Guten tag, Berlin! We’ll be sending you live updates from the German capital all this week as we explore IFA , the country’s absolutely monstrous consumer electronics trade show. This year, 3D , smartphones and Android tablets are all the rage, and we’re expecting a generous spattering of product announcements in the days to come
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We’re live from IFA 2011!
Like it or not, we’re stuck in a world fascinated with convergence, and while Spot’s Satellite GPS Messenger did its job well, it still required users to tote around a dedicated, non-integrated, standalone device. Unfortunately, we’re still no closer to seeing a mainstream smartphone with a legitimate GPS module within, but Spot’s edging ever closer with the Spot Connect
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Spot Connect brings GPS tracking and communication to your Bluetooth phone
We already got a peek at LG’s Smart TV Upgrader box , but now it’s revealing a bit more info about why it thinks anyone will be opting for their app-laden displays this year.
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LG’s 2011 Smart TVs focus on easy, instant access
Even though Blu-ray 3D officially hit the streets in 2010, actually finding any discs available at retail was easier said than done, but that may be turning around this year starting with Disney announcing it plans “at least 15″ releases this year. Recent 3D hits like Tron: Legacy and Tangled will be available at retail in 3D day-and-date with the 2D DVD & Blu-ray releases, with conversions of classics like The Lion King and Beauty in the Beast also in the works.
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Disney commits to ‘at least 15′ Blu-ray 3D releases for 2011 including Tron: Legacy
As if building a top notch browser wasn’t hard enough when having to develop for both desktop and mobile, here comes Opera with a third category: tablet-specific browsers. Opera for tablets has just been teased on video, exploiting a Galaxy Tab to show off slippery smooth pinch-to-zoom functionality plus a finger-friendly landing page for all your favorite websites when opening a new window
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Opera for tablets teased on video, bringing first public preview to CES (video)
Oh yes humans of Earth and other humans and aliens not from Earth — it’s officially that time of the year again. CES time. As you can see in the photos above and below, Engadget is most definitely on the ground and ready for action.
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Engadget is live from CES 2011!
We’ve already heard that Sharp was planning to bring its Galapagos tablets / e-readers to the US, and it looks like they’ve now crossed one key hurdle on that path — or one of the tablets has, at least.
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Sharp’s 10.8-inch Galapagos EB-WX1GJ ‘media tablet’ hits the FCC
Poor HD2 , it could never know life as a (legitimate) Windows Phone 7 handset , and instead has to sustain the indignity of hack after hack — slouching back to the slums of its Windows Mobile 6.5 default as its only respite.
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HTC HD2 gets a shot at MeeGo, still suffering from abandonment issues
QWERTY fans, rejoice: at this point, we’re pretty sure this thing’s getting announced this week, seeing how it’s out and about in retail packaging. Here’s Sprint’s EVO Shift 4G in all its in-the-wild glory — and yes, it turns out it’s definitely called the EVO Shift 4G, not the EVO 4G Shift , since we’ve got the name spelled out on the official branded box here. As a refresher, this phone’s shaping up to be the EVO 4G’s keyboard-equipped cousin, albeit with a lower-res camera (5 megapixels), a smaller display, and — seemingly — no front camera.
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HTC EVO Shift 4G in the wild!
Best Buy ‘s crafty ploy for the new year has seemingly been uncovered by BGR ‘s tipsters. According to those knowledgeable sources (and the paperwork they’ve passed along), Best Buy intends to roll out a new Buy Back Program, which will guarantee a given trade-in value for your gadgets, depending on how old they are
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Best Buy’s Buy Back Program will let you trade in old tat for new hotness
