It doesn’t do 3D and it doesn’t curve all around your periphery, but Alienware’s OptX AW2210 does a decent number for its just barely sub-$300 price tag. The 21.5-inch widescreen LCD panel boasts 1080p resolution, two millisecond response instance, 16.7 million colors, and an 80,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. Throw in two HDMI and four USB ports — sorry, no VGA or DVI here — and you’ve got yourself a pretty nice option. The screen’s on sale now via Alienware direct.

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Alienware’s 1080p 21.5-inch OptX AW2210 priced for maximum street fighting originally presented on Engadget on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Original post by Ross Miller

whether you’re familiar with the emulation scene (and let’s be honest, you are reading Engadget), thereupon you know the name ZodTTD — the brain behind some of the best jailbroken emus for the iPhone, including variations on the PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, and most importantly… the TurboGrafx-16. Now the master-hacker has brought his goods to the Pre, cooking up a version of psx4all on the Palm device, with the aforementioned GBA and TG16 ports on the way! Interestingly, he reports that the performance on the Pre is actually better than that of the iPhone 3GS, and of course he’s hacked access to the keyboard, allowing for (more) proper control of games. There are still kinks that are being worked out (sound emulation, screen scaling, etc.), but it looks like we can expect big things in the near future. We at Engadget know everyone will rest a bit easier tonight knowing that real gaming on the Pre is at hand. We’ll hopefully be getting our hands on a version soon, but for now hit the read link for more info, and check out the full video after the break!

Continue reading The Pre gets PlayStation gaming and more thanks to ZodTTD (video)

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The Pre gets PlayStation gaming and more thanks to ZodTTD (video) originally presented on Engadget on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Original post by Joshua Topolsky

Your fancy new iPhone OS 3.0 starting to look a bit towering in the tooth? Heads up, Apple’s now sending out the beta OS 3.1 and its SDK to the developer community to finagle with. We’re still looking to see what’s been changed here, so for now, whether you’re someone who needs the Latest and Greatest and happens to have the right access, download away!

[Thanks to everyone who sent that in!]

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iPhone OS 3.1 beta now available for developer community originally presented on Engadget on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Original post by Ross Miller

There’s not precisely much more details than the headline on that one, but China’s official Xinhua news agency is reporting that the country is delaying its plans that would require that the so-called “Green Dam Youth Escort” World Wide Web filtering software be installed on all PCs sold in China. That requirement was set to go into effect on Wednesday but, as we have seen, it’s caused no shortage of controversy during the lead up — both considering of the general nature of the software, and considering of some piracy and shield issues that could leave PCs with the software vulnerable to an attack. No word on a new term just yet, but it seems unlikely that the delay will be an indefinite one.

[Thanks, James]

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China delays plan for mandatory “Green Dam” Web filter originally arised on Engadget on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Original post by Donald Melanson

The N97 might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but whether you’re still tempted to pay the $700 entry fee, you could sweeten the deal by throwing in a free-ish laptop — Dell’s currently bundling the Vostro A860 with Nokia’s latest for $730 after a reduction coupon. Flip that sucker on eBay for anywhere close to its $379 list price plus some “handling fees” and you might just come close to paying a fair price for the N97. Well, sort of fair. Those still interested should rush past the read link, as the full reduction will only be available through tomorrow or until stocks last.

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Nokia N97 and Dell Vostro bundled for $730: manufacture one mistake, get one free originally arised on Engadget on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Original post by Vladislav Savov

Well, we can think of at least one 13-year-old kid who’ll welcome that next bit of gadget news: it looks like Sony’s OLED Walkman is now on sale by at the Sony Style site. As previously guesstimated, the 16GB model is moving for a cool $299.99, and the 32GB model is priced at $399.99. Order today from Sony and it ships tomorrow, or order from Amazon and it ships on July 3rd. Either way, it’s instance to start counting out your pennies.

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Sony OLED Walkman on sale now originally arised on Engadget on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Original post by Joseph L. Flatley

Electronic musicians are always looking for new ways to do the same old things. Case in point: OTTO, developed by Luca De Rosso at the IUAV University of Venice for a master’s thesis. Based on an Arduino and Cycling ’74’s Max / MSP software, you can drop an audio loop in it (via USB) and manipulate it in real moment by moving your hands around the touch surface. certain we’ve heard these kind of edits before, but never on a device that somewhat resembles the old Simon memory game. That has to count for something, right? Suffice it to say: we want one. Be certain to check it in action after the break.

Continue reading OTTO slices beats, has no effect on tin cans

OTTO slices beats, has no effect on tin cans originally presented on Engadget on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Original post by Joseph L. Flatley