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- Netflix's streaming-video service comes to Sony's networked Bravia HDTVs
- I mentioned yesterday that Sharp's network-TV platform, Aquos Net, wasn't robust in comparison to the offerings Vizio's connected sets will soon have. Sony’s Bravia Internet Video platform also started out as similarly anemic, but lately it's added better streaming-media options, like Amazon Video On Demand for movies and Slacker for...
- Tags: NetFlix Inc., Sony Corp., Internet, Managed Hosting, Video On Demand (VoD), Cloud Computing, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-07-09
- Top 5 iPhone guitar tools
- CNET's Donald Bell rounds-up his top five iPhone apps for guitarists. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Tool, Guitar, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-07-09
- Factron Quattro adds interchangeable steampunk lenses to your iPhone
- Steampunkalicious iPhone case and lenses by Factron by CNET News.com
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Factron Quattro, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-07-09
- LaCie introduces 500GB LaCinema Rugged HD external drive
- LaCie has upgraded its LaCinema Rugged external hard drive/multimedia player with 1080p output, thus claiming a new "HD" in its product name. The LaCinema Rugged HD is intended for users to access and play multimedia files on any HDTV -- television shows, movies,...
- Tags: LaCie, LaCinema Rugged HD, Digital Video, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-07-09
- LaCie introduces 500GB LaCinema Rugged HD external drive
- LaCie has upgraded its LaCinema Rugged external hard drive/multimedia player with 1080p output, thus claiming a new "HD" in its product name. It's intended for users to access and play multimedia files on any HDTV -- television shows, movies, music and photo slideshows. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: LaCie, Photograph, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, product photos, hard drive, storage, external, multimedia, home theater, Andrew Nusca
- Image galleries 2009-07-09
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Acer Aspire One netbook, Nikon Coolpix digital camera, Logitech iPod speakers
- An Acer Aspire One netbook, a Nikon Coolpix 10-megapixel digital camera, and a Logitech portable iPod speaker. Here are your daily deals for Thursday, July 9, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Woot's Deal of the day is the refurbished Acer Aspire One D150 Netbook. The D150...
- Tags: Nikon Corp., Onsale, Speaker, Logitech, Amazon.com Inc., Digital Camera, Acer Inc., Camera, Netbook, Woot, D150, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jennifer Bergen
- Blog posts 2009-07-09
- Are legacy game consoles making a comeback?
- I am not a gamer. I don't spend hours of my time in front of a computer screen playing games because quite simply, I don't have the time. That is until this summer when I moved into my new house, everyone else buggered off back to their respective homes around...
- Tags: Console, Game Console, Games, Personal Technology, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-07-09
- In an economic downturn, prepaid mobile is big business
- Why pay $100 or more each month for a two-year cell phone contract when you can pay $50 and keep yourself off the hook? At least that's the thinking behind the latest ad campaign by Boost Mobile, a prepaid, or "no-contract," mobile service provider whose parent company...
- Tags: Segment, Mobile, Handset, Boost Mobile, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-07-09
- T-Mobile customers can now pre-order the myTouch 3G and order the Dash 3G
- A couple weeks ago T-Mobile announced the myTouch 3G for release in August. This morning in New York HTC and T-Mobile held a launch event (check out Engadget Mobile's coverage) and unlike last year when the T-Mobile G1 was launched I was unable to make the cross country trip for...
- Tags: T-Mobile G1, T-Mobile, 3G, Cellular Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- Generator Research predicts iPhone will overtake Nokia in 2012
- Generator Research, a small firm focused on digital media and the Internet, has released a new report predicting that the Apple iPhone's current growth trajectory will enable it to catch and surpass Nokia for the top spot in the global smartphone market within three years. by Jason Hiner
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Nokia Corp., Smart Phones, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- HD Camera Guide raffling off cameras and HD camcorders
- In celebrating the launch of two new consumer sections, HD Camera Guide is holding a monthly raffle to site visitors. The Prize? A free Consumer HD Camcorder or Digital Camera. Not too shabby. In order to win, you have to sign up for the site, complete a quiz and fill...
