It’s been a long time coming, but it looks like the wait for OnLive is finally coming to an end: the service is now officially slated to launch on June 17 in the 48 contiguous states. The game streaming service will run users $14.95 a month, though buying or renting games is an additional cost (it’s unclear exactly what that cost might be)
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What should be the first of many convenient devices in USB 3.0 has just crossed our news desk, the SIIG USB 3.0 to eSATA adapter. Minuscule in size, the adapter can super-size your bandwidth if you have USB 3.0 ports, but no eSATA port. Connect this to a full power USB 3.0 port and get up to 3GB/s performance of any eSATA based drives. You’ll need to supply your own eSATA cable, but the USB 3.0 bus should contain enough juice to power the drives. You’ll be able to read and write to drives up to 2TB in size. They can even be hot-swapped from drive to drive if you have the need.
There’s another hidden goody that we’ll hope to see in other USB 3.0 is backwards compatibility to USB 2.0. This dongle works just fine with both USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 machines. That makes this device a great tool to have handy, which will remain useful as you gain more and more access to USB 3.0 computers. There’s only drivers for the Windows XP class OS’s and up to Windows 7 to Server 2008. No support for Linux or Apple has been released yet. On the up side, Windows drivers are still native and built into the OS. $49.99 gets you this handy little adapter, and it’s available now.
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First USB 3.0 Dongle Connecting eSATA Drives Arrives
AT&T has completed the software upgrade that prepares 3G cell sites across the nation for the 7.2 HSPA upgrade. The 3G speed bump will come as an enhanced cell site backhaul is deployed over the course of 2010 and 2011.
The backhaul process has already begun in the initial test markets of Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, and Miami, and AT&T expects to have the majority of their 3G data traffic running on the 7.2 network by the end of the year. [PRNewswire]
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A buncha new stuff from LaCie today, with the updated LaCinema Mini HD, Network Server and dinky-looking USB sticks.
That Mini HD supports 1080p video over 802.11n Wi-Fi, and has an HDMI output alongside an internal hard drive and USB port for whacking in one of those key-shaped sticks with some “special” movies, TV shows and photos. You know the sort. It supports DivX, AVC and MKV codecs. It’s compatible with PCs, Macs or NAS.
The Network Server is primarily for small businesses, running on Windows Home Server with five drives and gigabit Ethernet. Backup is done via LaCie’s brilliantly-named Wuala cloud-based service.
Those key-shaped USB sticks? Not much has changed since the last batch, but the CooKey and WhizKey models are made from metal with the gold SIP connectors being water and scratch-resistant. Available in anywhere up to 32GB of storage, owners will get an extra 4GB through the Wuala cloud-based storage. [LaCie]
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LaCie Updates LaCinema Mini HD, Network Server and USB Keys [LaCie]
Two years after finishing up version 1.0 WirelessHD (WiHD) is still trying to come out on top of the no-cables-necessary high definition streaming dogfight, and it’s going to get a boost in that effort now that the 2.0 standard is available. Backwards compatible with existing WiHD hardware, the bandwidth has been upped to 10 – 28 Gbps (up from initial specs of 4 Gbps with a theoretical 25 Gbps limit) – enough to handle 4K resolutions, Deep Color, a newly specified 3D over WirelessHD set of standards, HDCP 2.0 DRM and even 1 Gbps file transfers between devices. Out of this world specs are just a matter of course for new hardware, but our focus is still on the group’s ability to get the price down this time around if it ever plans on going mainstream. With an investment from Best Buy just announced and a spot in VIZIO’s LCD lineup already confirmed, existing cable manufacturers may want to start developing Monster Air (10x higher transmission speed due to special platinum ionized molecules, of course) to sell sooner rather than later.
WirelessHD 2.0 spec speeds up to 28 Gbps to make room for 4K, 3D, portable devices originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Over the last several months Notebook Review looked at several free antivirus solutions — today we compile our results in our 2010 free antivirus buyers guide and declare a winner. Read on to see which one is most worthy of your bandwidth.
