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The daily roundup: here's what you might've missed originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted by on under multimedia powerhouse, physical keyboard, cube menu, iterati, phes, 3d cube, unboxing, somee, solid materials, t mobile, first glance, software side, launch, droid, handset, slate, samsung, ui, stock, job |
Dubbing itself the "multimedia powerhouse" for T-Mobile's expansive Android lineup, the
Samsung Behold II has just been confirmed for that rumored November 18th launch on T-Mobile (still no word on price, though we're hearing a predictable $200). The slate-style touchscreen handset has a 3.2-inch AMOLED display, and puts it to good use with a hearty skinning job on the part of Samsung, porting in most (but not all) of its TouchWiz UI -- unfortunately for us, that silly cube menu made the cut. Underneath is Android 1.5, and what seems to be a pretty standard processor. Check out our unboxing below, and stand by for a few initial impressions.
Hardware-wise there's really nothing to complain about on this phone. It's heavy, relatively thin (not iPhone-thin, but just fine), with solid materials and wonderfully tactile face buttons. The screen is everything you'd expect out of an AMOLED display, though high-resolution phones like the Droid dampen that enthusiasm somewhat. One wonderful Samsung addition to the traditional Android experience is a "real" camera button on the side, which can even register half-presses for focus. For someone who doesn't want a physical keyboard, but doesn't want their handset to feel like a toy (sorry, myTouch) there's plenty to love. However, we're more concerned about the software side of things. We're not morally opposed to Samsung adding in TouchWiz, but we
are afraid of anything that has the potential to slow down the OS, and on first glance we'd say it's notably less responsive than stock Android. We'll of course be going further in-depth to see just how usable this iteration is, but let us just put this out on the table: a virtual 3D cube to launch media apps is no way "intuitive," "helpful" or "cool." OK, maybe it's kind of cool, but seriously Samsung, stop it.
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Samsung Behold II hits T-Mobile on November 18th, unboxed today originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted by on under super mario brothers, kirf, unboxing, guest appearance, nes games, engadget, voorhees, wild ride, jas, gentleman, pxp, chap, psp, esque, sun |
You know how we love a good knockoff at Engadget. Well,
the PXP 2000 isn't the greatest
KIRF we've ever seen -- especially considering that it's a "PSP Go" that plays NES games (and pretty badly at that). It is, however, one of the most caring and detailed unboxings we've seen in a really long time. In the nearly 15-minute video (which we've included after the break), the young gentleman host proves himself to be a talented and fairly entertaining chap. Be sure to watch the video all the way through -- you'll get to see some Super Mario Brothers action as well as the PXP's super fantastic
iPhone camera icon. Also, someone who we can only describe as Jason Voorhees-esque makes a guest appearance about halfway in. Hit the read link for the whole, wild ride.
[Thanks, Nightwheel]
Continue reading Keepin' it real fake, part CCXLI: PXP 2000 is not a PSP Go, but it gets a loving unboxing anyway
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Keepin' it real fake, part CCXLI: PXP 2000 is not a PSP Go, but it gets a loving unboxing anyway originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The
Acer Liquid A1 just started
shipping in the UK, and right on cue we've got a video unboxing. Turns out the box housing the 1GHz Snapdragon-powered Android set is fairly interesting itself, with a magnetic hinged design that opens to reveal the charger, manuals, and bundled 2GB SanDisk microSD card and SD adapter. As for the phone, don't hold out for an Android 2.0 surprise -- it's running
Android 1.6 with Acer's custom Spinlets UI skin on top, which equals a frowny-face from us. Hopefully Acer manages to update things if this guy ever comes to the States, but for now we'll just let you head past the break and check the video for yourselves -- we're sorry about the terrible Owl City soundtrack, but we had nothing to do with it.
[Thanks, Shreedhan]
Continue reading Acer Liquid A1 unboxed, video style
Acer Liquid A1 unboxed, video style originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted by on under nook and cranny, proximity sensor, 4gb microsd card, megapixel camera, iphe, first impressions, unboxing, light sensor, accelerometer, google, phe, camera software, htc, t mobile, droid, mobile device, nexus, 3g, amp, nbsp |
That's right, humans -- Engadget has its very own
Nexus One. You've seen leaked pics and videos from all over, but we're the first publication to get our very own unit, and we plan on giving you guys the full story on every nook and cranny of this device. In case you've been living under a rock, here's the breakdown of the phone. The HTC-built and (soon to be) Google-sold device runs Android 2.1 atop a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, a 3.7-inch, 480 x 800 display, has 512MB of ROM, 512MB of RAM, and a 4GB microSD card (expandable to 32GB). The phone is a T-Mobile device (meaning no 3G if you want to take it to AT&T), and includes the standard modern additions of a light sensor, proximity sensor, and accelerometer. The Nexus One has a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, and we have to say so far the pictures it snaps look pretty decent (and the camera software is much faster than the same component on the Droid). The phone is incredibly thin and sleek -- a little thinner than the iPhone -- but it has pretty familiar HTC-style industrial design. It's very handsome, but not blow-you-away good looking. It's a very slim, very pocketable phone, and feels pretty good in your hand. Thought you'd have to wait for that
Google event for more on the Nexus One? Hell no -- so read on for an in-depth look. C'mon, you know you want to.
Continue reading Exclusive: Google Nexus One hands-on, video, and first impressions
Exclusive: Google Nexus One hands-on, video, and first impressions originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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