Pioneer AppRadio review

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Trent Wolbe.
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If you drive, and if you read Engadget (which...you do), there's a good chance you've spent some time using an iOS device in the car. You've probably also spent some of that time wishing there were a better way to integrate your phone or pod with the car itself. There have been devices to help you bring Pod and vehicle together in an unholy union of distraction since that first physical scroll wheel hit the scene, from maddening tape adapters and FM tuners to more integral solutions like Ford's Sync system. The whole time, we were kind of just wishing they'd figure out a way to let us mount the thing directly in the dash, and have our way with it as we do in all other situations. Pioneer's AppRadio approaches that -- it looks unapologetically like a bigger iPod in landscape mode, complete with minimalistic physical controls and a laid-back, no-nonsense look about it. Does it, in fact, make the iPhone more useful while you're in the car? Turns out, it's a yes and no kind of thing.

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Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air review

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Trent Wolbe.
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What's that, an alien egg? Nope. Memory foam iPillow? No, silly, it's a Zeppelin, a Zeppelin Air more specifically. Bowers & Wilkins brought us the first iPod-centric Zeppelin in the middle of the great iPod dock flood of '07. A few years later they downsized and brought us a mini version. The logical extension after the advent of AirPlay is here: a Zeppelin that does its thang without wires. We've been beaming music to it for a few weeks now -- wanna find out how our relationship has been? Click through, captain.

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Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air review originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 May 2011 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Engadget Podcast 229 - 01.16.2011

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Trent Wolbe.
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You thought we were going to take a break after CES, didn't you? Yeah, no way. We're back and badder than ever, with all the latest iPhone / iPad gossip AND a treasure trove of new info and insight form Automotive Editor Tim Stevens about some killer new stuff going on under the hood of the vehicles of the very near future. Dig in!

Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Paul Miller
Guest: Tim Stevens
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Born to be Wild

00:02:40 - Live from Verizon's iPhone event
00: 07:02 - The Verizon iPhone
00:10:30 - AT&T 'evaluating' support for iOS Personal Hotspot, no plans yet
00:14:10 - AT&T iPhone 4 vs. Verizon iPhone 4: what's changed?
00:22:10 - iOS 4.3 beta arrives for devs, brings AirPlay video support to apps, personal hotspot and customizable iPad side switch (update: video!)
00:29:05 - Exclusive: The future of the iPad 2, iPhone 5, and Apple TV, and why Apple is shifting its mobile line to Qualcomm chipsets
00:38:47 - IBM demonstrates Watson supercomputer in Jeopardy practice match
00:45:00 - IBM's Watson supercomputer destroys all humans in Jeopardy practice round (video!)
00:51:52 - Toyota debuts new Prius models, family-friendlier Prius V and funkier Prius C
00:58:25 - Porsche unveils 918 RSR, the 767hp hybrid
01:00:45 - Tesla Chief Engineer Peter Rawlinson geeks out with us about Model S design
01:08:17 - A tour around the X-Prize winning Edison2 Very Light Car (video)

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Engadget Podcast 229 - 01.16.2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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App Review: Penki light painting for iOS

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Trent Wolbe.
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Ah yes, the future! It's nice when it arrives on your front doorstep... or on your iPod. It's even nicer when you ask for something and then you get it: a few months back, we drooled over Dentsu London's light extrusion tech demo and humbly demanded its App Store release. Now, app in hand, we're busy running around our houses trying to become some sort of half-baked Jenny Holzer. It's called Penki, and it takes your text / symbol input and turns it into 3D-flavored imagery via long-exposure photography. Sounds bodacious, right? But, as we all know, the future isn't perfect -- read on for the full account of our shiny journey into the third dimension.

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Engadget Podcast 208 - 08.13.2010

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Trent Wolbe.
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It's the Engadget Podcast....to go! Would you like a little Joanna Stern with that? Easy on the Ziegler, buddy - and 86 the Paul, please. All that plus a special toy for kids ten and under that manage to listen all the way to the end.

