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By now you’ve seen Apple’s Smart Cover, right? The mind blowing cover (don’t call it a case) pretty much stole the show during yesterday’s iPad 2 press event, causing children to weep at the sight of our exploded bodies. Thing is, we’ve seen the design before. Oh sure, Apple improved upon it significantly, but there’s no mistaking its InCase Convertible Magazine Jacket heritage. See the two slug it out on video after the break in some kind of weird reverse KIRF cage match. We guess 2011 really is the year of the copycats.

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Apple iPad 2 Smart Cover vs. InCase Convertible Magazine Jacket… Fight! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Mar 2011 08:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This article was written on January 14, 2008 by CyberNet.

It’s been just about a year to the date since Netflix dove into online movies.  They did it hoping to appeal to the under 30 crowd, the ones who are familiar and comfortable with getting their entertainment content online. And while things have been going fairly well lately, it appears as though they too heard the rumor that we did. You know, the rumor that Steve Jobs will be announcing that Apple will be entering the online video rental market? Because of the potential threat from Apple that has yet to be confirmed, Netflix has decided to make their online movie feature a little more enticing.

Effective today, Netflix is making some big changes to the different plans that they offer.  Previously their plans ranged from offering 5 hours of online viewing time to 24 hours per month, but now most plans will give users unlimited access to the “Watch Instantly” content. The only plan that won’t offer this is the 1 DVD at-a-time – limit 2 per month option which is priced at $4.99.  All of the other plans including the $8.99 option come with unlimited hours of watching movies on their PC. Not bad, huh?

While we aren’t Netflix customers and haven’t tried the Watch Instantly service, from what we’ve heard, their selection is less than stellar.  Compared to when the service first launched and they only had 1,000 movies and TV shows available to view, the service is much improved with a selection including over 6,000 different titles today.  But the problem though, is that many of those 6,000 titles are older.  The newer stuff that would typically be in high demand isn’t offered.

If Apple does in fact enter this market, and I’m sure they will, they could have a huge advantage over Netflix if they are able to offer the most recent content. It’s rumored that Apple will charge $3.99 per movie and that the movie can be played up to 24 hours after it has been downloaded. And of course they’ll appeal to all of the Mac users who up until this point,haven’t been able to take advantage of the Netflix online movie service which requires a computer running Windows.

I don’t know about you, but we can’t wait for the Steve Jobs keynote tomorrow so that all of these rumors can be put to rest…

Source: AP

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Right on cue, the three radio variants of the iPad 2 — that’s the WiFi A1395, GSM A1396, and CDMA A1397 — have arrived at the FCC’s labs for stringent testing. We’re sure Uncle Sam’s testers will stay on task checking up on RF interference and not just spend their time melting faces with Photo Booth, but we understand the temptation.

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iPad 2 arrives at the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In case you’re wondering whether Apple’s forthcoming Digital AV Adapter is worth your $39, you might be pleased to know that said HDMI dongle is also compatible with the latest crop of iOS devices before the iPad 2. This includes the iPhone 4, fourth-generation iPod touch, and even the first-generation iPad. Alas, both movies and slideshows will be capped at 720p output from these older devices, whereas the iPad 2 goes a little further with screen mirroring of up to 1080p — we’re guessing the beastly dual-core A5 chip is what makes the magic happen here, though movie output’s also limited to 720p. And hey, we’re only a few months away from finding out if the next iPhone will also get some 1080p love, so no pressure on buying this dongle just yet.

Apple’s Digital AV Adapter also works with iPhone 4, fourth-gen iPod touch, and first-gen iPad originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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