Apr 29

HBO Go mobile app hands-on (video)

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HBO Go has been live on the iTunes App Store and Android Market for just a few short hours, but we’ve already put it through the paces, poking and prodding on our iPad and iPhone, to see what all the hubbub’s about. We’re pleased with the hefty amount of video that HBO’s offering up here, and the interface is pretty intuitive as well. Still, browsing through the myriad content on the iPad’s larger screen is definitely a bit more leisurely than on the iPhone’s 3.5-inch counterpart. Both apps sport the same feature set, so searching for content, saving things to watch later, and blasting updates to Facebook and Twitter will work well on whichever device you choose. To make the deal even sweeter, it’s free for current subscribers, so there’s really no reason to not check it out for yourself — unless you don’t have HBO, in which case we have a video walkthrough embedded after the break.

Update: Sorry Android users, but it looks like the only supported versions for the Android app are 2.1 – 2.3.3. However, we’re getting reports that it does function in the browser — so long as you’ve got Flash installed, of course. We’re also told that the HBO Go site works just fine on the PlayBook as well.

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HBO Go mobile app hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 29

Round toaster answers prayers, terrifies hamsters

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The Roastie, a round bread crisper our of Poland, offers toasting supervision and more efficiency.

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Apr 29

The 404 810: Where our tablet could eat your tablet (podcast)

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Stupid Andy returns to the show and delivers an impressive cover of Christina Aguilera’s “Genie in a Bottle” using just an iPad and the Classic Guitar app! Andy also shows off his new non-Apple tablet, so be sure to check out Wilson throwing a schoolboy fit in the studio in protest. Plus, be sure to listen to hear how you can enter to win a pair of Gunnar indoor eyewear!

The 404 Digest for Episode 810

We also have two pairs of Gunnar Optiks indoor eyewear to giveaway, but you only have this weekend to enter! Just follow us on Twitter and shoot us a tweet mentioning #Gunnar404 and why you deserve a pair of performance glasses optimized for the digital screen. We’ll announce the winners on Monday, so good luck!




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Apr 29

HBO Go, why do you spurn me so?

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HBO, no: a plea from a former cable subscriber for why you should offer an alternative subscription plan.

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Apr 29

Ikea Now Selling Solar Powered Lamps, Only $20

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Ikea has done plenty to make its stores more green, and now the Swedish retail giant is extending that to its products by selling a new solar-powered lamp.

The small lamp, called Solvinden, features a trio of rechargeable AA batteries, a built-in LED bulb, and a small solar panel on its top. On a sunny day it should take around nine hours to fully charge, while clouds will extend that number to 12. Once fully charged the lamp will be able to provide light for an estimated four hours, making it a good fit for hanging out on the patio of maybe even camping trips.

No cables, no electricity; nice and simple. You can get the lamp from Ikea for just $20.

Via Inhabitat

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Apr 29

Panasonic, Yahoo, more admit defeat, sign deal with Klausner

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It’s easy to mock the little guy when he takes a handful of giant corporations to court. Such litigious overzealousness usually gets tangled up or tossed out altogether — Klausner Technologies, however, is laughing all the way to the bank, with a stellar track record taking on some of tech’s biggest names over the past few years. To date, the company has scored wins in visual voicemail patent battles with Apple, Google, Verizon, LG, and Vonage — the company also struck a deal with Sprint, though presumably with less teeth-pulling. This week, Klausner added four more big wins to the list, inking deals with Panasonic, Yahoo, Qwest Communications, and Avaya in the wake of suits against the tech firms. The company still has ongoing battles with RIM and Cisco that will hopefully stay civil. We’d hate to see someone send a visual voicemail they’d regret later.

Panasonic, Yahoo, more admit defeat, sign deal with Klausner originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 29

Honda May Be Building A Hybrid Motorcycle

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Hybrid and electric cars are slowly gaining in popularity, but Honda may have its sites set on another market as well: motorcycles.

According to a patent filed back in September 2010, dug up by Motorbiker, the company is working on creating a hybrid motorcycle. And based on the sketch included in the patent filing, it looks like that bike could well be a Honda Goldwing. Strangely, though, the Goldwing is primarily designed for long-distance driving, not the shorter urban commuting that hybrid vehicles are made for.

Of course, it’s just a sketch, so Honda could very well be making a brand new line of bikes for the hybrid market. But since all we have to go on right now is a patent filing, it could be a while before we find out what the bike will look like. Or if it exists at all.

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Apr 29

Cool Leaf’s shiny keyboard mimics a mirror

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When turned on, the Cool Leaf displays a backlit keyboard interface. Turned off, however, the keyboard looks like a common household mirror.

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Apr 29

Sirius Satellite 2.0 to include DVR-like features, personalized stations?

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The problem with Sirius Satellite Radio? You can listen to hundreds of stations, but only if you tune in live. As it stands, licensing restrictions make it impossible to record Howard Stern asking intrusive questions about people’s sex lives. But that could change with version 2.0 of the platform, which is rumored to be on track for a fall release. According to a CNET report citing the good ole’ “source close to the company,” select programs will be available for on-demand listening for a limited period after their original airing. And, this source says, the new platform could take a cue from Pandora and Slacker with personalized stations that let you skip songs, flag your favorites, and ban the ones that drive you insane. If true, listeners would get a whole lot more value out of that $13 monthly subscription — and SiriusXM might have a greater chance of beating Pandora in the battle for your in-car attention. Until then, you’ll just have to keep listening to Tiger Blood Radio live.

Sirius Satellite 2.0 to include DVR-like features, personalized stations? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 29

Two high-value, high-speed gaming desktops

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Highlighting reviews of two recent Editor’s Choice-winning gaming PCs

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