Dec 01
Best Apps for Drivers [Appbattle]
Posted in: AndroidApps, apps, IphoneApps, Today's Chili, top
Maybe you commute. Maybe you travel. Maybe you just like to drive. In any case, smartphone apps are key—and not just for navigation. More »
Nov 29
How To Keep Track of All Your Black Friday and Cyber Monday Packages [Toys]
Posted in: amazon, AndroidApps, apps, IphoneApps, Today's Chili, top, Toys
Along with the holidays come the familiar headaches of e-commerce. Buying things. Receiving things. Forgetting about things ordered, searching frantically for confirmation numbers, and breathing sighs of relief when their statuses are confirmed. Stop that! There’s a better way. More »
Nov 29
The Best Drinking Apps [Appbattle]
Posted in: AndroidApps, apps, IphoneApps, Today's Chili, top
Don’t get me wrong: people were perfectly good at getting drunk well before the telephone was even a dream. But with a few apps, your smartphone can turn you into a champion bartender, drinker, or both. More »
Nov 24
Apps for the Thanksgiving Host with the Most [Appbattle]
Posted in: AndroidApps, apps, IphoneApps, Today's Chili, top
Thanksgiving is almost here, and only one thing can save you from your lack of preparation, cooking abilities, and holiday etiquette: apps. Lots of apps. More »
Nov 23
Dish Network remote access app comes to Android, your Harmony groans
Posted in: Android, android market, AndroidApps, AndroidMarket, AndroidOs, IphoneApp, IphoneApps, Today's Chili
Dish Network took another step towards its ambitious TV Everywhere plans — not to be confused with Comcast’s and Time Warner’s TV Everywhere partnership — by releasing the Android version of its Dish remote access app late last week. This nicely completes the provider’s suite of mobile offerings, which have already been available on the iPhone, iPad and certain BlackBerry phones. The catch is that to take advantage of the app, Android users must own a Sling-enabled Dish device like the ViP 722 / 722k HD DVRs or the recently released Sling adapter. With the necessary hardware though, the app turns smartphones into a control freak’s best friend, working as a remote control, a DVR manager, and a Sling-powered media streamer to view recorded or live programming over Wi-Fi or 3G. That’s a pretty nifty feature set considering it costs a lovely low price of free, and it’s certainly more robust than mobile offerings from Comcast, Time Warner, or DirecTV. In other words, when it comes to getting the most from your paid TV service while on the go, it appears the underdog satellite company can certainly dish it out.
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Nov 16
People of Lava launches Scandinavia Android TV, melts home theater hearts and wallets
Posted in: Android, android market, AndroidApps, AndroidMarket, set-top-box, Today's Chili
After teasing us with its cool hardware and even cooler name last spring, Swedish TV maker People of Lava has now launched what it claims is the world’s first Android-powered TV — that is if you don’t count Korea’s Smartroi TV running Android 1.5. Its top-of-the-line 55-inch models cost a wallet-singeing 40,000 Swedish Krona (or roughly $5,820) and ship with Android 1.5 along with widgets for Google Chrome, Facebook, YouTube and Google Maps. They also have access to an app store which currently only includes 20 titles, but could grow to more than 1,000 by the end of the year — since according to marketing director Martin Ljunggren, the store should import any app now in the Android Market that’s scalable to a TV screen. That’s a feat we’re curious to see given Android’s difficultly scaling apps even to tablet screens — but hey, what do we know? In terms of sales, People of Lava hopes to move $29 million dollars worth of Scandinavia units in 2011, in both Sweden and niche US and UK markets. Overall that’s great news for the tech savvy well-to-do, but considering Mountain Vew’s focus on Google TV, we’re not sure how long these Android TVs will be around.
People of Lava launches Scandinavia Android TV, melts home theater hearts and wallets originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Nov 2010 02:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Nov 11
The Best RSS Reader Apps [Appbattle]
Posted in: AndroidApps, apps, IphoneApps, Today's Chili, top
Reading news on a smartphone is a pain in the ass, unless you have a good RSS app. Here are the best. More »
Nov 03
The Best Camera Apps [Appbattle]
Posted in: AndroidApps, apps, IphoneApps, Today's Chili, top
Smartphones are the new portable cameras—almost. With these apps, though, you can turn your iPhone or Android handset into a true pocket camera killer. More »
Oct 27
The Best Note-Taking Apps [Appbattle]
Posted in: AndroidApps, apps, iPhone, IphoneApps, Today's Chili, top
Smartphones have the potential to be killer note-takers: they’re always with you, constantly connected, have touchscreens and pack cameras. And with the right app, any Android or iOS device can put your Moleskine, legal pad or padlocked diary to shame. More »
Oct 13
The Best File Sharing Apps [Appbattle]
Posted in: AndroidApps, apps, IphoneApps, Today's Chili, top
One thing smartphones aren’t very good at? Sharing. They keep to themselves, hoard what they create, and bristle at the thought of accessing and sharing files like a normal computer. Thankfully, we have these apps. More »
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