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FLO TV for iPhone proof-of-concept caught in the wild

Engadget  Nov 20 09

We don't know if watching TV on a 3.5-inch display is your bag, as it were, but it looks like Qualcomm is moving onward and upward with its plans for FLO TV on the iPhone. Not too many details at the moment, just some pics that Electricpig snapped of a handset running a proof-of-concept app that relys on an external device for reception, streaming re-runs of Mayberry R.F.D. to your handset via WiFi. No word yet on the when this device might actually go "prime time," but with any luck the five pocket TV enthusiasts out there may someday be freed from the tyranny of the FLO TV Personal Television. Full story...

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Elecom introduces SDXC-compatible card reader, waits for you to afford SDXC cards

Engadget  about an hour ago

Panasonic's duo of SDXC cards should be shipping out this month, which means that you'll be needing a new card reader on the double.

NVIDIA Optimus automates graphics switching, promises the best of both worlds

Engadget  just under two hours ago

We've always thought switchable graphics made a lot of sense on laptops, and NVIDIA's new Optimus tech looks like it's going to bring it mainstream in a serious way -- there's no more manually toggling between the powerful discrete GPU and the power-saving integrated chip.

Navigon keeps MobileNavigator iPhone app fresh with 3D terrain views, Facebook / Twitter integration

Engadget  2 hours ago

Hey, software engineers of all shapes and sizes -- are you keeping an eye on this? Navigon is releasing yet another significant update for its continually improving MobileNavigator iPhone GPS app, and at this point, we reckon these guys and gals should get some sort of medal for pursuing innovation on an existing product rather than leaping to "the next best thing.

Brando camera holster is cheap, might actually hold your camera

Engadget  3 hours ago

Say what you will about Brando, but you can always count on them to take a good idea and sell a cheaper (if not necessarily better) version of it.

Peter Moore wants to be convinced by OnLive, already a fan of Arc controller

Engadget  3 hours ago

Peter Moore, formerly the big cheese in charge of Xbox, is now the head of EA Sports, but he's lost none of the forthrightness that's made him a popular man to interview in the past.

ATI Radeon HD 5570 fills the last remaining gap in DirectX 11 empire

Engadget  4 hours ago

ATI seems to be so enamored with its 40nm DirectX 11 Evergreen chips that at this point it's bringing out new graphics cards just to remind us of how awesome its technology is.

Samsung's first Bada phone with Super AMOLED to be announced on February 14th? Sure.

Engadget  4 hours ago

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Apple Store down globally, let the speculation begin

Engadget  4 hours ago

Sometimes it's nothing, but often, especially when it's a Tuesday and we're sitting on a stack of overdue rumors, an Apple Store outage is a tell that new products are due.

German firm claims huge boost in Android app performance, battery life with new virtual machine

Engadget  4 hours ago

At the core of Anrdoid lies a little bundle of code known as the Dalvik virtual machine, a runtime environment for Java apps that's specifically optimized for hardware with limited memory and processor power -- you know, the kind of situation you find in your average smartphone.

Cube's 6-inch capacitive touchscreen e-reader is a Windows Mobile 6.5 fantasyland

Engadget  5 hours ago

If you're a sucker for immaculate specs at a discount price then the Cube e-book reader might be the device for you.



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