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eSport Clip is an unbelievably cheap 4GB PMP with a 5MP camera Mar 19th 2012, 19:03 $22 -- seriously -- that's all Walmart wants for this 4GB PMP that sports a 1.8-inch color screen and a 5-megapixel camera. If the eSport Clip's relatively paltry internal memory doesn't get you excited, you can always add more thanks to the empty microSD slot. That shooter can do video as well as stills, and there is an included suite of effects. Those features alone would make for a more expensive device, if the brand on here was something more recognizable than Ematic. Amazingly, we're not quite done listing off the specs just yet. The supremely cheap player also has an FM radio on board and an eBook reader, though, we're not sure who would want to consume any text on a sub two-inch screen. Check out the gallery below for a few more pics. Gallery: Ematic eSport Clip Continue reading eSport Clip is an unbelievably cheap 4GB PMP with a 5MP camera eSport Clip is an unbelievably cheap 4GB PMP with a 5MP camera originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments A closer look at Apple TV's software update and 1080p movies Mar 19th 2012, 18:35 The new iPad was upgraded with a display an HD junkie would give his universal remote for, but the Apple TV simply received an update to a capability many believe the original should've had the first go around: support for 1080p content. In addition to that all-important resolution bump, both this and the last-gen model received a modest software update that brings a few features and enhancements. Those tweaks aren't necessarily worth a review, if you ask us, especially since the price remains the same and existing Apple TV owners will reap the benefits of most of these improvements. Still, we'd be remiss if we didn't poke around just a bit. Follow past the break to see what's changed. Gallery: A closer look at Apple TV's software update and 1080p movies Continue reading A closer look at Apple TV's software update and 1080p movies A closer look at Apple TV's software update and 1080p movies originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments Google gets go ahead to provide video services to all Kansas City residents Mar 19th 2012, 18:13 In what may be a watershed moment for in-home entertainment, both Kansas and Missouri have given Google permission to provide video services to Kansas City residents as a part of its Google Fiber project. Missouri's Public Service Commision gave Big G the thumbs up on March 1st, and Kansas' Corporation Commission followed suit last Friday, meaning Google now has the green light to provide video services to residents on either side of the state line. Of course, the folks in Mountain View haven't committed to taking down the cable companies just yet, but these approvals put the necessary franchise licensing in place for them to do so if they choose. Comcast, Cox, Time Warner... your newest competitor has arrived. Google gets go ahead to provide video services to all Kansas City residents originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  Kansas City Star, Kansas City Business Journal  | Email this | Comments Google gives us some insight on the inner workings of Google Translate Mar 19th 2012, 17:56 Google may have started out as a search engine, but the scope of its services has grown considerably in the 20-plus years since its origin. Of the many products in its grand stable, Google Translate has become a workhorse platform, lending its multi-lingual chops to Chrome, Google +, Android, iOS, Gmail, and even Google eBooks. Few of Google's other services can claim to serve the company's core mission "to organize the world's info and make it accessible" as well as the digital interpreter. Since many take Translate's prodigious powers for granted (guilty), we figured a quick history lesson was in order. So, join us after the break for a video interview with one of Translate's senior software engineers and let him hit you with some knowledge about its origins and operation. Continue reading Google gives us some insight on the inner workings of Google Translate Google gives us some insight on the inner workings of Google Translate originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments NEC adds speakers to lightbulb, Edison wishes he'd had the idea (video) Mar 19th 2012, 17:29 NEC Lighting has produced a union 'twixt wireless speaker and LED ceiling light that's controllable with an Android phone. You can rock out to your favorite tunes over Bluetooth at the same you play with the brightness and color temperature of the light. Or you can switch to one of three presets that offer active, natural or relaxed light and sound to permeate your living room. The company's hoping to have it perfected in time for the end of this year and if your imagination can't stretch to picture a singing light fitting, then head on past the break to see it in action. Continue reading NEC adds speakers to lightbulb, Edison wishes he'd had the idea (video) NEC adds speakers to lightbulb, Edison wishes he'd had the idea (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  Diginfo  | Email this | Comments

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