Entelligence: The aftermath of E3

June 19 2010 by Michael Gartenberg in Contributors, Microsoft |Comments Off


Entelligence is a column by technology strategist and author Michael Gartenberg, a man whose desire for a delicious cup of coffee and a quality New York bagel is dwarfed only by his passion for tech. In these articles, he’ll explore where our industry is and where it’s going — on both micro and macro levels — with the unique wit and insight only he can provide.

Last week’s E3 show was pretty wild. All the major players upped their game quite a bit — pun intended. Here’s my breakdown of the show.

Microsoft: The folks in Redmond led the way with an intro launch party featuring a custom performance from Cirque de Soleil. That was just to warm things up — when it came to actual announcements, Microsoft took a two-tiered approach. On one hand it’s building on the success of long established titles like Gears of War, Fable and of course, Halo. On the other it’s taking the time to re-boot the Xbox 360 with Kinect, which brings controller-free gaming to the platform, as well as adding voice and gesture controls. I think Kinect is a major leap forward in the gaming experience that will appeal to both mainstream and casual gamers. With a streamlined new Xbox 360 and an impressive set of launch titles debuting alongside, Kinect is more akin to a console launch than a peripheral. Overall, I’d say Microsoft is in the lead post-E3 and very well positioned for holiday.

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3G video call on Fring for Android: bringing HTC EVO 4G and Dell Streak together (hands-on)

June 19 2010 by Richard Lai in Contributors, Dell, Video |Comments Off


Consider this: you may have an Android phone with a front-facing camera, and so do your distant loved ones (yes, friends count too). Now slap that free IM app Fring onto your phone, and the once-dormant chat camera shall finally come to life — right now only the Streak and EVO 4G are confirmed to be supported, whereas the others (like the X10) will have to rely on their main cameras. Better yet, Fring isn’t locked down to any particular connection method, so if you’re already rocking unlimited monthly data allowance, then welcome to the world of free 3G video calls! Take that, FaceTime. Read on to see our very own transatlantic video call.

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This day in Engadget: waiting in line comes to an end as the iPhone 3GS launches

June 19 2010 by Laura June in Contributors |Comments Off


Welcome to ‘This day in Engadget‘, where we crack open the archives and take a whimsical look back at the memories and moments of our storied past. Please join us on this trip down random access memory lane.

Try to recall if you will, June 19th of 2009, a rainy, ugly day, when the iPhone 3GS launched. People had pre-ordered, sure, but a few hundred people lined up at the cube in New York City anyway, and our very own Paul Miller braved the elements to document the proceedings for us lovingly. And here we are, in 2010, on the cusp of the launch of the iPhone 4, which has pre-sold about 600,000 units by last count. We’ve heard random reports of a few people already waiting in line (see the photo below of two early birds snapped by a reader in Santa Monica), but we’re going to stay inside for now and take a look back at June 19th in the history of Engadget below.

Also on this date:

June 19th 2009: The Zune HD was confirmed to have a Tegra processor, Microsoft extended Windows XP’s downgrade availability to 2011, and Nokia’s N86 MP and N97 launched to great fanfare in the United Kingdom.

June 19th 2008: The Mars Phoenix lander discovered ice on Mars, Chevrolet’s Volt plug-in hybrid got priced at $40,000, and Dell launched its UltraSharp 2709W 27-inch LCD.

June 19th 2007: A man was confirmed to have gotten two Zune tattoos, Sony’s Ken Kutaragi, father of the PlayStation, stepped down, and Apple was rumored to have a cheaper (and possibly smaller) iPhone in the pipeline.

June 19th 2006: Taiwanese company Foxconn denied operating sweatshops, Steve Jobs was rumored to be fighting for $9.99 iTunes movie downloads, Verizon sued Vonage for patent infringement, and we caught sight of a Batman Begins casemod.

June 19th 2005: Monks were reported to have started using hyperspectral imaging to retrieve ancient texts, and Engadget took a little aggression out on the mainstream media.

June 19th 2004: We checked out the SciFi Museum in Seattle, Washington, caught sight of a 70 megapixel, panoramic camera, and were introduced to a product called the Pixie.

[Thanks to Craig for the photo of the store in Santa Monica]

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iPed tablet running Android 2.1 spotted in the blurry, blurry wild

June 19 2010 by Laura June in Contributors |Comments Off


The Orphan iPed M16′s shown up in the wild, and thankfully, it’s running Android 2.1. This 10.2-inch, cloney-looking fellow has a 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor, 256MB of DDR2 RAM, 1GB of Nand ROM, plus a miniUSB port, Ethernet and Wifi, and a webcam. Optional add-ons? Well, there’s the keyboard, Bluetooth and the 3G model if you want to get real fancy. We have to tell you that the tablet (which is in the video below) still doesn’t look that compelling to us. There’s no word on availability or pricing of this one, but we have a feeling it’s not going to cost as much as an iPad.

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Tech Week: iPhone 4 prices and Nintendo 3DS unveiled

June 19 2010 by T3.com All in Contributors |Comments Off


It’s been another busy and exciting week in tech land – here’s a roundup of the week’s top action:

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