Engadget: Sure, we’ve seen some blurry videos and managed a few stolen glimpses when Andy Rubin demonstrated this beast, but now we’ve gotten our hands on a slew of pictures showing off a very real T-Mobile-branded Dream in all its Android-running glory. Not only does this confirm the design spied in those FCC docs as well as show off that nearly-done version of Android, but it seems to confirm the fact that this will be headed to T-Mobile, and sooner rather than later judging from the looks of the above device. Needless to say, our inner-geeks are completely geeking out right now. Hit the gallery below for a handful of other views of the phone.

In order for media to be remotely accessed, a user would be required
to leave his or her computer on throughout the day. When a media file
is requested, the computer would send it out to the device for
playback. A user could also manage their iTunes library, giving them
the ability to remotely edit, rearrange, add, or remove files on the
go. If signal gets weak during transfers or changes, the software
pauses the operation to protect the users media.

Aditionally, Apple may also add some Zune-like
capabilities to the iPhone and iPod touch. The system would allow users
within a short distance of each other to communicate and share data
using their various devices.

The new capabilities could be pushed out in the next iPhone or iPod
touch software update, in combination with an update to iTunes.

To understand how far the iMac has come in the last ten years, one need
look no further than the first letter in the word. When Steve Jobs
unveiled the iMac on May 6th, 1998, he explained the “i” was for
Internet. Today, connectivity is intrinsic to all personal computers,
and yet the iMac name remains, as does its all-in-one design. However,
that singular design has seen three significantly different forms in
the last ten years.

In 1998, beleaguered Apple needed a hit, and it got one with the iMac. The press release says it all:

“We designed iMac to deliver the things consumers care about most - the
excitement of the Internet and the simplicity of the Mac,” said Steve
Jobs, Apple’s Interim CEO. “iMac is next year’s computer for $1299; not
last year’s computer for $999.”

The Mac Experience, smug superiority, and comparatively high prices as
a feature—Apple was back in business! The iMac was a sleek all-in-one,
a 15″ CRT merged with a computer in a translucent bondi-blue case. “The
back of this thing looks better than the front of the other guys,” as
Steve Jobs said, and the specifications weren’t terrible either (233MHz
CPU, 32MB RAM, 4GB hard drive, CD-ROM). Read more…

Crave : The gadget blog The two-year war between HD DVD and Blu-ray officially ended Tuesday morning as Toshiba waved the white flag and declared it would stop producing HD DVD products.

The company, which began sales of HD DVD in March 2006 with the HD-A1 player, “decided it was not right for us to keep going with such a small presence,” said chief executive Atsutoshi Nishida. The Blu-ray format is now the definitive winner in the war and stands unopposed as the optical media replacement for DVD.

Toshiba’s news release goes into a bit more detail: “Toshiba will begin to reduce shipments of HD DVD players and recorders to retail channels, aiming for cessation of these businesses by the end of March 2008. Toshiba also plans to end volume production of HD DVD disk drives for such applications as PCs and games in the same timeframe, yet will continue to make efforts to meet customer requirements. The company will continue to assess the position of notebook PCs with integrated HD DVD drives within the overall PC business relative to future market demand.”

Three movie studios currently support HD DVD–Universal, Paramount, and DreamWorks Animation–but we expect them to follow suit and announce support of Blu-ray sooner rather than later.

With Blu-ray support announced by industry heavyweights Netflix, Wal-mart and Best Buy, speculation ran rampant before the weekend that Toshiba would end the war, and the company deserves credit for pulling out as soon as it did. The two incompatible formats have led to plenty of confusion among prospective buyers of next-generation hardware and software, although some have opined that the war was a good thing–at least it led to price drops.

We’ve been advising readers against the purchase of HD DVD players since the announcement by Warner Brothers in January that it would exclusively support Blu-ray. That doesn’t mean we’re telling everyone to rush out and buy a Blu-ray player now; we still believe that most home theater fans would be better served to wait for prices on players to fall. Of course, with the exit of Blu-ray’s major competition, those prices may fall later rather than sooner.

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A Dutch company that has squeezed a display the size of two business cards into a gadget no bigger than other mobile phones–by making a screen that folds up when not in use–says the device will be available later this year.

The 5-inch display of Polymer Vision’s Readius is the world’s first that folds out when the user wants to read news, blogs, or e-mail and folds back together so that the device can fit into a pocket.

Polymer Vision, spun out of Philips, whetted the appetite of gadget fans more than two years ago when it showed off a prototype. Now the gadget is in production and will go head-to-head with Apple’s iPhone and Amazon’s e-book reader Kindle when it hits stores mid-2008.

“You get the large display of e-reading, the super battery life of e-reading, and the high-end connectivity…and the form factor and weight of a mobile phone,” said Karl McGoldrick, chief executive of the venture capital-funded firm, in which Philips still has a 25 percent stake. Read more…

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Daily Tech Rag: Well folks, it looks like the rumors were true, though we certainly didn’t expect it to be quite this thin. Say hello to the MacBook Air: what Steve Jobs is calling “the world’s thinnest notebook.” In many ways, this thing is a fanboy dream: a mere .16 inches thick at the bottom and .76 inches thick at the top, the laptop can easily fit into a manila folder. It sports an LED-backlit 13.3 display with ambient light sensor, full-size keyboard, a multitouch trackpad, 2GB of RAM, an optional 64GB SSD and 5 hours of battery life.

So, how did they make this thing so darn thin? First off, they removed the optical drive, though there are two options for folks who still need the old CD/DVD drive: a $100 external drive or “Remote Disk,” which allows you to “borrow” another Mac or PC’s optical drive wirelessly. Speaking of wireless, the MacBook Air is almost totally wireless (hence the name) save for a few ports: a headphone jack, a micro-DVI, 1 USB and a MagSafe power connector. Of course, it’s got 802.11n and Bluetooth 2.1 on board–sorry rumormongers, no WWAN or WiMAX. Apparently, that didn’t get the thing thin enough though, so they used a 1.8″ hard drive for the standard model (the same hard drive found in iPods) and had Intel custom make two Core 2 Duos (1.6Ghz and 1.8Ghz) that were 60 percent thinner than existing Core 2 Duos. Apparently the MacBook Air’s CPU is the width of a dime, the thickness of a nickel and so thin that Intel CEO Paul Ottellini was heard to remark “”When we started this project, we didn’t think it was possible.”

So there you have it folks, the latest drool-worthy notebook from Apple. The standard config with 1.6Ghz Core 2 Duo and 80GB hard drive goes for $1800, while the 1.8Ghz, 64GB SSD-sporting model will run you a massive $3100. Pre-orders are available now, shipping in two weeks.

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Gizmodo: This Apple docking station patent shows a screen base in which you can slide in a MacBook through its side. While this would be difficult to do with current MacBook models, it fits perfectly with the idea of the ultra-light, ultra-slim MacBook that allegedly will be presented at MacWorld. Basically, the patent shows an iMac-like unit with all the necessary ports and components, with a slot-loading right bay. The system works similarly to the old PowerBook Duo and its DuoDock base station, but vertically instead of horizontally. Read the complete patent text and diagrams…

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