Category: Mobile (Page 62 of 65)

      Hulu App Officially in Development

      April 20, 2009 /

      Hulu Coming to the iPhone.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

      Nintendo Sells 400,000+ DSi Units During Launch Week

      April 20, 2009 /

      The Nintendo DSiIn another move that could make Midas green with envy, Nintendo moved some 435,000 DSi units during its initial week of sales. Early estimates suggested something closer to 300,000, but by week’s end, Nintendo reported breaking the 400,000 mark.

      As we mentioned in an earlier article, the DSi showcases a slew of hardware and software updates (including a fairly skimpy DSiWare store), all at a 70% premium. With all the handhelds in the market, it should be safe to assume some serious work on Nintendo’s part to get their version of the app store up to speed.

      Source: Joystiq
      Image Courtesy: Eclectic Electronics

      Gaming, Mobile

      Is That a Pip-Boy In Your Pocket?

      April 19, 2009 /

      The Blackberry Pip-Boy!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

      Lost Your Keys? Use Your iPod

      April 19, 2009 /

      The Chrysler Peapod.The Chrysler Peapod will certainly be turning some heads when it goes into production later this year. The latest news from GEM adds a quirky new feature to the already quirky car: the ability to start the vehicle using your iPod as the key.

      Text from the brochure reads:

      The Peapod has a key just like you’d expect. But you also get the unexpected: simply dock your iPod for a fun, cutting edge way to start up. Exclusive software developed specifically for Peapod turns your iPod into a key. Both options are interchangeable and secure.

      So…how do you get into the car? The wording is just vague enough to suggest “we’re working on that, just haven’t figured it out.” And cutting edge? I can hear it now, the rising clamor. The counterculture statement of a generation. WE START OUR CARS WITH iPODS!!!

      I’ll give it three weeks before some clever hacker uses his iPod to steal one of these things. You heard it here first.

      Apple, Mobile, News

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

      April 17, 2009 /

      Just when my gadget life was all coming together.

      SlingPlayer AppFirst, 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.

      Apple, Apps, iPhone, Mobile, News, Video

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