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Hardware
LaCie’s LaCinema Rugged HD Enclosure Outputs 1080p Video
9:20AM Dan Nosowitz | LaCie’s new LaCinema Rugged HD is a 250/320/500GB, USB-powered external hard drive marketed as a multimedia player: It’ll output 1080p video to a TV over HDMI, and has a rugged enclosure in case you keep your HDTV in the woods. More »
Software
VLC, The Internet’s Favorite Media Player, Hits Version 1.0
11:34PM Matt Buchanan | With a “many new features,” support for new codecs and formats and a ton of bug fixes, VLC—the most versatile media player around—is officially worth of 1.0 status. Download it here. [VLC - Thanks Chris!]
QOTD
QOTD: How Did You Learn About Michael Jackson’s Death?
3:00AM Dan Nosowitz | It’s the sad news that nearly killed the Internet. Google News, Yahoo!, MSNBC, CNET, Twitter, LA Times, and more all went down from the insane amounts of MJ-related traffic. So we ask: How did you learn of Michael Jackson’s death? More »
Entertainment
Roxio CinemaNow Brings Streaming Movies To The Wii (in Japan)
8:30PM Dan Nosowitz | Well, it’s Japan-only for now, but the Wii is finally starting to compete with the PS3 and Xbox 360 in the only category in which it’s in third place: Media centre functionality. CinemaNow, apparently, is the guinea pig of choice. More »
Software
RealPlayer SP Rips, Converts, Shares And Syncs Internet Video
5:00PM Dan Nosowitz | Real’s new RealPlayer SP software, currently in beta, adds functionality to rip YouTube and other streaming videos from the Internet and get them onto whatever handheld you choose. It works well enough, but it’s also crammed full of unnecessary features. More »
Software
Boxee Beta Comes To Windows, Brings MLB, Digg, Tumblr Support
3:15PM Dan Nosowitz | Boxee held a big developer’s meeting today in San Francisco, and boy did they pack in the announcements. Aside from Windows support, the platform as a whole now supports Digg, Tumblr, and MLB. Most importantly, it’s finally leaving alpha. More »
Music
Samsung YP-R1 PMP Plays Your Torrented Episodes Of 30 Rock
1:00PM Dan Nosowitz | We’re loving Samsung’s new line of PMPs, and as lifelong haters of forced video conversion, we’re especially glad that Samsung’s been throwing us torrent-using pirates a bone with great codec support and a 2.7-inch touchscreen in its new YP-R1 PMP. More »
Entertainment
11:46AM Nick Broughall | Seagate unveiled their FreeAgent Theatre HD product to a bunch of Aussie journos yesterday to prepare for its launch next month. And while it’s a solid looking, easy to use product, it’s not something that regular Gizmodians are going to want to add to their home theatre setup any time soon. More »
Seagate FreeAgent Theatre HD Is A HDD Dock Media Player For Non-Geeks
11:46AM Nick Broughall | Seagate unveiled their FreeAgent Theatre HD product to a bunch of Aussie journos yesterday to prepare for its launch next month. And while it’s a solid looking, easy to use product, it’s not something that regular Gizmodians are going to want to add to their home theatre setup any time soon. More »
Gadgets
Amazon Wants 70% of Newspaper Revenue for Kindle Distribution?
2:04AM Mark Wilson | Yesterday, on my Twitter account, I made the snide remark that the Kindle DX was saving newspapers through a $US500 donation to Amazon. Apparently, my cynicism wasn’t that far off the mark. UPDATE More »
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