A periodic roundup of relevant news… from The Cable Show: Cox improves search and discovery with new program guide Cable provider Cox Communications is rolling out a new program guide that will improve search and discovery of broadcast and on-demand TV content. The Trio guide was designed by Cox and Frog Design and implemented by … Read more
EngadgetHD has the latest scoop on SiliconDust’s upcoming networked CableCARD device along with a shot of the prototype. Ben Drawbaugh reports that this HDHomeRun will actually contain three CableCARD tuners – one more than previously reported. The other interesting news is that SiliconDust hopes to have the device ready for the holidays as long as CableLabs … Read more
Comcast is announcing this morning that it will distribute ESPN’s new 3D channel set to launch on June 11th. (We got the news tip from Comcast. Press release should cross the wire soon.) If you couldn’t get enough of The Masters in 3D, be ready with your glasses for World Cup action, college football season, … Read more
The Google Nexus One Android phone launch and rollout has seen some highly bizarre twists and turns, culminating with the recent obliteration of Verizon and Sprint CDMA N1 handsets. When the HTC-produced Nexus One was originally introduced by Google, their intent was to modernize, or at least shake up, the way we do business in the US … Read more
The New York Times has released an official news app for Google Android. At first glance, the app looks like a clone of the newspaper’s iPhone app. Both allow you to sort news by category (World, US, Politics, N, Travel, Magazine, Latest, and so on). And both apps are much faster and easier to navigate … Read more
Comcast’s Brian Roberts has taken the stage at The Cable Show and dropped the first news bomb. According to Roberts, Comcast is taking a “quantum” leap forward in expanding its available on-demand content to include up to 11,000 movies. That’s right, 11,000 movies. VOD content will jump from 8,500 to 70,000 hours available. Comcast is … Read more
My carefully laid plans to upgrade upgrade my netbook in June were foiled last week when my Eee 1000HA essentially bit the dust. Since I couldn’t wait for the Acer Aspire 532G and the Asus Eee Seashell 1005PR to ship, I fell back on three other options. The Acer Aspire AS1410 came highly recommended by many, … Read more
ReBirth is a 12 year old PC app that emulates a series of classic drum machines, allowing you to make digital music with a computer. This week, the folks behind the original ReBirth app ported it to the iPhone and iPod touch. It’s available for download from the App Store for $6.99, which is pretty crazy given … Read more