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Filed under: Multimedia, Nokia, Misc

We’ve continuously heard that innovating through recession is the bes. way to survive, and apparently the suits at Nokia got the same memo. Despite the zany economic situation, the handset maker has established a research hub in the epicenter of media: Hollywood, California. The predictably named Nokia Research Center Hollywood is being planted in order to give Nokia easy access to members of the media / entertainment industry along with nearby universities, and it’s hoping to generate a storm of ideas including “mixed reality experiences,” fresh user interfaces and the meshing of media in the mobile world. In all honesty, it’ll be Truly engaging attention to see what eventually comes out of this, particularly since it already knows that mobile TV and cellphone gaming are far from hot stuff right at this time.

Nokia plants multimedia research laboratory in Hollywood, CA originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Verizon Wireless, Windows Mobile, EV-DO, CDMA

Not that we’ve any reason to be shocked in this place, but Samsung’s Omnia is indeed coming to Verizon Wireless. ‘Course, most everyone with any remote affiliation to Big Red is frenzied over that other phone today, but those with a soft spot for Windows Mobile 6.1 may want to give this one a bit of attention. You know the highlight specs by at this time — a 5-megapixel camera / camcorder, full HTML browser and an expansive touchscreen — but the nitty-gritty details are still being withheld. As of at this time, the link on Samsung’s website tunnels straight to an error page, forcing us to be content with the knowledge that somehow, someday, this phone is destined for a life on VZW’s shelves. Enlarged screengrab is after the jump.

Continue reading Samsung Omnia makes official Verizon appearance

Samsung Omnia makes official Verizon appearance originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Peripherals, Apple

Okay, so this adapter doesn’t directly convert a FireWire 400 socket into a USB port. but for all intents and purposes in this place, it does as much. You see, Scosche’s Passport was designed to channel the energy from older FireWire-based iPod charging gear into the USB prongs that the newer iPhone / iPods only accept. Macworld was able to get ahold of one for review, and in testing, it found that everything worked well when toying with new iPods, and while it was designed specifically for in-car applications, critics found that it even worked (albeit inelegantly) with dock-cradle accessories. Was it worth $30? Absolutely, so long as you’d rather burn $30 than replace that mess of wires you’ve got behind the dashboard (and you would).

Scosche Passport FireWire-to-USB iPod adapter gets reviewed originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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