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SlingPlayer for Mac HD to appear at MacWorld 2009
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Internet, PC / Laptop,
In addition to SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone making an appearance at MacWorld 2009, Sling Media has also made it known that we can expect a first look at high definition SlingPlayer content on OS X. Oddly, though, the HD streaming won’t be through the actual SlingPlayer application installed on your Mac - instead, it will be through the browser version at Sling.com. While we’d prefer to see it in the native app (and one would think that functionality has to be coming,) we will take whatever we can get as it pertains to SlingBox streaming in OS X. Oh, and since its housed on Sling.com, the HD streaming will be free.
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Okay, well, not really, but here on the eve of MacWorld 2009, we thought we might have a little fun. We adore The Onion here at Gear Live, and when we saw this video, we had to share it with you. After all, we know that Mac fanboys will buy anything, that prices on new Apple products can be high, and that sometimes battery life can be horrible. The Onion used that fodder to put together the masterpiece you see above, the first Apple notebook with no keyboard.
Okay, enough of that, we’ll be back with the real MacWorld 2009 news tomorrow morning!
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On the eve of MacWorld 2009, Google has finally gone and released a Mac version of Picasa. Picasa 3 for OS X is a beta version of the massively popular Picasa photo management software that Windows users have been enjoying for about five years now. If you are unfamiliar, unlike iPhoto, Picasa doesn’t wrangle all your images into one area - instead, if finds them and leaves them where they are. If you move an image, it will know where it went. You can do simple editing, and since Picasa is a Google product, it ties in to all the other Google offerings in exactly the ways you are thinking. Yup, emailing photos using your Gmail account, uploading videos to YouTube, and sending both photos and videos to the free Picasa Web Albums service, where you can then share them with friends, the world, or keep them private.
Picasa is free, and you can grab it immediately.
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AT&T iPhone tethering plan to launch this week?
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Broadband, Smartphones, Rumors, Wireless / WiFi,
It seems that the days of silly iPhone tethering workarounds may be coming to an end (for those who are willing to pay for it.) Rumor has it that AT&T might finally launch an iPhone tethering plan, which would allow owners of the iPhone 3G to use the phone as an Internet access point. Now, we know that MacWorld 2009 kicks off tomorrow, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the tethering plan will be announced there, but as our friends at Ars bring up, the functionality would likely require an iPhone OS update, and that in and of itself might be newsworthy enough to be mentioned tomorrow morning, if all of this comes to fruition.
The costs may outweigh the benefits, depending on your travel schedule and how much you’d plan on using the tethering option, as we are expecting the cost to be at or around $30 per month. A little spendy, we think, unless you plan on using it frequently - but then the issue of the iPhone battery comes in to play. Sure, you can plug it in to a USB port, but unless your notebook is plugged in to a power source, then you are using up extra notebook battery life. Or, you could just use a Mophie Juice Pack.
The fact that there was never an official tethering plan for the iPhone has always been odd to us, since other AT&T smart phones have those plans ready from the get go. Let’s hope this rumor rings true.
Read More | TUAW
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Steve Jobs says he has hormone imbalance, isn’t dying
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Corporate News, Rumors,
Steve Jobs has addressed his health, in detail, for the first time in a public venue this morning with a letter published by Apple. Since it was recognized that Steve had seemed to be losing a bunch of weight throughout 2008, many thought that either his cancer had come back, or that some other very serious affliction had caught up with him. Adding fuel to the fire was the news that Steve Jobs wouldn’t be delivering the MacWorld 2009 keynote address, with Phil Schiller filling in instead. Many figured it meant Steve was preparing for an exit from his position as Apple CEO. In order to quell everyone’s fears, Steve posted a note saying that he has been suffering from a hormone imbalance that had been “robbing” his body of the proteins it needs to remain healthy, and has recently begun treatment and is on the road to recovery. He also says that Phil is giving the MacWorld keynote so that he can spend the holiday season with his family, which is the first time in a decade that he is able to enjoy that pleasure.
We’ve posted the note, in its entirety, after the break. Give it a read - hopefully now we can finally put this Steve Jobs health issue to bed.
