Report tags Apple, Nokia, Samsung Viewing videos on your smartphone's tiny display may soon be a thing of the past, replaced by your phone's ability to project that video onto a screen, wall, or even a friend's shirt.… Full published article at: Read More »

The makers of electric cars may be forced to add noise emitting devices to hybrid vehicles in an effort to improve pedestrian safety, according to the Japanese Government.   Fears for the safety of pedestrians were raised when it was discovered that the new breed of cars make virtually no noise when using battery power and travelling at relatively low speeds (still fast enough for you not to want to stands in its way, we’d guess). Concerns for the visually impaired were particularly strong as they rely on the sound of an engine to determine when it is safe to cross a...Read More »

We don't know about anyone else, but we've been waiting on LG's GD910 ever since we first heard about it way back around CES. We've already heard that the watch / phone-loving combo would hit shelves sometime in July (that's now) in Europe, but it looks like it's going to be more like August -- at least in the UK. T3 says they've confirmed this with Orange (the GD910's exclusive carrier), and though the price remains unspecified, we're expecting it to cost somewhere between $1,000 and way-more-than-you-should-spend. We're not going to bother with the...Read More »

Red Fox's recently unveiled netbook -- the Wizbook N1020i -- has just gotten a hands-on treatment from the folks over at Electronic Pulp. The 10.2-incher is looking like pretty standard netbook fare -- a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, a 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, Wi-Fi, built-in webcam and card reader, plus 3 USB ports and a 6-cell battery -- all tell the same old tale. Rather interestingly, though, this model supports Bluetooth 3.0 and boasts an ExpressCard/34 slot... which may not be enough to make you run out in search of one, but...Read More »

Radiopaq is claiming it can improve the sound quality on the iPod nano by an astonishing 60% with its new Sound Jacket.   It's an audacious claim, but an intriguing one because it meets the oldest complaint in the book when it comes to the iPod. 'Sexy design, great interface, but the sound quality just doesn't match-up.'   - T3 Top 10 MP3 Players - Vote now and win in the 2009 T3 Gadget Awards   Using its Intelligent Audio technology, Radiopaq reckons that the mobile graphic equaliser with its that fits snuggly around your iPod nano like a portable dock can eliminate...Read More »

We knew we'd see cheap / free subsidized netbooks eventually, and here we are: Best Buy and Sprint are offering up a Compaq-branded HP Mini 110c for just 99 cents when you sign a two-year data contract. Yeah, it looks good on paper, especially since AT&T and Verizon will ding you $199 for the same machine, but we just don't think it's worth it: at $60 a month for service, you'll be spending $1,440 for two years of pain with that 1.6GHz Atom, 1GB of RAM and three-cell battery. We'd say you're way better off grabbing...Read More »

Angelica Mari, Computing, Monday 6 July 2009 at 18:07:00 Manufacturer releases earnings estimates to ease market speculation on its performance In an attempt to reduce market speculation, electronics giant Samsung announced quarterly earnings estimates for the first time and said it expects a sales increase for the period. The firm foresees consolidated sales of $24.46bn (£15.8bn) to $26 bn (£16bn) for the quarter, up from $22.96 bn (£14.1bn) a year ago. Operating profit is predicted to reach $1.74bn (£1.07bn) to $2.05 bn (£1.26bn) – in line with the $1.89bn (£1.16bn) reported a year ago. Samsung does...Read More »

This whole global economic crisis, and its resulting massive loss of jobs got us thinking. We here at Engadget didn't want to stand helplessly by, announcing every new round of misery without giving anything back -- so we decided to take the opportunity to spread a little positivity. We'll be handing out a new gadget every day (except for weekends) to lucky readers until we run out of stuff or companies stop sending things. Today we've got a Novatel Ovation MC990D HSPA USB modem on offer. Read the rules below (no skimming -- we're omniscient and can...Read More »

We know you all have been eagerly awaiting the good word on that new Magellan GPS ever since it came to our attention (via some cat's diligent FCC carousing) at the end of May. According to an announcement dropped this morning, the Maestro 4700 should be making the scene on July 15 for an MSRP of $299. Among the features sure to thrill and titillate one who is lucky enough to purchase this guy: OneTouch favorites, hands-free Bluetooth calling (with your compatible cellphone), a predictive traffic mode that analyzes past traffic patterns and suggests alternate...Read More »

Apple hasn't ever been great at this whole "heat dissipation" thing, but some new developments in the supposed overheating iPhone scandal of 2009 have us wondering how widespread or reproducible these problems might be. Here are a few semi-facts we've managed to amass: Somebody's white iPhone 3GS grew some ugly brown markings during heavy use. A new development is saying that the discoloration came from a case (pictured), not from cooking the plastic. More users than usual have been reporting an overheated iPhone error after...Read More »