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Motorola Droid 4 sliding onto Verizon shelves February 10th for $200 Feb 7th 2012, 13:37 We've been speculating that Verizon's latest Droid would be arriving on February 10th, but we lacked any official word from the carrier to back it up. Not to worry anymore, as Big Red has finally made the phone's release official for the predicted date. The Droid 4, an LTE device with a full slide-out QWERTY that was announced at CES, will go for $200 with a two-year commitment. Take a gander at the full press release below for all the details. Continue reading Motorola Droid 4 sliding onto Verizon shelves February 10th for $200 Motorola Droid 4 sliding onto Verizon shelves February 10th for $200 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments Acer files suit against former CEO Gianfranco Lanci over non-compete breach Feb 7th 2012, 13:34 Gianfranco Lanci may be gone from Acer, but the PC maker's former chief is not forgotten -- not financially, at least. The company is suing the exec over non-compete violations, after he jumped ship around this time last year. The exec recently landed a gig at Lenovo as head of its Europe, Middle East and Africa division, after doing some time as a consultant for the company. Acer filed the suit in Lanci's native Italy, alleging that he "has clearly breached the terms" of the 12-month non-compete. No word yet on home much the company is seeking with the claim. Acer files suit against former CEO Gianfranco Lanci over non-compete breach originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Google+  |  Financial Times  | Email this | Comments inPulse and WIMM One: the tale of two smartwatches (video) Feb 7th 2012, 13:00 We're no strangers to watches here at Engadget, but smartwatches -- tiny wearable computers capable of running apps with SDKs to match -- are still a rare breed. The best known examples are probably Fossil's Meta Watch, Allerta's inPulse Smartwatch and WIMM Labs' WIMM One, all of which are primarily targeted at developers. We recently had the opportunity to spend some quality time with both the inPulse (over the holidays) and the WIMM One (during CES), and despite some similarities, each smartwatch takes a completely different approach to running apps on your wrist. While neither product is quite ready for prime time, both show promise as "fourth screen" devices, even for those of us who don't normally wear a watch. So go ahead -- hit the break and find out how these wearable computers stack up. Gallery: Allerta inPulse Smartwatch vs Wimm Labs Wimm One Continue reading inPulse and WIMM One: the tale of two smartwatches (video) inPulse and WIMM One: the tale of two smartwatches (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments RIM shows off new features for PlayBook 2.0 at DevCon Feb 7th 2012, 12:31 All eyes are on Amsterdam this morning, as RIM hosts DevCon Europe. Among all the usual avowals about how well things are going are a few nuggets of the new and the noteworthy. One such morsel was a demonstration of new BlackBerry Bridge features. Now, swipes and touches from your BlackBerry handset get translated over to the Playbook, as well as keyboard input. This means you can use your phone much more like a controller, while taking advantage of the PlayBook's generous display. The calendar also gets a healthy dose of social lubricant, showing you info about the people you'll be meeting, and stressing how busy you are by visually emphasising dates when you are busier. Fortunately, PlayBook 2.0 is slated for release this month, so you the more eager amongst you shouldn't have to wait long to give it a spin. RIM shows off new features for PlayBook 2.0 at DevCon originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink PocketLint  |  BlackBerry DevCon  | Email this | Comments Globe and Mail reveals early details on Apple iTV: Siri wants to hear you shout at the big game Feb 7th 2012, 12:15 iTV rumors continue to swirl around the shady backwaters of the internet, but it's not often national papers of record decide to wade in -- Canada's, no less. According to an anonymous source who spilled the beans to the Globe and Mail, Apple's TV set will include Siri-powered voice control, with the virtual assistant also helping in those ever-pressing "programming choices'. There will also be gesture recognition courtesy of a front-facing camera and (perhaps most worryingly) an on-screen keyboard for typing into a web browser and other apps. The paper couldn't confirm whether the device will play nice with the rest of la familia iOS, although another mole informed the Canadian news source that both Rogers and BCE Inc are jostling to claim a stake in the mysterious device, with Apple apparently actively courting both carriers. Globe and Mail reveals early details on Apple iTV: Siri wants to hear you shout at the big game originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink ExtremeTech  |  The Globe and Mail  | Email this | Comments Glasses-free 3DeeScreen augments Windows 7 displays, lets Peter Gabriel get in your eyes Feb 7th 2012, 12:00 Glasses-free 3DTVs sporting 4K resolution don't exactly match up to the everyman's budget. Still, the tech needs to trickle down to the masses somehow and it appears Spatial View's keen to take up that three-dimensional, plebeian mantle. Available today, the outfit's inventively titled 3DeeScreen snaps onto 15.6-inch laptops of the Windows 7 variety to translate ordinary 2D images and video into autostereoscopic eye candy. And, unlike prevailing iterations that depend upon strict viewing zones, this ad hoc implementation can adjust to a viewer's position through the use of eye-tracking software, letting their zombified heads loll about while they tune in and drop out. Of course, if you choose to plunk down $130 for this visual pizzazz, you'll be jonesing for a library of compatible media. Good thing then the company's prepared to scratch that imaginary itch with a planned one-stop hub, dubbed 3DeeCentral, that'll offer up a curated mix of free and paid content. Need to know more? Then peruse the official presser below while you wonder how the other one percent lives. Continue reading Glasses-free 3DeeScreen augments Windows 7 displays, lets Peter Gabriel get in your eyes Glasses-free 3DeeScreen augments Windows 7 displays, lets Peter Gabriel get in your eyes originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

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