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2010

by Alex Martin in Games679 days ago

The first news Will and Norm get into is of the death of Microsoft’s Kin. They sold anything between 500 and 8000 of the feature-phones. Will liked the smaller form factor of the Kin One, but ultimately a lack of smart-phone features and a high price killed it. The Nexus One gets an OS update to Android 2.2 this week. It’s a good iteration over 2.1, but Will doesn’t expect any big changes until Gingerbread — Android 3.0. John Lewis (they weren’t sure but yes, it is the UK’s Macy’s) has said the next iPod...

Engadget Podcast 202 – 06.26.2010

by Jon Cole in Games, Tech689 days ago

In the wake of the latest Engadget Show, the Engadget Podcast remains surprisingly dense with tech talk. The iPhone 4 continues to be the biggest news in the industry, but the technical issues with the antenna and screen have kicked up a little bit of dust. Not to be forgotten, some of the more positive points of the phone are discussed as well, with Nilay heaping praise on the “future of mobile gaming” with the device’s gyroscope. The Droid X fills out a mobile-heavy week of news, delivering a phone that just about everyone...

This is Only a Test – Episode 17 – iPhone 4 is Here! – 6/23/2010

by Alex Martin in Tech694 days ago

Jesus, sorry, the iPhone 4 has arrived! Choirboys Will and Norm have invited screenwriter and Apple evangelist Gary Whitta to help preach. They get deep into the new minutiae of the fourth coming – how close the LCD is to the glass, pixel density, how it looks under direct sunlight – and that’s just the screen. They test Facetime, Apple’s word for “video chat”, which doesn’t play so well for audio so it might be a good idea to check out video footage on the site. For infidels, Google’s Froyo update is available on...

Engadget Podcast 201 – 06.19.2010

by Jon Cole in Games, Tech698 days ago

The Engadget Podcast opens up with… you guessed it, E3 talk. The guys don’t really try particularly hard to stick to the tech side of things, so you might feel a fair amount of retread if you listen to several video game podcasts a week. Things get back to normal around the one hour mark, inviting Joanna Stern on to talk about the Droid X. She thought the device ran pretty quickly, despite not having the proliferated Snapdragon and instead having a 1GHz OMAP chip. Josh tends to be the keyboard stickler and asks Joanna about the multitouch,...

This is Only a Test – Episode 15 – This Week in iNews

by Alex Martin in Tech707 days ago

Lots of iPhone news this week, but first Will and Norm introduce guest Matt Braga. Tested are hiring more news writers like Matt, and he gives a quick run down of the job. They’re also looking for an intern from the San Fransisco bay area. The trio give a quick recap of some of the week’s site features, the biggest of which was their host of home server videos — they built competing AMD- and Intel-based home servers and pitted them against each other. They don’t waste much time getting to iPhone 4 news. The wonder-device...

TWiT 251: Flop Sweat

by Jon Cole in Tech, Uncategorized710 days ago

For the first time in a while, This Week in Tech doesn’t cast a wide net on topics for this episode, rather focusing in on a couple of big picture stories in the tech industry. With the WWDC Conference taking place this week and TWiT recording on the Sunday beforehand, much of what the guys talk about is somewhat inaccurate in the details yet illuminating in concept. The iPhone 4 is clearly the biggest thing in the collective tech hivemind and the huge dump of related rumors leads Josh to talk a little bit about how Engadget approaches...

This is Only a Test – Episode 13 – Maker Faire is Full of Wonder – 5/27/2010

by Alex Martin in Tech722 days ago

Will and Norm have Tested alarm clocks, DSi innards and rocket ships this week. They went to the Maker Faire where they saw the giant rocket as well as a giant spider, airsoft warships, and the guys that designed their Makerbot. The guys move swiftly on to tech news, including Google’s Android FroYo mobile operating system and Google TV, which they are not that excited about. They discuss the graphics card news coming from Nvidia and Intel. Microsoft have had a staff shake-up and with rumors of a $150 price for Natal, they wonder whether it...

