After 30 years, Sony has announced that they will stop manufacturing and selling the venerable cassette Walkman. In a poetic twist, the official death of the Walkman lands on the iPod’s 9th anniversary.* More »
When CEO Reed Hastings called Netflix “primarily a streaming company that also offers DVD-by-mail,” he wasn’t messing around, as the company’s quietly made streaming-only plans a reality on US shores. Strangely enough, however, it seems the firm hasn’t quite decided how much the new plan should cost, as depending on which computer and web browser you use to navigate Netflix’s website you’ll see a different result. Our Windows desktop running Chrome was invited to sign up for the same $7.99 disc-less plan as our Canadian counterparts, while Firefox asked us to pay $8.99 for the same privilege, and in either case it’d cost us $9.99 in total if we wanted physical discs as well — while a MacBook Pro on the other side of the country was given the choice between $8.99 for streaming-only or Netflix’s previous plan of $8.99 for both. In short, there’s a chance you might get a $1 discount if you only use the company’s online service now, but if you like DVDs delivered to your door you may find yourself subsidizing those who don’t. See a picture illustrating the discrepancy right after the break.
[Thanks, Michael S.]
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When CEO Reed Hastings called Netflix “primarily a streaming company that also offers DVD-by-mail,” he wasn’t messing around, as the company’s quietly made streaming-only plans a reality on US shores. Strangely enough, however, it seems the firm hasn’t quite decided how much the new plan should cost, as depending on which computer and web browser you use to navigate Netflix’s website you’ll see a different result. Our Windows desktop running Chrome was invited to sign up for the same $7.99 disc-less plan as our Canadian counterparts, while Firefox asked us to pay $8.99 for the same privilege, and in either case it’d cost us $9.99 in total if we wanted physical discs as well — while a MacBook Pro on the other side of the country was given the choice between $8.99 for streaming-only or Netflix’s previous plan of $8.99 for both. In short, there’s a chance you might get a $1 discount if you only use the company’s online service now, but if you like DVDs delivered to your door you may find yourself subsidizing those who don’t. See a picture illustrating the discrepancy right after the break.
Update: We’ve got Netflix’s entire pricing breakdown for DVD-mailer plans after the break, and unless we’re mistaken, the three cheapest tiers all cost an extra dollar now, while the more expensive plans stay the same.
[Thanks, Michael S.]
Netflix testing $7.99 and $8.99 streaming-only plans in US right now, one is not a discount (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Ah, ha! There it is! Way back in March, we had a sit-down with folks from Seven45 Studios about their plans for Power Gig: Rise of the SixString (for PS3 and Xbox 360), focusing mainly on how they intended to rival the Rock Band and Guitar Hero franchises from a peripheral standpoint. The six string guitar accessory that ships with the game bundle today is already leaps and bounds better than what RB3 is packin’, but an instrument we were keenly interested in at GDC was also one we couldn’t photograph at the time. The company made clear that it was looking at releasing a real-deal, bona fide guitar in the future — a full-size First Act axe that could be used with the game or with a legitimate amplifier. Now, that limited edition piece is on sale for both of the aforesaid consoles, boasting a single cutaway basswood body, humbucking pickup, and a maple neck with a rosewood fretboard. Each one is available for $249.99, but there’s no telling how many will be produced. We’d also prefer to see these in larger music shops in order to give consumers an idea of the fit, finish, feel and sound, but those into taking chances can get one headed their way as we speak.
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Power Gig’s full-size, handmade guitar / controller now on sale for $250 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Otto Bock’s mind-controlled bionic arms let Austria’s Christian Kandlbauer work, play and even drive, but it seems the latter passion may have lead to the 22-year-old’s untimely demise. Two days after a road accident where the young man’s specially-modified Subaru crashed into a tree, Kandlbauer was pronounced brain-dead and taken off life support late last week. It’s not known whether the prosthetic arms themselves had anything to do with the crash — one was found ripped from his body at the scene — but both he and his vehicle were cleared to drive by local authorities after passing a number of tests. Honestly, it’s a tragedy for science and humanity either way.
Man with bionic arms dies after car crash originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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How long before Lego sets start building themselves and becoming self-aware? Check out this 3D printer and be afraid.
