Jun 19

TiVo Android and iPhone apps in the works, Season Passes soon at your fingertips

Posted in: Android, apps, dvr, ipad, iPhone, mobile, screen, smartphone, Television, tivo, Today's Chili, TV


Sure, it’s technically been possible to manage one’s TiVo via the mobile web for a half-decade now, but earlier methods were neither intuitive nor enthralling. Earlier this year, the company released its iPad app — a diddy that showcases functions like remote control features, ToDo List prioritizing and Season Pass management. After hinting at a number of apps for smaller-screen devices (boasting all manners of operating systems), the latest print edition of CEPro has delivered solid intel that the aforesaid whispers are becoming reality. With Honeycomb slates dropping left, right and center, we’re wondering if the Android build will target tablets first and smartphones later — perhaps even a merged edition once Ice Cream Sandwich crawls from the freezer. Either way, it’ll soon make recording season-long reruns of The Hills even easier for those living within iOS or Android ecosystems, including updates from the places you’re too embarrassed to mention in public.

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Jun 19

New Mac Pros, Minis due this summer

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The offerings from Apple should arrive by early August and feature Intel’s Sandy Bridge processor architecture and Thunderbolt data ports, sources say.

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Jun 19

How would you change Nintendo’s 3DS?

Posted in: 3ds, gaming, HowWouldYouChange, HWYC, nintendo, nintendo 3ds, Nintendo3ds, Today's Chili

It took ’em longer than anticipated to sell a cool million of these things, but we’re guessing the hardcore among us are in that crowd. The Nintendo 3DS is definitely trying something quite different, and while it’s tough to tell if the Big N has a bona fide hit on its hands, we’re feeling pretty certain that it’ll pop out a second edition in due time. To that end, we’re interested in hearing what existing owners would change if given the power. Would you tweak the displays in any way? Change up the colors? Modify the form factor? Alter the control scheme? We can’t promise you that Luigi’s listening, but feel free to get the ideas flowing in comments below.

How would you change Nintendo’s 3DS? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 19 Jun 2011 22:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 19

Daily Downloads: iTunes, RSS Bandit, Notepad++, and More

Posted in: Daily Downloads, Today's Chili

This article was written on September 18, 2007 by CyberNet.

iTunes RSS Bandit Notepad Welcome to Daily Downloads brought to you by CyberNet! Each weekday we bring you the Windows software updates for widely used programs, and it’s safe to assume that all the software we list is freeware (we’ll try to note the paid-only programs).

As you browse the Internet during the day, feel free to post the software updates you come across in the comments below so that we can include them the following day!

–Stable Releases–

The software listed here have all been officially released by the developers.

  • Belarc Advisor 7.2.20.8 [Homepage] [Mirror]
    Type of Application: Profiles hardware and software on your computer
    Changes: N/A
  • FinalBurner 1.21.0.110 [Homepage] [Mirror]
    Type of Application: CD/DVD burning software
    Changes: N/A
  • Google SketchUp 6.0.1099 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Mirror] [Review]
    Type of Application: 3D object creation
    Changes: Bug fixes
  • iTunes 7.4.2 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Review]
    Type of Application: Media manager
    Changes: Fixes ringtone bug on the iPhone, but can remove all of the custom ringtones you’ve added.
  • ReNamer 5.05 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Mirror] [Review]
    Type of Application: Batch file renamer
    Changes: Bug fixes
  • RSS Bandit 1.5.0.17 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Mirror] [Review]
    Type of Application: Feed reader
    Changes: Synchronization with NewsGator, multi-page newspaper view, and bug fixes
  • SpeedFan 4.33 [Homepage] [Mirror]
    Type of Application: Computer monitor
    Changes: Bug fixes

–Pre-Releases (Alpha, Beta, etc…)–

The software listed here are pre-releases that may not be ready for everyday usage.

