Logitech’s Q3 2012 report confirms Revue is sold out, Harmony remote refresh ‘in the coming months’
Logitech’s Q3 earnings for the 2012 fiscal year don’t have many surprises since the company already revealed it was dropping out of the Google TV team . In prepared remarks, company management confirmed it is completely sold out of new units, closing the door on any users still trying to nab a $99 Revue (who shouldn’t be too heartbroken, since Vizio is promising a second gen unit is on the way at the same price).
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Logitech’s Q3 2012 report confirms Revue is sold out, Harmony remote refresh ‘in the coming months’
eye3 hexicopter helps your DSLR take flight for $999
Your camera wants to take flight — trust us, it does — and an ambitious new project aims to make your DSLR’s aeronautic ambitions a reality. The eye3 hexacopter is a six-armed carbon-fiber unmanned arial vehicle (UAV) that hopes to make aerial photography accessible to the masses.
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eye3 hexicopter helps your DSLR take flight for $999
LG Google TV and Magic Remote Qwerty hands-on
While Samsung waits to debut its take on the Google TV platform, LG is already showing off its hardware, including a new remote control. For LG’s part, it has decided to blend the QWERTY needs of a Google TV controller with its existing Magic Motion remote gesture control and scroll wheel technology. The result is a decently well balanced dual-sided remote with relatively simple controls
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Parrot launching new AR.Drone2.0 at CES?
We happened upon Parrot’s outdoor AR.Drone corral at CES and this signage immediately caught our eyes.
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Parrot launching new AR.Drone2.0 at CES?
Comcast Xfinity Skype webcam for cable boxes revealed by FCC (Update: Pics, pricing and details!)
About six months after we first heard Comcast would release a Skype webcam built for its cable boxes Wireless Goodness has uncovered the FCC filing for just such a unit. There’s no pictures of the device itself, but scans from the manual and the diagram above give a good idea of the experience available, including the ability to have video as an overlay on top of TV content, or as a picture-in-picture. Video and audio calls are both possible, as well as instant messaging, and while the Xfinity-branded camera itself clips onto your flat-panel, a small adapter hooks into the set-top box.
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Comcast Xfinity Skype webcam for cable boxes revealed by FCC (Update: Pics, pricing and details!)
Dijit launches remote control app for iPad, gives you something to do during all that boring TV watching
If all those TV shows haven’t completely eroded your short term memory, you may recall the time we spent with Dijit’s remote control app , way back in early December. The company tells us that it’s finally ready for prime time, taking advantage of the extra screen real estate the Apple tablet has to offer. The app lets you use the iPad to control your Roku and Griffin Beacon.
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Tizi app turns your iPhone into a pricey iPad remote, enlists Siri for channel surfing
It’s time to show your iPad who’s boss — your iPhone, naturally. The Tizi Remote app is presently available for free via iTunes, letting you use your iPhone to change channels, record shows and pause live TV on iPads connected to the Tizi or Tizi Go TV receivers — and if you happen to have a 4S , you can harness the power of Siri to change channels for you. Sadly, neither of the aforementioned pieces of hardware are available stateside at the moment, so for now, you’ll just have to watch TV shows on your iPad the old fashioned way
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WD TV Live, Live Hub get an official iOS remote app, Vudu streaming and more
Western Digital is making sure its hardware can keep pace in the media streamer arms race, matching recent additions by Microsoft and Roku by issuing updates of its own. New services added to the WD TV Live and WD TV Live Hub boxes are Vudu (with HDX 1080p support, unlike the Xbox 360 ), SnagFilms, XOS College Sports, SEC Digital, Comedy Time and Watch Mojo. To help users navigate through all the extra content, it also recently rolled out its own official iOS remote app, although like Roku , there have already been a few unofficial options available as well
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WD TV Live, Live Hub get an official iOS remote app, Vudu streaming and more
Roku’s official iPhone remote app is available, has gesture control and channel selection for all
Directly on the heels of an update for its newest media streamers , Roku has released its official iPhone remote app. Apparently “inspired by user feedback”, it allows users to launch or rate channels, control the box with touches and swipes, and add or remove channels from their box directly from the app itself. Probably the best news about it is that it will work with all generations of Roku hardware, and can even pair to multiple boxes.
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Too lazy to grab your TV remote? Use Siri instead
Siri hasn’t been caught cooking dinner yet, but hackers worldwide have boldly taken Apple’s personal assistant to a whole new level by incorporating its functionality with a plethora of different devices.
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Too lazy to grab your TV remote? Use Siri instead