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  • From Playful to Practical: Belkin Unveils a Range of Innovative Accessories for New iPad 2

    Posted on March 3, 2011 | No Comments
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  • Verizon adds more phones to FiOS Mobile Remote and Remote DVR Manager compatibility list

    Verizon adds more phones to FiOS Mobile Remote and Remote DVR Manager compatibility list

    Posted on May 24, 2010 | No Comments
    Did you notice that there were some fresh devices listed when the iPhone popped up on Verizon's FiOS Mobile Remote compatibility chart last week? Sure enough, Big Red ended up dropping some PR on the matter, taking the opportunity to pimp the fact that over a quarter million users have now downloaded its two-pack of FiOS mobile apps. Mobile Remote is now available on the Nexus One, Droid Eris, and Droid Incredible -- in fact, it should work on any Android 2.1-equipped phone -- and Remote DVR Manager is live for more than 50 devices, including the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and "most" Verizon BlackBerrys. Between the two, you can control your set-top box from your couch or the other side of the world; too bad we're telling you this the day after Lost, right?

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    Verizon adds more phones to FiOS Mobile Remote and Remote DVR Manager compatibility list originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 24 May 2010 16:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Behold the Clicker: the ultimate lazy man device

    Behold the Clicker: the ultimate lazy man device

    Posted on March 19, 2010 | No Comments
    It's fairly easy to find exactly when most Americans started to get fat. All you have to do is go back to the 1950's. Some would say this is due to our fast food lifestyle, people spending too much time in front of the TV instead of running from animals, or even possibly a plot by Colonel Sanders. I think it's directly related to the invention of the remote control. Now, there's even less reason to get up on the couch thanks to the latest invention: The Clicker.

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  • The Pokemon return: HeartGold and SoulSilver

    The Pokemon return: HeartGold and SoulSilver

    Posted on March 10, 2010 | No Comments
    So I got a random delivery today, and I was quite surprised to see it was from Nintendo. Even more surprising was when I opened the box and saw they had sent me the two latest Pokemon games, HeartGold and SoulSilver. What was even more interesting was when I started to read the enclosed literature that explained exactly what's new about these two games.

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  • The Back-Up: Access your shotgun while in the lying position

    The Back-Up: Access your shotgun while in the lying position

    Posted on February 26, 2010 | No Comments
    $39.95. That’s all you have to spend to protect your home from the comfort of your bed. Buy two! One for each side of the bed! Buy three for the bottom of your bed when you and the missus are doing the “strangle dangle thing.” Buy one for the couch! Buy one for the pool-side [...]

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  • This Windows Media Center Boxee plug-in is a must-have

    This Windows Media Center Boxee plug-in is a must-have

    Posted on February 16, 2010 | No Comments
    Both Boxee and Windows Media Center are amazing and among the most popular media playback programs. However, they don't really work together as they are both more platforms than anything else. You have to close out of one program to start the other and that's not an easy task if you're controlling your HTPC with just a remote from your couch. Enter Boxee Windows 7 Media Center Integration 1.0 plug-in.

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  • Boo, multi-disc games!

    Boo, multi-disc games!

    Posted on February 2, 2010 | No Comments
    Really, folks? Are you really going to complain about multi-disc games now? Of all the injustices in the world, of all the legitimate issues you can have with technology, you're going to rally around this stupid issue? Good God.

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  • You eat dinner on a folding table, why not use one for your computer?

    You eat dinner on a folding table, why not use one for your computer?

    Posted on January 19, 2010 | No Comments
    Work at home? Live in a shoebox? You don’t need a big computer desk! Just get one of these folding ones. At 9:00 every morning, set up your gigantic printer and your laptop on this multi-level computer cart. Hell, get a desktop computer and a CRT monitor while you're at it!

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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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  • Halo: Reach Trailer to Come in Two Days

    Halo: Reach Trailer to Come in Two Days

    Posted on December 10, 2009 | No Comments
    I can't believe I'm actually going to say this. This Saturday at 8 PM, I know without a doubt I will be sitting on my couch, watching Spike TV. There are only two things which could cause me to do this. One would be if the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show was moved from CBS to Spike. The other, which will actually be happening, is to watch the Video Game Awards, where the global unveiling of Halo: Reach is going down. Given what Bungie has done thus far with the Halo series, I expect nothing short of greatness from Reach, which is slated to drop in Q4, 2010.

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  • Augmented reality Twitter 360 app geolocates your friends by their tweets

    Augmented reality Twitter 360 app geolocates your friends by their tweets

    Posted on December 2, 2009 | No Comments
    We're going to start off by stating unequivocally that we think this is a bad, bad idea. The Twitter 360 app, just launched by Presselite, is an augmented reality app for your iPhone 3GS which enables you to track your friends by the geolocation of their tweets. The app makes use of the iPhone 3GS's compass to locate the tweeter, then reports back on their location. Now -- if, like us, you want to be able to tweet about the rocking party you're at on a Friday night when you're actually sitting on the couch watching Mama's Family -- don't worry: you can opt out of the geolocation feature. The Twitter 360 app, sure to be a resounding success with creeps the world over, is available now in the iTunes store for $2.99. Check out a video demonstration of it after the break.

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    Augmented reality Twitter 360 app geolocates your friends by their tweets originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Video: Wherein some poor dude gets Rick Roll’d via Modern Warfare 2

    Video: Wherein some poor dude gets Rick Roll’d via Modern Warfare 2

    Posted on November 24, 2009 | No Comments
    It’s a long video at a second shy of ten minutes, but don’t worry, the action starts early around 2:30. The best part is that the bloke doesn’t even know what a Rick Roll is. Oh, and what’s up with his couch?

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  • Were you one of the 2 million Xbox Live users who used Facebook this past week?

    Were you one of the 2 million Xbox Live users who used Facebook this past week?

    Posted on November 24, 2009 | No Comments
    At least 2 million Xbox Live users have logged into Facebook this past week, which I guess means the feature is a bit of a success. (You'll recall that Microsoft launched Facebook and Twitter to so much enthusiasm last week.) Mysteriously, Microsoft didn't reveal the number of people who logged into Twitter. Is this the end of Twitter?

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  • This could be the ultimate HTPC controller

    This could be the ultimate HTPC controller

    Posted on November 24, 2009 | No Comments
    This little controller is butt-ugly and crude, but I still want one really bad. Maybe Santa will bring me one.

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  • How do you like that, DVRs didn’t kill the television business after all

    How do you like that, DVRs didn’t kill the television business after all

    Posted on November 3, 2009 | No Comments
    Here's a story I first heard on Figure 4 Daily last night while farming for mageweave (no, I'm not lying): not only have DVRs not ruined the TV businesses, as we had been led to believe for so many years, but it turns out that the delayed viewings, and more accurate ratings, have given the networks exactly what they've always wanted. That, of course, is the opportunity to squeeze more money out of their advertisers.

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