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HTC Fuze now for sale on AT&T’s web site

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Well, that didn't take long -- the HTC Fuze just started trickling into AT&T retail stores, and now it's available for sale online as well. Just as we'd heard, pricing is set at $300 after rebate on a two-year contract, which makes the iPhone / BlackBerry Bold / Fuze decision all the more difficult for AT&T customers -- a dilemma we're guessing the suits in Dallas are only too happy to inflict upon the gadget geek masses. So, what's it gonna be?

[Thanks, Marco]

HTC Fuze now for sale on AT&T's web site originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sanyo builds prototype pedometer that powers itself while you walk

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These portable power generating options are a dime a dozen now, but we thought you'd still want to know that Sanyo has invented a device that'll let you turn your health obsession into electricity to power your health obsession -- a vicious cycle if we've ever seen one. It's a pedometer that generates just enough energy (40 microwatts) to keep itself ticking when the swinging motion of its health-nut wearer's body causes tiny parts to move around. Sanyo hopes to use the technology for other low-power devices in the future. As for us, we'd rather remain utterly otiose and let our battery slaves do the work for us, though we can imagine something like this might, with some improvements, prove useful to those villagers who have to walk 12 miles to charge their cell phones.

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Sanyo builds prototype pedometer that powers itself while you walk originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Target gift card for the holidays multitasks as adorable digital camera

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Okay, we don't know who came up with this idea, but we have to give them some credit for innovation, not to mention (in our opinion) some pretty attractive design sense. Yes, Target's new gift card gimmick this holiday season is that it doubles as a cute, disposable digital camera. The little device runs on two AAA batteries, has a self-timer, and is packaged with a USB cord, driver disc, instruction manual and a voucher for 40 free prints from Target. The camera itself is a 1.2-megapixel affair with 8MB of memory on-board, which means it can store about 50 images. Now, we know this just a ploy to get us to buy Target gift cards, but we're kind of smitten with this little thing. Oh, and: Bah! Humbug!

[Via Coolest Gadgets]

Target gift card for the holidays multitasks as adorable digital camera originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LincVolt launches new website, more details about the conversion process emerge

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Some new details have emerged about LincVolt, Neil Young's latest foray into green auto, and we're more than happy to pass 'em along to you. According to our friends at Autoblog, the LincVolt shares more than just a name with GM's Volt, using a CNG engine to power the electric drive system so that the wheels are driven by the batteries alone. The car currently gets 50 MPG, but the LincVolt team are aiming at 100 MPG and a system that will achieve "over-unity" (generating more energy than is put in). The company has also launched a new website which will provide live data from Shakey's very own vehicle (voltage, battery charge, speed, etc.) as well as the typical blogs and forums. If that isn't enough, we've even included a video Neil driving his car, just in case you've never seen anybody drive a car before. Check it out after the break.

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LincVolt launches new website, more details about the conversion process emerge originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mars Phoenix lander goes silent, NASA ends mission

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The inevitable has happened. Our friend, the loved and loving Mars Phoenix lander has gone quietly into that long, good night once and for all. Even though we joyfully joined the lander on its adventures as it Tweeted from beyond the stratosphere, and thrilled at its explorations, pitfalls, and pratfalls, try not to feel the familiar sting of humanity at the thought of our little robotic buddy facing that call to interminable sleep we all must answer one day. Let's rest easy knowing that the NASA-spawned craft served dutifully and fearlessly right up to the end, when it was overpowered by a horde of space zombies and turned into an undead killing machine. We'll miss you, pal.

Mars Phoenix lander goes silent, NASA ends mission originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Storm giveaway contest “winner” tattoos the phone on his cankle, will never find love

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There are three primary rules to tattoos that we're aware of:
  • 1. "I love my mom" tattoos are really cool.
  • 2. "I love my short-term-girlfriend" tattoos are questionable at best.
  • 3. "I love this gadget" tattoos have greater built-in obsolescence than sliced apples and pretty much clench the fact that nobody will ever go out with you. Also, they're really awesome.
CrackBerry.com reader T.J. fell hard for rule number three and got a life-size tattoo of the BlackBerry Storm on his large, hairy calf to prove his undying devotion and win a free Storm. He even got some video of the happening (peep it below the fold), most likely to be shown in middle schools in the coming years as a huffing deterrence. We're looking forward to a Bumfight-like battle between T.J. and Zune Tattoo Guy before long, or perhaps a support group to get through this awkward, humiliating stage of life together. We'd prefer the Bumfight.

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Storm giveaway contest "winner" tattoos the phone on his cankle, will never find love originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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SNIF Tags go commercial, promise to monitor your dog’s activity

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They've been keeping tabs on dogs around MIT for a few years now, but it looks like the activity-monitoring SNIF Tags are now finally making their public, and commercial, debut. Unlike some other devices that track your dog's whereabouts with GPS, these make use of an accelerometer and some motion analysis software to determine exactly how active your dog is, all of which gets logged online via the included SNIF base station that connects to your router. Even more ambitiously, the tags also promise to let you and your dog engage in a bit of social networking, with the tags able to recognize when they're close to another tag and record the encounter online when you get back home which, of course, depends on plenty of other dogs having the tags as well. Their $200 introductory price (or $300 after November 24th) won't exactly help those chances, however, nor will the $10 a month fee for the premium membership (a year of service is included with the starter kit). If that's not a deterrent for you though, you can get your order in right now by hitting up the ready link below.

