Media

Winamp for Android promo spot

Screen shot 2011-02-03 at 4.32.17 PM Admit it:You are liking music and you are liking phone, but music is NOT of play! But not to worry, Winamp for Android, represented by an Andy/llama hybrid, is here to save the day. And there's really nothing else to be learned from this Android Market promo video for the Android-friendly version of what is arguably the most well-known desktop music player,... Read more »

MotoBlur Connected Music Player now available

MotoBlur Connected Music Player now available A new MotoBlur music player has been leaked over at xda-developers, and while it's not entirely clear which new device the software came from, it is clear that the Connected Music Player (version 1.0.179) is most definitely connected. Lyrics are drawn in via TuneWiki (when available), YouTube can be searched for music videos by artist and track title, SoundHound... Read more »

Monsoon Multimedia demos new members of Vulkano line at CES

Screen shot 2011-01-10 at 12.39.38 PM We covered Monsoon's place-shifting, time-shifting, mobile-gadget-friendly line of TV "slingers" in July. The Vulkano boxes were a bit pricey, running from $259 to $379 depending on storage capacity. But Monsoon now has some new Vulkano gadgets lined up for the budget conscious gedgeteur with price points at $99 and $199. The lower end model, Flow, sends video to... Read more »

MKB Reviews: VidTrim

VidTrim VidTrim is a simple video editing application for Android that doesn’t require a beast of a processor or a high resolution screen. It allows you to do simple cutting and trimming that solves the problem of shaky beginnings and endings of videos where you’re fumblig for the camera button. Coming in ata hefty $0.98 for the ‘Pro’ versoin you’re looking at a... Read more »

Hulu Plus headed for Android

Hulu Plus headed for Android At Samsung's CES keynote in Las Vegas yesterday and Hulu CEO Jason announced that his company's premium subscription video streaming service would be available to some Android users running version 2.2 or higher of the software in the coming months. Details were slim in this early announcement, but it's an exciting development nevertheless. Hulu Plus gives... Read more »

Comcast to bring live and on-demand content to Android

Comcast to bring live and on-demand content to Android Cable monolith Comcast announced today that Android tablet and iPad owners will see live and on-demand content streaming to their gadgets in 2011 via XFINITY apps. The capability will come to iPad first in a couple of weeks and to Android sometime later in the year. XFINITY will give users direct access to social networks and a recommendation service called MyTV.... Read more »

Android’s coming music player leaked

device When we were shown "something beyond Froyo; an early development build" at Google I/O 2010, most of us were hoping that the super sexy music player with enhanced capabilities would be coming in Gingerbread. Of course, that wasn't the case. But the new music player that has been leaked over at xda-developers should be coming to us with Honeycomb. File version is 3.0.... Read more »

Howard Stern is coming to your Android

Howard Stern SIRIUS XM has entered into a new five year contract with popular radio host Howard Stern. Customers who have the SIRIUS Internet bundle ($2.99 a month) on top of their regular subscription will now get Stern and crew on their Android, BlackBerry or iOS device. There has been no word from SIRIUS XM about when the show will be available for mobile users. Let's just... Read more »

AudioGalaxy returns, repurposed and ready to rock

audiogalaxy-lg-19229250 Through its various incarnations, including P2P music sharing hub, Rhapsody partner in the pay-to-stream biz, and as a place-shifting service, AudioGalaxy has garnered legions of fans and a fair amount of high profile attention. Many Android users (10,000 to 50,000, according to the Android Market) are familiar with the AudioGalaxy app, but after shutting down... Read more »

Star Wars – The Empire Strikes Back app

Star Wars – The Empire Strikes Back app When it's not crashing or replacing content downloads with a "coming soon" message, Verizon's 30th anniversary Empire Strikes Back app gives access to some cool stuff. It offers up some collecter card-type images that can be used as wallpaper, a trivia game for those that actually know their Star Wars...trivia, and a Bounty Hunter game for the truly obsessed that... Read more »