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We heard last week when Sprint launched the HTC Touch Pro at “select national retailers” that the device would be available online on November 2nd. Well, it’s November 2nd, and they’ve kept their promise. The base retail price of the QWERTY smartphone is $579.99, but an “instant savings” of $180 combined with a $100 mail-in-rebate brings the price down to palatable $299.99 (with a 2-year agreement, needless to say). Of course, if you’re really starved for human contact, you could always head over to a Sprint store and buy one in person, too.Update: Had a little trouble with those read links — all fixed now.[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]Sprint’s HTC Touch Pro now available for purchase online, as promised originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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While not nearly as gnarly as Acrylic Cowboy’s inside-out case, the VENTO TA-F is probably more usable in most respects. ASUS’ new foldable PC chassis promises a 30% savings on storage and transportation, but alas, all that apparently goes away once you stock it full of internal components. At any rate, novice and expert DIYers alike will appreciate the “no-tools-necessary” clause, and the plethora of drive bays within will keep mobile data servers happy as a lark. Those who’d like to pick one up will have to look coast to coast at their leisure (thanks for the specifics, ASUS), but make sure to choose silver (TA-F21) or black (TA-F11) beforehand.ASUS introduces VENTO TA-F foldable PC case originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Among American carriers, T-Mobile USA isn’t typically the first that comes to mind when we’re thinking of purveyors of bleeding-edge hardware — but between the G1 and this, we might have to start rethinking that stereotype. T-Mob has officially become the first carrier in North America to offer Motorola’s 5-megapixel MOTOZINE ZN5, a quadband EDGE candybar with WiFi, a morphing keypad along the lines of T-Mobile’s own MOTOROKR E8, and a 5-megapixel camera with xenon flash that’s been infused with a heavy dose of Kodak imaging wizardry. The best part about the whole thing might be the price — just $99 on a two-year contract, which fills our hearts with hope that awesome cams on phones are now officially commodity items. Look for the ZN5 in “select” T-Mobile stores and online starting today.T-Mobile offers Motorola’s MOTOZINE ZN5 for $99 on contract originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Ah here we go, a major acquisition following a quarter of disturbingly bleak financial results from Japan’s tech community. First from the chute is Panasonic, which according to Nikkei and other members of the media elite, has reached a preliminary agreement to takeover its troubled domestic rival, Sanyo — details to be announced on November 7th. The chatter began in ernest over the weekend with plenty of folks blabbing about Panasonic’s plan to create a “battery superpower” meant to dominate a future that envisions a taller, more slender mankind tooling about in form-fitting jumpsuits from the safety of silent, electric cars. The deal would also extend Panasonic’s range of consumer electronics while giving it access to Sanyo’s solar panel production. Yeah, yeah, we get it, now let’s just make it official already, k fellas?[Via Times Online]Panasonic agrees to controlling stake in Sanyo, seen issuing hearty backslaps to executives originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Like the i900 Omnia, eh? We sure did. Well here’s its prettier, smarter cousin tagged the T*Omnia. For the most part, it’s the same quad-band, WinMo 6.1 candybar with 7.2Mbps HSDPA data, WiFi, GPS, 5 megapixel cam, and nifty TouchWiz UI we’ve seen for months. But this hometown Korean version bumps the display to a WVGA, 800 x 480 pixels (up from 400 x 240) while slapping in a DMB digital television tuner to ensure its non-Stateside status for eternity… at least with this specific configuration. Perhaps Verizon would be so kind as to make use of that display?Samsung’s T*Omnia: all that and double the i900 Omnia’s resolution originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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An ad campaign shot entirely on a mobile phone camera? Well, Sony Ericsson — claiming to be the first — has done it, using the C905, ostensibly to prove what an awesome (8.1-megapixel) camera it boasts. The results can be found exclusively in December’s issue of FHM, and are what Sony Ericsson Marketing Director David Hilton calls an “amazing opportunity” to “show off the capabilities” of the Cyber-shot. So let’s just get this straight: your ad uses a professional model, a fashion photographer, professional lighting, and makeup, not to mention all that retouching, and we’re supposed to be impressed with the camera? Okay, we’ll admit it: we’re pretty impressed.