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by Jonathan Downin in Tech647 days ago

News of HP buying Palm starts the show and the guys seem to think that this will be a good thing for both parties. They speculate on whether the phone to come out of Palm will be branded Palm or HP. Both of the guys are excited at the prospect of the forthcoming Dell phones, but Ryan is wary about what the real quality of the devices will be. Peter points out how Windows Phone 7 looks like a slick modern mobile OS while Android is in need of a good coat of polish. T-Mobile has introduced a new take on data-capping, and while data-capping is still...

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by Jonathan Downin in Tech665 days ago

The gdgt weekly guys are back after being absent for a few weeks. They cite the launch of a new website feature as the reason for delay. They spend the first part of this cast discussing the new social interaction feature and explain how it works. It’s a nice addition so head to gdgt.com and check it out for yourself. Microsoft’s Kin line-up kicks-off the actual gadget talk and the guys don’t quite know what to think about it. Ryan stresses that these new handsets are going to have to be cheap if they are going to appeal to their...

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by Jon Cole in Games, Tech685 days ago

gdgt is CTIA-silly this week, focusing mostly on mobile devices but managing to pack in some good gaming talk at the end of the show.  Sprint’s first 4G/WiMAX phone has been stirring up some excitement among the tech community, mostly because the device offers not only the optimistic prospect of 4G speeds but also a solidly-built, interesting hardware design. Dell’s announcement of the Aero 3 proves a little befuddling to both Peter and Ryan because it’s planned to be released on AT&T and it seems to be targeting a cheap,...

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by Jon Cole in Tech728 days ago

Beginning the conversation on this week’s episode of gdgt weekly is Google’s software integration of multitouch into Android 2.1.  Peter and Ryan agree that multitouch was virtually the only major feature missing from Android’s offerings and Ryan briefly shares some of his experience with an updated Nexus One.  Staying on the smartphone topic, Symbian has just gone open source, which may have been a good sign if it came earlier in the OS’s lifecycle but may signal some floundering in its last breaths. Xbox Live support...

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by Jonathan Downin in Tech738 days ago

Ryan and Peter are back to talk about their impressions of the iPad and they provide a lot of insight here. On par with the Engadget crew, the gdgt guys try to examine all aspects of what the iPad is, and what it needs to be for them to be happy. The ‘no multitasking’ card is played here, but they don’t linger on it too long. Ryan is especially bothered by the inability to use the device effectively with 1 hand. The lack of Flash support is touched on as well. On the positive side, Peter can appreciate the idea of upscaling a...

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gdgt weekly 069 – CES wrap-up

by Jonathan Downin in Tech753 days ago

If you just haven’t had enough CES coverage, this should top you off. The gdgt guys are back, after a rather lengthy hiatus, to cover CES 2010 with a 2 part special episode. Instead of doing daily podcasts, the decision was made to take a retrospective look at the show and talk about the most notable products and announcements. This seems like the best way to go. The discussion is all over the map here with the Nexus One kicking things off. 3D receives a similarly lengthy chunk of time before the guys move onto the resurgence of tablets....

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by Jonathan Downin in Tech796 days ago

It’s a rather dry episode this week. Friend of the show, Michael Gartenberg is on, and quite frankly, the show suffers a bit for it. While he has some nice insight into the topics of the week, the atmosphere of the episode is quite different, and the fun flies out the window. The recent declaration of the death of the CrunchPad is the center of attention and there are a few theories about what happened in the development process expressed here. Michael feels like it was a product without a market, but Ryan feels like it had a bit more promise. The...

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by Jon Cole in Tech810 days ago

Ryan starts off Chrome OS talk by announcing that one of the gdgt’s engineers compiled the developer code preview, placed it into a VMware virtual machine, and made it available on their site.  Beyond that, Ryan is mostly unexcited about the OS considering its not much more than a browser.  In his characteristic optimism, Peter notes that this is Google really throwing its weight behind their own OS, which is exciting enough to begin with. Sony seems to be interested in making a digital distribution storefront similar to iTunes and both of the...

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by Jonathan Downin in Tech815 days ago

The Palm Pixi is now available and the verdict is mixed. WebOS has not taken off in the way that Palm would have hoped, and the guys argue that the only real chance they have is if they expand to other carriers. The Blackberry Storm 2 also receives middling opinions, but the addition of more under-screen button contacts makes the clickscreen work marginally better. Samsung’s foray into the smartphone OS market with Bada also sparks a discussion. It was a big for media center device announcements. Boxee is getting into the dedicated hardware...

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by Jonathan Downin in Tech826 days ago

The recent news that Best Buy is looking to team-up with CinemaNow to deliver digital content is the first topic up this week. If  they can get the hardware partnerships in place, this could be a formidable entry into a burgeoning market. Apple has the same sort of idea and is rumored to be looking into creating an alternative to cable through iTunes. The guys feel like this is an up-hill battle for them with the wariness of content providers. Barnes and Noble’s Nook e-reader received a very warm reception upon its unavailing, but they are...

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by Jonathan Downin in Tech833 days ago

Any other week, the announcement of Netflix coming to PS3 would be big news, but it has been overshadowed by the inundation of activity in the mobile world. Palm has announced that the Pixi will be launching next month for $99. While this is a reasonable price, it is going to be a hard sell against the $99 iPhone 3G, and the guys say as much. Motorola’s DROID, available from Verizon on November 6th for $199, has made huge waves in the mobile world. With its high-res display, Android 2.0 OS and Google’s recently deployed turn-by-turn...

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by Jonathan Downin in Tech836 days ago

Tired of hearing about Windows 7 yet? The opinions are the same here as they have been everywhere– it’s good. The guys get into the Apple updates and the iMacs seem to be the biggest win. Ryan laments that he would like to pick one up, but he just can’t make the move to a desktop. The Barnes and Nobel Nook ebook reader has caught everyone off-guard. Ryan brings up a good point here about how amazing it is that a company like B&N, with no history with technology, can bring such a strong product to the market. The Nook seems...

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by Jonathan Downin in Tech847 days ago

The Danger/Sidekick data loss situation has been the biggest story of the week. Danger holds all of Sidekick user’s data in the cloud and something went horribly wrong and they lost all of that data. This has called the idea of keeping all data in the cloud into question for many people. According to Danger, there still may be hope for user to retain their data if their phone has not been turned off or ran out of battery. Barnes & Nobles is on the verge of announcing their competitor to Amazon’s Kindle and it is rumored to have a...

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by Jonathan Downin in Tech854 days ago

Windows Mobile 6.5, now known as Windows Phone is the first topic up this week and the guys don’t have too many good things to say about it. It is more of a stop-gap measure for Microsoft and we won’t see a true smartphone OS competitor from Microsoft until version 7. Ryan does give some credit for this being a move towards a more consumer-centric update. Amazon has dropped the price of the Kindle 2 to $259 and introduced an international GSM version for $279. The extra $20 gives you the ability to download books outside of the State...

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by Jonathan Downin in Tech865 days ago

This episode came out 4 days late, but it’s here. There are a lot of topics covered this week with the guys starting out with the leaked image of Microsoft codename “Pink” phones. This is supposedly coming out of the Danger, makers of the SideKick, which Microsoft acquired a couple years ago. Ryan thinks that if this ends-up being a messaging-centered smartphone that it may have a chance at digging into the iPhone market for teens. Microsoft rumored Courier brings tablets back into the discussion as well. The somewhat lackluster...

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