Consumption Archive

  • The Zeitgeist of music consumption: Berlin-based tech company mufin launches music player with music visualization and cloud storage

    Posted on September 15, 2011 | No Comments
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  • Sprint’s Hero finally gets official Android 2.1 upgrade

    Sprint’s Hero finally gets official Android 2.1 upgrade

    Posted on May 19, 2010 | No Comments
    Assuming you resisted the temptation to either root your Hero or update it with the recently leaked 2.1 firmware, this is your very first chance to finally slap on a dash of Android future on your senescent device. Sprint has at long last made the update available, though it isn't quite yet ready to download from its site. Fear not, the good folks behind the yellow network have put together a guide on upgrading through your phone and we'll link up the download as soon as it's ready for consumption. Time to start enjoying that Google Maps Navigation magic and all the other goodies constituting Eclair's delectable filling.

    [Thanks, Jonathan]

    Sprint's Hero finally gets official Android 2.1 upgrade originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 May 2010 06:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Plextor’s first SSDs are now available for your consumption

    Plextor’s first SSDs are now available for your consumption

    Posted on March 1, 2010 | No Comments
    It seems like nearly every computer accessory maker has a line of SSDs now and Plextor just joined that club with two SSDs. The company showed off its upcoming models at CES 2010, but now both the 64GB and 128GB options are available -- for a pretty price.

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  • The Mag+ shows how we might one day read magazines, if mags don’t die first

    The Mag+ shows how we might one day read magazines, if mags don’t die first

    Posted on December 17, 2009 | No Comments
    See that tablet concept thing designed by design agency BERG? Yeah, that might be the future of print publications. But you probably already knew that. For the past 20 years tablets have been deemed the next-gen magazine, but so far nothing has been produced that actually steps up to the task. And don’t get excited, [...]

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  • Movie screener season is here~!

    Movie screener season is here~!

    Posted on December 16, 2009 | No Comments
    The Golden Globe nominees were announced yesterday, and I'm going to go with Paul O and Ron's (from Ron and Fez… seriously, I have XM on all day long) conclusion that this year has been a fairly weak one. There were a few good films (I enjoyed Inglourious Basterds, and I want to see Up in the Air and The Informant and A Serious Man) but does anything really seem like an Oscar lock? I think not. Thank God for leaked screeners!

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  • Because of the recession, y’all watched a lot of TV this year

    Because of the recession, y’all watched a lot of TV this year

    Posted on December 15, 2009 | No Comments
    The Media Democracy Survey tries to ascertain America's entertainment habits. It comes out every year, and this year's edition just went live. As you might image, the terrible economy played a major role in the way Americans went about their business this past year. In fact, it turns out that Americans now watch (well, watched in the past year) an average of 18 hours of TV per week, which is up from 16 hours from last year. And this is TV on TV, not Hulu or anything like that.

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  • Get your Nintendo DSi XL (actually, it’s an LL) game on now

    Get your Nintendo DSi XL (actually, it’s an LL) game on now

    Posted on December 9, 2009 | No Comments
    Nintendo isn’t bringing the larger screen DSi to the States until next year, but you can get one now as long as you’re willing to pay a bit extra. But of course you would be the coolest kid on your bus so it’s totally worth it. Play-Asia has the the Asian market DSi LL ready for [...]

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  • Why the CrunchPad mattered

    Why the CrunchPad mattered

    Posted on November 30, 2009 | No Comments
    There’s already been quite a bit of ink spilled over the demise of the CrunchPad but I thought I’d add a few drops. My opinion is this: the CrunchPad was a testament to the power of online media and a fascinating study in the ability of new media to enact real changes on the real [...]

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  • Three cool iPhone apps that are perfect for mobile news consumption

    Three cool iPhone apps that are perfect for mobile news consumption

    Posted on October 17, 2009 | No Comments
    My name is Robin Wauters, and I'm a news junkie. Being obsessed with consuming as much news - mostly technology related, of course - as humanly possible in the all too short span of any given day comes with the territory of working for TechCrunch, but I've always been a fan of obtaining as much information as fast as I could. You could say my ever-growing habit of trying to consume as much news in my waking hours as I can is more of a natural cause for my employment in the fast-paced tech blogging scene than it is a result. It also means I feel very disconnected when I'm not near a computer or mobile phone I can use to tap the Internet for the never-ending stream of news that gets pumped onto the wires.

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  • Sony Ericsson Satio, HTC Tattoo, and LG GM750 now on offer at Vodafone

    Sony Ericsson Satio, HTC Tattoo, and LG GM750 now on offer at Vodafone

    Posted on October 13, 2009 | No Comments

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    Hey, Britons: about a nice three-pack of "wow!" to start your week off right? We'd like to direct your attention over to Vodafone, where three particularly notable handsets that we've been following in recent months are now in stock and ready for delivery. The HTC Tattoo represents the new low end in Android fare, bringing a resistive QVGA display and a 3.2 megapixel cam to the table -- it'll go out the door for free on a £25 monthly plan. Heading over to the Windows Mobile side of the trailer park, the GM750 is a Voda exclusive loaded to the hilt with that newfangled WinMo 6.5 everyone's been talking about these days; it comes loaded up with a 5 megapixel camera and, like the Tattoo, can be yours for nary a penny on a £25 plan. Finally -- get ready -- the Symbian-powered Satio from Sony Ericsson is ready for your consumption, all 12.1 megapixels of it, for just another 10 quid a month. We'll take all three, thanks.

    [Via Electronista]

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    Sony Ericsson Satio, HTC Tattoo, and LG GM750 now on offer at Vodafone originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Of Course: ToastIt Toaster Bags

    Of Course: ToastIt Toaster Bags

    Posted on May 28, 2009 | No Comments
    toaster bagThe future! Please observe ToastIt Toaster Bags. Non-toxic, non-stick bags that are heat-resistant up to 500 degrees, dishwasher safe, and cost $4.50 for two. You build a delicious sandwich, put it in a toaster bag, and drop it in your toaster. Boom, hot melty sandwich.

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  • Acer Aspire Timeline spotted at an American Wal-Mart

    Acer Aspire Timeline spotted at an American Wal-Mart

    Posted on May 27, 2009 | No Comments
    Even though we haven't heard a thing about the Acer Aspire Timeline since it was announced a while ago, that doesn't mean we have forgotten about Acer's latest ultraportable notebook. The $598, 15.4-inch model (5810TZ-4657) was spotted at a Wal-Mart of all places by one of our intrepid readers minutes ago. Didn't know that Walley World stocked the latest and greatest, eh?

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