Apple’s new AirPlay video streaming functionality is great… unless you want to use it in a non-Apple app. For whatever reason, Apple is restricting AirPlay video to just its first party apps right now, and not even all of those (Safari is left out, for instance). Interestingly, Apple actually built the functionality in, it’s just not enabled. Thanks to some “spelunking” work by TUAW’s Erica Sadun, it was discovered that a single line of code is all that’s necessary to spread the feature to any app that relies on Apple’s MediaPlayer framework, including VLC, AirVideo, and even Safari. Now Zone-MR has built a hack called AirVideoEnabler and put it on Cydia, allowing you to bring this functionality to your own jailbroken iPad. For the hack-averse, let’s hope Apple catches up in functionality soon. Check out a video of AirVideoEnabler and Erica’s original hack in action after the break. AirVideoEnabler hack brings AirPlay video to the rest of your apps originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photo: Kelly Rossiter I’ve been looking at street foods from around the world and found this recipe for a really tasty snack of Moroccan flat bread. We actually ate this for breakfast this morning and everybody liked it. You can whip it up in no time at all and then it fries quickly for something a little different…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Nearly 100 law enforcement officers and volunteers are searching a Syracuse, NY, suburb for a 20-year-old college student who went missing a week ago after she returned home for Thanksgiving break. (Nov. 26)
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Welcome to the Engadget Holiday Gift Guide ! The team here is well aware of the heartbreaking difficulties of the seasonal shopping experience, and we want to help you sort through the trash and come up with the treasures this year. Below is today’s bevy of hand curated picks, and you can head back to the Gift Guide hub to see the rest of the product guides as they’re added throughout the holiday season. E-readers have really started to come into their own in the past few years, and there are now a bevy of options ranging from the utilitarian to the multi-tasking. If you’re thinking about getting a reader for a friend or loved one, look no further: we’ve got our best picks below. Stocking stuffers Nook (WiFi) Barnes and Noble’s massive library of books remains hard to beat, as does its easy buying experience. The updated firmware means the e-Ink screen refreshes are faster than ever and you get syncing across multiple devices when using the Nook apps. Key specs: WiFi only, e-Ink screen, secondary color touchscreen Price : $149 Another option… Kobo e-reader – $129 This one is a bit bare bones, but it’s light and comfortable in the hand, with apps for every platform. The newest version offers WiFi and a few color options, too. And another… Kindle (Wifi) – $139 Spec for spec this one is exactly the same as its cheaper, Wifi-only cousin, but with the added convenience of free 3G connectivity for grabbing books on the go. Oh, you shouldn’t have Kindle (3G) Spec for spec this one is exactly the same as its cheaper, Wifi-only cousin, but with the added convenience of free 3G connectivity for grabbing books on the go. The 6-inch E Ink screen has the fastest refresh of any reader we’ve seen and it’s extremely lightweight. Key specs: 6-inch E Ink screen, webkit browser, 3G, 8.7 ounces Price : $189 Another option… Sony Reader Touch Edition – $199 Sony’s lineup of readers offer colorful options, and the Touch Edition boasts a 6-inch full touchscreens, crisp E Ink display and a capacity of up to 50,000 books. And another… Nook Color – $199 The first non-E Ink reader we’re recommending boasts a full touchscreen LCD which makes reading magazines a pretty pleasurable experience. Barnes and Noble is also focusing on kids pretty heavily with this one, too. We can’t afford the rent now, can we? Apple iPad While the iPad is not primarily a reader, plenty of users do plenty of reading on the tablet. Apple’s iBooks store is not the largest, but it’s growing every day, and the reading experience the company has developed is very elegant. Key specs: 9.7-inch LCD, WiFi only and 3G options, up to 64GB storage Price : from $499 Another option… Spring Design Alex – $399 The Alex is built on the Android operating system, and its dual screen approach makes it stand out from many other readers. The top boasts a 6-inch e Ink screen while the lower portion of the reader has a 3.5-inch touchscreen LCD which you can use for things like web browsing on top of basic navigation. And another…. Kindle DX – $379 Amazon’s jumbo Kindle is undoubtedly too large for some, but it’s surprisingly light and the 9.7-inch E Ink display brings a pretty stellar reading experience with that size. Free 3G means you’ll be able to grab books wherever, and the DX is just about one-third of an inch thick. Engadget’s Holiday Gift Guide: E-readers originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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PM heading to Tehran, says Iran has important role in maintaining Lebanese stability
