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The Daily Engadget: Wireless Data Crisis, Xbox 360 Meets Twitter

by Tim Stevens on October 8, 2009 at 10:25 AM


The Daily Engadget: The Looking Wireless Data Crisis, and Testing Xbox 360 Twitter Integration
Our friends over at Engadget obsessively cover everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics, which is why we compile this daily roundup of their top stuff (or, at least, what we think is tops). For more details on any of these stories, click on the Engadget links in each story below.

Federal Communications Commission Says There's a 'Looming Spectrum Crisis'
Of all the things we have to worry about on a daily basis (the economy, health care, the end of the world in 2012), the available wireless spectrum doesn't rank too highly. The FCC says it should, though, as it's not big enough to handle blossoming traffic, and might soon leave the increasing hordes of mobile users in a big, old dead spot.

Social Network Integration Tested on Xbox 360
Soon you'll be Twittering and updating your Facebook status from your Xbox while listening to tunes from Last.fm. Geek heaven, right? While this functionality is still a few months away, you can get a sneak peak at it now.

Microsoft's Multitouch Mouse Prototypes in Action
It was just last week that our colleagues at Engadget got a quick glimpse at Microsoft's funky prototype mice. Now, they've had a chance to go hands-on (with video) with these touch-sensitive cyber-rodents.

myTouch 3G Gets Fake Wood Casing and a 3.5mm Headphone Jack
Wood is awfully trendy in cell phones this year, and the latest to get the wooden makeover T-Mobile's myTouch 3G. The rock and roll-themed smartphone gets a standard 3.5mm headphone jack and a beautiful (though, sadly, fake) wood grain back.

Sony Announces New VAIO Laptops
Yesterday, Sony announced a pair of new laptop lines to join the VAIO brand, the first being the slinky but under-powered VAIO X. It starts at $1,299 but truthfully offers performance only slightly better than that of your average $399 netbook. The VAIO CW is chubbier, heavier, faster, and much cheaper -- starting at $799.

Samsung Moment Android Phone Coming to Sprint
Samsung's beautifully bright-screened Moment slider cell phone is headed to Sprint on November 1st. The Android-powered handset will cost $179 when it ships.

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