Archive for February 20th, 2008

Palm Centro for AT&T unboxing and hands-on at Engadget Mobile

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones, Features If you've been feeling like you don't have enough Palm in your diet, maybe it's time to look into the Centro for AT&T. Not sure? Then perhaps our handy unboxing and hands-on could help cement your decision. Head on over to Engadget Mobile where it's all going ...

MyRacer MF101 handheld does gaming first, media second

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Filed under: Gaming, Handhelds First things first -- Americans can keep dreaming on this one, as we're looking at yet another curious creation that probably won't wander far beyond the borders of South Korea. MyRacer's MF101 handheld can certainly play nice with a few audio / video formats -- AVI, MP3, ...

Two years of battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray: a retrospective

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Two_years_battle_between_HD_DVD_and_Blu_ray_a_retrospective'; It's been a long, hard journey to get to this point, but at long last, the format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray is over. Sure, we've got a somewhat clearer view of how things will pan out going forward, but we figured ...

Vote for the 2007 Engadget Awards!

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Filed under: Announcements, Features We're creeping up on the Oscars, which means it must also be time for you to vote in the 2007 Engadget Awards! Based on your nominations (and a couple of our own) we've compiled a list of over 150 gadgets and technologies that made 2007 the blockbuster ...

Sprint gearing up to offer $60 / month unlimited calling plan?

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones After yesterday's barrage of unlimited calling plans left us all terribly underwhelmed, it seems as if Sprint is hoping to emerge as the knight in shining armor by undercutting the oh-so-popular $99 price point. According to unspecified "analysts," the carrier is gearing up to "offer flat-rate calling ...

Sony’s NW-A820 series official in Japan, now with picture goodness

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video We saw a press release for these players hit Europe yesterday, but pictures were nowhere to be found. Now, in a clear show of favoritism by Sony, the Japanese version of these Bluetooth DAPs has showed up, complete with sexy pictures. The NW-A829 holds 16GB, ...

Dell adds Penryn to Inspiron laptop lineup

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Filed under: Laptops Ooh, like we're so surprised Dell. The ever-popular Inspiron series of laptops is getting Intel's latest inside, with the Insprion 1720 configurable with up to a T9300 2.5GHz Penryn processor for as low as $1,199, while the Inspiron 1420 does up to a T8300 for as low as ...