Dec
14th

Philips underwhelms with lackluster iPod / iPhone accessory line

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

Is it any wonder Philips is opting out of making a stop at CES this year? If it showed up with this line, it’d literally be laughed right out of Vegas. The outfit’s dedicated “showing” in San Francisco this past week consisted of two Streamium Network Music Players (NP2500 and NP2900) that we were already [...]


Dec
12th

Cellphone jammer crammed into key fob, ends texting / talking while driving

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

Face it, kids. You missed the best time to be a teenager by around five or so years. As it stands now, technology is cutting into that adolescent fun, with device like Ford’s MyKey and this one here ensuring that you’re actually safe behind the wheel. In all seriousness, the terribly named Key2SafeDriving is a [...]


Dec
12th

Blade CX2 UAV flies for six glorious seconds, crashes

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

Sure, there are plenty of wacky and awesome UAVs out there, but this one, the Blade CX2, or “Wash UAV” is quite charming in all of its wires-hanging-out glory. It’s a complex little machine, too. Built using an Arduino Mini, ultrasonic sensors, and a compass module, the vehicle is able to fly autonomously and sense [...]


Dec
11th

HP begins offering Linux on enterprise desktops

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

HP just announced it will begin offering a desktop pre-loaded with a build of SUSE Linux. This joins the company’s other non-Windows offering, the previously announced (but not yet available) Mini 1000 netbook, which is equipped with its Ubuntu-based MIE. The new model — the Compaq dc5850 — is unfortunately aimed at the enterprise and [...]


Dec
11th

Logitech G18 gaming keyboard shows its not-so-ugly face

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

We spied the Logitech G13 Gamepad when it was announced earlier today, and now Engadget Chinese has caught wind of something else that may be in store for us. The keyboard pictured above is apparently the G18, and we while we have almost no solid info on it, we can glean a few things, such [...]


Dec
10th

Buffalo’s LinkStation Mini external hard drive goes SSD

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

Buffalo has already shown its willingness to cram a pricey SSD into an external enclosure for those who prefer quiet, quick operations over the pure vastness of traditional HDDs, and now it’s doing so once more with the SSD-equipped LinkStation Mini. Easily titled LS-WSS240GL/R1, the 240GB device houses a pair of 120GB solid state drives [...]


Dec
10th

Neonode AB, maker of the N2, files for bankruptcy

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

Neonode AB, a wholly-owned subsidiary of US-based Neonode, Inc., has filed a petition for bankruptcy in Sweden. The company, which has focused almost all of its efforts on pushing the now aged Neonode N2 since 2004, finally caved after looking so vulnerable in late July. According to Per Bystedt, CEO and Chairman of Neonode: “For [...]


Dec
10th

SwiitBoard: the sweeter way to get fit on the Wii

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

The Wii Fit’s slab of a peripheral is called a Balance Board for good reason: it’s fine if a little yoga and pilates action is all you need to keep in shape, but, sturdy as it is, jumping up and down is liable to form cracks before toned thighs. If you need some high impact [...]


Dec
10th

The solid gold Vertu Boucheron 150 makes us hate humanity

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

You know how you can tell that this is a “luxury” phone? It looks like it was shaped by an overly taut sphincter. The Vertu Boucheron 150 is made from “solid gold” and is meant to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Boucheron jewelry house in Paris. According to the designer, it took 1,000 hours [...]


Dec
10th

New Wii drives breaking modchips, hearts, legs

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

Are you a Wii fanatic? Do you enjoy getting “in” “there” and really messing about? Well here’s a word to the wise: if you want to keep on keepin’ on with your funky mods and hacks, don’t get a new Wii. Apparently, fresh shipments of Nintendo’s cash cow are stocked with an optical drive configuration [...]