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HDTV Listings for May 31, 2009

by Engadget Staff on May 31, 2009 at 07:09 PM

What we're watching tonight:

ABC (720p) brings back Pushing Daisies at 10 p.m.
NBC (1080i) has Red Wings/Penguins NHL Stanley Cup Finals Game 1 at 8 p.m.
Fox (720p) has Cops at 8:30 p.m.
CBS (1080i) has Harper's Island at 9 p.m.
Sci Fi (1080i) airs The Book of Beasts at 9 p.m.
Discovery (1080i) has Nature's Most Amazing Events at 8 & 9 p.m.
ESPN (720p) broadcasts NCAA Women's College World Series action starting at 7 p.m.
ESPN2 (720p) has NHRA Summer Nationals at 8 p.m.
ESPNU (720p) has college baseball starting at 7 p.m.
TNT (1080i) has Cavaliers/Magic NBA ECF Game 6 at 8:30 p.m.

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HDTV Listings for May 27, 2009

by Engadget Staff on May 27, 2009 at 07:15 PM

What we're watching tonight:

Discovery (1080i) has Time Warp at 8 p.m., Mythbusters at 9 and Pitchmen at 10 p.m.
A&E (720p) has the season premiere of Dog the Bounty Hunter at 9 & 9:30 p.m. followed by the series premiere of Tattoo Highway at 10 & 10:30 p.m.
ABC (720p) has the season premiere of Wipeout at 8 p.m., series premiere of The Goode Family at 9 p.m., Surviving Suburbia at 9:30 p.m. and The Unusuals at 10 p.m.
History (720p) has MonsterQuest at 9 p.m. and UFO Hunters at 10 p.m.
TBS (1080i) has Tyler Perry's House of Payne at 9 & 9:30 p.m. followed by the season premiere of Meet the Browns at 10 & 10:30 p.m.
NBC (1080i) airs Law & Order: Criminal Intent at 8 p.m.
Spike (1080i) has The Ultimate Fighter at 10 p.m.
Comedy Central (1080i) has Reno 911 at 10:30 p.m.
ESPN (720p) has Nuggets/Lakers NBA WCF Game 5 at 9 p.m.
ESPN2 (720p) airs Yankees/Rangers baseball at 8 p.m.
Versus (1080i) has Blackhawks/Red Wings NHL WCF Game 5 at 7:30 p.m.

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HDTV Listings for May 26, 2009

by Engadget Staff on May 26, 2009 at 06:45 PM

What we're watching tonight:

CW (1080i) has the two hour season finale of 'Reaper 'at 8 p.m.
ABC (720p) has 'According to Jim' at 8 & 8:30 p.m. following by 'Diamonds 'Part 2 at 9 p.m.
Fox (720p) brings the series premiere of 'Mental' at 9 p.m.
TLC (1080i) has '18 Kids & Counting' at 9 p.m. and the series premiere of 'The Little Couple' at 10 & 10:30 p.m.
Sci Fi (1080i) has 'ECW' at 10 p.m.
Discovery (1080i) lines up 'Deadliest Catch' at 9 p.m. and 'The Alaska Experiment' at 10 p.m.
FX (720p) airs 'Rescue Me' at 10 p.m.
TBS (1080i) has the season finale of 'My Boys' at 10:30 p.m.
ESPN (720p) has Cardinals/Brewers MLB action at 8 p.m.
TNT (1080i) has Cavaliers/Magic NBA ECF Game 4 at 8:30 p.m.
Versus (1080i) has Penguins/Hurricanes NHL ECF at 7:30 p.m.

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Blu-ray Releases on May 26th 2009

by Engadget Staff on May 26, 2009 at 02:41 PM

All catalogs, all the time this week as we slow down for the summer theater season. Not a big deal if you're a Blu-ray fan as there are plenty of great classics to check out for the first time on Blu-ray. Most notable is that Universal is still playing catch-up and obviously still has a few recent titles that were released on HD DVD, but have still not been released on Blu-ray. Warner has a few classics too, we can't even remember the last time we watched True Romance, but no doubt we're due. Expect much of the same for the next month or so, with a few big TV shows in between.

