Sprint’s now officially holding up the tail end of the BlackBerry train in the States (though hopefully not for long) now that T-Mobile has announced that the thoroughly modern Curve 8900 is hitting the lineup. Like the 8320 before it, the 8900 does WiFi for UMA-based HotSpot calling service and a 3.5mm headphone jack, but the similarities end there; besides arguably becoming the hottest BlackBerry in RIM’s stable, the 8900 features a 3.2-megapixel cam with image stabilization and a glorious 480 x 360 display that’ll put anything shy of a Storm to shame. Look for it next month — T-Mobile hasn’t committed to a date, though we have no reason to doubt the 11th rumor at this point.

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T-Mobile bringing the BlackBerry Curve 8900 in February originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yeah, sure, name any IR-equipped phone in existence and odds good to excellent that you can find a universal remote app for it, but you probably can’t think of many for the iPhone, now, can you? They exist, yes, but they tend to carry a home-automation slant since the lack of an infrared port leaves the thing relegated to WiFi duty. Enter UiRemote, an ambitious little project undertaken by a handful of scrappy University of Toronto students that uses a fingertip-sized IR blaster connected to the headphone jack paired with a totally customizable app to get the job done. Novel? Not necessarily, but when you consider that a dedicated remote with these specs would probably run half a grand, it’s an interesting way to save money and still end up with the coolest AV controller on the block. The devs are still tweaking both the module and the app, but hopes are high that they’ll be available to all interested parties in the next couple months.

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UiRemote is like a remote… in your iPhone originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Asus’ Eee Keyboard revealed originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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3.5’s the magic number with Pharos’ new Windows Mobile-based offering: 3.5-inch display — wide VGA, no less — and 3.5G data. The Traveler 137 rolls deep with the best HTC has to offer (owing in no small part to their ODM partnership with Inventec, we figure) with 512MB of Flash, 256MB of RAM, AGPS, 7.2Mbps HSPA, WiFi, 3-megapixel cam, and the kitchen sink thrown in for good measure. Kinda sounds like a keyboardless X1, doesn’t it? Look for it to hit retailers this quarter for a nickel under $600.

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Pharos rolls out Traveler 137, coming this quarter for $599.95 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Can you say “diversify?” WowWee can, and it’s saying it loudly and proudly here at CES 2009. While the company has surely dabbled in areas outside of straight-up robotics before, it’s never taken it upon itself to product a suite of pico projectors nor pets designed solely as sleeping companions. No need to wipe the sand from your eyes — the same company responsible for Mr. Personality is dish out a Cinemin line of micro PJs (powered by TI’s DLP technology) here in the desert. Moving on, we’re also informed of the Spyball spy-cam, a remote controller, WiFi-enabled robotic ball that strangely reminds us of American Gladiators. The company’s got plenty more in its bag of tricks too, including the Joebot and Roborover robots, FlyTech Lightstar flyer / Hoverpod racer, four new breeds of Alive Cubs and a fresh line of “pajama pals” dubbed Sleeping Cuties. Hop past the break for details on the whole crew.

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WowWee mixes it up at CES: Cinemin pico PJ, new Alive Cubs and more originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yeah, it’s kind of creepy, but we’re sure D-Link had the noblest of intentions when crafting the DCS-1130 802.11n Wireless Network Camera. Said device offers paranoid homeowners the chance to login from practically anywhere and view live streams of their camera, and the 16x digital zoom is sure to give you a totally pixelated look at whatever stranger happens to meander around in your yard before moving on. Better still, those who simply can’t go a moment without a look back home can view the live streams on a 3G cellphone, though a wireless router supporting WPS must be involved in the configuration. Mum’s the word on a price, but it should be noted that a wired-only version (DCS-1100) will also be available for those who don’t trust the airwaves.

