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It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost two and a half years since Pixel Qi spun off from OLPC and promised to bring its dual-mode, power efficient display to laptops, tablets, and e-readers. For those who haven’t followed our small obsession with the 3Qi screen technology (shame on you!) it promises the best of both worlds: full-color graphics in a normal LCD mode, but also the ability to turn off the backlight to morph into a grayscale, e-paper like display. And while we’ve seen it demoed at tradeshows (and more tradeshows!), we haven’t been able to get our own grubby hands on the much-lauded display. Until now, of course.

No, the 3Qi display still isn’t shipping in any commercially available products, but Pixel Qi is at long last offering a $275 10.1-inch screen replacement kit for netbooks through MakerShed. Needless to say, we jumped — nay, leaped — at the chance to finally get the display into our laboratories, roll up our sleeves and get to crankin’. That’s right, we got out the screwdriver, wrangled up an old Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2 netbook and swapped in the 3Qi display for Lenovo’s glossy panel. You’re surely sitting on a metric ton of questions. Was it hard to swap out? Has the screen been everything we’ve ever fantasized about and more? Is it really 80 percent more power efficient than standard LCDs? We’ve got plenty of answers as well as a step-by-step how-to after the break.

Continue reading How-to: install Pixel Qi’s 3Qi display on your netbook (and why it’s worth it)

How-to: install Pixel Qi’s 3Qi display on your netbook (and why it’s worth it) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aw, Suki Suki now! Nearly a fortnight after heard that Viliv’s S10 Blade had been delayed by the factory, in flies this. Tipster Anthony seems to be on Lady Luck’s good side, as his unit not only shipped, but fell into his lap today. He ordered up the 1.6GHz version with a 64GB SSD and integrated 3G, and just to prove that he wasn’t yanking our chain, he offered up a gallery’s worth of unboxing shots. We can’t say for sure that the backlog has cleared, but it’s pretty evident that the earliest of pre-orderers are seeing their units trickle out. With that said, we’d encourage you to refresh that inbox once more and make sure a package isn’t headed your way — and when it does, let us know how you like it in comments below.

[Thanks, Anthony]

Viliv’s S10 Blade starts shipping out, gets its first customer unboxing originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Remember when Best Buy decided to start hawking Viliv wares back in March? Notice how the S10 Blade wasn’t one of them? Guess we know why. According to an email sent from Dynamism to a tipster who ordered an S10, the device has actually been “delayed by the factory.” It was slated to ship out on April 22nd, but now, the crew of S10 variants will be shipping between late April and mid-May. We know, you’re broken hearted, but look on the bright side — Opera Mini is taking over the world! Cheer-up video just past the break.

[Thanks, fernandez]

Continue reading Viliv S10 delayed until May, eyes well up everywhere

Viliv S10 delayed until May, eyes well up everywhere originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Viliv S10 Blade gets reviewed, Best Buy now selling Viliv devices originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Viliv’s latest touchable objet d’gadget is the S10 Blade convertible tablet, a slim and sophisticated little thing that looks like it will elevate the company out of the ultraportable business and into the realm of things that take up a little bit more room in your messenger bag. Chippy over at UMPCPortal was granted access to a pre-production unit and has delivered this exhaustive unboxing and hands-on video, featuring no less than two minutes of multitouch scribbling. The device looks like it’s a very good size, the form factor looks simple and solid and, with an MSRP starting at just $699, we’re quite eager to see how it holds up in a full review. All in good time, readers. All in good time.

Continue reading Viliv S10 Blade tablet unboxed and multitouched (video)

Viliv S10 Blade tablet unboxed and multitouched (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Viliv’s latest touchable objet d’gadget is the S10 Blade convertible tablet, a slim and sophisticated little thing that looks like it will elevate the company out of the ultraportable business and into the realm of things that take up a little bit more room in your messenger bag. Chippy over at UMPCPortal was granted access to a pre-production unit and has delivered this exhaustive unboxing and hands-on video, featuring no less than two minutes of multitouch scribbling. The device looks like it’s a very good size, the form factor looks simple and solid and, with an MSRP starting at just $699, we’re quite eager to see how it holds up in a full review. All in good time, readers. All in good time.

Continue reading Viliv S10 Blade tablet unboxed and multitouched (video)

Viliv S10 Blade tablet unboxed and multitouched (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Viliv’s latest touchable objet d’gadget is the S10 Blade convertible tablet, a slim and sophisticated little thing that looks like it will elevate the company out of the ultraportable business and into the realm of things that take up a little bit more room in your messenger bag. Chippy over at UMPCPortal was granted access to a pre-production unit and has delivered this exhaustive unboxing and hands-on video, featuring no less than two minutes of multitouch scribbling. The device looks like it’s a very good size, the form factor looks simple and solid and, with an MSRP starting at just $699, we’re quite eager to see how it holds up in a full review. All in good time, readers. All in good time.

Continue reading Viliv S10 Blade tablet unboxed and multitouched (video)

Viliv S10 Blade tablet unboxed and multitouched (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There’s hardly a shortage of tablet news these days, but Viliv is managing to cut through somewhat with its relatively robust S10 Blade. Introduced (and toyed with) at CES this year, the Atom-powered device is now up for pre-order at Dynamism (sort of, anyway), with the big reveal being the heretofore unannounced starting price: $699. We get the feeling that some of the more well-appointed units will end up costing far more than that, but at least you know you can get 10.3-inches of resistive multitouch action into your life for less than a carbon fiber Mustang hood. Or pretty much anything else that cost over seven Benjamins.

Viliv’s S10 Blade netvertible priced at $699 and up originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Lenovo’s aiming at a narrow niche with its IdeaPad S10-3t, but for those interested in things like “multitouch tablets of the netbook size,” the video after the break would probably tickle your senses. Shortly after going on sale here in the States, the good folks over at Netbook News were able to procure one and unbox the whole thing on film. It’s not quite seven minutes in heaven, but it’s frighteningly close. Have a look beneath the break, won’t you?

Continue reading Lenovo’s IdeaPad S10-3t gets unboxed on video, multitouch screen and all

Lenovo’s IdeaPad S10-3t gets unboxed on video, multitouch screen and all originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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