Apr 07
Atari is offering 99 classic games on the App Store, but the gameplay experience differs greatly depending on the device.
Apr 07
You can already use the iPhone’s camera to scan bar codes, identify landmarks, and price-shop goods. Now it computes the calories on your plate as well.
Originally posted at iPhone Atlas
Apr 07
B&N accepting Nook Color app submissions, because you can never have too many app stores
Posted in: Android, AndroidApps, app, apps, AppStore, barnes and noble, BarnesAndNoble, developer, developers, nook, Today's Chili
The upcoming firmware update for the Nook Color is shaping up to be a hefty one for the e-reader-turned-Android tablet. Barnes & Noble has now announced that it’s officially opening up the device to developers, and will be taking app submissions through its developer site effective immediately. The Nook has long been one of the best bangs for your buck in the ever-expanding world of Android tablets, and all that’s left now is Honeycomb — and no, the hacked port doesn’t count.
B&N accepting Nook Color app submissions, because you can never have too many app stores originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apr 07
MTV Networks has announced the forming of 345 Games, an internal division of the company that will develop titles based on original Comedy Central and Spike TV properties.
Apr 07
Get Twitter “Bubbles” on Your Desktop
Posted in: desktop, Freeware, Linux, Mac, Software, Today's Chili, twitter, WindowsThis article was written on December 10, 2009 by CyberNet.
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Twitter is taking the world by storm, and because of that we’re seeing a flood of third-party apps becoming available. One that recently caught my eye was the Adobe Air-powered TweetBubbles, which isn’t designed to be your typical Twitter client. In fact, you can’t even post to Twitter with it. How’s it useful then?
During presentations or events people tend to have a projector set up that will be used to go through some slides. Before the presentation starts the screen normally just sits there blank or maybe on the first slide, and the same thing happens again for intermissions. With TweetBubbles you can capture your audience’s attention by pulling in related Twitter posts by filtering according to keyword. When a match is found a chat-like bubble will appear around the edge of your desktop showing off the tweet that was recently posted.
There are some obvious flaws to this. The big one is probably that you don’t have much control over the contents of the tweets that show up. Once people at the conference see the keyword filter you’re using they could instantly post something that is inappropriate. The good thing is that you’d know who posted it… unless they prepared ahead of time by creating a Twitter account that doesn’t personally identify them.
As far as settings go you can only configure a handful of things like the keyword/hash you want to filter by, how transparent you want the bubbles to appear, and whether you want them to appear on the left, right, or both sides of the screen. That’s pretty much it.
So I’m not sure how many people will actually use an app like this, but I think the concept is awesome. It would surely keep your audience engaged even during “down time” in your presentation, which is something that could otherwise be difficult to do.
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Apr 07
Google Easter Egg Makes AT&T Look Foolish
Posted in: ads, att, Google, iPhone, Today's Chili
Search for "tilt" on the iPhone version of Google, and you get a tilted search results page. Screenshot: Michael Calore/Wired.com
If you do a search for the word “tilt” on Google, and you’re using an iPhone, you get a nifty Easter egg.
The search results screen that Google shows you is tilted a few degrees off perpendicular, as shown in the screenshot here.
Funny, right?
It only works with the mobile version of Google, and may not work with every phone (we got the trick working with an iPhone and a Motorola Defy, but not a Samsung Nexus S).
But there’s a hidden joke inside this Easter egg. For at least some searches, the results page includes a sponsored ad for AT&T’s Tilt — a smartphone that launched about 4 years ago. If you click on the ad, you get taken to an AT&T page that states “The AT&T Tilt(TM) you’re searching for is no longer available.” Instead, it shows you couple of outdated feature phones and a refurbished 3G modem.
That’s right: AT&T is paying Google when people click on ads for a phone it doesn’t sell any more.
If you weren’t already laughing at AT&T? You will.
Update 4:30pm Pacific: Google confirms that this is an actual, paid advertisement. The ad itself no longer seems to be appearing in search results.
Apr 07
Britain’s oldest working television goes up for auction
Posted in: Television, Today's Chili, TV, video
What’s 75 years old, made of wood, and largely the result of some secret military radar research? The Marconiphone 702 television pictured above, which is believed to be the oldest working television in Britain, and possibly the world. It was tracked down by a collector a few years ago, and is now set to go up for auction on April 19th at Bonhams in London, where it has an estimated sale price of £5,000 but is expected to sell for “much more.” That will buy you a 12-inch screen that actually has its image reflected on a mirror in the lid, along with most of the original parts — only about 30 percent have been replaced to get the set functional again. It can even receive digital channels with the aid of a Freeview box. Head on past the break for a glimpse of it in action.
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Britain’s oldest working television goes up for auction originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Apr 07
After taking longer than most carriers to get started with Android, Alltel is showing no signs of slowing.
Originally posted at Android Atlas
Apr 07
In latest test, Martin Aircraft’s Martin JetPack remained aloft for more than seven minutes, which represents a record.
Apr 07
Microsoft releases Bing search app tailored specifically to the iPad
Posted in: app, Apple, apple ipad, AppleIpad, application, ios, ipad, Microsoft, search, Software, tablet, Today's Chili, video
Are you finding the Bing iOS app not quite as tablet-optimized as it could be? Microsoft seems to agree with you, as it’s just released a new version of Bing designed to make the most of the iPad’s more spacious dimensions. It works with both generations of the tablet, though iOS 4.2 is required, and brings an arsenal of goodies to tempt users into giving it a try. A trends area will serve up the top-searched items on Bing, a dedicated movie- and trailer-searching section will help make your matinee decisions that little bit easier, and multiple map views will enlighten you with turn-by-turn directions and real-time transit info. There are even weather updates for up to five cities via MSN Weather and, if for whatever reason you don’t find the touch-centric interface to your liking, there’s a Bing Voice Search option as well. All for free. On the iPad. Boy, that must bruise some egos up in the Redmond. Video after the break.
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Microsoft releases Bing search app tailored specifically to the iPad originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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