Maybe it’s the lack of a banging soundtrack , but we’re finding ourselves somewhat underwhelmed by these first video appearances by the highly anticipated Symbian^4 user interface. What we’re shown is a now familiar layout for touchscreen devices, with a trio of home screens that can be customized with widgets and live information trinkets such as a clock and a weather app. It is, as promised , very touch-centric, but it is by no means revolutionary. Both videos are titled as mere “first glimpse” offerings, however, so the eternal optimist in us likes to believe that there’ll be plenty more to get excited about as we move closer to that early 2011 launch. See them after the break and let us know what you think

If you weren’t up all night following Engadget (and why wouldn’t you be?), the first place you’ll want to visit this morning is our extensive hands-on of Sony Ericsson’s inaugural foray into Android territory. There you’ll find the full XPERIA X10 announcement details and spec sheet, which is highlighted by a 4-inch capacitive display and a deeply customized user interface. With plenty of time to go before that first quarter of 2010 release date, though, we thought we’d get the anticipation revved up a few notches with a selection of handsome images of the device below, and a pair of videos — one a spit-polished advertising promo, the other a useful demo of Speed Forge 3D — after the break. Gallery: XPERIA X10 official pictures Continue reading Sony Ericsson lets XPERIA X10 videos and press shots loose Filed under: Cellphones Sony Ericsson lets XPERIA X10 videos and press shots loose originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds

The first Android device from Sony Ericsson may have undergone an upgrade in the naming department, jumping from X3 all the way to XPERIA X10 (probably to avoid confusion with Nokia’s X3 handset), but what lies under the hood is reassuringly in line with what we’ve been hearing . That is to say, a 1GHz Snapdragon chip from Qualcomm, wide 4-inch capacitive touch display, 8.1 megapixel camera with LED flash, and a thoroughly tricked out Android skin named Rachael. Sony Ericsson stressed to us the symbiotic importance of both the new flagship device and “open OS” UI — the X10 was presented as the patriarch of a whole new family of handsets, which we can expect to see in the first half of 2010, all sporting the beauty of Rachael and perhaps helping to bridge the gap between featurephones and, well, more advanced featurephones. So don’t be shy, come along past the break to see our uncensored first impressions of both, along with hands-on video and pictures. Gallery: Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 announced, we go hands on Continue reading Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 announced, we go hands-on Filed under: Cellphones Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 announced, we go hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:00:00 EST.

Heads up, Meizu fanboys! We just got a sneak peak at the M8’s new UI (said to be dropping in August when the handset gets its firmware update) and you know what? It looks like a UI. Pretty k-rad, right? Check out the other two face-melting pics after the break, if you dare. [Via Meizu Me ] Continue reading Sneak peek at Meizu M8’s new user interface Filed under: Cellphones Sneak peek at Meizu M8’s new user interface originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:08:00 EST.

This one’s for all of you Meizu fanboys out there: To tide you over while you wait for the M8 3G launch in March 2010 (with a possible M8 3G S planned for Smarch 2043 or thereabouts) the company’s announced that the handset will be getting a UI refresh with its firmware 1.0 release come August. Keep in mind that the above image only shows the flowchart that the kids at the eico design lab are using to concoct all their fantastic new transitions and animations, and not the interface itself. And if that isn’t enough to keep you entertained this fine morning, it looks like Meizu has put together a team “with the sole purpose of investigating the Android platform.” Whether or not this “investigation” will amount to anything remains to be seen, and it doesn’t look like the company has any serious intentions for this device beyond the domestic Chinese market, but who knows? Maybe there is a Meizu handset with the open source OS in your (distant) future. Stranger things have happened. [Thanks, nice2know_u] Read - Meizu M8 interface getting completely redone Read - Meizu Android squad hard at work Filed under: Cellphones Meizu M8 gets new UI, possibly Android

Surface is a triumph of Microsoft usability and design. It’s a multitouch table computer. Minority Report ! And so on. Setting it up, however ?