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  • Bethenny Frankel and Beloved Pup, Cookie, Host Manhattan Puppy Hour Tweetup for Puppy Tweets™

    Posted on October 1, 2010 | No Comments
    NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Television personality, chef and best-selling author, Bethenny Frankel introduced Mattel’s newest gadget – Puppy Tweets™ – an electronic dog accessory that allows people to follow ...

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  • Mad Men Meets The Ellington

    Posted on August 18, 2010 | No Comments
    OAKLAND, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Ellington in Jack London Square, Oakland’s stylish high-rise community, announced the winner of its new homeowner design contest. Homeowners Jeff Pittelkau and Erik Olvera-Pittelkau were the inaugural ...

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  • Hot Wheels® Teams with Danica Patrick and JR Motorsports to Unveil Custom NASCAR

    Posted on August 12, 2010 | No Comments
    ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hot Wheels® was joined today by JR Motorsports’ team driver Danica Patrick to debut her “Designed by Hot Wheels®” paint scheme to be featured on a NASCAR vehicle...

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  • Popular TV shows disappearing from Netflix streaming queues? – Update: Fixed

    Popular TV shows disappearing from Netflix streaming queues? – Update: Fixed

    Posted on June 11, 2010 | No Comments
    And not just things that should go, like season 2 and on from Heroes. We're getting reports (and have noticed in our own queues) that things like 30 Rock, Lost, The Office, Prison Break, MI-5 and pretty much any other show we'd like to watch have dropped from available for streaming over Watch Instantly to coming soon or unknown. Searching the website intermittently showed them available, and then they disappeared completely -- including any options for Blu-ray and DVD rental -- which would appear to indicate this is just an extension of severe problems it's been experiencing since yesterday, reported by Hacking Netflix. The pessimists in the crowd have floated the possibility that licensing issues, potentially due to some premium Hulu service on the way, are the villains in this case of the vanishing videos. We're not so sure that's the case and have reached out to Netflix to find out what's going on, but any plans to check out Liz Lemon and the crew this afternoon are ruined -- you may have to actually get some work done.

    Update: The @NetflixHelps twitter account has posted this is a "purely technical" issue that it's currently working to resolve so put your worries aside, explaining the sudden burst of productivity to your boss will be difficult enough.

    Update 2: The same account now reports things have returned to normal, and a quick glance at our queue appears to confirm it. Consider the weekend begun.

    [Thanks to Owen, everyone who sent this in]

    Popular TV shows disappearing from Netflix streaming queues? - Update: Fixed originally appeared on Engadget HD on Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Looking for ESPN 3D on Comcast? Get an MPEG-4 cable box first

    Looking for ESPN 3D on Comcast? Get an MPEG-4 cable box first

    Posted on June 11, 2010 | No Comments
    We're just minutes away from the first match of the 2010 World Cup, and the first match broadcast on ESPN 3D. If you're on Comcast and not yet seeing the channel on your guide, it will probably be helpful to know where to look. A few posters on AVSForum have pointed out where to find the guide number for your area, and also that this broadcast is different from the previous Masters 3D event in several ways. First, not everyone will get the channel automatically, while it's provided at no additional charge, it will require a call to add the package to your service, and in some cases, a new cable box -- TiVos won't work this time. Give the FAQ a once over to make sure you're ready to go, then slip on those 3D glasses and enjoy the kickoff match between South Africa and Mexico.

    Want to know how things are going? Check @bjdraw on Twitter for live updates on the 3D broadcast straight from ESPN's headquarters in Bristol.

    Update: We've confirmed with Comcast that the suddenly restrictive cable box requirements are because ESPN 3D (and future 3D content) is being transmitted in the MPEG-4 format, instead of older MPEG-2 compression. That should ease up any bandwidth concerns, but unfortunately means most people will need to swap their cable box to get the new channel. Is living in the future fun yet?

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    Looking for ESPN 3D on Comcast? Get an MPEG-4 cable box first originally appeared on Engadget HD on Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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