Now that Moblin is out in all of its alpha release glory, we’ve been preparing ourselves mentally and physically for the flood of videos we’re sure to receive as folks start installing the OS all over the place. For our inaugural Moblin Movie, the kids over at Laptop Magazine have got it happily running on a Samsung NC10 and — despite booting off a USB thumb drive — the speed of the thing is pretty impressive. WiFi and ethernet did their thing with minimal effort, the mouse and trackpad worked like a charm, and all in all things look swingin’. But don’t take our word for it — catch the video after the break.

Continue reading Video: Moblin finds a home with the Samsung NC10

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Video: Moblin finds a home with the Samsung NC10 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Look, we fully understand that only a handful of you were willing to force your kid to pay for their own education while you spent that eight grand in savings on the D3x, but for those hardcore enough to do just that, here’s your venting post. This beast of a DSLR has been rumored, teased and taunted for what seems like ages, and now that the 24.5 megapixel shooter is finally making its way out on armored UPS trucks, we’re anxious to see what early adopters are loving / disappointed in. For starters, was it worth the price? If not, why? What could Nikon have tweaked to justify the sticker (if anything)? Get vocal in comments below!

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How would you change Nikon’s D3x DSLR? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Our anonymous engineer friend over in Ageo, Japan sure loves to make him some gadgets — among his many projects he’s already built a couple other MP3 players, and now he’s back with a tiny, motion controlled device that plays tunes from an SD card. Housed in a set of speakers (switching from stereo to mono when the satellite is unplugged) this thing uses an accelerometer for its interface: the user can skip ahead, skip back, change albums, pause, loop, turn down or crank up the sound by tilting, tapping, or setting the thing down. This is a strictly D.I.Y. affair, so if you want to get your hands on one you’ll have to hit the read link for the parts list, schematics and firmware. Captured on video after the break.

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Continue reading D.I.Y. motion-controlled MP3 player doesn’t need your fancy touch screen

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D.I.Y. motion-controlled MP3 player doesn’t need your fancy touch screen originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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