Dec
15th

FCC cancels white space meeting to focus on digital TV transition

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

Man, we’re clearly in the wrong line of work. It seems that being in the FCC means that you can basically ignore everything else going on so long as you squint really hard and pretend to make progress on an imminent event that’s just over two months ago. Sure, we’re just bitter, but we’re struggling [...]


Dec
15th

PlayStation Home already hacked?

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

Well, that was fast. A poster by the name of StreetskaterFU has outlined what he claims is a method of hacking into PlayStation Home’s servers for download, uploading and deleting files. We’re not able to verify his directions, but if true it would be a potentially calamitous oversight on Sony’s part. Additionally, a PS3hax forum [...]


Dec
14th

Slot loading Xbox 360 enjoys its 15 minutes, heads to eBay

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

There’s a good possibility you felt some sense of jealously when eying RDC’s meticulously modded Xbox 360, and now you can act on said envy thanks to the supreme convenience of the online auction house known as eBay. That’s right kids — the slot loading Xbox 360 that was shown here just under a month [...]


Dec
14th

Thanko’s latest MP4 watch boasts 1.8-inch display, video camera

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

Thanko’s last MP4 watch was, um, less than gorgeous, but this one can actually be worn in public without automatic public humiliation. Sure, it’s still a bit stocky, but we’re confident that fashion-forward nerds could still pull it off. In between the two (p)leather straps sits a 1.8-inch 160 x 128 resolution color display, a [...]


Dec
13th

Unreleased Helio slider surfaces

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

Described to us once by those in the know as “a project that would’ve been,” this Helio-badged, Samsung-built, multimedia-happy slider just surfaced on the Heliocity forums. Samsung shipped tweaked versions of this handset (based on the Samsung F400) with B&O and Armani branding, but there’s no telling if “Helio by Virgin” still has plans to [...]


Dec
13th

iriver’s 7-inch Framee-L digiframe handles multimedia just fine

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

It’s darn tough to pump out a digiframe that’s not immediately forgettable these days, but if anybody can do it, iriver can. The subtly beautiful 7-inch Framee-L features a 720 x 480 resolution display, 1GB of inbuilt memory, an SD / MMC card slot, USB port and an alarm feature for waking you in the [...]


Dec
13th

TomTom DUB1 navigator works in-dash or on-the-go

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

They’re far from common, but we’ve definitely seen modular GPS concepts before. If this leaked FCC documentation is any gauge of reality, however, TomTom will be making those wild, wild dreams into something entirely more tangible. The DUB1 is an up and coming navigator which is designed to operate in a snap-in portal located in [...]


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

Video: Z-Nano Mouse is world’s smallest and most absurd

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

Even if we could verify the claim, what’s the point? The world’s smallest mouse is likely to be as useful as the world’s smallest keyboard. The Z-Nano USB mouse measures 42 x 21 x 17.65-mm and, amazingly, includes itty bitty left- and right-click and up- and down-scroll buttons. Available now for $60. See it in [...]


Dec
12th

Lenovo’s Android phone for China hotter than a G1 with a defective battery

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

What if we told you the most beautiful phone in the world was a Lenovo? Reactions to that statement are likely going to oscillate between “Lenovo doesn’t make cellphones” and “impossible, considering this is the country that gave us the QKfone G998,” — but seriously, have a look. Even if you don’t agree that it’s [...]