Google Testing Set-Top Box

The Wall Street Journal says that Google has been testing a new set-top box to create their own schedule and find videos from around the internet and TV shows. Google Inc. is testing a new television-programming search service with Dish Network Corp., according to people familiar with the matter, the latest development in a [...more]

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Mar 09 2010
By Nick Upton

HD Tron Legacy Trailer Really Tron 2.0

Everything about the movie looks like Tron version two. Jeff Bridge’s character’s son is starring, the Academy Award winning Dude makes an appearance and the special effects are directly inspired by the wild neon of the original Tron. The scary flying horseshoes and light bikes return too, and are looking stunning. I [...more]

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Mar 09 2010
By Nick Upton

Nintendo Enters The E-Book Game…Sortof

Recently, Nintendo announced the launch of a new product, the DSi XL, a Nintendo DS that boasts a screen that’s 93% larger than the previous model. It’ll launch in late March, and with it comes some more fun news: one of the first carts for the new system will be an e-book. To be fair, it’s [...more]

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Mar 09 2010
By Asterios Kokkinos

Online Video Guide Clicker Launches Redesign

For those unaware, Clicker is an online video site that acts as a guide to other online video sites serving up television episodes and movies. It crawls Hulu along with cable and network television sites, and keeps track of what episodes of what shows are available for instant viewing. Until now, Clicker was like the phone [...more]

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Mar 09 2010
By Asterios Kokkinos

Firefox’s Mobile Browser “Fennec” For Android

Hey, I’m using Firefox right now. I like Firefox. I think Firefox is pretty great. So it only stands to reason that I’ll also be into “Fennec,” which is Firefox’s mobile version of its veritable, hard charging browser. Better news? It was recently spotted running on Android, my current favorite mobile operating system. This wasn’t always [...more]

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Mar 09 2010
By Asterios Kokkinos

Netflix Streaming Coming to iPhone?

Tech companies often use online surveys to gauge interest in new features or products, and oftentimes these surveys lead to leaks of the proposed features. The most recent Netflix survey has leaked online, thanks to a very interesting potential feature that was mentioned: a new app that would bring Netflix’s “Watch Instantly” feature to iPhones. [...more]

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Mar 08 2010
By J. Matthew Zoss

3D Televisions Finally On Sale

Well, after years and years of hype, we’ve finally got word of the first commercially available 3D television. Last thursday, Amazon.com put up for sale Samsung 46-inch and 55-inch TVs have the capability to display 3-D programming. The sets, which are LED backlit and cost $3,300 at the high end, cost roughly 20% more than [...more]

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Mar 08 2010
By Asterios Kokkinos

New App Measures iPhone Radiation

Israeli startup Tawkon (get it? “talk on?”) has developed an iPhone app that claims to monitor the radiation emitted by your iPhone at any given point in time. The app, which is not a hilarious “joke app” designed to scare you about cancer, was apparently in development for 18 months, uses complex algorithms, and has [...more]

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Mar 08 2010
By Asterios Kokkinos

First iPad Commercial Airs During Oscars

Here’s the very first iPad commercial, which aired during last night’s Oscars. If you’ve been following the device on the blogs then it’s nothing new, but it’s still an entertaining, well put together commercial. It also explains why Steve Jobs was seen on the red carpet, which is pictured below: In other Oscar news, the techno-tastic Avatar [...more]

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Mar 08 2010
By Asterios Kokkinos

Still Alive! Portal 2 Headed For Holiday Release

I’m making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS. As if the headline and magazine cover didn’t make this perfectly clear, Valve has announced that Portal 2 is heading for gamers this holiday season. To prepare the way for the release, several updates to Portal have been pushed through, including a new achievement, mysterious sound files, and the [...more]

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Mar 08 2010
By Asterios Kokkinos