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Nintendo 3DS XL Circle Pad Pro review: just like the original, but bigger

Posted by Gsurface on May 19, 2013 No comments

Nintendo seems to have a knack for repeat performances. Nintendo DS? Quickly supplanted by the DS Lite — and the DSi didn’t last too long either before it was succeeded by the DSi XL. Even the 3DS saw a revision, when it was supersized last summer. These redesigns typically don’t change more than the device’s size, but when the 3DS XL was announced, some gamers were left wanting. Didn’t the original 3DS get an accessory specifically to address the lack of a second analog pad? Why didn’t Nintendo take the opportunity to add dual-analog controls? Well, if that happened, Nintendo couldn’t release an encore Circle Pad Pro accessory, could it? Let’s take a look at the 3DS XL Circle Pad Pro and see what’s changed.

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Nexus 7 refresh tipped for summer; how it differs from the original

Posted by Gsurface on May 12, 2013 No comments

The original Google Nexus 7 tablet (as manufactured by ASUS) has been tipped to be getting a refresh with new hardware and a launch time around June or July. This updated piece of equipment would, if this set of predictions turns true, have the tablet ready to be re-introduced at Google I/O 2013, the company’s

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AOL rolls out 15 original Web series of its own

Posted by Gsurface on May 1, 2013 No comments

Partnering with the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Jonathan Adler, the company launches exclusive programming with themes that range from entertainment to food to tech. [Read more]

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Samsung Galaxy S 4 drops original TecTile support, requires new TecTile 2

Posted by Gsurface on April 28, 2013 No comments

Don’t get too attached to that collection of TecTiles if you’re upgrading to a Galaxy S 4. AnandTech has discovered that Samsung’s newer phone includes an NFC chipset that can’t read the older TecTiles, which rely on a less common tag type to register our taps instead of the NFC Forum’s standards. Customers aren’t being left in a bind, however. Samsung has confirmed that it’s about to release a follow-up, TecTile 2, which adheres to the official format while supporting the company’s older NFC-equipped phones. The fully modernized tags will be ready sometime in the “coming weeks.” That doesn’t offer much immediate relief for GS3-to-GS4 upgraders whose TecTile layouts have suddenly been reduced to decorations, but those buyers should at least get the replacements they seek before long.

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Amazon Nears Debut of Original TV Shows

Posted by Gsurface on April 20, 2013 No comments

First time accepted submitter bakerharis writes with an article about Amazon’s attempt to break into creating conventional television style episodic shows, but with a different model from the manistream media companies. “Amazon’s foray into TV production is unique in the way it saves money. Every spring, traditional TV networks like ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox order dozens of pilots and show them to focus groups. Executives pick just a handful to make into series. Then, they commission 13 episodes of each promising show, with each one potentially costing a few million dollars. Many episodes won’t ever air if the first few don’t attract big audiences.” Amazon, instead, has created 14 pilot shows, and is letting a cross section of customers in the U.S., UK, and Germany react to them to see which shows might be worth making more of.

Ender’s Game teasers ignite: original novel popularity surges

Posted by Gsurface on April 2, 2013 No comments

As the film version of the story presented in the Orson Scott Card science fiction book Ender’s Game gains steam in the teaser and advertising world, the novel appears to be grabbing its own share of attention as well. This week is the 9th week that Ender’s Game has been aboard the New York Times

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Rovio Pulls Down Paywall For Original Angry Birds On iPhone, iPad To Reignite Downloads On Legacy Games

Posted by Gsurface on March 7, 2013 No comments

Angry Birds may be one of the most popular apps of all time, but it’s also not exactly a spring chicken, and so, to boost its downloads, publisher Rovio is now making the original iOS versions for iPhone and iPad free. According to Ouriel Ohayon of Appsfire, who was the first to have spotted this, this is the first time Rovio has taken down the paywall on these versions. The moves come as some have observed that Rovio has of late fallen out of the top 80 highest grossing iPhone apps — for the first time since May 2010.

