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Comcast Begins National Launch of X1: Next-Generation Cloud Enabled Television Platform and Introduces the X1 Remote Control App
21 May 2012 1:00 PM | No CommentsPHILADELPHIA & BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comcast, one of the nation’s leading providers of entertainment, information, and communications products and services, announced today it will launch its next-generation television experience, Xfinity TV on ...
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Comporium’s “Cable Show” Exhibit #1323 Features Home Management and Security System
18 May 2012 8:33 PM | No CommentsBOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comporium today announced that it will feature its award-winning Central Station Monitoring Service for the interactive security and home management system powered by...
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Pocoyo “Gets Caught Reading” with Actor Stephen Fry in Association of American Publishers National Campaign
17 May 2012 1:47 PM | No CommentsMADRID–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pocoyo, the little boy in blue who has captured the hearts of children and their parents the world over, and actor/writer/presenter Stephen Fry, who narrates the animated Pocoyo television series,...
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Comcast Brings Family and Friends Closer Together with the Launch of Skype on Xfinity
16 May 2012 5:00 PM | No CommentsPHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comcast today announced that Skype™ on Xfinity®, a new widescreen HD video calling experience, is now available in Boston and Seattle as the company begins its nationwide rollout of the...
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Taiki Has Made Preservative Free Mascara Formulas Possible
10 May 2012 3:11 PM | No CommentsMONTVALE, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Taiki Group, a premier, global leader of skincare and make-up beauty tools, products and packages has developed the first antimicrobial mascara, with EcoG+, an antimicrobial resin that allows ...
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playstation 3 Archive
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Bloomberg: Hulu coming to PlayStation network ’soon’
Posted on June 24, 2010 | No CommentsIt was just two weeks ago in the runup to E3 that Reuters spread rumors of Hulu coming to the Xbox 360 and the iPad as some sort of paid service, and now Bloomberg is adding to the chatter, saying that everyone's favorite video service is also in talks to become part of Sony's Playstation Network and appear on the PS3 "soon." As with the previous rumors, Hulu on PS3 is said to be a paid service, but nothing's actually confirmed yet. So is Hulu playing Microsoft, Sony and Apple against each other in a bid to collect the biggest exclusivity fee possible, or are we about to see an aggressive Netflix-style multiplatform rollout? We'll see.
Bloomberg: Hulu coming to PlayStation network 'soon' originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Ask Engadget HD: What size HDTV should I buy?
Posted on June 23, 2010 | No CommentsSince we're totally willing to take out a wall to install Panasonic's 152-inch behemoth in our own home, we're probably the wrong ones to ask this question -- which where you, dear reader, come in. Our friend Michael is ready to buy a new HDTV and is asking how big is big enough / too big:
We've addressed this before, and our old buying guide for choosing the right size may still be a useful read (rule of thumb: Distance away from the TV (in feet) x 6 for HDTV (in inches)) but 2005 was a different time, now there's many 1080p screens out there, Blu-ray discs to watch, and videogames with lots of teeny tiny text you'll need a massive screen to decipher clearly. So do you think Mike has the right idea size wise, or is there anything else he needs to take into consideration before buying? Speak up in the comments below."I'm going to be purchasing my first LCD, and I'm coming from a very old, 27" Zenith CRT. I will be sitting about 6 to 8 feet away. I have asked salespeople, forums and other people, but cannot figure out the size I need. I went into Best Buy several times to look at the LCD's, but they all look "small" in the store, and I know once I get them home, it will look a lot bigger. I will be using the TV to watch a lot of HD sports, TV shows, the news, Playstation 3, some movies and some standard definition. I do not want to feel "overwhelmed" by the size, or have a "movie theater type experience", but I also don't want to regret that I should have gotten a larger TV for a little bit more money. I know it's a lot of personal preference, but in general, from 6 to 8 feet away, would a 40" or 46" LCD be ideal? It would be in an apartment living room, and I am planning on getting a Sony EX500 LCD."Ask Engadget HD: What size HDTV should I buy? originally appeared on Engadget HD on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Engadget HD Podcast 199 – 06.22.2010
Posted on June 22, 2010 | No Comments
Welcome to episode 199, while we prepare for our milestone 200th episode, there's plenty of news including the new Mac mini, Logitech's Revue gets a name and the best 2DTV is... a 3DTV? After that say hello to an old friend as Steve Kim arrives mid podcast, just in time for us to reminisce over our first HDTV purchase and talk plenty of 3D news including HDMI detecting, universal glasses, 2D to 3D conversion and PS3 gaming. The newest revision of the Xbox 360 is here (it's quiet) and we wrap things up with a nasty surprise for former FiOS customers shifted to Frontier, see you next week!
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Hosts: Ben Drawbaugh (@bjdraw), Richard Lawler (@Rjcc)
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Program
00:01:18 - Mac mini (mid 2010) review
00:21:05 - Logitech Revue gets official: Google TV companion box coming this Fall
00:28:50 - CNet review of the Panasonic TC-P65VT25, "it's the best 2D TV we've ever tested"
00:33:51 - A year after the digital transition
00:33:55 - Poll: When did you join the HDTV ownership club?
00:46:00 - How to force your DirecTV receiver to output 3D
00:52:05 - Why there's no such thing as universal 3D glasses
00:56:05 - Samsung 3DTVs put to the test with World Cup, Monsters vs. Aliens and... iCarly?
01:02:21 - PlayStation 3 in 3D impressions: almost, but not quite
01:12:27 - The new Xbox 360 is here -- we go head-to-head with the 360 Original, PS3 Slim, and Wii
01:15:29 - FiOS customers moved to Frontier getting Copy Once DRM
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Engadget HD Podcast 199 - 06.22.2010 originally appeared on Engadget HD on Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Developer gets Sony’s Remote Play working on non-VAIO machines
Posted on June 18, 2010 | No CommentsSony has been teasing its Remote Play functionality to a few devices, including the Aino and its VAIO laptops, but if your possession of Sony gadgets doesn't extend beyond your home entertainment center you've been out of luck. Not any more, courtesy of a developer who goes by the handle NTAuthority, who has managed to get Remote Play to work on any machine -- any machine that can run Windows 7, at least. NTAuthority's patch allows Sony's VAIO Remote Play app to run on non-VAIOs, and from the reports we're seeing in forums it even works on a Windows VMware instance hosted on a Mac. That 400kb patch is on the other end of that source link below, so if you feel like giving it a shot it at least it won't take long to download.
Developer gets Sony's Remote Play working on non-VAIO machines originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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PlayStation 3 in 3D impressions: almost, but not quite
Posted on June 16, 2010 | No CommentsThere are plenty of opinions to be had on 3D, and while many of the staff at Engadget could take it or leave it, this particular writer is a pretty firm fan of the concept. Notice the word "concept." 3D is hard to pull off well. We've all had to come to grips with the dimming effect of most 3D tech, due to the fact that we're only seeing about half the potential brightness of a display, and 3D gaming presents a whole different ream of problems. Follow after the break as we walk through some of our experiences with the PlayStation 3 in 3D and see if it can measure up to our hopes and dreams for a world with one extra dimension.
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PlayStation 3 in 3D impressions: almost, but not quite originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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