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When it comes to supergroups, The Traveling Wilbury's haven't got anything on these guys. Bright House, Cablevision, Comcast, Cox and Time Warner are teaming up to share around 50,000 metro WiFi hotspots for their customers, under the banner of "CableWiFi." New York City and the Tri-State area, Los Angeles, Tampa, Orlando and Philadelphia will be among the first to get the service, with growth to more cities pledged for the future. If nothing else, it should be a good way to stick it to the man when he snatches your unlimited data plan.

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CableWiFi ties up 50,000 WiFi hotspots for cable subscribers to share originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 May 2012 07:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>00050Bright HouseBright House NetworksBrightHouseBrightHouseNetworksCable ShowCable Show 2012Cable WiFiCableShowCableShow2012CablevisionCableWifiComcastCoxCox CommunicationsCoxCommunicationsFloridahdpostcrossHotspotsLAMetro WiFiMetro WiFi HotspotMetroWifiMetroWifiHotspotNew YorkNewYorkOrlandoPhiladelphiaTampaTime WarnerTime Warner CableTimeWarnerTimeWarnerCableTri-StateTWCWiFiWiFi HotspotWifiHotspotMon, 21 May 2012 07:26:00 EST<![CDATA[Philly papers to offer subscribers discounted Android tablets that make terrible birdcage lining (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/13/philly-papers-to-offer-subscribers-discounted-android-tablets-th/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/13/philly-papers-to-offer-subscribers-discounted-android-tablets-th/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/13/philly-papers-to-offer-subscribers-discounted-android-tablets-th/#comments As the internet has overtaken newspapers as an information source, convincing readers to shell out the dough for online news has proven an uphill battle. Now two papers are trying a new approach: entice customers with discounted Android tablets and pre-loaded content apps. The Philadelphia Media Network, which owns the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News, is planning a pilot program for mid-August which will offer around 2,000 tablets; if successful, it could expand to more readers. The combined price of hardware and a one- to two-year daily subscription should be about half of retail. So far we have few details on what you'll get for your money, but expect a WiFi tablet from a major manufacturer, with 3G and/or 4G possible in the future. If you're from the city of brotherly love and want more details on this early-stage plan, see the video after the break.

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Philly papers to offer subscribers discounted Android tablets that make terrible birdcage lining (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It looks like Comcast's trial bubble has been something of a success, and now the company is announcing that its Xfinity Home Security Service will be branching out beyond Houston to arm alarms, dim lamps and keep home automation freaks appraised of sports scores in an additional six markets (including Philadelphia, Portland, Jacksonville, Sarasota/Naples, Chattanooga and Nashville). Powered by iControl Networks' Open Home automation and security platform, packages start at $40 a month and feature live video monitoring, lighting and climate control, burglar and fire alarm monitoring, and more -- via touchscreen interface, web portal, and iPhone app. Now you too can put your family's safety in the same hands that bring Gilligan's Island into your home! Video, PR-palooza after the break.

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Xfinity Home Security makes home monitoring and management Comcastic (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>chattanoogacomcasthomehome automationhome securityHomeAutomationHomeSecurityhouseholdhoustonicontrolicontrol networksIcontrolNetworksjacksonvillenaplesnashvilleopen homeOpenHomephiladelphiaportlandsarasptasecurityvideoxfinityxfinity home security serviceXfinityHomeSecurityServiceThu, 09 Jun 2011 18:01:00 EST<![CDATA[Philadelphia Eagles going self-sufficient on stadium energy from 2011, 30 percent of it renewable]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/19/philadelphia-eagles-going-self-sufficient-on-stadium-energy-from/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/19/philadelphia-eagles-going-self-sufficient-on-stadium-energy-from/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/19/philadelphia-eagles-going-self-sufficient-on-stadium-energy-from/#comments Let's skip right past the cringe-worthy "Declaration of Energy Independence" slogan and look at what the Eagles are actually doing with their pro sports venue. The franchise that dresses in midnight green is aiming to smarten up its eco-green credentials with a new partnership with SolarBlue that will provide all of the Eagles' stadium energy needs for the next 20 years, after which point the team will be free to resell any surplus electricity back to the grid. 15 percent of the total output with be generated with spiral wind turbines erected around the top rim of Lincoln Financial Field, another 15 will come from 2,500 solar panels to be installed near the stadium, and the rest will be obtained from a biodiesel / natural gas plant. So it's not all renewable, but a nice step in the right direction, nonetheless.

