Ticket #54: engadget-rss-file-ParseException

File engadget-rss-file-ParseException, 144.7 kB (added by eduard@…, 3 years ago)

This is the RSS file that I try to parse but get #<REXML::ParseException?: Declarations can only occur in the doctype declaration.

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2<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
3<channel>
4<title>Engadget</title>
5<link>http://www.engadget.com</link>
6<description>Engadget</description>
7<image>
8<url>http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif</url>
9<title>Engadget</title>
10<link>http://www.engadget.com</link>
11</image>
12
13<language>en-us</language>
14<copyright>Copyright 2006 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.</copyright>
15<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>Speeder Reader: Drive your way to better reading skills</title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/speeder-reader-drive-your-way-to-better-reading-skills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/speeder-reader-drive-your-way-to-better-reading-skills/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/speeder-reader-drive-your-way-to-better-reading-skills/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gadgets/" rel="tag">Misc. Gadgets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/transportation/" rel="tag">Transportation</a></p><div id="pc598004"><div align="center"><a href="http://xenia.media.mit.edu/~mbb/speeder.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt=""
16src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/speeder2.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
17Who among us doesn't enjoy spending a lazy
18afternoon by sliding into the drivers seat, wrapping one hand around the wheel, the other around the stick, and
19settling in for an exhilarating- speed reading session? Well believe it or not, former Xerox PARCer Maribeth Back has
20found that using controls analogous to driving allows people to read on-screen text more than twice as fast as they
21could through traditional left-to-right scanning. Back presented the results of trials involving her
22reading-cum-driving simulator, the Speeder Reader, at this week's O'Reilly's Emerging Technology conference, where she
23described how streaming text to a fixed spot on the screen allows the reader to eliminate &quot;white space&quot; and
24ingest words more efficiently. A person &quot;driving&quot; the Java-powered Speeder Reader uses the gas pedal to
25adjust the pace of the word flow, the steering wheel to change &quot;text lanes&quot; (streaming sources) and the stick
26and several other buttons for more minor tweaks. Now this is a trend we like to see -- car sims for reading class, <a
27href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/25/west-virginia-fully-adopts-dance-dance-revolution-fitness-progra/">DDR action
28in gym</a> -- pretty soon, kids may be able to play video games all day long in school just like they do all night at
29home.<br /><br />[Via <a
30href="http://news.com.com/2061-11128_3-6047630.html?part=rss&amp;tag=6047630&amp;subj=news">Cnet</a>]</div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://xenia.media.mit.edu/~mbb/speeder.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/speeder-reader-drive-your-way-to-better-reading-skills/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/598004/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/speeder-reader-drive-your-way-to-better-reading-skills/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/speeder-reader-drive-your-way-to-better-reading-skills/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_21-598004"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/21-598004?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_21-598004" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&amp;client=ca-pub-3546992251556849&amp;channel=22&amp;output=png&amp;cuid=21-598004&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/speeder-reader-drive-your-way-to-better-reading-skills/" /></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Evan Blass</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-03-09T11:29:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Sharp introduces 37-inch LCD 1080 HDTV</title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/sharp-introduces-37-inch-lcd-1080-hdtv/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/sharp-introduces-37-inch-lcd-1080-hdtv/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/sharp-introduces-37-inch-lcd-1080-hdtv/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/hdtv/" rel="tag">HDTV</a></p><div id="pc598021"><a href="http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/001597.html"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right"
31src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/aquos_hdtv.jpg" alt="" /></a>We kinda thought they'd have a bigger showing
32at CeBIT than a single 37-inch 1080 HDTV, but hey, here it is, the <a
33href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=aquos">Aquos</a> LC-37GE1E. Apparently it's got a 1200:1 contrast ratio, dual
34HDCP connectors, and a backlight that makes use of a crimson tone, which should supposedly result in more natural
35seeming color representation. No word on price or date of release, or even whether it's going to dethrone <a
36href="http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/08/fujitsu-hitachi-unseat-panasonic-for-title-of-worlds-smallest/">Fujitsu /
37Hitachi's 42-inch</a> as the world's smallest 1080p display, but you'll know when we do.</div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/001597.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/sharp-introduces-37-inch-lcd-1080-hdtv/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/598021/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/sharp-introduces-37-inch-lcd-1080-hdtv/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/sharp-introduces-37-inch-lcd-1080-hdtv/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_21-598021"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/21-598021?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_21-598021" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&amp;client=ca-pub-3546992251556849&amp;channel=22&amp;output=png&amp;cuid=21-598021&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/sharp-introduces-37-inch-lcd-1080-hdtv/" /></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Ryan Block</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-03-09T11:03:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Toshiba SED rollout planned for late 2007</title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/toshiba-sed-rollout-planned-for-late-2007/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/toshiba-sed-rollout-planned-for-late-2007/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/toshiba-sed-rollout-planned-for-late-2007/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/hdtv/" rel="tag">HDTV</a></p><div id="pc598005"><a href="http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2006_03/pr0801.htm"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="1" align="right"
38src="http://img.engadget.com/common/images/1488496748551374.JPG?0.9010760212413382" alt="" /></a>If you've been waiting
39(and waiting, and waiting) for Toshiba to roll out its <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=sed">SED TVs</a>,
40we've got some good news and some bad news. The good news is, yes, they're coming. The bad: you guessed it. You have to
41wait a bit longer. In fact, quite a bit longer. Toshiba now says that the first SED sets will hit the market in the
42fourth quarter of 2007, after mass production starts in July of next year. Given that when Toshiba first started
43showing SED prototypes in 2004, the company hinted that the first models could be available <a
44href="http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/29/he-sed-she-sed-toshibas-new-sed-tv/">as early as 2005</a> (a date that was
45later <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/24/toshiba-and-canon-gear-up-for-sed-production/">pushed back to early
462006</a>), we won't blame you if you just give up on waiting for this and buy a plasma or LCD already. But remember: on
47this schedule, Toshiba's first SEDs will arrive just in time for you to catch the 2008 Beijing Olympics in glorious
4850-inch-plus HD (yes, that really is the spin Toshiba's putting on this). <br /><br />[Thanks, Tom F.]</div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2006_03/pr0801.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/toshiba-sed-rollout-planned-for-late-2007/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/598005/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/toshiba-sed-rollout-planned-for-late-2007/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/toshiba-sed-rollout-planned-for-late-2007/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_21-598005"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/21-598005?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_21-598005" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&amp;client=ca-pub-3546992251556849&amp;channel=22&amp;output=png&amp;cuid=21-598005&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/toshiba-sed-rollout-planned-for-late-2007/" /></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Marc Perton</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-03-09T10:39:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Intel&#039;s Montavello 1 (and other laptop sideshow acts)</title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/intels-montavello-1-and-other-laptop-sideshow-acts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/intels-montavello-1-and-other-laptop-sideshow-acts/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/intels-montavello-1-and-other-laptop-sideshow-acts/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/laptops/" rel="tag">Laptops</a></p><div id="pc597895"><div align="center"><a href="http://news.com.com/2300-1006_3-6047340-12.html?tag=ne.gall.pg"><img vspace="4" hspace="4"
