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OK, so this phone case isn’t going to actively protect you from the radioactive fallout of a nuclear bomb, but it is supposed to protect you from those harmful radiowaves that are constantly emanating from your precious iPhone.

Pong’s Soft Touch iPhone case incorporates tech that will reduce the exposure to wireless radiation by up to 93%. That’s pretty good. This has been done by redirecting cell phone radiation away from your head and body. No more smartphone-induced brain cancers – if you believe that the radiation is actually doing anything bad to you in the first place.

If that’s isn’t enough, the case has been engineered to improve signal strength by 41%. This means less dropped calls for everyone, though for people living in NYC will probably still experience some. Its makers claim that the improved signal quality will boost talk time by about 1.3 hours as well.

The Pong Soft Case sells for $69.99(USD), and is available in black, pink, light blue or white.

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Is your TV reception basically crap, so much so that you might actually have thought that you were living underground like a mole? Well, here is a device that you might want to consider – the $39.99 Leaf Paper Thin Indoor HDTV Antenna, which you will have to connect it to your TV by mounting it on your wall. It looks really good, too, as its name suggests, being super thin and all, where it is capable of receiving free over-the-air broadcasts – in High Definition glory as well to boot, allowing you to save more money each month as there is no need for you to pay for cable any more, with the Leaf in tow.

Those who live in a bustling metropolis or a suburb should be able to receive around 10 to 20 channels using the Leaf, but if those who live in the great outdoors, far away from the rest of humanity, will definitely be unable to receive as many channels – logically speaking. This is better than nothing, and at least when you fork out less than $50, the return on investment should be worth a shot, don’t you think so?

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Were you so entranced by Aereo’s approach to over-the-air TV broadcasting that you signed up even while the legal battles were just getting started? You’re likely being rewarded for your trust. The company has confirmed with GigaOM that New Yorkers who subscribed in the “earliest days” will have their cloud DVR storage doubled to 80 hours — no limited period, no extra charge. There should likewise be some improved tools for overseeing all that extra space in the near future, although just what that might entail is left to the imagination. We won’t fret about it much: given the service’s still-tentative existence, any upgrades are icing on the cake for customers.

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Aereo doubles DVR space to 80 hours for early adopters originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Aug 2012 22:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While the battle between Aereo, a service that brings OTA TV broadcasts to the internet, and the broadcasters that began suing it before it even launched continues, a judge ruled today against a request for a preliminary injunction to shut it down. Reuters reports that the basis for the decision is that while the broadcasters demonstrated they faced “irreparable harm”, Aereo too faced harm from a potential shutdown, and the balance did not tip heavily enough in the broadcasters favor. So, for now the subscription feeds from those microantennas to NYC residents shelling out $12 a month will continue — we’ll wait see if the upstart streamer’s streak continues.

Continue reading Aereo avoids a preliminary injunction, keeps its antenna to internet TV service on the air for now

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Aereo avoids a preliminary injunction, keeps its antenna to internet TV service on the air for now originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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