The PND market ain’t dead yet. Garmin’s got new models in the pipeline and TomTom just launched several navigators, including the US debut of their Internet-connected GO 740 Live GPS. ZNF regulars know I’m a minimalist, preferring convergent devices. However, true turn-by-turn iPhone nav is at least a few months away and the Palm Pre … Read more
The embargo-phobic Michael Arrington, of TechCrunch fame, may have staged a “Crunchpad” leak to build buzz for his upcoming web tablet. I appreciate the economical and minimalistic hardware project goals. However, the relatively quaint notion of a single function Internet device may not fly in 2009. Those modern “netbook appropriate chipsets” enables so much more … Read more
What we’ve got here is a new Hava Gold ($100) placeshifter up for grabs. The Slingbox-esque device broadcasts your home television content from DVR or other set-top box to just about anywhere. Unlike a Sling, Hava also enables multicasting within the home, supports remote control IR learning, and offers free mobile software clients (Windows Mobile, … Read more
This one’s been percolating for some time within Motorola’s labs. We last saw the “Media Mover” back in September sporting a different enclosure and name (MCUBE). Motorola (MOT) hopes the device will become the “Swiss Army knife” of USB widgets. And they’re well on their way. Not only will the inexpensive bus-powered Media Mover puck … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our friends at Last100: Hands-on review: INQ1 a.k.a. the ‘Facebook phone’ I’ve been playing with the INQ1, the so-called ‘Facebook phone’. Designed by the same team behind mobile carrier 3’s original “Skype Phone”, like its predecessor, this fairly nondescript 3G candy bar slider masks plenty of innovation on … Read more
As I discovered last month, it looks like YouTube is headed to the little $99 Roku media player. And it turns GOOG may not be the only new partner joining Netflix and Amazon Video on Demand. Via Hacking Netflix, US News & World Report writes: Roku expects to add about 10 new “channels” by the … Read more
I’ve received word that Pandora Internet radio streaming will be launching on Vudu in the very near future. This seems to be confirmed by a published, then yanked, post on CNET. (Also, swiped/syndicated here.) While I’m happy to see Vudu’s still got life and continues to expand box offerings beyond video purchases/rentals (aka Vudu Labs), … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our friends at Last100: Hulu goes social, it’s all about the ads Right in time for its first anniversary, video site Hulu has announced that it is dipping its toe into social networking – ‘Hulu Friends’ enables users to create profiles and, optionally, share their viewing activity with … Read more