Dec 21
From now until Christmas Eve, we’ll be giving away a prize a day on Crave (except for weekends and holidays). Today’s prize: A Technical Pro PM-22 Podcast System.
Dec 21
Easily Convert Movies to iPhone or iPod MP4 Format
Posted in: Freeware, iPhone, ipod, Screenshots, Software, Today's Chili, WindowsThis article was written on January 08, 2009 by CyberNet.
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The other day Ward pointed out in the comments a simple little application that’s available for Windows users who are looking to convert movies to a video format that the iPhone and iPods can play. We talked about being able to do this using the SUPER video converter, but a lot of you are probably just wanting to go from AVI to MP4. If that’s the case the iPodME program is just what you need.
You can see in the screenshot to the right why there is little confusion about how to use this program. You simply drag and drop the movies into the application that you’re looking to convert, choose from the options available on the screen, and let it do its thing.
Here are some of the reasons why I love iPodME:
- Simple interface means you don’t have to fuss with options you probably wouldn’t change anyway
- The program requires no installation, and the single executable is under 3MB in size
- You can start converting one video, and at the same time continue to add more files to the list
- Choose from different profiles that target the speed of conversion, quality, and size of output
- Shutdown the computer after encoding is done (great for overnight processing)
- It’s free!
This is definitely an application you should try out if you enjoy watching videos on your iPhone or iPod. And in case you’re wondering about performance it took me around 35 minutes to convert a 2-hour (700MB) AVI movie on my Pentium-D machine. That’s pretty darn good!
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Dec 21
Mars Phoenix Lander May Become Undead
Posted in: NASA, science, Space Tech, Today's Chili
NASA’s Phoenix Mars lander, which was originally created from the ashes of a failed Mars mission that never got off the ground, could soon itself rise from the dead, Space.com reports.
Scientists may have figured out how to establish contact with the electronic systems of the now-dormant Phoenix. The craft had essentially frozen solid near the end of 2008 during the Mars winter season, which is normally good for an average temperature of minus 195 degrees Fahrenheit.
It turns out Lockheed Martin Space Systems, which built the lander, included a secret ninja Lazarus Mode that could re-energize Phoenix. If scientists can re-establish contact, and this hidden mode actually works, the only obstacle remaining would be whether the solar panels had survived.
If NASA manages to bring Phoenix back to life, they could salvage several important systems, including the various cameras, an analyzer that measures atmospheric gases, and a complete stationary weather station. Here’s hoping.
Dec 21
Belkin’s Bluetooth Dongle for Stereo Streaming
Posted in: bluetooth, iPhone, ipod touch, Media Players, Music, streaming, Today's Chili
Got an iPhone, or a 2G iPod Touch? Or any device which can beam out A2DP stereo Bluetooth? Want to connect it to a stereo for some big, room-filling sounds? Finally, in this rather contrived Q&A, are you too lazy to simply walk to the stereo and plug a 3.5mm jack into your device?
If you answered yes to all those questions (except the one about plugging in a jack), then you’re in luck! With Belkin’s tiny little Bluetooth Music Receiver you can stream music directly from your iPhone to the stereo, with no side effects save the premature draining of your battery due to the Bluetooth. Even the plugging in isn’t so painful, as you only have to do it once.
The dongle comes with a jack-to-jack cable, and a jack-to-RCA cable for fancier rigs, and will happily receive and convert your music into analog peaks and troughs from up to 33-feet away. It’ll even remember six different devices.
The price is a reasonable $50. And until Apple allows music streaming directly over Wi-Fi from iPhones to Airport Express units, it’s a good option for stereo hookups. Or you could just suck it and use a cheap old cable.
Bluetooth Music Receiver [Belkin via TUAW]
Dec 21
iPhone and Vodafone UK set the date: January 14
Posted in: Apple, AppleIphone, carrier, iPhone, Today's Chili, uk, united kingdom, UnitedKingdom, vodafone
Vodafone has decided if it can’t give us the iPhone for the holidays, it’ll do the next best thing and spill details of its launch and pricing of Apple’s finest. Available from January 14, the iPhone will be yours for £30 ($48) per month on two-year contracts, though up-front charges will set you back £239 ($386) for the 32GB 3GS variety. A monthly 1GB of 3G data is permitted, alongside unlimited WiFi, but what might be most interesting here is that Vodafone will allow you to use the iPhone as a modem. Such use will not be covered by your allowance of course, and will cost £5 ($8) for each 500MB downloaded, but we’re happy to see a carrier offering the option. Furthermore, though Vodafone’s agreement to carry the iPhone seemed a rushed defensive move, the company now claims it has been preparing its network for over a year to handle the increased traffic it expects.
