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Engadget exodus ends with encouragement (updated)

by Jon Cole in News313 days ago

As an Engadget faithful and podcast junkie, news that Paul Miller, Joshua Topolsky, and Nilay Patel were leaving the site left me a bit distressed. In one fell sweep, the Engadget Podcast was no more. In a move to try to preserve some connection with the personalities at my favorite tech website, I began to listen to the Engadget Mobile Podcast hosted by frequent flagship guest Chris Ziegler. Much to my surprise and continued dismay, Chris announced on his latest show that he was also leaving the site in favor of greener pastures. Luckily, these...

Engadget Podcast 231 – 02.05.2011

by Jon Cole in Tech367 days ago

Chris Ziegler joins the show this week to start off the conversation with his experience with the new Android Market, which allows you to buy apps via the web on your PC and push the purchases onto your phone over the air. While that’s certainly a welcome change, the guys talk about problems with app discovery that could have been better addressed with this service. Google also showed off the Motorola Xoom in a little more detail than at CES, highlighting apps that were designed specifically for Honeycomb in particular. The Motorola Atrix...

Engadget Podcast 230 – 01.24.2011

by Jon Cole in Games, Tech380 days ago

This week’s Engadget Podcast unsurprisingly starts with the news that Steve Jobs is sidelining himself for medical reasons, leaving Tim Cook in his place. In other Apple-related news, the company managed to push through an extremely successful quarter with huge profits probably stemming from unprecedented iPad adoption. HP/Palm has finally made their move on the tablet arena, with their plans going public in another one of Engadget’s comprehensive exclusive scoops. The 9-inch “Topaz” and the 7-inch “Opal” look...

Engadget Podcast 229 – 01.16.2011

by Jon Cole in Tech387 days ago

Nilay is out for this episode of the Engadget Podcast, so Automotive Editor Tim Stevens joins the show. The Verizon iPhone is easily the biggest piece of news, though it seems to fall a little flat after a huge buildup of hype. VZW’s insistence that their network can support the device and their offering of mobile hotspot functionality does seem to differentiate them from AT&T, but it remains to be seen if there’s a particularly good reason to switch immediately. Apple news continues with some insights into the iPad 2 and future...

The Engadget Podcast Show 002: CES 2011 Part 2 – 01.06.2011

by Jon Cole in Games, Tech399 days ago

If you thought day negative 2/Engadget Podcast Show 001 market a day of tablets, the guys are quick to say that say negative one/Engadget Podcast Show 002 easily surpasses it. Sony opens things up, presenting the Xperia Arc Android smartphone running the new 2.3/Gingerbread version of the OS. They also reveal their new Bloggie line of camcorders, one of which offers a 1080p 3D recording mode and playback screen. Mobile devices dominate the middle segment of the show, starting off with AT&T’s 4G data plans and future devices. The HTC Desire...

The Engadget Podcast Show 001: CES 2011 Part 1 – 01.05.2011

by Jon Cole in Tech401 days ago

This is the first “Engadget Show Podcast Showcast Vegas CES 2011 Mashup” and the guys are clearly still figuring out how they want to do these daily video shows. Intel’s 2nd Generation Core processors (known as Sandy Bridge before today) and AMD’s Fusion chips steal the first day of coverage, marking a flood of laptops taking full advantage of this powerful technology. In this category is the new Lenovo ThinkPad X120e, which redeems the product line with a legitimately high-powered machine that’s excellent for road...

Engadget Podcast 222 – 12.25.2010

by Jon Cole in Tech410 days ago

This week, the Engadget crew brings you a very special X-Mas Eve holiday spectacular with this podcast. Verizon’s LTE rollout is one of the biggest pieces of tech news this week, with HTC and Motorola teasing out small pieces of information on their upcoming hardware for this new spec. Motorola has been taking their media blitz even further with their promotion of an upcoming tablet running the upcoming ‘Honeycomb’ Android update. The guys have a big debate about the quality of Apple products with respect to Android products, spurred...

