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DOMK Receives Confirmation That 1st “SolaPad” Units Are Being Prepared for Shipment
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New Autodesk SketchBook Ink App Delivers Stunning Creative Tools for iPad
24 May 2012 12:59 PM | No CommentsSAN RAFAEL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) launched Autodesk SketchBook Ink for iPad paint and drawing app, the latest release from the company’s popular SketchBook...
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Vegas Tech Start Up Questionable LLC Launches Questionable Friends iPhone App
23 May 2012 4:53 PM | No CommentsLAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Questionable™ today introduced Questionable Friends™ for iPhone®. Questionable Friends lets you send questions to your contacts and provides instant feedback as questions are answered. Answers can be ...
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Sidecar Revolutionizes Phone Calls by Bringing “Smart Calling” to Smartphones
22 May 2012 12:00 PM | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Launching today, Sidecar (www.sidecar.me) is a new mobile app that brings Smart Calling to smartphones. Smart Calling allows people to share live See What I See video, brilliant ...
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TransCore Launches Mobile iPad App for TransSuite Traffic Management System
21 May 2012 12:00 PM | No CommentsWASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intelligent Transportation Society of America Annual Meeting – TransCore brings the ease of mobile computing to its TransSuite® advanced traffic management system (ATMS), launching its iPad® ...
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NBC notices Wii exercise games, taps THQ for ‘Biggest Loser’ version
Posted on May 28, 2009 | No Comments
NBC's The Biggest Loser, a hit reality TV show that pits real-life overweight contestants against each other to see who can lose the most weight, will be coming to the Nintendo Wii and DS later this year.
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Palm Pre: An also-ran
Posted on May 28, 2009 | No Comments
An "also-ran" is, literally, "a horse that does not win, place, or show in a race." The world loves an underdog but it never loves an also-ran. It forgets about an also-ran.
And so we reach nearly the end of Palm Pre madness and I'm afraid to report that after all the magic, all the tears, all the joy the Palm Pre will be just another phone. It won't save Palm, it won't change paradigms, and it won't send the iPhone hegemony crashing to its knees. The Palm Pre will launch with a whisper, not a bang.
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SplitFish’s FPS-specific Dual SFX Frag Pro will be at E3 next week
Posted on May 27, 2009 | No Comments
E3 starts next week, and while I'll be celebrating by, I don't know, listening to Ron and Fez all day long, Peter, Devin, and Greg will be rubbing shoulders with celebrities like Adam Sessler and the girl who used to host “Cheat.” One thing the guys might run into in between chatting up G4 production assistants: SplitFish's new controllers, the Dual SFX Evolution and Dual SFX Frag Pro. Both are for the PS3.
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Hacking your Nike+iPod to open your door
Posted on May 27, 2009 | No Comments
This Sparkfun project by Nate creates a keyless entry fob for a Mazda using a Nike+iPod kit, allowing you to leave your car keys at home. Using a serial board you can read the input and output bits of the footpod and grab signals and decode them.
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Hitachi details UltraVision and Alpha LCD HDTV lines
Posted on May 27, 2009 | No CommentsUnlike practically ever other brand, Hitachi didn't take the wraps off of its 2009 HDTV line at CES. Instead, it waited until summer officially began, and we can't really argue with the tactic. At any rate, the company is following JVC, LG and Sony with their respective HD news by announcing new members in the long-standing UltraVision line (shown left) as well as the Alpha series (shown right). In the former, we'll soon see the 55-inch L55S603 ($1,799), 46-inch L46S603 ($1,299) and 42-inch L42S503 ($999) hit the streets (in September, August and June, respectively), while the Alpha crew contains the 42-inch L42A403 ($849) and the 32-inch L32A403 ($499), both of which ship this month. The UltraVision sets all boast 1080p panels, 120Hz dejudder technology, up to five HDMI sockets and built-in ATSC / QAM / NTSC TV tuners. As for the Alphas, you'll find a total of seven HD inputs (four HDMI), a 1080p panel on the fat kit and a 720p display on the little guy.
Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Hitachi details UltraVision and Alpha LCD HDTV lines originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 May 2009 10:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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LG launches DTXTR Tool to help parents understand what their kids are TXTING
Posted on May 27, 2009 | No Comments
LG has launched an amusing (and for some, useful) application that enables you to translate over 2000 words teens tend to use when they're sending text messages to regular English, and the other way around. The tool is called DTXTR and the aim is to let is keep you in the know of what these kids are txting bout these days, xactli.
Frankly, there are a lot of basic words that can't be converted to 'teen text' with the tool yet, but you can always submit a term for inclusion in the glossary. And if you want to test your own mad txt skills, you can do a little quiz on the site to see if you're up with the times or not.
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LG demos ultra-bright Full HD 3D monitor
Posted on May 27, 2009 | No CommentsLG's certainly been known to dabble in the third-dimension, and while we're still waiting for it to ship those "one or two" 3D TVs this year, at least we're confident that it's getting closer. Over in South Korea, the company has showcased a new Full HD (1080p) 3D monitor with what it says is the highest brightness level of any competing panel. Sadly, viewers are still required to don glasses when ingesting the action, but this take on the tech enables said eyewear to be somewhat thinner and less cumbersome. Have a peek at the vid down in the read link.
