Sony on Thursday announced the HDR-TG5V , a high-definition (HD) camcorder that is equipped with a GPS receiver and can geotag recorded videos and still photos. With the HDR-TG5V's GPS receiver, as well as built in support for Navteq digital maps, Sony says that location data can be added to rec...
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Buying a new movie on Blu-ray may be getting cheaper these days, but renting one is actually getting more expensive. Netflix has announced it's raising its Blu-ray surcharges, replacing the $1-a-month flat rate introduced last fall with a new tiered alternative. Translation: Your bill will go up...
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Google is reportedly in talks with Disney to stream ESPN and ABC television programming such as "Desperate Housewives," "Lost," and "Ugly Betty" to YouTube. In a rumored twist to the negotiations YouTube is pressuring Disney not to cut a deal with rival Hulu to provide ...
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This week, PC World Editors Robert Strohmeyer, Tim Moynihan and Mark Sullivan bring you the 22 nd episode of the PC World Podcast. This edition is a lively discussion about the aftermath of Facebook鈥檚 most recent facelift, Google's new semantic search, and the new Webbie HD camera. Facebook rece...
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Google sprinkled a few extra features on YouTube last night, in a spring cleaning effort to catch up with the ever-popular Twitter. Viewers can now post a video they like on Twitter and users got a few tweaks when managing their content. Everybody is integrating Twitter functionality these days, ...
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China appears to be blocking all access to YouTube. Now, why in the world would it do something like that? I've got some theories. First, though, the facts: YouTube use from China started dropping off the map sometime Monday night, with traffic nearly reaching a standstill by Tuesday morning. Googl...
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In its continuing struggle to remain relevant against the behemoth that which is Netflix, Blockbuster and TiVo today announced a partnership in the video-on-demand market. Blockbuster's addition to the melting pot will function like TiVo's already existent Netflix and Amazon Video On Demand str...
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The Connected TV: Web Video Comes to the Living Room 12 Ways to Bring YouTube to the Boob Tube » Is Your Living Room Ready for Internet Video? » Netflix, Amazon, and YouTube Seek Big Break on TV » The Connected TV: Web Video Comes to the Living Roo...
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Federal prosecutors filed felony fraud and money laundering charges earlier this week against a Michigan man accused of duping Apple Inc. into sending him more than 9,000 replacement iPod Shuffles. According to court documents, Nicholas Woodhams of Kalamazoo, Mich., squeezed 9,075 iPod Shuffles o...
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Despite its attractive design and competitive price, the Sony Reader hasn鈥檛 gotten much attention recently. Its headline-grabbing competitor, the Amazon Kindle, has monopolized e-book news with its new Kindle 2 reader, an Oprah Winfrey endorsement , and an even a pesky intellectual property la...
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Thomson has released software for the creation and playback of a new type of audio file using lossless compression. MP3HD files will be around four times the size of corresponding MP3 files, but will remain compatible with existing MP3 players. The software includes command-line tools for Windows a...
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How does a tech company spell suicide in 2009? D-R-M. Word is going around that the masters of the universe at Apple have embedded a DRM-type chip into the headphones of the new iPod Shuffle . That means that without that chip -- either in an adapter or a new pair of headphones -- you can bare...
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Apple updated its iTunes music jukebox and device-management software to version 8.1 on Wednesday, adding support for the new line of iPod Shuffles released earlier in the day, and adding several other new features, most notably adding Genius Sidebar support for movies and television shows. App...
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Apple TV may get a Nintendo Wii-like remote control according to two identical patent applications published yesterday. Referred to as a "wand," in the patent application, the invention described suggests Apple may look to expand Apple TV's capabilities into a full-fledged entertainme...
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A mother from Ohio says her son's iPod Touch exploded in his pants, caught fire, and left him with serious burns. Now, she's suing Apple for $225,000 in damages. Exploding iPod Touch Lawsuit The lawsuit, filed in Cincinnati on Wednesday, claims the iPod Touch (16GB) exploded while inside the 15-ye...
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Vodafone has signed a deal with three of the UK's biggest record labels in a bid to offer customers Digital Rights Management (DRM)-free music on their mobiles. Vodafone said the deals with Universal Music Group , Sony BMG and EMI would allows customer to download tracks from a catalogue of...
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Wednesday's product launch of Apple's third-generation iPod Shuffle highlights the company's obsessive attention to design. The new version of Apple's most affordable digital music player arrives in a reduced color palette (with only silver and black being offered, compared to the virtual rainbo...
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Before the tech explosion it was always thought that bigger was better. America produced the biggest cars, the biggest hamburgers and the biggest size soft drink at 7-11. Times have changed, however, and now it's a race for the smallest device possible. Nothing embodies this change more than the ...
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The new 8.1 version of iTunes that was launched yesterday has a cool new feature prone to spice up your parties when the music gets lame. Together with the revamped Remote application for the iPhone and iPod Touch , the iTunes DJ feature can breathe new life into your music library. Previous...
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Hulu is celebrating its first year on the Web , and everybody is invited. A new feature on Hulu's Web site was launched yesterday -- brilliantly named Hulu Friends -- that integrates social networking tools alongside the site's expansive video content. You can now invite friends through you...
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