We’ve seen flavors of Android on our tablets, smartphones — even a microwave oven — but Parrot’s Asteroid receiver is finally ready to park in your car’s dash, bringing a tricked out version of Google’s mobile OS to yet another innovative platform. …
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Tag Archives: music
Parrot Asteroid to drive music, Android from your dash this October (video)
Posted by admin on August 29, 2011
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Electrowetted insoles charge your strut, The Police stand by for music licensing deal
Posted by admin on August 27, 2011
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Every move you make is another ten watts you waste. Which is why researchers at InStep NanoPower are working towards taking that spring in your step, and turning it into juice for your gadgets. Flipping the process of electrowetting on its head, whe…
Is Apple planning to take on the cable industry?
Posted by admin on August 26, 2011
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A piece in today’s Wall Street Journal claims that Apple is “working on new technology to deliver video to televisions, and has been discussing whether to try to launch a subscription TV service.” And if that’s true, the cable industry should be a litt…
playGo USB does wireless audio slightly cheaper than a Sonos
Posted by admin on August 26, 2011
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Audiophiles wanting to wirelessly liberate their music from desktop speakers have a tough choice — buy a $99 Airport Express, which uses a less-than-ideal 3.5mm line-out jack, or spend big on a Sonos. Bicom’s playGo USB is the new cord cutting ki…
RIM’s BBM Music goes beta: $5/month for 50 songs and social sharing
Posted by admin on August 25, 2011
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RIM has now publicly announced the closed beta of its new BBM Music service. Targeted at BlackBerry users who want to share music with their friends, the service costs $5 per month and will allow users to “build a music profile” with 50 songs at a time…
SanDisk launches $50 Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player, makes for a cheap workout date
Posted by admin on August 25, 2011
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If you’ve been working out with help from tunes on your Sansa Clip MP3 player or Sansa Clip+, chances are you’ve gotten a bit trimmer — and you’re not the only one. SanDisk’s launched a thinner and upgraded version of its song slinger, the Sansa Cl…
Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO; Tim Cook named successor
Posted by admin on August 24, 2011
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Tim Cook named as new CEO; Jobs elected Chairman of the Board
Steve Jobs in 2009After 14 years as Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs resigned his post on Wednesday and was replaced by Tim Cook, wh…
MySpace 3.0 will fight iTunes and Spotify later this year
Posted by admin on August 24, 2011
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Why, oh, why won’t MySpace just die already? Does anybody even care about it anymore? After being offloaded earlier this year by News Corp. to Specific Media, the social network where everybody’s first friend was Tom Anderson is getting a reboot —…
Opinion: In praise of the iPod classic
Posted by admin on August 24, 2011
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Ah, the iPod classic; the neglected member of the iPod family. It bears no clip, it doesn’t run apps, and it’s the only iPod that still uses a fragile, spinning hard …