SNIF Tags go commercial, promise to monitor your dog's activity originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Fuze rears its glossy head in some AT&T stores

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Can't be long now, right? First we had dummies, but these are the real deal, ladies and gentlemen -- a little over five ounces of HSDPA, VGA, TouchFLO 3D, QWERTY, and likely a bunch more letters and numbers we're not recalling at the moment. Retail Fuzes are trickling into stores as we speak, though they're apparently going under lock and key; as far as we can tell, none will be sold until AT&T drops the green flag. In the meantime, Sprint, pimp that Touch Pro of yours as hard as you can, because we're afraid your exclusivity is about to end.

Fuze rears its glossy head in some AT&T stores originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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New SNES portable is heavy on the SNES, light on the portable

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The SNES has certainly proven to be one of the most popular consoles to get the portable treatment among those go-getter console modders out there, and it looks like it's not showing any signs of losing that status, with this so-called SNEP (Super Nintendo Entertainment Portable) only the latest to pop up on our radar. As you can see above, this one is a tad less portable than some other handheld SNES mods we've seen (it also apparently needs to be plugged in), but it does at least do better job than most at staying true to the SNES's (or, more accurately, the Super Famicom's) instantly-recognizable appearance. There's no plans available for building your own, unfortunately, but you can check it out in action in the video after the break.

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New SNES portable is heavy on the SNES, light on the portable originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony Ericsson’s X1A surfaces in Best Buy’s inventory

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It looks like the long, slow road to a domestic street date for the XPERIA X1 could be coming to an end with the phone's recent entry into the inventory system over at Best Buy. Of course, we're taking all of this with the proverbial grain of salt, but looks like the X1A (as it's known in North America) might actually hit the shelves on December 7 of this year, with a retail price of $799.99. There is no word on a possible contract price yet, and with all of the other options out there (Touch Pro and G1 come to mind) SE might have a tough time selling this one to consumers whenever it does see the light of day. We'll have to wait and see.

Sony Ericsson's X1A surfaces in Best Buy's inventory originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Epson PowerLite Cinema 700 costs only slightly more dollars than its horizontal line count

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We're sorry you lost your fortune in the global financial crisis, but we've got some news to cheer you up -- you might still be able to plaster your living room wall with HD video. Epson just launched the PowerLite Cinema 700, a 720p home theater projector that it claims is the first to retail at $799. Sure, they've made this kind of claim before, and it's true that if you look hard enough you'll probably find a couple other 720p projectors at that price, but we're not gonna make a fuss -- this 3LCD projector is a decent deal, what with it doing 2,000 lumens and having a 2,000:1 contrast ratio. It's already available in Epson's online store -- or, at least it would be if it wasn't sold out at the moment. Guess some other economically depressed folks thought it was a decent deal, too!

Epson PowerLite Cinema 700 costs only slightly more dollars than its horizontal line count originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Engadget Mobile scores a crystal ball, peers into Nokia’s smartphone future

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We've somehow managed to stumble upon a treasure trove of information detailing Nokia's smartphone past, present, and future, and we'd like to share it with you. Care to see it? Head on over to Engadget Mobile for all the Earth-shattering drama! (Hint: 8-megapixel cameras and VGA displays. Thought that might get your attention.)

Engadget Mobile scores a crystal ball, peers into Nokia's smartphone future originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Viewsonic announces new digital photo frames, neither with WiFi

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ViewSonic's half-heartedly announced a pair of 8-inch digital photo frames for your all of your half-hearted holiday shopping needs. The DPG801BK and the DPG807BK are basically the same product, with 800 x 600 resolution displays, a 500:1 contrast ratio, and 512MB of internal memory. If that's not enough memory for your um... memories, you can of course load in a memory card or USB drive (there's no wireless integration in either frame). The DPG807BK also has a remote control, which is going to be handy when you want to quickly cycle past photos of your "lovely family" from across the room. They're both available and the DPG801BK will go for $119 while the DPG807BK is $159 -- a small price to pay for the gift that says "I got this for you last night and you're lucky I even though of it at all."

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Viewsonic announces new digital photo frames, neither with WiFi originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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NEC launches PowerMate P4000 and P6000 all-in-ones

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We've noticed a pattern with NEC -- compact, minimalist computer designs with low-end to run-of-the-mill specs. There's nothing wrong with having a specialty, and NEC Asia Pacific is sticking with what it knows with the PowerMate P4000 and P6000 all-in-ones. The P4000 is a light worker (to put it perhaps too kindly), with a 1.9GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 processor, 1GB of RAM, 250GB of hard disk space, an NVIDIA GeForce 9100M G integrated graphics chip, and a 16-inch display at 1366 x 768. We'd go instead for the P6000 (pictured above), which is actually competitive with similarly priced all-in-ones like the Gateway One. It's got a 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, twice the storage and memory of its lesser sibling, integrated NVIDIA GeForce 9300, and a roomier 19-inch, 1440 x 900 display. Both systems are due for release in Asia next week, the P4000 at S$1,899 ($1,270) and the P6000 at S$2,499 ($1,675). The latter is clearly the better deal, but they're both expensive compared to bulkier alternatives -- desk space is at a premium these days. Pic of the P4000 after the break.

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NEC launches PowerMate P4000 and P6000 all-in-ones originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AT&T BlackBerry Bold hands-on at Engadget Mobile!

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The Storm's garnering the lion's share of the RIM spotlight at the moment, but let's not forget the mighty Bold -- the fastest, sexiest QWERTY BlackBerry to date. You saw the unboxing of AT&T's version; now, read the hands-on!

AT&T BlackBerry Bold hands-on at Engadget Mobile! originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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