13 Jun, 2008
Netflix claims that its online DVD rental business can peak within 5 to 10 years. Reed Hastings, CEO of the company claims that even if DVD rentals are still way ahead of online rentals, their business can still be expected to reach its peak. “Everybody peaks sometime,” he claimed.
The company also aims to shift to streaming television and movies online. They have recently introduced the Roku, a Netflix-enabled set-top box that make video-to-television transfer possible. Hopefully, by next year Netflix will be able to get into future game consoles, Internet-enabled televisions, and high-definition DVD players in the future.
Currently, Netflix has 10,000 titles that are available for online streaming.
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13 Jun, 2008
by Darren Murph, posted Jun 13th 2008 at 9:23AM
Call us loony, but it sure seems like Nokia’s heralded N95 ends up in the middle of quite a few DIY endeavors. Sure enough, said mobile is at the heart of Sittiphol Phanvilai’s latest project: NeuScreen. Put as simply as possible, the project creates a multi-touch engine for the N95, and in the demonstration waiting after the jump, a simple pen light is used to control objects on a TV screen that is connected to the aforementioned handset. Confused? (Read the full post about ‘NeuScreen multi-touch screen engine shown on Nokia N95′…)
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13 Jun, 2008
The Einö portable iPod dock is something you don’t see every day in terms of design as iPod docks are dime a dozen. The moment I laid my eyes on it, I fell in love with the front mesh grills covering the speakers underneath. You also gotta love the overall cranberry color scheme which makes the bright yellow buttons on the side jump out straight at you. After conversion, the Einö portable ipod dock will retail for approximately $56.
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13 Jun, 2008
by Ryan Block, posted Jun 13th 2008 at 12:26PMYesterday we went over a few of the more confusing bits of the iPhone 3G launch — and let’s be honest, the details of this launch are confusing as hell compared to the original go-round. Of course, there were a lot of burning questions to be answered from the audience, so we got an AT&T spokesperson to weigh in on what’s on your mind. The most surprising answer? Contrary to reports implying otherwise, AT&T pretty much categorically claims that no matter where you buy your iPhone 3G, be it from AT&T or Apple, you have to walk out of the store an activated customer. That means no in-home activation, and definitely no buying an iPhone for your friends or family. (Read the full post about ‘iPhone 3G must be activated in-store (and other followup questions answered)’…)
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13 Jun, 2008
by Sean Cooper, posted Jun 13th 2008 at 10:12AM
Hey look! The blackberry KickStart is just as bulky, ugly, and arguably ill-conceived from the side, too. The gents over at CrackBerry.com have unleashed a huge mountain of pics of this unannounced bit of messaging madness. From a quick boo at the pics — and no side is ignored, not even the innards are spared — we can see that it looks like typical BlackBerry fare served up in a new package. Sadly, the pics are a bit unfocused, so the real nitty gritty remains a mystery — but we’re expecting a steady stream of imagery til RIM takes the time to fill us in all official-like. (Read the full post about ‘BlackBerry KickStart gets detailed in pictures’…)
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13 Jun, 2008
Sprint has announced that they will be simplifying their pricing plans beginning June 15th. The new plan will be based on the idea of as easy as 1-2-3. Subscribers first choose an individual plan for a single line or a share plan for multiple lines. Next they choose voice only, voice with unlimited messaging or voice with unlimited messaging and unlimited data. Finally, they decide on the number of minutes they need.
Voice-only plans will be offered for as low as US$39.99 a month, which includes 450 monthly anytime minutes. An unlimited voice-only plan will also be available for US$89.99 a month.
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13 Jun, 2008
Asus plans to take the accolades where the slimmest 22″ widescreen lcd monitor in the world is concerned, and it does that by rolling out the LS221H LCD monitor. It will definitely complement your living room setup that features an already slim flat panel HDTV, bringing 22″ of viewing goodness to whatever spreadsheet you’re working on at the moment. In addition, luxurious material like leather and superb display capabilities are included to add a touch of luxury. Heck, it even comes with a 9H-hardness glass panel for scratch resistant protection.
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13 Jun, 2008
Go green with the USB Solar Mobile Charger from Brando - this device features a 1,500mAh lithium battery, storing up juice harvested from the sun’s rays for a time when you need it most. It will feature connecting tips with cell phones, digital cameras, MP3 players as well as portable media players - heck, anything goes as long as there is a right adapter to fit your gizmo. Should the days be particularly overcast, there is always the AC charge ability that helps you juice up the USB Solar Mobile Charger via a power outlet or through a USB port.
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13 Jun, 2008
Toshiba has just announced that it will be releasing the industry’s highest-capacity series of SATA 1.8″ hard drives, bringing 5,400 RPM performance in single-platter 80GB and dual-platter 160GB models. These new hard drives are meant to deliver market-leading capacity, high-performance and durability in a diminutive package, targeting space-efficient mobile PC systems. Guess well will see more mini notebooks and other such portable media players with larger capacities without a huge bump in price sometime in the near future thanks to Toshiba.
The storage capacities offered by the 160GB MK1617GSG and 80GB MK8017GSG mirror those of larger form factor HDDs, while reducing the storage footprint by nearly 40 percent compared with the 2.5-inch form factor.
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13 Jun, 2008
We told you that the LG Decoy would pack its own Bluetooth Headset, but there’s nothing like a bunch of images. Enjoy the photo gallery. The question is: what do you think? Would you prefer to have a separate headset? do you think that this is something that will not age very well or is this the coolest stuff ever?
Tags: M4A, video, Hi-fi, cool gear
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