Xfinity TV for iPad now streaming VOD for ‘select networks’ including HBO and Showtime (update: hands-on)
February 2, 2011 No Comment
“A few weeks”? “Later this year”? Don’t worry about Comcast’s recent meddling with the fine print , Xfinity TV ‘s latest update for the iPad allows you to “play movies and TV shows anywhere and anytime on your iPad using a Wi-Fi Internet connection.” The deal is for select networks (aka not everyone’s on board to start) including HBO, Starz, Showtime, and Cinemax. Version 1.1.1 is now available; we’re downloading now and will let ya know exactly what we find. Update: We’ve taken it for a brief spin, and it looks like only ten networks are currently available, but there’s still a hefty selection of content to choose from: BBC America, Cartoon Network, Cinemax, Starz Encore, HBO, MoviePlex, Showtime, Starz, TBS, and TNT. All are VOD only at the moment, but we hope that live streaming could theoretically be around the corner. Video starts streaming pretty quickly, and while quality probably won’t be as good as your 1080p TV, it more than suffices for the iPad’s 10-inch screen — especially the HD stuff. Check it out in the gallery below! Gallery: Xfinity TV for iPad VOD hands-on Xfinity TV for iPad now streaming VOD for ‘select networks’ including HBO and Showtime (update: hands-on) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 Feb 2011 22:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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US president says he spoke to Hosni Mubarak after the Egyptian president’s announcement to serve out his remaining term, and told Mubarak an orderly transition of power in Egypt ‘must begin now’
Continue reading …Cree shows off ‘no-compromise’ LED replacement for 60-watt incandescent bulbs
February 2, 2011 No Comment
Compact fluorescent (or CFL ) bulbs may currently be the dominant alternative to traditional incandescent light bulbs, but there’s still a strong contingent betting on LEDs as the true long term replacement. One of the major players in that camp is Cree, which recently teamed up with Dean Kamen’s FIRST organization to have kids distribute LED light bulbs door-to-door like Girl Scout cookies (seriously), and is now showing off what is says is the “first no-compromise replacement for a 60-watt incandescent bulb.” That bulb is dimmable, and emits a “beautiful, warm, incandescent-like color of 2700 K,” while delivering more than 800 lumens and consuming less than 10 watts (meeting the Energy Star requirements for a 60-watt standard LED replacement bulb). Unfortunately, there’s one big catch — the bulb is still just a prototype, and Cree says it hasn’t yet decided how it will bring it to market, or how much it might cost. Head on past the break for a quick video demonstration. Continue reading Cree shows off ‘no-compromise’ LED replacement for 60-watt incandescent bulbs Cree shows off ‘no-compromise’ LED replacement for 60-watt incandescent bulbs originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 Feb 2011 21:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Protesters reject President Hosni Mubarak’s announcement that he will continue to rule until the next election and so continue to protest in the city’s Tahrir Square
Continue reading …The military is supposed to be physically rigorous, but some service members are resorting to measures such as starvation diets, dehydration, and even liposuction to meet requirements, reports the Washington Post . What’s worse, the service members complain that they’re perfectly fit—it’s just that requirements such as the “tape test”…
Continue reading …T-Mobile teases 3D capability (on LG G-Slate, probably) in the vaguest possible way
February 2, 2011 No Comment
The rumors about 3D support on LG’s G-Slate tablet (both recording and viewing) have reached a dull roar in recent days, and a little teaser just posted on T-Mobile’s official Facebook account certainly isn’t going to do anything to quell the trend. The simple clipart image of some old-school red / blue anaglyphic glasses pretty much says everything you need to know — that there’s something 3D in store from these guys — and the Honeycomb -powered G-Slate is the only thing in T-Mobile’s immediate future that we know has had 3D rumors attached to it. Any other solid theories out there? T-Mobile teases 3D capability (on LG G-Slate, probably) in the vaguest possible way originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 Feb 2011 21:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The CDC says in a new report that about two-thirds of adults in the U.S. who have high cholesterol levels and about half who have high blood pressure are not being treated as effectively as they could be, unnecessarily raising their risk of stroke or heart attacks.
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WASHINGTON – President Obama declared on Tuesday night that an “orderly transition” in Egypt “must begin now,” but he stopped short of demanding that President Hosni Mubarak leave office immediately. Doug Mills/The New York Times “We’ve born witness to the beginning of a new chapter in the history of a great country,” President Obama said on Tuesday. Related Largest Crowds Yet Demand Change in Egypt (February 2, 2011) Mubarak Says He Won’t Run for President Again (February 2, 2011) Egypt’s Antiquities Chief Says Sites Are Secure (February 2, 2011) King of Jordan Dismisses His Cabinet (February 2, 2011) New Service Allows Egyptian Voices to Be Heard (February 2,…
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Fans arriving in Dallas for Sunday’s Super Bowl are being welcomed by icy roads and bone-chilling temperatures. Some locals jokingly blame the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers –2 cold weather teams– for bringing the cold to Texas. (Feb. 1)
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A new set of genetic variants has been implicated in the search for genetic risk factors that could lead to the development of Parkinson’s disease.
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