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- Teenage Engineering introduces Oplab musical prototyping platform
After finally getting the OP-1 up for order last January, Teenage Engineering is getting its second product to market — Oplab. The latest offering is meant to compliment its slick synth, but we can see plenty people falling in love with it on its own. The Oplab is a tinker kit and DIY platform, akin to Arduino or Microsoft’s .NET Gadgeteer, but designed explicitly for generating and manipulating sound. The main board, which retails for $299, is home to a trio of USB ports (two of them hosts), three MIDI connections (one in, one out and one sync) and a pair of CV in and CV out jacks. There’s also a bank of switches for changing settings and a host of connectors for plugging in various sensors. The Swedish company is offering a number of add-ons for $49 apiece: an accelerometer (Flip), a piezo microphone (Tap) and a pressure sensor (Poke). Strangely enough, there’s also a $149 a sneaker that has a rubber pouch that you can slip one of the aforementioned sensors into. Hit up the source link for more details and to order yours now.
Teenage Engineering introduces Oplab musical prototyping platform originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Teenage Engineering | Email this | Comments - Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30 pm
CES is over and we’re back to our regular time when we let you peek into the recording booth where the Engadget HD podcast goes to mp3 at 5:30 pm. And we don’t know about anyone else, but it sure feels good getting back to our old time slot. Embedded Ustream tools and a list of topics after the break.Continue reading Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30 pm
Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30 pm originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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- KDJ-One: the Game Boy of music making is real(ly coming, in a bit) (video)
Cyberstep sent our hearts aflutter-ish at last year’s NAMM with its prototype KDJ-One, a Game Boy with gigantism that held a portable digital audio workstation inside. Now, twelve months later, the company’s pulled the dust sheets from a version that’s ready for prime-time. Inside its roomy bowels you’ll find a 1.0GHz Intel Atom processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB SSD and a 5-inch WVGA (800 x 400) touchscreen that’ll let you control that piano-roll score editor. There’s also 15 chunky rubber LED-lit keys, a Jog dial, D-Pad and a rumble pack so you really know when you’ve got a poppin’ choon going. You’ll be able to pre-order the vanilla kit for $800, but for $830 you’ll also find WiFi baked inside, in either Game Boy White or Black’n'Red — but be warned, orders are said to be fulfilled within six months. After the break we’ve got some new footage of the unit being put through its paces, which at no point shows it being used to play Super Mario Bros, shame.Continue reading KDJ-One: the Game Boy of music making is real(ly coming, in a bit) (video)
KDJ-One: the Game Boy of music making is real(ly coming, in a bit) (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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KDJ-One | Email this | Comments - HP Mini 1104 tickles budgets, tackles on-the-go needs
As Ultrabooks give us one more reason to eschew the cramped dimensions of low-powered netbooks, outfits like HP continue to churn out the little laptops that could‘ve despite the deafening ring of that category’s death knell. So, if you’re a student on a crunched budget, a business-y type with low-cost computing needs or just a wee PC fetishist, this latest Mini should suit your tiny tastes just fine. Starting at $399, the 1104 runs Windows 7 Home Premium on a dual-core Intel Atom N2600 clocked at 1.6GHz, sports a 10.1-inch WSVGA display, 320GB of storage, 2GB of DDR3 SDRAM, Bluetooth 3.0 and support for WiFi a/b/g/n networks. You’ll also have the option to swap out the standard battery with a six-cell Li-ion for up to nine hours of productivity. And if security’s your major concern, the embedded TPM 1.2 chip along with Computrace Pro software should help you keep tabs and control over your data. Wondering if this lil’ guy fits your bill? Then check out the gallery below for additional shots while you ponder the merits of subnotebooks.
Gallery: HP Mini 1104
HP Mini 1104 tickles budgets, tackles on-the-go needs originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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HP | Email this | Comments - AT&T and T-Mobile file request for FCC approval of spectrum transfer
It looks like AT&T is ready to uphold its end of the bargain. As promised, the GSM giant is poised to hand over spectrum to T-Mobile valued at $1 billion as a result of the proposed merger failing, and once again the FCC is the gatekeeper that holds the keys to the success of the transfer. According to the Wall Street Journal, the companies need permission from the Commission in order to make the handover work out according to plan, though we haven’t seen a specific deadline set for the transition. We don’t imagine the government will have quite the same concern with this particular transfer as it did with the entire merger itself, but we wonder if AT&T is secretly hoping — for once — that the FCC will say no.
