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Video: iPhone 3GS can tether... to an RC plane

Engadget  Jul 16 09

We're still not sure what to make of the iPhone in a pool video, but if this one is legit, it certainly represents one of the most glorious ways to endanger expensive hi-tech gadgetry. Let's face it -- who doesn't want to see Apple's moneymaker strapped to the belly of an RC plane and shot up into the air? Major engine noise and the phone's camera struggling for focus are all excused by the awesome landing that seems to place the phone about an inch away from the gravelly ground. Make your way past the break for the full vid.

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Windows Phone Marketplace for Windows Phone 7 Series unveiled

Engadget  just under two hours ago

The biggest chunk of eye candy we've seen out of Microsoft's MIX10 event so far today has been the unveiling of the significantly-retooled Windows Phone Marketplace that'll debut in Windows Phone 7 Series -- and needless to say, it's a looker.

Microsoft announces Windows Phone 7 Series dev partners: Sling, Pandora, Foursquare and more (updated)

Engadget  just under two hours ago

Microsoft just dropped its first press release of MIX 10 on us, and in addition to detailing the Sliverlight and XNA-based Windows Phone 7 Series development situation, we've also got a list of launch software partners and some screenshots of apps in action.

Microsoft demos push notifications on Windows Phone 7 Series

Engadget  just under two hours ago

Microsoft's flavor of push notifications for Windows Phone 7 Series -- the so-called Microsoft Notification Service -- was just demoed using an MLS (Major League Soccer) app, and it fits in really well with the "Metro" UI motif.

Crapgadget: 'Just because you can doesn't mean you should' edition

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Nanoscale computer chips set to invade your cells

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Microsoft tells its Windows Phone 7 Series developer story

Engadget  4 hours ago

At its dev-focused MIX10 event kicking off today, Microsoft's closing the loop on some of the Windows Phone 7 Series third-party development details it started sharing in the days leading up to GDC last week -- and as you might expect, Silverlight and XNA are the stars of the show.

Alienware sneaks Core i7-980X Extreme Edition into Area-51 ALX desktop

Engadget  4 hours ago

We heard at Intel's GDC press event that Alienware would be one of the first PC manufacturers to ship systems with the newest six-core consumer processor, but neither company's representatives would confess to "when.

NVIDIA's 3DTV Play finally solves the HDMI 1.4 gap for 3D Vision

Engadget  4 hours ago

In case you hadn't noticed, there was some trouble brewing in the NVIDIA camp. After ages of reigning atop the land of stereoscopic 3D playback on the PC, NVIDIA is finally being confronted with a real, bona fide standard for 3D, with zero GPUs capable of meeting it.

Lip reading mobiles are wunderbar, still at the prototype stage (video)

Engadget  6 hours ago

We came across this lip reading prototype during our exploration of the CeBIT 2010 halls, and while we're a bit tardy in bringing it to your attention, there's a certain timeless quality to strapping your face with wired sensors that transcends conventional restrictions of timeliness.



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