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Distro Issue 26: Smartwatch face-off, Ryan Block and more Feb 3rd 2012, 15:30 Are you ready for a showdown? You're in luck! In the latest edition of our fine weekly, Myriam Joire tackles wrist-top computing, comparing the inPulse and WIMM One smartwatches. Also in this issue, Zachary Lutz takes the BlackBerry Curve 9360 for a spin; Dana Wollman puts HP's latest Envy 15 through the paces; and Joe Pollicino tries to keep Klipsch's Mode M40 headphones in place. If that wasn't enough to pique your interest, our former editor-in-chief, Ryan Block, returns to take on the Distro Q&A and Box Brown offers a comic look at becoming an iBooks Author. So go on and get to downloading! Distro Issue 26 PDF Distro on the iTunes App Store Distro in the Android Market Distro APK (for sideloading) Like Distro on Facebook Follow Distro on Twitter Distro Issue 26: Smartwatch face-off, Ryan Block and more originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  iTunes, Android Market  | Email this | Comments Taking next-gen augmented reality for an ARM-powered walk around the block Feb 3rd 2012, 15:00 We know what you're thinking, because we initially thought it too, but this isn't your average AR. With the help of chip designer ARM, a number of developers are building a new type of augmented reality that is altogether more powerful than the usual sprite-on-a-surface routine. Instead of requiring well-lit, artificial and often indoor surfaces and markers, this new technology sucks every ounce of juice from a smartphone's processor in order to recognize, track and augment real-world 3D objects like people and buildings. It's still at an early stage and far from being practical, but the exclusive videos after the break ought to prove that this approach has potential. In fact, it's probably what augmented reality ought to have been in the first place. Read on for more. Continue reading Taking next-gen augmented reality for an ARM-powered walk around the block Taking next-gen augmented reality for an ARM-powered walk around the block originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments Engadget Podcast 279 - 02.03.2012 Feb 3rd 2012, 14:30 If a Nintendo Slide Pad slides into a garbage can in the Forest of Illusion, but no gamers are around to take a low-res 3D video of it, does it make a sound? Who would win in a timed Farmville match, Google's new privacy policy reminders or the evil CG twin from the 2012 film Wall Street 3: Like Wall Street On The Social Network? How many BBMs does the Halle Berry lookalike in RIM's new graphic novel exchange with Halle Berry herself on a weekly basis, what are their PIN numbers, and do either of them know Catwoman? There's only one way to find out, and the only thing we know about that way is that it's not not listening to the two hundred seventy-ninth edition of The Engadget Podcast. Host: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater, Josh Fruhlinger Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Last Friday Night 00:03:30 - Vote for the 2011 Engadget Awards! 00:04:37 - Introducing 'Follow The Saga': the whole story, regardless of where you jump in 00:06:09 - Windows Phone 8 detailed: dual cores, Skype Integration and NFC are a go 00:21:27 - Sony confirms Kazuo Hirai as new President and CEO, replacing Howard Stringer 00:30:45 - Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx review 00:40:30 - Nintendo Slide Pad for 3DS review 00:47:03 - Google clarifies what isn't changing with new privacy policy 00:51:58 - Facebook files $5 billion IPO, values the company at nearly $100 billion 01:07:14 - RIM: It's okay, we have superheroes 01:19:58 - Listener questions Hear the podcast Subscribe to the podcast [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (enhanced AAC). [RSS MP3] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically. [RSS AAC] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in enhanced AAC) to your RSS aggregator. [Zune] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in the Zune Marketplace Download the podcast LISTEN (MP3) LISTEN (AAC) Contact the podcast Send your questions to @tim_stevens. Leave us a voicemail: (423) 438-3005 (GADGET-3005) E-mail us: podcast at engadget dot com Twitter: @bheater, @tim_stevens, @fruhlinger Engadget Podcast 279 - 02.03.2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

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