Filed under: CES, Digital Cameras, Household, Networking

D-Link’s DCS-1130 WiFi monitoring camera sends footage to the web originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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W przypadku dv3 nie ma już dylematów jeśli chodzi o klasyfikację, takich jak w przypadku dv2. Pavilion dv3 jest za duży na netbooka, ale do największych też nie należy ze swoimi 13,3″. Maszyna z napędem AMD dostępna będzie w wielu wersjach. Do wyboru macie procesory od 2GHz (Athlon X2 QL-62) do 2,4GHz (Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86), grafikę ATI Radeon HD 3200, do 8GB DDR2 RAMu i dyski twarde 160/250/320/400GB. Do tego WiFi / Bluetooth, dwuwarstwowa nagrywarka DVD, gigabit Ethernet, wejście ExpressCard i cała masa portów, włącznie z dwoma gniazdami USB 2.0, VGA, HDMI, eSATA i wejściem/wyjściem wideo. Na koniec sześcio- lub dziewięciokomorowy akumulatorek i opcjonalny czytnik linii papilarnych dla przezornych. Zainteresowani muszą liczyć się z wydaniem co najmniej $799 (2400 zł). Dodatkowe zdjęcia w dalszej części posta.

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Here we’ve got the fruits of AMD’s new Neo platform: the Pavilion dv2 series of entertainment laptops. Starting at 3.8-pounds with a keyboard 8% short of full-sized, this 12.1-inch (1,280 x 800 pixels) ultra-portable features a 1.6GHz Athlon Neo MV-40 processor, up to 4GB of memory and 500GB of disk, optional 802.11n WiFi, and WWAN (Gobi) support. Now what if we told you that this 64-bit Vista Home Premium laptop (no need for the XP fallback here kids) measures less than an inch thick and can be configured with ATI Mobility Radeon HD3410 discrete graphics and an external Blu-ray player for $899 when it ships in March? More you say? Ok, there’s also Bluetooth, HDMI-out, an integrated webcam, and 3.5 to 4-hours of battery with prices set to start at $699. Isn’t CES wonderful?

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HP’s 12.1-inch Pavilion dv2 with Blu-ray — don’t call it a netbook originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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First International Computer — which is a majority owner in Everex and the manufacturer of the first OpenMoko handset — has delivered an intriguing little machine to us courtesy of the oh-so-revealing FCC. The FIC CW001 Mini-note will arrive on US soil packing a 10.4-inch 1,024 x 600 resolution display, 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth, up to 2GB of DDR2 RAM, a 1.3-megapixel webcam, 2.5-inch SATA II hard drive, dual USB 2.0 ports, a single ExpressCard slot, Intel’s 945 GSE graphics, a 1.6GHz Atom CPU, an optical drive and a Windows-based (XP, presumably) OS. You’ll also find an inbuilt microphone, headphone jack, VGA output, Ethernet socket, a 4-in-1 multicard reader and a 4-cell Li-ion good for around 4.5 hours of battery life. No telling if this will surface as yet another Cloudbook, but everything here hinges on the price. Then again, doesn’t it always?

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FIC’s 10.4-inch CW001 Mini-note splashes down in FCC database originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Not that this debut is anything shocking (thanks, FCC!), but we’re still stoked to see ASUS get all official with its AIR3 sound system. Sure, it’s not exactly treading on new ground, but for those looking for a touch more functionality in their iPod sound system, the internet radio inclusion is one that’s much appreciated. ASUS talks pretty big about the device’s audio prowess, noting that it utilizes a Texas Instruments Class-D amplifier and HDSS (High Definition Sound Standard) certified drivers. Also of note, the unit includes S-Video / composite video outs and supports UPnP sharing via 802.11b/g WiFi or Ethernet; if that’s not enough to catch your eye, there’s also a useful auxiliary input and built-in weather forecast display that pulls down updates from the world wide web. As ASUS always does, we’re left hangin’ sans a price or release date, but we suppose it’s teaching us a lesson in patience… or something.

[Via iPodNN]

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ASUS officially launches iPod-friendly AIR3 internet radio originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nie wiemy dlaczego firma z Cupertino nie dała tej funkcji od początku, ale na szczęście HP uzupełniło braki i umożliwiło drukowanie bezpośrednio z iPhone’a czy dotykowego iPoda. Służy do tego aplikacja iPrintPhoto, którą już teraz możecie pobrać, całkowicie bezpłatnie, z jabłkowego sklepu.