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Samsung rolls out Jelly Bean to original Galaxy Note via Kies and OTA

Posted by Gsurface on February 18, 2013 No comments

It’s been a long time coming, but Android 4.1.2 has finally arrived for the phone that began the whole “is it a phone, or is it a tablet?” quandary: the original international Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000. The Jelly Bean update brings a number of improvements to the OG Note, with a brand new Nature UX that brings it a little closer to the Note sequel in terms of look and feel. It’ll also get features like Multi-Window, Page Buddy, Smart Rotation and of course, Google Now. As usual, the update will roll out in phases depending on your country or carrier and is available via Kies or over the air.

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John Goodman To Star In One Of Amazon’s Original Comedy Series Pilots, Alpha House

Posted by Gsurface on February 4, 2013 No comments

Amazon, like competitors Hulu and Netflix, is set on producing original content for its Instant Video library.

Along with various children’s series, the company is also working on six new comedy pilots which users will then vote on, deciding who keeps on filming and who shuts down.
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Original iOS 1.1.1 jailbreak required 74 steps

Posted by Gsurface on February 3, 2013 No comments

As we get prepared for tomorrow’s iOS 6.1 jailbreak release, we look back on over five-and-a-half years iOS jailbreaking. It wasn’t extremely popular by any means back then, but that was because it required a bit of actual hacking that not many people would be willing to do today. The first-ever public jailbreak for the

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Pow! Bam! Original Batmobile sells for $4.6 million

Posted by Gsurface on January 21, 2013 No comments

The Caped Crusader’s super-funky ride from 1966 broke auction records and is now in the hands of a new owner. [Read more]

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Original Batmobile Sells For $4.2 Million

Posted by Gsurface on January 21, 2013 No comments

Kittenman writes “Rick Champagne, a 56 year old company owner from Arizona has bought the original Batmobile (dating back to Burt Ward and the ’60s) for $ 4.2 million. He’s quoted as saying it ‘was a dream come true.’ From the article: ‘The Batmobile design was based on a 1955 Lincoln Futura, a concept car built in Italy by the Ford Motor Company. It was the first time that car had come up for public sale since it was bought in 1965 by car-customiser George Barris, who transformed it in 15 days, at the cost of $ 15,000 (£9,400), into the superhero’s famous vehicle.’”

Original 1966 Batmobile auctions for $4.2 million

Posted by Gsurface on January 21, 2013 No comments

It happened, folks. The original Batmobile from the 1966 Batman film was auctioned off yesterday at the Barrett-Jackson house in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Adam West-driven, George Barris-built movie car sold for a whopping $ 4.2 million, which almost meets the record for the most-expensive movie car sold at auction, which was the Aston Martin DB5 driven

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The original Apple computer

Posted by Gsurface on January 4, 2013 No comments

Released in 1976, the original Apple 1 computers were hand-built by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs. Paul Terell, who owned the Byte Shop computer store, paid $ 25,000 for the first batch of 50 computers. “Steve was a very clever guy,” Terell told FoxNews.com. “That was the seed capital to start Apple.”

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Samsung confirms multi-window feature and Jelly Bean update for original Galaxy Note

Posted by Gsurface on December 27, 2012 No comments

Samsung confirms multiwindow feature and Jelly Bean update for original Galaxy Note

That previously-spotted Premium Suite upgrade for the Galaxy Note is on its way, with Samsung revealing all the details on its site. With a refreshed UI appears very similar to its successor, the respectable Android slab will also lay claim to Air View, Multi-window apps and the addictive easy clip function that allows you to crop and share images and text with the stylus. Thanks to that Jelly Bean update, owners of Samsung’s original phablet can also start dabbling with Google Now, which will continue to pluck information from your search history, location and timezone. There’s no word yet on when the refreshed Premium suite will find its way onto devices anywhere, but with Samsung already singing the update’s praises, it shouldn’t be far away.

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Original BioShock composer Garry Schyman returning for BioShock Infinite

Posted by Gsurface on December 21, 2012 No comments

Yesterday, creative director of the BioShock series Ken Levine conducted an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit, and of course, he was asked a lot of fun questions and we ultimately got to see a side of Levine that was silly and awesome at the same time. However, he announced during the AMA that Garry

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Instagram Reverts To Original Ad Terms After Outcry, Says It Needs To Figure Out Ad Program First

Posted by Gsurface on December 21, 2012 No comments

Following the controversy over recently-unveiled changes to its terms of service, Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom just announced via blog post that the advertising-related section of the TOS has reverted to “the original version that has been in effect since we launched the service in October 2010.”

