Filed under: HDTV

You want to know — nay, you deserve to know — which service provides the most HD content. Engadget HD’s got the answer, see how your HD provider stacks up.

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Filed under: Peripherals

Samsung’s sexy little multi-function, monochrome laser printer, copier, and color scanner just hit the FCC with a tiny surprise: 802.11b/g WiFi and 10/100 Ethernet. That’s right, Sammy’s Swan (aka, SCX-4500) now comes in a SCX-4500W version supporting Windows, Mac, and Linux machines; LPR, IPP/HTTP, DHCP, and BOOTP protocols; and WEP or WPA Personal WiFi encryption. As a bonus, it also supports Bonjour to make network detection for your Mac (and suitably installed PCs) a snap. Not really a surprise since the SCX-4500W made its first US appearance exclusively in Apple’s retail stores. No word on when it will pop for retail, but we expect it to snag a $300 or so price tag. FCC glamor shot after the break.

Continue reading Bonjour SCX-4500W: Apple’s favorite Samsung multi-function printer goes wireless

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With the packaging on the latest Star Wars Lego range reading Ages 8-12, you can’t help but ponder the possibility of them underestimating their demographic.

Really, the combination of two such iconic childhood staples offers the nostalgic capacity to unlock that inner child and get to building with second Death Star-like haste.

Which is why were so excited to get a sneak peak of (as well as a good play with) the newest arrivals at the Toy Fair expo last week. We’re happy to report that our findings were impressive… most impressive.

The young Padawans arriving on the shelves this August will include the AT-TE Walker first featured in Attack of the Clones and the Clone Wars cartoons. There’s also the V19 Torrent Starfighter and the Republic Attack Gunship to enable you to wipe out those pesky separatist Battle ‘Droids with the minimum of fuss.

Available to buy now, however, is the pick of the bunch from the upcoming Force Unleashed video game series – which picks up the storyline slack between Episodes III and IV: Darth Vader’s Rogue Shadow fighter comes with a miniature helmet-less Darth figure and also his new as-yet-unnamed apprentice who hunts down the remaining Jedi with gusto.

*Hums John Williams composition*

Storing away your ever-growing music and adult movie collection just isn’t a job for your PC any more. Let’s face it, there’s never enough space for lengthy Pink Floyd LPs and the entire Digital Playground back catalogue..

Which is why we love Escient Vision VS200. On the face of it, it’s just a huge 4 terabyte place to stick all your digital wares.

But on closer inspection, there’s a lot more going on. You can import DVDs legally, without any hassle. And we’re not just talking the movie alone. You can grab extra features, menus and tiresome outtakes, then pick and choose the ones you want.

The clincher though is the fact you can search your library on your PC by artwork just like Apple’s cover flow. You can also trawl the system by artists, genre and rating.

Escient brag that their baby can put away enough material to fill up 50 MacBook Airs. That’s a whole lot of space right there.

We’ve also had word to the wise from a reliable source that a firmware update will be coming later in the year, making it even easier to download HD flicks straight to the box. Rumour has it this will tie in nicely with Apple’s movie download service too.

Obviously, it’ll let you play CDs and DVDs, and it comes with 1080p upscaling for a spot of hi-def too. It makes Apple TV look like something made by Fisher Price.

Better get saving if you want one though. The VS200 will set you back a whacking £3,999 from Easter.

Filed under: Cellphones

All you other iPhone knockoff manufacturers out there better take note: the C-002 HiPhone isn’t messing around. Not only is this phone built to mimic the iPhone hardware, but the interface is one of the most faithful reproductions we’ve seen, and even the unboxing experience has been made to scream Apple. In fact, some of the largest differences between this phone and its inspiration are improvements: a removable battery, dual SIM cards and a microSD slot. There’s a video after the break — it’s just like falling in love all over again.

[Via TRFJ]

Continue reading Keepin’ it real fake, part CIX: C-002 HiPhone ups the ante

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