We didn’t hear much from Hillcrest Labs’ Kylo web browser for TVs after it launched in 2010, but now the company is apparently turning its fate over to the community. A Mozilla-based browser, Kylo will work with any mouse but is designed specifically for its Freespace pointer controls
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Hillcrest Labs open sources Kylo web browser for TVs, hopes the people want one
Episode number 299 comes in with a bang as automated commerical skipping makes its triumphant return to the DVR with Dish Network’s “Auto Hop” and we also take a peek at the updated TiVo Premiere XL4. Also invading this week is a flood of OLED news, from production models delivered by Samsung and some tasty Panasonic / Sony team-up rumors.
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Engadget HD Podcast 299 – 05.15.2012
It’s Monday, and we’re on our regular day, but not our regular time. We’re still going to let you listen into the recording booth when the Engadget HD podcast goes to mp3, but at 9:00 PM .
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Twentieth Century Fox and Netflix have announced a partnership that will bring additional television and movie content to avid streamers living in Latin America and Brazil later this year. Beginning on July 15th, TV mainstays — including 24 , Prison Break , Bones and Glee — will be available via the movie rental company’s Instant service in the aforementioned geographies.
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Netflix and Twentieth Century Fox ink deal to bring additional Instant content to Latin America, Brazil
While Sony was busy launching its HX8 TVs over in the UK, it let slip another nugget of televisual goodness. That extra BBC Sport coverage that’s planned for summer, and available as a TiVo app , will also be coming to UK owners of Bravia TVs (2011 and onwards,) PS3s, and even some Blu-ray players (at a later date). Those 24 channels of HD Olympic action will be translated into live streams, and there will be the usual array of catch-up options too
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BBC Sport app brings Olympics and more to Sony Bravia TVs, PlayStation 3 and Blu-ray players
This week we’ve got plenty of Media Center news, tied up in an overall Microsoft-centric episode focused on its new subsidized Xbox 360 offer and plans for Windows 8. Fortunately, we’ve got the perfect guest on hand as the illustrious James Montemagno of Ceton joins us for this podcast
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Engadget HD Podcast 298 – 05.08.2012
Similar to last year’s airing of Microsoft’s E3 keynote , Spike TV’s once again offering gamers who won’t be making the trip to Los Angeles a quick way to enjoy a little bit of the show. The famed Major Nelson revealed the news that Spike TV will be showing the entire 90-minute Xbox: Entertainment Evolved event live on its network, which takes place on June 4th at 12:30PM Eastern time — of course, we’ll be there covering it.
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Spike TV airing Microsoft’s ‘Xbox: Entertainment Evolved’ from E3, also coming to Xbox Live
If you, or your kids, wish to view the dionysian exploits of Newcastle’s finest at any hour of the day, then you’re in luck.
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MTV on demand launches in the UK, now everyone’s got a ‘banker’ for those cold nights
Comcast already reported its Q1 results earlier today but on the earnings call CEO of the cable division Neil Smit revealed its next generation X1 cloud DVRs (previously called Xcalibur and promised for a wide rollout to “hundreds of thousands” of customers this year ) will launch in a major market in the second quarter.
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Comcast VOD coming to Boston TiVos, next gen X1 DVR platform could launch there too
In case those RX receivers we saw last month weren’t powerful enough for you, Yamaha’s unleashing a couple of new beasts that may just meet all of your home entertainment demands.
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Yamaha outs RX-V773WA, RX-V673 receivers: AirPlay and 4K / 3D passthrough on board