Each CES, there’s some sort of playful gadget that gets my juices going. A few years back, it was Sony’s Rolly. Last year, it was a UFO. In 2011, Sphero takes top gizmo honors. Sphero is essentially a glowing ball, remote controlled over Bluetooth via Android or iOS devices. As to why you’d want it, … Read more
Sure, Microsoft’s Zune Desktop service is the company’s answer to Apple’s iTunes, and it’s what you use to synchronize a Windows Phone 7 device with a PC. But what if you’re an iTunes die-hard who just happens to prefer WP7 on your phone? Well, nobody’s stopping you from using Zune Desktop (or Windows Phone Connector if … Read more
TiVo’s Twitter account has just announced (twice, actually) that their supercharged Premiere iPad app will launch before the end of the month (and hinting at “other platforms” to follow in response to an Android query). The free app appears to be a fairly sophisticated extension of one’s TiVo in providing a variety of search, scheduling, … Read more
Now I’m not exactly sure how the MINI Cooper Connected platform works, but having Pandora visuals integrated directly into a speedometer with steering wheel audio controls seems pretty hot. And that’s exactly what they’ve announced: MINI USA announced today that the company is collaborating with Pandora to develop the first third party app for MINI … Read more
Skype has launched an updated app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad that supports Skype to Skype video calls over WiFi and 3G. You can use the new app to make calls to other Skype users on an iOS device, or anyone using the desktop version of Skype. Sure, you could already use Fring, Tango, or Apple’s FaceTime … Read more
It hasn’t been a very good week for Skype, dealing with some serious downtime issues, but it looks like there’s good news on the horizon. Skype offers mobile apps for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, and other platforms which let you make free calls to other users and cheap calls to “real” phone numbers. Skype also offers desktop … Read more
I always seem to be on the road or otherwise unavailable when the more interesting iOS sales hit. So I’m hoping the deeply discounted Navigon GPS apps come around a third time, so that I may partake. But, in the interim, EA has put over 70 games on sale for 99 cents. And it just … Read more
Late last night, an updated SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone was released to the App Store. And the refreshed placeshifting software inherits two notable features from its iPad big brother… the new program guide and, much more significantly, higher resolution streaming — I’m thinking in the neighborhood of 640×480 and utilizing H.264 encoding. Which is why … Read more