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Displax multitouch film actually developed by Visual Planet, frowny faces all around

Engadget  Feb 09 10

Ready for another dustup in multitouch land? Turns out that cool Displax multitouch film we saw a few days ago is actually called ViP Interactive Foil, and was developed in 2004 by a company called Visual Planet -- Displax was just showing it off to promote their new touch controller, but didn't tell anyone about the source of the film when that's where all the interest was. Naturally that's got Visual Planet in a bit of a tizzy, especially since it's developing a touch controller of its own for release down the line; the two companies have been partners in the past but there's no agreement now. Full story...

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Kindle for iPad and tablets makes the scene

Engadget  3 hours ago

It must be getting close to April 3rd because the iPad news is hotting up. Today we get our first glimpse at Amazon's free Kindle app for the iPad.

MSI's 15.6-inch P600 gives a Core i5 to those 'business folks'

Engadget  4 hours ago

MSI may still be struggling for respect here in America, but one thing's for sure: it's got you covered on all bases.

Nintendo slipping DS handhelds into schools, McDonald's training sessions

Engadget  6 hours ago

What's a global gaming company to do once they've soundly dominated the portable market? Why, covertly get the DS into schools and restaurants, of course! Shigeru Miyamoto, who created undercover gems like Donkey Kong and The Legend of Zelda, recently informed the AP that his company would be rolling the DS out "in junior high and elementary schools in Japan starting in the new school year," though few details beyond that were available.

Nokia Nuron for T-Mobile review

Engadget  6 hours ago

When the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic was released a little more than a year ago, we thoroughly panned it in our review -- put simply, it felt undercooked and uncompetitive in a world where webOS, iPhone OS, and Android were all realities, regardless of Nokia's existing smartphone dominance through much of the world.

IPhone font created out of 540 apps and a love for the arcane (video)

Engadget  8 hours ago

No, we can't give you a clear reason why this particular chap did this particular thing, but good gravy, look at the pretty pictures! We've come across an iPhone-inspired font that looks to have been created by collating and color coding a vast collection of apps in order to properly represent the English alphabet.

Vizit cellular photo frame arrives March 23rd, your mom can't afford one

Engadget  10 hours ago

Last we heard from Isabella Products, the company's always-on Vizit photo frame was a 10.4-inch touchscreen LCD with a built-in cell modem to receive emailed pics and MMS, a built-in price of $280 (plus subscription fees), and an "early 2010" release date.

EAFT Magic Tile and Compal tablets shown in India, Tegra 2 and Android in tow

Engadget  12 hours ago

We heard earlier this month that half a hundred ARM-based tablets would be launching this year, and it's pretty safe to say that these will be two of 'em.

Select SF-area iPhones insist they're in Boulder, Colorado

Engadget  14 hours ago

The iPhone's iteration of Google Maps has been shown up time and time again by Google Maps Navigation on Android, but a quirk this big just has to be linked to some Skyhook database issue.

Digital Storm's Davinci workstation gets down with Core i7-980X, Quadro graphics

Engadget  16 hours ago

Creative professional. Hear that much? If that's how this all-too-structured world views you, you just might be due a new rig -- particularly if you're thinking of stepping into 4K territory.

T-Mobile's HTC HD2 gets purchased and unboxed early (video)

Engadget  17 hours ago

T-Mobile's not officially selling its world-beating HD2 until Wednesday, but if you've a Walmart nearby and hankering to get HTC's latest and greatest a few days early, it might be worth a trip out.



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