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HBO releases iPhone app

by Mike Schramm (Dec 23rd, 2009)

HBO has released their very own app for the iPhone, and it's surprisingly deep for an app released by a premium cable channel. There's the obvious stuff -- you can view schedules and watch clips and previews of HBO shows as well as behind-the-scenes and other content. But there's even some cool ...

TUAW gift guide: Griffin eXport In-Flight Video Cable

by Dave Caolo (Dec 16th, 2009)

You've loaded a movie and a few episodes of "The Office" on your iPhone or iPod touch to keep you company as you fly this holiday. The only problem is that, while quite lovely, the iPhone's screen is not meant for watching The Bourne Identity in earnest. If only you could connect it to the monitor ...

i.TV for iPhone: Cluttered but promising entertainment guide

by Erica Sadun (Aug 17th, 2009)

If you're into entertainment, the newly updated i.TV for iPhone (iTunes link) offers more content than ever before. Now in its sixth release, i.TV aims to keep you on top of listings, DVD rentals, and more. If there's a single word that describes this iPhone application, it's "cluttered." i.TV ...

X-Power1 Rechargeable iPhone/iPod charging cable: Everything you know is wrong

by David Winograd (Jul 29th, 2009)

Sometimes, when I see something new, I have to smack myself in the head and think: "Why didn't I think of that?" Remember the old V8 Juice commercials? I just heard about one of these and It's the X-Power1 USB Rechargeable Battery Backup Cable from Xmultiple. It looks like a USB charging cable ...

TUAW Review: RadTech ProCable Shortz

by Cory Bohon (May 18th, 2009)

RadTech manufactures a lot of accessories for the iPhone and iPod, but one recently caught my attention. The recently released ProCable Shortz cables are handy in tight places where you need a USB to 30-pin connector cable. I use mine in my car to hook up my iPhone to the stereo via a USB cable. ...

SlingPlayer for iPhone submitted to app store

by Mel Martin (Mar 26th, 2009)

It's something many iPhone owners have been waiting for since the iPhone first appeared 2 years ago. It was on again, off again, will they, won't they? Well, it seems they did. Sling has announced that SlingPlayer for iPhone has been submitted to the app store for approval. The company had ...

iPods all run video out

by Mike Schramm (Sep 5th, 2007)

I completely missed one of the biggest changes made to the various iPods today-- they're now all capable of video out. Apple is selling Component and Composite video cables right now, and listing them as compatible with the new Nanos, iPod Classic, iPod Touch, and even the iPhone. Does that mean ...

New Slingbox supports Mac OS X, Symbian - but where's the software?

by David Chartier (Sep 28th, 2006)

It's time to check in again on the Slingbox's journey to Mac OS X, as Dave Zatz pinged us with some more details and a purty picture he took off one of the new Slingbox AV models at Best Buy. Turns out there are going to be three new models - Tuner, AV and Pro. Tuner ($150) goes the bare bones route ...

EyeTV Hybrid

by Dan Lurie (Aug 21st, 2006)

TV on a Mac is a foreign concept to most people, but EyeTV hopes to change that with the introduction of the minuscule (just a bit larger than an iPod Shuffle) EyeTV Hybrid USB TV tuner. Capable of receiving both digital (S-Video via an adapter) and analog (using the built-in coax plug or the ...

Possible fix for the iPod 'click of death'

by David Chartier (Jun 2nd, 2006)

JC at Mac Geekery has come across a potential solution to the iPod hard drive's 'click of death' that many owners will likely experience at some point or another (After all it's a hard drive and you walk/run/snowboard around with it all day. It has to throw in the towel some day). After hurling a ...

How much would it cost to only watch shows from iTunes

by Scott McNulty (Feb 2nd, 2006)

Matt Jacobs pondered that question and he even went to the trouble of crunching the numbers. He compares the cost of his current cable subscription to downloading shows from iTunes 'ala carte' and the price difference is quite shocking. He is currently spending about $700 a year for cable, and if he ...