49border="1" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/montavella.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
50Just when you thought there
51weren't any further ways to craft a laptop form factor after the <a
52href="http://laptops.engadget.com/search/?q=desktop">desktop replacement</a>, <a
53href="http://laptops.engadget.com/search/?q=widescreen">widescreen</a>, <a
54href="http://laptops.engadget.com/search/?q=ultraportable">ultraportable</a>, <a
55href="http://laptops.engadget.com/2005/08/27/ladies-and-gentlemen-the-behemoth-samsungs-m70-19-inch/">detachable
56screen</a>, <a href="http://laptops.engadget.com/2006/01/07/toshibas-wifi-screen-tablet-pc-laptop/">detachable</a> <a
57href="http://laptops.engadget.com/2005/03/14/toshiba-shows-off-detachable-notebook-display/">tablet screen</a>, <a
58href="http://laptops.engadget.com/search/?q=convertible">tablet convertible</a>, <a
59href="http://tabletpcs.engadget.com/">tablet</a>, and <a
60href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=ultramobile">ultramobile</a>, then Intel goes and shows off the long necked
61Montavello 1 at IDF this week (and a whole lotta other devices, too). Yeah, it's of limited utility and massive
62novelty, but you know how we love this stuff, so head over to news.com and check out their gallery of <a
63href="http://laptops.engadget.com/2005/03/03/intel-unveils-new-concept-mobile-pcs/">lappy oddities</a>.</div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://news.com.com/2300-1006_3-6047340-12.html?tag=ne.gall.pg>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/intels-montavello-1-and-other-laptop-sideshow-acts/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/597895/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/intels-montavello-1-and-other-laptop-sideshow-acts/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/intels-montavello-1-and-other-laptop-sideshow-acts/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_21-597895"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/21-597895?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_21-597895" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&amp;client=ca-pub-3546992251556849&amp;channel=22&amp;output=png&amp;cuid=21-597895&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/intels-montavello-1-and-other-laptop-sideshow-acts/" /></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Ryan Block</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-03-09T10:14:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Fujitsu&#039;s PalmSecure reads your palm: outlook good</title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/fujitsus-palmsecure-reads-your-palm-outlook-good/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/fujitsus-palmsecure-reads-your-palm-outlook-good/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/fujitsus-palmsecure-reads-your-palm-outlook-good/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/laptops/" rel="tag">Laptops</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/peripherals/" rel="tag">Peripherals</a></p><div id="pc598009"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.japancorp.net/Article.Asp?Art_ID=12063"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1"
64alt="" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/palmsecure.jpg" /></a></div>
65Privacy fiends, rejoice! If you're not
66yet satisfied with iris scanning, fingerprint reading, and voice recognition, it looks like Fujitsu's finally bringing
67a new smaller 35 x 35 x 17mm version of their <a
68href="http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/11/fujitsus-palm-reader-also-does-tarot-and-biometrics/">palm-vein scanning
69PalmSecure biometrics system</a> to a laptop near you. Nah, we're not gonna be happy until we have to urinate into a
70cup and provide a DNA sample every time we unlock our corporate machines (you know what they say about loose lips and
71sinking ships), but until then at least we'll be adequately protected assuming someone doesn't chop off our hands,
72gouge out our eyes, and record our voice (preferably not at the same time, anyway).</div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.japancorp.net/Article.Asp?Art_ID=12063>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/fujitsus-palmsecure-reads-your-palm-outlook-good/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/598009/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/fujitsus-palmsecure-reads-your-palm-outlook-good/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/fujitsus-palmsecure-reads-your-palm-outlook-good/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_21-598009"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/21-598009?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_21-598009" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&amp;client=ca-pub-3546992251556849&amp;channel=22&amp;output=png&amp;cuid=21-598009&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/fujitsus-palmsecure-reads-your-palm-outlook-good/" /></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Ryan Block</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-03-09T09:48:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Live from CeBIT: Samsung&#039;s SGH-i310 8GB musicphone</title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-from-cebit-samsungs-sgh-i310-8gb-musicphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-from-cebit-samsungs-sgh-i310-8gb-musicphone/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-from-cebit-samsungs-sgh-i310-8gb-musicphone/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a></p><div id="pc597988"><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt=""
73src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7240.JPG" /><br /></div>
74Remember that 8GB Windows Mobile 5.0 smartphone
75from Samsung, the <a
76href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/06/samsungs-sgh-i310-8gb-windows-mobile-5-0-musicphone/">SGH-i310</a>? Oh, it
77exists alright, and it's hot. That's a real live scroll-wheel in the center (<a
78href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/03/02/motorola-rokr-e3-exclusive-pics/">unlike other phones we've seen</a>),
79and it actually feels just about right even though it's mechanical, and not touch sensitive. Click and drool after the
80break.</div><div align="center"><br /><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7228.JPG"
81alt="" /><br /><br /><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7226.JPG"
82alt="" /><br /><br /><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7228-1.JPG"
83alt="" /><br /><br /><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7231.JPG"
84alt="" /><br /><br /><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7234.JPG"
85alt="" /><br /><br /><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7239.JPG"
86alt="" /><br /><br /></div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-from-cebit-samsungs-sgh-i310-8gb-musicphone/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/597988/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-from-cebit-samsungs-sgh-i310-8gb-musicphone/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-from-cebit-samsungs-sgh-i310-8gb-musicphone/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_21-597988"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/21-597988?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_21-597988" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&amp;client=ca-pub-3546992251556849&amp;channel=22&amp;output=png&amp;cuid=21-597988&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-from-cebit-samsungs-sgh-i310-8gb-musicphone/" /></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Thomas Ricker</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-03-09T09:30:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Western Digital displays its soft side with MyBook line of drives</title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/western-digital-displays-its-soft-side-with-mybook-line-of-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/western-digital-displays-its-soft-side-with-mybook-line-of-drive/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/western-digital-displays-its-soft-side-with-mybook-line-of-drive/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/storage/" rel="tag">Storage</a></p><div id="pc597928"><a href="http://www.wdmybook.com/"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="1" align="right"
87src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/mybook.jpg" alt="" /></a>Hard drive manufacturer Western Digital seems to be
88having something of an identity crisis lately, switching between a &quot;dangerous&quot; mystique with products like the
