With only two main options for video streaming and live conversions apps for the iPhone, it's a tough choice. After much consideration, we believe Air Video use your best option thanks to its simple setup, great video quality, and general reliability.
Stream videos over Wi-Fi or 3G
Live conversion of videos so any format is quickly playable on your iDevice
One-touch pre-conversion of videos for faster, easier streaming
Stream from folders on your hard drive or from iTunes playlists (but it can't play DRM-protected videos, such as the ones you might purchase from the iTunes Store)
AirPlay support
Air Video sets up port forwarding for you so you don't have to bother with any tedious router configurations
Free streaming server software available for Mac OS X and Windows (download it here)
24 hour technical support
Hybrid app, meaning you get both a native iPhone/iPod touch and iPad version for the price of one app
Air Video is incredibly powerful and simple. You install its server software on your computer, pair your iDevice(s) with the server, and start streaming content. There is no port-forwarding necessary because the app handles the process for you. If you know what you want to watch in advance of when you're going to watch it, you can pre-convert that content for a more responsive and higher-quality streaming experience. You can also play your streaming videos via Air Video, so if you were at a friends house and you wanted to watch something on their Apple TV-equipped television set, you could stream it that way as well. Air Video handles it all behind the scenes and makes what would otherwise be a tedious and complex task incredibly simple.
Unlike its primary competition StreamToMe, Air Video doesn't stream music?just video. It also can't handle DRM-protected content, like the video you'll find in the iTunes Store. Aside from that, Air Video is a phenomenal app.
StreamToMe ($3) is Air Video's primary?and pretty much only?competition. It has the advantage of streaming audio files, but doesn't handle port forwarding for you. It also can't pre-convert videos. It can stream audio files and has a Mac OS X version, however, so it does come with its own advantages. Because I don't care about live conversion and don't mind forwarding ports myself (I find the manual method to be more reliable, anyway), I actually prefer StreamToMe over Air Video. That said, I think Air Video has a tendency to be slightly more reliable when streaming videos and has a lot more video-specific options. This is why it's our pick for App Directory rather than StreamToMe. Both are phenomenal apps, however, and you'll be served well by the one that offers more of what you want.
Lifehacker's App Directory is a new and growing directory of recommendations for the best applications and tools in a number of given categories.
Contact: Franny White franny.white@pnnl.gov 509-375-6904 DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Energy storage, power grid development benefiting from 162-Teraflop system
RICHLAND, Wash. A new, 162-Teraflop peak supercomputer at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is helping scientists do more complex, advanced research in areas such as energy storage and future power grid development. It also uses less energy than similar computers because of its unique water cooling system.
With the ability to compute as fast as about 20,000 typical personal computers combined, the Olympus supercomputer is the first large-scale computer exclusively available to PNNL researchers and their collaborators.
"Taking a cue from Washington state's Mount Olympus, this computer is enabling PNNL scientists to reach new scientific heights and at a low cost," said Kevin Regimbal, director of the new PNNL Institutional Computing program. "PNNL has pooled its resources in a tough economy to build the best possible computational resource that will enable new scientific discoveries."
Before, PNNL research staff purchased smaller computer systems for their specific research project needs, but the size and power of those systems were limited to individual project budgets. Now PNNL research projects can use Olympus.
"PNNL is getting more computer power for its investment, since costs are reduced when we purchase components in large volumes," Regimbal said. The system's larger size also allows scientists to complete significantly more complex calculations, which help them dig deeper into their research areas, he added.
The initial purchase and installation of Olympus cost $4.4 million. About $3.9 million of that came from internal lab funding for general computing capabilities, while $500,000 came from individual PNNL research projects that invested in specific capabilities needed for their work.
Energy-efficient cooling
Unlike other large-scale computers, Olympus doesn't use air conditioning to remain cool. Instead, it uses water. The novel system uses a closed loop of water that absorbs the heat generated by Olympus as it crunches data.
The system is expected to use about 70 percent less energy than traditional computer cooling with air conditioning, which could save PNNL as much as $61,000 a year on Olympus' cooling costs.
Discovery through computation
Olympus is the heart of the new PNNL Institutional Computing program, which aims to advance scientific discovery through computational science. The cluster became fully operational in mid-October 2011 and it's already working on many PNNL research projects. Olympus is helping analyze how power grids of the future could operate and design better batteries for energy storage.
The system will also be used to improve computer models developed at PNNL, such as the NW Chem computational chemistry suite and STOMP, which simulates the movement of water and contaminants below ground. And PNNL is encouraging its scientists who may not normally use computation as part of their research to consider incorporating it in their next project with the help of the new system.
