| Hauppauge Broadway review Feb 23rd 2012, 15:00 | New ways to watch TV, we're always looking for 'em. New products for you to buy, companies are always trying to make 'em. The two aspirations converge with Hauppauge's latest product, Broadway. The idea here isn't exactly novel, but with few exceptions Sling Media has been left to dominate the placeshifting category. The Broadway picks up where Sling kicked off, adding WiFi and more interestingly, shedding the need for costly clients, instead using a built-in web server to access the live video streams. Interesting idea, sure, but is it actually useful and worth the $199 it demands? We hope to reveal just that, after you click through of course. Continue reading Hauppauge Broadway review Hauppauge Broadway review originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments | | Samsung Zipel oven takes instructions from your Android phone Feb 23rd 2012, 13:59 | Smart ovens have long been a promise of appliance-makers, but they haven't exactly caught on with the general public just yet. Samsung's now making another push to change that, however, rolling out its new Zipel oven in Korea. In addition to some decidedly modern styling, that standout feature here is some built-in WiFi that lets the oven communicate with your Android-based smartphone, which can be used to dial the oven in just right for 160 different dishes. The oven itself is also an infrared oven, which promises more versatility than a conventional oven, and it packs a number of "smart" features into the oven itself, including the ability to display the number of calories of a particular dish. Unfortunately, there's no indication of a price just yet, or a release outside of Korea. Samsung Zipel oven takes instructions from your Android phone originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink  The Verge, Unwired View |  Samsung | Email this | Comments | | Samsung Rugby Smart officially coming to AT&T March 4 for $100 Feb 23rd 2012, 13:42 | It was only a matter of time, we suppose. After having seen the Samsung Rugby Smart poke its head out from time to time, Samsung's new rugged smartphone is officially hitting AT&T stores on March 4th. Much like the Pantech Element, the Rugby Smart will be "waterproof," meaning it can be submerged for up to 30 minutes in one meter of water. The phone itself is built to mil-spec 810F standards, so it's going to handle most extreme conditions pretty well. So let's list off the specs we've heard so far: it will launch with Android 2.3 -- shocker, we know -- as well as a 3.7-inch WVGA Super AMOLED panel, 4GB of internal storage, 1,650mAh battery and a 1.3MP front-facing shooter for video chat along with a 5MP rear facing autofocus camera with LED flash and 720p video capture. The Smart will also be 12.19mm thick (also not a surprise, given its rugged nature) and weigh 4.2 ounces. We don't know what CPU's inside yet, but we'll update as soon as we find out. To check out all the extreme details, head to the videos and press release under the break. Continue reading Samsung Rugby Smart officially coming to AT&T March 4 for $100 Samsung Rugby Smart officially coming to AT&T March 4 for $100 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments | | HTC Ville to run on a dual-core Snapdragon S4? Feb 23rd 2012, 13:14 | Well looky here. A phone bearing the alluring name of "HTC VLE_U" just cropped up on NenaMark2 with a healthy 57.50 average frame rate. More interesting than the score, however, is the reference to a Qualcomm Adreno 225 GPU, which -- assuming this is legit -- strongly implies the presence of a powerful Snapdragon S4 sitting in the Ville's engine compartment. This tallies with earlier hints of the Ville carrying a 1.5GHz dual-core processor along with a (roughly) qHD display, and it also lines up with another MSM8960 benchmark from a reference handset spotted a few weeks ago. By extension, all the Tegra 3 smoke that's been billowing out of HTC recently must come from an entirely different fire -- namely the Endeavor or One X. Either way, it's certainly nice to see HTC hotting up. HTC Ville to run on a dual-core Snapdragon S4? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink PocketNow, TmoNews | NenaMark2 | Email this | Comments | |