89<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/western-digital-raptor-worlds-only-clear-cover-hard-drive/">Raptor</a> and
90Scorpion, and a more dignified, family-friendly persona with the Caviar and now the MyBook series of drives. Literally
91shaped like a fat tome, the new drive draws its design cues from &quot;in-depth consumer research,&quot; which probably
92indicated that people don't care to associate their computer peripherals with deadly animals past and present. These
93same consumers also must have told WD engineers that they want plug-and-play capability (no CDs required for install,
94check), easy-to-use file maintenance software and capacity indicators (also check), and finally, a heat dissipation
95system disguised as book page ends (checkmate). Drives that the whole family can agree on are available immediately,
96and range from $150 for the 160GB Essentials edition (USB 2.0) to $329 for the 500GB Premium version (Firewire 400).<br
97/><br />[Via <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060308/law064a.html?.v=1">Yahoo!</a>]<br /></div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.wdmybook.com/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/western-digital-displays-its-soft-side-with-mybook-line-of-drive/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/597928/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/western-digital-displays-its-soft-side-with-mybook-line-of-drive/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/western-digital-displays-its-soft-side-with-mybook-line-of-drive/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_21-597928"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/21-597928?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_21-597928" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&amp;client=ca-pub-3546992251556849&amp;channel=22&amp;output=png&amp;cuid=21-597928&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/western-digital-displays-its-soft-side-with-mybook-line-of-drive/" /></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Evan Blass</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-03-09T09:15:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Live from CeBIT: Samsung&#039;s SCH-B600 10 megapixel cameraphone</title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-from-cebit-samsungs-sch-b600-10-megapixel-cameraphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-from-cebit-samsungs-sch-b600-10-megapixel-cameraphone/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-from-cebit-samsungs-sch-b600-10-megapixel-cameraphone/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/digitalcameras/" rel="tag">Digital Cameras</a></p><div id="pc597982"><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7215-crop.JPG"
98alt="" /></div>
99Ever hold a ten megapixel cameraphone? Naw, neither had we, not until today anyway. Straight from the
100floor at CeBIT, we've got the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/samsungs-ten-megapixel-sch-b600/">Samsung
101SCH-B600</a> with an integrated 10 megapixel shooter. It's never gonna come anywhere close to the US or Europe so
102nuzzle up to your monitor real close-like and take in this beauty. Click on for more pics.</div><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7212.JPG"
103alt="" /></div>
104At least they can't brag about it being RAZR thin -- still, not bad.<br /><br />
105<div
106align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7223.JPG" alt=""
107/></div>
108Camera controls right up top where you'd expect 'em.<br /><br />
109<div align="center"><img vspace="4"
110hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7217.JPG" alt="" /></div>
111<br />
112<div
113align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7221.JPG" alt=""
114/></div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-from-cebit-samsungs-sch-b600-10-megapixel-cameraphone/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/597982/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-from-cebit-samsungs-sch-b600-10-megapixel-cameraphone/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-from-cebit-samsungs-sch-b600-10-megapixel-cameraphone/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_21-597982"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/21-597982?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_21-597982" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&amp;client=ca-pub-3546992251556849&amp;channel=22&amp;output=png&amp;cuid=21-597982&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-from-cebit-samsungs-sch-b600-10-megapixel-cameraphone/" /></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Thomas Ricker</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-03-09T08:55:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Garmin intros c510/530, C550 and screenless Mobile 20 with Bluetooth</title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/garmin-intros-c510-530-c550-and-screenless-mobile-20-with-bluet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/garmin-intros-c510-530-c550-and-screenless-mobile-20-with-bluet/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/garmin-intros-c510-530-c550-and-screenless-mobile-20-with-bluet/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gps/" rel="tag">GPS</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/peripherals/" rel="tag">Peripherals</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/transportation/" rel="tag">Transportation</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/wireless/" rel="tag">Wireless</a></p><div id="pc597907"><a href="http://www.gpsgazette.com/garmin-streetpilot-c550-and-c510/news/"><img alt="" hspace="4"
115src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/c550.jpg" align="right" vspace="16" border="0" /></a>Garmin has unveiled
116three new GPS devices at CeBIT, all intended for in-car use, and two of which sport Bluetooth for interacting with your
117cellphone. The c510/530 (Europe/North America) and c550 (pictured) are the latest generation of the company's
118well-received c-series, and both new models feature 3.5-inch QVGA touchscreen displays, a &quot;high-sensitivity&quot;
119GPS receiver (which we're assuming refers to a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=sirf">SiRF</a> Star III),
120configurable vehicle icons (focus groups must have been hating on that little triangle), some amount of preloaded
121content&nbsp; (expandable via SD), and an anti-theft system with either PIN or -- get this -- location-based codes,
122where the unit will only turn on if you drive it to a predetermined spot. The c550 adds Bluetooth and a speaker/mic
123into the mix, allowing it to do <strike>double-</strike> triple-duty as your in-car hands-free setup with bonus MP3
124playback, as well as a traffic receiver integrated into the power cord (also available as part of the c510D/530D deluxe
125package) and more maps for the Europeans. Even more exciting (from a gadgety perspective, at least) is the upcoming
126Mobile 20 Bluetooth GPS cradle for Nokia, WinMo, and Treo smartphones (pictured after the break), which performs nav
127and hands-free duties, as you'd expect, plus some extra fun like SMS integration for texting your coordinates to pals
128and Garmin Online, which provides a mix of free and pay traffic, weather, and webcam services. (On the down side, it
129lthough it seems to be BYOMCS: Bring Your Own Memory Card Slot). We know release dates on all three models -- Q2 for
130the new c's and July for the 20 -- but only the price of the c550, which will set you back exactly $857.13.<br /><br
131/><a href="http://www.garmin.com/products/sp510/">Read</a>- c510/530 [Via <a
132href="http://www.gpsgazette.com/garmin-streetpilot-c550-and-c510/news/">GPS Gazette</a>]<br /><a
133href="http://www.garmin.com/products/sp550/#">Read</a>- c550 [Via <a
134href="http://www.gpsgazette.com/garmin-streetpilot-c550-and-c510/news/">GPS Gazette</a>]<br /><a
135href="http://www.garmin.com/products/garminmobile20/#">Read</a>- Mobile 20 [Via <a
136href="http://www.gpsgazette.com/garmin-mobile-20/news/">GPS Gazette</a>]</div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.garmin.com/products/garminmobile20/#"><img alt="" hspace="4"
137src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/mobile20.jpg" vspace="4" border="0" /></a></div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/garmin-intros-c510-530-c550-and-screenless-mobile-20-with-bluet/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/597907/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/garmin-intros-c510-530-c550-and-screenless-mobile-20-with-bluet/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/garmin-intros-c510-530-c550-and-screenless-mobile-20-with-bluet/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_21-597907"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/21-597907?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_21-597907" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&amp;client=ca-pub-3546992251556849&amp;channel=22&amp;output=png&amp;cuid=21-597907&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/garmin-intros-c510-530-c550-and-screenless-mobile-20-with-bluet/" /></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Evan Blass</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-03-09T08:40:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Samsung&#039;s ten megapixel SCH-B600</title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/samsungs-ten-megapixel-sch-b600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/samsungs-ten-megapixel-sch-b600/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/samsungs-ten-megapixel-sch-b600/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/digitalcameras/" rel="tag">Digital Cameras</a></p><div id="pc597979"><div align="center"><a
