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Ryan Block Year:by , posted Nov 1st 2007 at 6:37AM Source Site:engadget
You may have seen the Eye-Fi, launched this week, nearly a year and a half since we first heard about it. If youre just catching up on the news, its basically a WiFi-enabled SD card (and accompanying web service) used to transparently and wirelessly transfer photos from your camera to your computer and/or a variety of photo sharing sites. Sounds like a great idea in theory, it turns out that the Eye-Fi is, in its current release, an answer seeking a question. Read on.
Gallery: Eye-Fi hands-on, impressions
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Evan Blass Year:by , posted Nov 1st 2007 at 6:37AM Source Site:engadget
Theres nothing fun about wearing a medical device on your person 24/7, so Belgian nanotech specialist IMEC is trying to minimize the discomfort of those folks with heart conditions who require constant monitoring. Still several years away from a commercial release, the companys flexible, wireless electrocardiogram patch -- also capable of serving as a dedicated heart rate monitor -- sends ECG or EMG (muscular) data in a continuous stream to either a PC or data logger for later downloading. The 175mAh battery is said to last an entire day in regular mode or several days when collecting only heartbeat data, a boon to the active lifestyle crowd for which this product is intended.
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Nilay Patel Year:by , posted Nov 1st 2007 at 6:37AM Source Site:engadget
Although it hasnt had the buzz of some other longstanding rumors, weve heard a lot about Amazons Kindle ebook reader over the past year -- everything from FCC pics to tagged content to a supposed October 15th ship date, which came and went with nary a peep from the etailer. Now Brad Stone at the New York Times -- who predicted that ship
date to begin with -- says that his sources have told him that the Kindle has been delayed (shocking), but will still make it out by the end of the year. Stone also says Amazon is still perfecting the service and wants to have as much Kindle-ready content (Kindling?) available at launch as it can -- and that the built-in EV-DO modem will pull down content over Sprints network. Thats news to us, but until we actually see this thing were going to take our Ki...
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Darren Murph Year:by , posted Oct 31st 2007 at 6:35PM Source Site:engadget
Unfortunately, weve no idea exactly what mobiles are compatible with ConnectLands USB Ferris Wheel Phone Stand (aside from the HTC Touch, obviously), but were all probably better off that way. This undoubtedly bizarre device can be powered via USB or a pair of AA cells, and it sports an incoming phone call alarm in the form of... wait for it... a spinning Ferris Wheel. Thats right kids, whenever your handset receives a call, the wheel starts to spin and LEDs begin to flash, giving you plenty of motivation to hand out your number to anyone who will call it. Those with money to burn can snap one up for $27, but if youre that curious to see how this thing
works, why not save your dough and peek the (intensely boring) video after the jump?...
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Darren Murph Year:by , posted Oct 31st 2007 at 6:35PM Source Site:engadget
Buffalos out tooting its own horn today, as the AirStation Wireless-G MIMO Performance Router claims to be the "first commercial wireless router to come with DD-WRT firmware pre-installed." Aimed squarely at the SMB and SOHO market, the WHR-HP-G54DD (WHR-HP-G54 pictured) is the first device to emerge from the firms partnership with NewMedia-NET. Of note, this device features five QoS levels to prioritize traffic, optimized link state routing (OLSR), a data transfer application with VPN functionality, PPTP protocol support, WMM and DDNS, and a bevy of management applications including remote network status logging, remote web management via HTTPS and web-based backup / restore. If all this sounds like your cup of tea, you can pick one up now for ?41.70 ($86), and you
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Donald Melanson Year:by , posted Oct 31st 2007 at 6:35PM Source Site:engadget
Ingram Micros V7 subsidiary looks to have recently kicked out another pair of budget-priced GPS units, with its new NAV730 and NAV740 model each keeping things under $300 while still maintaining some fairly decent specs. On the slightly higher-end, the $299 NAV740 boasts a 4.3-inch WQVGA touchscreen, along with text-to-speech capabilities, the usual range of PMP functions, and maps of the US with 11 million POIs pre-loaded on the included 2GB SD cards (other maps are also available depending on where you buy it). If thats more than you need, the $199 NAV730 will still get the basic job done with a 3.5-inch QVGA touchscreen, those same PMP features, and some maps without any POIs on the bundled 1GB SD card. If thatll do, you can grab either one right from all the usual sources right no...
