by Darren Murph, posted Jun 27th 2008 at 7:49PM
Here’s a peculiar one. Medion’s Akoya Mini — you know, just one of the legions of low-cost laptops you’ve barely heard of — is finally on sale after being showcased at Computex. But it’s not the mere fact of being on sale that’s intriguing; for whatever reason, Medion has decided to offer the unit up in Austria’s Hofer, which is the foreign equivalent of America’s Aldi. (Read the full post about ‘Medion’s Atom-powered Akoya Mini laptop now on sale’…)
by Nilay Patel, posted Jun 27th 2008 at 8:54PMWhat’s that, you didn’t know AT&T was based in Texas? Yeah, ever since all those mergers (re-)created AT&T, its HQ has been in the former SBC offices in San Antonio, which is why certain services tend to roll out there first. It looks like the Alamo City isn’t quite big enough for Ma Bell, though — it’s just announced that it’s moving its corporate headquarters to Dallas in order to be closer to the airport. Yes, the airport. Dallas-Fort Worth Internation is country’s third-largest airport, and AT&T wants travel to and from HQ to be more convenient and cost-effective. (Read the full post about ‘AT&T moves HQ to Dallas from San Antonio’…)
The MSI Wind was officially announced back in mid-May and now it has turned up on the FCC website. Along with the traditional filing the user manual is up and available for download (PDF link), but the Wind was also opened up and showed off all of its internal glory. Hey, its always fun to see those internal images, especially when its not yours that you are messing with. Keep reading to check out a few more internal MSI Wind images. Read [FCC] Via [jkkMobile] Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! (Read the full post about ‘MSI Wind lands at the FCC, gets torn open’…)
by Ryan Block, posted Jun 27th 2008 at 6:14PM
Hey, if Bill can give away tens of billions of dollars, the least we can do to celebrate his last day is to give away some Microsoft-powered stuff, right? Next up: a full, non-upgrade copy of Windows Vista Ultimate.
(Read the full post about ‘The Bill Day giveaway (part 4) - Windows Vista Ultimate’…)
by Engadget staff, posted Jun 27th 2008 at 3:33PM
Damn, Bill, you have come a LONG way. Look at you there back in ‘82, you handsome devil. As part of our tribute, let’s take a quick look back at the top ten greatest (and not so great) products created on Bill-time, shall we? Don’t worry, it’ll only sting a little.
Internet Explorer (IE)
Introduced 1995
It’s really easy to simply remember “Internet Exploder” as the standards-breaking, web-forking, buggy, monopoly-causing app that helped shape Bill’s old image as the evilest baron of all technology companies. (Read the full post about ‘Bill Gates: top ten greatest hits (and misses) - the Microsoft years’…)
Around the time that I started noticing Wall-E, Disney/Pixar’s new epic silent robot love story, I was in the midst of a Star Trek: The Next Generation marathon. I saw a movie that could combine the science fiction mainstays that raised me to be a good citizen with Pixar’s brilliant technology and storytelling expertise. I saw production stills and clever trailers that made me plainly giddy at the chance to see this new movie. I don’t want to say that the film didn’t live up to that hype, but something definitely didn’t sit right with me once I left the theater last night. Wall-E is the story of a robot left on Earth 700 years ago to clean up the mess that humans had made. (Read the full post about ‘Quick Review: Wall-E’…)
by Ryan Block, posted Jun 27th 2008 at 10:49AM
As part of our ongoing Bill Gates Day coverage, we present to you the Bill Engadgethology. (Read the full post about ‘The Bill Gates Engadgethology’…)
Toshiba goes wild with their line of Satellite notebooks which are now powered by the AMD Puma mobile platform. These notebooks include the P300D, A300D, M300D, U400D, L300D, and L350D, and will come with a range of AMD’s Athlon Dual Core QL, Turion Dual Core RM, and Turion Ultra ZM processors. Certain innovative features found in this range include integrated FM tuners, face recognition technology for greater security, Sleep-and-Charge USB ports, and eSATA ports. As an added bonus, all new Satellites will be equipped with Harman Kardon speakers and an HDMI output. (Read the full post about ‘Toshiba Satellite Notebooks on Puma’…)
Piper Jaffray & Company have conducted a limited internet survey (344 respondents) that concluded that roughly two-thirds would not buy an e-book, even if the price was low. Although any limited survey has to be interpreted with caution, this is not surprising my any means. The bottom line is that the perceived goal of e-books, which is emulating the paper reading experience, is far from being fulfilled. It is true. Additionally, content has not yet reached a critical mass and the delivery system is still primitive. (Read the full post about ‘Ebooks Are Just Not Good Enough’…)
by Darren Murph, posted Jun 27th 2008 at 1:12PM Now that you’ve already picked up one of those Metal Gear Solid 4 headsets, what on Earth are you to do with another? We’re hearing that the Blu-ray retail version of SOCOM Confrontation will indeed include a Bluetooth headset, and as you can clearly see above, it’s a playstation-branded one at that. You’ll also find a much needed mute button for keeping everyone else out of your whooping coughs, and a bundled USB cradle will keep it charged up when the battle subsides. As for pricing, that tidbit remains a mystery, but you can count on picking one up sans the game should you be so inclined. (Read the full post about ‘PlayStation-branded SOCOM Bluetooth headset revealed’…)
