Many PMPs are svelte, portable things that feel good in the hand and not too bad in a pocket. The same cannot be said for the 8GB Chuwi M70, a PMP packing a 7-inch, 700 x 480 widescreen LCD and not much else. In a review at MP4 Nation Blog that screen gets high marks, as does the ability to play video up to 1280 x 720 smoothly, but build quality is apparently a disappointment, and those dimensions make it something less than totally portable. The device hasn’t officially been released in the US, but if you’ve got room in your heart for a PMP with a little extra to love they can be found online for under $120. Get hunting.

[Thanks, Tom]

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

Chuwi M70’s 7-inch PMP reviewed, said to be large and in charge originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s not the BeBook 2, unfortunately, but Endless Ideas’ official Twitter has released an image of a smaller variant of its current e-book reader, dubbed the BeBook mini. It’s got a 5-inch e-ink display and reportedly all the same features as its older brother. Manufacturer Tianjin Jinke Electronics also happens to sell products under the Hanlin brand, and this looks to be the same device as the upcoming Hanlin v5, which according to Chinese site mobread would indicate SD card support and a May release window locally. As for elsewhere in the world, there’s no indication of a release date, but BeBook Twitter feed did tease about staying under the $200 / €200 price barrier.

[Via Wired]

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Read – BeBook mini Image
Read – Teaser about sub-$200 / €200 price tag

Filed under: Displays, Handhelds

BeBook mini e-reader with 5-inch display makes pictorial debut originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AP – Motorola Inc. defeated low expectations Thursday, posting a smaller first-quarter loss than Wall Street had expected and regained its position as the world’s fourth-largest maker of cell phones.

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Reuters – With the recession impacting college students, MTV’s college network mtvU is turning to one medium it know will get attention to help teach students to cope with tough financial times — a video game.

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The Rovio may not have inspired quite the same level of modding as something like the Robosapien, but it’s far from completely lacking in the department, and RoboCommunity member Colt45 looks to have delivered one of the more impressive hacks to date with this new and improved fire extinguisher bot. As impressive as that top-mounted CF2ClBr fire extinguisher and remote-controlled nozzle is, however, the real standout piece may actually be the software, which apparently uses a machine vision app that can recognize fire and automatically extinguish it when necessary (assuming it remains around candle size). Unfortunately, there’s no how-to for building your own just yet, nor is there any word of a planned face off with a Flame-o-Sapien, though you can be sure we’ll let you know as soon as that happens.

[Via SlashGear]

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Rovio finds new purpose in life with fire extinguisher mod originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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