Not sure what to do with your old, outdated electronics? If you live within the European Union, getting rid of your e-waste may soon be as easy as dropping by the local electronics shop. In an effort to increase electronic waste collection from four kilograms per capita to 20, the European Parliament has approved plans that would require electronic retailers with a retail space of 400 square meters or larger to accept e-waste for disposal, free of charge. The new rules will be implemented over the next seven years, and are part of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive — a measure that also aims to limit illegal e-waste exports to developing countries. Between keeping your house uncluttered with old gadgets and keeping developing nations clean, what’s not to like?

European Union retailers to be required to accept e-waste without charge, says Parliament originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Live from the Engadget CES Stage: an interview with Dell’s Brian Pitstick

Live from the Engadget CES Stage: an interview with Dell’s Brian Pitstick originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Scientology. Oprah. Katie. Love. Weird. Dell. Maverick. Mission: Impossible. Streak 5. Ghost Protocol. Scientology (again). Weirdly enough, the smattering of things that seemingly don’t fit in that lineup have a place together, as what appears to be a Streak 5 has appeared in the “Sandstorm Chase” scene of Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol. Word on the street is that Tom needed 4.32 million of these things to ensure he had enough for a nearly unlimited amount of re-takes. And now, the whole ‘discontinued‘ thing makes total sense. Vid’s after the break, with the four of you who aren’t fans advised to head straight to 1:40.

Continue reading Screen Grabs: Tom Cruise dials up futuristic navigation on Streak 5 (video)

Screen Grabs: Tom Cruise dials up futuristic navigation on Streak 5 (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Remember how Microsoft unveiled that whole “Windows 8” thing earlier today? It’s back for more: here at Computex 2011 in Taipei, prototype ARM-based Windows 8 slates and smartbooks are coming out of the woodwork. Foxconn, Wistron and Quanta all unveiled early hardware for the new OS, with chips from Qualcomm, Texas Instruments and NVIDIA powering their live tiles — including NVIDIA’s upcoming Kal-El, which got both a tablet and a super-slim prototype notebook to call its own. Dell’s also got a XPS development station up on stage, which Microsoft used to demo the UI — it’s bulky and ugly as such things are, but it suggests that Dell’s also likely to have a portable Windows 8 machine at some point. For its part, Qualcomm is promising a chip that can instantly wake from sleep, and one of the devices showed that USB host support works fine and dandy. Unfortunately, none of these machines will make their way to market, but it’s nice to know that the OEMs care enough to show their solidarity here.

Microsoft reveals ARM-powered Windows 8 prototypes (eyes-on) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Dell XPS 15z may not be the gamechanger we’d hoped for, but it’s one heck of a Windows PC, and today the aluminum and magnesium alloy machine is on sale in the United States starting at $999. You’ll find a total of five different configs available online, with the base model providing a 2.3GHz Core i5-2410M processor, 6GB of DDR3 RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GT525M graphics with 1GB of dedicated video memory, a 500GB 7200RPM hard drive and a slot-loading DVD burner, plus loads of connectivity inside and out — including dual-band 802.11a/g/n and a pair of USB 3.0 ports. (Whew.) $1,500 ups the ante to a 2.7GHz Core i7 rig with 8GB of RAM, 2GB of VRAM and 750GB of rotating storage, not to mention a nice bright 1080p display. Strangely, there’s no solid state option on tap, but you can nab that 300-nit, 1920 x 1080 LCD screen for an additional Benjamin no matter which config you choose. Find all your options at our source link, and while you’re at it, why not read our full review?

Continue reading Dell’s XPS 15z goes on sale in the US, shiny aluminum is yours from $999

Dell’s XPS 15z goes on sale in the US, shiny aluminum is yours from $999 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 May 2011 17:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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For years, Dell’s been teasing supermodel-thin laptops, each one flawed out of the gate: too pricey, too underpowered, and with underwhelming battery life. This time, Dell told us we’d get something different: a laptop without compromise. Recently, Round Rock killed off the Adamo and nixed the XPS 14, and then rumors started to spin — a spiritual successor would be the slimmest 15.6-inch notebook we’d ever seen, be crafted from “special materials” and yet cost less than $1,000. Dell even stated that it would have an “innovative new form factor” of some sort.

