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Amazon becomes the latest retailer to sell the trendy Nest Learning Thermostat Jun 7th 2012, 22:49 Frankly, we all knew it was only a matter of time before the renown online retailer, Amazon, would start offering the trendiest thermostat known to man. Joining the likes of Apple, Lowe's and, naturally, Nest's official site, Amazon is the latest shop to welcome the famed Learning Thermostat onto its shelves, with availability expected as soon as tomorrow (June 8th). As for pricing, that won't be changing much, which means you'll still have to shell out $249 -- though, you could see it hit your doorstep sooner without paying extra if you have one of those fancy Prime accounts. In any case, folks looking to grab one of these notorious Nest thermos can do so from either of the source links below. Amazon becomes the latest retailer to sell the trendy Nest Learning Thermostat originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink GigaOM  |  Nest, Amazon  | Email this | Comments FTC tells ITC that bans over standards-based patents aren't kosher, looks warily at Motorola and Samsung Jun 7th 2012, 22:24 Most of the scrutiny over abuse of standards-based patents has come through European Union investigations of Motorola and Samsung. That attention might come to the US if the Federal Trade Commission has its way. It just sent a letter to the International Trade Commission arguing that companies should be blocked from landing bans if they base their disputes on standards. These kinds of blockades "deter innovation" and spur companies to try for much more of a cash windfall from a patent than it's really worth, the FTC argues. The letter doesn't directly accuse anyone of getting their fingers dirty, but there's little doubt that it's referring to Motorola (now part of Google) and Samsung: their varying ITC disputes against Apple and Microsoft are often based around standards patents for technologies like 3G and H.264 video, which aren't supposed to demand legal action except as a last resort. An angry FTC missive doesn't constitute a formal investigation that would actively worry either Motorola or Samsung, but it certainly fires a warning shot across the bow. FTC tells ITC that bans over standards-based patents aren't kosher, looks warily at Motorola and Samsung originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Ars Technica  |  CNET  | Email this | Comments Bloomberg: Apple to offer Baidu search to Chinese iPhone users Jun 7th 2012, 21:53 Apple is reportedly lining up Baidu to join the search engines available on iOS devices when the sixth iteration of the operating system is detailed next week. Baidu serves around 80 percent of queries in the country and the move will serve Cupertino's twin goals of placing Google at arm's length and gain more traction in Asia. It's not likely to replace Mountain View's place at the top of the menu, but users will be able to make a switch in the settings menu. Whatever happens, we'll be there to catch every revelation when Tim Cook takes to the stage next week. Bloomberg: Apple to offer Baidu search to Chinese iPhone users originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  Bloomberg  | Email this | Comments OnLive Multiview on an LG Google TV, eyes-on (video) Jun 7th 2012, 21:26 Between the giant screen gaming demos, the shiny new hardware and the ever-present booth babes, the Electronic Entertainment Expo may well be the short attention span capital of North America at the moment. How does one possible manage to up the ante on electronic attention deficit disorder? Nintendo and Microsoft have both made pretty admirable strives in that direction with the Wii U GamePad and SmartGlass, respectively, bringing a second screen to home game play. OnLive is helping move things along as well, by way of the MultiView feature, which brings several screens worth of content to a single display -- in other words, you have have other games taking up screen real estate while you're playing a game. OnLive's Spectate feature is nothing new, of course, letting you keep tabs on friends and scores of other players. MultiView, however, lets you watch that content while playing, the majority of the screen devoted to your own game, with this added footage in a sidebar. You can access the feature with the click of a button and chat with friends or coordinate with teammates. OnLive showed us the feature on an LG G2 Google TV -- the perfect opportunity for the company to highlight the new partnership. The 55-inch display also served as an ideal demo -- while the feature will also be available for mobile devices, you're really going to want a big screen, lest the whole thing become a little too cacophonous. Continue reading OnLive Multiview on an LG Google TV, eyes-on (video) OnLive Multiview on an LG Google TV, eyes-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

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