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After our adventure in figuring out the particular ExpressCard version of the StarTech USB 3.0 adapter, here’s Buffalo joining the fray and, naturally, there’s zero indication about whether this is an ExpressCard 1.0 or 2.0 device. The difference is that with the latter you can get all the way up to 5Gbps theoretical throughput, which is just above the USB 3.0 max rating of 4.8Gbps (typically advertised as 5Gbps), whereas the former hardware will get you only up to 2.5Gbps. Considering there’s a pair of USB SuperSpeed ports on there, you’ll want to make doubly sure you’re getting what you think you are. Or, given that early bird UK e-tailers are listing it for ?35 ($57; no stock yet), you could just order one up and pray to Cthulhu that you get the maximally awesome stuff.
Buffalo outs USB 3.0 ExpressCard adapter, we see a trend coming originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Starting today, Comcast subscribers in the Portland OR pilot market area will begin receiving notifications that they can access a usage meter via their online accounts to help avoid data overage charges.
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The meter will first show data usage being consumed in the current month. Over time, it will show the most recent three months of usage (including the current month).
As you can see, it’s simple and easy and it should provide customers with helpful information about their overall bandwidth consumption. We’ve found that even some of the most technically savvy people have very little information or understanding about their monthly data usage. We believe many will be surprised by how little data they actually consume.
The meter displays usage on a per Gigabyte (GB) basis, over a calendar month, which may be different from the customer’s monthly billing period cycle. The meter updates roughly every 3 hours and is designed to display usage conservatively and in favor of customers, such that it rounds DOWN usage to the nearest GB rather than rounding up.
It’s important to underscore that almost 99% of our customers should not be concerned about their monthly data usage or ever crossing our 250 GB per month excessive usage threshold. The median customer consumes approximately 2 to 4 GB of data in a month.
For the fraction of less than 1% of our customers who are concerned about exceeding our excessive use threshold, this meter will help them monitor and calibrate their usage. It may also help them identify potential problems such as the presence of a bot or virus or excessive use of their bandwidth via an unsecured wireless router.
What’s unique about this meter is that it measures all data usage over a cable modem. So, if a customer is using multiple computers and other devices, such as an online gaming console, laptop, or additional wireless devices (such as an iPod Touch), the meter will report data usage for all of those computers and devices combined.
This development has been a long time coming for Comcast power users who have been relying on third party bandwidth meters in an attempt to avoid exceeding the monthly 250 GB data cap. Unfortunately, the”short” trial has to wrap up in Portland before Comcast starts rolling it out nationally. [Comcast]
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Comcast Data Usage Meter Begins Rolling Out To Customers [Comcast]
Starting today, Comcast subscribers in the Portland OR pilot market area will begin receiving notifications that they can access a usage meter via their online accounts to help avoid data overage charges.
From Comcast:
The meter will first show data usage being consumed in the current month. Over time, it will show the most recent three months of usage (including the current month).
As you can see, it’s simple and easy and it should provide customers with helpful information about their overall bandwidth consumption. We’ve found that even some of the most technically savvy people have very little information or understanding about their monthly data usage. We believe many will be surprised by how little data they actually consume.
The meter displays usage on a per Gigabyte (GB) basis, over a calendar month, which may be different from the customer’s monthly billing period cycle. The meter updates roughly every 3 hours and is designed to display usage conservatively and in favor of customers, such that it rounds DOWN usage to the nearest GB rather than rounding up.
It’s important to underscore that almost 99% of our customers should not be concerned about their monthly data usage or ever crossing our 250 GB per month excessive usage threshold. The median customer consumes approximately 2 to 4 GB of data in a month.
For the fraction of less than 1% of our customers who are concerned about exceeding our excessive use threshold, this meter will help them monitor and calibrate their usage. It may also help them identify potential problems such as the presence of a bot or virus or excessive use of their bandwidth via an unsecured wireless router.
What’s unique about this meter is that it measures all data usage over a cable modem. So, if a customer is using multiple computers and other devices, such as an online gaming console, laptop, or additional wireless devices (such as an iPod Touch), the meter will report data usage for all of those computers and devices combined.
This development has been a long time coming for Comcast power users who have been relying on third party bandwidth meters in an attempt to avoid exceeding the monthly 250 GB data cap. Unfortunately, the”short” trial has to wrap up in Portland before Comcast starts rolling it out nationally. [Comcast]
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Comcast Data Usage Meter Begins Rolling Out To Customers [Comcast]
Real, physical places form the Net’s backbone: data centers, under-sea cables, junctions, optic fiber pipes. Wired traced a single bit’s journey from England, across the US, and into Asia—a fascinating reminder at how physical the virtual really is.