iPhone and Vodafone UK set the date: January 14 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Dec 21
Cowon V5 HD set for South Korea debut on January 1
Posted in: 720p, mp3 player, Mp3Player, PMP, sd, Today's Chili, Windows
Cowon has finally made its latest and greatest PMP official, and the spec sheet does not disappoint. Mixing appealing curves with a 4.8-inch display, the V5 HD offers 720p video playback that can be channeled out via HDMI or Composite outputs. On the software front, there’s the usual litany of wide-ranging file compatibility and basic apps — cortesy of Windows CE 6.0 — as well as a world clock, RSS reader, Flash games, voice recorder, and an optional T-DMB tuner. We still don’t know what’s doing the dirty work under the hood, but you won’t be wanting for storage, with integrated memory options up to 32GB being augmented by SDHC expandability. Battery life is rated at 10 hours of video or 45 hours of music, and the Korean landing date is January 1 with prices starting at 299,000 KRW ($256). Until then, you can check out more pictures after the break.
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Cowon V5 HD set for South Korea debut on January 1 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Dec 21
Joojoo terms of sale violate PayPal rules
Posted in: Law, legal, Today's Chili
It would seem that the Fusion Garage lawyers have become so embroiled in the Michael Arrington litigation that they’ve neglected to read the PayPal User Agreement. There in section II, subsection 4, dubbed “Prohibited Transactions,” it states that the seller agrees “not to use [his] PayPal account to sell goods with delivery dates delayed more than 20 days from the date of payment.” Why does that matter — well, because the sole means to purchase the Joojoo at present is by placing an 8 to 10 week pre-order, payable exclusively through PayPal. We shouldn’t jump to conclusions though — maybe Fusion Garage freed itself from the pesky rules by offering to sell a few special edition PayPads?
Joojoo terms of sale violate PayPal rules originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Dec 21
Augmented Reality Christmas Window at Isetan
Posted in: augmented reality, MARKETING IDEAS, Today's ChiliShoppers passing by Shinjuku’s Isetan department store cannot have failed to notice the two festive fairy tale-themed window displays. People standing in front of the display see their own image on the TV screen behind the glass, but with all sorts of colorful additions – green trees, animal faces, candles…The augmented reality animation superimposes around the person’s face and moves in real-time with them.
Called, in glorious Jinglish ‘How to Make a Wonder Christmas’, on the homepage there are also down-loadable screensavers, widgets (below) and even mobile phone graphics: follow the story on the interactive website (below right) to get the QR code to download the latter.
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Continuing Japan’s love of all things Scandinavian, the illustrations are by Finnish designer Klaus Haapaniemi. Head to Shinjuku to try it out first hand, but only until December 25th. Spot the hordes of kids in front of the window and wait your turn!
Dec 21
HTC Espresso’s revised Sense UI spotted?
Posted in: Android, HTC, rumor, sense, Today's Chili, ui
Among the seemingly thousands of Android-powered HTC handsets rumored for the first half of 2010, little is known of the mysterious Espresso — the codename was found in a 2.1 ROM and a sketchy report claims that it’ll have a QWERTY keyboard for an MWC announcement, but other than that, we’re in the dark. Anyhow, Italian site hdblog.it now claims to have some shots ripped off the Espresso’s display, and at a glance, you can tell this isn’t quite the Sense we’re used to from the Hero. The bar along the bottom now features direct access to People — a feature we’d already heard would be revised for HTC’s next round of Android phones — and app icons have apparently been graced with translucent surrounds that are… well, not exactly pretty. We’ve got to keep our opinions in check until we actually see a shipping ROM, of course, so hopefully those talks of an MWC unveiling in February pan out.
HTC Espresso’s revised Sense UI spotted? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Dec 21
Nippon Institute of Technology unveils educational humanoid robot
Posted in: education, robot, Robots, Today's Chili
We really can’t get enough of these humanoid robots. Researchers collaborating from the Nippon Institute of Technology, Harada Vehicle Design, ZMP and ZNUG Design have just taken the wraps off another addition to the crew. The newest version of the e-NUVO walk bot stands about 4 feet tall, making it roughly the size of an elementary school aged child, and will be incorporated into classes to teach children about humanoid robots in a hands-on environment. We’ll admit that after seeing a video of the bot in action (it’s after the break), we’re pretty jealous of those school children.
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Nippon Institute of Technology unveils educational humanoid robot originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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