Philadelphia Eagles going self-sufficient on stadium energy from 2011, 30 percent of it renewable originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2011biodieseleaglesenergygasgreengreen energyGreenEnergyindependentinfrastructurelincoln financial fieldLincolnFinancialFieldnatural gasNaturalGasnflphiladelphiaphiladelphia eaglesPhiladelphiaEaglespowerrenewablerenewable energyRenewableEnergyself-sufficiencyself-sufficientsolarsolar bluesolar energysolar powerSolarBlueSolarEnergySolarPowersportsportssports teamsports venueSportsTeamSportsVenuestadiumturbinesvenuewindwind energywind powerwind turbinesWindEnergyWindPowerWindTurbinesFri, 19 Nov 2010 08:19:00 EST<![CDATA[MetroPCS' new Metro USA service features nationwide coverage, LTE comes to Philly and LA]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/04/metropcs-new-metro-usa-service-features-nationwide-coverage-lt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/04/metropcs-new-metro-usa-service-features-nationwide-coverage-lt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/04/metropcs-new-metro-usa-service-features-nationwide-coverage-lt/#commentsMetroPCS' march toward a full LTE overlay continues today on news that it's expanding its nascent (and still tiny) next-gen network to Philadelphia and Los Angeles, two huge markets that should do a good job of stress testing what the network is capable of. As with its existing LTE markets, the only device available is the Samsung Craft, a landscape QWERTY slider dumbphone that offers access to the carrier's video-on-demand library on a 3.3-inch AMOLED display for $299 (no contract, mind you) after a $50 rebate. The move brings MetroPCS' launch total to five markets, with plans to expand to another nine in the coming months.

On a related note, the carrier has also introduced its so-called Metro USA service, essentially a brand name for nationwide coverage -- MetroPCS claims over 90 percent of the population, which ain't bad. Though it won't go into details, they're saying that the coverage has been reached through a combination of "both network expansion and roaming agreements" and that customers can expect a mix of 1xRTT and EV-DO (2G and 3G data, that is) as they move around. Follow the break for both press releases.

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MetroPCS' new Metro USA service features nationwide coverage, LTE comes to Philly and LA originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We all know what happens when people start using supernatural forces to predict and prevent crimes, and we certainly don't want to go there. But software that predicts criminal behavior is already in effect in Baltimore and Philadelphia: while it won't send a SWAT team to a perp's door moments before shots are fired, it will algorithmically show which criminals are most likely to commit or be victims of certain crimes in the future. While the software is now being used to determine how closely parolees should be monitored for murder risk, law enforcement agents in D.C. are hoping to use it to detect the likelihood of lesser crimes as well. Forget all that gobbledygook about immigrants taking all our jobs--let's figure out a better way to keep algorithms from getting into the U.S. of A.

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Criminal behavior prediction software to go live in D.C., Precogs union up in arms originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>algorithmalgorithmsbaltimorecrimelaw enforcementLawEnforcementminority reportMinorityReportphiladelphiaprecogpreventionsoftwarewashington dcWashingtonDcThu, 26 Aug 2010 10:03:00 EST<![CDATA[RCN offers TiVo Premiere in Boston; Philadelphia, Chicago are next]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/13/rcn-offers-tivo-premiere-in-boston-philadelphia-chicago-are-ne/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/13/rcn-offers-tivo-premiere-in-boston-philadelphia-chicago-are-ne/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/13/rcn-offers-tivo-premiere-in-boston-philadelphia-chicago-are-ne/#comments For your daily TiVo update, those RCN distributed Premiere units have found their way up to Boston after first being unleashed in Washington D.C. and New York City. The blog post mentions Chicago, Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania will be next, and a bit of URL finagling on RCN's website easily reveals promotional pages for those areas. The 12 month promo deals vary by location, but if you're just adding the box to current service, the $19.95 fee is consistent, as is the classic TiVo menu. Of course, over the top video options are still limited to YouTube and cable VOD, but we're wondering if RCN will get the same multiroom tweaks Suddenlink has promised.

