Apparently mood music apps are a thing now. Last week I discovered Rockola, a streaming music app that finds music based on mood from various time periods. Today I came across Moodagent, an app that also creates playlists based on mood. The difference is that Moodagent playlists are generated from songs already in your music library. … Read more
I glossed over TiVo’s Suddenlink press release yesterday… which essentially announced another RCN-esque deal, slated to hit towards the end of the year. And my inattentiveness nearly cost me some promising news on possible enhancements to TiVo’s multi-room copying viewing, a feature that’s seriously crippled in many digital cable environments (like mine) and lagging the … Read more
As some fabulous soul on Twitter pointed out, this may very well be the best iPad decal ever. (Discovered and blogged over at The Next Web) But if your tastes don’t trend toward children’s literature, you might swing by Skinit for a look at other options. I didn’t have the best luck with Skinit for … Read more
Google has launched a new and vastly improved mobile web site for YouTube. The new version uses HTML5 to offer high quality video streams as well as an improved user interface that’s easier to navigate on a device with a touchscreen display and HTML5 capable web browser (which includes most Apple and Android mobile phones). … Read more
After three months on the market, the iPad has started to build up a decent range of games designed specifically for the tablet’s ten-inch screen. While I still think most of the apps have only scratched the surface of what the iPad can do, some of the top-played games in our household hint at the … Read more
While the Roku channels keep flowing, the company has launched a competition to stimulate and reward the developer community. The winner of each category (above, click to enlarge) wins a cool $5,000. Plus, the grand champion will receive an additional $5k. Potential entrants have about two months to produce their app(s), followed by a period … Read more
Android consumers are cheap. Or at least that appears to be the implication of a new report out by analytics company Distimo. According to Distimo (via jkOnTheRun), 57% of the Android apps consumers install are downloaded for free. That compares to only 25% of apps installed across other smartphone platforms. I don’t know what causes … Read more
Prior to the Barnes & Noble and Amazon Kindle price drops, Sony had actually been testing lower Reader “sale” price points at both their physical and online outposts. And it now looks as if those numbers have been made permanent… perhaps in light of their competitors. The Sony Reader Pocket Edition (5″) clocks in at … Read more