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Engadget HD (Free subscription) | 22 minutes ago
Filed under: Misc , Media PCs , Media streamers , Other formats , Other hardware , Internet We've already seen Orb play nice with DirecTV's HR21 , but what about integrating Netflix's " Watch Now " content into one's Xbox 360? vmcNetFlix, a brilliant add-in for Windows Vista Media Center, enables users to manage their Netflix subscription, stream Netflix "Watch Now" movies directly from the Media...
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COOL HUNTING (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
The latest addition to South Beach's strip of bigger, hotter and hipper hotels is the Gansevoort South, sister to the four year-old Gansevoort in Manhattan's Meatpacking district. Boasting a 110-foot roof deck pool, a David Barton gym (not yet open) and two restaurants by Philippe Chow (also soon to open), visitors familiar with the original Gansevoort will recognize a few features. While co-developers...
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Engadget HD (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Filed under: Misc , Cable , Fiber , OTA , Satellite Not too much to say beyond the title, but everyone's favorite high-def lister has now begun to integrate video-on-demand offerings into the lineups. It should be noted that VOD listings aren't totally implemented just yet, so if you see a few holes in your own carrier's list, rest assured that plugs are on the way. Read | Permalink | Email this |...
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i4U (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Sanyo announces the LP-XC55 (3,100 lumens) and the LP-XC50 (2,600 lumens), two new portable projectors that adopt Sanyo's Active Maintenance Filter (AMF) system, allowing easy filter changes. The new Sanyo projectors also are equipped with a sturdy an...
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i4U (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Creative today announced the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 device that connects via USB to your computer. Because the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 connects via USB it is very easy to install and X-Fi quality surround sound to PC...
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Engadget HD (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Filed under: Industry , Satellite Adding 22 new HD channels to its national HD lineup may boost the subscriber rate in Q2, but Q1 is apt to leave a lasting sting. While DirecTV managed to secure 275,000 net subscriber additions during its Q1, DISH Network mustered a paltry 35,000 -- down 90-percent from the 310,000 additions a year ago. Notably, the outfit still managed to report a higher quarterly...
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Engadget HD (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Filed under: Industry , Blu-ray A little late, sure, but Kino International has finally decided to join everyone else and go Blu-ray exclusive . Reportedly, the foreign film distributor has become the latest indie to bid HD DVD a fond farewell and focus its future support on BD. We haven't seen a definitive launch date for its first Blu-ray title (which is likely to be Wong Kar Wai's Fallen Angels...
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Gearlog (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Japan's PASMO card is now used for a variety of services including tracking school children's activities--the poor Japanese kids can't play hooky anymore.
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popgadget (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
As I mentioned last week, I recently flew to Australia. While my countrymen and women back home in England are rejoicing at every weak spot of sunlight they get, for the last month I've been waking up to glorious warm, sunny days, even though it's almost winter in the southern hemisphere. (Yes, you should feel free to hate me). So when I saw these fantastic deck chairs, I couldn't help thinking that...
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Engadget HD (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Filed under: Other hardware , Speakers , Apple Nothing says sexy like a sleek wood trim, wouldn't you wholeheartedly agree? Vita Audio obviously does, as it's £499.99 ($980) R4 integrated music system just screams lavish. The all-in-one unit packs an iPod dock, slot-loading CD / MP3 / WMA-music disc player, USB port, DAB and FM tuner with RDS, front and rear auxiliary ports, built-in display, alarm...
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Engadget HD (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: ABC , CBS , The CW , Discovery-HD , Fox , NBC , Listings What we're watching: NBC (1080i) brings the season premiere of American Gladiators at 8 p.m., followed by Medium at 10 p.m. ABC (720p) has Dancing with the Stars at 8 p.m., followed by Samantha Who? CBS (1080i) brings The Big Bang Theory at 8 p.m., followed by How I Met Your Mother , Two and a Half Men , Rules of Engagement and...
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COOL HUNTING (Free subscription) | yesterday
A small booth headed up by a woman as nice as her creations are clever, Keep It Moving Design sells knit plants. Each hand-knit specimen comes in a pot with its own name. Most are flexible due to wire armature and some even have moss. She has some great vintage-like jewelry pieces and some embroidered men's ties too. All depends on what she's been...
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Engadget HD (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: Industry , JVC Every bean-counter knows that falling prices and shrinking margins add up to one thing - cost-cutting pressure. Now we get word that JVC and Kenwood are merging underneath a single holding company, aptly named JVC Holdings. Hopes are high for the new company, with plans to quadruple profit in three short years by focusing on car and home audio. Expect to see more of this...
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Engadget HD (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: Fiber Looks like Alabama isn't the only southeastern US state AT&T's aiming its U-verse arrow at -- The Bayou State could be following suit in short order. According to William Oliver, president of AT&T's Louisiana operations, the carrier could begin servicing Baton Rouge with U-verse "within the next 18 to 24 months." Citing "competitive reasons" as the motive behind failing to elaborate,...
