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Some more perspective on the DROID and multitouch {Engadget}
Nov 4th 2009 7:01PM Just saw Nilay's comment above mine on this point. Rob over at Phandroid also has a Droid and he insists that multitouch works fine on the keyboard and he shows it in a video.
Some more perspective on the DROID and multitouch {Engadget}
Nov 4th 2009 7:00PM Not sure if it was mentioned above (didn't read every post), but the Phandroid site points out that multi-touch for the keyboard DOES exist in the native apps. He even demonstrates in one of his videos.
The only thing missing is pinch to zoom in the browser. Seems like much ado about nothing, considering that you can zoom with the little zoom button on the screen.
Best Buy offering DROID pre-orders as of today, automates the mail-in rebate {Engadget}
Oct 29th 2009 12:32PM Silly question: is this the unsubsidized price? I already have a Verizon plan and just want to buy and use this phone with my current plan.
Engadget HD Podcast 160 - 10.20.2009 {Engadget HD}
Oct 21st 2009 2:37PM Have you heard that the new John Woo movie, Red Cliff, is going to be released in VOD and on XBox a full month before the theatrical release.
And, I swear, the podcast is much easier to listen to in double-speed! While Richard is sometimes hard to follow, Ben's voice sounds perfectly normal.
Engadget HD Podcast 158 - 10.06.2009 {Engadget HD}
Oct 9th 2009 6:34PM The problem with 3D, from what some filmmakers were saying, is that it entirely changes how you shoot video. The long "following" shots can make people sick in 3D, and you end up doing a lot more static camera stuff. Think about this in sports. Those wonderful cameras on the wires that follow the action around would, it seems, never be workable in 3D. Too much movement. Our brains don't mind it in 2D, but combining a moving camera and 3D messes our equilibrium up.
If this is all true, then I might actually prefer 2D with all the cool camera movement than a static 3D.
Engadget HD Podcast 156 - 09.22.2009 {Engadget HD}
Sep 23rd 2009 12:17PM Hey, I just discovered something very useful for this podcast! You guys have great content, but very often the show runs very slowly with a lot of long pauses, whether due to the three of you not wanting to talk over each other, or because of the slight lag on long distance calls. This makes the show a bit plodding sometimes.
The solution? The new double speed play option on my iPod Touch! I just put you guys at 2X and things are a lot better, and I get the content in half the time! Steve talks slowly enough that 2X sounds normal, whereas Richard is the only one that gets a bit garbled at times since he speaks more quickly.
On the content of the show, I can say that I am loving my BD390 more and more. I occasionally have problems maintaining my network connection, but that could be on my router. Overall, a great experience and definitely the money.
Engadget HD Podcast 153 - 09.2.2009 {Engadget HD}
Sep 3rd 2009 12:10PM Ben,
Regarding the LG BD390, I think it has gotten some pretty decent love in the online press. CNET has it rated the best overall Bluray player and HD Nation's Robert Heron gave it a huge thumbs up as well. But you are right, even more would be better!
It is also continuing to add new features. In addition to the Netflix and CinemaNow (and YouTube), it looks like it is getting Vudu support soon.
And, in addition to being DNLA certified, it also just added (via a firmware upgrade), the ability to stream content from your computer simply by "sharing" that file or folder using Windows! No need to use server software.
It does have very fast load times for Bluray, but with the Netflix Watch Instantly and the ability watch mkv, mp4, ts, etc, etc, the BR is almost a secondary use for us!!
HomePlug fires back with powerline IEEE P1901 Draft Standard adoption {Engadget HD}
Jul 29th 2009 6:43PM Steve, I am using a Linksys powerline adapter and loving it! When my LG BD390 was getting spotty connection with my "N" wireless (due to some oddities about my house), I just hooked up the powerline adapters (took only about 10 minutes from beginning to end) and now I have a solid ethernet connection. Seems a shame to waste that wireless N, but this just works better.
Ask Engadget HD: Best media streaming set-top box? {Engadget HD}
Jul 20th 2009 11:30AM No, it does not support h.264, but it does stream music and photos. It can play things from your iTunes library (you just have to add that folder to the ones it sees), but it will not play aac, just mp3, and not your playlists.
Most of these players are trying to decide which of all the features are the most important to the most people. I don't think there is a single solution yet, but since I needed a bluray player anyway, this was the best combination box for my dollars.
Ask Engadget HD: Best media streaming set-top box? {Engadget HD}
Jul 17th 2009 6:49PM I think the response times are actually pretty good. I don't really notice a huge difference over my DVD player before. But you can check the reviews, which I think are pretty good. Most seem to agree that it is one of the best out there at the moment. Oh, I forgot to add that it has a YouTube channel as well, for what that is worth.
Overall, I have used mpeg2, mpeg4, mkv, divx and avi.ts all with no problems.