The Engadget Show – 016: Mitsubishi’s Frank DeMartin, iRobot, Aldebaran’s NAO robot, Ubisoft Battle Tag, CES ’11 preview, and more!

by Jon Cole in Games, Tech414 days ago

Mitsubishi’s Head of Product Development Frank DeMartin hops on the Engadget Show for the big interview at the top of the program. 3D televisions and software are obviously at the forefront of the consumer marketplace and DeMartin makes a spirited argument for the platform’s ability to immerse you into the content on screen. He also expresses a lot of enthusiasm for connected TV and streaming technologies, even with a little twinkle in his eye for a future undisclosed (possible Google TV) product. This week’s prerecorded segment...

Engadget Podcast 221 – 12.11.2010

by Jon Cole in Tech425 days ago

The Nexus S is the Android handset of the hour and Josh starts off the show by talking about his review. He gave the device an 8/10 rather than a 9/10 mostly because of the plastic hardware, lack of 720p support, no native voicechat software, and weak Android UI implementation. On the other hand, he praises the phone for the new Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS and recognizes that it’ll be the new gold standard for Google phones. The Google news doesn’t stop any time soon, with Android Honeycomb coming under the microscope due to its focus...

Engadget Podcast 220 – 12.03.2010

by Jon Cole in Tech431 days ago

This week’s Engadget Podcast starts off with… a Lenovo advertisement, which is an oddly high point for the show as it shows some form of legitimacy. The holiday blitz has hit the tech industry in full, with Verizon making a huge splash with the upcoming wide release of 4G LTE service in over 30 markets. Nilay briefly details the pricing plans for the USB modems to go out on release and Josh goes into his experience with the LG product. After a strange survey about the iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab hit the internet like wildfire, Engadget...

The Engadget Show – 015: Sprint’s Fared Adib, Google TV creator Salahuddin Choudhary, Galaxy Tab, Nook Color, and more!

by Jon Cole in Tech438 days ago

This month’s Engadget Show starts off with an interview with Sprint’s Fared Adib, who’s responsible for the “procurement and development of products” from various mobile device manufacturers. He talks specifically about the groundswell of enthusiast support of the EVO 4G and how that helped pave the way for Sprint to be a major player in both the Android device and 4G speed arenas. They also delve into the necessity of Android fragmentation for the sake of carrier optimization. After an absolutely amazing segment where...

Engadget Podcast 219 – 11.13.2010

by Jon Cole in Tech452 days ago

The Engadget Podcast starts out with the biggest news to emerge from the rumor mill this week, namely the Google Nexus S. While the phone’s hardware isn’t particularly outstanding, it’s pretty clear that the idea of a carrier-agnostic, vanilla Android phone is intangibly appealing. Another upcoming flagship Android device was revealed this week – the Samsung Continuum. Samsung really broke out the AMOLED in style with their latest, adding a 1.8 inch “ticker” to the front of the device dedicated to notifications. Josh...

Engadget Podcast 217 – 10.30.2010

by Jon Cole in Games, Tech466 days ago

Engadget picks their rumors very carefully and has cranked out a very high success rate as a result. Their latest hot scoop is the PSP Phone, which apparently has a motherload of confirmation behind it through pictures and multiple sources within Sony/Sony Ericsson. The guys talk about how the phone looks, the possible conflicts between games on the Android Marketplace and Sony’s offerings, and how this device might compare to the current PSP. Apple recently hosted a “Back To Mac” conference and predictably announced Mac OS X 10.7...

The Engadget Show – 014: Aaron Woodman, Windows Phone 7, Google TV, MacBook Airs, and more!

by Jon Cole in Tech471 days ago

This month’s Engadget Show is exciting as always, welcoming Microsoft’s Aaron Woodman back onto the show to talk about Windows Phone 7 this time. Josh brings up the lack of CDMA availability right off the bat, with Aaron noting an early 2010 release on Verizon as a result of a “technology roadmap issue”. Aaron goes on to address some of the issues that the Engadget team brought up in the OS’s review, namely that some features and apps feel beta despite a strong overarching experience and more importantly multitasking. Windows...

Engadget Podcast 216 – 10.16.2010

by Jon Cole in Tech480 days ago

With Chris Ziegler on this week’s show, The Engadget Podcast is full to the brim with mobile talk. Nokia’s latest handset, the N8, has been subject to much controversy due to the fanaticism of its fans. Engadget’s review was a joint operation of several editors, most of which agreed that the hardware is generally impressive while the latest version of Symbian OS simply doesn’t live up to modern expectations. The biggest news of the mobile world is clearly the upcoming launch of Windows Phone 7. At their launch event, they...

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