138href="http://www.samsung.co.kr/news/press_read_ns.jsp?news_seqNum=4743&amp;pg=0&amp;year=2006&amp;month=3&amp;setDate=0"><img
139vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/samsung_10mp.jpg" /></a></div>
140<img
141vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/schb600.jpg" alt="" />Ok,
142Samsung, ok! We get it, you always really wanted to show up LG (and every other cameraphone manufacturer in the world)
143for that matter; you hit <a
144href="http://www.engadget.com/2005/06/12/the-sph-v7800-samsungs-five-megapixel-cameraphone-with-3x/">five</a>, <a
145href="http://engadget.com/2005/03/09/the-sch-v770-samsungs-seven-megapixel-cameraphone/">seven</a>, then <a
146href="http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/08/first-pics-of-samsungs-sph-v8200-eight-megapixel-phone/">eight </a>megapixels,
147and now you've jumped to freaking ten megapixels as announced today at CeBIT with the SCH-B600. For those curious, the
148B600 has a 3x optical zoom, flash, S-DMB support, Bluetooth, EV-DO, TV-out, and will surely carry a price tag to make
149even a self respecting gadget blogger weep -- but that still doesn't mean we wouldn't want it in the US, now matter how
150crappy its camera may actually be. Seriously, do you know what kind of looks your digital camera nerd friends would give
151you when you say your phone shoots ten megapixels? Helio, you listening?<br /><br />[Via <a
152href="http://www.samsunghq.com/content/view/226/5/">Samsung HQ</a>]</div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.samsung.co.kr/news/press_read_ns.jsp?news_seqNum=4743&pg=0&year=2006&month=3&setDate=0>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/samsungs-ten-megapixel-sch-b600/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/597979/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/samsungs-ten-megapixel-sch-b600/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/samsungs-ten-megapixel-sch-b600/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_21-597979"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/21-597979?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_21-597979" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&amp;client=ca-pub-3546992251556849&amp;channel=22&amp;output=png&amp;cuid=21-597979&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/samsungs-ten-megapixel-sch-b600/" /></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Ryan Block</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-03-09T08:21:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Hands-on with ASUS and Founder UMPCs</title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/hands-on-with-asus-and-founder-umpcs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/hands-on-with-asus-and-founder-umpcs/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/hands-on-with-asus-and-founder-umpcs/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/handhelds/" rel="tag">Handhelds</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/tabletpcs/" rel="tag">Tablet PCs</a></p><div id="pc597968"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7158.JPG" /><br />Now that
153the cat's out of the bag, we got a chance to lay flesh to gadget and conduct a quick hands-on with both the new ASUS
154and Founder UMPCs. As opposed to the Samsung Q1, these devices look and feel solid wtih the ASUS throwing down a sleek,
155brushed alluminum case and 1.3-megapixel front mounted cam for WiFi video conferencing. Oh, and the UMPC from Founder
156also slaps in a 1GHz Pentium M processor compared to the 900MHz Celeron M in the Samsung and ASUS. Expect these to
157sport optional, built-in GPS and mobile digital TV adapters too once they hit the streets, with premium price tags to
158match. Mums the word on exact pricing or availability but at least one of these three will drop this month for
159consumption. Lots more pics of the ASUS and Founder after the break.</div><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7146.JPG" /><br />First up,
160the ASUS. Note front mounted camera. That's brushed metal, folks though it's tough to tell in the moody Intel booth
161lighting.<br /><br /><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt=""
162src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7147.JPG" /><br /><br /><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt=""
163src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7148.JPG" /><br />SDIO up top.<br /><br /><img vspace="4" hspace="4"
164border="1" alt="" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7118.JPG" /><br /><br /><img vspace="4" hspace="4"
165border="1" alt="" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7125.JPG" /><br />Spec'd just like the Samsung Q1.<br
166/><br /><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7140.JPG" /><br
167/>Next up, the UMPC from Founder sporting the Touch Pack.<br /><br /><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt=""
168src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7131.JPG" /><br />Ahh, those new&nbsp; DialKeys, er, keys feel good.
169It's actually an effective way to enter text.<br /><br /><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt=""
170src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7141.JPG" /><br />There's the Pentium M pushing 1GHz. Half the RAM of
171the others though.<br /><br /><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt=""
172src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7136.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1"
173alt="" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7143.JPG" /><br /><br /><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1"
174alt="" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7144.JPG" /><br /><br /><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1"
175alt="" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7149.JPG" /><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/hands-on-with-asus-and-founder-umpcs/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/597968/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/hands-on-with-asus-and-founder-umpcs/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/hands-on-with-asus-and-founder-umpcs/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_21-597968"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/21-597968?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_21-597968" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&amp;client=ca-pub-3546992251556849&amp;channel=22&amp;output=png&amp;cuid=21-597968&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/hands-on-with-asus-and-founder-umpcs/" /></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Thomas Ricker</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-03-09T07:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Live at CeBIT: Intel press briefing -- Origami is dead, long live UMPC</title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-at-cebit-intel-press-briefing-origami-is-dead-long-liv/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-at-cebit-intel-press-briefing-origami-is-dead-long-liv/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-at-cebit-intel-press-briefing-origami-is-dead-long-liv/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/handhelds/" rel="tag">Handhelds</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/tabletpcs/" rel="tag">Tablet PCs</a></p><div id="pc597950"><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7104.JPG" vspace="4" border="1" /><br />So we hit
176the Intel press briefing this morning and Intel, did indeed give Microsoft their <a
177href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/03/origami-runs-on-intel-and-samsung-hardware/">30 seconds</a> to stand
178hand-in-hand and announce those <a
179href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-from-cebit-samsung-founder-asus-umpc-origami-devices/">three new UMPCs
180from Samsung, ASUS, and Founder</a>. Ok, it was more like 5 minutes but that's it, which is actually just about right.
181Afterall, nothing new was revealed, only that <a
182href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/so-what-is-origami-well-tell-ya/ ">their contribution to the new UMPCs is the
183inclusion of the Microsoft Touch Pack</a>. Intel also told us they will increase UMPC performance by a factor of 10
184&quot;over the next 5 years.&quot; The rest of the briefing? Well, do you really want to hear about Viiv and Core Duo
