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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

drag2share: Dish Network's Tailgater brings you portable satellite TV, won't cool your beer (video)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/30/dish-networks-tailgater-brings-you-portable-satellite-tv-wont/

When it comes to refrigerating beer and grilling burgers, you're on your own. If you're looking for satellite television in the back of your truck before the game (pictured), on the other hand, Dish Network's Tailgater can certainly help. First hinted at back in May, the ten pound box automatically locates satellite positions, offering up HD content on the go for owners of Dish's ViP 211k HD receiver. The box runs $350 and is apparently rather easy to set up, making it a pretty enticing option for those who absolutely need to watch a sporting event in the parking lot while waiting to get into a sporting event. Infomercially video after the break.

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Dish Network's Tailgater brings you portable satellite TV, won't cool your beer (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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drag2share: Samsung Galaxy S II LTE heads to Rogers for 4G fall debut

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/30/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-lte-heads-to-rogers-for-4g-fall-debut/

Our neighbors to the north just got a one-two punch of wireless awesome delivered courtesy of Rogers. The operator announced today that its variant of Samsung's heavily lusted after Galaxy S II will be launching with baked-in LTE functionality on its nascent 4G network. Most of the handset's specs have remained the same, aside from a newly beefed-up ~~1.5GHz~~ dual-core processor, NFC functionality and Hercules-sized 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display. If you're proud to call yourself Canadian and "download speeds of up to 100Mbps" get your blood pumping, then expect to snag Sammy's beast phone when it goes on sale before Autumn's end.

Update: Interestingly, the Rogers site lists the Galaxy S II LTE as featuring a 1.2GHz CPU instead of the 1.5GHz slice of silicon that was announced only days ago. It may be a typo, or the Canadian carrier may have its version underclocked for a longer battery life. We've reached out for clarification and will update when we hear back.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Samsung Galaxy S II LTE heads to Rogers for 4G fall debut originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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drag2share: Elgato EyeTV Mobile dongle brings live TV to the iPad 2

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/30/elgato-eyetv-mobile-dongle-brings-live-tv-to-the-ipad-2/

Sure, Elgato already has an app that lets you stream TV to your iPad -- but that's only if they're being broadcast online. To pull in live TV over the air you'd need a TV-tuner, something that has, until now, been unavailable for Apple's popular slate. By the end of September that lack of broadcast television will become just a distant memory with the release of EyeTV Mobile, a £100 (about $163) dongle that connects to the iPad's proprietary port. The tuner will be able to pull in MPEG 2 streams over DVB-T, but won't work with DVB-T2 broadcasts like Freeview HD. Check out the source for more details.

Elgato EyeTV Mobile dongle brings live TV to the iPad 2 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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drag2share: Samsung Epic 4G Touch training docs leaked, likely to have 4.5-inch display?

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/30/samsung-epic-4g-touch-training-docs-leaked-likely-to-have-4-5-i/

Like many other highly-anticipated product announcements, a few bits of information have leaked out mere hours prior to tonight's reveal of the Samsung Galaxy S II. This time, we have a new piece of 411 about the Epic 4G Touch, Sprint's weapon of choice. According to leaked training documents that surfaced today, it appears the device will match the Hercules in screen size, receiving a healthy bump up to a 4.52-inch Super AMOLED Plus display. True or not, we don't have much longer to wait before Sammy lets us in on all of the secrets these three Galaxy S II models have been keeping for so long.

Samsung Epic 4G Touch training docs leaked, likely to have 4.5-inch display? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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drag2share: Cobra Tag review

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/30/cobra-tag-review/

Phone, keys, wallet. Discovering that you're missing any of these three items could easily trigger a panic attack, yet they're all so easy to misplace. How many times have you spent twenty minutes looking for keys that were buried between the couch cushions? The Cobra Tag may help you win that losing battle. Acting as a Bluetooth device that attaches to your key ring and connects to your phone, it gives you the opportunity to find the missing item if it's less than 30 feet away. It can also send notifications when the two devices are out of range from each other. The concept sounds convenient, but how does it work in practice? Let's find out.

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