 60 atoms -- seriously. Intel's processors, which are categorized by the size of their circuitry, are currently 32 nanometers at their smallest. So, we'd say you should be on the lookout for them but... yeah, well, you know where we're going with this.

Intel plans to shrink its Atom chip circuits to just 15 nanometers, and other glorious tales of wonder originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Lenovo LePad to ship in December, IdeaPad U1 Hybrid dock slated for January 2011

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/17/lenovo-lepad-to-ship-in-december-ideapad-u1-hybrid-dock-slated/

Seeing that swiveling Dell Inspiron Duo earlier this week immediately made us think of the other really enticing tablet / laptop we've been waiting for... Lenovo's IdeaPad U1 Hybrid. To recap: it was over eight months ago that the company unveiled it at CES only to tell us a few months later that it was being shelved for the time being. However, we're hearing now that it's definitely still kicking! According to Lenovo, the 10.1-inch LePad (the tablet part of the U1 Hybrid) will be released in China in December running some version of Android. The LePad (apologies for repeating the name, we just love saying it in a French accent) will then be greeted in January by its "hybrid option" -- a separate case containing a keyboard and laptop guts. Lenovo didn't have any updates on the internal specs of the docking / hybrid part, though we're assuming it'll still pack some sort of Intel processor and Windows 7 to transform it into a real life laptop. Unfortunately for now, Lenovo's saying the LePad and the Hybrid part will only be available in China, but we're gonna keep wishin' and prayin' that both actually see the light of day and journey across the rough seas.

Lenovo LePad to ship in December, IdeaPad U1 Hybrid dock slated for January 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:35:00 EDT. P! lease se e our terms for use of feeds.

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HP V5020u camcorder does 1080p in style

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/17/hp-v5020u-flip-camcorder-does-1080p-in-style/

HP's just outed a new camcorder, the 1080p loving V5020u. Among it's other attractions, this camcorder boasts full HD 1080p video recording at a resolution up to 1920×1080, a built-in gyroscope for image stabilization, 10x digital zoom, a 5 megapixel sensor, a motion detector, a 2-inch LCD, and an SDHC slot for extra storage capacity. This bad boy, which we think is pretty good looking, will be available in October for $159.

HP V5020u camcorder does 1080p in style originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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