Sony's Google TV makes an early public appearance, reveals little

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/28/sonys-google-tv-makes-an-early-public-appearance-reveals-littl/

We weren't expecting to see Sony's first Google TV for a few more days, but that didn't stop this 46-inch LCD from showing up today at Best Buy's press event in New York. Sporting a NSX-46GT1 model number, it sat up on that chrome lipped stand pictured in the invite for its October 12 debut but didn't have much to show in terms of software that we haven't seen already. HDGuru was also on hand and notes a rear USB-mounted WiFi dongle used for the internet features to go along with the Dish Network receiver below. Still waiting to see a production remote/keyboard or remote control apps on a mobile device before you decide to stroll into an IR-blaster connected future? So are we, but for now check out a few more pictures of the set in this gallery.

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Sony's Google TV makes an early public appearance, reveals little originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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iOS 4.2 beta 2 now available for iPhone, iPad developers

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/28/ios-4-2-beta-2-now-available-for-iphone-ipad-developers/

Hey, would you look at that: if you're a developer, you can download iOS 4.2 beta 2. We're installing it right now, and we'll let you know as soon as we see what's new -- but we're hoping it fixes some of the nasty bugs we grappled with in beta 1.

Update: We've only used beta 2 for a couple minutes, but it's already so much less buggy than beta 1 we're weeping with joy.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

iOS 4.2 beta 2 now available for iPhone, iPad developers originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Onkyo dropping three Windows 7 slates on totally-suspicious-by-now public

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/28/onkyo-dropping-three-windows-7-slates-on-totally-suspicious-by-n/

Never saw this coming, did you? Oh, right, you did. Onkyo is joining the Windows 7 slate tablet fray with three new models, which will begin shipping next month in Japan. The variety is minor, though each tablet is getting its own design language: the 11.6-inch and 10.1-inch TW317A5 and TW217A5 both rock 32GB SSDs, while the TW117A4 kicks it old school with a 160GB HDD. Thanks to Windows 7 Home Premium the trio will be getting all the touch-friendly benefits the OS can offer, and Atom N450 and Z530 processors will sipping battery on behalf of the machines. No word on price, but we really prefer the "Windows 7 slate that will only ship internationally and that nobody we know will buy" more as a construct anyway.

Onkyo dropping three Windows 7 slates on totally-suspicious-by-now public originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sonos controller goes live for iPad

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/29/sonos-controller-goes-live-for-ipad/

It's been a long three months, but the Sonos app for iPad is finally here, joining your iPhone in a quest to easily serve up music to every one of your fancy mesh-networked rooms. It's a free 7MB download, so if you've obtained the requisite technology, what have you got to lose? And hey, once you get used to the extra real estate, the company has a nice resting place for your iPhone, too. PR after the break, iTunes link immediately below.

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Sonos controller goes live for iPad originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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SiftLinks Turns Links in Your Twitter Stream Into an RSS Feed [RSS]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5642138/siftlinks-turns-links-in-your-twitter-stream-into-an-rss-feed

Twitter is great for short, 140-character snippets, but sometimes you don't have a chance to click on everyone's links and read full articles. To make it easier, web service SiftLinks puts all those links into an RSS feed.

Not everyone wants to sift through unread tweets looking for interesting articles, especially if you follow a lot of people. However, you probably follow those people because you find them interesting, and if you're not on Twitter 24/7 you can miss out on some good articles. Free web service SiftLinks creates a custom RSS feed that contains all those links and links to the original tweets, so they're a bit more condensed, better organized, and ready for you in your RSS reader when it's time to sit down and read. Hit the link to check it out.

SiftLinks [via One Thing Well]

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