Archive for July 8th, 2010

Next Apple TV to Bring 99 Cent TV Show Rentals? [Unconfirmed]

Posted by Ry on Jul 08 2010 | Technology

We've heard rumors that the next generation Apple TV will offer cloud-based streaming, but now we're hearing that it will also bring 99 cent TV show rentals. Sounds like a reasonable attempt to compete with other streaming rental services. [NewTeeVee] More »



Apple TV - Apple - Macintosh - Companies - Television

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Flash Player investing in a 3D future, plans coming in October

Posted by Ry on Jul 08 2010 | Technology


Man, Adobe is really teasing up Flash and 3D. Straight from the mouth (or, rather, keyboard) of product manager Thibault Imbert: "What kind of [3D] API? True textured z-buffered triangles ? GPU acceleration? Even better? What I can say is forget what you have seen before, it is going to be big." Big talk in regards to a session at the company's upcoming MAX 2010 conference entitled (aptly enough) "Flash Player 3D Future." According to the description and some added details care of Imbert, expect discussion and demos of a renderer coming in a future version of Flash Player. We'd love to give you something more concrete, but looks like that might be awhile -- the talk isn't until October 27th.

Flash Player investing in a 3D future, plans coming in October originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Photobomb Gives New Meaning to Long Exposure [Image Cache]

Posted by Ry on Jul 08 2010 | Technology

Yep, just practicing my long-exposure light photography. Should be super cute, nothing to it really, just—aw man, seriously Derrick? [Reddit via The High Definite] More »



United States - Government - Department of Health and Human Services - Executive Branch - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

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The Best Things to Buy in July [Buying Guide]

Posted by Ry on Jul 08 2010 | Uncategorized

This time of year, anywhere with air conditioning sounds like the best place to shop for many of us. While you're cooling off, keep an eye out for the best deals in July, summarized here for your convenience. More »



Air conditioning - Shopping - Business - Business and Economy - Home

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iOS 4 adds direct access to iTunes library, iPhone DJ apps about to get crazy

Posted by Ry on Jul 08 2010 | Technology

Although there's been no shortage of iPhone DJ apps in the past few years, they've remained fairly niche, since Apple didn't allow devs official access to the iPod music library -- mobile DJs needed to upload a second separate music library per app, and that's no fun at all. Looks like that's about to change, though: one of the 1500 new APIs in iOS 4 provides direct access to the iPod library, meaning music apps of all kinds can play your tracks in any wacky way they want -- including, yes, scratching them. The first app to support the new API in the store is Flare Scratch, which is a relatively simple scratch app -- we just gave it a shot and yes, it does indeed load tracks from the iPod library and let you scratch 'em. There's a bit of a wait when loading up a new track, though, so it's not totally fluid to use in anything but a hey-this-is-fun context, but we're betting we'll see more serious DJ apps hit with smoother transitions soon enough -- and we can't wait to see what devs do once iOS 4 hits the iPad and they've got more room to work with. Video after the break.

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iOS 4 adds direct access to iTunes library, iPhone DJ apps about to get crazy originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Outcast Float Tubes

Posted by Ry on Jul 08 2010 | Cool Stuff, Technology

Outcast Float Tubes
Who said you need to haul a huge boat behind your truck just to do some on-the-water fishing? Outcast Float Tubes ($350-$500) are lightweight, inflatable watercraft that feature integrated seats,...

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Sometimes Less Is More [Dating]

Posted by Ry on Jul 08 2010 | Technology

Dating pro tip: the longer you keep your mouth shut, the better chance you've got at forging a lasting relationship. More »



Dating - Relationships - Advice - Romance - Articles

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Best Personal Money Management Site? [Hive Five Call For Contenders]

Posted by Ry on Jul 08 2010 | Uncategorized

Desktop financial tools used to rule the roost when it came to personal money management, but web-based tools are increasingly sophisticated, interconnected, and appealing. This week we want to hear about your favorite personal money management web site. More »



Hive Five Call For Contenders - Money - Twilight - House - HTML

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Android Still On the Rise In Mobile Market Share [Data]

Posted by Ry on Jul 08 2010 | Technology

ComScore's new report shows that Android's market share increased 4% in Q2 of this year. Who was down? Everyone else. But what'll really be interesting is next quarter's numbers, with iPhone 4, Evo and Droid X making their splashes. [PRNewswire] More »



IPhone - Android - Smartphone - Handhelds - Google

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