Take this sleepy shot of San Luis Obispo, California, for example. It’s a major hub for data traveling to Asia and South America (to the tune of 32 petabits per day). The sheltered coastline and quiet port reduce the likelihood of a ship’s anchor damaging a transoceanic cable. More beautiful, informative postcards from locations you may never have expected were so important over at: [Wired]
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Places Where the Internet Actually Happens (In Real Life) [Internet]
Real, physical places form the Net’s backbone: data centers, under-sea cables, junctions, optic fiber pipes. Wired traced a single bit’s journey from England, across the US, and into Asia—a fascinating reminder at how physical the virtual really is.
Take this sleepy shot of San Luis Obispo, California, for example. It’s a major hub for data traveling to Asia and South America (to the tune of 32 petabits per day). The sheltered coastline and quiet port reduce the likelihood of a ship’s anchor damaging a transoceanic cable. More beautiful, informative postcards from locations you may never have expected were so important over at: [Wired]
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Places Where the Internet Actually Happens (In Real Life) [Internet]
One is a rough manufacturing start date for a display component, and the other is an announcement so vague it barely means anything. But lest you forget: Pixel Qi’s multi-mode, e-ink-shaming LCD technology is amazing.
Pixel Qi’s last announced manufacturing date—residue of which still graces their website—was “the second half of 2009.” In big, bold type, they’ve updated the claim: “We are starting mass production of this screen in December 2009,” is proudly emblazoned on Pixel Qi’s worryingly retro website, while “We totally totally promise this time,” a comforting, if slightly desperate adjunct, is not. But this is:
We have begun design of a sub-10 watt HDTV that can be used in hundreds of millions of households that don’t have steady, if any, access to electrical power. The typical HDTV uses more than 100 Watts and often draws several hundred watts. We are working on a way to massively lower the power consumption, and significantly lower the price with a target price of $100. Thus this HDTV can run off of battery that can be charged up when the power is on, or charged with a small solar panel, crank, or so forth.
I’m sure there are about a million different applications for a low-power screen tech that displays full-motion color, static e-ink and works in the sunlight, but don’t get ahead of yourselves: we haven’t seen a single non-prototype device yet. Throw us a bone, guys! And by bone, I mean the name of any hardware partner who’s willing to make a product with this screen tech once it starts shipping. [Pixel Qi via Blogeee via Slashgear]
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Pixel Qi Dual-Mode LCD Ships Next Month; $100, 10-Watt HDTV Up Next [Displays]
How square eyed do you think you would get?
You probably don’t use the picture in picture feature much on your television, but what if you could watch up to 64 channels at once on your television at home would you then?
If 64 isn’t enough, what about four times that much? (you would need four TVs of course), but that’s what one company has done here in an attempt to show off the fact that it can optimize its servers to work with multiple streams. ?
How’s it working? If you really must know, it’s 64 HD VLC media windows tiled to run at once per television rather than live TV (your bandwidth probably wouldn’t cope) and you the bad news, is that you aren’t really like to see this in your home anytime soon. Still, it made us do a double take when we walked past it at the web 2.0 expo in New York.
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Picture in Picture TV goes into overdrive, 64 picture overdrive originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:45:58 +0000
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VIDEO: New ad forgets gaming goes after whiney teenagers
Sony’s latest advert for the?PlayStation 3 Slim?will push it’s Blu-ray credentials in the US by telling consumers possibly looking to buy the console that really you’re paying for the gaming bits and the Blu-ray player is free.
“You get the best blu-ray player around built in for free” says the Sony man to some punk ass whiney teenager complaining that his grandma is watching Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
In December, consumers will have access to the first-ever hybrid disc that will feature Sony Picture’s?District 9 movie and a demo of God of War 3.
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Sony: “PS3 Blu-ray built in for free” originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:12:59 +0000
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We’re happy to see it arrive, but as yet another bandwidth sucking smartphone on O2’s troubled network? Not so much.
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HTC Leo Turns Up On O2 As ‘HTC HD2′