The Facebook-owned photo service had already hinted that this was coming, with Systrom saying that the team was listening to user concerns and that there would be changes to the TOS to make it clear that “it is not our intention to sell your photos.”
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Original Batmobile up for auction in 2013: a short history

Posted by Gsurface on December 5, 2012 No comments

One of the most recognized unique vehicles in the history of the world is about to be up for auction via Barnett-Jackson, that being the Adam West-driven original Batmobile – so we thought we’d give you a short history of this cool gem. This vehicle was originally purchased from the Ford Motor Company back in

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Netflix original series House of Cards gets its first trailer (video)

Posted by Gsurface on November 16, 2012 No comments

We’re still a few months away from the debut of Netflix’s new series House of Cards, but the streaming company has posted a trailer on its service and on YouTube giving us an early peek. You can check it out after the break, or head to the Netflix site and see the new page it’s whipped up to promote the show that’s accessible whether or not you subscribe to the service. That’s also where it plans to add behind the scenes content, reviews and other promo material as the February 1st launch approaches. The trailer is brief, but the style and everything we can see of star Kevin Spacey as Congressman Francis Underwood has the feel of a high quality production. This path is already well worn by AMC, HBO, Showtime and others trying pump up value by adding exclusive new shows (Lilyhammer also aired on Norwegian TV) on top of existing catalog movie offerings. We’ll see if the critics and subscribers put it on a par with shows like Game of Thrones, Mad Men, Dexter or Breaking Bad, and how viewers react to Netflix’s strategy of making all the episodes available at once.

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Netflix original series House of Cards gets its first trailer (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Half of YouTube’s original video content partners won’t make cut

Posted by Gsurface on November 12, 2012 No comments

The video-sharing site plans to provide funding to up to 40 percent of its original content partners, Ad Age reports. [Read more]

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Yahoo Signs Content Deal With CBS To Bring Original Video From TV’s “The Insider” To Yahoo’s OMG!

Posted by Gsurface on October 23, 2012 No comments

Yahoo announced today that it has signed a deal with CBS Television which will bring video content from CBS’s celebrity gossip and entertainment news The Insider to its celeb-focused online property known as omg! (No, we’re not super! excited! about! the! news!, it’s just that “omg!” has an exclamation point on the end of its name). Following the integration, omg! will be rebranded as omg! Insider, Yahoo says.
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Google Continues YouTube Original Channels Push: Expands In Europe, Adds 60+ Channels

Posted by Gsurface on October 8, 2012 No comments

Google-owned YouTube is continuing its original channels push to attract more advertising dollars — by expanding its programming line-up internationally with the launch of country-specific channels in Europe. A “new generation of original channels” are launching in France, Germany, the U.K., along with new channels in the U.S. where the original channels push kicked off.
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Google now allows original quality YouTube video downloads

Posted by Gsurface on September 28, 2012 No comments

If you’ve got a collection of videos up on YouTube right this minute that you’d just love to have in a folder in your secure harddrive back home in their original format, Google has just answered your prayers today. In another lovely update to their Takeout menu, the Data Liberation Front has added the ability

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LG Optimus Vu II specs leak out: double the RAM of the original, few other changes

Posted by Gsurface on September 24, 2012 No comments

Having put the phat back in phablet with its original 4:3 aspect ratio, 5-inch Optimus Vu, LG seems bent on releasing a successor already, the Optimus Vu II, according to a leak from Korean blog Bad IT Tong. The new Galaxy Note II challenger would carry the same form factor and 1080 x 768 IPS screen as the current Vu model, while doubling the RAM to 2GB, bumping the Qualcomm processor to an 8960 1.5GHz dual-core model (not the international quad-core version) and keeping the LTE radio from its US Intuition variant. It would come out of the box with Android 4.0, an 8-megapixel rear shooter, 32GB of storage and a 2080 mAh battery, judging by the leaked image above — all specs we’ve seen before. There’s no word yet on US pricing, availability, a stylus or an intriguing universal remote app teased by LG, but recent purchasers of the original Optimus Vu might be feeling left in a technology wake.