185all over again? Didn't think so. Money shot after the break of two execs holding UMPCs apparently for the first time.</div><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7107.JPG" vspace="4" border="1" /><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-at-cebit-intel-press-briefing-origami-is-dead-long-liv/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/597950/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-at-cebit-intel-press-briefing-origami-is-dead-long-liv/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-at-cebit-intel-press-briefing-origami-is-dead-long-liv/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_21-597950"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/21-597950?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_21-597950" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&amp;client=ca-pub-3546992251556849&amp;channel=22&amp;output=png&amp;cuid=21-597950&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-at-cebit-intel-press-briefing-origami-is-dead-long-liv/" /></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Thomas Ricker</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-03-09T06:30:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Samsung&#039;s Q1 ultramobile PC</title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/samsungs-q1-ultramobile-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/samsungs-q1-ultramobile-pc/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/samsungs-q1-ultramobile-pc/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gadgets/" rel="tag">Misc. Gadgets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/handhelds/" rel="tag">Handhelds</a></p><div id="pc597869"><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/samsung_q1.jpg"
186alt="" /></div>
187In the traditional Engadget fashion of having <a
188href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/samsungs-umpc-origami-device-spotted/">caught shots</a>, <a
189href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/cebit-web-site-shows-origami-ui/">screen pics</a>, and even a <a
190href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/hands-on-with-the-samsung-q1-origami/">proper hands-on</a> before the device
191is announced, may we present to you Samsung's Q1. Call it an ultramobile PC, call it <a
192href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=origami">Origami</a>, whatever, it's a 779g (1.7 pound) 9 x 5.5 x 1-inch
193mini-tablet with a 7-inch touchscreen LCD, Celeron M ULV processor, 40GB drive, 512MB RAM, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.0,
194GPS and DMB options (of course), and <a
195href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/so-what-is-origami-well-tell-ya/">Windows XP Tablet with Touch Pack</a>. We
196still don't yet know a price or expected release on this, so expect yet another post on the Q1 in the near future, or
197at very least an update to this one.</div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/samsungs-q1-ultramobile-pc/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/597869/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/samsungs-q1-ultramobile-pc/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/samsungs-q1-ultramobile-pc/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_21-597869"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/21-597869?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_21-597869" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&amp;client=ca-pub-3546992251556849&amp;channel=22&amp;output=png&amp;cuid=21-597869&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/samsungs-q1-ultramobile-pc/" /></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Ryan Block</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-03-09T04:01:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Live from CeBIT: Samsung, Founder, ASUS UMPC / Origami devices</title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-from-cebit-samsung-founder-asus-umpc-origami-devices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-from-cebit-samsung-founder-asus-umpc-origami-devices/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-from-cebit-samsung-founder-asus-umpc-origami-devices/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/handhelds/" rel="tag">Handhelds</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/tabletpcs/" rel="tag">Tablet PCs</a></p><div id="pc597945"><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt=""
198src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7093.JPG" /><br /></div>
199Here they are, live from the CeBIT: the three
200mysterious <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=origami">Origami </a>/ <a
201href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=umpc">UMPC</a>s from Samsung, ASUS, and Founder that we've been seeing in
202various videos, snaps, spyshots, etc.&nbsp; More pics of these three lovelies after the break, and more details to
203come....</div><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt=""
204src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/CIMG7095.JPG" /></div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-from-cebit-samsung-founder-asus-umpc-origami-devices/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/597945/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-from-cebit-samsung-founder-asus-umpc-origami-devices/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-from-cebit-samsung-founder-asus-umpc-origami-devices/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_21-597945"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/21-597945?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_21-597945" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&amp;client=ca-pub-3546992251556849&amp;channel=22&amp;output=png&amp;cuid=21-597945&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/live-from-cebit-samsung-founder-asus-umpc-origami-devices/" /></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Thomas Ricker</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-03-09T03:35:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Pharos iGPS-500</title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/pharos-igps-500/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/pharos-igps-500/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/pharos-igps-500/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gps/" rel="tag">GPS</a></p><div id="pc597872"><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/pharos_igps.jpg"
205alt="" /></div>
206We got a chance to peep <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=pharos">Pharos</a>'s new iGPS-500 a
207couple of weeks ago (before we even really knew what it actually was), but today it's officially getting announced
208alongside Microsoft's big UMPC push at CeBIT as the GPS receiver to complement that mini tablet of yours. Basically
209it's a super tiny SiRFstar III-based modular GPS device that can connect either via Bluetooth (shown left), or SDIO /
210CF / PCMCIA adapter (right, sans PC card adapter, of course). What doesn't really come across here, however, is the
211size of this receiver. It's basically compared to like $1.25 worth of quarters stacked up. Expect to lay down $100 for
212a serial / USB version, and $200 for the Bluetooth version come April, when they're intending to ship.</div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/pharos-igps-500/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/597872/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/pharos-igps-500/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/pharos-igps-500/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_21-597872"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/21-597872?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_21-597872" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&amp;client=ca-pub-3546992251556849&amp;channel=22&amp;output=png&amp;cuid=21-597872&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/pharos-igps-500/" /></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Ryan Block</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-03-09T03:32:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>So what is Origami? We&#039;ll tell ya.</title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/so-what-is-origami-well-tell-ya/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/so-what-is-origami-well-tell-ya/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/so-what-is-origami-well-tell-ya/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/handhelds/" rel="tag">Handhelds</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/tabletpcs/" rel="tag">Tablet PCs</a></p><div id="pc597797"><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt=""
213src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/origami_interface.jpg" /></div>
214Yesterday we had a chance to get Otto Berkes
215on the line, the man behind <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=origami">Origami</a> at Microsoft, as well as
216Dustin Hubbard, Group Manager for Microsoft's Mobile Hardware and Application Development team. We had a few things to
217ask about what the deal is with <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=umpc">UMPC</a>s and Origami, here's what we
218learned: Origami is a term originated from Berkes that doesn't necessarily refer to a device or specific hardware
219specification, per se, but to an ultramobile PC running Windows Tablet (or Vista, later) and enhanced Microsoft Touch
220Pack (a suite of apps and utilities meant to optimize using Windows by touch, and not necessarily only by stylus).
221Touch Pack consists of a launcher app that better groups and opens apps based on a touchscreen interface; DialKeys, a
222thumb-based text input system that uses those <a
223href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/cebit-web-site-shows-origami-ui/">two onscreen touch inputs</a> on either
