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Pioneer Inno XMp3 reviewed: great, save for reception hiccups
Filed under: Portable Audio
You’ve gotten a face full of the Pioneer-built Inno XMp3, but aren’t you eager to find out how the bugger performs? Knowing that your head is wildly bobbing up and down as if to say “yes,” we present to you CNET‘s take on the latest portable XM Radio. Overall, the compact unit fared pretty well in testing, as it proved to be easy to operate, easy on the eyes and just downright easy to live with. The only knocks came from the lack of photo / video viewing (yes, that includes album art for library music) and the occasional reception issue. It should be noted, however, that this “reception issue” is kind of a big deal given the nature of the device, and that quirk alone knocked it from the ranks of the elite. Still, critics felt the unit was a worthwhile purchase if you’re willing to deal with a few drops, and the way we see it, those just give you ample opportunities to hone your freestyle skills. Word?
Pioneer Inno XMp3 reviewed: great, save for reception hiccups originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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AT&T Quickfire hits shelves a few days early
Filed under: Cellphones
We hear that some truly lucky humans have gotten their hands on the AT&T Quickfire (also known as the Knick), which is supposed to go on sale November 10th, so that means… yup about two days early. The asking price for the device was $149.99 (with a $50 mail in rebate) with a new 2 year contract. As for details, all we know is that it was purchased in an AT&T store by an unnamed mystery customer in a “small town.” Sometimes it truly pays to live in the real America.
AT&T Quickfire hits shelves a few days early originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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LG’s concept phone contest winners should please art house gadgetphiles
Filed under: Cellphones
When we see alluring phone concepts that’ll never leave the lab, we end up wishing there was a little more innovation in the handsets out in the wild. There was a wealth of eyebrow-raising examples of that principle when LG Japan exhibited top entries to its Mobile Design Contest last weekend. We’re keen on the fbt, a phone designed for braille text messaging, and the Tap, which is shaped like a light switch and functions like one too — when you tap it, the phone turns off so you can live once again in peace. The winner, though, was the above-pictured Planet Phone, the surface of which is dotted with LEDs representing your friends; if you don’t talk to someone for a while, their light gradually moves out to the edge. It’s supposed to remind you to keep in touch, but it has darker connotations — if you become angry with someone, you can revel in the pleasure of watching them slowly tick away into oblivion. That’s absolutely a feature we want to see added to the Storm.
[Via Hallyu Tech]
LG’s concept phone contest winners should please art house gadgetphiles originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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