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Samsung publishes NC20 user manual, new images surface

Eager to get your digits onto an NC20 keyboard? Sadly, we can’t help you there, but we can point out something to whet your appetite until shipment day dawns. Samsung’s UK branch has hosted up the NC20 user manual, and while it doesn’t really offer too many nuggets that we weren’t already aware of, it still proves that this here netbook will arrive with the oh-so-promising 1.3GHz VIA Nano U225 CPU. Additionally, you’ll find a 12.1-inch WXGA display (1,280 x 800), VIA Chrome 9 HC3 graphics, a multicard reader, Ethernet / USB 2.0 ports, optional WiFi / Bluetooth and your choice of HDD or SSD. Check out the links below for more on the hardware details and a new load of press shots, and start saving you pennies now, ’cause early estimates put this one at around $500 or so.

[Via NotebookItalia]

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Samsung publishes NC20 user manual, new images surface originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Women Get In The Game
Women Get In The Game
New Phone First to Market With Embedded Pico Projector
Logic Wireless released the first Pico projector embedded inside a phone last week at CES 2009. At first glance, Logic’s Bolt (no relation to Usain) seems to present a dilemma for the early advocates of the Picos, like myself. Do…



Hon, Make Me A Card Please!
Oh you lazy slob! You can expect that comment, coming your way this Valentines ! Christmas you scraped through thank god for that designer cashmere you got her. But come February, you re going to need more than just roses and champagne. Too late to join art classes buddy; might as well …

LG’s CES 2009 booth tour

LG’s booth was, like some of the other heavy tech hitters, filled to overflowing with everything we came here to see. From netbooks, the GD910 watch phone, an OLED TV, and who can forget the LG Renoir? They most definitely kept us, and the giant crowds milling about, smiling. Hop through for a vid with some booth highlights, and there’s a gallery right here stuffed with pics of all the candy.

Gallery: LG’s CES 2009 booth tour

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LG’s CES 2009 booth tour originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Crapgadget CES, round 4: kinetic energy charger

You have to hold it vertically.

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Crapgadget CES, round 4: kinetic energy charger originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung unveils new DisplayLink, PCoIP and 3D monitors

Among the embarrassment of riches that CES has been for Sammy fans thus far, we have several new items available for your consideration. The SyncMaster 930ND is a 19-inch PC-over-IP-enabled display developed with Teradici Corporation that sports four USB connectors, 2-way audio, and DVI-out for a secondary display. For gamers, the 22-inch 2233RZ is an NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision-compatible monitor, due to hit the streets in April for an MSRP of $349. And rounding out the collection, the company has added two more DisplayLink monitors to the mix: the SyncMaster D190SU (19-inch) and D220SU (22-inch). No word on a release date or price for this one, but you’ll know as soon as we do.

Filed under: CES, Displays

Samsung unveils new DisplayLink, PCoIP and 3D monitors originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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CES 2009: Sony Walkman Media Players
CES 2009: Sony Walkman Media Players
Downloadable Software Delivers Instant-On to Any Windows PC
LAS VEGAS — Some of the latest notebooks include an instant-on mode, which immediately boots into a stripped down virtual environment to run basic apps. And by downloading new software introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show, you don’t have to…

Pharos rolls out Traveler 137, coming this quarter for $599.95

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 on T-Mobile USA (seriously!) and European bands, 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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Holiday Video Games: Family
Holiday Video Games: Family
Flexible Wrist-Mounted OLED Display Excites Dick Tracys Everywhere
One of the coolest product categories we ll get to see at CES this week will be wrist mounted touch screen displays. Among the most anticipated is Universal Display’s flexible 4-inch OLED prototype. Universal Display is one of the companies at…



Kengo Kuma Houses for Muji
Kengo Kuma has designed two prefabricated houses for Muji They are small, simple, beautiful, can come in many variations, are made of standardized kits of parts, and are generic in a very Zen kind of way. Just like the rest of Muji’s stuff! Both house prices start around $200,000 USD, so it’s definitely …

D-Link’s DCS-1130 WiFi monitoring camera sends footage to the web

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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Japanese DIYer shows ASUS how not to make an Eee Tablet PC

ASUS hinted at some alternative Eee form factors in the Spring of last year, but it’s a Japanese modder that’s showing the company exactly how it shouldn’t approach an Eee-branded tablet PC. It’s a touch tough to understand exactly what’s going on, but here’s what is (partially) clear: the hack job took around ten hours to complete, and the outer edges are inexplicably covered in aluminum foil. It’s encased in some sort of transparent housing — which we suppose is pretty nifty for showing off the internals — and the retrofitted touchpanel provides the tasty tablet functionality. Apparently this guy spent around ¥11,000 ($128) over and above the cost of the Eee PC in order to construct the final result pictured above — the question is: was it really worth it?

[Via Fashion Funky, thanks Bob]

Filed under: Laptops, Tablet PCs

Japanese DIYer shows ASUS how not to make an Eee Tablet PC originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung HT-X710T Home Theater System
Samsung HT-X710T Home Theater System

Kleer now offering DigiFi Opera wireless earphones in the US

Well, it’s been a bit of a long time coming, but it looks like the Kleer-based DigiFi Opera wireless earphones are now finally available in the US, and directly from Kleer itself, no less. From the looks of it, these are the exact same phones that folks in Korea have had at their disposal for quite a few months now, with them still promising to provide CD quality sound over a 2.4GHz wireless link, and let up to three other folks listen to a single source. According to the company, you can also expect to get up to ten hours of playtime, with a USB cable provided to handle the charging duties. If that sounds like the wireless fix you’ve been looking for, you can snag the earphones right now in your choice of black or white for just under $100 by hitting up the link below.

[Via iPodNN]

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Kleer now offering DigiFi Opera wireless earphones in the US originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Holiday Video Game Gifts
Holiday Video Game Gifts