Children of Men (Universal)
Cinderella Man (Universal)
Field of Dreams (Universal)
Seabiscuit (Universal)
Spy Game (Universal)
Falling Down (Warner)
True Romance (Warner)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Warner)
New in Town (Lionsgate)
Powder Blue (Image)
The Sky Crawlers (Sony)

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HDTV Listings for May 22, 2009

by Engadget Staff on May 22, 2009 at 06:20 PM

What we're watching tonight:

MyNetworkTV (720p) has WWE: SmackDown at 8 p.m.
Cartoon Network (1080i) airs Batman: The Brave and the Bold at 8:30 p.m.
Starz (1080i) has the season finales of Head Case at 10 p.m. and Party Down at 10:30 p.m.
Versus (1080i) has Red Wings/Blackhawks WCF Game 3 at 8 p.m.
TNT (1080i) airs Magic/Cavaliers ECF Game 2 at 8:30 p.m.

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HDTV Listings for May 21, 2009

by Engadget Staff on May 21, 2009 at 06:45 PM

What we're watching tonight:

ABC (720p) has the two hour season finale of 'Ugly Betty' at 8 p.m.
NBC (1080i) has the season finale of 'Southland' at 10 p.m.
TLC (1080i) brings 'American Chopper' at 9 p.m. and 'Street Customs' at 10 p.m.
A&E (720p) has the season premiere of 'Crime 360' at 10 p.m.
Spike (1080i) has 'TNA: Impact!' at 9 p.m.
Versus (1080i) has Hurricanes/Penguins NHL Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 at 7:30 p.m.
ESPN (720p) has Nuggets/Lakers NBA Western Conference Finals Game 2 at 9 p.m.

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HDTV Listings for Tuesday, May 19, 2009

by Engadget Staff on May 19, 2009 at 05:56 PM

What we're watching tonight:

CBS (1080i) is all season finales with NCIS at 8 p.m. followed by The Mentalist at 9 p.m. and Without a Trace at 10 p.m.
CW (1080i) has Reaper at 8 p.m. and the season finale of 90210 at 9 p.m.
ABC (720p) brings the two hour season finale of Dancing with the Stars at 9 p.m.
Fox (720p) has American Idol at 8 p.m. and the series premiere of Glee at 9:01 p.m.
TBS (1080i) brings My Boys at 10:30 p.m.
Sci Fi (1080i) slides in ECW at 10 p.m.
NBC (1080i) has Law & Order: SVU at 10 p.m.
Discovery (1080i) has Deadliest Catch at 9 p.m. and The Alaska Experiment at 10 p.m.
History (720p) has Life After People at 10 p.m.
FX (720p) has Rescue Me at 10 p.m.
Versus (1080i) has NHL Conference finals action with Blackhawks/Red Wings at 7:30 p.m.
ESPN (720p) has the 2009 NBA Draft Lottery at 8:30 p.m. and the Game 1 of the Western Conference finals with Nuggets/Lakers at 9 p.m.

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HDTV Listings for Monday, May 18, 2009

by Engadget Staff on May 18, 2009 at 06:20 PM

What we're watching tonight:

Fox (720p) has the two-hour season finale of 24 at 8 p.m.
CBS (1080i) has Rules of Engagement at 8 p.m. followed by the season finales of How I Met your Mother at 8:30 p.m., Two and a Half Men at 9 p.m., Rules of Engagement at 9:30 p.m. and CSI: Miami at 10 p.m.
CW (1080i) has the season finales of Gossip Girl at 8 p.m. and One Tree Hill at 9 p.m.
Travel (1080i) has the season finale of Dhani Tackles the Globe at 9 p.m.
ABC Family (720p) has Greek at 8 p.m.
NBC (1080i) has Medium at 10 p.m.
ABC (720p) has Dancing with the Stars at 8 p.m.
Discovery (1080i) has Weaponizers at 8 & 9 p.m. and the season finale of Doing Da Vinci at 10 p.m.
History (720p) brings the season finale of Ax Men at 9 & 10 p.m.
TLC (1080i) brings the season finale ofTable for 12 at 9 & 9:30 p.m.
A&E (720p) has the season finale of Paranormal State at 10 p.m.
USA (1080i) has WWE: Raw at 9 p.m.
HBO (1080i) has In Treatment at 9, 9:30 & 10 p.m.
Versus (1080i) has NHL Playoffs action with Carolina/Pittsburgh at 7:30 p.m.
ESPN (720p) airs Twins/Yankees baseball at 7 p.m.

