Category: Apps (Page 32 of 34)

Hulu on the iPhone

April 26, 2009 / Gary Fairchild

Rumors have been going around about Hulu coming to the iPhone and I couldn’t be happier. If it’s possible to get similar quality videos to stream to my iPhone as they do on Hulu.com, then I’m all in. Supposedly Hulu is planning for it to work over WiFi and 3G. Streaming full length Family Guy, Daily Show, and Heroes over 3G? Hell yeah!

Of course there’s the issue of whether or not Apple will approve the app just like their hesitation to approve the Sling Player app but Silicon Alley Insider (the source for this story) has thoughts on that:

Why would Apple and AT&T approve this app, which will use up a lot of bandwidth and compete with Apple’s iTunes video store? Because it will help sell iPhones, iPod touches, and AT&T subscriptions. And that’s the whole point of the App Store. (And if we were Hulu, we’d offer Apple and/or AT&T an ad revenue-sharing deal, too.)

Let’s hope this app gets streamlined through Apple so we can all enjoy the free, limited commercial, beautiful quality, online TV and movie content of Hulu on our iPhones.

Apple, Apps, iPhone, Mobile, News, Video

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Sweet Site of the Week – LogMeIn

April 25, 2009 / Gary Fairchild

Sometimes it’s hard to sift through the millions of websites out there to find the fun, unusual, creative, and especially, the useful ones. And word of mouth can only take you so far. Well, leave it to Gadget Teaser to give you a hand in your search. Once a week, we’ll highlight one of our favorite sites that not everyone knows about. I like to think that we here at Gadget Teaser are performing a public service for you… ~~the avid gadget blog reader~~ the general public.

This week’s Sweet Site of the Week is: LogMeIn

LogMeIn is basically a tool that is used to remotely access a computer from anywhere. On the road and need to access your home or work PC, use LogMeIn. Got a client in another city, or even country, that requires local support, use LogMeIn. Got a conference call and would like to present a PowerPoint for everyone to see, use LogMeIn. I think you get my drift but in case you don’t, here’s what LogMeIn describes itself as:

Businesses and IT service providers use LogMeIn’s solutions to deliver remote end-user support and to access and manage computers and other Internet-enabled devices more effectively and efficiently. Consumers and mobile workers use our solutions to access computer resources remotely, thereby facilitating their mobility and increasing their productivity.

I use LogMeIn Free to remotely access my home PC while I’m at work or on the road. So all I had to do was install a small app on my home PC and then no matter where I am I can log into the LogMeIn website and access my home PC. That’s it. I use it to access my personal email, my personal bookmarks, and my personal files. Maximize the screen and you can’t tell the difference between your home monitor and the one you’re using remotely. And it’s so convenient. In case you were wondering, there is a version for the Mac and there is even a iPhone app you can use to remotely control your home PC as well.

So if you ever need to access anything from your home PC while at work or on the road, I suggest you use our Sweet Site of the Week, LogMeIn.

Apple, Apps, Computers, iPhone, Mobile, Websites

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Hulu App Officially in Development

April 20, 2009 / Jeff Morgan

If one word comes to mind when we think of combining the most successful media phone in the world with the best (legal) web video site, it’s “badass.” That’s exactly what web video monster Hulu.com is calling their new app for the iPhone, and understandably so.

Hulu won’t be the first to enter the streaming video scene on the iPhone, but it’s certainly the most prominent. The new app is said to support both Wi-Fi and 3G streaming, giving you the opportunity to catch up on 30 Rock anywhere, anytime.

The Hulu/Apple partnership strikes me as quite the boon for Apple. Hulu is a big deal, and having the ability to watch popular programming at any time is sure to tip a whole host of people who might already have an inkling for an iPhone. Toss in some ad revenue sharing on Hulu’s part and you have the start of a beautiful friendship.

Apple, Apps, iPhone, Mobile

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Is That a Pip-Boy In Your Pocket?

April 19, 2009 / Jeff Morgan

User sadosdemetrios over at the Crackberry forums has created a Blackberry skin featuring graphics inspired by the Fallout 3 Pip-Boy. As a huge Fallout fan, I can hardly describe my joyful rapture on seeing this thing.

As the day fast approaches whence I shall cast off the chains of my lesser phone and purchase something a bit…smarter, it’s hard to ignore little customizations like these. The iPhone, despite its many wonders, doesn’t support user-defined interfaces, a feature I would really like to see in the future. For now, you can at least change the look with Winterboard. If you really need to know your RAD levels, you’re stuck on the Blackberry.

Apps, Gaming, iPhone, Mobile

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Say it isn’t so: Apple to deny the SlingPlayer App?

April 17, 2009 / Gary Fairchild

Just when my gadget life was all coming together.

First, I got my Dish HD Absolute package installed about 1 month before they discontinued selling it. So I now get all the HD channels including locals and DVR for $40 a month. Hell yeah! Then I jumped on my wife’s iPhone plan, which is mostly company paid, and converted it to a family plan. Hello shiny new iPhone 3G, goodbye old crappy phone from 2006. Then Dish shows up at CES with a Sling-Loaded DVR. Sling-Loaded meaning that not only can you record, pause, and rewind live TV but now you can also stream that TV to pretty much any internet connected device in the world. How sweet is that? The reason I said pretty much any device is because there is not a SlingPlayer app for the iPhone… at least not yet.

Well, all that changed late last month when Sling submitted their SlingPlayer Mobile app to Apple. You see? You see? Everything is coming together! Or it was until I read this:

Electronista cites “a source close to Apple’s approval processes,” who claims Apple is giving SlingPlayer the red light because AT&T fears it will strain bandwidth on its network.

Noooooooooooooooooooooooo! Damn you AT&T. Damn you Apple for submitting to AT&T. Damn you Sling for being so cool that I would get this upset over an app.

Thankfully, there is a silver lining:

However, Wired.com thinks SlingPlayer will appear in the App Store for a few reasons. First, Sling is a very high-profile, popular service whose plans for an iPhone app have been well-documented; a flat rejection would cause an uproar. Second, Sling tells Wired.com it has a good, communicative relationship with Apple, and we trust Apple will not break that relationship. Third, Apple already announced it’s optimizing live streaming in the upcoming iPhone 3.0 OS — a Major League Baseball app using this improved streaming support is already in the works, although it remains unconfirmed whether this will only work with Wi-Fi.

Well now I don’t know what to think. Will it happen? Won’t it happen? Who knows. I just hope the gadget gods give Sling the push they need to get the SlingPlayer Mobile app approved.