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Scosche has unveiled its IRD350M (Increased Dynamic Range) noise isolating earphones that come with an integrated remote and microphone control known as tapLINE, allowing one to navigate through the music library while performing other functions such as adjusting the volume, recording voice memos or simply chatting over the iPhone. It will also play nice with the iPod Shuffle 3G and iPhone 3G S by offering special features such as VoiceOver or Voice Control. The IDR350M headphones will be a fashionista's best friend since it will be accompanied by half a dozen colored caps that comprise of silver, orange, green, pink, blue or white. If you're interested in picking up a pair, it is going for $50 a pop when it ships later this August.

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Chinese manufacturer ICOO has come up with what could possibly be an iPod Shuffle killer - after all, for $15, you will be able to bring home a 4.3" touchscreen display portable media player, where the screen itself is made from some sort of tempered glass. While it might not be the first of its kind in the market, how many others like it out there come with similarly well taken photos to tempt your wallet? The M80HD will feature a resolution of 480 x 360 pixels alongside 720p video support where RMVB, FLV and AVI file formats are concerned.

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Over the years we've found that usually, when a company takes a model number and slaps an extra letter on the end of it, there's some sort of feature or update they're highlighting. iPhone 3GS? That one's easy: "speed." But if we're reading this FCC business correctly, Nokia's new 5800i XpressMusic handset apparently differs little from its older sibling -- save for the fact that they've removed that pesky WiFi antenna from the thing. Because, really, what would you do with all that connectivity, anyways? Also, while still sporting a 3 megapixel camera, those specs are listed as a 4.6mm on the new handset (the original is 3.7mm). As GSM Arena has pointed out, this could be due to either a narrower field of view or a larger sensor -- probably the latter. Not too much more info here, but if you're morbidly curious, please feel free to check out the gallery below. It's a blast.

Gallery: Nokia 5800i XpressMusic hits the FCC: it's like the 5800, only less so

Read - Nokia 5800i XM shows up. Loses Wi-Fi connectivity
Read - FCC teases with Nokia 5800i XM - better camera, but no Wi-Fi?

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Nokia 5800i XpressMusic hits the FCC: it's like the 5800, only less so originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Another quiet week, podcast fans -- but we were still excited by a few new toys, like the new Creative Zii EGG, the Kodak Zi8, and the Nikon D300s. We also spent some time with the new Sony Walkman X-series, which got us thinking about Sony's fortunes in this brave new world and how the company might need to change -- and speaking of change, both Apple and Palm need to rethink some of their current policies. Oh, and to top it all off, the Wall Street Journal totally whiffed that Apple-at-CES story, and we've got the scoop on how our old friend Ryan Block laid some truth on things. Hm, maybe it wasn't such a quiet week after all.
P.S.- Just Josh and Nilay this time, but we promise the whole band's getting back together soon.

Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel
Producer: Trent Wolbe
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00:02:56 - Creative debuts Android-powered Zii EGG for developers and OEMs
00:15:26 - US Sony Walkman X-series unboxing and hands-on
00:29:22 - Kodak's 1080p Zi8 HD pocket camcorder in hand
00:34:45 - Nikon D300s officially announced -- 720p/24 movie mode with autofocus and mic input
00:40:24 - Google Voice iPhone app rejected, current GV apps lose connection with iTunes
00:45:25 - Unofficial Google Voice client for Palm Pre makes the scene
00:51:50 - Editorial: Palm, iTunes, and the ties that don't bind
01:04:35 - WSJ: Apple going to CES 2010. Reality: Nope.


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Engadget Podcast 157 - 07.31.2009 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Looks like Apple pulled the trigger on patching that nasty iPhone SMS vulnerability a little earlier than we expected -- the iPhone OS 3.0.1 update just hit iTunes. It's not some lightweight, either: you're looking at 280MB of love here, so get downloading, friends.

Update: Here's what Apple rep Tom Neumayr had to say about this little episode. We appreciate the information provided to us about SMS vulnerabilities which affect several mobile phone platforms. This morning, less than 24 hours after a demonstration of this exploit, we've issued a free software update that eliminates the vulnerability from the iPhone. Contrary to what's been reported, no one has been able to take control of the iPhone to gain access to personal information using this exploit. Well... what do you know about that?

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iPhone OS 3.0.1 update released, fixes SMS vulnerability (updated with statement from Apple) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Klipsch recently rolled out its Image S2m earbuds that will be a lower-end version of the S4i, although it ought to sound a whole lot better compared to any stock earbuds that come with your latest portable media player purchase. The Image S2m will feature a universal in-line mic and remote for added flexibility, where the controls were specially optimized for Apple devices. As long as you use 2008 and later iPhones and iPods, it ought to play nice without running into any compatibility problems. Oval eartips have been included with each purchase of the Image S2m so that it will fit your ear canals in a much more comfortable manner compared to circle-shaped ones that its competitors offer. Expect to pick up the Image S2m for $60 thereabours when it is released next month.

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On the other end of the spectrum is Samsung who goes on the offensive in China by kicking off the 3G marketing initiative known as "3GSamsung, 3G for all" at JuYong, Great Wall in China, where the Korean consumer electronics giant is tipped to release 30 (!) 3G cellphone models in the coming year. Guess this goes to show just how confident Samsung is on the world's economy making a rapid recovery, especially in that part of the world if the market is supposed to be mature enough to absorb another 30 3G-enabled handsets apart from the numerous others already available. Interestingly enough, the word 3GSamsung does play around with the "3G S" bit on the latest iPhone...what do you think of this campaign?

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Chevron the second-largest US oil company, has reported a 71 per cent drop in net income to $1.75bn for the second quarter, but a 5 per cent increase in its production volumes

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Samsung has released its YP-R0 portable media player that won't upset the order of things in the industry, so iPod touch owners can rest easy at night knowing that their beloved portable media players will still be king in this department when they wake up the next morning. It isn't because devices like the Samsung YP-R0 are poor in specifications, but more of a branding issue with nothing really spectacular (on both the hardware and software front) that will entice users to pick something else outside of Apple's realm. The Samsung YP-R0 will come with a 2.6" touchscreen display, 8GB of internal memory, a microSD memory card slot, a built-in RDS FM tuner and support for a whole host of audio and video formats. Would you pick this up if it went for around €130? [Translated Page]

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