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Remember that Kinect hack how-to ? A key figure in the story was the use of a USB analyzer that was plugged in-between the Kinect and the Xbox to pick up on USB traffic and pull out a log that could be used for hacking. Well, there’s a new ‘OpenVizsla’ project on KickStarter that’s aiming to build open source hardware that can put this typically expensive tech ($1,400+) in the hands of more hackers, who use the hardware for anything from jailbreaking locked-down devices to building Linux drivers for hardware. The project was actually started by hackers “bushing” and “pytey,” who have worked on hacking the Wii and the iPhone, respectively. They’ve already raised a good chunk of change for the project in pledges, with backing from folks like Stephen Fry and DVD Jon helping out the momentum, and hopefully we’ll be seeing the next generation of hacks enabled by OpenVizsla and its brood before too long. Continue reading OpenVizsla hopes to bring USB sniffing to the everyhacker OpenVizsla hopes to bring USB sniffing to the everyhacker originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Nov 2010 13:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …5:30 AM Saturday Nov 27, 2010 Share Email Print Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has filed a lawsuit against President Robert Mugabe, alleging he violated the constitution and a power-sharing agreement over Mugabe’s unilateral appointment of 10 provincial Governors last month. Tsvangirai pointed out that the power-sharing agreement requires the President to consult the Prime Minister before making key appointments. Last month, Tsvangirai sent letters asking the United Nations, European Union and four nations not to recognise six ambassadors he said Mugabe appointed without consulting him. The UN said it couldn’t disown Zimbabwe’s UN ambassador, but said it would urge full…
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Using thousands of heavily armed men, Brazil claims to have successfully wrested control of a notorious slum area in Rio de Janeiro from drug gangs in an operation that lasted five days and killed more than two dozen people. —JCL Al-Jazeera English: The government sent armoured military vehicles with high-calibre machine guns into Vila Cruzeiro, a major shantytown in northern Rio de Janeiro, in a concerted crackdown on drug gangs on Sunday. Police said armoured vehicles backed by helicopters, snipers and thousands of heavily armed men from the military police and navy, with another 17,500 reinforcements were “on alert” for the operation. At least 30 suspected drug traffickers were reportedly killed since the operation began on Sunday. “At this moment, Vila Cruzeiro belongs to the state,” Rodrigo Oliveira, a police spokesman, said late on Thursday, adding that forces remained on alert. Read more Related Entries November 24, 2010 Fail and Grow Rich on Wall Street November 21, 2010 Soccer Star Boots the Banks
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In the first worldwide study of the effects of “passive smoking,” researchers at the World Health Organization have discovered that 600,000 people—a third of them children—die each year from second-hand smoke. —JCL The BBC: The first global study into the effects of passive smoking has found it causes 600,000 deaths every year. One-third of those killed are children, often exposed to smoke at home, the World Health Organization (WHO) found. The study, in 192 countries, found that passive smoking is particularly dangerous for children, said to be at higher risk of sudden infant death syndrome, pneumonia and asthma. Read more Related Entries November 24, 2010 Fail and Grow Rich on Wall Street November 21, 2010 Soccer Star Boots the Banks
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One day after the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade filled the streets of New York, bell-ringing Santas took part in Volunteers of America-Greater New York’s 108th Annual Sidewalk Santa Parade. (Nov. 26)
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