RCN offers TiVo Premiere in Boston; Philadelphia, Chicago are next originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bostoncablechicagohdphiladelphiarcntivotivo premiereTivoPremierevodTue, 13 Jul 2010 23:43:00 EST<![CDATA[Philadelphia wants to buy Earthlink's former hardware, keep municipal WiFi dream alive]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/philadelphia-wants-to-buy-earthlinks-former-hardware-keep-muni/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/philadelphia-wants-to-buy-earthlinks-former-hardware-keep-muni/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/philadelphia-wants-to-buy-earthlinks-former-hardware-keep-muni/#commentsIt never came to pass. Philadelphia's city-wide WiFi plan was announced in 2006 and then, after struggling on for two years, died when Earthlink decided it wanted nothing to do with muni wireless. A private company called NAC bought the hardware last year and now the city wants to buy it from them for $2 million. The Mayor's Office pledges to "provide free internet in targeted public spaces," which is somewhat less aggressive than the previous city-wide reach, but ditching the $20/month that Earthlink was asking seems like a fair trade. The only question now is exactly which spaces will be targeted, and if South Street Philly Bagels doesn't make the list that's a damn shame.

Philadelphia wants to buy Earthlink's former hardware, keep municipal WiFi dream alive originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>earthlinkmuni wifimunicipal wifiMunicipalWifiMuniWifinacphiladelphiaphillywifiThu, 17 Dec 2009 08:54:00 EST<![CDATA[Comcast Center HD Video Wall gets a dose of 3D for the holidays]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/26/comcast-center-hd-video-wall-gets-a-dose-of-3d-for-the-holidays/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/26/comcast-center-hd-video-wall-gets-a-dose-of-3d-for-the-holidays/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/26/comcast-center-hd-video-wall-gets-a-dose-of-3d-for-the-holidays/#comments Probably hoping to avoid our prediction of possibly getting old over time, Comcast is introducing a new wrinkle for the 2009 Holiday spectacular on its $22 million 2,000 sq ft high-definition video wall -- 3D. It's the first time this has played on the wall, with a 19 minute video (embedded after the break) complete with scenes of rural PA and downtown Philadelphia. Stop by the Comcast Center between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. to grab some complementary 3D specs and check it out.

Gallery: Comcast Holiday Spectacular in 3D

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Comcast Center HD Video Wall gets a dose of 3D for the holidays originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's been well over a year since we last saw the laser-guided, self-docking wheelchair developed by folks at Lehigh University, and now the team is back with an altogether more ambitious project. According to associate professor John Spletzer, the recipient of a five-year CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation, the goal is to "extend the autonomy of the wheelchair so it can navigate completely in an urban setting and take you wherever you need to go." This will be done by equipping robotic chairs with laser and camera sensors (which the team developed for the 2007 DARPA Grand Challenge) as well as exhaustive, Google Street View-esque maps of the city where they will be operating. Of course, these guys will be operating in a busy urban environment, so in addition to large-scale 3D maps, they must be equipped with motion planning features for operating in dense crowds and a changing environment. It's too soon yet to say when these things might become available commercially, but if you're a resident of the Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital in Allentown, PA, you might have your chance to test one soon enough.

