We heard it was in development just two days ago and now we’ve got a first glimpse at Apple’s AirPlay media streamer working a Windows PC. The hack comes courtesy of the free AirMediaPlayer client for Windows client (currently at version 1.0.5) that leverages the Microsoft .NET framework 3.5 SP1, Quicktime, and Bonjour for Windows to enable AirPlay media streaming from any iOS device back a XP, Vista, or Windows 7 PC. Possibly good to news for those of you with PC-based media centers. Catch all the hot Apple on Microsoft video action after the break. Continue reading AirMediaPlayer gives Windows users a whiff of Apple AirPlay (video) AirMediaPlayer gives Windows users a whiff of Apple AirPlay (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Dec 2010 04:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …
A father from McDowell County, North Carolina ran back into his burning home to try and save Christmas presents and photo albums. Andy Letterman suffered smoke inhalation but was otherwise unhurt. (Dec. 23)
Continue reading …Ambarella’s Cortex A9-based iOne is the smartphone processor of your dreams… but it’s for your camera
December 23, 2010 No Comment
You may not have heard of Ambarella factoring into the smartphone processor race alongside Qualcomm, TI, and Samsung, and there’s a good reason for that: they don’t do smartphone processors. Rather, these guys are in the business of making video and photographic processing chips, and their latest — the iOne — is a doozy. Starting with a dual-core Cortex-A9 at 1GHz, the iOne adds in an extra ARM11 core at 533MHz dedicated to handling camera functions and ensuring ready times of under one second. It’s capable of real-time encode and decode of H.264 1080p video content at 30fps and includes a GPU that can run OpenGL ES 2.0 for what we can only assume would be the wildest camera UI you’ve ever seen. What kind of beastly point-and-shoot is this, anyway? Well, Ambarella envisions cameras running Android before too long, and when you think about it, the hardware difference between a smartphone and a digital camera is getting smaller by the day — so it would make sense that this iOne sounds so much like something we’d like to have powering our handsets. We can dream, can’t we? Follow the break for the press release. Continue reading Ambarella’s Cortex A9-based iOne is the smartphone processor of your dreams… but it’s for your camera Ambarella’s Cortex A9-based iOne is the smartphone processor of your dreams… but it’s for your camera originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Dec 2010 03:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …
WikiLeaks has barely begun to scratch surface of information it has on Israel, says founder
Continue reading …iPad 2 features a thinner bezel, flat back, and chunky wide-range speaker?
December 23, 2010 No Comment
Nothing says truthiness quite like anonymous Chinese sources telling next generation iPad secrets to a Japanese blog lacking any notable successes on the professional rumor mongering circuit. Nevertheless, the Apple rumor sites have jumped all over the story like a Bay Area cop on prototype thief. So here’s the dirt, which certainly seems plausible in its specificity: a 3-mm reduction in bezel width, same 9.7-inch display size, and flattening of the back allowing it to rest wobble-free on a desktop. Mac Octakara also explains that there’s a “wide-range speaker” covered with “metal mesh” (that’s their render above) occupying the cut-out we saw at the bottom of those supposed next-generation iPad cases. The overall unit is said to measure 239 x 186 mm compared to the current iPad’s 242.8 x 189.7 mm footprint. Suspiciously, the site was unable to reliably confirm the existence of front of rear facing cameras but does claim that the new iPads will begin shipping from factories in January — timing that aligns nicely with previous rumors . After the break you’ll find another purported iPad 2 case with yet another render of the speaker grill design. Continue reading iPad 2 features a thinner bezel, flat back, and chunky wide-range speaker? iPad 2 features a thinner bezel, flat back, and chunky wide-range speaker? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Dec 2010 03:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …
The Canadian Tenors talk about their album, ‘The Perfect Gift,’ a record of traditional and contemporary holiday music which the popera quartet claim experienced the so-called ‘Oprah Effect.’ (Dec. 22)
Continue reading …
Intensive building noted in outlying, smaller settlements since West Bank building freeze came to end. ‘Construction will not affect future borders,’ Prime Minister’s Office claims. Peace Now: This is most active period in years
Continue reading …
Deemed ‘Israel’s most popular politician’, foreign minister enlightens magazine on Arabs, Iran
Continue reading …
The Alaska Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court decision in the disputed US Senate race, saying the state correctly counted write-in votes for Sen. Lisa Murkowski. (Dec. 22)
Continue reading …