Wednesday, September 28, 2011

drag2share: Are Cable Companies Secretly Planning An "A La Carte" Option? [Television]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5844513/are-cable-companies-secretly-planning-an-a-la-carte-option

Are Cable Companies Secretly Planning An "A La Carte" Option? According to Reuters, cable companies are secretly discussing plans that'll let customers choose what channels they want. Content providers won't like this "a la carte" arrangement, but who cares. This is something customers wanted like yesterday. [Reuters via Tech Crunch; Image from IKO/Shutterstock]

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Posted by Augustine at 9:43 AM

drag2share: Here's A Map Showing The Devastating Power Of The Japanese Tsunami [Tsunami]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5844485/heres-a-map-showing-the-devastating-power-of-the-japanese-tsunami

Here's A Map Showing The Devastating Power Of The Japanese Tsunami Japanese researchers have spent the past few months surveying Tsunami damage at 5,300 coastal locations. This information has created the largest Tsunami survey dataset in the world and the first map to visualize the crushing impact of the wave.

In the above damage map, the blue coloring shows how far the destructive wave traveled inward and the colored bars show how high the wave was when it made landfall. It's amazing to see the variation in the strength of the wave. That area in the center - that's Sendai Plain which was struck by a wave 19.5 meters (64 feet) high and traveled over 5 km (3 miles) inland.

This information can't be used to predict when or if a Tsunami will hit, but it will help researchers isolate those areas whose geological characteristics increase the intensity of a Tsunami. That's a good thing to know as Japan rebuilds and repopulates its coastal area. [Geophysical Research Letters via NewScientist]

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Posted by Augustine at 9:43 AM

drag2share: DVBLogic's Boxee app brings live TV streaming to the Box

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/27/dvblogics-boxee-app-brings-live-tv-streaming-to-the-box/

If online video streams and locally stored media aren't providing enough functionality for your Boxee Box, now you can watch regular TV on it too. The Digital Lifestyle mentions DVBLogic has released a new version of its DVBLink client for the device that lets you browse the program guide and watch live TV, provided you also have a home server set up with its software and a tuner. If you're not familiar with the software, it lets you turn most any UPnP-compatible device into an extender capable of caching live streams, with clients available for iPad / iPhone already, plus Android and WP7 on the way. You'll need the latest release candidate version of DVBLink Connect! server software to make it all go, then point your Boxee Box browser to the company's repository to download the client software and let us know how it all works out.

DVBLogic's Boxee app brings live TV streaming to the Box originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 7:52 AM

drag2share: KDDI launches latest line of skinny big-screened smartphones for Japan

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/27/kddi-launches-latest-line-of-skinny-big-screened-smartphones-for/

In addition to the already announced Fujitsu-Toshiba Arrows Z, HTC Evo 3D and Motorola Photon, Japanese carrier KDDI has now also confirmed a trio of new handsets. There's plenty of similarities; they're all Android, all waterproof and are each packing an eight megapixel camera. Kyocera's Digno is a slimline offering available in three different colors, and puts some of Kyocera's US offerings to shame looks-wise. Sharp's AQUOS IS13SH has an IPS-rivalling ASV display, whilst the NEC's Medias BR IS11 will arrive in a choice of pink, white and blue. Sadly, there's still no sign of that mythical iPhone from KDDI. Check out the links below for all the full-fat details.

KDDI launches latest line of skinny big-screened smartphones for Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 6:30 AM

drag2share: Budget-friendly Roku LT pops up at the FCC as the 2400X (Updated with pics)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/27/budget-friendly-roku-lt-pops-up-at-the-fcc-as-the-2400x/

Roku LT at FCC
Well, this is kinda interesting: a brand new Roku just hit the FCC, sporting model number 2400X. Beyond the fact that we just got a trio of new streaming media boxes from the company, the model number would almost seem to imply this is a last-gen device (the Roku 2 lineup all start with "30"). It's clear the Roku LT (the name it will eventually go to market with) is going to be the new low-cost member of the family, but it's not just rebranded old tech. Inside is the same Broadcom 2835 SOC that powers the Roku 2 XD, XS, and HD and, while it tops out at 720p just like the low-end HD, it actually sports more RAM than the current budget model. Presumably the loss of Bluetooth and the SD slot will offset any cost increase associated with moving up to 256MB of memory. When the Roku LT will actually ship and how much it'll cost is anyone's guess, but we'd put our money on soon and cheap. For a few more specs check out the chart after the break.

Update: We got ourselves some exclusive pics of the upcoming Roku LT, check 'em out in the gallery below.


[Thanks, Anonymous]

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Budget-friendly Roku LT pops up at the FCC as the 2400X (Updated with pics) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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