To follow up with earlier rumors we’re happy to report that the Zune HD 64GB is now a reality. Microsoft just announced the Zune HD 64GB for $349.99, available April 12, just outside of the event horizon that is the iPad ship date. This new device will run the 4.5 firmware. In addition to introducing [...]
If you’re wondering why Panasonic has decided to skip all the fanfare regarding Google’s Android TV, it’s apparently because it thinks that the devices will require processing power that adds too much to the cost of the set. While it’s not explicitly mentioned what, the hardware that Panasonic is referring to is likely the Intel [...]
Thought Microsoft had come up with Project Natal for Xbox 360 all by themselves? Not a chance; the company has pulled back the curtain and it turns out the 3D optical-tracking wizard is actually PrimeSense, whose PrimeSensor system the Xbox 360 engineering team adapted for Microsoft’s gaming needs. “The Reference Design generates realtime depth, color [...]
If you took your average kitchen timer with a rotary dial and combined it with a power strip, the Energy Lock is what you would end up with. The device is a power outlet with three plugs that you can plug your TV, computer, or anything else into. The plug rotates to allow you to [...]
Everyone remotely involved with online video is quick to jump on the iPad bandwagon – we’ve recently covered announcements from the likes of Ooyala, Brightcove and Kyte. You can add two more to that list now, courtesy of Delve Networks and MeFeedia. Delve Networks, for one, says it will support full video delivery when the [...]
TweetDeck is switching its default video Tweeting platform today, from 12seconds to TwitVid. TwitVid.com will serve as the video service across all existing TweetDeck products, as well as all new products released by TweetDeck in 2010. TwitVid will be integrated into the next iteration of the TweetDeck’s desktop application, which is expected to be launched [...]
The Logitech Harmony 300 might be the last Harmony remote released for a while. It seems the Logitech has refreshed nearly the entire line with the 300 being the latest. It doesn’t offer anything new per se, but rather a simple universal remote with the Harmony magic sans LCD screen. This configuration might be kosher [...]
TFT LCD screens are used in a wide range of products including computers and mobile phones. One of the ways that many large consumer electronics firms seek to control costs is by controlling the factory that builds the screens used in their products. Kyocera has announced that it will acquire Sony’s TFT LCD design and [...]
Keen on an HTC Desire and insisting on Vodafone UK as your network of choice? The carrier has just told us that preorders for the Android 2.1 smartphone are being taken from today, with shipments expected on April 8th. As we predicted, the Desire is available from free on select monthly contracts; £30 ($45) per [...]
Most universal remotes, Logitech reckons, have a “bad reputation” for being tricky to program; that’s something the company hopes to amend with the new Logitech Harmony 300. Capable of replacing up to four remotes, the real interest is in Logitech’s newly redesigned myharmony.com setup site that promises easy configuration for over 225,000 devices covering 5,000 [...]