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If you’ve been eagerly waiting for the MSI Wind U200 to hit the shelves, we finally have some news: According to the lovely and delightful Fudzilla, the 12.1-inch Celeron ULV 723-powered device will be hitting retailers and e-tailers ’round Europe next week, with a roughly €499 ($716) price tag. What are your hard-earned Euros getting you in this case? 2GB of memory, 250GB hard drive, a 6-cell battery, and HDMI and D-Sub outputs, for starters. If you’re in the mood for a blast from the past, check out this hands-on video of the thing that popped up a while back. It’s a real scream.

[via SlashGear]

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MSI Wind U200 gets €499 price tag, up for pre-order originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yesterday’s story about Apple censoring the Ninjawords dictionary seems to have made some waves in Cupertino — none other than Phil Schiller followed up with Daring Fireball’s John Gruber to provide Apple’s perspective on the situation. According to Phil, Apple’s objection to Ninjawords was that by using the free Wiktionary.org dictionary, it “provided access to other more vulgar terms than those found in traditional and common dictionaries,” and that the App Store reviewer initially suggested the developer resubmit when iPhone OS 3.0 was launched with parental controls. Since 3.0 hadn’t been released yet, the developer censored some of the words in an effort to get onto the store early, and that’s how Ninjawords ended up both censored and rated 17+. Sure, okay, except that Gruber points out that the App Store reviewer flagged some pretty generic swear words, not the smack-your-momma vulgarities Phil claims are the issue. Still, the larger message remains the same — the App Store review process is maddeningly inconsistent and in dire need of reform — and on that note Phil says Apple intends to “learn and quickly improve,” so it sounds like there’s hope yet. Check the read link for more of Phil’s response, it’s an interesting read.

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Phil Schiller says Apple didn’t censor a dictionary originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well, this one’s a bit out of the blue, but a member of the Xitek.com forums has produced this image of a hereto unheard of Micro Four Thirds Panasonic Lumix GF1 that’s purported to come from an internal Panasonic PDF. A second image (after the break, and full size at the link below), also reveals a few more interesting details, like a port below the hotshoe that would presumably be used for a detachable EVF, and a built-in pop-up flash. Otherwise, about all that’s clear is that the camera itself appears to be slightly smaller than the Olympus E-P1, and that it’s prompted an endless stream of speculation on the photography forums.

[Via Digital Photography Review]

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Rumored Micro Four Thirds Panasonic GF1 gets pictured originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Google Wave dev preview hands-on and impressions

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Google Wave dev preview hands-on and impressions originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Americans probably associate Motorola-style brick phones with… well, Motorola, but Nokia had an equally vogue model way back in 1987: the Mobira Cityman. Like the N97, the Cityman was a dark gray beast from another era that combined the industrial design of a Mack truck with the user interface ergonomics of a PDP-11 — but on the plus side, it made a terrific weapon in a pinch. It seems only fitting, then, that the two models would be united in holy matrimony through a wacky gag accessory for the N97 sent to The Nokia Blog from Nokia’s WOM World, allegedly said to have antitheft properties by making your brand new Nseries look like a giant version of its great-great-great-great-great-grandfather. Ironically, an actual Mobira Cityman is probably worth more as a collectible in 2009 than an N97 is, so the effect might be quite the opposite of Nokia’s intent — but yes, of course we want one anyway. Follow the break for video of the Cityman not being stolen.

Continue reading Nokia N97 Cityman disguise knocks N97 back a good two or three years technologically

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Nokia N97 Cityman disguise knocks N97 back a good two or three years technologically originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Here we go — as planned, Microsoft’s just released the Windows 7 RTM build to TechNet and MSDN subscribers. Selected beta testers will also get access, but you’ll have to promise to be Microsoft’s best friend. As for the rest of us, well, October 22 isn’t so far away, and the RC build is still available. That’s something, right?

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Windows 7 RTM released to TechNet and MSDN originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’re starting to see more companies throw VIA Nano processors into the netbook mix as of late, and now it looks like Kinpo (last seen with an Android-sporting tablet) is getting in on the action with the N03. This guy has an 11.6-inch (1366 x 768) display, comes with either a 1.2GHz or 1.3GHz VIA Nano processor, and sports integrated TD-SCDMA 3G (the China-specific 3G standard), HSDPA/HSUPA, W-CDMA, and EVDO. Also on hand are WiFi, options for either SSD or HDD storage, up to 2GB memory, a 1.3 megapixel webcam, and your choice of either Windows XP or Vista Home Basic. The company is “boasting” a 3 hour battery life, which is a shame — with all that connectivity, this device is otherwise well suited for situations where plugging in isn’t really an option. No word on price or release date, but we’ll keep you posted. [Warning: PDF read link]

[Via Gadget Mix]

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Kinpo VIA Nano-powered netbook rocks the 3G (but only in China) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It looks like those that’ll accept no less than an IPS panel in their monitor now have another option from Dell, which has just debuted its new 24-inch U2410 monitor in Japan. The big selling point here, of course, is the monitor’s color reproduction, which promises to reach 96% coverage of the Adobe RGB color space, and 100% coverage of the sRGB color space. Otherwise, you can expect some suitably high-end specs across the board, including a 1,920 x 1,200 resolution, a 6ms response time, a 1,000:1 contrast ratio, a full range of ports including DVI, DisplayPort, and HDMI, not to mention a built-in 4-port USB hub. No word on a release over here, unfortunately, but folks in Japan can grab one now for ¥72,450, or about $760.

[Via Impress]

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Dell goes pro with U2410 IPS monitor for Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft’s hardware division has always pushed the envelope, and its latest prototype is no exception: this pressure-sensitive keyboard looks exactly like a normal ‘board, but each key can register up to eight levels of pressure, opening up all kinds of interesting possibilities. Sure, there’s a gaming demo, where pushing buttons harder makes you run faster or jump higher, but that’s sort of old hat — we’re super intrigued by the typing corrector, which uses the pressure difference between keys you mean to type and keys you accidentally graze to fix your mistakes. Definitely interesting stuff, and we’re sure to see more novel uses in October when Microsoft opens its first Student Innovation Contest by showcasing student projects made using keyboard prototypes. Videos after the break!

Continue reading Pressure-sensitive keyboard lets you express fury, tenderness

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Pressure-sensitive keyboard lets you express fury, tenderness originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Laptop Magazine’s once again done us all a really good turn by running a pretty exhaustive — yet totally reasonable — test of the tech support for ten popular companies that produce laptops. Essentially, they placed two call to each outfit’s support — one during peak, one during off-peak hours, and asked them some really basic questions such as “How can I make changes to my notebook’s power settings?” Then, they tried to find answers to the same questions via the company’s various web-based resources. So, what’s the skinny? Well, only Apple got an “A,” while Acer, Dell and HP hold the bottom spots with a “C-” score, while everybody else falls somewhere in the middle. The report, is, however, a really fascinating read with far more information than mere letter grades, so please — click the read link to read the entire, epic tome.

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Laptop Mag’s tech support showdown strikes once again originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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