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LG Optimus Vu II specs leak out: double the RAM of the original, few other changes originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Sep 2012 07:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Amazon Tries Its Hand At More Original (And Crowdsourced) Content With Blackburn Burrow Digital Comic

Posted by Gsurface on September 12, 2012 No comments

Amazon, like its competitor Netflix, has been making some moves to increase the amount of exclusive, original content under its brand, and today it took one more step in that direction with the news that Amazon Studios will be launching its first made-in-house digital comic, a version of the “Blackburn Burrow” Civil War story.

Originally a screenplay from Jay Levy, the story is also being used by Amazon to try something else: crowdsourced creation. The company says that the idea to launch the digital comic comes out of its own community feedback — so essential to Amazon’s whole business model in the form of user reviews. The project, it says, will be used to continue to gather further feedback to decide whether it should then develop the Levy screenplay into a full motion picture, which would also be developed by Amazon Studios.

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Trigger Street’s Dana Brunetti: Silicon Valley Will Write The Next Big Check For Original Video Content

Posted by Gsurface on September 11, 2012 No comments

During a panel at TechCrunch Disrupt today, Trigger Street’s Dana Brunetti noted that in his view, Silicon Valley will likely become a major funding source for original content soon. For a company like Google, after all, offering a few million dollars to produce the next episode of a show like MadMen and to put it on YouTube is pocket change. Right now, Brunetti noted, Silicon Valley “has all the distribution methods but not the great content.”
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Star Trek Google Doodle celebrates birth of the original series

Posted by Gsurface on September 9, 2012 No comments

If you’re a fan of the original Star Trek series, especially its role in modern science fiction history as well as television history, you’ll be glad to see Google’s newest Doodle, celebrating the birth of the series. It was on the 8th of September, 1966, that the show first broadcast its opening sequence, and set

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Here’s Apple’s original ‘copying’ presentation to Samsung

Posted by Gsurface on August 11, 2012 No comments

Just what did Apple originally think Samsung was copying from it? Here’s the original 2010 presentation Apple brought to some of Samsung’s top executives.
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Original Final Fantasy now available on Android

Posted by Gsurface on July 28, 2012 No comments

The game that made Squaresoft (remember back when it was called Squaresoft?) a famous name with gamers is getting a new re-release today. The first Final Fantasy has arrived on the Google Play Store, giving players young and old the perfect opportunity to travel into the past and see where it all began. The game

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iPad original prototype re-appears with 12-inch display

Posted by Gsurface on July 19, 2012 No comments

This week several black and white photographs taken back around the year 2002 appeared containing what may very well have been the original iPad prototype – today some much more impressive images have been dropped. The images you’ll see here show not just the supposed original “035 prototype”, but a brand new iPad 2 as

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Amazon Studios adds first four original shows to its ‘development slate’

Posted by Gsurface on June 24, 2012 No comments

Back in May, Amazon put a call out for budding screenwriters to submit their ideas for an original comedy or children’s series. Now, four of the submissions have been marked up on the Amazon Series Development Slate, with more being added to a “consider” list. The chosen projects comprise three comedies, and one preschooler’s show. By getting the Amazonian thumbs-up, the ideas receive $ 10,000 to extend the initial option, assistance to develop the script, and potentially a pilot episode. So, we might not be seeing them on our screens / displays just yet, but we’re sure we’re not the only ones paying close attention.

Amazon Studios adds first four original shows to its ‘development slate’ originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 24 Jun 2012 06:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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iOS 6 to dump support for original iPad, 3rd-generation iPod Touch?

Posted by Gsurface on June 11, 2012 No comments

Both devices missing from a purported full list of developer releases for Apple’s next-generation mobile OS.
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Apple’s original iPad with two dock connectors found on eBay

Posted by Gsurface on May 29, 2012 No comments

Ever since the launch of the first iPad, rumors floated that early designs displayed dual dock connectors. Now a new eBay listing seems to confirm these prototypes.
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Sweating The Small Stuff: Sotheby’s Selling Original Steve Jobs Note About Atari Circuit Improvements

Posted by Gsurface on May 26, 2012 No comments

The auction house Sotheby’s is selling an official memo from Steve Jobs to Atari about improving the World Cup Football game. The pages – stamped and signed by Jobs himself – describe circuit diagrams and paddle layouts. Delightfully, the stamp says “All-One Farm Design” and features a Buddhist mantra, “gate gate paragate parasangate bodhi svahdl.” As you do.

