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Engadget's recession antidote: win a Phosphor E-Ink watch! {Engadget}
Jun 16th 2009 2:34PM enterrrrrrred
Engadget's recession antidote: win a pair of Audioengine A2 speakers! {Engadget}
Feb 18th 2009 7:20PM These would be great keyboard monitors! Can I have a pair please?
In terms of getting out of the recession: we need to invest! Dump some money into a Mars mission and fund a bunch of electric car startups, and solar/wind power farms.
The Media Center DirecTV HDPC-20 caught in action {Engadget HD}
Jan 13th 2009 7:43PM lolz at the duct tape on the Xbox360's IR receiver. I had to do that, too, until I switched to an RF remote for the HTPC.
DirecTV's Media Center Tuner still not on track for this year {Engadget HD}
Sep 16th 2008 9:06PM I'm done waiting. Switching to cablecard next week. I really wanted to stay with DirecTV but no computer based DVR solution and the amount of HD compression artifacts are pushing me away.
LG's Watch Phone: production please? {Engadget}
Jan 6th 2008 4:47AM As sci-fi fantasy-eqsue as a watch phone is, it makes perfect sense with the proliferation of bluetooth headsets. I can imagine it being the norm 5 years from now, if nothing else as a bluetooth display/controller where the main unit is in your pocket/purse/glove box, etc.
Format War: Interactivity vs HD supplements {Engadget HD}
Dec 7th 2007 1:26PM maybe not so safe say. HD-DVD is higher ranked on Amazon's bestseller list for Phoenix right now. (#37 vs #55). DVD is still blowing the other two out of the water at #3 and #6 (two disc and widescreen editions, respectively)
Format War: Interactivity vs HD supplements {Engadget HD}
Dec 7th 2007 1:24PM I was curious to see how these stacked up on Amazon's bestsellers list for Kids/Family. As of 10:13AM PST on 12/7:
Harry Potter/Phoenix on
DVD Rank: #3 (two disc special)
DVD Rank: #6 (widescreen)
HD-DVD/DVD Rank: #37
Blu-Ray Rank: #55
Harry Potter years 1-5
DVD: #34
Blu-Ray: #53
HD-DVD: #74
And another popular title available on both formats, Planet Earth:
HD-DVD: #9
Blu-Ray: #17
DVD: >#100
So, what does this tell us? Not much. I know this is a small sampling, but HD-DVD is considerably ahead of BD for Phoenix, lags HD for the years 1-5 box set, while standard DVD outsells them both. But with planet earth, regular DVD loses (which makes sense since Planet Earth is practically made for HD).
I would expect family titles to do better on BD since the PS3 is probably in a lot of family/kids living rooms moreso than a standalone HD-DVD player. The only real conclusion is that there is no victor. HD-DVD might benefit in the family category for being a dual format disc: families can take the HD-DVD and flip it on the DVD side to play in the minivan or in the kid's room (which probably doesn't have a HD format disc player like the living room does)
KindyElec brings analog, digital TV together in new PMP {Engadget}
Aug 17th 2007 3:27PM Can it use that 40GB HDD for DVR/Timeshifting?
The 2006 Engadget Awards: Nominate the Laptop of the Year {Engadget}
Jan 4th 2007 6:53AM I second that nomination. and the macbook fanboys are retarded; read the instructions.
The 2006 Engadget Awards: Nominate the Most Anticipated Gadget of 2007 {Engadget}
Jan 4th 2007 6:46AM BD/HD-DVD pirating machines...i mean burners.