[Via PicturePhoning]Sony Ericsson’s new ad shows off the C905’s camera and absolutely nothing else originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Cellphones, TransportationIt might make for good business practice, but damn if Microsoft’s plan to “invest” in South Korea’s software industry “as part of the US giant’s drive to strengthen its presence in the country” doesn’t sound a bit desperate. After all, shouldn’t your software be so compelling that governments and companies fall all over themselves for the rights to use it (eh, hem: Android)? In a $60 million deal announced after Steve Ballmer lobbied met with South Korea’s president, Lee Myung-Bak, Microsoft will train software designers, support venture firms, and establish a tech center in South Korea over the next three years. The Korean government will invest about $8.4 million. In separate but related deals also announced today, Microsoft entered into a vague agreement with LG — having something to do with convergence using LG’s mobile gear and Microsoft’s WinMo OS — and opened a research center with Hyundai to develop new IT products and services for automotive applications. Thumbs up, indeed.Read — $60,000,000 investment Read — Hyundai deal Read — LG and MicrosoftMicrosoft pays South Koreans $60 million to use its software originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

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If you’re not a Netflix subscriber and aren’t interested in becoming one, please pardon yet another post about streaming content from the formerly DVD-exclusive renter — but for those non-Xbox owning, non-Live subscribing readers who want to get in on some HD Watch it Now action, we have some good news for you. Earlier indications were that other Netflix-friendly devices would see updates enabling high-def support and now, in what appears to be an official confirmation from Roku’s VP of Consumer Products, that company’s little $99 box will indeed be “delivering Netflix in HD by the end of the year,” complete with a tweaked interface to suit all those extra pixels. Additionally, streaming here will operate over lower bitrates than the Xbox is expecting; good for those with iffy download speeds, but perhaps coming at the cost of quality. Finally, and teasingly, Roku devs are said to be working on “another major new feature” that will blow your mind. Oh, how we do love surprises.[Via Hacking Netflix]Roku’s Netflix Player handling HD content “by the end of the year” originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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We’re not going to jump up on our “new media” pedestal and claim that Time Magazine is irrelevant or anything, but man, stick to what you know. Time’s gadget of the year list includes some commendable choices to be certain — but seriously, not a single industry re-defining netbook, multi-million selling iPhone 3G, or 1080p-capable EOS 5D Mark II DSLR in a top 10 list of 2008 gadgets? Puhlease. Seems that voting is still open — while you can’t change the list you can certainly have your say as to whether Peek’s eMail-only handheld should be voted above T-Mobile’s Android-powered G1 (by a margin of more than 5 to 1) as the best gadget of 2008.[Thanks, Horatio]Peek’s email device tops voting for Time’s gadget of the year, not that it matters originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Daaaamn… this Victor Multi-Kill Electronic Mouse Trap is serious business. Normally we prefer more humane, wired domes to cage our furry house guests as they grab for the rich dark-chocolate morsels that tempt the palate of elite city-mice. We then release them into wee puddle-boats with tiny parasols to enjoy a feast of truffles glazed in a bit of saffron sauce. But all the gadgety goodness of this Multi-Kill trap makes us want to electrocute our pests into smoldering puffs of lifeless mouse just as Victor promises. The high-voltage shock is said to kill the mouse in 3 seconds followed by a swivel of the “Shock N’ Drop” chamber to dump up to 10 carcasses into the collection drawer. “Population annihilation in just one night — 100% kill rate guaranteed.” Oh boy. Video after the break.
Continue reading Victor Multi-Kill trap electrocutes mice, hates liberalsVictor Multi-Kill trap electrocutes mice, hates liberals originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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