An upgraded Apple TV media hub might come sooner than thought after signs emerged that multiple stores ran low on stock. Amazon, Best Buy, Buy.com, Radio Shack, and Target all show the device either as out of stock or taking weeks to ship. Apple and others do have supply, but it follows a pattern of third-party resellers usually running out first... Read more...
Briefly: Wallee Headrest, Security Locker for iPad launched
StudioProper has released a new iPad stand designed for in-car use. The Wallee Headrest can be attached to any car seat and positioned either on the back of a headrest or in a central position between the front seats. Support is also offered for holding the device in both portrait and landscape orientations. Read more...
Briefly: Word Lens gains French support, FMC iPad training
Quest Visual has updated its augmented reality translation tool, Word Lens, with the ability to translate between French and English. Read more...
Vodafone Australia first carrier to get Galaxy Tab post-ban
Vodafone became the first Australian carrier to begin offering the Galaxy Tab 10.1 following the reversed preliminary ban. The Android tablet's 3G version comes subsidized with the device price factored into the monthly rate. It can cost as little as $39 AUD ($41 US) a month on a two-year contract with a 1.5GB monthly cap or as much as $109 AUD ($114 US) on a one-year contract with a large 16GB cap... Read more...
Check Point: iOS outpacing BlackBerry in corporate data use
A new study from Check Point on Wednesday hints that iOS use may have pushed past the BlackBerry in at least one metric for corporate use. Among the device types connecting to 768 IT pros' networks in the US, 30 percent said the most common was one of Apple's mobile types at 30 percent. Just slightly less, 29 percent, pointed to the BlackBerry as the most common, while only 21 percent were pointing to Android.... Read more...
Belkin partners with MCV to bring mobile TV to iOS
Through a new partnership with Mobile Content Venture, Belkin has announced it will be creating hardware that enables smartphone and tablet users to watch live broadcast programming. Shown at CES as a prototype, the mobile DTV accessory connects to an iOS device through the Dock Connector and streams a TV signal without the need for an Internet connection. Read more...
Flixster Lets You View Your Movie Collection On Select Panasonic Devices (Mashable)
Mashable - Panasonic announced an app for its connected devices on Monday that could make your movie collection accessible on your friends' televisions. The app, Warner Bros.-owned Flixster, will be available on the device maker's 2012 VIERA Connect line, including Blu-ray players and HDTVs. Read more...
Hands-on: Gametel controller for smartphones, tablets
At a pre-CES event, we had a chance to briefly sample Fructel's Gametel pad accessory for Android-powered smartphones. First spotted in November, the company is now working on making the device compatible with Apple devices as well. The devices attaches to phons using a spring-loaded clamps and pairs to the device using Bluetooth, while tablets rely on touch-free operation... Read more...
Sanwa pico projector for iPhone 4 and 4S, also charges
Japanese company Sanwa has unveiled its 400-PRJ011 pico projector for the iPhone 4 and 4S. Using DLP technology, it can throw images on to a wall up to 65-inches in size with a 640x360 resolution and 1000:1 contrast ratio. Read more...
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