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HyperMac external battery packs refreshed with iPad charging support

We’re pretty big fans of the HyperMac external batteries here at Engadget, as they’ve saved us on numerous occasions from becoming mindlessly bored on coast-to-coast flights by keeping our laptops humming for a few more hours. Unfortunately, the integrated USB port — while handy — isn’t up for handling Apple’s new iPad, which requires a 10 watt USB adapter to even charge. We tested our lab iPad on our existing 222Wh HyperMac, and sure enough, the screen you’re peering at above is what we saw (read: “Not Charging”) — though it does seem to power the device as to not drain what’s left of the battery while connected. In order to remedy said quandary, the folks at Sanho have announced a new line of HyperMac batteries that support iPad charging, but unfortunately for you existing users, every available upgrade path involves shelling out more cash for a new pack. The revamped devices will be available in four different capacities: 60Wh ($169), 100Wh ($269), 150Wh ($369) and 222Wh ($469), able to extend the iPad 25Wh rated internal battery by 2 to 9 times, giving a total run-time of between 34 to 99 hours. Sanho claims these will be rechargeable up to 1,000 times and will include a one-year warranty, so if you’re interested, you can place your pre-order now and await a shipment notification in around a fortnight.

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HyperMac external battery packs refreshed with iPad charging support originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 May 2010 12:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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E3 2009: BioShock 2
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International iPad Prices and Tariffs Revealed
As promised, the iPad is now available for pre-order in the first wave of non-US markets. If you want to get ahold of one on the first day of sale, May 28th, then you’ll need to sign up now. The prices for the various iPad models vary from country to country, although it looks like Apple [...]

WD TV Live HD gets ‘Play To’ functionality, full Windows 7 compliance

This silvery-set top box above may look rather drab, but never fear: its next production run will sport a nice, colorful Windows 7 sticker. That’s because Western Digital recently signed an agreement to make its WD TV Live HD network media players compatible with Microsoft’s “Play To” feature, allowing you to push media right to your TV from a Windows Media Player 12-equipped PC. While the feature actually snuck its way into firmware revision 1.02.21 in late March, WD only just began trumpeting its inclusion today… possibly to let memories of its disastrous prior update fade. Whatever the reason, the box is not the “first network media player compatible with Windows 7″ — Denon has four recievers that predate it. Press release and an example of what ‘Play To’ looks like, right after the break.

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WD TV Live HD gets ‘Play To’ functionality, full Windows 7 compliance originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 May 2010 02:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung K5 MP3 Player
Samsung K5 MP3 Player
Wiimote-Controlled SNES Emulator on iPad
What could possibly be better than playing the SNES classic, Super Mario Kart? Playing it on your iPad, of course. Or Super Mario World. Or pretty much any of Nintendo’s amazing games for the Best Console Ever . This is possible already with a jailbroken device, or even a stock iPad, should you be a developer [...]
Ornamental Pluggings
Here is a completely refreshing take on the drab power strip! Ornamental almost akin to a Ming classic, the 360 rotating plug sockets are fascinating! Each socket on the Takoyaki has a router function and once you hook in a plug, the rim around comes to life as a nice …

Lower Merion, PA school district denouement nears: report denies spying charges

The long, intense saga over in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania — in which lawsuits were filed alleging that the school district used students’ laptops to spy on them — may be nearing its end. The class action suit was filed back in February claiming that the school district had made use of “unauthorized, inappropriate and indiscriminate remote activation” of webcams in laptops issued to students,” with the school countering that it had some security features that allowed the laptops to be tracked in case of loss or theft, but that those features hadn’t been used to track students in any way. The case got more complicated of course, with webcam usage allegations, as well as evidence that plenty of photos had been captured by the spy-crazy school district. Well, now an attorney hired by the school district says a report’s been released that says there is no evidence of spying on the part of the school district, after all. It’s all pretty boring after all the hubbub, and it turns out to be likely that the school was just tracking the laptop (which wasn’t actually a school-issued laptop, but a loaner given to a student while his actual unit was repaired) in order to get it back over outstanding insurance fees. Nothing too exciting here, but if you’re interested in the rest of the story, hit up those source links.

Lower Merion, PA school district denouement nears: report denies spying charges originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 May 2010 09:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Barnes & Noble Nook – Hands-On Review
Barnes & Noble Nook – Hands-On Review
Canon Film Scanner Accentuates Positive, Eliminates Negative
Contrary to popular belief, some people still shoot on film. But even these old-fashioned types might see the benefits of modern technology. They may want to post-process their pictures using a computer, or send their masterpieces off the Flickr. For those folks, Canon has released a new scanner, the CanoScan 9000F, which will digitize both [...]

ABC Player for iPad updated, 3G streaming is a go

Well that was fast. That ABC Player for iPad update we heard about this morning has already made its way through Apple’s approval process and is now available for download. Orientation lock is now, erm, on lock controls are more responsive, but most importantly, (lower bitrate) 3G streaming is now a go. With that settled, now no bus ride will ever get between you and an island chockfull of confusion and smoke monsters.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

ABC Player for iPad updated, 3G streaming is a go originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 May 2010 23:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Palm Pre Plus, Pantech Breeze 2 dummies showing up in AT&T stores

It’s pretty wild that neither Palm nor AT&T have fessed up to a release date for the GSM-ified versions of the Pre Plus or Pixi Plus yet — especially considering that there are already unboxings going on — but we’ve now got confirmation that dummy units (of the Pre Plus, anyhow) are filtering into retail stores, so it definitely shouldn’t be much longer now. Dummies of an updated version of the ultra-simple Pantech Breeze (uncreatively named Breeze 2) is also coming in, so between these two, you should pretty much be able to outfit every member of the family from grandpa to the newborn. Seriously though, AT&T — wait much longer on this release, and this sucker’s going to be obsolete.

[Thanks, Kal]

Palm Pre Plus, Pantech Breeze 2 dummies showing up in AT&T stores originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Philips AJL308 Clock Radio
Philips AJL308 Clock Radio