Apr 02
Apr 02
2,000,000,000. That’s how many movies Netflix has shipped out since coming on the scene in 1999. Lucky number two billion — Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist on Blu-ray) snagged Clay Shannon a complimentary lifetime subscription (guess he’s not too concerned about the new, higher Blu-ray rates.) It took the company eight years to cross the one billion milestone, and only two for the next billion. While there’s little indication of a slowdown in the two million movies shipped out every day from 58 distribution centers, we wouldn’t be surprised if number 3 billion were just as likely to come as a download than anything else.
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Netflix notches 2 billionth delivery with a Blu-ray disc originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Apr 02
CTIA Roundup, Day One
Posted in: ctia, roundup, Today's Chili | Pandora, Amazon, other third-party apps demoed on Palm Pre Dovetailing dreamingly with the company’s SDK announcement today, Palm’s chosen CTIA to show off a round of third-party apps for the Pre. |  | HTC Snap hands-on What the Snap lacks in flair, it makes up for in sheer, unadulterated function — and having an utterly awesome keyboard certainly helps in that regard. |
 | AT&T’s Samsung Propel Pro hands-on AT&T’s Propel Pro ups the ante not only in build quality and material, but the new set is also reborn as a proper smartphone thanks to the inclusion of Windows Mobile 6.1. |  | AT&T’s Samsung Impression hands-on with video With AT&T’s Samsung Impression packing things like quad-band GSM, dual-band HSPA for the Americas and a supremely useable QWERTY keypad, we’re suitably impressed. |
 | Sprint’s Samsung Instinct S30 hands-on with video We had a few minutes with Sprint’s Samsung Instinct S30 at CTIA this evening and while we couldn’t dive in to find its deepest darkest secrets, we did get in a quick tour. | Also check out: | |
CTIA Roundup, Day One originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Apr 02
If you’re just joining us, I’ve been writing a series of entries for neophytes with DSLRs–mainly people who have been too scared to move their camera off “AUTO.” Think of me… think of us… as your online support group. We want you to succeed and start exploring what your camera can really do. Your knowledge is a whole lot more important than which specific camera you’re gripping.
If you’ve had your camera any length of time you’ve probably pondered buying a new lens or lenses and you’ve been floored by the choices available. A friend of mine who worked his way through college selling men’s suits says he used to bring them out one-at-a-time because with too many choices people would buy nothing at all! No one wants to make a mistake. It’s that way with lenses. It would be easier to make a purchase if there were fewer to choose from.
So, what’s it going to be? I’m not going to steer you toward a specific brand or size, but I do have some advice to help you narrow your choices. I can see this is going to take more than one entry to cover properly, so lets start with prime lenses versus zoom.
Apr 02
iPhone OS 3.0 beta 2 gets the jailbreak treatment
Posted in: Apple, hack, Hacks, iPhone, iphone 3g, Iphone3g, ipod touch, IpodTouch, jailbreak, Today's Chili
The jailbreakers have managed to keep their speed record intact. Just one day after Apple releases an update to the iPhone OS 3.0 beta, QuickPwn updates its wares to support the new firmware. According to the related writeup, it should work with all iPhone / iPod touch models. After going through the jailbreaking process, you’ll need to open icy and follow a few more steps to finish the job. As usual, download at your own risk, and for now, crack is for Windows users only.
Update: The Dev Team has chimed in with the usual list of caveats and warnings. If nothing else, you’ve now got tacit verification that this release of QuickPwn isn’t some malicious hack.
Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video
iPhone OS 3.0 beta 2 gets the jailbreak treatment originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apr 02
HTC’s new Windows Mobile smart phone, the Snap, looks a lot like a follow-up to the well-regarded T-Mobile Dash. So I was surprised when the Snap’s spec sheet and press release showed it as incompatible with T-Mobile’s network specs.
Have no fear, HTC’s Eric Lin told me. The Snap we see today isn’t the only version of the Snap that will ever exist. HTC is always willing to work with carrier partners on devices, he says.
In English, that means that if T-Mobile wants a Snap, HTC will make it so. Here’s hoping that T-Mobile is ordering a bunch right now.
