Sep 26
Sep 26
Both Toyota and Nissan have issued recalls for select models they offer, with Toyota recalling a tad under 700,000 Sienna minivans and Nissan recalling over 900,000 models. In Nissan’s case, some of its cars are experiencing problems with an accelerator sensor that could fail, causing the car to stall. Toyota’s Sienna minivans, meanwhile, have an […]
Sep 26
Over at CEDIA 2013, the folks at LG have dropped some announcements concerning their Ultra HD TV range. Firstly, there will be a couple of new edge LED lit LCD TVs that will be part of the LG make up, where the more affordable models which were introduced in South Korea back in August are finally about to arrive Stateside later this month. There is the 65-inch LG LA9650 which will feature a $5,000 price tag, and for those who are feeling the pinch when it comes to their pockets and yet still want something worthy to reside in their respective living rooms, the 55-inch model will retail for a mere $3,500, now how about that?
The new LG TVs will also feature what LG calls the “Sound Plate“, something that they first paraded over at IFA 2013 earlier this year. There is no word on pricing or the exact release date just yet, but we do have expectations for it to arrive sometime in the fourth quarter of the year. Other than the new TVs, LG has also decided to lower the prices of their current TV range, where the higher end LA9700 models that come in similar sizes will see prices plummet to $6,500 and $4,500. Heck, if you have always kept an eye on the 55-inch curved OLED TV, that model too, will be easier on your pockets by about $4,000 with a recommended retail price of $10,000 now.
LG Drops OLED TV Price To $10k, Introduces New TVs Stateside original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Sep 26
Some say that a picture is worth 1,000 words, but regardless of how you do the math, it’s fair to say that a good photo can say a lot more than 140 characters. With that in mind, Twitter is giving greater emphasis to photos within tweets by placing them front and center in the post, with the actual tweet serving as a simple caption below. Looking at it now, the decision seems an obvious one, but all photos were previously smaller and subservient to the short text. The visual redesign applies to both landscape and portrait photos, so regardless of how you frame your image, you can now let your shooting skills do the talking for you.
Source: Twitter
Sep 26
Back in July Dish Network announced plans to open its Hopper DVR platform to mobile app developers, and today at CEDIA we saw the results of that initiative. Thanks to SDK access that can mirror the functionality of Dish’s own Explorer iPad app, home automation systems like Control4 can now directly access the DVRs. That means users with those systems (or others, we saw demos of integration with a few other systems although they haven’t been officially announced yet) can control their DVR with the same controls used to adjust their lighting, security and other services. So far, access is limited to simple remote control commands over IP while everything gets certified and secured, but eventually it will include full two-way communication, including guide data and more.
While that’s enough to make anyone who orders or builds custom systems drool, what could it mean for the rest of us? We’ll have to wait and see, but if Control4 can build in access, we can certainly imagine what the Xbox One, Google TV, Samsung’s Smart TV or any other rumored devices (*cough*) might be able to offer. We’ll probably have to wait until CES to hear more on that front, but we did get a quick preview of a feature in testing that’s coming to all Hopper DVRs: HDMI-CEC control. The ability to send and receive commands is something we’ve wanted on cable / satellite set-top boxes for some time, and Dish Network may well be the first to make it happen.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD
Sep 26
Have you seen Helvetica, the documentary about typography? Or maybe Objectified, the doc that tackled design? And what about Urbanized, which dug into the design of cities? You probably have. If you haven’t, few documentary series capture things Gizmodo cares about more than Gary Hustwit’s Design Trilogy. Watch them.
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Sep 26
Those who prefer to accomplish their fitness goals from the privacy of their own home can do so using a variety of means, of which the Xbox One will be an option. Microsoft has announced Xbox Fitness for the Xbox One, a library of fitness content from various big name trainers and fitness personalities. For […]
Sep 26
The folks over in Japan do come up with some of the more stunning inventions from time to time. In fact, it was just earlier this morning that we talked about a robot which was specially programmed to pick ripe strawberries, allowing farmers to take a break and let the robot do the job – and it has even been touted to offer up to a 67% higher level of efficiency, now how about that? This time around, we have word that a music hall does not need to take years to build, but rather, it can be inflated. This is what the Ark Nova classical music concert hall is all about.
With a seating capacity of approximately 500, this particular inflatable structure can be erected just about anywhere (as long as the plot of land is suitable enough, of course) in a jiffy. Specially designed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki who worked alongside the British designer Anish Kapoor, the Ark Nova is set to make its debut in Matsushima this coming September 27 (which is today in Japan by the way) with a concert that will be conducted by classical superstar Gustavo Dudamel. Additional concerts will also see a number of other artists who will range from Claudio Abbado to Ryuchi Sakamoto.
Ark Nova Music Concert Hall Is An Inflatable Building original content from Ubergizmo. 
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