This slide-style 3G phone sports Push-To-Talk, 3G data, GPS navigation, memory card slot, and a 1.3-megapixel camera. Available with or without a camera.

It’s not often that I sing the praises of a single product. Most times, I use several different devices to do what I want. Whether that means listening to music, computing, or watching television, it doesn’t matter. If I want to do it, chances are, several devices will be needed to get the job done.

But as I continue to use my launch-day iPad, it’s becoming clear that all my hopes for an all-in-one device have finally been realized. Apple’s lightweight tablet is quickly becoming my go-to entertainment device for those times when I want to surf the Web, check my e-mail, watch a quick movie, or catch up on a favorite show. It simply provides everything I need in my house in one small package that makes just about everything else unnecessary.

I know you might wonder why I would want to give up a 50-inch plasma for a tablet sporting a 9.7-inch display. It’s an understandable question and one that I can’t so easily answer. I certainly see the value of a big screen, and with all the gadgets I have connected to it, I’m fully capable of doing everything I can on my iPad, on my television, as well. But that doesn’t matter. With the ease of use that the iPad provides me, I’m much happier sitting on the couch and using my tablet.

Let me take you through an average day with my iPad to show you why.

When I wake up, I check the iPad next to the bed to see any e-mails that I might have received that night. After examining them, I take a seat at the table and have my breakfast with the iPad in hand, checking out the breaking tech news. From there, I put it next to my couch and head in to my home office to get going on the day.

Once my work is done each day, I take a seat on the couch, pick up the iPad, and check to see if there are any updates to the online video or television shows I watch. I’ll either watch them through iTunes or, if it’s an older show, on the free Netflix app that works beautifully with the iPad.

If I’m up for a movie, I can either turn “The Godfather II” on, which I purchased from iTunes, or simply pick another film that’s available. iTunes has a great selection, but as mentioned, Netflix is pretty worthwhile too.

It gets better. If my wife asks me a question or I hear something on the news that I want to look up, I can pick up the iPad again and do it. And let’s not forget that I can also play games, thanks to the App Store’s multitude of available apps.

So, let’s recap. For me, the iPad allows me to surf the Web, check e-mail, watch movies, watch television shows, view online video, and play games. It provides me with the same experience as my entire home-entertainment set up.

But there are two major differences between that set-up and the iPad.

For one, the iPad is a self-contained unit that allows me to bring all that entertainment with me wherever I go. And although the screen is smaller, I don’t miss the 50-inch display in most cases.

Secondly, and perhaps most importantly, it could save me a lot of money. Right now, I have an HDTV, three game consoles, two HTPCs, and a few set-top boxes connected in my home-entertainment system. That adds up to thousands of dollars worth of equipment. Compare that to the iPad, which retails for as little as $499, and it quickly becomes clear why folks on a budget would be well-suited to get an iPad to enjoy themselves away from the office, rather than load up on all kinds of gadgets.

I will freely admit that the iPad can’t totally replace all those products — live television will always make televisions relevant — but for the vast majority of my home-entertainment needs, Apple’s tablet gets the job done well every time.

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SHANGHAI, China (AVING Special Report on 'Children Baby Maternity Expo 2010') -- Kiddy introduced its deluxe-level 2010 model "Click-and-Move" baby stroller at the 2010 Children Baby Maternity Exposition (CBME) held in Shanghai, China from July 22nd to 24th.

"Click-and-Move 2010" is Kiddy's deluxe-level baby stroller that showcases Germany's expertise qualities in functionality and safety, and company representatives claim this will be used to target the premium baby product line in the China market.

Click-And-Move can be used by infants to 2-year-old toddlers, and has a travel system compatible with the infant car seat "Maxi-Pro", which allows the stroller to switch from a car seat to baby stroller.

It also prevents the inconvenienc...

SHANGHAI, China (AVING Special Report on 'Children Baby Maternity Expo 2010') -- The hosting representatives of the 2010 Children Baby Maternity Exposition (CBME) held in Shanghai, China from July 22nd to 24th at the Shanghai New International Expo Center chose and announced its 5o Best Annually Creative and Environmental Products Competition.

In the baby stroller category, the company GoodBaby's CR-V (model: C750EK) was chosen to receive the honorable recognition. This baby stroller has a coil-spring type of suspension in the wheels and a large basket which are its high-usefulness aspects that show the quality of the product.

SHANGHAI, China (AVING Special Report on 'Children Baby Maternity Expo 2010') -- The hosting representatives of the 2010 Children Baby Maternity Exposition (CBME) held in Shanghai, China from July 22nd to 24th at the Shanghai New International Expo Center chose and announced its 5o Best Annually Creative and Environmental Products Competition

For the category of children's desk, Totguard's (www.totguard.cn) desk and chair received the honor of recognition. Designed with ergonomics in mind to aid the proper posture of growing children, the product allows for ease of height adjustment for both the chair and desk.

