After a somewhat protracted (and public) lead-up, SlingPlayer Mobile for Android will enter the Market late tonight. Priced at the same $29.99 as Sling’s other mobile clients (and maybe 1/3rd too much in the current app environment), SlingPlayer Mobile allows you to stream your home television over 3G or WiFi while on the go with … Read more
While there was a bit of TiVo news today, I don’t have much more to say than this… and would rather focus on the tangible. Such as a TiVo 802.11g wireless adapter and window cling 3-pack that I uncovered during some late spring summer solstice cleaning. They don’t do much good collecting dust in a … Read more
I have no nostalgic ties to Kodak (unlike, say, Polaroid), but the brand that was once known for its 35mm film products has, in my opinion, done the best job of making the leap to the digital photo and video era. Oddly, I don’t own a Kodak camera, but this weekend I was reminded of … Read more
Given Apple’s amazing iPad sales figures, it’s really no surprise that we’d see downward pricing pressure on the fewer trick ponies. And for some time, I’ve been saying eReaders need to drop under $150 for mass market adoption (and preferably even lower). Border’s Kobo was first to announce that more comfortable price point. However, they’ve … Read more
Facebook has released an updated client which adds support for watching Facebook videos on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. The app also has a few other new features, including the ability to view and write on the walls for events, and upload photos that are 720px wide. Facebook 3.1.3 for iOS also has a … Read more
At dinner yesterday, my sister-in-law mentioned that they’re looking to replace their old school video camera with something a bit more modern – compact, higher resolution, with possibly the ability to shoot stills (so they can leave their larger digital camera behind). For a variety of reasons (hardware reliability, macro, image stabilization, and unlimited storage) … Read more
While we’re waiting for Amazon and Barnes & Noble to launch eBook reader applications for Google Android, it turns out that there’s already a pretty decent option available for anyone looking to download and read eBooks on and Android device. Kobo offers a decent selection of free and paid content, including a number of titles from the New … Read more
Most Asus netbooks, notebooks, and desktops ship with free access to the Asus WebStorage service, which lets you store between 1GB and 500GB of data online. You can use WebStorage to backup files from your hard drive, or to share data between multiple computers. Now you can also access your files on an Android device using … Read more