Liberal CNN’s New Ad Spotlights Rivals’ Slant, Claims Lack of ‘Favorites’
November 11, 2010 No Comment
CNN, a network known for its regular liberal bias, touted its supposed objectivity versus its competitors in a new ad which premiered on Tuesday evening. The ad graphically associated Fox News with the Republican elephant and MSNBC with the Democratic donkey, and claimed, “If you want to keep them all honest, without playing favorites, the choice is clear: CNN, the worldwide leader in news .” Yahoo! News's Michael Calderone, in his Wednesday article on the new ad , quoted from CNN political director Sam Feist, who claimed that their ad ” simply states the obvious: We're the one cable news channel that doesn't advocate for one political party or the other .” Calderone continued that ” CNN's nonpartisan anchors have struggled against their more opinionated counterparts. Campbell Brown acknowledged her 8 p.m. show's low ratings against Fox News' Bill O'Reilly and MSNBC's Keith Olbermann in her May announcement that she was leaving the network.” [ Video of the ad below the jump ]
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You may have been lucky and able to find one floating around before now, but Logitech has just officially announced that its Mini Controller for Google TV is now widely available for purchase. As you’ll recall, the controller is basically just a Google TV-friendly version of Logitech’s classic diNovo Mini controller, and a decidedly smaller alternative to the standard keyboard that comes with the Logitech Revue . At $130, though, it’s not exactly a cheap alternative — head on past the break for a brief video of the controller courtesy of Logitech, and don’t forget to check out our hands-on with it right here . Continue reading Logitech Mini Controller for Google TV now available Logitech Mini Controller for Google TV now available originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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There’s no surprise on the pricing front ($179 for the normally $299 Logitech Revue, plus $4/month service fee) but today Dish Network officially started offering the integrated Google TV experience for its customers. The $4 fee applies to and will work with Sony’s Google TV devices as well, but the Revue is the only unit to get a price break up front. Dish is so far the sole TV provider that will let Google TV search through and control its compatible DVRs, and it’s put up a video demo to show how that works (embedded after the break.) Beyond the continuing questions about the Google TV platform itself, we’ll wait and see if Dish got the price right , those interested can check the press release for details on how to sign up. Continue reading Dish Network officially starts pushing Google TV integration Dish Network officially starts pushing Google TV integration originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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In addition to an updated app for Boxee , the NHL just announced its GameCenter streaming app is coming to the PlayStation 3 and Roku players. Free to PlayStation Plus members ($9.99 for all others, free on Roku) gamers get access to the app with its highlights, stats and information, while subscribers to the $169 GameCenter Live service get the full package including streaming out-of-market games and some playoff matchups. It’s pretty similar to the MLB app that’s also available on PS3 , but similarly the lack of locally blacked out games makes it more of an alternate way to catch more sports than a cord-cutters best friend. Additional details are in the press release after the break, or check for the app under the video section of the PlayStation Network store. Continue reading NHL GameCenter streaming coming to Roku, PS3 NHL GameCenter streaming coming to Roku, PS3 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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This is a little confusing, but it looks like there’s another Kinect driver out in the wild, and this one is actually available for download. The folks at NUI Group, who posted results first , are working on an SDK and Windows driver for all the capabilities of the device, which they plan to release as open source once their $10k donation fund is filled up. Meanwhile, hacker Hector Martin has performed a quick and dirty hack of his own (three hours into the European launch, no less) and has released his results and code into the wild. Sure, pulling data from the IR and RGB cameras and displaying it is a lot different than actually making sense of it, but if you’re just looking for a way to plug your Kinect into your computer and squeeze some fun visuals out of it (and you’re smart enough to deal with some pretty raw code), it looks like Hector is your man of the hour. Peep his video proof after the break. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Continue reading Open source Kinect camera driver now available for download Open source Kinect camera driver now available for download originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …LG demonstrates two color e-paper displays, one with a split personality
November 10, 2010 No Comment
Competition is good, let’s officially welcome LG to the burgeoning color electronic paper market. The company is diving right in with not one but two color prototype displays that it showed off at FPD International in Japan. Both are 9.7-inches diagonal, the first being fully color with an 800 x 600 resolution — which just happens to exactly match the specs of E Ink’s latest . The second, however, is only partly color, the top three quarters being monochrome with a 1200 x 1200 resolution, augmented by a 200 x 600 color strip at the bottom. It’s an interesting offering, a layout not unlike the Nook but all on a single display. No word on price or availability, but you can see them doing their thing, along with E Ink’s latest, in the video below. Continue reading LG demonstrates two color e-paper displays, one with a split personality LG demonstrates two color e-paper displays, one with a split personality originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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When the inevitable Robot Apocalypse goes down, you can credit SRI International for helping the forces assimilate. The aforesaid entity has apparently been toiling around the clock on a technology it’s calling compliant electroadhesion, and to put things simply, it gives robotic climbers the ability to scale all sorts of walls made of all sorts of materials. Tests have shown wall-gripping robots climb surfaces made of steel, brick, concrete, glass, wood and drywall, which effectively eliminates any hope of you surviving the fallout based on the construction choice of your bunker. Thankfully, it does seems as if this could also be applied to human footwear, giving Earthlings at least a fighting chance of standing toe-to-toe with these guys on the side of the Menara Kuala Lumpur. Head on past the break if you’re looking for a horror film. Or a demonstrative video… same difference. Continue reading SRI’s electroadhesion tech enables new army of wall-climbing robots SRI’s electroadhesion tech enables new army of wall-climbing robots originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Nov 2010 09:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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There’s just nothing quite like a promised kept, you know? Back in May, we heard that the financially troubled Clear would be making a comeback this fall, and lo and behold, the first Clear security lanes in quite some time have opened up in Orlando International Airport (MCO). Just as before, customers angels who fork out $179 per year and pass a litany of personality tests (we kid, we kid… sort of ) will be able to breeze right through a dedicated security lane, enabling them to show up just moments prior to takeoff, claim their seat and simultaneously draw the ire of every other nearby passenger. In the next few months, Clear will roll out a family plan that enables the $179er to add members at $50 a pop, and during the introduction period, all members will receive a free month. Best of all, those who used Clear before can have their cards reactivated once it returns to their home airport. The company intends to open lanes in Denver later this month, but expansion plans beyond that remain a mystery. Feel free to get amped by watching the video just past the break. Continue reading Clear security lanes reopen in Orlando, coming soon to Denver Clear security lanes reopen in Orlando, coming soon to Denver originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Nov 2010 09:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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New pictures and video have emerged from the USS Ronald Reagan, showing sailors loading supplies headed to a stranded Carnival cruise ship. The boat is expected to be towed to San Diego. (Nov. 10)
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