SHANGHAI, China (AVING Special Report on 'Children Baby Maternity Expo 2010') -- The hosting representatives of the 2010 Children Baby Maternity Exposition (CBME) held in Shanghai, China from July 22nd to 24th at the Shanghai New International Expo Center announced its winners for the 5o Best Annually Creative and Environmental Products Competition.

Out of the products honored with this recognition, Sleepsystem's "Pur Flo" was chosen as the best baby mat. This mat is particularly known for its wind-blocking specialized mattress that is snug and lightweight.

SHANGHAI, China (AVING Special Report on 'Children Baby Maternity Expo 2010') -- PIYOPIYO introduced a '4-step training cup set' at the 2010 Children Baby Maternity Exposition (CBME) held in Shanghai, China from July 22nd to 24th.

This product assembles itself in 4 different steps, from a baby bottle for infants to cups for 5-year-old children. Each "step" has uniquely applied the baby chick character of the company to add on some fun to the product.

It’s not often you see a new tablet surrounded by flowers and bearing a pair of bananas and a rose, but Notion Ink are leaving nothing to chance with their Adam slate.  Having recently moved offices to Bangalore, they’ve kicked off with an Indian “Pooja” ceremony, basically a request for blessing from the Gods for future success.  However, since you can’t necessarily rely on a deity when it comes to hardware specifications, there are also a few new tidbits about Adam, Android 3.0 Gingerbread and potential upgrade paths.

Although they describe the window for Android 2.2 devices as “really small“, what with Android 3.0 Gingerbread due before the end of the year, Notion Ink nonetheless intend to launch Adam with the current version of the OS.  However, they’re also looking at what few minimum hardware specifications Gingerbread looks like it might have, so as to give Adam the best possible chance of being upgrade-friendly.

As it stands, it seems the team is going ahead with the tablet as we know it: second-generation NVIDIA Tegra chipset, two types of screen (one regular LCD, one dual-mode Pixel Qi), Full HD video support (with an HDMI output) and a multitouch display with custom UI.  So far Adam has been through HALT testing and is still on track for release later this year.  More details in our hands-on coverage.

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Yesterday, we told you that HTC and Sprint had managed to get everything squared away with the Android 2.2 update, and sure enough, it looks like everything is still going well. Why do we say that? Because you can actually go download the official update right now, courtesy of Sprint’s support site. That’s right — you don’t have to wait for the OTA update that’s set to kick off on August 3rd. Find out after the break if the list of features is good enough for you to jump the gun and start your download early, or if you’ll be able to hold off and wait.

Below, you’ll find the official list from Sprint, giving you a quick run down of all the cool new features that the Froyo update is bringing your 4G device. So, without some more rambling, here you go:

This update offers:
- Ability to share applications
- Display events and birthdays from Facebook on Calendar
- Use camera LED as flashlight
- New user interface for the FM radio
- Add unknown users in Facebook as friends in Friend Stream
- Photo Gallery supports Facebook comments function
- Send contact as vCard using SMS
- Addition of MMS slideshow editor
- New pre-loaded widgets including Calculator, FM radio, Message list view, Profile settings and Ringtone settings
- Camcorder can use camera flash so video can be shot at night or in low light
- Flash 10.1 support
- Numeric PIN and alpha-numeric passwords to unlock screen
- Search widget and search bar able to switch to search in different types (web, specific application, or all)
- Adjustable alarm volume
- Android Market widget allows installation of applications on SD card

As you can see, it looks like HTC managed to throw just about everything, plus the trunk, into this update. Which makes sense, considering that everyone who’s bought the EVO since it came out has been aching to get their fingers on this version of Android. Some stand out features are that Market widget that will let you install applications from the SD card, and the new pre-loaded widgets like the calculator. Using your calculator without having to go into the menu, or into the application itself is pretty cool, if you ask us. Plus, don’t forget that new user interface for the FM radio. How cool is that?

Let us know in the comments if you’ve downloaded it from Sprint’s site, or if you are waiting for the OTA update. And, if you’re deciding to wait, let us know why — you’ve got to have a good reason to be holding yourself back from all these goodies, right?

UPDATE: HTC yanked the download not too long after, but if you look around we’re pretty sure there’s a copy floating around.

[via Sprint]

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The pool of choices for WiMAX hotspots continues to expand, and thanks to the FCC, we now know of another up-and-comer. The Rover Puck -- trademarked by Clearwire and previously unheard of -- joins the ranks Sprint's Overdrive and its various rebrandings by providing pocketable 4G WiFi service. Unlike its predecessors, however, we finally have a new, more aerodynamic form factor. There isn't much to the glean from the user manual at this point, and the oft-referenced Rover website still isn't live -- a WHOIS lookup reveals it was last updated via GoDaddy on July 2008 with no other details disclosed. So, until we get some word from the official news pipelines, a plethora of external / internal photos and user manual screenshots are only a mouseclick away.

Rover Puck WiMAX hotspot gets FCC'd, traction on ice subject of fierce debate originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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