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DirecTV Customers: Set Your DVR With Your iPhone
I'm not sure how I lived without a DVR — though I've only had it for a few years, it's a convenience that I don't think I can live without! I've already told you how to program your TiVo online, and now DirecTV subscribers can set their DVRs on the go. The DirecTV iPhone App for iPhone allows you to access and edit your account and recording schedule.
Bing and Google to Include Twitter Updates in Search Results
Another day, another huge Twitter announcement. And this time, it involves two of the biggest Internet companies around. Both Microsoft and Google announced today that both companies would start including Twitter posts in search results.
Daily Tech: Nokia Booklet 3G Only Coming to Best Buy
- The only retailer in the US to get the 10-inch Nokia netbook will be Best Buy — Gizmodo
- Google Mobile now remembers what you've searched on your desktop and displays starred map locations — Lifehacker
- Sony is planning on releasing Blu-ray movie titles, which can only be watched on PSPs — Kotaku
- Tomorrow's Martha Stewart show will be entirely dedicated to talking about Twitter and live-blogging — Switched
- Sony's PSP Go hits store shelves today for $250 — Engadget
- It's giveaway and game time on GeekSugar! Be sure to log in and play our Best Video Game Ever bracket! — GeekSugar
Confusing Technology Doesn't Pass in Post Grad
I just saw the college graduation comedy Post Grad starring Alexis Bledel and like Buzz, I thought the movie was also quirky and cute, but I had a few quibbles with the technology.
First, there must have been some sort of MySpace deal for placement, because it opens with Bledel's character Ryden posting a video blog getting live video comments on a very fancy-looking MySpace UI. I haven't been on the 'Space for a while now, but I'm pretty sure this is not the latest redesign.
Microsoft to Launch New Search Engine "Bing" on June 3
Ready to rev up a new search engine? Microsoft is gearing up to launch its newest search engine effort, the succinctly named (and Web 2.0-ish sounding) Bing, set for June 3, to compete in a market that Google currently rules.
Bing isn't totally new — Microsoft is essentially ditching and updating Live Search to bring you what they're hoping is a better search experience, promising things like "Instant Answers" and offering a simpler but more colorful interface.
Geek Out: Do You Have a Google Story?
You know, I think of Google as useful and innovative, but they reminded me that it can also be heartwarming. Though I've joked that my discovering was life-changing, it really has changed some lives.
The Official Google Blog shared a story about how a user found his birth father in a simple Google search.
Daily Tech: Pentax's $160 10.2 Megapixel Waterproof Camera
- Pentax has just announced the waterproof Optio E75, which only costs $160 and will be hitting store shelves in Europe this July. — Engadget
- Rumor has it that the new iPhone will be the same size and shape as the iPhone 3G and a new nano and touch will be coming this September. — MacRumors
- Just unveiled this morning is Google's Google Product Search for Android, which offers barcode scanning support.
iPhone OS 3.0: Copy and Paste! MMS, Plus More Revealed
Hold onto your hats, and try to think of complaints you've had about the iPhone in the past, because Apple has done their darnedest to correct all of them. Gizmodo's live coverage in Cupertino, CA, this morning revealed the features of the iPhone's 3.0 OS update, which include:
- Copy/Paste: Finally! You'll be able to double-tap text to get the option of cutting, copying, and pasting (which also applies to images).
- Multimedia messaging (MMS): You'll be able to text and receive texts with images and sound (also, finally).
- Landscape Messaging: You can use the keyboard in landscape mode for the eMail and Notes apps.
- Spotlight: One of my favorite features of Macs, the iPhone will have Spotlight for you to search all the information stored on your iPhone.
Mink Cell Phone Holder: Would You Use It?
Do you wear fur? Does your cell phone? Because this Mink Cell Phone Holder is not understated in the least.
Daily Tech: Let Me Google That For You Is Search in Slow-Mo
- The next time someone asks you a question that is "Googleable" a new funny site called Let Me Google That For You lets you do a Google Search and then copy the search link so you can send it to that friend. When the person clicks on the link, it will direct them to the actual search results page. Funny and harmless.
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