"High performance computing and simulation will be essential to future scientific discoveries. Olympus allows PNNL to be a player in that future," said Steven Ashby, PNNL's deputy director of science & technology. "It also will help us to nurture a culture of computational science that will enable our scientists and engineers to solve some of the most pressing problems facing the nation."
Olympus Fast Facts:
Theoretical peak processing speed of 162 Teraflops, meaning Olympus can complete computations as fast as about 20,000 typical personal computers combined.
80 Gigabytes per second of disk bandwidth, meaning it can read and write information to a disk about 800 times faster than a typical personal computer.
38.7 Terabytes of total memory, equaling the memory of about 10,000 typical personal computers combined.
4 Petabytes of total disk space provided by Advanced HPC. The system's disk space is the same as about 4,000 typical personal computers or 80,000 standard DVDs combined.
604 computer nodes provided by Atipa, including 1,200 dual AMD Interlagos 16-core processors
About 3.75 miles of interconnect cable provided by Atipa, including a 648-port QLogic core switch
Motivair Chilled Door rear-door rack cooling system
A graphic processing unit (GPU) testbed of 32 nodes, with each node consisting of a dual AMD Interlagos 16-core processor running at 2.1 Ghz, 64 Gigabytes of memory, 1 Terabyte of local disk space, a Quad Data Rate InfiniBand network and one NVIDIA Tesla M2090 GPU.
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Contact: Franny White franny.white@pnnl.gov 509-375-6904 DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Energy storage, power grid development benefiting from 162-Teraflop system
RICHLAND, Wash. A new, 162-Teraflop peak supercomputer at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is helping scientists do more complex, advanced research in areas such as energy storage and future power grid development. It also uses less energy than similar computers because of its unique water cooling system.
With the ability to compute as fast as about 20,000 typical personal computers combined, the Olympus supercomputer is the first large-scale computer exclusively available to PNNL researchers and their collaborators.
"Taking a cue from Washington state's Mount Olympus, this computer is enabling PNNL scientists to reach new scientific heights and at a low cost," said Kevin Regimbal, director of the new PNNL Institutional Computing program. "PNNL has pooled its resources in a tough economy to build the best possible computational resource that will enable new scientific discoveries."
Before, PNNL research staff purchased smaller computer systems for their specific research project needs, but the size and power of those systems were limited to individual project budgets. Now PNNL research projects can use Olympus.
"PNNL is getting more computer power for its investment, since costs are reduced when we purchase components in large volumes," Regimbal said. The system's larger size also allows scientists to complete significantly more complex calculations, which help them dig deeper into their research areas, he added.
The initial purchase and installation of Olympus cost $4.4 million. About $3.9 million of that came from internal lab funding for general computing capabilities, while $500,000 came from individual PNNL research projects that invested in specific capabilities needed for their work.
Energy-efficient cooling
Unlike other large-scale computers, Olympus doesn't use air conditioning to remain cool. Instead, it uses water. The novel system uses a closed loop of water that absorbs the heat generated by Olympus as it crunches data.
The system is expected to use about 70 percent less energy than traditional computer cooling with air conditioning, which could save PNNL as much as $61,000 a year on Olympus' cooling costs.
Discovery through computation
Olympus is the heart of the new PNNL Institutional Computing program, which aims to advance scientific discovery through computational science. The cluster became fully operational in mid-October 2011 and it's already working on many PNNL research projects. Olympus is helping analyze how power grids of the future could operate and design better batteries for energy storage.
The system will also be used to improve computer models developed at PNNL, such as the NW Chem computational chemistry suite and STOMP, which simulates the movement of water and contaminants below ground. And PNNL is encouraging its scientists who may not normally use computation as part of their research to consider incorporating it in their next project with the help of the new system.
"High performance computing and simulation will be essential to future scientific discoveries. Olympus allows PNNL to be a player in that future," said Steven Ashby, PNNL's deputy director of science & technology. "It also will help us to nurture a culture of computational science that will enable our scientists and engineers to solve some of the most pressing problems facing the nation."
Olympus Fast Facts:
Theoretical peak processing speed of 162 Teraflops, meaning Olympus can complete computations as fast as about 20,000 typical personal computers combined.
80 Gigabytes per second of disk bandwidth, meaning it can read and write information to a disk about 800 times faster than a typical personal computer.
38.7 Terabytes of total memory, equaling the memory of about 10,000 typical personal computers combined.
4 Petabytes of total disk space provided by Advanced HPC. The system's disk space is the same as about 4,000 typical personal computers or 80,000 standard DVDs combined.
