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Sony Xperia P review: a confident, middle-sized smartphone waiting for Android 4.0 Jun 3rd 2012, 16:15 More Info Sony Xperia S review Sony announces the Xperia P: Aluminum unibody, shipping Q2 Sony pushing ICS to more devices next week, confirms Xperia Play won't be upgraded As the middle child from Sony Mobile's NXT family, the Xperia P steps out from behind the Xperia S' shadow with its own 4-inch screen -- and a touch of WhiteMagic. Screen technology aside, the phone's design follows a path very similar to Sony's latest flagship and picks up a few quirks of its own on the way. The see-through button strip is actually touch-sensitive on Sony's 2012 middle-weight -- a curious oversight on the bigger model. It packs Sony's 8-megapixel Exmor R camera sensor (likely to be the same one found in the Xperia Arc S), a dual-core 1GHz processor and just under 13GB of user-accessible storage. But there's one unfortunate Xperia trait here -- we're still playing with Android Gingerbread, even while its ancestors begin to dip their toes into Ice Cream Sandwich. Does anyone want an incrementally smaller Android phone from Sony? And what exactly is WhiteMagic and what does it mean for the battery life? Continue reading Sony Xperia P review: a confident, middle-sized smartphone waiting for Android 4.0 Sony Xperia P review: a confident, middle-sized smartphone waiting for Android 4.0 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 03 Jun 2012 12:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments Microsoft buys every 'Smart Glass' domain it can think of, E3 goers nod approvingly Jun 3rd 2012, 15:56 A wise thing to do right before you launch a new product? Vacation, if we're being honest. But if we're being forced to pick another, we'd say registering domain names germane to said product ain't a half bad idea, either. Microsoft has seemingly snapped up a healthy few "Smart Glass"-related domains, giving us more reason to believe that the whispers we've been hearing about a wireless streaming doodad have some merit. With E3 festivities kicking off this evening, we're guessing it's just a matter of time before the list (shown after the break) stops forwarding to Bing and starts forwarding to... well, awesomeness. Refresh fingers ready? Continue reading Microsoft buys every 'Smart Glass' domain it can think of, E3 goers nod approvingly Microsoft buys every 'Smart Glass' domain it can think of, E3 goers nod approvingly originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 03 Jun 2012 11:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  Fusible  | Email this | Comments HUBO 2 has articulated hands, can walk 2 km on a charge: yours for $400k Jun 3rd 2012, 15:13 HUBO has come so far from mastering the basics of mobility. The latest from KAIST is HUBO 2, a robot with flexible limbs that allow it to bend down and even do push-ups. The HUBO 2's hands are another big improvement, now allowing the humanoid to open car doors, operate a gear shift and hold up to 7 kg. KAIST used "individually actuated" fingers that adapt to the shape of whatever HUBO 2 is holding, a la Honda's new ASIMO. The robot can walk 2 km on a charge, and it looks like it's a little less of a slow poke now, too: KAIST increased its running speed to 4 kph from 3 kph. Check out the source link and video below to see the HUBO 2 in action -- if you're impressed, it can be yours for a cool $400,000. Continue reading HUBO 2 has articulated hands, can walk 2 km on a charge: yours for $400k HUBO 2 has articulated hands, can walk 2 km on a charge: yours for $400k originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 03 Jun 2012 11:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Plastic Pals  |  TechTalks.tv  | Email this | Comments

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