224side; Touch Improvements, a suite of environment optimizations to make using Windows with your fingers a less painful
225experience; and some other stuff, like Sudoku and an Origami-optimized Windows Media skin to kind of round out the
226whole thing.<br /><br />Otto made it pretty clear that Microsoft is aiming UMPCs based on Tablet with Touch Pack at the
227general consumer, and not necessarily as another device for the already gadget-laden mobile office -- we'll be seeing
228(and have already seen) initially launches by the likes of <a
229href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/hands-on-with-the-samsung-q1-origami/">Samsung</a>, Asus, and Founder, so keep
230an eye out for those today. We did ask about <a
231href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/microsoft-alexandria/">Alexandria</a>, the other Microsoft buzz-video /
232project we saw the other day, and it sounded like a system MS was working to ease acquiring music and movies online --
233is Alexandria a service that might be an iTunes-killer, perhaps? We don't know (we're working on finding out), but we
234do finally know what the hell Origami is, and now you do too.</div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/so-what-is-origami-well-tell-ya/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/597797/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/so-what-is-origami-well-tell-ya/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/so-what-is-origami-well-tell-ya/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_21-597797"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/21-597797?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_21-597797" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&amp;client=ca-pub-3546992251556849&amp;channel=22&amp;output=png&amp;cuid=21-597797&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/so-what-is-origami-well-tell-ya/" /></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Ryan Block</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-03-09T03:31:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Today in Engadget: March 8, 2006</title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/today-in-engadget-march-8-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/today-in-engadget-march-8-2006/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/today-in-engadget-march-8-2006/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gadgets/" rel="tag">Misc. Gadgets</a></p><div id="pc597888"><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt=""
235src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/origamikeybus.jpg" /><br /></div>
236<strong>Features</strong><br />
237<ul>
238   
239<li><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/hands-on-with-the-samsung-q1-origami/" title="View Hands-on with the
240Samsung Q1 / Origami on Engadget" target="_blank">Hands-on with the Samsung Q1 / Origami</a></li>
241    <li><a
242href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/sda-its-our-2nd-birthday-and-were-giving-you-the-presents/" title="View SDA
243It's our 2nd birthday and we're giving you the presents! on Engadget" target="_blank">SDA It's our 2nd birthday and
244we're giving you the presents!</a></li>
245    <li><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/cebit-weve-got-ya-covered/"
246title="View CeBIT, we've got ya covered on Engadget" target="_blank">CeBIT, we've got ya covered</a></li>
247    <li><a
248href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/switched-on-the-contractor-and-the-architect/" title="View Switched On: The
249contractor and the architect on Engadget" target="_blank">Switched On: The contractor and the
250architect</a></li>
251</ul>
252<strong>News</strong><br />
253<ul>
254    <li><a
255href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/cto-unveils-next-gen-intel-core-microarchitecture/" title="View CTO unveils
256next-gen &quot;Intel Core Microarchitecture&quot; on Engadget" target="_blank">CTO unveils next-gen &quot;Intel Core
257Microarchitecture&quot;</a></li>
258    <li><a
259href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/sapphire-announces-first-hdmi-hdcp-video-card/" title="View Sapphire announces
260first HDMI-HDCP video card on Engadget" target="_blank">Sapphire announces first HDMI-HDCP video card</a></li>
261   
262<li><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/20-000-iced-gilded-trekstor-i-beat-organix-on-display-at-cebit/"
263title="View $20,000 iced, gilded TrekStor i.Beat organix on display at CeBIT on Engadget" target="_blank">$20,000 iced,
264gilded TrekStor i.Beat organix on display at CeBIT</a></li>
265    <li><a
266href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/benq-resurrects-p50-as-p51/" title="View BenQ resurrects P50 as P51 on
267Engadget" target="_blank">BenQ resurrects P50 as P51</a></li>
268    <li><a
269href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/lg-philips-unveils-100-inch-lcd-display/" title="View LG.Philips unveils
270100-inch LCD display on Engadget" target="_blank">LG.Philips unveils 100-inch LCD display</a></li>
271    <li><a
272href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/intel-will-ship-wimax-cards-this-year/" title="View Intel will ship WiMax
273cards this year on Engadget" target="_blank">Intel will ship WiMax cards this year</a></li>
274    <li><a
275href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/panasonic-expands-viera-plasma-lcd-line/" title="View Panasonic expands Viera
276plasma, LCD line on Engadget" target="_blank">Panasonic expands Viera plasma, LCD line</a></li>
277    <li><a
278href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/ultracells-uc25-xx25-two-day-laptop-fuel-cell/" title="View UltraCell's UC25 /
279XX25 two-day laptop fuel cell on Engadget" target="_blank">UltraCell's UC25 / XX25 two-day laptop fuel cell</a></li>
280   
281<li><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/the-brain-computer-interface/" title="View The Brain Computer Interface
282on Engadget" target="_blank">The Brain Computer Interface</a></li>
283    <li><a
284href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/samsungs-umpc-origami-device-spotted/" title="View Samsung's UMPC / Origami
285device spotted on Engadget" target="_blank">Samsung's UMPC / Origami device spotted</a></li>
286    <li><a
287href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/seagate-launches-wireless-usb-drives/" title="View Seagate doesn't launch
288Wireless USB drives on Engadget" target="_blank">Seagate doesn't launch Wireless USB drives</a></li>
289    <li><a
290href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/ipodmame-brings-pac-man-to-the-ipod/" title="View Ipodmame brings Pac-Man to
291the iPod on Engadget" target="_blank">Ipodmame brings Pac-Man to the iPod</a></li>
292    <li><a
293href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/magic-smartphone-boasts-8gb-hdd-512mb-ram-dual-qvga/" title="View MAGIC
294smartphone boasts 8GB HDD, 512MB RAM, dual QVGA on Engadget" target="_blank">MAGIC smartphone boasts 8GB HDD, 512MB
295RAM, dual QVGA</a></li>
296    <li><a
297href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/logitech-mx610-laser-mouse-takes-a-jump-to-the-left/" title="View Logitech
298MX610 laser mouse takes a jump to the left on Engadget" target="_blank">Logitech MX610 laser mouse takes a jump to the
299left</a></li>
300    <li><a
301href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/intel-sees-nand-flash-hard-drives-in-notebooks-coming-next-year/" title="View
302Intel sees NAND flash hard drives in notebooks coming next year on Engadget" target="_blank">Intel sees NAND flash hard
303drives in notebooks coming next year</a></li>
304    <li><a
305href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/nokia-wireless-audio-gateway-ad-42w-gets-real/" title="View Nokia Wireless
306Audio Gateway AD-42W gets real on Engadget" target="_blank">Nokia Wireless Audio Gateway AD-42W gets real</a></li>
307   
308<li><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/laser-powered-glider-tested-in-japan/" title="View Laser-powered glider
309tested in Japan on Engadget" target="_blank">Laser-powered glider tested in Japan</a></li>
310    <li><a
311href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/tivos-new-pricing-includes-box-drops-lifetime-plan/" title="View TiVo's new
312pricing includes box, drops lifetime plan
313    on Engadget" target="_blank">TiVo's new pricing includes box, drops
314lifetime plan</a></li>
315    <li><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/cebit-web-site-shows-origami-ui/"
316title="View Origami UI on CeBIT web site on Engadget" target="_blank">Origami UI on CeBIT web site</a></li>
317    <li><a
318href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/know-where-jacket-phones-home-with-gps-data/" title="View Know Where jacket
319phones home with GPS data on Engadget" target="_blank">Know Where jacket phones home with GPS data</a></li>
320    <li><a
321href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/necs-new-pro-20-inch-multisync-reviewed/" title="View NEC's new pro 20-inch
322MultiSync reviewed on Engadget" target="_blank">NEC's new pro 20-inch MultiSync reviewed</a></li>
323    <li><a
324href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/siemens-gigaset-m34-usb-adapter-for-yahoo-voip-calls/" title="View Siemens
325Gigaset M34 USB adapter for Yahoo! VoIP calls on Engadget" target="_blank">Siemens Gigaset M34 USB adapter for Yahoo!