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Top 20 Gear Live stories of 2008
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Announcements, Apple, Smartphones, Features, Handhelds, PC / Laptop, Product Reviews, Science, Software,
We welcome the coming
already-here year of 2009 with open arms, but we thought it would definitely be appropriate to take a look back at the stories that made 2008 a memorable one. We’ve compiled the 20 stories from 2008 that were read more than any other, and the fact of the matter is that you guys (like us) are iPhone junkies, who also appreciate our giveaways, and reviews. So without any further delay, away we go:
20 most read Gear Live posts of 2008:
- Flash on iPhone is just around the corner
- Apple beta testing iPhone 2.1 firmware, adding more GPS features
- What do you want to see us cover at E3 2008?
- Our Verizon FiOS customer service nightmare: Why won’t they protect my private customer information?
- iPhone 3G: The details
- Why is Apple stalling Flash on the iPhone?
- HP Magic Giveaway: Enter our contest to win over $6,000 in electronics!
- How to tether your iPhone 3G to your laptop
- iPhone 1.1.4 Firmware Update now available, already jailbroken
- iPhone Dev Team jailbreaks and unlocks iPhone 2.0
- iPhone 1.1.3 Q&A: Batch Two
- Get the Mac OS X Update for MobileMe right now
- T-Mobile G1 details
- iPhone 1.1.3 Jailbreak app for OS X now available
- Venus, Jupiter and Crescent Moon In Alignment Tonight
- iPhone Pwnage Tool 2.0.3 now available
- iPod nano updated, elongated, and nano-chromatic
- Apple Time Capsule vs. Airport Extreme size comparison
- iPhone firmware 2.1 detailed
- MacBook Air SSD review
So, how does that look to you? You feel like anything was missed? Was there a particular Gear Live article that you enjoyed, but didn’t make the cut? Sound off in the comments, peeps. Oh, and have a fantastic New Year!
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Top 10 most popular Bleeding Edge TV episodes of 2008
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Apple, CES, CES 2008, Features, Home Entertainment, Microsoft, PC / Laptop, Video Games,
The end of another year is upon us, and that means that our humble little tech video show, Bleeding Edge TV, is turning 3 years old. We figured we’d highlight the ten episodes that you guys watched most over the past year in this recap. We find it hilarious that the most watched video just happened to be the one where one of us willingly got tasered during CES, but hey, why should we be surprised? Aside from that, video games seemed to be popular, as well as some straight up hardware. Hit the jump for the full list.
Oh, and while you’re at it, go ahead and check out the 10 most popular videos from 2007 as well.
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PocketTunes Radio iPhone App
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Apple, Handhelds, Music, Software,
NormSoft’s PocketTunes radio is our iPhone and iPod touch app of the day. With support for MP3, AAC, WMA, aacPlus v1 and aacPlus v2, you can choose from 100s of stations in the included catalog and add in your own to your Favorites. The radio has a memory and will also search in the iTunes store for identification or purchase. When you finish listening to music, you can do some surfing or check your email with included browser. The Pocket Tunes Ratio and its software is a mere $9.99 at the iTunes App Store.
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HP iPrint Photo Application for iPhone
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Apple, Cameras, Smartphones, Handhelds, Portable Audio / Video, Wireless / WiFi,
HP has developed a free application for your iPhone or iPod touch. iPrint Photo lets you print a photo stored on your device wirelessly to most HP ink jet printers. You can make the image either 4 x 6-inch or 10 x 15 cm. The app is available for downloading at the App Store if your handheld firmware is version 2.0 or higher. HP promises a simple operation so check out their site for more details.
Read More | HP
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iPhone nano cases go on sale - A sign of things to come?
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Apple, Smartphones, Handhelds, Rumors,
iPhone nano. Get ready for the iPhone hype to start again, if the case design by Xskn is to be believed. Oh, wait, did we say design? We meant the iPhone nano case that Xskn started selling today. If you are unfamiliar with XSKN, they are the company that Steve Jobs referred to earlier this year during a keynote, where he mentioned that some manufacturers leak things before the company gets to announce them. Back then it was their iPhone 3G case, and it was dead on. With MacWorld 2009 just around the corner, could we be introduced to a new, smaller, and cheaper iPhone? Time will tell.
Read More | XSKN
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