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Take this for what it’s worth, but the schedule for Google’s 2011 I/O conference includes a little session called “Building Android Apps for Google TV,” as well as “Building Web Apps for Google TV.” That’s certainly interesting, as Google’s reportedly asked TV manufacturers to delay (or at least downplay) their smart TV products at CES until the core software is revamped, and we’re hearing that the relaunch will focus heavily on apps. We’re also told by a trusted source that there’s a big performance boost coming as things get more optimized, comparable to the jump from Android 1.6 to Android 2.3 on phones, and that future input devices will be more streamlined and simpler to use than the current Logitech and Sony affairs. That’s all good news, but, um, I/O isn’t until May, so we’re hoping all this stuff comes true much, much sooner than that.

[Thanks, D.]

Google I/O includes Google TV app development session; software speedup in the works originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This article was written on October 25, 2010 by CyberNet.

Welcome to the WrapUp by CyberNet. This is a collection of news stories, downloads, and tips that we have collected over the last few days, but never got around to writing about. Don’t forget to send in your own tips, or just leave a comment on this page if you think you’ve got something we should include.

–News–

HP Slate Will Cost $799
Engadget has both some images and a video of the HP Slate in action, which will run you a cool $799 when it is released. Specs include a 1.86GHz Atom processor, 2GB of RAM, and a 64GB SSD for storage.

Summary of Apple Announcements
If you haven’t read about all of Apple’s announcements last week this will get you up-to-speed on the new MacBook Air, OS X Lion, Mac App Store, and iLife ’11.

Windows 7 Sells 240 Million Licenses
Microsoft announced that in the first year of availability they’ve sold over 240 million licenses of the Windows 7 OS, which makes it the fastest selling operating system in history.

Microsoft Office 365 Available Next Year
The cloud-based Microsoft Office 365 will offer online versions of the Office suite for a monthly fee starting next year.

HP Unveils webOS 2.0
The next generation of Palm Pre and webOS will include things like Flash Player, Skype, an updated Facebook app, and many enhancements throughout the entire operating system.

Hulu Blocks Google TV
Google TV users might be a little discouraged to find out that Hulu doesn’t work, at least for right now. There was a modification you could make to change the user agent, but that has since been plugged by Hulu. So you’ll just have to wait for the Hulu Plus subscription service to be made available.

Xbox.com Gets an Update
The redesigned Xbox.com now has a browser based Avatar editor, the ability to play web games with your Xbox LIVE friends, and more.

Dad and Son Send HD Camera and iPhone to Space
A father/son duo created a nice weather balloon rig that reached a maximum altitude of 100,000 feet, and captured it all on video. Thanks to the onboard iPhone they were able to retrieve the balloon about 30-miles from where it launched.

–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

Insomnia Keeps Your PC Awake
Windows users can download this handy little utility if they want to prevent their computer from going to sleep. As long as the window remains open the PC will remain in “insomnia” mode.

Anandtech’s In-Depth Windows Phone 7 Review
If you enjoy reading long and detailed reviews about gadgets this is one you won’t want to miss. It covers just about every aspect of the new mobile OS.

Change Your Aero Color Based on Weather Temperature
Windows 7/Vista users can enjoy this nice free app that will adjust the color of the Aero glass to match the current temperature outside.

Opera 11 Alpha Available with Sample Extensions
The testing phase of the next major Opera milestone has begun, and there are some sample extensions available for you to take for a spin.

Desktop Email Notifications for Outlook, Gmail, Hotmail, and More
This free utility will let you monitor and manage messages from all of your email accounts.

Play Most Video Types on Android with VPlayer
The free VPlayer app for Android lets users watch videos in DivX, Xvid, MKV, WMV, FLV, and RMVB formats.

No Hassle Way to Download and Convert YouTube Videos
The DownloadTube.org site lets you paste in a link to any YouTube video, and have it converted into a more widely supported video format.

Keep iTunes Libraries in Sync with MediaRover
MediaRover is a free Windows and Mac utility that will keep your songs and playlists in sync across multiple machines.

KeySharky Adds Hotkey Support to Grooveshark
Firefox and Chrome users can grab an add-on that provides customizable hotkey support for the Grooveshark music streaming site.

TinyUmbrella Updated for iOS Users
TinyUmbrella is a free app used to save your SHSH blobs so that you can rollback to an older version of iOS if needed. The app has been updated to include a new UI, and has some other features that are pretty nice.

–Downloads–

• Digsby Build 84 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
• FeedDemon 4.0.0.1 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Firefox 3.6.11 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Foobar2000 1.1.1 ^{Beta 2} [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Google Chrome 8.0.552.5 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Growl 2.0.5 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Miranda 0.9.8 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• OpenOffice.org 3.3.0 ^RC1 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• PDF-XChange Viewer 2.057 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Picasa 3.8.117.16 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Pidgin 2.7.4 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Revo Uninstaller 1.90 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• SeaMonkey 2.0.9 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Thunderbird 3.1.5 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• uTorrent 2.2.0 ^RC1 [Homepage] [Mirror]

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It’s not exactly what we’d call a easy jailbreak, seeing as how it requires a soldering iron, a NAND format procedure, and a Logitech Revue that’s never even been powered on, but it looks like it is possible to root a Google TV box after all. GTVHacker has a thirteen-step walkthrough to cracking the Logitech Revue — and physically crack the case you must — after which point custom firmware can let it download, install and run apps from Android Market and bypass pesky television network blockages. Risky? Definitely. Worth it? Depends on how patient you are.

[Thanks, Jason W.]

Continue reading Logitech Revue hack brings Android Market, requires brute force

Logitech Revue hack brings Android Market, requires brute force originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 12:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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So, the word is that Samsung was planning on showing off Google TV at its presser, but switched things up at the last minute and stuck to its first party Smart TV offering. Still, that didn’t stop two Samsung Google TV boxes from showing up at the show floor, a Blu-ray player and a standalone “companion” box. They both look pretty svelte, and the companion box is particularly smaller than the standalone Logitech and Sony boxes. Samsung’s explanation of the showing was the idea that Samsung was “capable” of supporting other platforms, though they didn’t have any promises of a release, a release date, or a price range. We also saw a Samsung Galaxy S running the Google TV controller app, which isn’t much of a stretch, and there wasn’t any sort of physical remote or keyboard on display. Basically, Samsung is showing the bare minimum of a Google TV offering, which seems to be sort of appropriate with Google TV’s current feature set, if you want to get all “deeper meaning” about it.

Continue reading Samsung shows off Google TV companion box and Blu-ray player

Samsung shows off Google TV companion box and Blu-ray player originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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No more dribs and drabs of information leaking out as Vizio has finally listed its entire 2011 LCD lineup, again featuring LED back & edge lighting across all models. That includes two ultrawidescreen 21:9 Cinema models in its Theater 3D line in 50- and 58-inch sizes, two VIA Plus TVs with Google TV in the XVT3D476SP and XVT3D556SP, and continuation of its existing Yahoo! Widgets based Vizio Internet Apps features including WiFi and Bluetooth QWERTY remote across TVs sized 22-inches and above. Check the press release after the break for all the models and what they offer, perhaps wisely there’s no detailed information about when and for how much they’ll be available just yet, so we’ll still have to speculate about which models will represent the sub-$300 3D portion of the lineup.

Continue reading Vizio shows off its full 2011HDTV lineup: ultrawidescreen, 3D, Google TV, widgets & all

Vizio shows off its full 2011HDTV lineup: ultrawidescreen, 3D, Google TV, widgets & all originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Jan 2011 08:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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