[Via PhysOrg]

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The only thing we love more than analysts and surveys is content providers bickering over each other's ridiculous PR claims and none are as fun as when Comcast is involved. Avid readers are all too familiar with Comcast's strategy to give up on the linear channel race and instead focus on VOD "options" no matter how silly it makes them look to those in the know. What really makes this particular situation interesting is that Comcast doesn't appreciate it when another provider, like Verizon FiOS, gets in on the action when it recently claimed it offered 3 times as many VOD offerings a month as the nation's largest provider. Comcast claims this is just not true and there are actually at least 17,000 VOD titles available in most markets. If that is news to you, then you aren't the only one as Verizon blasts back with "I'm surprised that Comcast wouldn't talk about these numbers in their PR and advertising. We make sure to let our customers know when we're adding more to their service." Too true, Verizon, too true. Honestly we couldn't care less about VOD because we're in the small group of CableCARD users, but there's no way we could turn away from a train wreck like this.

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Comcast has issues with Verizon's FiOS VOD claims originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The XOHM label may be gone, but the potency of Sprint's WiMAX network is still kickin' in and around Baltimore. For those itching for wicked fast mobile broadband outside of The Charm City, Sprint has just unveiled a slew of expansion areas that'll get gifted in 2009 and 2010. As for the rest of this year, folks in Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Portland and Seattle can expect Sprint 4G rollouts, while residents of Boston, Houston, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. can be on the lookout in 2010. In related news, the carrier is also taking this opportunity to reveal that it has "several new 4G devices planned for 2009 and 2010, including a single-mode 4G data card, embedded laptops, a small-office-home-office broadband modem and a tri-mode phone." Lovely.

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Sprint unveils WiMAX expansion cities, devices for 2009 and 2010 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The XOHM label may be gone, but the potency of Sprint's WiMAX network is still kickin' in and around Baltimore. For those itching for wicked fast mobile broadband outside of The Charm City, Sprint has just unveiled a slew of expansion areas that'll get gifted in 2009 and 2010. As for the rest of this year, folks in Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Portland and Seattle can expect Sprint 4G rollouts, while residents of Boston, Houston, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. can be on the lookout in 2010. In related news, the carrier is also taking this opportunity to reveal that it has "several new 4G devices planned for 2009 and 2010, including a single-mode 4G data card, embedded laptops, a small-office-home-office broadband modem and a tri-mode phone." Lovely.

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Sprint unveils WiMAX expansion cities, devices for 2009 and 2010 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What's up with Philadelphia and all these HD displays? Not only is the City of Brotherly Love home to a gigantic 27- x 87- display at the Comcast Center, but it's about to be home to a swank 16- x 26-foot Daktronics HD LED video projection screen. Said display will be arriving at the Piazza At Schmidt's, a multi-use venue in the Northern Liberties neighborhood. The grand opening is scheduled for May 15th - 16th, 2009, and it will supposedly host up musical artists, street fairs and all manners of other performances. So here's the heads-up you needed to block out that weekend and check it out, cool?

[Thanks, RSR]

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Piazza At Schmidt's bringing huge Daktronics HD LED screen to Philadelphia originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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RCN's Analog Crush initiative has been steamrolling for a few months now, and according to the cable carrier, the elimination of old school analog is all but complete in its major markets. By the end of January, RCN anticipates 100% digital penetration in the Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Chicago markets, which will free up spectrum in order to get more HD (and SD, and international) programming onto the EPG. In fact, the company is hoping to surpass 100 high-definition channels by March, which makes us wonder why every other cable company out there isn't on this very same warpath.

[Image courtesy of TJooning]

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RCN's Analog Crush nears completion, 100 HD channels coming soon originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>analog crushAnalogCrushBostoncablechicagohdNew YorkPhiladelphiaRCNwashington d.c.Washington DCWashingtonD.c.Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:18:00 EST<![CDATA[Comcast brings a fresh trio to Philadelphia, PA]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/comcast-brings-a-fresh-trio-to-philadelphia-pa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/comcast-brings-a-fresh-trio-to-philadelphia-pa/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/16/comcast-brings-a-fresh-trio-to-philadelphia-pa/#commentsWhile citizens in the Philly suburbs of Willow Grove / Montgomery and Bucks Counties received these three last month, Comcast decided to wait awhile before bestowing them upon the residents of Philadelphia proper. As of now, USA HD, Discovery HD and SciFi HD have all been added, and if you're parked in the City of Brotherly Love, you can find 'em on slots 222, 224 and 226, respectively. The full release is after the break.