- Tags: Camcorder, Camera, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- Sprint beats Verizon, AT&T in nationwide 3G reliability tests
- Just about a month ago, I stepped into a Sprint store to learn more about the Palm Pre and walked out ready to switch from Verizon to Sprint, thanks to a knowledgeable clerk who shifted the conversation from devices to plans. It turns out that Sprint's plans are so competitively...
- Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Sprint Communications, 3G, Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Sharp Blu-ray player, Linksys wireless router, Sony BRAVIA LCD HDTV
- A Sharp AQUOS Blu-ray player, a Linksys wireless router, and a 40-inch Sony BRAVIA LCD TV. Here are your daily deals for Wednesday, July 8, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Sharp BD-HP21U AQUOS Blu-ray Disc Player from Dell Home for $139.99, down from $249.99....
- Tags: Sony Corp., Wireless Router, Router, HDTV, Sharp Corp., Blu-ray, Linksys Inc., Wireless, Routers & Switches, Network Technology, Home Networking, Networking, TVs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jennifer Bergen
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- How green is your DSL? Alcatel-Lucent sez theirs is brightest green
- Green publication Environmental Leader is reporting that Alcatel-Lucent has introduced a high-capacity digital subscriber line DSL platform that uses up to 25 percent less power than conventional platforms. The vendor has achieved this power-savings by combining its latest DSL and DSLAM DSL Active Multiplexer technology with its Intelligent Services Access...
- Tags: Lucent Technologies Inc., Alcatel, DSL, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- Analyst: iPhone 3GS, Palm Pre gang up on BlackBerry sales
- Research in Motion's BlackBerry sales had a rough June at AT&T and Sprint as those wireless carriers talked up the iPhone 3GS and Palm Pre, respectively. Those findings come courtesy of Piper Jaffray's Michael Walkley. In a research note, Walkley writes: Our checks indicated BlackBerry sales...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Palm Inc., AT&T Corp., RIM BlackBerry, Sprint Communications, Sales Strategy, Palm Pre, Sales Force Management, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- Sony announces HDR-CX520V and HDR-CX500V: flash memory HD camcorders with built-in GPS
- Following in the footsteps of the hard-drive based Sony Handycam HDR-XR500V and HDR-XR520V released earlier this year, the newly announced Sony Handycam HDR-CX520V and HDR-CX500V are updated and flash-memory based versions that capture full 1920x1080 high-definition video and up to 12-megapixel still photos, and include the ability to geotag video...
- Tags: Sony Corp., built-In, Camcorder, GPS, Corporate Communications, Memory, Flash Memory, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- Social CRM: The Real Way to Serve Customers
- Download this eBook to understand why more and more organisations are turning to Customer Relationship Management CRM solutions to drive revenue growth, productivity and customer satisfaction across sales, marketing and service functions.
- Tags: Oracle Corp., CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), E-books, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Personal Technology
- Download resources 2009-07-08
- Picassolino 1.2 (Mobile)
- Picassolino features administration of picture albums, upload of pictures from the library to Picasa, upload of pictures directly from the iPhone camera to Picasa, view pictures, import images to iPhone library, and browse images in landscape mode.
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Google Picasa, WebDex, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-07-08
- Slifter Local Shopping 1.2 (Mobile)
- Slifter Local Shopping lets you search products, see local hot deals and promotions, get iPhone-exclusive gift guides, save items to a personalized shopping list, and send finds to friends and family. Use Slifter Local Shopping to compare prices while shopping anywhere at any time. Slifter Local Shopping can help you...
- Tags: Mobile, GPShopper, Smart Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-07-08
- Collins Pro French-English Translation Dictionary 1.2 (Mobile)
- Put French and English in your pocket with the Collins Pro French-English Translation Dictionary for iPhone and iPod touch. Collins Pro French-English Translation Dictionary is optimized for speed and ease of use on iPhone and iPod touch. Collins Pro French-English Translation Dictionary features automatic recognition of inflected forms like conjugations...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Mobile, Apple iPod Touch, Ultralingua, Collins Pro French-English Translation Dictionary, Smart Phones, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-07-08
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