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Loewe shows off new Connect LEDs, wallets cringe
Ultra high-end German television maker Loewe revealed at IFA that its 32-inch and 42-inch Connect LED line will be refreshed with 200Hz edge LED backlit panels and improved MediaNet connectivity. Specifically MediaNet has been revamped to feature a new LAN interface for streaming local video or audio content on the TV's integrated DVR as well as from DLNA compatible devices and online sources. A so-called "Follow Me" feature is another handy addition that allows users to easily transfer a program in progress from TV to another display for completion -- which should prove useful to shipping magnates who prefer passing out to Titanic in bed after starting in the jacuzzi. Trusted Reviews also reports that Loewe, along with Sharp and Philips, is promoting web-based services built on CE-HTML that are optimized for TV displays, and even demoed a version of the BBC's iPlayer using the technology behind closed doors. Style-wise, the luxury set will ship in three colors along with a choice of stand and a 2.1 speaker setup when it hits the UK this November. Official pricing however is still unknown, but don't expect to find it at Asda. %Gallery-101499%
AT&T dropping unlimited data and messaging to $30
Info's flowing fast and furious on this whole MEdia Net thing now, and it turns out that there's more than just a name change involved. MEdia Basic, MEdia Works, MEdia Max 200, and MEdia Net 1MB are all going away (one megabyte, seriously?), but more importantly, unlimited data and messaging is getting a price cut to compete with Verizon. MEdia Max Unl... er, "Messaging & Data Unlimited" will run $30 starting January 25, a $5 price cut from the $35 you pay now. It's not often that we get to praise a carrier for a price cut on a popular service, is it?[Thanks, anonymous tipster]
MEdia Net, R.I.P.: 2004 - 2009?
For better or worse, AT&T's MEdia Net has been a stalwart of the American wireless data world for a good spell now, but as Amp'd so spectacularly demonstrated, all good things must come to an end. Word on the street is that MEdia Net plans are in the process of being rebranded simply as "Data," as in "AT&T Unlimited Data". Truth be told, we kinda like it when a carrier cuts the crap and gives it to us straight -- and calling data "Data" is about as straight as you can get -- so we're down with the move, but hey, MEdia Net, we'll never forget you.[Thanks, Kal]