Apr 02
Sony HDR-TG5 makes world’s smallest Full HD camcorder smaller, adds GPS
Posted in: breaking news, BreakingNews, camcorder, gps, sony, Today's Chili
The problem with Sony’s previous world’s smallest pistol-grip Full HD camcorder — the HDR-TG1 aka, the TG3E — wasn’t size, it was usability. So we’re happy to hear that Sony’s TG5 counts a tweaked UI among its updates. And although Sony doesn’t say in the press release, the TG5’s touch-panel looks far more sensitive (capacitive maybe?) than that of the previous generation’s finger bender. The other improvements are GPS to geotag your media (assuming your software supports it), Navteq maps, improved image processing, smile shutter technology, and 16GB of built-in storage (up from 8GB) all riding inside a slightly smaller and lighter chassis. Other specs remain unchanged: 1920 x 1080 AVCHD video, 2.7-inch touchscreen display, and a 10x optically stabilized zoom exposing a 2.4 megapixel CMOS sensor. Expensive? Oh most definitely: $1,000 starting in May. Check the video after the break.
[Via CNET]
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Sony HDR-TG5 makes world’s smallest Full HD camcorder smaller, adds GPS originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apr 02
A Look at the New Zune 2 and Zune Flash
Posted in: flash, ipod, Today's Chili, zuneThis article was written on August 31, 2007 by CyberNet.
Gizmodo is claiming that the photos pictured below are the first shots of the New Zune. The images came from “a source who cites marketing materials, likely from the retail channel, but were confirmed by a second source as well.” Of course just because they were confirmed by a second source doesn’t mean that they’re legit. Gizmodo even says to take them with a grain of salt.
Any first impressions? My first thought was I wonder if they’re ditching the brown? The brown actually ended up being a pretty popular color for the Zune so I would have thought that a brown version would have been pictured in their marketing materials. Also from the images, we learn that there will be an 80GB model and then a 4GB and 8GB model of the Flash version. Another thought was that in terms of looks, it doesn’t vary from the original Zune THAT much. For some reason, I was expecting more of a visual overhaul.
Whether or not these pictures are legit, for those of you looking forward to another non-iPod device, what do you think?
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Apr 02
Why is it so hard to find a really simple cell phone in the USA? A few phones say they’re tailored to the needs of people who want very simple, easy phones, but I only know of three good ones: the Samsung Jitterbug, the Samsung Knack, and the Clarity Life.
At CTIA 2009 today I saw the excellent line of simple phones from Doro, a Swedish manufacturer devoted to creating easy-to-use communication devices. The Doro HandlePlus 326i is a very simple voice phone with a large keypad and four speed dial buttons. They also have a more advanced model that supports SMS, and an even simpler model that only does speed dial.
The most difficult thing about the Doro phones is finding them. None of the major cell phone carriers sell them. But you can get the HandlePlus 326i through a store called Independent Living for $169.95 for use with AT&T or T-Mobile, or through the small wireless carrier Centennial Wireless, which covers parts of Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Alabama and Mississippi. Centennial is selling the Doro HandleEasy 330, the SMS-capable model, for $39.99 with a contract. AT&T and T-Mobile should follow.
Apr 02
Second “Meet Pre” video retains calming effects, shows off third party apps
Posted in: palm, palm pre, PalmPre, pre, Today's Chili
If that first Meet Pre video wasn’t soothing enough, Palm‘s released the second episode of its chill-inducing series, “This Weekend,” showing off third party like Fandango and Pandora, as well as offering a sharper look at messaging and how SMS and internet clients like Google Talk / AIM are placed into one cohesive chat log with each contact. As with last time, integration is the key point to take from here, and of course being able to play Pandora in the background while browsing other apps has gotta be one of the most enjoyable features, especially for anyone who’s been struggling with the iPhone’s lack of multitasking. Sure, the video’s great, but whether or not it’ll function that well in practice is still up in the air. Hit up the read link to see it for yourself.
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Second “Meet Pre” video retains calming effects, shows off third party apps originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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