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Engadget Mobile Podcast 137 - 05.09.2012 May 9th 2012, 18:51 A six-person Engadget Mobile Podcast that clocks in under two hours? You know something's up. We'll give you a hint: it's four-letter acronym that rhymes with "sepia" and tastes great with a healthy dose of spicy red rooster sauce. Hosts: Myriam Joire (tnkgrl), Brad Molen, Joseph Volpe Guest: Terrence O'Brien, Zach Lutz, Sean Cooper Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Tycho - Coastal Brake (Ghostly International) 00:03:44 - Samsung Focus 2 for AT&T hands-on at CTIA 2012 (update: video) 00:05:15 - Hands-on with Kyocera Rise, an Android 4.0 smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard (video) 00:06:00 - HTC EVO Design 4G for Boost Mobile hands-on 00:10:21 - Hands-on with Kyocera Hydro, a waterproof Android 4.0 smartphone (video) 00:12:12 - Join us for the CTIA keynote with the CEOs of the big four US carriers, tomorrow at 5:30PM ET! 00:34:30 - Live from CTIA with FCC chairman Julius Genachowski 00:36:50 - Editorial: Engadget on the Samsung Galaxy S III 00:46:58 - HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE for Verizon hands-on at CTIA 2012 (update: video) 00:57:50 - RIM's BlackBerry World keynote roundup: the OS, the hardware, everything else (video) Hear the podcast Subscribe to the podcast [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes [RSS MP3] Add the Engadget Mobile Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically [RSS AAC] Add the Engadget Mobile Podcast feed (in enhanced AAC) to your RSS aggregator [Zune] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in the Zune Marketplace Download the podcast LISTEN (MP3) LISTEN (AAC) Contact the podcast podcast (at) engadgetmobile (dot) com. Follow us on Twitter @tnkgrl @phonewisdom @jrvolpe @engadgetmobile @terrenceobrien @zacharylutz @sean_cooper Filed under: Podcasts Engadget Mobile Podcast 137 - 05.09.2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 May 2012 14:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments Media files: EngadgetMobile_Podcast_137.mp3 (audio/mpeg, 50.3 MB) Pioneer touts world's first car GPS with augmented reality HUD (video) May 9th 2012, 18:30 We've seen augmented reality, and GPS with augmented reality, but we haven't seen the two combined at the front of a car's windshield. A pair of Cyber Navi rigs from Pioneer promise to change all that, using an add-on, laser-projected heads-up display from MicroVision that shows driving directions just above the road itself, making sure that you focus on what's in front rather than squinting at the LCD off to the side. If you do need to look at that LCD, however, you'll get yet another augmented reality view if your car has a camera up front, more detail about the route and a new speed limit sign alert system. The usual rounds of DVD media, iPhone/iPod playback and 1Seg over-the-air TV tuning are also on tap. Buying either of the new HUD-equipped GPS units will require a deep wallet, some patience and an airplane trip to Japan, however -- the 2-DIN ZH99 and dual 1-DIN VH99 cost ¥300,000 and ¥320,000 ($3,770 and $4,021) respectively, and their late July release isn't known to include the US at this stage. Continue reading Pioneer touts world's first car GPS with augmented reality HUD (video) Pioneer touts world's first car GPS with augmented reality HUD (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 May 2012 14:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Tech-On  |  AVIC-VH99HUD (translated)  | Email this | Comments Afghan photographers eschew electronics for wooden camera portraits (video) May 9th 2012, 18:16 If retro-style snaps are worth a billion dollars à la Instagram, what does that say about the value of real prints taken with pre-WWII gear? Reminding us that early cameras were photochemical and shutterless, Kabul is home to two lone holdouts who still practice the 75-year-old art of wooden camera photography. Due to a ban on picture-taking by the Taliban, and then an influx of cheap digital cameras, the number of practitioners of kamra-e-faoree has steadily dwindled. But thanks to the Afghan Box Camera Project, the legacy left by these artisans is being preserved -- not least in the video above. Discover how it all works and then leave the faux-vintage to the hipsters. Afghan photographers eschew electronics for wooden camera portraits (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 May 2012 14:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Afghan Box Camera Project  |  io9  | Email this | Comments BBC Sport app brings Olympics and more to Sony Bravia TVs, PlayStation 3 and Blu-ray players May 9th 2012, 17:59 While Sony was busy launching its HX8 TVs over in the UK, it let slip another nugget of televisual goodness. That extra BBC Sport coverage that's planned for summer, and available as a TiVo app, will also be coming to UK owners of Bravia TVs (2011 and onwards,) PS3s, and even some Blu-ray players (at a later date). Those 24 channels of HD Olympic action will be translated into live streams, and there will be the usual array of catch-up options too. It's not just the Olympics, either, with most of the Beeb's sports coverage set to be available through the app, along with much of the additional content that was previously dealt with by the Red Button. Sony claims it has worked with the BBC to develop the app, and should be the first to launch it direct on TVs just in time for Wimbledon. It will likely find its way to other Smart TVs too, but no details on which at this time. BBC Sport app brings Olympics and more to Sony Bravia TVs, PlayStation 3 and Blu-ray players originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 May 2012 13:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments AT&T's Glenn Lurie sees the end of WiFi-only tablets May 9th 2012, 17:44 AT&T's Glenn Lurie believes that WiFi-only tablets won't be around for long as the cost of cellular modems falls. Talking at CTIA Wireless, the "emerging devices" honcho thinks that the low ($30) cost of an HSPA+ radio will eventually make manufacturers abandon the two-tier model -- doubling the potential customers for his network. He pointed to the success of the sold-out Pantech Element and has said that the company would be offering similarly enabled tablet devices in the future. Of course, if manufacturers only charged $30 extra for 3G-enabled tablets in the first place, we probably wouldn't be having this conversation. AT&T's Glenn Lurie sees the end of WiFi-only tablets originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 May 2012 13:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  Computerworld  | Email this | Comments Telefónica launches Tu Me app: brings free VoIP calling and messaging to the iPhone May 9th 2012, 17:24 We don't understand exactly what European big-hitter Telefónica is set to gain from its new app. Free VoIP calls and messaging doesn't sound like a massive money-spinner for a company that steers several of Europe's biggest mobile carriers, but that's what its new app is offering. Tu Me can connect through either WiFi or your own phone signal and throws in some location-sharing features for good measure. The app still will still find it tough to break through on the iPhone, which already has plenty of options, include VoIP champ Skype and the home-grown iMessage. According to The Verge, an Android version is already in the pipeline, but if you're driving an iPhone, you can grab the free download from the App Store now. Telefónica launches Tu Me app: brings free VoIP calling and messaging to the iPhone originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 May 2012 13:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink The Verge  |  Tu Me, iTunes  | Email this | Comments Wolfenstein 3D celebrates 20 years of machine guns and flag-obscured passages with free web version May 9th 2012, 17:01 To commemorate the big two-oh years since its release, Bethesda has offered up the full Wolfenstein 3D experience to play for free in your web browser. Not only that, you'll also be able to play the id original on iOS devices gratis (at least for today) and creator John Carmack has decided to offer us a director's commentary on the game's development while shooting his way through a few levels. Watch, nod and reminisce right after the break, then hit up the source to play for yourself. Continue reading Wolfenstein 3D celebrates 20 years of machine guns and flag-obscured passages with free web version Wolfenstein 3D celebrates 20 years of machine guns and flag-obscured passages with free web version originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 May 2012 13:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Joystiq  |  Wolfenstein 3D, iTunes  | Email this | Comments

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