  • Notepad++ 4.3 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Mirror] [Review]
    Release: Release Candidate
    Type of Application: Notepad replacement
    Changes: Enhanced style configurator, hide lines feature, and bug fixes

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Jun 19

Inhabitat’s Week in Green: transparent airplanes, photovoltaic subdivisions and a wind-powered yacht

Posted in: green, light, solar, solar power, SolarPower, Today's Chili

Green transportation soared through the skies this week as Inhabitat reported on Airbus’ plans for a transparent airplane, and we showcased a crazy working hover bike capable of flying up to 10,000 feet. We were also excited to see China begin to roll out high-speed rail across Asia and we spotted several out-of-this world Frankenstein vehicles — a Mercedes-Benz bus train in Bolivia and a wind-powered yacht that doubles as an airplane.

It was a momentous week for energy news as well, as Italians voted to end the use of nuclear power, and we took a look inside Germany’s Wunderland Kalkar Amusement Park, which is built inside of a decommissioned nuclear plant. Solar power also had its moment in the sun as Enfinity unveiled two gorgeous photovoltaic-laden landscapes in Les Mées, France and Bangladesh announced that one million of the country’s homes are powered by photovoltaic panels. We even spotted a new type of flexible generator that could be built into shoes to produce power as you walk.

This week we were also excited to unveil the winners of our Bright Ideas Lighting Design Competition — the elegant geometric Tetra Pak Lamp, the gorgeous glowing Nourishment Lamp, and the cute cork Pinha Pendant Light. We also launched our new Ask a Tech Geek Series where gadget guru extraordinaire Peter Rojas answers your questions about green technology, and we reported on one Japanese researcher’s dubious plan to create an artificial meat substitute from poop. Finally, we shared an awesome steampunk rotary smartphone and a set of fun foldable Paper Punk robots that are perfect for terrorizing your coworkers’ cubicles.

Inhabitat’s Week in Green: transparent airplanes, photovoltaic subdivisions and a wind-powered yacht originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 19

Scientists restore memory of drugged rats, hope to do the same with people

Posted in: memory, research, Today's Chili

Is there anything we can’t learn from drugged up rats? Researchers at Wake Forest University and the University of Southern California used a group of medicated rodents to demonstrate a method by which memory can be restored with the flick of a switch. The rats were outfitted with tiny, rat-sized electrodes and exposed to pharmacological substances, which caused them to forget the connection between pushing a lever and getting water. By turning the electronic switch on, the scientists restored the rats’ memory of the task — turning it off made them forget again. The next step in the process is testing the experiment out on primates and perhaps some day utilizing the research to benefit victims of strokes, Alzheimer’s, or injury-induced memory loss.

Scientists restore memory of drugged rats, hope to do the same with people originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 19 Jun 2011 20:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 19

ICANN passes domain name expansion, ele.vation and wolf.pack ready to assault your browser

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It may be Sunday where you are, but it’s bright-and-early on Monday in Singapore. That’s where a monumental vote is about to go down, with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (or ICANN, for short) set to vote on expansion plans for domain names. If you’ll recall, the organization approved seven additional domains in 2004, with another round from 2004 leading to a separate seven joining the herd. It’s expected to approve something far more substantial this week, however, with a new system enabling just about anything to trail the crux of the domain. In other words, .com may soon be replaced by .Canon (for cameras), .eco (for green sites) or even .programming (for, you know, programming sites).

As you can likely imagine, the options here are pretty well endless, but it’ll cost a wee bit more than $6.95 per year to register one. The application fee alone is clocked in at $185,000, and winners will have to pony up $25,000 annually after that. It’s entirely likely that a new wave of legal spats will crop up with regard to trademarks — we’re guessing lawyers in Mountain View won’t be too fond of Google.phones falling into non-corporate hands — but hey, that’s half the fun from the sidelines. We’ll be keeping an eye out for a final decision, and we’ll be sure to let you know if ICANN fesses up to what it’ll be doing with those stratospheric new fees.

Update: It sailed through, as expected. The first of the new wave are expected to go online within a year, and yeah, we’re curious as well to find out which one becomes first out of the gate.