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Goodness, we can already tell that China is going to be a frigging goldmine of weird and wild Android hardware for a long, long time to come. First we had the QiGi i6, which boasted compatibility both with Android and WinMo — and it’s looking like this might be a surprisingly common feature for some of these Chinese devices now that we have another doing the same thing. The HKC Pearl looks suspiciously like a first-gen HTC Touch — and nothing like its namesake, may we add — working with a 2.8-inch QVGA display, 256MB of ROM, 128MB of RAM, WiFi, and a 2-megapixel cam to back up its Google- and Microsoft-provided loads. As with the QiGi, the odds of seeing this one outside Asia are slim at best, but hey, at least our colleagues at Engadget Chinese have scored a hands-on to satisfy our collective curiosities.

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HKC’s Pearl rips a RIM name, an HTC design, and a pair of OSes originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Użytkownicy usługi internetowej UPC, którzy zdecydują się również na usługę bezprzewodowego Internetu UPC WiFi mogą teraz cieszyć się jeszcze większym komfortem - nowe modemy internetowe dostarczane klientom operatora są bowiem zintegrowane z routerem bezprzewodowym. tech.wp.pl

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N810-ish, Linux-based MID pops up overseas, brings hope to at least one reviewer originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung’s NC10 netbook has barely been out long enough to get a footing in the market, and already we’re learning of its natural successor. The NC20 will reportedly hit the ground running in February, and with it will come a 1.3GHz VIA Nano U225 processor, a 12.1-inch display, 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, Bluetooth 2.0, 802.11b/g WiFi, Ethernet, a 3-in-1 card reader and a 1.3-megapixel camera. The 3.3-pound machine is expected to launch at around $642, which — quite honestly — sounds a touch on the high side to us. Who knows though, maybe that sticker includes a secondary display that we’re just not privy to yet.

[Thanks, Faber]

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Samsung’s NC20 netbook: the predictable successor to the NC10 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Will there or won’t there be a T-Mobile G2 in the near future? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Japończycy to mają życie. Nie dość, że rozbijają się superszybkimi pociągami-pociskami, to od przyszłego roku będą mogli także surfować po necie w czasie jazdy pociągami linii shinkansen pędzącymi z prędkością prawie 300 kilometrów na godzinę. Usługa ma być rozszerzeniem sieci hot spotów firmy NTT Communications, a prędkości ściągania mają dochodzić do 2Mbps. Korzystanie z sieci kosztować będzie tyle, co standardowy Hot Spot, czyli ¥500 (16 zł) za dzień i ¥1680 (55 zł) za miesiąc. Mamy dziwne wrażenie, że gdyby podobną usługę wprowadzić w zatłoczonych i wiecznie spóźnionych rodzimych pekapach, to jej cena byłaby ze dwa razy wyższa.

[Za: Yahoo!tech]

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Remember that Type N700 train that became Japan’s fastest in mid-2007? Yeah, well it’s about to get a lot more fun to ride. Starting next year, passengers on the ultra-quick bullet trains will be able to hit up their favorite blogs and banter about aimlessly via email / IM at 270 kilometers per hour (that’s 167 miles per hour for you Yanks). The service will reportedly be an extension of NTT Communications’ HotSpot service, and we’re told that download speeds should reach around 2Mbps. As for cost, the fees will be at the usual HotSpot rate, which runs from ¥500 ($5.73) per day to ¥1,680 ($19.25) per month, or in other words, rates you’ll totally pay to stay connected on the brisk runs from Osaka to Tokyo.

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NTT Communications bringing WiFi to Japanese bullet trains in 2009 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Operator sieci komórkowej Era oficjalnie potwierdził wprowadzenie do swojej oferty telefonu LG Prada II. Dostępny jest m.in. bez abonamentu za 2999 zł, czyli prawie o 1000 zł drożej niż proponował producent. </