Archive for November 12th, 2007

Wibrain’s B1 UMPC gets showcased on video

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Filed under: HandheldsIt's Wibrain's (recently redesigned) B1, and it's on video. Granted, it's narrated in a foreign language, but hey, it's the B1, and it's on video. Thankfully, the clip does include a shot of an updated specifications list (in English), so here's the skinny on all that: we're now ...

Honeywell seeks to use brainwaves to more quickly analyze intelligence data

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Filed under: Misc. GadgetsIn a scenario that could have been ripped straight from the pages of Chuck, Honeywell is apparently hoping to monitor analysts' brains in order to more hastily break down intelligence data. The project, which is being supported by DARPA, seeks to key in on electrical activity in ...

Engadget takes Best Tech Blog for 4th year running in the 2007 Weblog Awards!

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Filed under: Meta For the fourth year running we're extremely honored that our faithful (and fanatical) readers came out in droves to ensure we were awarded Best Tech Blog in the annual Weblog Awards! Although at first we weren't immediately sure who actually took home the prize since there seemed to ...

Atari 2600 enters Strong National Museum of Play’s Hall of Fame

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Filed under: Gaming We know that the Atari 2600 doesn't really need more accolades, but it's always nice to see the system get propers from the man upstairs. In this particular case, the man upstairs happens to be the Strong National Museum of Play's Toy Hall of Fame (that's a mouthful). ...

HTC’s Touch Cruise caught on video

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Filed under: Cellphones Hot on the heels of the official announcement of HTC's Touch Cruise -- the company's new, touch-sensitive, GPS equipped wonder-device -- come these "in the wild" pictures and video from CoolSmartPhone. As you can see, the Touch Cruise is sporting the now-familiar HTC TouchFLO interface, though apparently the ...

Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 v2.0 hits FCC

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Filed under: Peripherals Microsoft looks to have a "v2.0" version of its Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 in the works -- if these recently-filed FCC docs have any semblance of truth. The new model looks to be toning down the odd tilt of the original, and tossing in an abudance of gold ...

New Zunes get unboxed, reviewed, and Microsoft firms up plans

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video Well Zuneinites, the new models are primed and ready for store shelves tomorrow, but we've got first looks and reviews today. As Microsoft's new media players make their way into the hands of eager beavers across the internets, we're here for you, picking up the ...

HTC said to be planning 2-3 Android-based handsets next year

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Filed under: Cellphones There's not exactly a flood of information here, but HTC CEO Peter Chou reportedly let loose a few details about the company's plans during a recent analyst meeting, including the tantalyzing tidbit that it plans to release 2 or 3 Android-based handsets in 2008. While the so-called "Dream" ...

Google’s Android OS early look SDK now available

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Filed under: Cellphones digg_url = 'http://digg.com/software/Google_android_now_available'; Just like the boys promised, the early look software developer kit for Google's soon-to-be huge phone OS has hit the streets... er, internet. Pedal your steam-engine over to the Open Handset Alliance site where you can download the SDK for a variety of platforms. ...