Hosts:
Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel
Guests: Joanna Stern, Chris Ziegler
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: California Gurls

00:01:30 - The Engadget Show - 011: Peter Molyneux, Fable III, Milo, BlackBerry Torch, Windows Phone 7
00:01:40 - BlackBerry Torch review
00:12:48 - Exclusive: Sony Ericsson to introduce Android 3.0 gaming platform and PSP Go-like smartphone
00:18:38 - Microsoft to open mobile games studio, develop and incubate Windows Phone 7 titles
00:24:42 - Exclusive: Upcoming Apple TV loses 1080p playback, gains apps... and will be renamed iTV
00:36:10 - iPod touch coming in a 'few weeks' with dual cameras and Retina Display, suggests John Gruber
00:39:49 - CDMA iPhone in engineering tests, may arrive in January, says John Gruber
00:43:05 - Plastic Logic kills QUE, 'shifts focus' to second-generation ProReader
00:43:56 - Notion Ink Adam delayed, this time investors are to blame (updated!)
01:47:00 - Notion Ink Adam priced at $498, lives up to promise of being below $499
00:50:20 - Dell Streak on sale August 13 for $300 on AT&T contract, $550 without
00:51:14 - Off-contract Dell Streak is still SIM-locked to AT&T, wrongs still being done in the world
00:52:40 - Exclusive: Dell Thunder prototype rumbles into the wild (video)
00:57:05 - Motorola Droid 2 (and R2-D2 edition!) finally official: Android 2.2, Swype, $200 on contract
00:57:50 - Droid 2 R2-D2 edition spied in the wild, ready to repair your X-wing
00:58:30 - Motorola's Droid 2 in the wild, looking as blue as ever
01:04:18 - Motorola's Jha says MOTOBLUR brand will fade from view
01:05:22 - Epic 4G coming August 31st for $249.99 on contract (updated)
01:06:14 - HP CEO Mark Hurd resigns over sexual harassment investigation (updated with liveblog!)
01:07:35 - Former HP CEO Mark Hurd rewarded with a $40m severance after being forced to resign over fraudulent expense reports
01:09:42 - HP tells employees webOS tablet coming Q1 2011
01:11:20 - Pre designer Peter Skillman latest to leave Palm, entire senior staff now in exodus
01:14:56 - Google and Verizon announcing something policy-related at 1:30PM ET -- we're liveblogging right here
01:16:00 - Google and Verizon publish joint policy proposal for 'an open internet'
01:17:00 - Google and Verizon's net neutrality proposal explained

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Engadget Podcast 195 - 05.07.2010

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Trent Wolbe.
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You'd think that Michael Gartenberg would bring a tone of civility to the Engadget Podcast, but his practical approach to tech thought simply causes rage in the hyper-inflated egos of Josh and Nilay, who both live in a world where teenagers simply do not exist. Don't miss it.

NOTE: We had a few recording issues, please bear with us. They won't kill you. But if they do, don't say we didn't warn you.

Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel
Special guest: Michael Gartenberg
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Rock And Roll All Night

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00:01:30 - Microsoft Kin One and Two review
00:05:00 - Kin available online starting tomorrow, in Verizon stores on May 13
00:30:00 - Survey says: most teens don't have a data plan, almost all send texts
00:40:00 - Confirmed: BlackBerry two-way sync for Gmail is now live
00:48:05 - Intel's Atom Z6xx series isn't targeting Windows Phone 7, but 'full Windows experience' still an Atom priority
00:53:00 - Intel reaches for the 'smartphone zone' with Moorestown-based Atom Z6, comes up shorthanded
00:58:25 - Apple under preliminary antitrust investigation over iPhone, triggered by complaint from Adobe
01:15:40 - Engadget wins the People's Voice Webby in Consumer Electronics, and you can win a Droid Incredible!



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Engadget Podcast 144 - 05.01.2009

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Trent Wolbe.
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Bogged down and confused with the latest spate of wild mobile speculations? Relationship troubles clouding your judgment? Lonely? Well Josh, Nilay and Paul -- your jovial (yet often enraged) Engadget Podcast crew -- are back for another installment to help you sort all that out. In a week heavy on rumors (Palm Eos, Microsoft "Pink" and the not-so-nano "iPhone lite") and laden with opinion (Windows 7 RC1, TiVo's sad state of affairs), join the boys as they delve deep into abyss that is gadgetry. Sure, there might never be a Zunephone, but remember: the beauty is in the journey... or something.

Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Song: All That She Wants

00:01:13 - Palm Eos: super-thin, 3G, and headed to AT&T?
00:27:20 - Microsoft's "Pink" smartphone could rival iPhone on Verizon
00:29:00 - Microsoft reiterates what we knew: no first-party handset, no Zunephone
00:36:40 - Apple prototyping "iPhone lite" and MacBook Mini / media pad for Verizon?
00:46:30 - Samsung I7500 with OLED touchscreen powered by Android, dreams
00:57:42 - Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 impressions, insights, and expectations
01:10:05 - Ten years of TiVo: how far we haven't come

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