| Haier introduces Zing, a waterproof smartphone with Alibaba's Aliyun OS Jun 7th 2012, 00:16  Zing is right, because you probably didn't see this one coming. Haier, the Chinese consumer electronics company best known for air conditioners, refrigerators, and to a lesser extent, its home theater and mobile phone offerings, has just unleashed a durable phone for the home market with Alibaba's Aliyun OS. The handset is said to be waterproof, dust-proof and shock-proof, and from the looks of it, at least one of those claims is completely legit. The Zing features a 1GHz CPU, a 4-inch WVGA display and a 5-megapixel primary camera. A front-facing VGA shooter is also thrown in for good measure, and the phone will sell for ¥999 (approx. $157) when it hits shelves on June 15th. Perhaps HaiPad owners will consider purchasing a little companion for their tablet. Haier introduces Zing, a waterproof smartphone with Alibaba's Aliyun OS originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink  M.I.C. Gadget |  TechWeb (translated) | Email this | Comments | | YouTube will live stream HD Olympics coverage to 64 territories in Asia, Africa Jun 6th 2012, 23:48  We've already heard about broadcast plans for the 2012 London Olympics in the US on NBC and UK from BBC, but what about other areas of the world? YouTube, which is partnering with NBC on streaming in the US, has also struck a deal with the International Olympic Committee to stream 2,200 hours on 10 live high definition feeds to viewers in 64 territories across Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. That only extends to countries where the digital rights haven't already been snapped up, but it does mean that in many regions people will have access to a level of coverage that has never been available at all before on computers, phones and tablets. The English language commentated feeds will be available daily depending on the competition schedule, plus a 24-hour broadcast of the Olympic News Channel. YouTube has already made a name for itself as a sports broadcaster to worldwide markets with events like Indian Premier League Cricket and now with the Olympics it's taking another step forward. Check the press release after the break for the full list of countries as well as a video peek behind the scenes of producing such a large event. Continue reading YouTube will live stream HD Olympics coverage to 64 territories in Asia, Africa YouTube will live stream HD Olympics coverage to 64 territories in Asia, Africa originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | YouTube Blog | Email this | Comments | | SteelSeries shows off new WoW wireless mouse, cache of corded rodents and a headset at E3 Jun 6th 2012, 23:22  This time last year, SteelSeries showed us a headset and mouse meant for Diablo III, but at E3 2012, the company showed us a bunch of goodies. The highlight is the inaugural SteelSeries cordless offering, aptly named the World of Warcraft wireless mouse, which sports a themed skin and glowing white runes and logo on the palmrest (at least that's the plan, the prototype unit we saw didn't light up). Similarly, the charging base is studded in true Azeroth style and ringed in blue runes to let you know when it's powered up, plus it can be connected to your computer via microUSB if you want to play and charge simultaneously. It's PC and Mac compatible, comes with 11 programmable buttons, and once you've given it 60 minutes to fill its tank, you'll get up to 16 hours of continuous, intensive game play. It's set for a release in the latter half of this year and will cost $129. Along with the WoW model, we also got to see the gunmetal grey MLG edition Sensei and a pair of special-edition Kana mice -- for Dota 2 and CounterStrike: Global Offensive -- each uniquely skinned in the style of their namesake games. To go along with the CS:GO rodent, there's an accompanying headset (a Siberia v2 with a camo paint job) as well. Rounding things out is a GuildWars 2 branded headset and Sensei mouse. The stereo headset is the on-ear variety, and its flexible white frame can be folded down during travel. A 3.5mm input resides at the base of each earcup, and the open jack can be used to connect another set of headphones to share your audio with a friend. The headset's priced at $100, while the mouse will retail for $70 and will land on store shelves when Guildwars 2 is released. Continue reading SteelSeries shows off new WoW wireless mouse, cache of corded rodents and a headset at E3 SteelSeries shows off new WoW wireless mouse, cache of corded rodents and a headset at E3 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | SteelSeries | Email this | Comments | |
