At long last, Lenovo’s IdeaPad Y650 is now available for shipping. For those who need a quick memory jolt, the 16-inch laptop’s packing a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 processor and X4500 integrated graphics, 1366 x 768widescreen TFT LCD, up to 4GB DDR3 SDRAM, 320GB HDD, DVD burner, 6-cell battery, WiFi and Bluetooth. Base price is $1,3000, but we suggest you shell out the extra Benjamin and upgrade to the 2.53GHz processor and NVIDIA GeForce G105M 256MB graphics card.
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Lenovo IdeaPad Y650 now shipping originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Someday soon, we expect Google’s Android OS (like Microsoft’s ubiquitous WinCE platform) to power pretty much any consumer device available. Until then, we’re left to peer wistfully into the misfit laboratories of the hacking community to get our open-source kicks. The cats at the MOTO Development Group have written a custom driver to create what they claim is the first instance of Android running on an E-Ink display. Unfortunately, there’s plenty of that annoying white / black E-Ink flicker as the display refreshes. While that won’t be eliminated anytime soon, it’s certainly possible to minimize the effect through some future optimization — this is just a first step, after all. See it in action after the break.
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Video: Android-powered E-Ink display kindles our e-book fantasies originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Shopping for a new BMW in Korea? If you happen to own a Samsung T*Omnia (SCH-M490), you may want to divert your checkbook to this new 7-series, which houses a wireless charger for the phone in the middle console. This isn’t the first time Samsung and BMW have assimilated with one another, and those previous features — Bluetooth hands-free and iDrive controllers — are still present. Right now the charger only works with that specific handset, but we’d bet 5 won there’s gonna be more options in the future. Hit up the read link for pics of the symbiotic duo.
[Thanks, Tizian]
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Korean BMW 7-series now features wireless charger for Samsung T*Omnia originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Right, so integrated WWAN is awesome. But what’s not awesome is Sony’s decision to lock you down to Verizon Wireless on its ritzy new VAIO P. We’ve seen one team of investigators hack away in search of a SIM slot to no avail, but we should’ve known tnkgrl was the real lady for the job. Once again proving just how awesome she is, tnkgrl has not only modified the VAIO P to accept an AT&T SIM card, but she’s managed to get it working, host up the pictures to prove it and even provide a how-to guide enabling seasoned hackers to follow suit. Hit the read link for all the requisite details, but be sure you’ve got lots of spare time to give before taking this one on.
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Sony VAIO P gets HSDPA WWAN at last… via a mod, naturally originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Thanks for tuning in for this week’s edition of Ask Engadget — a place for you, the reader, to have your deepest, darkest gadget-related question shot out to the world. If you’d like to get in on the action, just send an inquiry to ask at toysforboyz dawt com; for now, however, why not give Charlie’s question a once over?
“I’m looking for a MID. Preferably one that’s 5- to 7-inches in form, and ideally one that runs Linux. All I want to use it for is some web surfing, maybe a bit of audio / video, and a little RDP / SSD stuff for work and home. I’m not too picky, just need some solid suggestions.”
Well Charles (can we call you Charles?), we’re pretty certain our readers can help out here, and if you don’t mind us saying so, OQO’s Model 2+ was pretty striking at CES.
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Ask Engadget: Which MID should I get? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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