Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Yesterday when Steve showed us 10 of his favorite new Leopard features, he left out at least a couple we were a little more than interested in: HD DVD and Blu-ray support. While Tiger does have support for HD DVD and Blu-ray drives, it’s not able to play back Hollywood movies […]

Filed under: Laptops
Much as they did back at the time of Vista’s launch, Sony decided to refresh a bunch of its laptops in one fell swoop, today announcing no less than 21 new VAIOs in four different model ranges. Those include the VAIO A, BX, FZ and G series, which each get upgrades of varying […]

Filed under: Displays, GPS, Transportation
Despite cries of privacy invasion from the city’s many drivers, interactive entertainment / advertising / navigation platforms are still being rolled out in New York’s 13,000+ cabs, with major player TaxiTech’s eTaxi solution the latest to receive approval from the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission. One of four companies certified by […]

Filed under: Desktops
Seeing as the last time we heard from HTPC-manufacturer Moneual it was pimping the million-dollar Jewelry PC, the $695 base pricetag on its new Inovy series of desktops seems downright frugal. The machines, available in six colors, feature liquid-cooled 64-bit dual-core Athlon 4400+ processors, integrated NVIDIA 6100 graphics, 1GB of RAM, a 250GB […]

Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentFor those looking to make the leap to home automation whilst making sure that elegance is taken into account, Control4 is hoping its newfangled Home Controller HC-300 will fit the bill. The relatively low-cost IP-based home controller offers up a multitude of serial, infrared, and video sensing ports, plays nice with […]

Filed under: Desktops, PeripheralsJust months after Philips went nuts and introduced a plethora of new input peripherals, Kensington is pulling a similar move by launching its colorful Ci Lifestyle Collection of wireless mice and keyboards. Each device was designed to be as thin as comfortably possible, sport advanced power saving abilities, and easily fit into […]

Filed under: Desktops, Laptops
While yesterday’s WWDC may have been relatively uneventful for those keeping an eye out for hardware refreshes, Steve made sure he showed off the desktop of Leopard in as much detail as possible. Interestingly, the newfangled dock he managed to brag about may have looked a tad familiar, and as a clever […]

Filed under: Features, Misc. Gadgets
digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/design/Winners_of_the_Engadget_Mascot_contest’; Ok, it’s time to coronate the Engadget mascot — we know how you’ve waited to find out whose character is going to appear on Engadget (and take home the Wii). We’re just as stoked as you. Whenever you’re ready, the winners are posted after the break.Continue reading Winners […]

Filed under: Cellphones
Good news for those of you in Taiwan (and America, too) who can’t wait to get acquainted with HTC’s Touch, as its creator has reportedly announced that it will be deployed shortly in its “home base,” with an American launch to go down before the dawn of 2008. Peter Chou, chief executive officer […]

Filed under: Announcements
Incredibly, Engadget Mobile’s still celebrating its glorious relaunch — and why shouldn’t it? Celebrations mean giveaways, and today, “giveaway” means a shiny new Sanyo M1 for Sprint. Equipped with a full gig of onboard storage, the M1’s pretty much a music fan’s dream, so why not take a crack at winning it? Click […]