The company neglected to mention it would look like a MacBook Pro.

This is the Dell XPS 15z, and we’re sorry to say it’s not a thin-and-light — it’s actually a few hairs thicker than a 15-inch MacBook Pro, wider, and at 5.54 pounds, it weighs practically the same. It is, however, constructed of aluminum and magnesium alloy and carries some pretty peppy silicon inside, and the base model really does ring up at $999. That’s a pretty low price to garner comparisons to Apple’s flagship, and yet here we are. Has Dell set a new bar for the notebook PC market? Find out after the break.

Continue reading Dell XPS 15z review

Dell XPS 15z review originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 May 2011 21:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This is Dell’s Vostro V13. It looks like a dream, and it’s cheap — but there’s not much raw muscle here, and no battery life to speak of. No, this descendent of Dell’s iconic Adamo didn’t prove a suitable MacBook Air rival, but we know one that might — Dell’s oft-teased, never-seen thin-and-light. Now, CNET‘s anonymous sources have come forward with news that Dell will introduce the thinnest 15.6-inch laptop we’ve ever seen, and with Intel’s latest Core i5 and Core i7 Sandy Bridge processors inside. Those sources also report that the laptop will be made of special materials, and yet won’t be “a one-time product” like the Adamo — it will allegedly be a consumer product with a sub-$1,000 price. It’s a juicy rumor, but we’re inclined to believe it’s true. Why? Dell’s in-house blogger Lionel Menchaca confirms that Dell’s working on just such a 15.6-incher, and says there are “more models to come.”

Dell’s ultra-thin laptop will have a 15.6-inch screen, tread lightly on your wallet? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 May 2011 00:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Last week, we received a top-secret communique from Dell’s Alienware division, bidding us attend a San Francisco event — where, we were told, we’d be privy to some highly classified announcements. Of course, this being Dell and not the CIA, we already knew more or less what we’d see: Alienware’s latest batch of powerhouse gaming machine. Today, the aliens have landed with two new notebook computers — the Alienware M18x and M14x — and a hefty spec bump for the littlest alien in the form of the M11x R3. Each brings Intel’s new Sandy Bridge processors and NVIDIA Optimus switchable graphics to the fore, as well as some oh-so-slightly tweaked frames, and the M14x and M18x bring WirelessHD tech to sling images to your screen.

The M11x and M14x are available now on Dell’s site starting at $999 and $1,199, respectively. For your cash, you’ll get 8 hours of battery life in the M11x and 6 hours in its chunkier sibling. Scheduled to land in May, the M18x weighs a scale-tipping 16 pounds, and adds an HDMI input (because PC gamers own consoles, too), and the factory overclocked 4Ghz processor and five programmable keys with up to fifteen different macros for your customizing delight. We’re off to get some hands-on time with Dell’s new little green (and blue and red) extra terrestrials, so stay tuned… PR after the break.

Continue reading Alienware M18x, M14x and M11x R3 finally official, world can now move on

Alienware M18x, M14x and M11x R3 finally official, world can now move on originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: Daniel wrote in to let us know that the M14x is there as well — though it looks to be in the process of being taken down.

[Thanks, Nicklas]

Alienware M18x appears on Dell’s Canadian site, glares at you from afar originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Since the very first day we saw the Dell Inspiron Duo’s crazy swiveling hinge in action, we knew we wanted a laptop that swung that way — but the Inspiron Duo itself turned out to be a sluggish netvertible with poor battery life. Well, it looks like Dell may be looking for a second chance, because a “Dell Panerai” just hit the FCC, which looks like might have sprung from the same minds who dreamt up the original’s sexy frame. Believe it or not, we can thank Intel for revealing this Dell P12F and Canada for pointing out its convertible nature, because of a little-known test specifically designed for transforming tablets like these — our northern neighbors require that hybrid laptop / tablet computers get checked for face-melting radioactivity if they have antennas built into the display, and that’s just what happened to the dual-band Intel 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi radio inside this machine. Oh, and judging by our calculations (based on the size of that orange label), the unit could sport a 15-inch screen. Sweet.

Dell Panerai convertible tablet leaks at FCC, could be part of Inspiron Duo family? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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