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Comcast brings a fresh trio to Philadelphia, PA originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ha, wow. This stuff is too rich to make up. We already knew that Comcast was blowing smoke by claiming that it had more HD material (than Verizon) that mere mortals actually cared about, but this is just incredible. A new report straight from Philadelphia makes clear that a practically imminent vote to give Verizon a 15-year lease to wire the city up for FiOS TV has been abruptly halted, and Comcast is largely to thank. Purportedly, lobbyists for the carrier swarmed the council chambers yesterday and managed to convince them to take another month or so to reconsider. Among the issues brought up were that another carrier wouldn't necessarily lead to lower prices and that Verizon would likely wire up higher income neighborhoods first / only. Thanks Comcast -- we bet even Adam Smith would agree that no competition is better than competition you find unfavorable.

[Via DSLReports]

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Comcast has no shame, successfully delays FiOS vote for Philadelphia originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cablecable companyCableCompanycomcastcompetitionfiberfiosfios tvFiosTvhdpennsylvaniaphiladelphiavoteFri, 12 Dec 2008 12:56:00 EST<![CDATA[Philadelphia's NBC 10 brings the high-def love to its newscasts]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/10/philadelphias-nbc-10-brings-the-high-def-love-to-its-newscasts/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/10/philadelphias-nbc-10-brings-the-high-def-love-to-its-newscasts/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/10/philadelphias-nbc-10-brings-the-high-def-love-to-its-newscasts/#commentsPhiladelphia residents, NBC 10 loves you. We mean, it really digs you. So much, in fact, that it has taken to heart all those surely kind letters you've sent in over the past few months regarding high-def news. Starting tonight, The City of Brotherly Love has another place to turn for high-definition newscasts, and that place is NBC 10. Reportedly, the station has been constructing an HD studio for months, and it has just now taken the wraps off of everything. Enjoy, Philly, and let us know if you're pleased in comments below.

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Philadelphia's NBC 10 brings the high-def love to its newscasts originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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And by "exchange words," we mean "get seriously agitated and spout off at one another." As Verizon comes down the home stretch on a deal that would give it a 15-year agreement to offer programming services in the City of Brotherly Love, rival Comcast is quaking in its boots. After proclaiming that a huge chunk of Verizon's HD options were just "program fillers on blow-drying hair, kissing, grilling a hamburger, folding a pillowcase, chopping garlic, and other mundane topics," Verizon hit back by insinuating that Comcast was just "desperate." In a fit of stupidity, Comcast produced figures showing that it had a total of 1,304 HD choices in the area compared to Verizon's 1,057; what it failed to mention was the 37 versus 104 (respectively) number that describes the huge gap in linear HD channels between the two carriers. Oh Comcast, when will you ever stop making yourself look silly?

[Via BroadbandReports]

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Verizon and Comcast exchange words on HD options in Philadelphia originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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After a light week a week ago, Verizon has taken it pretty easy the past seven days too with just a handful of new FiOS TV expansions. Kicking things off are video franchise approvals in Danvers, Massachusetts and Lackawanna / Atlantic Beach, New York. Next, we're reassured that everyone's working as hard as possible to bring the fiber-based programming service to the City of Brotherly Love. Keep at it, folks -- we'll see you here next week. Same time (roughly), same place (definitely).

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Verizon's FiOS TV expansions: December 6, 2008 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Verizon's not slacking off as the run-up to the holiday season continues -- probably because folks are apt to have all sorts of free TV watching time here in the next month or so -- so we'll get right down to the releases. Up first are the towns of Middleton, Massachusetts, and the corporately-stacked Wilmington, Delaware, which have just granted the company a video license. Next, we head to the Pacific Northwest to see that Camas, Washington and Gresham, Oregon have agreed to do the same. Finally, we're told that Philadelphia-area residents are being treated to 30 new channels (17 of which are in high-def). That's it for this week -- we'll see you back again in seven days for (hopefully) even more.

