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Eric Kessler, President & COO at HBO, just announced that a long-awaited feature will be going live today during his interview at D:Dive Into Media 2013. HBO Go and Max Go users with Apple products filling the home will now be able to enjoy AirPlay beaming. Straight from the man himself:

“Our long-term goal for Go is to be on all platforms and all devices. Effective today, we will be enabling AirPlay — any device that allows users to watch on the big screen is great. You can play HBO Go on your iPhone or iPad, and then beam that to your HDTV via an Apple TV using AirPlay.”

It appears that neither app has seen an update in Apple’s App Store just yet, but we’re guessing it’s only a matter of time before both are refreshed. [Update: Looks as if both updates are now live!] Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem that HBO will be on Apple TV for some time yet. Host Kara Swisher asked Kessler what the problem was in getting ’em on there. His reply? “We will get on Apple TV — there is no problem. These things take time.”

We spoke firsthand with Kessler following his interview, and he affirmed that there’s no 30 percent revenue cut to worry about with Apple TV like there is for conventional apps on the App Store. It seemed that HBO simply viewed this as a lower priority now that AirPlay is a reality, and it may go a long way to explaining why so many other video apps are opting for AirPlay inclusion rather than focusing efforts on a dedicated Apple TV app.

Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD, Apple

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Source: iTunes (HBO Go), (Max Go)

There’s a brand new collection of Dell UltraSharp Display models out there this week with the company revealing both a brand new ultra-wide model and a set of PremierColor monitors. This update for the Dell line brings on a new level of color accuracy as well as performance and precision, all from PremierColor technology. Two new models in the UltraSharp line by the name of U3014 and U2713H will bring you 30 and 27-inch excellence respectively while the 24-inch U2413 brings up the tail end with the most conservative of monitor sizes.

There’s a beastly release coming with this wave by the name of Dell UltraSharp U2913WM. This machine is a 29-inch “ultra-wide” monitor and works with PremierColor technology as well. This display is called “ultra-wide” due to its unique 21:9 aspect ratio, offering up a massively long amount of space to work with. With DisplayPort 1.2.[1] connectivity, you’re also able to chain several monitors together providing a massive extension for your home computer – wild!

Above you’ll see the 30-inch U3104 with newly-minted PremierColor technology, while below you’ll see the ultra-wide 29-inch newest member of the Dell UltraSharp Display family!

This announcement comes with a couple of accessories as well, the first of them being the Dell Single Monitor Arm, here coming with the code-name MSA14 and attachments to an assortment of devices. Models U3014, U2713H, U2413 and select Dell monitor panels work with what’s called the Dell Quick Release mount, attaching quick without the need for screws or any more work than a clip. There’s also a Dual Monitor Stand that works with tilt, swivel, height adjust, and horizontal slide – and two monitors at once, of course.

Each of the new models will be available immediately if not soon – The UltraSharp U3014 will be coming soon all around the world from a starting price of $1499 USD. Meanwhile the Dell UltraSharp U2713H and U2413 monitors are already available everywhere starting at $999 and $599 USD, respectively. Finally the Dell Single Monitor Arm is out in stores now for a starting price of $149 while the Dual Monitor Stand will run you $169.

Dell UltraSharp Display line gets PremierColor and Ultra-wide surprise is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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There is a disturbing trend in the gadget world, and it’s that laptop, tablet and phone makers aren’t taking battery life seriously enough. Yes, having touch on a Windows 8 notebook is great, but not if the computer lasts an hour and a half less than one without that capability. And what good is a smartphone with an HD display and superfast processor if you have to plug it in around lunchtime? We run our homemade battery test, which involves continuous Web surfing at 40 percent brightness, on every device we review. And if the endurance isn’t good enough, regardless of the gadget’s other features, we simply won’t recommend it. More »

Android Fruit-Ninja running on Windows 8

Those who have looked at Windows 8 in general and at the Microsoft Surface Pro tablet in particular may find that there are not as many apps built for the tablet format as one may desire. Since the Windows SDK is rather very good, we think that this is only a matter of time before the number of quality apps is high enough, but in the meantime, what about running Android apps? That’s exactly what BlueStacks aims to do with a “Windows 8 optimized” software platform that can run Android apps – think of it as an Android emulator if you want. Note that I use the term “emulator” in a liberal way, since BlueStacks is not designed to run the Android OS, but only its apps. (more…)

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If you have a serious need to own your own pair of augmented reality glasses so you can pretend you’re Sergey Brin, Vuzix has a new set of AR glasses that are now available.

The Vuzix Wrap 1200AR glasses offer two small screens that combine to create a 75-inch virtual screen as viewed from 10 feet away. The glasses support both 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios and support display resolutions of up to 720p (though the actual display panels are 800×480 WVGA resolution). The displays have 60 Hz progressive scan update and a 35° diagonal field of view. The little screens also support 24-bit true color.

The glasses themselves weigh about 3 ounces and are highly adjustable allowing users to adjust the diopter and eye separation. They also have display angle adjustment and a pair of discrete 640×480 video cameras which can capture video at 30 frames per second. They’re loaded with a number of sensors including magnetometers, accelerometers, and gyros, allowing for full head tracking.

Despite being lightweight, this isn’t exactly a portable rig – they’re designed to connect to a computer via USB and VGA connections, and you’ll need some augmented reality applications in order to take advantage of them. But assuming you do all of this, you’ll soon be seeing stuff like this right before your eyes (and nobody else around you will.)

You need to have fairly deep pockets if you want to play with a set of these, because they sell for $1499 (USD). But then again, you don’t have a whole lot of cheaper choices unless Google actually releases their Google Glasses to the public.