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Organism Closest To Original “Tree of Life” Discovered

Posted by Gsurface on April 30, 2012 No comments

An anonymous reader writes “Scientists have discovered a benign algae eating protozoan in a lake near Oslo, Norway whose gene sequence does not match any known organism living on earth today, and this beasty combines genetic characteristics across plant, animal, and fungal kingdoms. It is believed to be the closest living organism to the original organisms that spawned all animal life on earth.”

Hulu racks up four more original shows

Posted by Gsurface on April 20, 2012 No comments

The video streaming service now has seven original shows it’s working on, including four new ones just announced with big name actors like Seth Meyers and Adrian Grenier.
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Konami’s Silent Hill HD Collection not appreciated by original designer

Posted by Gsurface on March 24, 2012 No comments

The man who was the top dog in designing the original three Silent Hill games has been vocal at his disappointment with the recently released Silent Hill HD Collection. In other words, he thinks that Konami has ruined the masterpieces he helped create, even though the HD Collection is supposed to be a significantly improved

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Netflix original programming expands with Hemlock Grove

Posted by Gsurface on March 22, 2012 No comments

Yet another original series is making its way to online streaming giant Netflix. Horror film genius Eli Roth will be bringing a new series called Hemlock Grove, and will be distributing it exclusively through the online video platform. The show will be based on a horror novel of the same name, about a small Pennsylvania

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Hulu original TV series goes global

Posted by Gsurface on March 12, 2012 No comments

Partnering with FremantleMedia Enterprises, the online video service looks to expand its user base by bringing its original programming to more countries around the world.
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Google invents original continuous search gestures

Posted by Gsurface on February 24, 2012 No comments

A Google patent filing with the US Patent and Trademark Office has been discovered by PatentlyApple, revealing that the company has invented some new gesture controls for search-related functions on future Android devices. Google extensively explained the concept, which essentially allows users to draw a continuous gesture around some content onscreen to automatically initiate a [...]
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Amazon is looking for people to produce original TV content

Posted by Gsurface on February 11, 2012 No comments

In the highly competitive world of digital streaming, where everyone can pretty much get access to the same slate of popular content and offer it at pretty much the same price, there’s a strong need to create something new and differentiated. Hulu has been trying to set itself apart not only by offering much more [...]
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German court upholds ban on original Galaxy Tab 10.1

Posted by Gsurface on January 31, 2012 No comments

While Samsung was more than willing to redesign its flagship tablet in the face of the German court’s ruling last year, the higher regional court in Dusseldorf maintains that the original still can’t be sold within its borders. As Samsung and Apple continue their legal fisticuffs worldwide, the claim from Cupertino that the 10.1-inch Android tablet is too similar to its own iPad has seen more attention than most. Samsung returned the favor by counter-suing over mobile technology patents, although it’s been just as unfortunate here, losing two out of the three infringement claims. The final case will be ruled on in early March. Today’s decision will also encompass the Galaxy Tab 8.9, although given that this ruling is based on Germany’s own unfair competition law, it makes it unlikely to be replicated elsewhere. Meanwhile, the Galaxy Tab 10.1N remains on shelves — and very desperate tablet fans just a short drive away from neighboring countries still able to sell the original.

German court upholds ban on original Galaxy Tab 10.1 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ice Cream Sandwich update for original Transformer coming ‘mid-February,’ says ASUS

Posted by Gsurface on January 21, 2012 No comments

Last we heard, the Ice Cream Sandwich update making its way to the O.G. Transformer was still “in the process of being approved” by the G-men. Although we’ve heard rumors that the holo-coated upgrade would come in February, nothing’s been confirmed until now. ASUS replied to a life long fan’s Facebook post, revealing that the update should arrive “mid-February.” We know hearing the news that you’ll have to keep waiting might not stop you from rolling on the floor and throwing a temper tantrum, but hey, you could not be getting one at all.