Filed under: Displays
LG demos ultra-bright Full HD 3D monitor originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 May 2009 09:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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LG’s LH55 series of 1080p, 240Hz LCDs now shipping
Posted on May 27, 2009 | No Comments
Remember all those LCDs LG flooded us with at CES earlier this year? Another set of them is shipping, the LH55 models in sizes ranging from 37- to 55-inches. These don't have any of the fancy internet connectivity or wireless HDMI tricks offered by some of the company's more flash sets, but all offer 1080p resolutions at TruMotion 240Hz refresh rates, 80,000:1 contrast ratios, and other niceties like auto-calibration and Clear Voice II, which pledges to ensure dialogue doesn't get washed out by heavyhanded soundtracks. They're all Energy Star 3.0 certified, too, so you'll feel a little more green while watching that Discovery Earth Blu-ray on a television that's almost five feet on the diagonal. MSRPs range from $1,399 up to $3,899, so get bargain hunting.LG's LH55 series of 1080p, 240Hz LCDs now shipping originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 May 2009 06:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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BioShock 2 dated for November 3 in the US, October 30 in Europe
Posted on May 26, 2009 | No CommentsDuring Take-Two’s quarterly call today, CEO Ben Feder announced that BioShock 2 will ship on November 3 for the US and on October 30 in Europe. Yay! Press Release -
Seiko Epson’s inkjet tech brings big-screen OLED TVs closer to reality
Posted on May 26, 2009 | No CommentsWe know it's been burning on your mind everyday since December 6th, 2007: "What on Earth are those guys and gals over at Seiko Epson doing now that they've killed production of RPTVs?" At long last, we've located an answer. According to a prideful new release from the outfit, it has developed a new inkjet technology that will enable the "uniform deposition of organic material in the production of large-screen OLED TVs." For what seems like years now, manufacturers have teased us with 37-inch OLED HDTVs, but they've skirted around questions relating to "price" and "release." Now, the last remaining excuse seems to have been vaporized, so if we don't see a market-ready big-screen OLED at CES 2010... well, let's just say the knee-capping club is dying for a reason to reunite.
[Via Akihabara News]Seiko Epson's inkjet tech brings big-screen OLED TVs closer to reality originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 May 2009 10:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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CrunchDeals: Asus EeePC 900 netbook now only $150
Posted on May 24, 2009 | No CommentsIn case you missed the earlier CrunchDeal on an Asus EeePC 900 netbook, here’s your chance to snatch one up again. Woot! now has the 8.9-inch netbook on the main site for $150. Pick between white and black and be on your merry way. Asus EeePC 900 Netbook [Woot!] -
Recently reviewed on CrunchGear.com
Posted on May 23, 2009 | No CommentsHere’s a nostalgic look back at the items we’ve recently reviewed here at CrunchGear… Review: WickedLasers Photonic Disruptor “We’re a WickedLasers family. We enjoy shooting them at napkins to make them burn and zapping friends legs while they’re sitting at our picnic table.” Review: TuneUp for iTunes “If you’re like me, your entire music collection has been downloaded/ripped willy-nilly between hits of nitrous [...] -
Netflix recommendation system improvements
Posted on May 22, 2009 | No Comments
There hasn't been too much buzz lately about that Netflix programming contest. You remember the one: Netflix ponied up $10M US dollars to any team that could improve their movie recommendation system by 10%. When I was a Netflix user I was never really dissatisfied by the recommendation system, so it's hard for me to imagine how they'd gauge that it was 10% better than it was before. Nonetheless, lots of very smart people took the challenge, and an awful lot of progress has been made.
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LG’s 50PS70 and 60PS70 plasmas get 160GB Time Machine functionality
Posted on May 21, 2009 | No CommentsThe jury's still out on whether inbuilt DVRs are good for HDTVs, but LG's obviously hot to trot on the whole idea. Nearly a year after first introducing sets with an integrated Time Machine, the outfit is hitting back with two new big-screen plasmas that each posses a 160GB internal hard drive. The X Canvas 50PS70 (50-inch) and 60PS70 (60-inch) panels also boast 600Hz dejudder technology and can record overflow onto external drives connected via USB 2.0. Additional details (price, screen resolution, availability, etc.) are scant, but we'll be sure to keep an ear to the ground.
[Via Akihabara News]Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Storage
LG's 50PS70 and 60PS70 plasmas get 160GB Time Machine functionality originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 May 2009 08:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Punch-Out! tees from 80sTees.com contest winners announced!
Posted on May 19, 2009 | No CommentsThanks for the great turn out, folks. Without further ado here are the winners of the Punch-Out! tee contest. Big ups to 80sTees.com for kickin’ down the tees for this contest. Because we only have four shirts in two sizes (XL and L) and only two designs this is going to be first come, first [...]