This week we're coming into the understanding that Netflix has had and likely still has a working collection of stand-alone Roku-like devices in their warehouse collecting dust - and why they were cut from production at the zero hour back in 2007. This device was known as the Netflix Player and was outlined in a lovely video presentation made in-house by Netflix under the title "The Griffin Initiative". This project was, as its creators recall, just "weeks" away from launch when it was cut down to the ground by Netflix CEO Reed Hastings.
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‘hardware’ Stories
Netflix Player stand-alone hardware revealed (and why you can’t have it)
AMD ends Q4 2012 with net loss of $473 million
AMD has delivered its financial results for Q4 2012, and things aren't looking too hot for the company as we head into 2013. While AMD reported revenues of $1.16 billion for the fourth quarter, that figure is down 9% sequentially and a significant 32% year-over-year. Not making things any better, AMD reported a net lost of $473 million for the quarter, with loss-per-share coming in at $0.63.
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Larry Page talks Google’s fragile influence on Motorola
This past year Google decidedly purchased Motorola not only for their extensive patent portfolio, but their track record in the mobile industry – and this week Google’s CEO Larry Page has given more insight as to what hardware will be influenced due to this next-generation team-up. In an interview with Wired, Page made it clear that even though Google’s plan for Motorola continues to be “running it independently”, the company’s new head Dennis Woodside (placed there by Google) wants to be “disruptive” in its hardware designs. While the conversation began on Google’s purchase of Motorola for its patents, Page immediately turned it over to how they’ll be seeing the company take on a leading role in the near future.
Samsung Chromebox with Intel Core i5 surfaces
We'd reported on January 2 that the Series 3 Chromebox had received a design update, with Samsung rolling out a sleeker, rounded-edge model bearing the same specs as its predecessor. Now Samsung has pushed out another Chromebox model, this one running an Intel Core i5 processor in a more sophisticated-looking design. The device is available now for about $400.
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Nemotek shows off first wafer-level 720p HD camera module
Nemotek Technologie is a manufacturer of customized wafer-level cameras. The company announced the world's first wafer-level high-definition camera module called the Exiguus A15-B1. This camera module supports 720p HD resolution in an ultracompact form factor.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 and 600 quad-core mobile processors head off 2013
Today the folks at Qualcomm have outlined their next generation in mobile processing for premium and high-end smart devices galore, starting with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 and aiming for a double-whammy with the Snapdragon 600 too. These processors not only take what the Snapdragon SoCs of the past have done and make with the amplification, they also introduce new technology for connectivity, performance, and location services.
Lenovo ThinkPad and IdeaPad refreshed with an Edge at CES 2013
Starting things off fresh for CES 2013, Lenovo has just announced a new lineup of touch-based devices running Windows 8. The company unveiled new additions to the IdeaPad U series of Ultrabooks and the Mainstream Z Series, as well as the new ThinkPad Edge E431 and E531 business-minded laptops.
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BlackBerry Z10 leaks for Verizon and AT&T
A photo has been leaked today of the next-generation RIM-made BlackBerry 10 device by the name of BlackBerry Z10, a machine that's set to run an all-touch version of the mobile software coming out later this month. These handsets are said by the source to be in testing mode and that one is being carried by Verizon (scope the branding in the upper left) and the other is being carried by AT&T.
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KAKKOii WOW Bluetooth speaker Review
Welcome to the modern boombox, a brightly colored speaker from KAKKOii (Japanese for “cool”) that connects with Bluetooth and goes by the name WOW! This speaker is also known as Without Wires and – surprise – connects directly to your smart device with Bluetooth and plays all the audio you want, like mad! The biggest draws you’re about to see here are durability, uniqueness in form factor, and sound power.
Google X Phone flagshipp tipped with Motorola in tow
As Google continues it work with now-owned Motorola to bring about a more vanilla (read: Google-only Android) universe, it’s become apparent this afternoon that they may be going full-tilt with a smartphone code-named “X Phone”. This tip comes from the Wall Street Journal where they’ve got an internal leakster saying the marquee handset will be up and ready sooner than later. This development effort has been said to be underway already here in 2012 and will likely be up for action before the end of 2013.
Samsung Galaxy S III experiencing sudden bricking due to hardware issue
A horde of Samsung Galaxy S III owners have taken to Reddit and the XDA Developers forum to complain about sudden bricking that's happening to their phones, just a few months after buying them brand new. Users have been reporting that their phones simply won’t turn on again after charging overnight or after the screen has been turned off.
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Acer V350 flagship smartphone leaks in benchmarks for CES 2013
It would appear that the folks at Acer have had a bit of a leak in more ways than one this week with a brand new smartphone popping up in the GLBenchmark listing environment complete with nearly all of its hardware specifications. The device goes by the code-name V350 and unless a higher-powered device appears after this, will be the hero or "flagship" phone for the company throughout early 2013. This machine has a 1280 x 720 display (1196 x 720 here) likely over 4-inches in size and is running no less than Android 4.1.2 right at the flag fall.
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