Another week, another awesome line-up for Web TV. From Two Swedes Sweding to Control TV, we doubt you’ll walk away from this list empty-handed: More »
If you happened to take a vacation from Twitter this week, you may feel out of the loop this weekend when your friends are sitting around talking about which actor will be playing Bilbo Baggins, or which hot tennis player is engaged to a Laker’s player. We rounded up some of this week’s top trending Twitter posts.
1. Martin Freeman / Bilbo / Baggins
Martin Freeman, known for his role in the British version of “The Office,” and for his role in “Love, Actually,” and “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” will be playing Bilbo Baggins in the upcoming The Lord of the Rings prequel, “The Hobbit.” #MartinFreeman (Picture above via CinemaBlend.com)
2. Apple / Mac / MacBook
Wednesday was Apple’s big Back to the Mac event where Apple OS X 10.7 Lion was unveiled, and the Mac App Store was announced. The new MacBook Air was also announced, as was FaceTime for Macs. #MacBook
3. Jackass
The newest Jackass movie, Jackass 3D, was released on Friday, October 15. The Twitterverse loves to talk about stupid people doing stupid things — in 3D. #Jackass
4. Angry Birds
The oh-so addictive game was made available, for free, on Android phones. #AngryBirds
5. Chilean Miners
Still being buzzed about after the rescue of the 33 Chilean miners trapped 2,000 feet below the ground. The talk about the mistress of one of the miners was quite the hot topic. #ChileanMiners
Check out the next five trends from Twitter this week after the jump!
It looks about like every other MSI 15.6-incher out there, but for those who prefer classy over vivacious, he GE603 might just be right down your alley. Designed primary as a multimedia laptop with the ability to handle a modest amount of demanding games, this here rig will be available with a Core i5-460M, i5-450M or i5-430M processor, NVIDIA’s GeForce GT 425M (1GB), HDMI and VGA outputs, a 320/500/640GB hard drive, a DVD burner, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and a foursome of USB 2.0 sockets. You’ll also find 802.11b/g/n WiFi, an ExpressCard reader, 5-in-1 card reader, gigabit Ethernet and up to 8GB of DDR3 memory. As you’d expect, Windows 7 is running the show, and the nine-cell Li-ion should keep it humming for at least a couple of hours. Per usual, MSI’s not serving up details regarding a price or release date, but we both know it’s aiming to have it on store shelves pre-Christmas.
MSI brings Core i5, GeForce GT 425M to 15.6-inch GE603 laptop originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Some programs take forever (okay, maybe like 10 seconds) to launch which can be very time consuming if you are constantly opening and closing the program throughout the day. You could just leave the program open but then your Taskbar may start to get cluttered after you have several windows open.
The easy solution for this is to minimize your applications to the System Tray. Instead of taking up a large portion of the Taskbar you can make the programs just display one small icon in the System Tray. There are many different kinds of software and solutions out there that will help you accomplish this but I am only going to focus on a few of them. All of the solutions that I list below are FREE!
If you are a Firefox (or Thunderbird) user then you can always have Firefox minimize to the system tray by using this extension. It offers multiple options like minimizing to the System Tray when you try to close Firefox. If none of those options appeal to you then you can always minimize Firefox to the System Tray by selecting “File => Minimize to Tray” from the menu or by pressing Ctrl+Shift+M on the keyboard.
Opera is much easier to minimize to the System Tray…just press Ctrl+H. Yep, it is that easy!
Microsoft Outlook users are also in luck! If you are running Outlook 2003 then you just have to right-click on the Outlook tray icon and select “Hide When Minimized” from the menu. Those people who are running older versions of Outlook could try OutTray which is a great piece of free software.
If those program specific customizations aren’t enough for you then 4t Tray Minimizer is what you need. It will allow you to minimize ANY program to the System Tray. The picture to the right shows that you can minimize any program by simply pressing the button that is added to the corner of each program. If you also don’t want to clutter your System Tray then you can select to minimize all programs to the same icon! There is a free version of this program available but they also offer a professional version that you can purchase. The only difference is that the free version does not store your customization settings.
I hope you now realize how useful your System Tray can really be. It is able to visually hold more programs so that you can work more quickly and more organized. If you know of any other great minimize-to-tray programs then feel free to let us know.
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