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HDTV Listings for Friday, May 15

by Engadget Staff on May 15, 2009 at 07:20 PM

What we're watching tonight:

CW (1080i) airs the season (series?) finale of The Game at 8 p.m.
Fox (720p) has the series finale of Prison Break at 8 p.m.
MyNetworkTV (720p) airs WWE SmackDown at 8 p.m.
CBS (1080i) lines up season finales of Ghost Whisperer at 8 p.m., Flashpoint at 9 p.m. and Numb3rs at 10 p.m.
History (720p) has Patton 360 at 9 p.m.
Starz (1080i) has Head Case at 10 p.m. and Party Down at 10:30 p.m.
TLC (1080i) has Wild Weddings at 7 p.m. and Say Yes to the Dress at 10 p.m.
ESPN (720p) has NCAA Softball Regionals with San Diego State/Arizona State at 8 p.m.
Speed (720p) has NASCAR Camping World Truck Series @ Charlotte at 8 p.m.

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HDTV Listings for April 22, 2009

by Engadget Staff on April 22, 2009 at 05:30 PM

What we're watching tonight:

Fox (720p) has 'Lie to Me' at 8 p.m. and 'American Idol' at 9 p.m.
Discovery (1080i) brings 'Time Warp' at 8 p.m. and 'Mythbusters' at 9 p.m. and 'Pitchmen' at 10 p.m.
Comedy Central (1080i) has the spring finale of 'South Park' at 10 p.m.
CBS (1080i) has 'Criminal Minds' at 10 p.m.
ABC (720p) queues up 'Scrubs' at 8 p.m., 'Better Off Ted' at 8:30 p.m., a 'Lost' special at 9 p.m. and 'The Unusuals' at 10:02 p.m.
Sci Fi (1080i) has 'Ghost Hunters' at 9 p.m.
Spike TV (1080i) has 'The Ultimate Fighter' at 10 p.m.
TBS (1080i) has 'Tyler Perry's House of Payne' at 10 & 10:30 p.m.
History (720p) airs 'MonsterQuest' at 9 p.m. and 'UFO Hunters' at 10 p.m.
ESPN (720p) has Mets/Cardinals baseball at 8 p.m.
TNT (1080i) has Heat/Hawks at 8 p.m. and Hornets/Nuggets at 10:30 p.m.
NBA (1080i) has 76ers/Magic at 7 p.m.
Versus (1080i) airs Capitals/Rangers at 7 p.m. and Blackhawks/Flames at 10 p.m.

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Shouting at Your Computer Won't Make it Run Any Faster

by Engadget Staff on January 3, 2009 at 11:15 PM

Here's a tip for everyone who hasn't made the jump to solid state: try to be nice to your disk drive. Brendan Gregg from Sun's Fishworks team wanted to see the effects of vibrations on his disk array, so he proceeded to shout at it. On video. Yeah, we bet that's pretty embarrassing for the drive in question, and what results is a sharp spike the number of I/O operations that take over 5ms to ... Read more »

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Microsoft Preparing for New Layoffs?

by Engadget Staff on January 3, 2009 at 09:30 AM

A new report from Fudzilla claims that Microsoft is getting ready to lay off 15,000 employees, or about 17-percent of its worldwide staff. The axe will apparently fall on January 15th, exactly one week before its second quarter earnings report, and they expect MSN division to be hit hardest, while the successful Xbox crew will probably make it out relatively unscathed. Meanwhile, an anonymous ... Read more »

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NFL Brings 3-D: Good Technology Overcomes Bad Entertainment

by Engadget Staff on December 5, 2008 at 12:47 PM

Simmer down athletic supports, we didn't just call your beloved NFL boring. But Thursday night's matchup between the Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers wasn't going to generate this much interest on its own. As described by the LA Times who attended the 3D broadcast of Thursday night's "football" game at Burbank's 3ality Digital cinema, "The experience wasn't jaw-dropping, but it was ... Read more »

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USB-Powered Lunch Bag Keeps Your Meal Warm

by Engadget Staff on November 29, 2008 at 01:17 PM

Hungry for a hot lunch at your desk every Monday through Friday, but don't want to stand in line for the microwave? The USB-powered heated lunch bag is probably something you'll want to look into, then. It apparently keeps your food at a steamy 140 degrees Farenheit all day, though it gives us pause that we're warned to "make sure the plastic container that you store your food in is of a certain ... Read more »

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Mobile Edge's 'For Her' TSA-Friendly Laptop Bags Are Not Very Inspiring

by Engadget Staff on November 18, 2008 at 11:30 AM

We've seen Mobile Edge's ScanFast line of TSA-approved laptop bags before, so it was only a matter of time, we suppose, until there was a spate of the cases specifically for women. What does it mean, then, to be a laptop bag that is "designed for women by women?" Well, it helps to be pink or have faux alligator skin (or is that croc?) detailing, we can tell you that much. Regardless, the ... Read more »

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