This is Only a Test – Episode 11 – The Eleventh Episode Spectacular – 5/13/2010

by Alex Martin in Tech735 days ago

First on the list of Tested products this week is a $200 alarm clock — the Sony Dash. The decadent bedroom accessory is the next evolution of the radio alarm clock, adding internet connectivity so you can read the news, stream music and video, and check Twitter feeds in the morning. Testers Will and Norm have also tried out Swipe this week — an alternative virtual keyboard which draws controversial opinions from the two hosts. Will details Android 2.2, nicknamed “FroYo”, which sounds like it uses iPhone like pages of icons. Tech...

TWiT 246: Two And A Half Journalists

by Jon Cole in Tech744 days ago

Things start off in a fairly predictable manner, hitting on the iPhone 4th gen scandal news that precipitated earlier in the week. However, that issue is clearly not the biggest story, as Leo pointedly wants to “get it out of the way” at the beginning. HP’s acquisition of Palm is the biggest shift in technology, marking the possibility of yet another major player into the mobile space. Due to HP’s pedigree, however, there’s much speculation as to their tablet strategies wielding WebOS (especially in light of the...

Engadget Podcast 194 – 04.30.2010

by Jonathan Downin in Tech749 days ago

HP’s buyout of Palm is up first this week and guys weren’t expecting it. The conversation has the guys speculating on how HP will handle Palm, and ideas about how WebOS will be utilized in HP’s tablet plans. The guys also quickly touch on the somber news of Microsoft’s Courier project being canned in which Josh puts forth an amazing analogy about a team of scientists trying to genetically engineer a dragon with diamond eyes– serious, listen to this. The most contentious topic this week is Steve Jobs open letter about...

This is Only a Test – Episode 9 – Rest in Peace Bill – 4/29/2010

by Alex Martin in Tech749 days ago

From robots that build to robots that destroy — hosts Will and Norm built a 3D printer robot this week, and give some behind-the-scenes talk about it. They also sent some staff to the Robo Games convention, where robots compete in combat, soccer, and drinks mixing. Moving on to the week’s tech news, they discuss HP’s acquisition of Palm, and Steve Jobs’ misguided tirade against Flash. Speaking of Flash — Macromedia have implemented hardware acceleration for Flash video on Macs, so videos should be running more smoothly....

Engadget Podcast 193 – 04.23.2010

by Jonathan Downin in Tech755 days ago

It’s all about the iPhone 4 leaks out of Gizmodo this week. Joshua recaps the whole story of the leak, and it was quite a series of events. The guys also get into the actual hardware itself and the opinions are pretty positive all around. (We also like the look of it and cover it in the latest CM Podcast) There was another high profile leak this week in the multitude of forthcoming Dell handsets and tablets. The Dell devices run the gamut of Windows Phone 7 and Android. The really surprising thing here is that they all look really slick. After...

This is Only a Test – Episode 8 – The Week of 1000 Leaks – 4/22/2010

by Alex Martin in Tech756 days ago

This is Only a Test is recorded in front of a live-stream audience and some noisy Giant Bomb employees. Will and Norm start the tech talk with a mention of their Asus PC 1001P review, which is apparently a neat little netbook for “collegiate use”, but not so hot on HD video. They move on to the news of the leak of Dell’s entire line-up of smart-phones and and tablet PCs. The confusingly named line-up goes for the machine-gun approach, with a wide range of features and price-points. Some of the devices will use Microsoft’s...

Engadget Podcast 189 – 03.27.2010

by Jonathan Downin in Tech782 days ago

No Nilay this week, but the coverage starts strong with HTC’s latest heavy-hitter, the EVO. This is an obvious follow-up to the HTC HD2, except the package is a whole lot sweeter with the move to Android. It has the latest iteration of both Android and Sense and Paul is in love. The only down-side may be that it is on the Sprint network. Also, it has an 8 megapixel camera with 720p video recording. After a bit of discussion about next generation network launches, the guys move on to the completely underwhelming Samsung Galaxy. The Dell Aero...

Engadget Podcast 186 – 03.05.2010

by Jonathan Downin in Tech804 days ago

Get ready for some legal talk at the beginning of this one. Joshua and Nilay spend the first 25 minutes discussing some of the intricacies of Apples filings against HTC, and they are not holding back. Nilay puts his lawyering hat on and at one point asked Joshua to define the word “obvious.” There is some good stuff in here and both provide valid points. Paul had a chance to see the newly announced TiVo Premiere a few days ago and he was not exactly blown away. The do agree that TiVo is still the best DVR around though, so if you can...

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