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Verizon's FiOS TV expansions: November 22, 2008 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's been a slow week for FiOS TV expansions, but we suppose the hard-working individuals responsible for 233,000 new net customers in Q3 deserve a little rest and relaxation before getting back to the grind. Up first we have the Tampa Bay, Florida area getting gifted with a new wave of interactive features on their DVRs. Next, we see three more Trump (yes, that Trump) Properties receiving FiOS TV and high-speed internet services, and if you're curious as to which ones we're referring to, they are: Trump Parc, Trump Parc East and 610 Park Avenue. Lastly, we're notified that Verizon and the City of Brotherly Love (or Philadelphia, if you prefer) are working together to grant the carrier a cable franchise; if passed, Verizon would work to deploy its fiber-based network throughout the region over seven years. That's it for this week, so we'll see you back again in seven days for (hopefully) even more.

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Verizon's FiOS TV expansions: November 15, 2008 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Flying out of BWI to Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. or Northern Virginia? Make sure you pack in that SWC-E100, because we're hearing that Sprint's XOHM WiMAX networks are already live in each of those locales. According to a XOHM representative at a booth in Baltimore, the networks in each of those cities are already up, though they aren't officially supported as they're still "being tested." If any of you XOHM early adopters happen to head to any of the previously mentioned regions, bust out your ExpressCard and see if you get lucky (and then let us know how it goes).

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Sprint XOHM WiMAX networks reportedly active in other cities originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Shortly after hearing that Comcast SportsNet would be broadcasting an awful lot of Washington Capitals in HD this upcoming season, along comes this. Philadelphia residents should be in high-def heaven for the foreseeable future, being that Comcast SportsNet has just vowed to deliver "all Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games -- home and away, regular season and playoff -- in high-definition for the first time." Fans will also be treated to high-def versions of pre- and post-game shows, and if you're interested in some exact figures, you'll see 64 Flyers and 69 Sixers games, all in high definition, beginning with the Saturday, October 11 Flyers vs. New York Rangers tilt and the Wednesday, October 29 Sixers vs. Toronto Raptors matchup.

[Via HDSportsGuide, thanks Todd]
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Comcast SportsNet delivers every Flyers, Sixers and Phillies game in HD originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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XOHM's next stops: Boston, Philly, Dallas originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There are a few must-do things when you wind up in the City of Brotherly Love: see the Liberty Bell, check out Independence Hall, scarf down an authentic cheesesteak and... peek the HD Video Wall at the Comcast Center? Shortly after wowing locals and making customers suddenly aware of where their money was going, the official visitor site for the Great Philadelphia area is now pushing the wall as a can't-miss tourist attraction. Comical though that may be, we can't say that it's really that absurd -- after all, who wouldn't want to see 2,000 square-feet of beautiful LED action when waltzing through a city on vacation? On that note, have any of you actually stopped and checked it out?

[Via Gadling]

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Philadelphia pushes Comcast Center HD Video Wall as tourist attraction originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well, it looks like Philadelphia's on-again, off-again WiFi network won't be going dark for good quite just yet, as The Philadelphia Inquirer is now reporting that a group of local investors are stepping in to keep it aloft. While complete details are a bit light at the moment, the new company is apparently at least considering going with an advertising-supported business model that'd provide free access wherever the network is available, as opposed to the $20 a month Earthlink was charging for the service. To bolster that potentially losing proposition a bit, the company will also apparently be going after institutional subscribers like hospitals and universities, who'd be offered the opportunity to extend their own secure wireless networks into the city.

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Local investors step in to save Philly's WiFi network originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just in case Jacksonville and Chicago aren't on your upcoming itinerary, aloft is hoping that you'll be spending at least a night near PHL. Beginning this week, aloft is accepting reservations for its Philadelphia-based hotel, which is scheduled to open wide for guests on September 8th. Per usual, each room will see a 42-inch flat-panel HDTV with a connectivity panel for connecting up cellphones, DAPs, laptops, etc., but we haven't got the nerve to actually phone 'em up and hesitantly inquire about nightly rates.