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Darren Murph Year:by , posted Oct 31st 2007 at 6:35PM Source Site:engadget
We had a hunch that this spat between HP and Acer wouldnt just fade away into the sunset, and sure enough, HP is on the receiving end of the latest scuffle. Most recently, Acer has filed patent counterclaims against HP in the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin and with the US International Trade Commission, alleging that HP "infringed on patents related to personal computers, servers and peripheral devices." Unfortunately, thats about the extent of it, but Acer did go on to state that it would "take all necessary steps to protect and enforce its patented technologies." If the gloves werent already off, wed say they are now....
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Nilay Patel Year:by , posted Oct 31st 2007 at 6:35PM Source Site:engadget
We havent heard of Dutch design outfit Crealev before, but the company says its developed a "new levitation concept which is able to produce a very high levitation height combined with a low power dissipation and excellent stability" -- and apparently the best way to show that off is this series of levitating lamps. Unveiled at last weeks Dutch Design Week event, the lamps are the product of designer Angela Jansen. Were assuming theyre magnetic in some way, but Crealevs website is pretty cagey with the details, only saying that its a "proprietary technology." Either way, we want one.
Read -- Crealev website
Read -- Video of the lamps in action...
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Evan Blass Year:by , posted Oct 31st 2007 at 6:35PM Source Site:engadget
Youve already heard our impassioned plea; we wont go over that again. You know all the details of the challenge; were not going to rehash them here. This is just a quick heads up that today is your last chance to contribute to the Engadget Energizes Education charity drive on DonorsChoose.org, as well as a gentle reminder that were still far from our goal. Forty-nine generous souls have banded together to donate almost $6,800 as of this writing, funding a variety of projects that will impact over one thousand disadvantaged public school children. But our goal is $25,000, meaning that as it stands, thousands of additional
students will go without the critical technology they need to start life on an even playing field. Please, do whatever you can to help this worthy cause reach as many...
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Darren Murph Year:by , posted Oct 31st 2007 at 6:35PM Source Site:engadget
Those waiting in tense anticipation for any of HPs iPAQs could be twiddling their thumbs even longer. Amidst the recent delays (and subsequent clarifications) of the 110 and 210 comes news that a whole slew of the devices will not be shipping on time. Reportedly, HP Austria has confirmed to TamsPPC that the 110 wont arrive until early next month, while the 200 series wont land until January of next year. It gets worse -- the 614 / 614c Business Navigator is purportedly
delayed until next February, and the 914 / 914c isnt set to arrive until the cows come home May of 2008. As for the 314, you can still expect it by the end of next month. Granted, we cant confirm that Austria-based delays will necessarily affect America and the rest of the globe, but it certainly isnt confidence instilling ...
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Joshua Topolsky Year:by , posted Oct 31st 2007 at 6:35PM Source Site:engadget
Been looking for a PMP that really snaps out of the mold and lightly dances into the realm of the truly daring... and your heart? Feast your eyes on the Shenzhen Shibang New Age Technology S1808 (no kidding), a brand new player that comes across like some retro-future, steampunk-meets-Gundam sidearm from the year 4000. The PMP is housed in a leather-esque casing with an ornate, shielded speaker -- which certainly wins it a few points for originality. In reality, the player is nothing special, featuring a 1.8-inch, 160 x 120 screen, storage capacities ranging from 128MB to 2GB, an optional FM radio, and playback of a few of your favorite formats, like WAV, ASF, MP3, and WMA. Oh, yeah -- it also has a place to attach a lanyard. No word on price or availability, or what kind of alien ro...
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