Category: Hardware Dev

Hardware Dev

Samsung CEO promises to deliver devices with ‘folding displays’ in 2015

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As reported on Engadget. By Mat Smith At Samsung’s Analyst Day, alongside talking serious financial numbers, forward looking statements and such, the company has announced that it will bring fully-foldable screens to willing customers some time in 2015. The screen tech (which we’ve seen an incremental nudge towards with the Galaxy Round) could find its way into both typical smart devices like tablets and smartphones as well as wearables, which is something that Samsung has shown more than…

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Transporter Sync turns your external hard drive into a personal, secure cloud locker

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As reported on Engadget. By Melissa Grey The folks at Connected Data made a splash back in May with Transporter v2.0, and they’ve just announced their second foray into the wonderful world of cloud storage with the Transporter Sync. Like its slightly larger predecessor, Sync offers Dropbox-like functionality without users having to shackle themselves to costly subscription fees. However, unlike its elder, which has a 2.5-inch drive inside, the Sync lets you use whatever external HDD you…

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Business Hardware Dev

Freeformer industrial 3D printer creates complex items in batches, can combine soft and hard parts

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As reported on Engadget. By Mariella Moon Regular 3D printers (from pens to desktop models) debut quite frequently these days, but a new machine named Freeformer was created with industrial-grade manufacturing in mind. The device was designed by German company ARBURG and employs a proprietary process called ARBURG Plastic Freeforming or — we swear this acronym’s not a typo — AKF. It takes 3D CAD data and uses it to make functional parts out of liquid plastic without the…

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OmniVision template could lead to more Glass-like wearable displays

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As reported on Engadget. By Jon Fingas Not every tech company can afford to build a head-mounted display from scratch; thanks to OmniVision’s new OmniGlass reference design, they won’t have to. The template combines a 0.26-inch, 720p liquid crystal on silicon display with a 4-megapixel camera and an imaging chip, giving firms most of what they’d need to craft a Google Glass-like wearable computer beyond the computer itself. Don’t anticipate a flood of me-too products just yet, though. OmniGlass developer kits…

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Business Hardware Dev

Synaptics’ new acquisition could bring fingerprint readers to most laptops

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As reported on Engadget. By Jon Fingas If you hadn’t heard, fingerprint readers are in vogue these days. Synaptics clearly knows it: the company just acquired Validity, a firm that specializes in finger-based authentication. The $92.5 million deal gives Synaptics both access to the biometric market as well as a complement to its existing touch input devices. While the company isn’t detailing its plans, it’s easy to see the potential impact. When Synaptics makes the majority of laptop trackpads, there’s a real…

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Hardware Dev Mobile

Was Samsung’s Galaxy Gear Spot Inspired By Apple’s iPhone ‘Hello’?

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As reported on TechCrunch. by MATTHEW PANZARINO Over the weekend, Samsung began airing a series of spots about the Galaxy Gear smartwatch, mostly as an introduction to the product. There was a simple spot with a series of futuristic wrist-based gadgets, presented solo, and a ‘supercut’ spot which combined shots of those gadgets in use from classic science fiction TV and movies. The spot is very effective, some are calling it Samsung’s best commercial ever, which…

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LG confirms production of ‘bendable and unbreakable’ smartphone displays.

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As reported on Engadget. By Matt Brian It’s been a long time coming, but LG’s foray into elastic smartphone displays is finally going mainstream. The company has confirmed that it will begin mass-producing a new lightweight 6-inch panel that, it claims, is the world’s first flexible OLED panel for smartphones. The display is built from plastic substrates that give it bendable properties, allowing it to be fixed inside devices with curved (but likely rigid) designs. Reports…

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HoneyBee3D printing store opens in Oakland with rapid prototyping service

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As reported on Engadget. By Timothy J. Seppala We’re still a ways off from having a 3D print shop on every corner, but one Oakland neighborhood is getting a taste of that future. The city’s Montclair district got a little craftier this weekend when HoneyBee3D opened its doors to offer rapid prototyping, printer tools and Type A Machines 3D printers for sale. Given how costly the tech can be, this is a boon for folks who’d love to dip into…

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Application Hardware Dev Mobile

Samsung builds a social networking app around S Pen doodles

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As reported on Engadget. By Steve Dent For those who actually unsheathe the S Pen from their Samsung device from time to time (unlike yours truly), there’s now away to flaunt your stylus-ing prowess in public. The company has just launched PEN.UP, a social networking app dedicated to digital artwork from suitably-equipped Galaxy devices. Like any good sharing app, you can set up a personal feed containing your own sketches, group them thematically and follow and like others. For those who…

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Cloud Hardware Dev

WD announces My Cloud, an external drive that connects to your home network for $150

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As reported on Engadget. By Edgar Alvarez Sure, there are plenty of physical storage options out there, but WD’s new My Cloud does a little more than the traditional external hard drives. For starters, and as the name would suggest, My Cloud can connect wirelessly to your own home (or office) network, allowing you to easily transfer files to and from it. What’s more interesting here, however, is that WD’s making it easy to access the plug-and-play device from anywhere —…

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