Redbox Instant app coming to Roku players this summer

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/06/redbox-instant-app-coming-to-roku-players-this-summer/

Redbox Instant recently launched on the Google TV platform and today it's officially announcing plans for a Roku channel. Despite its absence from the original list of devices, Redbox mentioned at Google I/O support for the Roku platform would likely be in the cards. Similar to the Google TV launch (and the recent Hulu Plus update) the app won't work on first gen Roku hardware, but once it's available will bring its unique package of subscription streaming / VOD / kiosk DVD & Blu-ray access to the hockey puck streamers. Still, the reports we've heard from early users are mostly mentioning the need for more subscription streaming content, but getting within shouting distance of the likes of Netflix and Amazon won't be easy.

Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD

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Source: Roku Blog, Redbox Instant (Twitter)

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Mid-range LG Optimus F7 arrives with LTE and $100 price tag on US Cellular

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/06/lg-optimus-f7-us-cellular/

The LG Optimus F7 with LTE is now available on US Cellular, shortly after leaked documents robbed it of any surprise. It comes with a healthy spec sheet for a mid-range Jelly Bean device, with a 4.7-inch 720p IPS display, a 1.3-megapixel front cam, and an 8-megapixel rear camera. The device is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and has 8GB of internal storage, expandable via the miracle of microSD. You can get the Optimus F7 via US Cellular's website for $99.99 on a two-year contract, but don't move a finger-muscle until you've checked out our hands-on.

Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, LG

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iTwin Connect updated with Mac support, offers inter-OS personal VPNs

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/06/itwin-connect-updated-with-mac-support/

Back in 2009, we might have been a little, well, acerbic in our reaction to the initial iTwin. Yet here we are in good ole 2013, and the plucky USB networking key is alive and well. In fact, it was CES when we saw its latest incarnation -- iTwin Connect -- arrive offering (somewhat more useful) private and public VPN services. At the time this was for Windows only, but that's now changed. Mac users can get the same remote desktop, file access and aforementioned VPN functionality, that will also work between machines of both creeds. If you're on the fence about that $199 price tag, remember that comes with access to iTwin's own public VPN servers, and no subscription fee.

Filed under: Desktops, Laptops, Peripherals

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Gigabyte unveils Intel 4th-gen gaming laptops with NVIDIA 765M, 770M graphics

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/06/gigabyte-p27k-p25w-gaming-laptops/

After an eventful Computex 2013, Gigabyte has fired its final PR salvo: the launch of the P27K and P25W gaming laptops. The latter is a 15.6-inch, 1080P successor to the P2542G, but ups the ante with a 4th-gen Intel Core i7 quad-core CPU, NVIDIA GTX 770M 3GB graphics, up to 24GB RAM, space for up to two 256GB mSATA SSDs and 1TB of RAID 0 HDD storage, a backlit keyboard, Blu-ray RW drive and that oh-so-gamer case design that tips the scales at 6.6 pounds. Meanwhile, the P27K has a larger 17-inch, 1080P display but otherwise identical specs -- other than NVIDIA 765M 2GB graphics, space for a single 256GB SSD, seven pound heft and Sound Blaster tech instead of the P25W's Dolby Home Theater sound. The 15.6-inch P25W will arrive late June for $1,300 to $1,800 depending on memory configuration, and the 17.3-inch P27K will come a month later for the same price. That sum should let you game and still, you know, eat -- check the PR after the break for more.

Filed under: Laptops, ASUS

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Is This Nokia's Full-On PureView Windows Phone?

Source: http://gizmodo.com/is-this-nokias-full-on-pureview-windows-phone-511584834

We heard Nokia was planning on releasing a true, full-on PureView Windows Phone that would have a sensor as ridiculous as Nokia's 41-megapixel 808. Only this time it would run Windows Phone. Could this be it?

Posted by ViziLeaks, these two images show a Nokia device with a PureView camera. Just look at this giant bulge:

It says PureView so maybe it is the fabled Nokia EOS Windows Phone. Would you want a phone with a big bulge? [Vizi Leaks via WP Central]

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