Netflix on Wii drops the clunky disc requirement, starts streaming through Wii Menu

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Netflix on Wii drops the clunky disc requirement, starts streaming through Wii Menu

By Vlad Savov posted Oct 18th 2010 at 8:19AM

Breaking News

It's not just the PS3 that will be doing its Netflix streaming disc-free from today: the Wii is joining in the fun as well! Americans and Canadians alike will be able to download and install Netflix from the Wii Shop Channel, provided they've signed up for a subscription of $8.99 (C$7.99 in Canad! a) or ab ove. Notably, over three million Wii consoles are said to have been hooked up with Netflix since the service launched back in April, and this step should make that number grow even larger. Only question is what we're all going to do with those three million redundant discs now. We can't turn them all into coasters, any ideas?

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Making a viral video does not constitute doing social media marketing; the ROI is not ZERO, but negative (costly) - http://bit.ly/cV9z3J

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KIRFy iPad adapter adds HDMI output, probably balks at DRM'd material

You know that iPad Dock Connector to VGA Adapter that you wasted money on? Yeah, turns out there's probably a superior alternative available in the wilds of China... well, aside from the fact that it probably lacks an internal authentication chip needed to play back most protected content. Noosy's iPad HDMI output adapter is fairly simple in design -- it plugs into the 30-pin Dock Connector that's on modern iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices, and then allows 720p content to flow directly over HDMI. We're guessing there's just a VGA-to-HDMI converter wrapped inside a familiar package, but we definitely like where this is headed. There's nary a word on how much this will cost you (or what street corner you need to visit in order to find one), but here's hoping the engineers in Cupertino are paying attention to what consumers are really after.

[Thanks, Thomas]

KIRFy iPad adapter adds HDMI output, probably balks at DRM'd material originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 16 Oct 2010 13:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HTC 7 Pro and 7 Surround strut their stuff in official sizzle videos

Want to see HTC's potential answer to your landscape physical QWERTY dreams slide itself open on video? How about the Windows Phone 7 handset with a hidden speaker bar? You won't have far to look -- both the HTC 7 Pro and 7 Surround star in their own CG clips on YouTube today, and you'll find both after the break. My, don't they look fun? The HTC 7 Pro's also got an official website now, though pricing and availability are still on the lam (save a mention of "early next year") and will likely elude us for months.

Gallery: HTC 7 Pro press shots

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HTC 7 Pro and 7 Surround strut their stuff in official sizzle videos originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Use Geotagged Photos As Waypoints For iPhone Navigation [Video]

The feature to use GPS coordinates inside geotagged photos as a waypoint to navigate to is an obvious one, but actually a pretty clever use if you think about it. Good job, TomTom.

Instead of writing down addresses when you visit somewhere new, just snap a photo of something at that location and you'll be able to get back there no problem. Need to direct someone to your house, or to a coffee shop? Snap a photo, email that to them and you're done.

Geocachers will be pretty thrilled at this too, having coordinates be integrated into photos of the thing you're looking for.

It's free if you already have the TomTom app, otherwise it's $50 for the US maps, $60 for the US & Canada/US & Mexico. [iTunes]

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