| Report: Microsoft revealing Xbox 'Woodstock' music service at E3 Apr 25th 2012, 14:22  We are stardust. We are golden. And we've got to get ourselves back to the Xbox. According to some anonymous-type sources over at The Verge, Microsoft is set to continue its shift away from Zuneland into the world of Woodstock -- that's reportedly the codename of a new Spotify-like service set to make its debut at this year's E3. According to the reports, the tiny yellow bird of a service will work across platforms (think Windows 8, iOS, Android and, of course, the Xbox, amongst others), thanks, at least in part, in part to browser-based functionality. The service is said to be set to launch later in the year, around the same as some key MS operating systems. Report: Microsoft revealing Xbox 'Woodstock' music service at E3 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  The Verge | Email this | Comments | | President Obama test drives a Sphero on Boulder visit Apr 25th 2012, 14:03  President Obama was in the Centennial State last night, hyping up an enthusiastic crowd at the University of Colorado at Boulder's Coors Events Center. Of course, he couldn't help but take some time to check out some some of the local innovation. The President took a few moments out of his busy schedule to play around with the smartphone-controlled Sphero RC ball, declaring "how cool is that," before demanding that the crowd, "give me some space to drive my ball." He also tossed out some superlatives like "terrific," after nearly driving it into a woman's flip-flop. Now that's a solid endorsement, if ever we've heard one. In all, it didn't last long -- the guy's got a country to run, after all. Continue reading President Obama test drives a Sphero on Boulder visit President Obama test drives a Sphero on Boulder visit originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments | | Samsung AllShare Cast Hub hits the FCC, maintains an air of mystery Apr 25th 2012, 13:44  Details remain decidedly light on this one, but it looks like Samsung could be about to expand its AllShare media streaming / sharing service with a new piece of hardware. A device dubbed the AllShare Cast Hub has now turned up in some FCC filings, apparently packing some HDMI connectivity and dual-band WiFi capabilities. Unfortunately, that's about all that the filings reveal, but it's not too much of a stretch to infer that the device is a media hub of some sort, presumably with the ability to stream media from your computer or smartphone to TVs that don't already support AllShare out of the box. We're guessing Samsung will fill in the rest of the details sooner or later, but those into test reports can dive into the links below right now. Continue reading Samsung AllShare Cast Hub hits the FCC, maintains an air of mystery Samsung AllShare Cast Hub hits the FCC, maintains an air of mystery originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | FCC (1), (2) | Email this | Comments | |