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We knew it was coming, but Philadelphia's citywide WiFi is now officially being turned off, and Earthlink is planning on pulling down all of its access points. Like basically every other municipal WiFi project, it seems like the cost of keeping the system going outweighed the benefits, and Earthlink couldn't find a buyer willing to take things over. Current Earthlink customers will get 30 more days of service, until June 12, and then it's lights bytes out. Here's hoping Philly coffee shops are ready for an influx of urban warriors.

[Via Philebrity, thanks Andy R.]

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Philadelphia citywide WiFi officially shut down originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 May 2008 15:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It'd be absolutely spectacular to actually see one of these admittedly ambitious municipal WiFi projects actually work out every now and then, but instead, we're seeing the nails start to sink into yet another citywide WiFi coffin. This go 'round, the network blanketing most of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is on the verge of sending out its last signals unless the city can devise a plan in short order to take it over from EarthLink, who unsurprisingly wants out on the double. Unfortunately, we don't have a great feeling about the system's future -- history has a way of forecasting, you know?

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Philadelphia's citywide WiFi close to shutting down originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 10 May 2008 23:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Science, Disney and ABC Family HD coming to Comcast in Philadelphia originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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With Comcast doling out the HD love elsewhere in the Northeast, it's about time the city of brotherly love got a dose of its own medicine. According to a fresh message delivered to a subscriber shacked up in the outskirts of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the aforementioned carrier will be adding five new high-def channels on April 4th. Included in the bunch are CNN HD (217), AMC HD (238), TLC HD (225), History Channel HD (217) and Animal Planet HD (230). Surely you can hang on just 2.5 more weeks, right?

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Comcast bringing 5 new HD channels to Philadelphia on April 4th originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Barely a month after we heard that the WWE was pouring $20 million into upgrades for an HD production facility, Philadelphia's KYW-TV just may have 'em one-upped. The all new 120,000-square foot building reportedly houses two full television studios, "each with its own control room to allow for simultaneous broadcasts, a state-of-the-art master control room" and operations center. Both CBS 3 and The CW Philly 57 call the place home, and it's said that the "news operation is completely tapeless and high-definition both in-studio and in the field." Talk about getting with the times.

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If we ran the world Philadelphia, it's highly unlikely that we'd camp out in the dismal rain for an iPhone like all those "normal citizens," but we've got to give props to John F. Street for roughin' like the rest of us. Apparently, Mr. Street set up shop earlier this morning and made up his mind to brave the inclement weather in order to be one of the first to snag an iPhone. Currently, he's waiting patiently along Ranstead St. at 16th St. in Center City to be third in line to purchase an iPhone from the AT&T store, and while we're sure such an influential character could have just paid someone off to do the waiting for him, the reward will be that much sweeter when 6:01PM rolls around.

Update: Looks like the media descended on the mayor and the dude took off about an hour ago! Looks like someone else has his spot in line (now word on whether he's waiting for the mayor), but we'll have an update in our lineblog shortly.

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Philadelphia mayor caught camping for an iPhone originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If we ran the world Philadelphia, it's highly unlikely that we'd camp out in the dismal rain for an iPhone like all those "normal citizens," but we've got to give props to John F. Street for roughin' like the rest of us. Apparently, Mr. Street set up shop earlier this morning and made up his mind to brave the inclement weather in order to be one of the first to snag an iPhone. Currently, he's waiting patiently along Ranstead St. at 16th St. in Center City to be third in line to purchase an iPhone from the AT&T store, and while we're sure such an influential character could have just paid someone off to do the waiting for him, the reward will be that much sweeter when 6:01PM rolls around.

Update: Looks like the media descended on the mayor and the dude took off about an hour ago! Looks like someone else has his spot in line (now word on whether he's waiting for the mayor), but we'll have an update in our lineblog shortly.

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[Via DailyWireless]

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Gratis RFID umbrellas track movements, excite marketers originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 10:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ATRS to make entering / exiting vehicles easier for handicapped individuals originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 19:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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City Council unanimously approves Philly WiFi originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 May 2006 09:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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