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Screen Grabs: Bing it, Danno
Screen Grabs chronicles the uses (and misuses) of real-world gadgets in today's movies and TV. Send in your sightings (with screen grab!) to screengrabs at engadget dt com. Well, it looks like The Vampire Diaries isn't the only show that's hopped on the Windows Phone 7 bandwagon -- what appears to be an LG Optimus 7 turned up in the latest episode of Hawaii Five-0, where it was used in yet another awkward attempt to introduce the phrase "Bing it" to a dumbfounded audience. What would Jack Lord think? Head on past the break to check out the ad clip in question. [Thanks, Nathan]
Hawaii Five-0 goes FaceTime on the small screen
As noted by Laura at Engadget this morning, we had a FaceTime sighting on CBS's so-old-it's-brand-new reboot of the classic cop drama Hawaii Five-0. You can see in the screenshot here that a somewhat puffy-looking Scott Cohen (low camera angle from iPhone = not all that flattering) is engaging in a video chat with another character; for the rendition in motion, CBS is streaming full episodes of the show here (of course it's also available on iTunes, along with the original Jack Lord series). We're always on the lookout for the uses and misuses of Apple products on TV and in the movies, so be sure to send us a note if you see something engaging or amusing.
Clearwire and Sprint slinging WiMAX to NC, HI and TX in November / December
We knew Clearwire would be snaking its 4G services to select markets in North Carolina, Hawaii and Texas before the year's end, but it's always reassuring to hear a corporation come right out and affirm that those leaked dates are still solid. What's interesting about the latest announcement is that both Clearwire and Sprint will be offering 4G in these same cities under their own brands, even though the signals and towers used will be the same. Starting next month, WiMAX will officially land in Greensboro and Raleigh, North Carolina (Charlotte is already lit up, despite these companies' claims) and Austin; Dallas/Fort Worth; San Antonio, Texas. In December, the companies will get things fired up in Honolulu and Maui, two areas where we're certain techs from Sprint / Clearwire are more than eager to go "test things out." So, now that this has all panned out, how's about another leak sheet for 2010 rollouts?