[Thanks, Udupa]

Ice Cream Sandwich update for original Transformer coming ‘mid-February,’ says ASUS originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hulu announces first original scripted show ‘Battleground’, plus more proprietary programming

Posted by Gsurface on January 17, 2012 No comments

2011 treated Hulu pretty well it seems, and it’s clearly hoping new original content will make for an even better 2012. For starters, the service will be parading its first original scripted series, political drama Battleground, while fans of Morgan Spurlock’s Hulu-only A day in the life will be pleased to see it return for a second season. More docu-fun comes in the form of unorthodox city-tour series Up to Speed, from Dazed and Confused director Richard Linklater. Battleground hits screens this Valentine’s day, and Morgan returns in March. You’ll have to wait until summer for Up to Speed, but at least you’ll have plenty more Face Match fodder in the meantime. Hit the PR over the jump for the official blurb on the new shows.

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Hulu To Debut Its First Original Scripted Show “Battleground” Next Month

Posted by Gsurface on January 16, 2012 No comments

Hulu is launching its first-ever original scripted series, with a 13-episode order of Battleground, a political comedy following the campaign trail of a third-place candidate in Wisconsin angling for a seat in the Senate.

The show is kicking off Hulu’s foray into scripted programming, and will be followed by two other original shows: a second season of documentarian Morgan Spurlock’s A Day in the Life series, and Up to Speed, a travel show from Dazed and Confused director Richard Linklater.
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Hulu to launch first original scripted series

Posted by Gsurface on January 16, 2012 No comments

“Battleground,” a political comedy about a Senate primary campaign, will debut on the video-streaming service next month.
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YouTube’s got big plans for web TV: specialized channels with niche and original content

Posted by Gsurface on January 8, 2012 No comments

YouTube’s come quite a long way from its roots as a repository for random videos from the public. It’s gone from “Chocolate Rain” and the Tron guy to streaming Disney classics and now creating original, quality content. The New Yorker spoke extensively with YouTube’s Global Head of Content Robert Kyncl about the site’s future plans, and YouTube’s got its sights set on grabbing a big slice of TV’s $ 300 billion pie. Kyncl thinks the future of TV is in niche content, and YouTube’s original channels are just the vehicle to deliver it direct to your digital door. The site is commissioning people and companies to create the channels (as opposed to individual shows or pieces of content) which gives the creators freedom to program their channels as they see fit — all YouTube asks is that they provide a certain number of hours of programming per week. This production model is apparently pretty attractive to content producers, given the talent that’s on board and the amount of content that’ll be rolling out over the next six months.

The idea is that all the original content will get people watching YouTube for longer periods of time, and in turn grant more opportunities to reap ad revenue. Of course, these specialized channels don’t provide the wide advertising reach of traditional television, but they do allow advertisers to target very specific audiences with focused ads. That presumably provides them with better bang for their buck. Time will tell if YouTube’s new plan will win the war against traditional television and web TV (including Kyncl’s former employer Netflix), but free, quality on-demand content certainly sounds good to us. Get a fuller accounting of Kyncl’s vision at the source below, and feel free to sound off in the comments if you’re picking up what he’s putting down.

YouTube’s got big plans for web TV: specialized channels with niche and original content originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Whaaa? The original Motorola LapDock can now be yours for $50

Posted by Gsurface on December 4, 2011 No comments

Remember the good ‘ol days (specifically, this past February) when the first Motorola LapDock cost as much as $ 500 up front and nearly got laughed out of AT&T stores? The sleek Webtop accessory compatible with the Motorola Atrix 4G — and no other device whatsoever — has come down a long way, as it’s now available for a mere $ 50 (not counting the more expensive 4GB data plan AT&T requires you to be on when using it, of course). Indeed, it appears that a whole zero has been shaved off of the LapDock’s price tag, finally making it a tempting deal for anyone still packing the Atrix around. We’re thinking that AT&T’s trying to clear out remaining stock prior to giving the dock a proper retirement, but does this lower cost give you pause to consider purchasing one after all this time? If so, head to the source to take another look.

Whaaa? The original Motorola LapDock can now be yours for $ 50 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Original PaaS vendors defend their turf

Posted by Gsurface on December 3, 2011 No comments

Independent platform-as-a-service providers acknowledge that theirs is a crowded market, especially with big IT vendors like Oracle, Hewlett-Packard and Dell entering as competitors, but they expressed confidence this week that there is room in the market for many players.
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