Engadget RSS Feed http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2013 AOL Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/ <![CDATA[Sesame Street hits CES with augmented reality app for kids, we go hands-on (video)]]> http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/08/sesame-street-augmented-reality/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/08/sesame-street-augmented-reality/ http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/08/sesame-street-augmented-reality/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Big Bird's Words

At this year's CES, Qualcomm's got a big show -- but not all of it has to do with bleeding-edge performance and kick-awesome graphics. In fact, the San Diego company has a bit of a family side. It's partnering with Sesame Street to highlight its Vuforia platform, an Augmented Reality-based SDK that gives developers handy tools to make the most out of their apps. The program on display, called Big Bird's Words, is a word recognition tool to help children learn vocabulary.

As you'll see in the video below, Big Bird himself lets the young 'uns choose a word and, using the rear camera, hunt around for it in a real-world environment. If the camera picks up an incorrect word, Big Bird indicates that you need to keep looking. Since this is just one application on the platform, this particular concept could be used for a plethora of different types of apps, such as dictionaries and translation programs.

Gallery: Sesame Street augmented reality application hands-on

Joseph Volpe contributed to this report.

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]]> augmentedrealitybig birdBigBirdmobilepostcrossqualcommsesame streetSesameStreetvideovuforia Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:28:00 -0500 21|20422289 <![CDATA[Bert and Ernie TomTom voices tell you how to get, how to get to Sesame Street (video)]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/11/bert-and-ernie-tomtom-voices-tell-you-how-to-get-how-to-get-to/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/11/bert-and-ernie-tomtom-voices-tell-you-how-to-get-how-to-get-to/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/11/bert-and-ernie-tomtom-voices-tell-you-how-to-get-how-to-get-to/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

While some may seriously doubt their driving credentials, Bert and Ernie are the latest additions to TomTom's voice navigation library. The two muppets join the slightly more sinister likes of Darth Vader and Jeremy Clarkson, who've already offered up their distinctive vocal talents to the in-car navi. Grab your rubber duckie and see how the recording session went down after the break.

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]]> bertbert and ernieBertAndErnieernieGPSin-car navigationIn-carNavigationminipostmuppetsnavigationsesame streetSesameStreettomtomtomtom voicesTomtomVoicesvideovoice navigationVoiceNavigation Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:48:00 -0500 21|20104103 <![CDATA[Kinect adds Sesame Street and National Geographic to Xbox Live, makes motion control wholesome fun]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/20/kinect-adds-sesame-street-and-national-geographic-to-xbox-live/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/20/kinect-adds-sesame-street-and-national-geographic-to-xbox-live/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/20/kinect-adds-sesame-street-and-national-geographic-to-xbox-live/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
Kinect -- it's the Xbox 360 peripheral that just keeps on giving, now with more edutainment. Yes, that collision of worlds typically yields cringe- and boredom-inducing interactive experiences. Not so with this marriage of MS' motion-controlling sensor and the fine folks behind TV mainstays like Sesame Street, National Geographic and Disney. The newly inked content partnerships will see the creation of specifically tailored episodes of Kinect Nat Geo TV, in addition to a season's worth of Kinect Sesame Street TV for Xbox Live, letting your youngins play virtual connect the dots with Elmo. Plans are also underway for a virtual storybook effort, codenamed Project Columbia, aimed at indoctrinating children into the fundamentals of reading, and Rush, a videogame that'll lead adults and their tots alike through Pixar's virtual worlds. These various family-friendly titles and TV shows are set to rollout sometime next spring, so if you need to get your little ones' blood pumping (and slim down those love handles while you're at it), it looks like X's prepping to mark that spot. Official presser after the break.

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]]> DisneyedutainmentKinectKinect Nat Geo TVKinect Sesame Street TVKinectNatGeoTvKinectSesameStreetTvMicrosoftmicrosoft kinectMicrosoft StudiosMicrosoft XboxMicrosoft Xbox 360Microsoft Xbox 360 KinectMicrosoftKinectMicrosoftStudiosMicrosoftXboxMicrosoftXbox360MicrosoftXbox360KinectNational GeographicNationalGeographicPixarProject ColumbiaProjectColumbiaRushSesame StreetSesameStreetvideo gamesVideoGamesXbox 360Xbox LiveXbox360XboxLive Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:07:00 -0400 21|20085728 <![CDATA[Wii pay-per-view programming introduced in Japan]]> http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/wii-pay-per-view-programming-introduced-in-japan/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/wii-pay-per-view-programming-introduced-in-japan/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/wii-pay-per-view-programming-introduced-in-japan/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
Not only are we still waiting for the TV Guide Channel that Japanese Wii users have been indulging in for the better part of two years, but now Variety is reporting that Nintendo has teamed up with a dozen corporate partners to tease us with a Japanese pay-per-view service for the console. Premiering last Saturday, Wii no Ma (Wii's Room) currently has 120 titles, including episodes of Sesame Street and Pocket Monsters, available for prices ranging from ¥30 - ¥500 ($.35 - $5.63). According to Variety, titles can also be viewed on your Nintendo DSi handheld, a device known for its sonority and large, appealing display. No word yet on when we can enjoy a Stateside version, but we'll let you know as soon as we hear something. In the meantime, there's always PlayOn.

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]]> consolegaminginternet tvjapannintendonintendo wiiNintendoWiipay per viewpayperviewpocket monstersPocketMonstersprogrammingsesame streetSesameStreetsoftwareweb tvWebTvwiiwii no mawii no ma channelWiiNoMaWiiNoMaChannelwiis roomWiisRoom Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:54:00 -0500 21|19250609 <![CDATA[Elmo Live ready for pre-order by dutiful parents]]> http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/elmo-live-ready-for-pre-order-by-dutiful-parents/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/elmo-live-ready-for-pre-order-by-dutiful-parents/ http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/elmo-live-ready-for-pre-order-by-dutiful-parents/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
Although it hits retail on Thursday, you might want to get your pre-order in now given the way these things tend to go scarce near the Xmas rush. We're talking about Elmo Live of course, the singing, dancing, and story telling robot with wobbly red limbs and interactive sensors scattered around the monster's face and ticklish belly. Available now for about $65 pre-tax at all the usual on-line shops for our tiniest consumers. We've dropped in the video after the break as a reminder of things to come.

[Via I4U]

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]]> elmoelmo liveElmoLivefisher priceFisherPricerobotsesame streetSesameStreettoys Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:25:00 -0400 21|1280742 <![CDATA[Sesame Street, Cops, ESPN and more rolling out HD with Sony]]> http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/sesame-street-cops-espn-and-more-rolling-out-hd-with-sony/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/sesame-street-cops-espn-and-more-rolling-out-hd-with-sony/ http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/14/sesame-street-cops-espn-and-more-rolling-out-hd-with-sony/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Sony's NAB 2008 announcements continue to roll out, hope you didn't think Survivor and OLED were the only items getting a touch of its HD DNA, because Fox Widescreen standby Cops is going real HD for its 21st season courtesy of Sony's XDCAM technology. Just like Survivor, the rugged disc-based system makes it easy for producers to make the HD upgrade. While PBS' sets may not be as rough as the mean streets, we can still appreciate the news that Sesame Street has switched to HD with a whole new studio based on Sony's equipment that will also see use in several other projects on the way. Finally, ESPN has stayed ahead of the curve on high definition, and is putting the company's tech to work in its L.A. Live studio. Big Bird, extreme sports and repeat criminal offenders? Our HDTVs say bring it on.

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