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The Engadget Show with Steve Ballmer tapes Thursday, October 22nd -- here's how to attend (or livestream it)! {Engadget}
Oct 13th 2009 4:17PM Doesn't Zune.net stream on Macs already?
Philips' first Android endeavor, the V808, caught on camera? {Engadget Mobile}
Jul 27th 2009 3:54PM Where are the home, back, and menu buttons? Aren't those required by Android?
HP iPAQ K3 Obsidian lives it up in the wild, sneaks in a stylus for the nostalgic types {Engadget Mobile}
Jul 24th 2009 1:12PM You don't have to use the stylus, but it's really good for Excel, notes, and handwriting recognition.
Acer's dual-boot Android and XP netbook launching in August? {Engadget}
Jul 13th 2009 8:15AM I think HTC already did this better with the HTC Shift dual-mode Windows Mobile & Windows Vista Netbook/Tablet PC. The Windows Mobile part is capable of syncing with the Windows Vista part, and still offers all the advantages of Windows Mobile when not booted to Vista. Android doesn't sync with anything besides Gmail... certainly not a Windows XP installation.
BluAnt Wireless' S1 speakerphone reviewed, is well liked {Engadget Mobile}
Jul 2nd 2009 5:18PM The BlueAnt S1 paired with my HTC Touch Diamond announces incoming caller names via MS Voice Command... as well as text messages, appointments, emails, etc. The voice recognition (via MS Voice Command) works really well too!
Also, the A2DP is not for streaming tunes (it only has a mono speaker)... it's best used for streaming GPS navigation voice prompts from your phone with TomTom, Garmin, CoPIlot, whatever, installed.
Anyway, it's a really great in-car speakerphone.
HTC Magic first eyes-on! {Engadget Mobile}
Feb 17th 2009 10:57AM Why? Android isn't remotely as capable as HTC's customized Windows Mobile versions. That would be like putting Windows 95 on an HP TouchSmart PC... you'd lose all of the best features.
HTC Magic first eyes-on! {Engadget Mobile}
Feb 17th 2009 9:14AM Does it have predictive text? Anything other than Qwerty? I hate Qwerty touchscreen keyboards. I'm all about FITALY and Cootek's TouchPal.
Windows 7 multitouch: it's a gimmick (for now) {Engadget}
Feb 5th 2009 5:31PM Maybe you're carrying a Tablet PC during a walking tour/meeting and it would be impossible to use a two-handed keyboard since you need one hand to carry the computer. Also, with the touch screen you don't need a keyboard or mouse at all. Your computer can be mounted in the wall.
Windows 7 multitouch: it's a gimmick (for now) {Engadget}
Feb 5th 2009 5:08PM Also, you're not supposed to use that input panel with touch. What you do is tap on a text field with your finger, then a BIG keyboard icon appears. Tap that with your finger and the touch-screen keyboard appears. The tabbed TIP on the left shouldn't be there for touch interaction (it can be turned off), and is totally unnecessary.
If you really want that TIP to slide out by using the touch screen, you can right click the taskbar and show the TIP Toolbar. That will give you an input panel button on the taskbar that will show the keyboard whenever you want it. Very very nicely done.
Windows 7 multitouch: it's a gimmick (for now) {Engadget}
Feb 5th 2009 4:59PM Tablet PCs, Ultra Mobile PCs, TouchSmart PCs... there's lots of them! With a smaller screen, the buttons are bigger and much more touch-friendly.
