Well, it looks like we won’t have to wait until CES for more details on Garmin’s new
ecoRoute ESP module after all, as a listing for the device has now already turned up on GPSCity.com, and the site has even provided us with a few additional, as yet unofficial availability details. Apparently, the cable (which ties directly into your car’s on board diagnostic system) will run $149.99 and might “possibly” be available by the end of the year, but is more likely to roll out sometime in the first quarter of 2010 — and it’ll supposedly only work with nuvi 1xxx series units that have Bluetooth. If that’s not enough for you, the site also has what appears to be the first set of screenshots of the interface, which detail everything from speed and breaking to fuel economy and your carbon footprint. Hit up the link below for the complete rundown.
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Garmin ecoRoute ESP module gets priced, detailed further originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Now that we’ve got the DROID Eris in the mix, we’re up to our ears in HTC Hero-derivative devices. We decided to sit the whole crew (GSM, Sprint and Verizon editions) down for a little modeling session, and we’re finding ourselves reticent to pick a favorite. There are really plusses and minuses to each of them, but any way you lean it’s a pretty good handset with some perhaps overly bulky software, a wonderful pricepoint (on Verizon, anyway) and probably a limited time in the sun with upcoming Android 2.0 devices, faster processors and wild new screens rolling on in. Check the video out after the break and you can make up your own mind.
Continue reading HTC Hero / Eris mega faceoff on video
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HTC Hero / Eris mega faceoff on video originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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If you’re looking for a project for the weekend and the
Knock Lock seems a little naff, why not try building your own Bluetooth
Star Trek communicator? This is definitely not a project for the faint of heart — expect to custom cut a circuit-board, drill some holes, add a serial port, a Bluetooth module, and a microcontroller. That said, when it’s all said and done you’ll be placing (and answering) calls the same way they do in the 23rd century: by speaking through a small, distorted speaker. If this is your thing, hit up that read link to get the full step-by-step. But before you go that route, be sure to peep the video demo after the break.
Continue reading Make your own Bluetooth Star Trek Communicator (video)
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Make your own Bluetooth Star Trek Communicator (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Aw, suki suki now! Those Netflix instant streaming discs that started floating out to anxious PS3 owners yesterday are obviously splashing down, with YouTube user (and avid Engadget reader) otimus posting up a stellar walkthrough showing everything in action. We’ve got to admit — the whole thing looks exceptionally sleek, but given the PS3′s multimedia prowess, we didn’t really expect anything less. He stated that he didn’t notice any stuttering as he sifted through films and mashed play, and that any jitters you see in the video (after the break) can be blamed on the janky TV capture device. So, any others receive their disc today? How’s the experience?
[Thanks, Otis]
Update: Our best buds over at Joystiq got some quality hands-on time with this (video is now after the break), so be sure and check it out!
Continue reading Netflix instant streaming demoed on PlayStation 3 (updated with more video!)
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Netflix instant streaming demoed on PlayStation 3 (updated with more video!) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Say what you will, but Canon‘s customer service / engineering department definitely looks out for consumers willing to spend just under two large on a new body. Merely days after the outfit made public that a “residual image phenomenon” was negatively impacting EOS 7D images under certain conditions, it has now published a firmware update to wipe all of those woes away. Firmware v1.1.0 specifically “corrects a phenomenon that in images captured by continuous shooting, and under certain conditions, barely noticeable traces of the immediately preceding frame may be visible.” Hit the read link if you’re looking to put said phenomenon to bed. Or don’t. We don’t care.
[Via CNET]
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Canon EOS 7D firmware update cures ‘residual image’ phenomenon originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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