All 4 Toys

Sharp is going to launch its brand new e-reader in Japan this fall with US retail availability to follow by the end of the year. Riveting stuff, isn’t it? Well, the company’s President Mikio Katayama does his best to spice things up by proposing this device will aim “to rival the iPad,” and it may well sport a color LCD if earlier indications still hold true, but what’s really got us hot under the collar is the potential for 3D down the line. Katayama claims to have witnessed great enthusiasm for 3D — particularly when it comes to games — and posits it as a likely future direction for this new ebook reader. Multifunctional devices are what people want, he says, and since Sharp already has a 3D smartphone in the pipeline and a glasses-free 3D tablet display in the lab, we can’t see many technical hurdles to the realization of his vision. Let’s just hope his depth perception is accurate when it comes to measuring the interest in three-dee. Read more »

Here’s the video of the Samsung Galaxy Tab Android Tablet a.k.a Galaxy Pad in Korea from the guy who worked at Telco Australia Limited. He said the device is very different with the Apple iPad. The Galaxy Tab has a 7-inch screen, 3G, Wi-Fi, 1GHz processor, 3.2MP foto camera, and front-facing camera for video calling, probably run Android 2.2 Froyo at launch. Although the official release date still unknown, but according to Unwiredreview, the Galaxy Tab is apparently will launch at Vodafone for European Countries and Verzion for US. Well, We were increasingly just curious with this tablet.

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There aren’t many unresolved mysteries with Microsoft’s new console by this point — apart from perhaps why it wasn’t named the Stealthbox, like we were suggesting — but one thing that hasn’t been covered in excruciating detail yet is the new 360’s splicing of the CPU and GPU into the same chip. Microsoft has remedied that today, informing us that the 45nm system-on-chip (codenamed Vejle; sorry, Valhalla fans) inside the refreshed Xbox makes do with a relatively minimal 372 million transistors, requiring only 40 percent of the power and less than 50 percent of the die space of its 2005 ancestor. A somewhat bemusing addition, noted by Ars, is the FSB Replacement sector you see in the image above. It’s designed to induce lag in the system so that the Vejle chip doesn’t run faster than the old stuff, something Microsoft couldn’t allow to happen. Facepalm away, good people, facepalm away. Read more »

Welcome to Engadget’s Back to School guide! We know that this time of year can be pretty annoying and stressful for everyone, so we’re here to help out with the heartbreaking process of gadget buying for the school-aged crowd. Today, we have laptop bags in our sights — and you can head to the Back to School hub to see the rest of the product guides as they’re added throughout the month.

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Whereas AT&T’s move to tiered smartphone data pricing signaled “the end of unlimited” to some, Sprint subsidiary Virgin Mobile USA has just defied that notion with an all-you-can-eat broadband buffet priced at $40 per month. First reported by IntoMobile and confirmed today on the carrier’s Facebook page, the plan will replace existing $20, $40 and $60 monthly offerings that currently top out at just 5GB, so only those accustomed to paying $20 a month (for 300MB) won’t get a totally sweet deal. As you can see above, the $10 for 100MB over 10 days plan will still stay pat, so you can still choose whether to sip or gulp down Sprint network packets when the plans purportedly go into effect on August 24th. Read more »

It’s been awhile, eh Eking? The elusive handheld maker is storming back onto the scene today with an all new UMPC, despite that fact that UMPCs have been largely left behind and covered up by this new “tablet craze.” All that aside, the E5 is definitely one of the more delightful units that we’ve seen, and we can’t help think of HTC’s Advantage when it’s opened up as shown above. Specs wise, this guy is boasting a 5-inch WSVGA (1,024 x 600) Sharp-sourced display that tilts and slides back, and an Intel Atom Z515 (1.2GHz) is powering things under the hood. There’a also 1GB of DDR2 memory, a 16GB SSD, 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth, inbuilt 3G connectivity, a GPS module, 3 megapixel camera and a 2,600mAh battery that lasts for an undisclosed amount of time. Eking’s also going the generous route and tossing in a load of accessories, but given the nearly $800 price tag for those who choose to import, we can understand why. Hit the links below for a few more looks, but don’t expect it to ship outside of China anytime soon. Read more »

Orange of UK is now offering a couple new budget-friendly phone, the Samsung Libre C3300 a.k.a Samsung Champ and the Orange Amsterdam. Regarding features, the C3300 features a 2.4-inch QVGA display, 1.3-megapixel camera, accelerometer (for auto-rotate), Bluetooth, 3.5mm headset jack, and microSD memory card slot. There also Samsungs TouchWIZ UI, thus allowing users to quickly access key phone features as well as popular social networks. As for the Orange Amsterdam which is actually a re-branded Alcatel One Touch Xtra features a 2.4 inch QVGA touchscreen display and has a sliding QWERTY keyboard. Both of handsets isavailable for 49 GBP on PAYG (Pay As You Go).

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Oh, don’t get us wrong, we rather enjoyed our time with Nikon’s S1100pj projector camera, but this here Pico concept design is on a whole other level. We’re talking both in terms of cuteness and inventiveness. You might have recognized by now that one of the Pico’s “eyes” is the camera lens while the other is the projector, but what of the “smile?” Why, that’s your microphone’s sound intake port. And its little feet — acting as a stabilizing stand when in projector mode — also double up as covers for the external connection jacks. Masterful. Look for it to appear in your dreams some time very soon. Read more »

We know that Mr. Steve Jobs still not too interested (maybe hates) with the Blu-ray, even He has said Blu-ray is just a bag of hurt. However not all of Mac’s users agree with him, that’s why Logitec has added a Blu-ray drive, called the LBD-A12SAK/MW, which it can burn your DATA or BD movies at 12x uses the Toast Titanium 10 software. It is support with MacPro series, even that uses Mac OS X 10.5. The Logitec LBD-A12SAK/MW will be available middle of August for 24,800 Yen and will charge you more for about 2,100 Yen, if you need to get the Toast Titanium 10 too.

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