Booba Fett by Deviantart user jrmcdeath.
Booba Fett [Pic]
Booba Fett by Deviantart user jrmcdeath.
Booba Fett by Deviantart user jrmcdeath.
T-Mobile and LG are releasing what’s almost the ultimate in futuristic tablet devices, complete with 3D video recording. Almost, that is, because there’s a very old-school catch.
The G-Slate comes with a total of three cameras: one on the front for video chatting and two on the back. These are 5-megapixel affairs and can either record two-dimension video at a full 1080 HD resolution or, if you don’t mind an unspecified lower resolution, can record 3D video.
And the catch? To see the 3D effect, you’ll need a pair of red-and-blue glasses. Yep, the very same ones you used to get free inside a cereal box.
Of course, this does mean the glasses will be cheap and relatively easy to get of hold of or replace (one pair comes free with the device.) But if you were thinking of buying this to be *the* coolest cat in the coffee shop, forget it.
The recordings can also be viewed on a PC after transferring the data file, or on a TV via an HDMI port. It appears these methods will also require the glasses.
So why’s the device exclusive to T-Mobile? Well, that’s because it’s compatible with 4G mobile broadband. The network hasn’t yet announced pricing (the device is set for a spring release), though the chances are it’ll be a low price if you sign up to 4G coverage.
The network also flat-out promises streaming live TV will work smoothly on the 4G connection. The device has a dual-core processor and runs Android 3.0 (aka Honeycomb), so it should be able to cope with heavy-duty video handling.
Check out this absolutely amazing Day of the Tentacle-themed pair of Converse sneakers by Madrid-based artist Maya Pixelskaya. She also made this awesome-looking tie (below) to go along with it.
[Source: Maya Pixelskaya]
[Get it on a shirt @ Snorgtees.com]
The following video shows the view we would have of various planets from Earth if they’d orbit our world at the same distance as the moon. Check it out:
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For those of you who tried our Bacon Fudge Brownies, you may want to check out Booturtle’s Ham Solo in CandyBaronite. Chocolate? Check! Bacon? Check! Peanut butter? Check! Well, it looks like we have all the proper ingredients to make a killer geek treat here! Check it out:
Thanks Gisel!
Gamer swoon alert!
The first game I ever played to completion was Super Mario Bros., like most of my early-80s classmates. These days, I don’t do much gaming at all—but I do spend quite a lot of quality time with my computer. Etsy dealer 8BitMemory has an awesome way to introduce the games from our childhood (or whenever, if you’re not in the near-30 crowd) with these nostalgic NES Hard Drives. Tetris, Metroid, Excitebike, Legend of Zelda… be still my geeky heart.
And for the (slightly) younger set: Game Boy Advance 4GB flash drives.
And gift packs! Complete with mouse pad, cartridge sleeve and case, fitted with 500GB drives.
The NES Cartridges (with 1TB USB 3.0 hard drive) will set you back about $150. The GBA flash drives, $40, and the gift packs range from $130-140.
Amazon is reportedly set to challenge Netflix’s dominance of online movies by offering an all-you-can-stream package.
After several rumors along those lines (which were slightly muddied by contrasting rumors that Amazon wanted to buy out Netflix), one Engadget reader has produced a screenshot of what appears to be a case of Amazon letting the cat out of the bag.
According to the reader, for a brief period he was presented with the usual options to rent or buy movies on the Amazon site, plus a new option that allowed him to watch titles without charge because:
“Your Amazon Prime membership now includes unlimited, commercial-free, instant streaming of 5,000 movies and TV shows at no additional cost.”
Amazon Prime is the company’s pricing option that allows regular users to pay a single fee and then get free two-day shipping on all items, along with discounts on quicker deliver options.
If the report is true and if Amazon is indeed planning to release such an option, it would actually work out cheaper than Netflix’s own unlimited streaming option: Amazon Prime costs $79 a year, while Netflix’s Watch Instantly works out at $95.88 a year.
In terms of choice, Netflix would have a clear lead: though the exact number isn’t confirmed, its streaming range appears to be around four times as big as the 5,000 mentioned by Amazon. Netflix also offers some titles in HD resolution, whereas the Amazon screenshot and the reader report suggests only standard definition would be available through Amazon streaming (leaving HD to its set-top box service.)
If the Amazon service did take off though, it might be ISPs where the real difference is made. A study last November suggested that during the evening, Netflix streaming was responsible for one-fifth of all data downloaded by US broadband users. It also took the company just one week after its Canadian launch to overtake YouTube as the site responsible for the most data downloaded in that country.
Were Amazon’s unlimited deal to lead to a similar increase, it could lead to further debate about how internet providers can and should deal with the added bandwidth demand.