Archive for: July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

Scientists train robots to love punk music

Filed under: Review - 04 Jul 2008

Filed under: RobotsWe’ve seen plenty of robots that are capable of showing their appreciation for music, but few have as refined a taste as that trio of bots designed by a team of UK artists and scientists, which have been trained to like punk music and nothing else. That was apparently done by empl…

Video and Info - Hudson Teases Bomberman Touch for the iPhone and iPod touch

Filed under: Review - 04 Jul 2008

Hudson’s iconic mascot Bomberman has landed the mobile scene early that year, but that doesn’t stop that explosive little guy from having another adventure, that date exclusively for the iPhone. Titled Bomberman Touch: The Legend of the Mystic Bomb, the new game is definitely catered for the tactile…

VideosTone v1.2 - option to enable video ringtones to choose contacts now out

Filed under: Review - 04 Jul 2008

And hot on the heels of Skrew’s vWallpaper homebrew app is yet another iPhone goodie that allows you to set your videos as ringtones. The more, the merrier, right? Choices are always a good thing, after all.iPhone users who want a bit more bling to the mundane yet fundamental ringing functions of th…

87% of PlayStation 3 owners watching Blu-ray movies? Survey says yes

Filed under: Review - 04 Jul 2008

Buried under predictions that 2012 will bring dominance for Blu-ray by DVD and breaking news that the PS3 just may have had a hand in winning the format war the Entertainment Merchant’s organization 2008 Annual Report on the domestic Entertainment Industry holds survey results showing 87% of PS3…

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vWallpaper v0.92 - videos for ringtones

Filed under: Review - 04 Jul 2008

If you thought the preceding update of Skrew for his vWallpaper Apple iPhone app was a hoot, wait til you check that out. For version 0.92, you are now granted the ability to use the videos themselves as your ringtones.

For posterity’s sake, we’ve put in the changelog for the other versions as we…

Engadget HD goes hands-on with JVC’s Everio HD40 camcorder

Filed under: Review - 04 Jul 2008

Engadget HD managed to acquire one of JVC’s Everio HD40 camcorders — you know, that HD shooter with 120GB of onboard storage. whether you’re interested in seeing it get unboxed and manhandled (along with comparison shots with Samsung’s delightful SC-HMX20C), go on over and enjoy. For those want…

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DFX v8.5 + NEW KeyGen

DFX enhances your music listening experience by improving the sound quality of MP3 Windows Media Internet radio and other music files With DFX you can transform the sound of your PC into that of an expensive stereo system placed in a perfectly designed listening environment Renew stereo depth boost your audio levels and produce a deep rich bass sound

How would you change Roku’s Netflix Player?

Filed under: Review - 04 Jul 2008

Now that you’ve had a little by a month to cram down popcorn while enjoying your shiny matte new Roku Netflix Player, we’re interested to find just how pleased (or displeased) you are with the $99 purchase. Has it lived up to your expectations? Is the quality sufficient for you? How does it look…

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Divx Author v1.5.2.180.DC062508 + KeyGen

With DivX Author you can edit your home videos and create mash ups of your favorite video collections DivX Author can combine multiple movies shows and home videos ven those with different frames rates and resolutions nto a single DivX video Once in DivX you can post it to your blog or share it on a video sharing site

Most dial-up users don’t want to upgrade their connections

Filed under: Review - 04 Jul 2008

So here’s a bit of brilliant statistics work for you: The Pew World Wide Web & American Life research project has determined after endless polling and number crunching that 62 percent of American dial-up users have no interest in upgrading their connections to something a bit more peppy. In …

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iPhone 3G lines start at the Apple dice… one week early

Filed under: Review - 04 Jul 2008

So we heard some really over-eager folks have decided to get a jump on the iPhone 3G line — a really, really big jump. Obviously, we had to head down and see whether it was true… and it is. Right now, about ten citizens have started a line external of Apple’s flagship store on 5th Avenue in…

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Nokia Buys Symbian: So What?

Filed under: Review - 04 Jul 2008

“The mobile phone operating system world was rocked recently by the announcement that Nokia had acquired all of the shares of Symbian that it didn’t already own, and that it planned to transition the OS to an open-source licensing model,” says DeviceGuru.Original post by donotreply@osnews.com (Eugen…

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