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(Credit: Apple) iPhone and iPad users unhappy with their speakerphones may be treated to better sound in future models. Apple has invented a new speakerphone system for iOS devices , according to a patent published yesterday by the U.S.
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Apple creating better-sounding speakerphone for iOS devices
A frame from the video for “The Human Theremin,” a Kinect-based project by students Duncan Boehle and Nicholas Inzucchi. (Credit: Screenshot by Edward Moyer/CNET) It’s end-of-term time, which means brainy college students throughout the land are busily quaffing coffee and eschewing sleep to get their final projects and shows sewn up. That means too, of course, that many of these compelling projects are being put on display for the first time
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Carnegie Mellon students get naughty, nice with new-media art
Windows Phone is making a dent in China after only two months. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) Is Windows Phone starting to give the iPhone a run for its money in China?
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Windows Phone edging out iPhone in China, says Microsoft
Customers may lose their unlimited data plans when upgrading to 4G LTE. (Credit: Verizon Wireless) Verizon customers with grandfathered unlimited data plans have been wearing their status with a sense of pride for a long time. New customers stuck with tiered plans look at them with envy and longing.
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Friday Poll: Verizon killing unlimited data, what are you going to do?
Demand for Samsung‘s Galaxy S III is already running hot. (Credit: Jessica Dolcourt/CNET) Samsung‘s Galaxy S III has scooped up 9 million pre-orders , Reuters said today, based on information from the Korean Economic Daily. Already finding a home among more than 100 global carriers, the Galaxy S III will debut in Germany on May 29 and then expand around the world
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Samsung grabs 9 million pre-orders for Galaxy S III
(Credit: Video screenshot by Tim Hornyak/CNET) Robots climbing up your leg — are you cool with that? Chinese researchers certainly are, arguing they could become electronic pets, or even “mobile” phones.
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Why does Clothbot want to climb up your pants?
(Credit: NTT DoCoMo) I still see kids in the Tokyo subway actually using payphones (remember those?) to call their parents as they make their way home from school. Telecommunications giant NTT DoCoMo seems to be launching this just-for-junior Android-powered smartphone to convince them to knock it off. The HW-01D ( PDF ) comes in yellow, blue, or pink
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DoCoMo launches waterproof kids’ phone
Here’s another Kickstarter project that was born out of necessity. Called the Optrix Wide-Angle, it’s a water-resistant, bump-, spill-, splash-, and drop-proof case with a built-in wide-angle lens for the iPhone 4, 4S and iPod Touch.
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The Camera Bag: Optrix Wide-Angle iPhone Case for Shooting HD Video of Extreme Sports
It doesn’t fly or go back in time, but it is a DeLorean. (Credit: DeLorean) Forget the hoverboard .
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Buy a DeLorean (of sorts) for a mere $5,500
Audi’s menu system with an Apple iPod plugged in.
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Forget the iTV, Steve Jobs wanted an iCar
While the main thing that would make Raspberry Pi’s diminutive $25 / $35 Linux setups better would be if we could get our hands on them faster , the team behind it is already working on improvements like this prototype camera seen above.
If you found yourself longing for the minor tweaks Samsung made to the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany earlier this year, you may be in luck: Apple’s filed for a preliminary injunction against the slate stateside.
Let’s face it, whether you’re down at the laundromat or feeding the meter on a busy street, you can never find enough quarters when you need’em. Know what effectively sidesteps that lack of foresight? NFC , that’s what
We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol’ Federal Communications Commission’s site. Since we couldn’t possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we’ve gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tablet getting the stamp of approval over the last week. Enjoy! Continue reading FCC Fridays: May 18, 2012 FCC Fridays: May 18, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 May 2012 23:52:00 EDT
Ready for your latest tour through the dense and meandering wording of patent applications ? Well, dig in, because it’s Microsoft’s turn to confuse lawyers the world over with this latest USPTO doc, submitted in November of 2010. The filing describes a computer-based program that would, essentially, analyze a primary device’s installed applications, cross-reference it with a different device and then either migrate that software batch or suggest similar apps to download on a secondary unit
Having spent a little time with it, we’re impressed with how much capability the engineers managed to pack into the Canon SX150 , at such an affordable price. As you’d expect given the bargain-basement ~$179 street, it’s not without its limitations, but considering what you get, it’s pretty amazing: A capable, well-built 14-megapixel digital camera with an optically stabilized 12x zoom lens and a good assortment of features
There’s been hints of it coming as early as February , but we now have a smoking gun at the FCC: the Galaxy S III is coming to T-Mobile. A Samsung SGH-T999 has popped up at the agency sporting newly added 1,700MHz AWS support that’s the telltale sign of a T-Mobile device, along with the T999 name itself (the T989 is the network’s Galaxy S II ). It also totes 850MHz and 1,900MHz WCDMA bands being used for HSPA+ data rather than just voice, a clue that the phone is ready for refarmed GSM spectrum
Sony must stay on top of Android updates for its tablets to remain relevant to consumers. (Credit: Sony) One must wonder why Sony cannot get out of the habit of playing a fragmented and behind-the-curve Android release schedule for its devices.
(Credit: CNET) Everyone who uses Instagram , EyeEm , or other photo-sharing apps knows how easy it can be to add effects to photos and make them look even better than the original.
It’s safe to say that anticipation is high for the upcoming Windows 8 Release Preview , which will become available in the first week of June.
