Got iTunes? Got a Windows Phone 7 device? Then you’ll probably want to check out the new Remote app in the Marketplace. It promises to make the two sing in perfect harmony by making them talk over a WiFi connection. There’s a basic set of iTunes controls at your WP7 phone’s disposal, including volume, starting /stopping music, and searching by album, artist, and song, and a corresponding piece of desktop software you need to install to make the magic happen. It’s compatible with both Windows (XP and above) and Mac OS (10.5.8 and above), so all you really need now are $1.99 for the mobile app and the overwhelming desire to control your playlists remotely. Windows Phone 7 can now act as a WiFi remote control for iTunes originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Close birth spacing may put a second-born child at higher risk for autism, suggests a preliminary study. AP’s Bonny Ghosh reports. (Jan. 10)
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Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy, whose husband was killed in a mass shooting in 1993, says she will introduce legislation banning the kind of high capacity ammunition clips like the one used in Saturday’s deadly shooting in Tucson.
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This fifth and final CES 2011 Showcast is multimedia-enhanced. You can order a CD-ROM of the Engadget Podcast Show 005 by faxing $14.99 + shipping and handling to Joshua Topolsky c/o The Little Yellow AOL Man, 9999 Microprocessor Circle, Silicon Valley, USA 99999. Act now and we’ll throw in a stress ball that’s shaped like the earth and an integrated circuit at the same time. Or just click on any of the hyperlinks listed below! Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Paul Miller, Nilay Patel Guests: Chris Ziegler, Myriam Joire, Ross Miller, Ben Drawbaugh, Richard Lawler, Thomas Ricker Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Law & Order 00:06:56 – Live from AT&T’s Developer Summit 00:13:01 – Motorola Atrix 4G, HD multimedia dock, and laptop dock hands-on 00:24:20 – Razer Switchblade preview: 3G, Intel Oak Trail, almost definitely going on sale 00:33:10 – Audiovox to buy Klipsch, we can’t help but worry 00:35:43 – Samsung SUR40 for Microsoft Surface hands-on with video! (update) 00:39:52 – Lady Gaga’s Polaroid digital camera, printer, and glasses hands-on 00:45:38 – Gateway Media Console with CableCARD and Windows Embedded Standard 7 hands-on 00:48:15 – Samsung will offer access to TV, VOD from Time Warner & Comcast on its Galaxy Tab, TVs 00:57:30 – Vizio CES hands-on with ultrawidescreen TV, passive 3DTV, OnLive and Android clock radios 01:11:30 – LG Thinq linqs your smart appliances with WiFi and smartphone apps 01:16:20 – Apple AirPlay devices set to explode in 2011 01:22:45 – Verizon iPhone: everything you need to know 01:32:18 – Motorola Xoom becomes official, headed to Verizon in Q1, upgradeable to 4G in Q2 Hear the podcast Subscribe to the podcast [ iTunes ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (enhanced AAC). [ RSS MP3 ] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically. [ RSS AAC ] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in enhanced AAC) to your RSS aggregator. [ Zune ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in the Zune Marketplace Download the podcast LISTEN (MP3) LISTEN (AAC) LISTEN (OGG) Download the video iPhone/Zune formatted Mobile 3G 720p HD Contact the podcast 1-888-ENGADGET or podcast (at) engadget (dot) com. Twitter: @joshuatopolsky @futurepaul @reckless @engadget @darrenmurph @joannastern @tim_stevens Filed under: Podcasts The Engadget Podcast Show 005: CES 2011 Part 5 – 01.10.2011 (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Although you won’t hear this through official channels, Barnes and Noble’s Nook has been plenty of fun for hacksters . And what spells fun better than U-b-u-n-t-u? Certainly nothing that we can mention in mixed company, that’s for sure! If you pop over to the always lively XDA Developers Forum, you’ll see a crazy little post wherein the author took inspiration from a Nexus One hack and decided to port Ubuntu to the Nook Color. And by jove, it looks like it’s worked… even if it is by accounts “a little laggy” and not without errors. Please feel free to hit the source link if you’d like to take in the details on what made this work… and to keep abreast of further developments, to boot. Nook Color meet Ubuntu, Ubuntu meet Nook Color originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Republican candidate Joe Buck debates Democratic candidate Michael Bennet on Social Security, October 2010. Let the wild speculation and finger pointing begin : Federal authorities have arrested a man accused of repeatedly making threats to Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s staff. The most recent threats allegedly came on Thursday, two days before a gunman in Arizona killed six people and wounded 14 others, including a congresswoman. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, John Troy Davis called Bennet’s Denver office Thursday upset over his social security benefits and during the call said he, “may go to terrorism.” He also allegedly said, “To get your attention, I will go down there and set fire to the perimeter,” according to the affidavit. During a call several days earlier, Davis, who lives in the metro area, told another Bennet staffer, “I’m just going to come down there and shoot you all,” while complaining about social security benefits , according to the affidavit. “Davis is well-known to the Senator’s office as he has called frequently to complain about such benefits,” the affidavit states. During one call, according to the affidavit, Davis told a staffer, “I’m a schizophrenic and I need help.” Bennet’s staff had previously set up a hearing regarding Davis’s Social Security benefits, but Davis did not attend, according to the affidavit. Let me just say again that the particulars of Davis’ voter registration card is less important than the lack of access to mental health resources and apparent ready access to guns. This is a man who begged for help, and although Bennet did what he could do (according to this article), perhaps if we as a country valued mental health resources more than tax cuts for millionaire and billionaires, we’d see less of these kinds of incidents.
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Being optimistic, long known to play a role in improving adult health, also appears to make a difference in teens’ mental health and behavior, new research shows.
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The US Library of Congress hasn’t been shy about embracing the modern age of digital media, though in this case it’s having to deal with some decidedly lower-fi data storage. Universal Music Group has announced it’s donating over 200,000 master recordings of early 20th century music to the Library, which will be cataloged and digitized — for future safekeeping and in order to be streamed online starting in the spring. It doesn’t seem, however, that the intellectual property rights will be passing with these recordings, as the press release states this agreement continues the Library’s “unprecedented authority to stream commercially owned sound recordings online.” Either way, it’s good to know that the original copies of works by the likes of Louis Armstrong, Billy Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald will reside in the hands of an organization dedicated to their preservation. Full press release follows after the break. Continue reading Library of Congress receives 200,000 vintage master recordings from Universal, will stream them online Library of Congress receives 200,000 vintage master recordings from Universal, will stream them online originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Frustrated with NASA’s media efforts, YouTube user damewse made “The Frontier Is Everywhere”, a lovely NASA promo video narrated by Carl Sagan. In all of their brilliance, NASA seems to have forgotten to share their hopes and dreams in a way the public can relate to, leaving one of humanities grandest projects with terrible PR Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Laughing Squid Discovery Date : 10/01/2011 23:20 Number of articles : 8
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The publisher of Playboy magazine has agreed to accept a sweetened buyout offer from a partnership headed by founder Hugh Hefner, allowing the original playboy to fulfill his plans to take the company private. (Jan. 10)
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