Android for Windows phones — simple concept, simple enough installation, but awesome results. The good people behind the XDAndroid project have been working hard to allow you to get your Google juices flowing nice and freely on your WinMo device and the latest build looks to have all but completed the task. ... Read More...
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PRS Guitarbud jacks your axe, ego into iPhone / iPod touch
March 11th, 2010 
Eric Whatever happened to that dreamy Line 6 / Apple tie-up ? Who knows, right... Read More...
Posted in Gadget, Mobile Phones, News Technology, Web Review 
Tags: apple, audio, available-today, Axe, Ego, iphone, ipod, ipod accessory, ipod touch, Line 6, obvious-market, paulreedsmith, prsguitarbud 
No Comments »HTML5 vs. Flash comparison finds a few surprises, settles few debates
March 11th, 2010 Eric Think we’d all be better off if HTML5 could somehow instantly replace Flash overnight? Not necessarily, according to a set of comparisons from Jan Ozer of the Streaming Learning Center website, which found that while HTML5 did come out ahead in many respects, it wasn’t exactly a clear winner. The tests weren’t completely scientific, but they did find that HTML5 clearly performed better than Flash 10 or 10.1 in Safari on a Mac, although the differences were less clear cut in Google Chrome or Firefox. ... Read More...
Posted in Internet, Laptop, Mobile Phones, Web Review Tags: chrome, comparison, Debates, entry, Few Surprises, flash, flash10, google, google-chrome, hardwareacceleration, html5, Jan Ozer, mac, Respects, safari, take-advantage, the-differences, windows No Comments »PlayStation Move first hands-on (update: video!)
March 11th, 2010 Eric At last, we’ve felt Sony’s long awaited motion controller, now at last officially known as ” PlayStation Move ,” in our unworthy, sweaty hands. ... Read More...
Posted in Computer, Gadget, Internet, Laptop, Mobile Phones, NetGear, Web Review Tags: breaking news, Few Surprises, gdc2010, Motion Controller, motorola, Playstation, playstation 3, playstation3, ps move, psmove, Sony, sports, station-move, subcontroller, Sweaty Hands No Comments »PlayStation Move motion controller launched at GDC, starter kit to be under $100 with game
March 11th, 2010 Eric No surprise here: Sony just officially announced the PlayStation Move motion controller at GDC 2010, calling it the “next generation of motion gaming” because it’s so precise — latency is about the same as the DualShock 3. As expected, it uses the PlayStation Eye camera to track the controller, and Sony says it becomes an “extension of your body.” The plan is not only to engage casual gamers, but to use the precision of the controller to create “new experiences for core gamers” — many of the demo videos we saw involved using a controller video in each hand, and there were quote a few demos of action / RPG games. We also saw a demo of Move Party, which uses the camera to do augmented reality gaming and video chat. ... Read More...
Posted in Gadget, Internet, NetGear, News Technology, Web Review Tags: Action Rpg, Casual Gamers, controller, Core Gamers, Demo, Dualshock 3, Eye Camera, Game, games, gdc, gdc2010, holidays, Latency, launched-at-gdc, Motion Controller, New Experiences, Next Generation, Playstation, playstation 3, Playstation Controller, playstation3, Reality Gaming, says-it-becomes, Sony, Starter Kit, Surprise, uses-the-camera, Video Chat No Comments »JooJoo revamps interface ahead of launch, adds local video playback — and changes color
March 11th, 2010 Eric The JooJoo tablet’s launch date might have been pushed back a month while Fusion Garage sorts out issues with the capacitive touchscreen, but it looks like the extra time has given the company a chance to tweak the interface and add in some features. Obviously the most noticable change is the revised homescreen, which has gone from line art on a garish solid color background to a nicely rendered icon grid over a high-res customizable wallpaper, but Fusion Garage has also ditched the confusing pinch-to-go-back gesture and replaced it a vertical swipe that brings down a status bar containing the home button, status indicators, browser navigation controls, and a combination address bar / search field. Scroll behavior has been revised as well, with two separate behaviors: a two-finger scroll that works like a scroll wheel, and a single finger “pan” that works like a mouse arrow. ... Read More...
Posted in Gadget, Internet, Laptop, Mobile Phones, Web Review Tags: avoid-the-issue, Button Status, capacitive touchscreen, Color Background, custom, entry, Extra Time, fusiongarage, Gesture, High Res, Home Button, homescreen, inthewild, Joojoo, joojoo tablet, Launch Video, Line Art, Mouse Arrow, Navigation Controls, Noticable Change, Ps3, Scroll Wheel, Search Field, Sorts, Status Indicators, Swipe, Video Playback, Wallpaper No Comments »WD’s 320GB My Passport AV external HDD wants to have and hold your media
March 11th, 2010 Eric Western Digital has played this card before with the strategically named My DVR Expander , but for those who don’t realize that an external hard drive is an external hard drive, there’s the My Passport AV. For all intents and purposes, this 320GB HDD is nothing more than a standard drive with a fancy marketing scheme following it closely... Read More...
Posted in Gadget, Laptop, NetGear, Web Review Tags: direct-copy, Dvr Expander, External Hard Drive, external hdd, external-hard, externalharddrive, Hdd, Intents And Purposes, marketing, media, my passport, Passport, Photos, portable hard drive, portableharddrive, strategically, under-the-ipad, Wd, western-digital, westerndigital No Comments »Razer promises Mac support for all upcoming products
March 11th, 2010 Eric Razer already provides full Mac support for a few of its gaming peripherals — including the Naga and DeathAdder — and basic support for others, but it’s now taken avantage of GDC to “reaffirm” its commitment to Mac users. ... Read More...
Posted in News Technology, Software, Web Review Tags: all-upcoming, Avantage, entry, friend-via, Gaming Peripherals, gdc, gdc 2010, imperator, mac games, Mac Products, Mac Support, Mac Users, Photos, portable hard drive No Comments »Google Maps adds bicycle directions, turns out its nothing like ‘Quicksilver’
March 11th, 2010 Eric Enthusiasts have had plenty to cheer about with the convergence of electronics and bicycling over the years, from bikes that pedal themselves to the various devices and apps that assist them with their training. And for those of us who just want to get from one place to another... Read More...
Posted in Laptop, Software, Web Review Tags: Apps, Bicycle, bicycle navigation, Bikes, Convergence, Enthusiasts, entry, google, Google Maps, googlemaps, home-or-office, include-things, Maps Directions, Quicksilver, solidstatedrive No Comments »OnLive Game Service to launch on June 17 in the US for $15 a month
March 11th, 2010 Eric It’s been a long time coming, but it looks like the wait for OnLive is finally coming to an end: the service is now officially slated to launch on June 17 in the 48 contiguous states. The game streaming service will run users $14.95 a month, though buying or renting games is an additional cost (it’s unclear exactly what that cost might be). ... Read More...
Posted in Computer, Internet, Object, Web Review Tags: 48 Contiguous States, Bandwidth, browser-plugin, different-data, entry, forgotten-sands, Game Service, games, Launch, launch-on-june, like-the-wait, Long Time, microconsole, now-officially, released-later, social-network, Streaming Service, the-service, unclear-exactly No Comments »
