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NES controller pressed into service to Android overlord (video)
Perhaps the worst, and least repairable, shortcoming of touchscreens is their failure to act as viable game controllers. Keyboard-equipped smartphones alleviate that pain a little (particularly if you pair them with a Game Gripper), but ultimately we'd all prefer real controllers for our real games. Such was clearly the thinking...
Read more »September 3, 2010, 12:07 am| Read full article | More articles from engadget.com
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Philips Fidelio DS8550 iPad speaker dock hands-on
As absurd as it might seem to dock a 9.7-inch tablet atop what amounts to a glorified boom box, let's be real: the iPad's meek speakers are easily outclassed by its ability to swallow gigabytes worth of music and high-quality video content. Sure enough, iPad-compatible docks are quickly becoming a...
Read more »September 2, 2010, 6:34 am| Read full article | More articles from engadget.com
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Samsung Galaxy Tab accessories may include Bluetooth stylus and USB adapter
That weekend leak of Galaxy Tab accessories was apparently not done flowing. The same source is today dishing the dirt on a pair of highly intriguing extra bits for Samsung's upcoming tablet. Firstly, the Bluetooth pen acts both as a stylus for the Galaxy Tab and a sort of wireless...
Read more »August 30, 2010, 6:49 am| Read full article | More articles from engadget.com
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Broadcom Pitches Lingua Franca for PCs, TVs and Tablets
Via a new software platform, Broadcom looks to make it easier for software makers to link our gadgets and share files. Intel is working on a similar solution.
August 26, 2010, 3:50 pm| Read full article | More articles from nytimes.com
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Engadget's back to school guide: Fun Stuff!
Welcome to Engadget's Back to School guide! We know that this time of year can be pretty annoying and stressful for everyone, so we're here to help out with the heartbreaking process of gadget buying for the school-aged crowd. Today, we have mobile phones in our sights -- and you...
Read more »August 26, 2010, 11:21 am| Read full article | More articles from engadget.com
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New iPad case will offer hard shell, built-in keyboard
<!--CONTENT START-->A recent FCC filing has revealed an upcoming iPad case with a built-in Bluetooth keyboard. With an iPad installed, it'll look and behave more like a traditional laptop, for better or worse. Since this case includes a wireless keyboard, it must meet with FCC approval, and that's how it...
Read more »August 25, 2010, 2:00 pm| Read full article | More articles from tuaw.com
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KeyCase iPad Folio packs a Bluetooth keyboard, scores FCC approval
It's not the laptop-style ClamCase iPad case that we saw renders of way back in May, but this so-called KeyCase iPad Folio does manage to do a similar trick, and it's thankfully very much real -- it's just landed FCC approval and is already listed at one online retailer (though...
Read more »August 24, 2010, 12:14 pm| Read full article | More articles from engadget.com
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TiVo Slide Remote review
The TiVo Slide Remote is officially available for sale today, for $89, and will hit Best Buy stores this weekend but TiVo was nice enough to send us one a bit early so we could play. The Slide is considerably shorter than the TiVo Peanut we've come to love, but...
Read more »August 23, 2010, 9:01 pm| Read full article | More articles from engadget.com
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Cowon X7 materializes from the ether into a real life FCC applicant
Alright, so this isn't quite like seeing Duke Nukem Forever popping up on Walmart shelves, but the Cowon X7 has been a long time in the making. Rumored since 2007, the Korean company's portable media player has now finally sauntered up to America's Communications Commission to dot some Is and...
Read more »August 23, 2010, 4:09 am| Read full article | More articles from engadget.com

