- ‘Virtual mirror’ tells you how to look better
Imagine the day when a mirror tells you what shade of lipstick to wear. That day has already arrived at Boots stores in the U.K. and a handful of Wal-Marts here in the U.S.
- Report: Sony to launch latest iTunes challenger
The media giant is ready to move beyond the disaster that was Sony Connect and once again take on iTunes, according to the FT.
- Apple’s fall event: New iPods, iTunes, TV device?
As usual, rumors are swirling about what is coming during Apple’s annual fall event, typically music-focused, taking place this year on Wednesday morning. Stay up-to-date here.
- Sony takes on Kindle with next-gen e-readers
Sony has officially unveiled three new e-readers, the Reader Pocket Edition PRS-350, Reader Touch Edition PRS-650, and the Reader Daily Edition PRS-950. They all feature next-generation touch-screen E-Ink technology.
- Report: Amazon working on streaming service
Online retail giant is in talks with major media companies to create a subscription service to deliver movies and TV shows in a model similar to that of Netflix, according to The Wall Street Journal.
- Video experiment shows off HTML5 on Chrome
Alongside Arcade Fire song “We Used To Wait,” lots of pop-up windows and videos incorporating real street scenes from Google Street View are among the highlights of this crafty Chrome demo.
- WSJ: ABC, Fox to rent 99-cent TV shows on iTunes
For months we’ve heard Apple was pitching Hollywood studios to adopt a 99-cent rental fee for TV shows. According to the Journal, Disney and Fox have signed on.
- Apple to stream music event–to Apple devices
Apple announces that it will provide a live video stream of Wednesday’s music event, but only to those who have Macs running OS X, an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.
- Report: Apple TV to launch with Netflix
Bloomberg reports that when the Apple set-top box debuts, Netflix will be the featured digital-movie service.
- Live blog: Apple music event
CNET will be covering Apple’s yearly music event in San Francisco live, starting at 10 a.m. PDT Wednesday.
