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Verzo Kinzo unboxing and impressions

Ahmet — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Yes, the Verzo Kinzo is real ! That Americano-Czech Android smartphone with mid-range specs that went on sale in November with a ludicrous $459 price tag only to be hastily relaunched earlier this month for a slightly more digestible $359 is not a giant farce.

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Verzo Kinzo unboxing and impressions

Nexus ninjas return in retro game, give you the skills to perform your own epic unboxing

Ahmet — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:04:00 +0000

Tiny box destroying shinobi?

Galaxy Nexus for Verizon LTE unboxing and speed test (video)

Ahmet — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:17:00 +0000

After weeks of waiting, rumoured launches and even a few accidental sales , the elusive Verizon Wireless Galaxy Nexus is finally here . We dropped by a New York City retail store to try out Google’s first Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone in the flesh, before bringing one home for a proper unboxing and LTE performance test

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Nintendo’s 3DS slide pad gets unboxed in Japan, reveals massive 480 hour battery life

Ahmet — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:21:00 +0000

Now that Nintendo’s 3DS slide pad is hitting shelves in Japan, it appears that Mr. Blurrycam managed to get in on one owner’s early unboxing. Glance at the contents strewn about above and you’ll notice what looks to be a copy of Monster Hunter , the secondary joystick-adding peripheral itself and an included wrist strap

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Motorola Xoom 2 unboxing and first impressions (video)

Ahmet — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:37:00 +0000

What’s this oddly curved box we see before us?

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Nokia Lumia 800 unboxed: we shed some light on what’s inside

Ahmet — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:34:00 +0000

We managed to grab enough time with the Lumia 800‘s retail innards here at Nokia World, revealing some welcome extras including a flexible rubberized case for that affectionate lump of polycarbonate. The requisite data cable, power adapter and headset are all accounted for inside the packaging, which is covered in shots of this dark, not-so-mysterious phone. It’s all a bit more vibrant than the packaging of its other 2011 phone, but is still coated in that unmistakable Nokia blue. We expect to get our excitable digits on a review model very — very — soon, but until then check out more shots of what we can expect to get alongside Nokia’s premier Windows Phone handset.

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Nokia Lumia 800 unboxed: we shed some light on what’s inside originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony NEX-FS100 review

Ahmet — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:00:00 +0000

We’ve been uncommonly keen to get our hands on the Sony NEX-FS100 ever since we first heard about it back in March. You see, this is no ordinary camcorder. Its spec sheet reads like a liturgy of filmmakers’ prayers: a large Super 35mm Exmor CMOS sensor, interchangeable lenses, XLR inputs and proper, professional controls. Sure, it comes with a $6,600 price tag to match, but it also heralds a trend that should ultimately benefit pros and ordinary gadget denizens alike: the arrival of big, bold DSLR-style optics within dedicated camcorders. How do these optics effect the quality of the NEX-FS100′s footage? Plant yourself somewhere comfortable and click past the break to find out.

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Sony NEX-FS100 review originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nikon D5100 impressions, head-to-head with D7000

Ahmet — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:05:00 +0000

Nikon has stirred up the camera crowds once again with its newly released D5100, filling the industry with the buzz of a new high-resolution articulating screen. In terms of consumer DSLR options, the D5100 has taken on the role of the mid-range model in Nikon’s product line between the D3100 and the D7000 and we think it assumes the part rather nicely. In terms of price, the D5100 fits right in as well, fetching an MSRP of $900 (vs. $700 and $1600, respectively for the two aforementioned camera kits). Of course, the D7000 lands you the better 18-105 f/3.5-5.6G ED AF-S VR lens, a larger and brighter viewfinder, built-in focus motor, weather-proof sealing, and a few other internal upgrades. But don’t judge too quickly, because we’ve had some time to play with Nikon’s latest creation and the D5100 can certainly shoot along with the big boys of consumer cameras — read on past the break for our impressions and comparisons with the D7000.

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Nikon D5100 impressions, head-to-head with D7000 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Olivetti Olipad 100 gets unboxed and handled in italiano (video)

Ahmet — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:21:00 +0000

If the extent of your mastery of the Italian language entails adding an unnecessary “a” after every other word and gesticulating with your hands, like Jen in that episode of The I.T. Crowd, you may not get a lot from the nine minute and 39 second video below. Still, it’s worth at least a quick look. It’s an unboxing and hands-on of the Olivetti Olipad 100, including an extensive display of the customized interface that sits atop Android and, honestly, doesn’t look half bad. Performance, driven by an ARM Cortex A9, looks quite good on this €394 tablet, which works out to about $550. For the rest of the detailed impressions you’ll have to drop your former pen-pal in Florence a line and see if she can translate for you, then you can lament about how you just can’t get good carbonara in the States.

Update: Sasha was kind enough to provide a translation. It’s after the break!

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Olivetti Olipad 100 gets unboxed and handled in italiano (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nexus S Hands-on Photo Gallery; Update: Video

Ahmet — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:33:58 +0000

Happy Nexus S day, gents and ladies. We high-tailed it over to our local Best Buy Mobile and picked one up to put it through its paces.

The screen is curved, yes, but not enough to elicit wows from anybody. The overall feel is very Galaxy – which is to say lighter than you might expect but also, sadly, a little cheaper-feeling in the materials than we’d like. The Super Amoled screen is darn pretty and actually performs quite nicely in direct sunlight. Unlike the Nexus One, the capacitive buttons on the bottom are blissfully distant from the main screen and so mis-taps are unlikely to be an issue. What is an issue is that like all Samsung Galaxy phones, those buttons disappear when the screen is off and they’re darned-tough to see in sunlight, so better get used to that new button order quickly.

Who are we kidding, the niggles pale in comparison to the speed, which comes partly from that 1GHz hummingbird processor but mostly from Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

In the box you’ll find the standard fare: charger, USB cable, and a set of not-horrendous headphones. It’s Google-branded, that box, though ours at least had a T-Mobile SIM in there, courtesy of Best Buy.

Obviously expect a full review of the device and a look at its performance, but in the meantime gather round for a quick photo gallery (update: and video!) of this week’s "Best Android Phone Ever."

Nexus S Hands-on Photo Gallery; Update: Video posted originally by Android Central

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