While I’ve yet to really dig in, Rdio looks to be a cool, new music service supporting various web and mobile playback options. In fact, Rdio seems like something we’d get if unReal Rhapsody was re-conceptualized and modernized with a little Web 2.0 and a whole lot of mobile. In addition to the typical playlist building and streaming … Read more
In conjunction with Roku’s $35,000 developer contest (of which I’m a judge), the company had recently expanded their API. And one of the new features is the ability to craft universal screensavers. While it’s still early going, Roku owners can check out a few community-developed solutions – including two by the talented and prolific “nowhereman“. Twitter … Read more
Some long time ago I remember getting excited about Yahoo Pipes and the potential apps I could build. I was going to create remarkable research tools with RSS mashups! And yet, the excitement faded pretty quickly. Why bother to design my own application when there was usually something already on the market that would work … Read more
About a month after launching movie streaming apps for Android, BlackBerry, WebOS, and iPhone, mSpot has launched a new client optimized for the Apple iPad. What sets mSpot’s service apart from other solutions such as the Netflix iPad app is that mSpot doesn’t charge a monthly fee — instead you can rent movies for between $2.99 … Read more
I was pretty stoked when I picked up my refurbished Kindle 2 a couple weeks back for $140. But $110 for Amazon’s eReader is an even sweeter deal. So if you were sitting on the fence, now’s most definitely the time to get in. Unless you’re awaiting that rumored Kindle 3 refresh set for August. But, based … Read more
Since receiving a Samsung Galaxy S review unit, with remarkable super AMOLED display, I’ve been loading up on all sorts of Android apps. Of course, Slacker, Twitter, and SlingPlayer were some obvious first stops. But I suspect there’s a number of folks who don’t realize there’s an unofficial Sonos controller app floating around out there. … Read more
I can’t say I’ve been PlayOn’s biggest supporter. In fact, I usually refer to it as a hack. But some hacks are decidedly more clever and useful than others. Their current Windows server software ($40) essentially scrapes web video content, such as Hulu and Netflix, to pipe it to home DLNA devices – so you can catch … Read more
Here at ZNF, we’re very selective in the product samples we choose to receive. Yet, every now and then, gadgets just magically appear – with no indication who sent an item… or how to return it. As is the case with the Yamaha PSG-01S SoundGadget ($220) pictured above. I’m sure it’s a fine USB-powered PC Skype … Read more