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Sling Media shows some love for Apple Mac users, and have announced the immediate availability of the SlingPlayer for Mac OS X (10.4 only) software download. U.S. and Canadian Slingbox owners will be in "Place-shifting" heaven as they now also have the ability to watch and control their home TV from any Mac laptop or desktop located just about anywhere in the world.
SlingPlayer for Mac OS X includes Sling Media’s photo-realistic remote controls as well as the ability to program favorite channels, change viewing modes and use SlingStream to optimize the broadband connection on both ends to deliver the best possible video stream.
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Microsoft's Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP has been available for some time in beta, but now WMP 11 gets it's official public release. This new version of Windows Media Player features seamless integration with URGE, MTV Networks' digital music service. Using the search capabilities of Windows Media Player 11, you get instant access to the entire MTV URGE catalog of more than 110,000 artists and 2 million songs. According to Microsoft, the search capabilities of Windows Media Player 11 also enable consumers to "easily scroll through and access music faster than on any other media player, whether the library contains 50 or 50,000 tracks." WMP11 (free download) has drag-and-drop capabilities for building playlists and moving music to portable players, and also let's you store and access all your music, video, pictures, and recorded TV.
In time for the holiday shopping season, Apple will make the new iPod Shuffle digital music player available in Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers this Friday, November 3. The 2g (2nd generation) iPod shuffle ($79) was announced last September along with other new Apple products, and is about half the size of the original iPod shuffle at just half a cubic inch. It's got a built-in clip so you can sport it any way you want, and there's one gigabyte of flash memory which holds up to 240 songs.
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GearLive reports that Microsoft is releasing the second major Xbox 360 dashboard upgrade, in the fall system update. Xbox 360 updates include 1080p output for both movies and games, and the ability to stream WMV video from any PC running Windows Media Player 11 or Windows Media Connect. It's all laid out under updated feature details for Expanded HD Display and Video Playback Options, Xbox Live Arcade Enhancements, and XNA Support.
If we're to believe E-Ten's claim, their new glofiish X500 is the world's thinnest Pocket PC Phone at just 1.6cm thick. We know that "thin is in", but what does the glofiish X500 have to offer? Well, it's a Windows Mobile 5.0 device with a Samsung 400 MHz Processor, and it's got GSM/GPRS/EDGE and Wi-Fi 802.11b capabilities, Bluetooth 2.0 and a SirRFstar III-based GPS receiver. Also included in this thin device: 128 MB Flash ROM, 64 MB SDRAM, 2.8", 240 x 320, 65,536 colors, TFT-LCD Touch screen, 2.0 mega pixels CMOS camera with 4x digital zoom and flash, Camcorder, Micro SD card slot, and an FM Tuner! Not bad.
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We didn't have to wait too long to get the official announcement about the Nokia 330 after all. The Nokia 330 Auto Navigation device is Nokia's first dedicated personal navigation device aimed at the European market with integrated GPS receiver and Europe-wide maps, and featuring spoken and visual directions on a 3.5 inch color touch screen.
The Nokia 330 has a 2GB memory card with pre-installed Europe-wide map data and detailed travel information, and also includes advanced entertainment features including music player, photo viewer and video player. Nokia 330 Auto Navigation uses the ROUTE 66 Navigate 7 application and NAVTEQ map data, and allows you to adjust 2D/3D, day or night view, or alter the audio to your language or volume, and request a repeat of the last instruction.
If you've got deep pockets, high-end consumer electronics maker Bang & Olufsen and Samsung Electronics have got a deal for you. For just US$1275, you can be the proud owner of the Serene mobile phone, which arrives in North America in November 2006.
The two companies have been developing the unique, high quality, and expensive Serene phone "to enable comfortable and convenient communication." By looking at the phone, I can't see how it would be easier to use than your normal cellphone design, I guess I'd have to see it in action to be convinced. The B&O Serene phone is made up of two equal parts that are bound together by an aluminum hinge. At first sight, the Serene looks backward because the display and microphone are placed in the lower shell, and the circular keyboard and loudspeaker are placed in the upper shell. There's a thumb operated wheel in the middle that is used for all primary operations.
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Here I am, just getting used to my Nokia 770 Internet Tablet Wi-Fi device, when this new Nokia 870 tablet with a little webcam and VOIP functions pops up. The 870 looks like it's bigger than the 770, but then there's that smaller Nokia 330 with a 3.5” screen for DivX video, MP3 audio, and GPS navigation that appeared the other day. That's the way it goes with consumer electronics, there's always something new on the way, but I'm still pretty satisfied with my (old) Nokia 770. We'll have to wait and see what Nokia has to say about these new gadgets...when they're ready.
UPDATE: The Nokia 330 Auto Navigation GPS device is officially announced.
A good friend of mine bought a Nokia n93 multimedia phone a few weeks ago, and he loooooves the device, but unfortunately he missed out on Nokia's newest offer. In a "Hollywood first", Nokia has announced the launch of the full length Mission: Impossible III movie on memory cards to coincide with the film's DVD release. You can watch the flick on your Nokia n93, but the movie can't be played on a PC, or copied to another memory card. M:i:III starring Tom Cruise will be offered as part of the Nokia N93 sales package with no additional cost to consumers, and will be available in Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and the UK.
By the time the Nokia n95 Multimedia Computer is released (Q1 2007), there should be lots of movies to choose from.
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