AT&T and T-Mobile file request for FCC approval of spectrum transfer originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
- Comcast’s extra ads ruin NFC championship game conclusion in some areas
It wasn’t just RIM that had designs on the limelight during the football action last night. Comcast commercials appeared over the NFC Championship game last night, thoughtfully playing over the climax of the match ‘twixt the Giants and the 49ers. Frustrated fans who missed out on parts of the fourth quarter and overtime promptly began voicing dissent on the company’s support forums. The Washington Post has a quote from spokesperson Amiee Metrick indicating the problems were due to a possible “equipment failure” at a local Fox affiliate, WTTG, resulting in the ill-timed ads reported in Washington D.C. We’ve heard that of customers receiving a $10 credit and an apology, but it seems unlikely to soothe the brow of those — like the person who recorded video of the incident you can see after the break — thinking of switching to FiOS.Update: We’ve received a response from Comcast (included after the break), and updated the post to clarify the apparent breakdown was at local Fox affiliate WTTG.
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Comcast’s extra ads ruin NFC championship game conclusion in some areas originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comcast forums, Washington Post | Email this | Comments - Is this an image of the LG Optimus 3D 2?
What you see before you is either the deranged rantings of a lunatic, or the second generation of LG’s Optimus 3D, erm, 3D smartphone. Currently codenamed “CX2,” the handset’s packing a new NOVA autostereoscopic display for better brightness, an unnamed 1.2GHz dual-core TI CPU and an NFC module. What isn’t changing is the dual five-megapixel cameras, the 8GB storage or the display’s size or resolution. Our biggest gripe with the device was its heft, but if the rumors are true, it’s slimmed down from 12mm to 10mm: making it significantly more pocket-friendly. Our palms are sweating in anticipation as Mobile World Congress inches ever closer to revealing the truth.Is this an image of the LG Optimus 3D 2? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Pocketnow | Email this | Comments - Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 Micro Four Thirds camera review
It’s no surprise that the mirrorless interchangeable lens camera category is continuing to grow at a rapid pace. These compact, pro-featured ILCs undoubtedly have a strong future, with mass consumer appeal and a widening assortment of price points. We’re particularly taken with the technology’s compact footprint — we’re focusing our camera reviews on mirrorless models, and even outfitted our entire CES team with Sony’s NEX-C3. But long before the likes of Sony and Fujifilm launched their first cameras, Olympus and Panasonic dominated the then-infant mirrorless category, developing the Micro Four Thirds sensor standard, that, for better or worse, has failed to catch on among other manufacturers. Surprisingly, Panasonic’s pioneering days were far stronger than those of recent past, with the company’s GF1 melting the hearts of compact-seeking professionals. But following that successful first model, Panasonic opted to take the GF series in a different direction, launching a dumbed-down GF2 (and later GF3) in what was likely an attempt to appeal to the much larger amateur category. This left the GF1 faithful without a worthy successor — until now.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 looks pretty standard on paper: there’s a 16-megapixel Live MOS sensor, a choice of body colors, RAW shooting, HD video and a top sensitivity of ISO 12,800. Just as it did with the GF2 and GF3 body designs, Panasonic took a different direction with its new X-series lenses, swapping the traditional manual zoom for a motorized version, enabling a much more compact footprint. The difference when positioned alongside the NEX-C3′s 18-55mm zoom is staggering, but Panasonic didn’t arrive at this slick design without compromise, particularly noticeable when it comes time to swallow the $950 kit price. Still, one look at the hardened matte black metal body is all it takes to know that this is no GF4 — this is it, the long-awaited successor to the GF1 has finally arrived. So, will the GX1 be our new top pick for the mirrorless category? Join us past the break to find out.
Gallery: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 review
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 Micro Four Thirds camera review originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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- Epson’s iProjection wireless projection app: wireless projection using an app
Facetious headlines aside, Epson’s produced iProjection: an app that lets you display those awkward holiday snaps on any wirelessly connected (Epson branded) projectors from your iOS device. All you need is to make sure your iPod/Pad/Phone is on the same network as the projector, launch the app and make sure the first thing on show isn’t that candid shot of you on a beach. You’ll be able to pull PDF, JPEG and PNG image files from your handheld, Dropbox and Gmail from the cloud and via Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Keynote files from the desktop. It’s available today for free from the App store (you can assume the projectors will require actual cash) and after the break you’ll find a press release cooling on the window.Continue reading Epson’s iProjection wireless projection app: wireless projection using an app
Epson’s iProjection wireless projection app: wireless projection using an app originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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