Devouring Moto’s Devour

Motorola Devour

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Just days after I first got to touch it at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, I finally have the Motorola Devour in my hands. Also known as the Calgary (Blame Canada!), the Devour is Verizon’s third Google Android phone and its first handset with MotoBlur.

I’ll have a full review for you Tuesday, but I can offer some initial impressions in the meantime. The earlier analysis that the Devour looks like the Moto’s Droid’s little brother is indeed true. The Devour is about the same size and shape as its predecessor, but its tapered ends give it a sleeker look. I really like the shiny aluminum skin–it feels great in the hand and it gives the phone a welcome sturdy feel.

The display is relatively sharp, though we think it could be a bit bigger. Next to the display is what Moto calls a “thumbpad.” Part button and part optical reader, the tumbpad is a Devour highlight. Already we prefer it over a toggle or trackball–heck, we might even pry ourselves away form the touch-screen to use it. They keyboard appears to be fine for now. The keys are space far apart and they’re slightly raised.

The Devour runs Android OS 1.6, but it offers a beta version of Google Navigation, which up until now was exclusive to devices that ran Android 2.1. With the exception of other features are standard and the 528Mhz processor keeps it all moving relatively quickly.

That’s it for now, but check back Tuesday for a full review.

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Street Fighter I Videos

If you think about it, the popularity of Street Fighter II is quite a miracle, especially when you compare the fighting game classic to todays hyper-realistic gaming scene. But watching videos of Street Fighter I makes it easy to see just why SF II became so big; the improvement between both games was huge.

Think about it: its totally amazing that Street Fighter II featured 8 playable characters, vastly improved audio and music, and extremely responsive gameplay.

Still, I cant help but wonder: just what happened to that Eagle dude?

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The Chandelier That Won’t Heat You Up

Chandelier are like the staple of the rich and famous, and every mansion comes equipped with at least one. For my own geek-influenced wealth fantasies however, this LED Chandelier by Group Two Design is perfect!

Unlike your garden-variety chandeliers, which are constrained by the relatively rigid nature of normal lighting, Group Two Designs creation arranges the LEDs into malleable strips. This allows the lighting to accommodate the curved orientation of the chandeliers translucent resin, providing visual evenness throughout. The five spokes span out from a gravity-oriented joint that also helpfully contains the power supply.

Other benefits are obvious as well. LED lighting creates less heat, and consumes less power than its traditional counterparts as well. The only question now is when Group Two Design will bring the LED Chandelier to the market; a recent appearance at IDS10 indicates that the design groups claimed laser-cutting manufacturing process actually works. So lets see if the design can make a mass-produced debut, limited or widespread, soon. Hopefully Ill have enough money for a house that deserves this beautiful lighting fixture.

LED Chandelier by Group Two Design Interior Design Show 2010

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Huawei E398 triple-mode modem

Huawei’s E398 triple-mode modem is something different, as it is the first of its kind in the world, being a triple-mode LTE modem that plays nice with all three major network standards – LTE, UMTS and GSM. This allows you to enjoy high speed LTE access while switching over to other standards (UMTS or GSM) without a hitch whenever LTE is unavailable. The E398 was also specially designed to address increasing requirements for operators to introduce commercial LTE services with flexible evolution roadmaps. It will hit Sweden first, being made available by Net4Mobility.

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