ICANN passes domain name expansion, ele.vation and wolf.pack ready to assault your browser originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 19 Jun 2011 19:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 19

ICANN to vote on domain name expansion, ele.vation and wolf.pack ready to assualt your browser

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It may be Sunday where you are, but it’s bright-and-early on Monday in Singapore. That’s where a monumental vote is about to go down, with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (or ICANN, for short) set to vote on expansion plans for domain names. If you’ll recall, the organization approved seven additional domains in 2004, with another round from 2004 leading to a separate seven joining the herd. It’s expected to approve something far more substantial this week, however, with a new system enabling just about anything to trail the crux of the domain. In other words, .com may soon be replaced by .Canon (for cameras), .eco (for green sites) or even .programming (for, you know, programming sites).

As you can likely imagine, the options here are pretty well endless, but it’ll cost a wee bit more than $6.95 per year to register one. The application fee alone is clocked in at $185,000, and winners will have to pony up $25,000 annually after that. It’s entirely likely that a new wave of legal spats will crop up with regard to trademarks — we’re guessing lawyers in Mountain View won’t be too fond of Google.phones falling into non-corporate hands — but hey, that’s half the fun from the sidelines. We’ll be keeping an eye out for a final decision, and we’ll be sure to let you know if ICANN fesses up to what it’ll be doing with those stratospheric new fees.

ICANN to vote on domain name expansion, ele.vation and wolf.pack ready to assualt your browser originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 19 Jun 2011 19:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 19

webOS Skype integration revealed in screenshots

Posted in: HP, leak, leaked, leaks, o2, skype, Today's Chili, VoIP, webos
Skype on Pre 3

We know you’ve all been losing sleep, wondering what exactly Skype integration on webOS will look like. Well, tonight, you should sleep like a baby, knowing you’ve gotten a solid peak at how the Pre 3 will handle the VoIP service. Similar to Google Voice on Android, you’ll be able to either route all international calls through Skype or force is to ask every time you press that precious dial button. We also know that it will be able to handle video calls and, at least on the O2 network in Germany, both voice and video chat will be available over WiFi and 3G. You’ll also be able to initiate sessions from either contacts or the messaging menu, so there’s no need to fire up a separate app. Now, we just need HP to get this out the door and for Microsoft to work out those reliability kinks. Check out the source link for the full-sized images.

webOS Skype integration revealed in screenshots originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 19 Jun 2011 19:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 19

MyBloop Back for More…You can still Download Music

Posted in: Music, Today's Chili, Web Sites

This article was written on June 14, 2007 by CyberNet.

MyBloopIt was more than a year ago when we last wrote about MyBloop, a file sharing site, and we mentioned a way to download music that others upload to the site. They shutdown for awhile because they couldn’t keep up with the hosting needs, and after several months they are back for more.

Since it is a file sharing site you would think that you could download anything from there, but that’s not the case. Music and videos are copyrighted to their owner, so only the person who uploads a song or video can actually download it. Other people can listen or view it though.

So why is MyBloop cool? They host thousands of songs and videos, where a search for Nirvana returns 800+ results, Metallica returns 230+ results, and Green Day returns 660+ results. Many of the songs are duplicates of each other, but the point is that they have a nice selection available. Out of the 175,000 files being hosted you’re bound to find something cool.

Previously it was as easy as changing one thing in the URL to be prompted to download a song from the site, but it’s not quite as easy this time around. I have tried to make it a little simpler by creating a bookmarklet that does most of the hard work, so drag this link into your bookmarks: MyBloop Download

Here’s what you have to do now that you have the bookmarklet stored:

  1. Go to the MyBloop page with the video or song that you want to download, right-click on the "Add Comment" link, and copy the URL to the clipboard:
    MyBloop Download

  2. Click the bookmarklet and enter in the URL that you just copied:
    MyBloop Download
  3. A box will automatically popup to download the file. :) You have to run the bookmarklet while viewing the MyBloop site, otherwise they think that someone is hotlinking to a file and they don’t let you download it.
    MyBloop Download

As you can see it is a piece of cake to download songs or videos from the vast selection that users have uploaded, but I’m sure MyBloop will be catching on sooner or later and will change the way their system works. The nice thing with using MyBloop to download the songs is that you can listen to them before you take the time to put them on your PC. So go play around, search for some music, and have a ball downloading!

Oh yeah, and no downloading anything you don’t own! Almost forgot to say that. :)

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