604 computer nodes provided by Atipa, including 1,200 dual AMD Interlagos 16-core processors
About 3.75 miles of interconnect cable provided by Atipa, including a 648-port QLogic core switch
Motivair Chilled Door rear-door rack cooling system
A graphic processing unit (GPU) testbed of 32 nodes, with each node consisting of a dual AMD Interlagos 16-core processor running at 2.1 Ghz, 64 Gigabytes of memory, 1 Terabyte of local disk space, a Quad Data Rate InfiniBand network and one NVIDIA Tesla M2090 GPU.
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LOS ANGELES ? An anti-profanity crusader on Tuesday asked ABC to pull this week's "Modern Family" episode in which a toddler appears to use a bleeped curse word.
"Our main goal is to stop this from happening," said McKay Hatch, an 18-year-old college student who founded the No Cussing Club in 2007. "If we don't, at least ABC knows that people all over the world don't want to have a 2-year-old saying the `F-bomb' on TV."
"We hope they know better," said Hatch. He's asking his club's members, whom he said number 35,000 in the United States and about three-dozen other countries, to complain to ABC.
ABC has yet to respond, he said Tuesday. The network had no comment, a spokeswoman said.
In the episode titled "Little Bo Bleep" airing 9 p.m. EST Wednesday, 2-year-old Lily shocks parents Mitchell and Cameron (Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet) with her first expletive.
The dads, who are preparing Lily to serve as flower girl in a wedding, now have an added parenting challenge.
The tot is played by Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, who says the word "fudge" during taping. It will be bleeped on the air and her mouth will be obscured by pixilation, and viewers will get the impression that her character used the actual F-word.
Steven Levitan, creator and executive producer of the sitcom with Christopher Lloyd, told the Television Critics Association last week that he's "proud and excited" about the F-word plotline that ABC was persuaded to allow.
"We thought it was a very natural story since, as parents, we've all been through this," Levitan said to EW.com. "We are not a sexually charged show. It has a very warm tone so people accept it more. I'm sure we'll have some detractors."
The program, which won the Emmy Award for best comedy last fall, was named best musical or comedy series at Sunday's Golden Globes ceremony.
Hatch, who is from South Pasadena and attends Brigham Young University in Rexburg, Idaho, said he began his anti-profanity club in 2007 when he noticed how rampant cursing was at his school and how it was linked to bullying.
"If kids are accountable for their choices, then adults should be as well," and that includes media, he said.
TV profanity was an issue before the Supreme Court last week, which heard arguments about whether regulating curse words and nudity on broadcast stations is sensible when cable and satellite services offer channels with few restrictions. A decision is expected by late June.
(Reuters) ? Yahoo Inc co-founder Jerry Yang, who started the company in 1995, has quit the board of the struggling Internet company.
His abrupt departure comes two weeks after Yahoo appointed Scott Thompson to serve as its new CEO. Yang is leaving the company's board of directors as well as all other positions within the company, effective Tuesday, the company said.
Commentary:
HERMAN LEUNG, ANALYST, SUSQUEHANNA FINANCIAL GROUP
"It probably increases the likelihood of a transaction happening. It makes it more flexible for a potential transaction to happen. Some investors could view Jerry as a thorn on the board.
"What i do find surprising is he resigned from all three boards: Yahoo Japan, Alibaba as well as Yahoo.
"I had thought that Jerry Yang was a lifer at Yahoo ... What's more interesting is what he plans to do next. We don't know what that is. Some people are speculating whether a PIPE deal is off the table because Jerry is no longer part of the process, but I think that actually could increase the chance of a PIPE deal because some private equity investors might view Jerry as a potential thorn in a transaction.
"Without him on the board, this could smooth a potential transaction. What that transaction is, is any of our guesses right now.
"We're sticking to our thesis. I think it still takes awhile. A transaction is obviously more complicated than anybody thinks it is. We said that six months ago, and we're saying that again right now."
BEN SCHACHTER, ANALYST, MACQUARIE RESEARCH
"Everyone is going to assume this means a deal is more likely with the Asia counterparts. The perception among shareholders was Jerry was more focused on trying to rebuild Yahoo, than on necessarily on maximizing near-term shareholder value. The perception was that he had an emotional attachment that obviously a non-founder might not have.
"The stock is up after hours. People are going to assume the deal is more likely.
"It certainly seems things are coming to a head as far as realizing the value of these assets.
"Shareholders that own (shares) just for the deal are going to react positively. I'm not sure this is in any way a positive for the underlying fundamental asset of Yahoo.com. That's not what drives the stock. Yahoo.com is in a lot of ways almost inconsequential to the value of the overall stock."