326VoIP calls</a></li>
327</ul></div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/today-in-engadget-march-8-2006/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/597888/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/today-in-engadget-march-8-2006/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/today-in-engadget-march-8-2006/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_21-597888"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/21-597888?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_21-597888" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&amp;client=ca-pub-3546992251556849&amp;channel=22&amp;output=png&amp;cuid=21-597888&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/today-in-engadget-march-8-2006/" /></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Evan Blass</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-03-08T23:59:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Siemens Gigaset M34 USB adapter for Yahoo! VoIP calls</title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/siemens-gigaset-m34-usb-adapter-for-yahoo-voip-calls/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/siemens-gigaset-m34-usb-adapter-for-yahoo-voip-calls/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/siemens-gigaset-m34-usb-adapter-for-yahoo-voip-calls/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gadgets/" rel="tag">Misc. Gadgets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/peripherals/" rel="tag">Peripherals</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/wireless/" rel="tag">Wireless</a></p><div id="pc597839"><a
328href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&amp;newsId=20060308005196&amp;ndmHsc=v2*A1126263600000*B1141890075000*DgroupByDate*J2*L1*N1000001*Zyahoo&amp;newsLang=en&amp;beanID=1802668732&amp;viewID=news_view"><img
329vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/siemens-gigaset-e150-1.jpg"
330alt="" /></a>Siemens Gigaset C-class-and-above cordless phone owners who purchased their units after fall 2004 will
331soon have an option to use their formerly landline-only handsets for free and reduced-rate VoIP telephony as well. The
332Gigaset's new trick is achieved through the use of a USB adapter called the M34, which plugs into a PC and transfers
333packets with select Gigaset base units using the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=dect">DECT</a> (Digital
334Enhanced Cordless Telephone) standard. Siemens has teamed up with Yahoo! to offer the search giant's Messenger w/ Voice
335service for use with the M34, which will allow Gigaset owners to enjoy Skype-like benefits and even listen to Internet
336radio (rather poorly, we'd imagine) right from their cordless handsets. The M34 USB adapter should available in Q3 of
337this year, although no price has been announced as of yet.</div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20060308005196&ndmHsc=v2*A1126263600000*B1141890075000*DgroupByDate*J2*L1*N1000001*Zyahoo&newsLang=en&beanID=1802668732&viewID=news_view>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/siemens-gigaset-m34-usb-adapter-for-yahoo-voip-calls/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/597839/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/siemens-gigaset-m34-usb-adapter-for-yahoo-voip-calls/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/siemens-gigaset-m34-usb-adapter-for-yahoo-voip-calls/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_21-597839"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/21-597839?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_21-597839" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&amp;client=ca-pub-3546992251556849&amp;channel=22&amp;output=png&amp;cuid=21-597839&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/siemens-gigaset-m34-usb-adapter-for-yahoo-voip-calls/" /></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Evan Blass</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-03-08T20:30:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>NEC&#039;s new pro 20-inch MultiSync reviewed</title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/necs-new-pro-20-inch-multisync-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/necs-new-pro-20-inch-multisync-reviewed/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/necs-new-pro-20-inch-multisync-reviewed/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a></p><div id="pc597830"><div align="center"> <a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1934582,00.asp?kc=PCRSS02129TX1K0000530"><img
338vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/nec_review.jpg" alt="" /></a> </div>
339The
340folks over at PC Magazine have taken a look-see at NEC's new <a
341href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=multisync">MultiSync</a> LCD2090UXi pro display, and while they liked what it
342can do, they're thinking it's probably best left to the pros and their expensable pocketbooks. We're guessing the $1299
343price tag for a 20-inch LCD is all of a review most people will need to hear, but they went on to find that the
344display's powerful color controls, automatic ambient light adjustment, and flat-out great color make it definitely
345worth the consideration of those who can afford it. The 1600x1200 display also offers a very wide 170 degree viewing
346angle, and its 8ms gray-to-gray response time isn't too shabby either. The picture wasn't as perfect when using an
347analog connection, and DVDs showed some background noise, but neither of those should raise a flag for most pros.</div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1934582,00.asp?kc=PCRSS02129TX1K0000530>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/necs-new-pro-20-inch-multisync-reviewed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/597830/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/necs-new-pro-20-inch-multisync-reviewed/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/necs-new-pro-20-inch-multisync-reviewed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_21-597830"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/21-597830?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_21-597830" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&amp;client=ca-pub-3546992251556849&amp;channel=22&amp;output=png&amp;cuid=21-597830&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/necs-new-pro-20-inch-multisync-reviewed/" /></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Paul Miller</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-03-08T19:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Know Where jacket phones home with GPS data</title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/know-where-jacket-phones-home-with-gps-data/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/know-where-jacket-phones-home-with-gps-data/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/know-where-jacket-phones-home-with-gps-data/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gps/" rel="tag">GPS</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/wearables/" rel="tag">Wearables</a></p><div id="pc597794"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.presseagentur.com/interactivewear/detail.php?pr_id=832&amp;lang=en"><img
348vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/gpsjacket.jpg" /></a><br
349/></div>
350Sure, there are already jackets designed to include integrated controls for your audio player, cellphone and
351other devices. And <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=audex">some of them</a> even look better than the Know
352Where jacket from Germany's Interactive Wear (which, face it, isn't exactly hard). But how many of them have an
353integrated GPS unit that can phone home with realtime tracking data? We assume the point of including the epaulet-based
354GPS unit in the jacket is either to allow an employer or parent to track the jacket's wearer without forcing her to
355carry a separate GPS device. However, we can't help but think that once the wearer knows he's being tracked, he may
356just &quot;forget&quot; the jacket somewhere, even if that means giving up that swanky integrated phone and MP3
357player.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.therawfeed.com/2006/03/new-jacket-sports-built-in-gps-mp3.html">The Raw
358Feed</a>]</div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.presseagentur.com/interactivewear/detail.php?pr_id=832&lang=en>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/know-where-jacket-phones-home-with-gps-data/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/597794/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/know-where-jacket-phones-home-with-gps-data/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/know-where-jacket-phones-home-with-gps-data/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_21-597794"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/21-597794?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_21-597794" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&amp;client=ca-pub-3546992251556849&amp;channel=22&amp;output=png&amp;cuid=21-597794&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/know-where-jacket-phones-home-with-gps-data/" /></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Marc Perton</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-03-08T17:59:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Origami UI on CeBIT web site</title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/cebit-web-site-shows-origami-ui/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/cebit-web-site-shows-origami-ui/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/cebit-web-site-shows-origami-ui/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/handhelds/" rel="tag">Handhelds</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/tabletpcs/" rel="tag">Tablet PCs</a></p><div id="pc597812"><div align="center"><a href="http://cebitnews.turnpages.com/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0"
359src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/origamikeybus.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
360We thought we had today's
361Origami news covered, especially with our <a
362href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/hands-on-with-the-samsung-q1-origami">hands-on visit to Samsung's CeBIT
363booth</a>. But it turns out there's still a little more info out there, courtesy of <em>tomorrow's</em> official CeBIT
364show daily, which was released to the web today by its time-traveling publisher. According to CeBIT News, the Origami
365will include a circular virtual keyboard as part of its user interface. The Origami Touch Pack Interface, as the
366virtual keyboard will be known, is designed for thumb-typing, and is sure to guarantee tons of fingerprints on your
367Origami display. CeBIT News also confirms that a range of external peripherals will be available for the Samsung Q1,
368including a GPS unit, DMB TV tuner (which will be internal for units sold in Korea), Bluetooth keyboard and DVD drive.
369CeBIT News also says that you'll be able to rip DVDs to the hard drive, though we assume that this doesn't include
370CSS-protected movies.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=30150">the Inq</a>]</div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://cebitnews.turnpages.com/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/cebit-web-site-shows-origami-ui/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/597812/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/cebit-web-site-shows-origami-ui/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/cebit-web-site-shows-origami-ui/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_21-597812"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/21-597812?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_21-597812" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&amp;client=ca-pub-3546992251556849&amp;channel=22&amp;output=png&amp;cuid=21-597812&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/cebit-web-site-shows-origami-ui/" /></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Marc Perton</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-03-08T17:21:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>TiVo&#039;s new pricing includes box, drops lifetime plan
371
372</title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/tivos-new-pricing-includes-box-drops-lifetime-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/tivos-new-pricing-includes-box-drops-lifetime-plan/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/tivos-new-pricing-includes-box-drops-lifetime-plan/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/homeentertainment/" rel="tag">Home Entertainment</a></p><div id="pc597808"><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060308/sfw165.html?.v=1"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right"
373src="http://www.pvrwire.com/media/2006/03/TiVo-40-hour-Amazon.jpg" alt="" /></a>As <a
374href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/27/tivo-to-try-giving-away-boxes-again/">expected</a>, TiVo has revised its
375pricing plans to include the purchase of the TiVo box as part of the monthly fee. New pricing schemes include a
376one-year plan at $19.95 per month, a two-year $18.95-per-month plan and a three-year $16.95 plan. All plans include an
37780GB Series 2 TiVo box, and discounts are available for customers who pre-pay (i.e., a prepaid three-year plan is $469,
378vs. $610.20 on the monthly plan). TiVo had <a
379href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/27/tivo-to-try-giving-away-boxes-again/">earlier experimented</a> with a similar
380all-in-one plan at a somewhat lower price: the one-year plan was $16.95 per month, including a 40-hour TiVo box. TiVo
381has also quietly dropped its $299 lifetime service plan, though current users who signed up for that plan won't be
382affected. <br /><br />[Via <a
383href="http://www.pvrwire.com/2006/03/08/tivo-introduces-new-pricing-plans-eliminates-lifetime-service-p/">PVRWire</a>]</div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060308/sfw165.html?.v=1>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/tivos-new-pricing-includes-box-drops-lifetime-plan/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/597808/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/tivos-new-pricing-includes-box-drops-lifetime-plan/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/tivos-new-pricing-includes-box-drops-lifetime-plan/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_21-597808"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/21-597808?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_21-597808" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&amp;client=ca-pub-3546992251556849&amp;channel=22&amp;output=png&amp;cuid=21-597808&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/tivos-new-pricing-includes-box-drops-lifetime-plan/" /></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Marc Perton</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-03-08T16:46:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Switched On: The contractor and the architect</title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/switched-on-the-contractor-and-the-architect/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/switched-on-the-contractor-and-the-architect/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/switched-on-the-contractor-and-the-architect/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/desktops/" rel="tag">Desktops</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/laptops/" rel="tag">Laptops</a></p><div id="pc597749"><em>Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a weekly column about the future of technology, multimedia, and
384digital entertainment:<br /><br />
385<div align="center"><em><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/03/vista_osx3.jpg" vspace="4"
386border="1" /></em></div>
387</em>With months before &quot;universal&quot; versions of key applications are available, Apple should have probably
388released a revamped consumer notebook before its new <a
389href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/apple-leaps-ahead-with-dual-core-intel-macbook-pro/">MacBook Pro</a>; perhaps
390a more radical redesign awaits the venerable iBook. However, Mac users willing to delay some peak performance
391gratification have quite a treat ahead of them. The MacBook Pro is the finest computer Apple has ever released. Beyond
392the sleek, inviting form that enabled the PowerBook G4 to set the bar for elegant laptop design, the new computer
393boasts one long-awaited addition -- an integrated camera for videoconferencing -- and one ingenious lifesaver in the
394breakaway MagSafe power connector.<br /><br />Ephemeral concerns about <a
395href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/01/switched-on-wheres-windows-welcome-wagon">running Windows</a> aside,
396Apple&rsquo;s entry onto the Intel platform may have many potential switchers scratching their confused crania. Is
397Apple&rsquo;s design prowess simply attributed to designing <a
398href="http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/02/switched-on-the-i-behind-ipod-innovation-integration-or/">&quot;the whole
399widget&quot;</a> as the company says? Is it as simple as minimalism or even restraint? Those are all factors, but a
400stronger influence is the difference of philosophies and perceived roles between Microsoft and Apple.<br /><br /></div><br />In fact, I&rsquo;ve often found Microsoft&rsquo;s portrayal as the industry&rsquo;s &quot;bad guy&quot; a bit
401ironic because Microsoft really, really wants to please you; it may be the most earnest technology company in the
402industry. They&rsquo;ve even hired this Scoble guy to blog all day long for you and, every time he takes a break they
403kill a kitten. The poor fellow recently got so bored that he played &quot;20 Questions&quot; in his comments getting
404people to guess that Project Origami is a relatively small tablet PC that runs XP and is optimized for entertainment
405and communication. But, um, it&rsquo;s all a big secret and I could be way off. Yeah, on second thought, it&rsquo;s
406probably a monster truck.<br /><br />In any case, if that motley metal medley known as the PC is a fixer-upper,
407Microsoft wants to be your conscientious contractor. It proudly takes very seriously the responsibility of serving such
408a diverse customer base. Even as Microsoft talks about some of the more artistic touches in Windows Vista&rsquo;s Aero
409user interface such as elements that gradually fade in and out, it does so with the rationalization that it wants to
410remove any startling transitions from the experience. Good contractors can create an incredibly broad range of
411functional improvements that meet customers&rsquo; requirements and work well with what they have. They may even
412surprise you with clever or elegant designs such as Tooltips or fast user switching, but rarely will they create
413art.<br /><br />Apple, on the other hand, is the industry&rsquo;s architect. It understands what people want,
414generally, but it fuses those requirements with its own sense of design and direction. Its approach reminds me of a
415Chicago DJ my wife once described to me who, instead of playing requests that people said they wanted, would play what
416he deemed they needed to hear.<br /><br />For example, people want expandability in a laptop. The MacBook Pro offers an
417ExpressCard slot for which there is little support today but, trust us, will give you what you need down the road.
418People want a 10-foot user interface. We&rsquo;ll give you Front Row, which eschews all that complicated TV recording
419stuff you don&rsquo;t need. And by the way, those applications that ran only under the classic Mac OS? We didn&rsquo;t
420want to say anything but... tr&eacute;s &lsquo;90s.<br /><br />On the other hand, here are some things you might not
421have known you wanted but you&rsquo;ll really appreciate -- a wrist rest free of ugly stickers and paint that rubs off
422and an ingenious power connector that could save you hours of downtime or costly repairs caused by a jarring tug. Fast
423access to handy applets will save you a lot of time and screen real estate since it puts widgets in their own mode.<br
424/><br />Later this year, Microsoft will release Windows Vista, and it will make nearly everything about Windows better
425while preserving impressive backward compatibility. It must, because that&rsquo;s what Microsoft&rsquo;s customers said
426they wanted, and the company gallantly wants to make its customers happy. It will probably even do Mac OS 10.4 a notch
427better in some respects. On a capable PC, it will be a decent, maybe solid, house that most people will likely find
428comfortable and attractive. After all, not everyone cares about living in one designed in Cupertino that makes
429neighbors oooh and aaah as they drive by it.<br /><br /><hr width="100%" size="2" />
430<p><em>Ross Rubin is director of industry analysis for consumer technology at market research and analysis firm <a
431href="http://www.npdtechworld.com/">The NPD Group</a> and a contributing editor for LAPTOP. Views expressed in Switched
432On are his own. Feedback is welcome at <a href="mailto:fliptheswitch@gmail.com">fliptheswitch@gmail.com</a>.</em></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/switched-on-the-contractor-and-the-architect/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/597749/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/switched-on-the-contractor-and-the-architect/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/switched-on-the-contractor-and-the-architect/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_21-597749"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/21-597749?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_21-597749" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&amp;client=ca-pub-3546992251556849&amp;channel=22&amp;output=png&amp;cuid=21-597749&amp;url=http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/switched-on-the-contractor-and-the-architect/" /></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Ross Rubin</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-03-08T16:31:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>CeBIT, we&#039;ve got ya covered</title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/08/cebit-weve-got-ya-covered/</link><guid i