RICK SUMMER, ANALYST, MORNINGSTAR
"We have been relatively pessimistic on the likelihood of any sort of major divestiture creating a great deal of upside for investors. Jerry Yang was certainly an impediment toward anything happening.
"This is a company that's been mired by a bunch of competing interests going in different directions. It was never clear what this board's direction has been. We can certainly look back to several years ago, when they were not able to get a successful exit or sale to Microsoft. We obviously know that was not a particularly prudent move.
"Still, however, here we are. If you are to believe that the board was somewhat misdirected, we have largely much of the same board in place.
"We would caution folks to be not overly enthusiastic. It's certainly not a negative for the stock, not a negative for the business. Clearly, how many times can this company stumble and not try and rectify any sort of situation here.
"Taking action at the board level, I think that's a good thing. I think it's good to have a fresh perspective."
BRETT HARRISS, ANALYST, GABELLI & CO
"This is clearly a positive. Yang has been viewed as a roadblock to a deal or even a restructuring. Hopefully it leads to new blood on the board. It provides a more objective and unemotional approach to strategic alternatives.
"It's also good for the new CEO. He has one less entrenched legacy board member to resist his vision."
(Reporting by Liana Baker in New York, Poornima Gupta in San Francisco and Lisa Richwine in Los Angeles; editing by Andre Grenon)
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Another Golden Globe Awards ceremony is in the books. That means the only thing there's left to talk about is when you're going to see "The Descendants" or "The Artist" or "The Iron Lady" before the Oscars. Oh, and?who looked best on the red carpet.
We took a quick spin through the fashions earlier Sunday night with a live blog aimed at showing some of the arrivals before showtime. Seems we managed to capture at least a few of the favorites out there. TODAY style editor Bobbie Thomas was on point with her fashion-minded tweets throughout the red carpet, and we turn to her here for a critique of the top six looks of the night.
So check out Angelina Jolie, Evan Rachel Wood, Tilda Swinton, Paula Patton, Charlize Theron and Claire Danes. And at the bottom of this post, vote for your favorite ... or name someone else who you liked better in the comments.
Angelina Jolie: #HeadTurner -- she?s a master of simple elegance, the Atelier Versace was a flawless fit and her red lips were a perfect accent.
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Evan Rachel Wood: #DontMissDetails -- always sleek and edgy, from sequins to feathers -- she pulls off a gorgeous textured "scaled" gown.
Reuters
Tilda Swinton: #AvanteGarde -- a fashion favorite?and refreshingly original (as always) in a powder blue Haider Ackermann ensemble.
AP, Getty Images
Paula Patton: #Fresh -- the rising star was in sync with a bold new color, and popped on the red carpet in Monique Lhuillier.
Reuters, Getty Images
Charlize Theron: #RiskTaker?-- not afraid of a big fashionable bow, Theron was stunning in a softly structured Dior.
AP, Getty Images
Helen Mirren: #Timeless?-- the ever graceful talent Mirren sweeps the carpet in a midnight blue Badgley Mischka dress, proving style knows no age.
>>>things are heating up down south in the campaign trail where there is an all-out effort to derail
mitt romney
in
south carolina
. well,
romney
spent the day
behind closed doors
, his rivals were crisscrossing the state, hoping to stop his momentum before it is too late. nbc's
ron
mott is on the trail tonight in
myrtle beach
.
ron
, good evening.
>> reporter: hey, lester. good evening to you. this was a rare day of rest for
mitt romney
as the rest of the field tried to take advantage, calling on
south carolina
conservative voters to keep this race from running out of options.
>>let us
all fight for that --
>> reporter: with
republican front
-runner
mitt romney
taking sunday off the campaign trail, his opponents were busy stumping today, rallying conservative support in an effort to slow
romney
's momentum.
>>i hope each of you will peer into your heart and find that individual with the record, with the values that represent your heart.
>> reporter: harry and
rick santorum
hoping to leverage his endorsement this week from a national group of evangelical leaders into a
south carolina
surge appealed to a christian audience at a prayer breakfast.
>>we need a candidate who has accountability to god and accountability to an eternal truth and understanding of our role in the world.
>> reporter: since
1980
, voters here have chosen the republican candidate who ultimately advanced to the
general election
.
ronald reagan
,
george h.w. bush
,
bob dole
,
george w. bush
, and
john mccain
four years ago. so if the former
massachusetts governor
who leads in the polls wins an unprecedented three in a row, will his challengers call it quits?
>>if
romney
wins
south carolina
, i think the game's over. this is the last stand for many candidates.
>> reporter: but
newt gingrich
, who continued to challenge
romney
's record on the sunday morning talk circuit, didn't sound quite ready to concede.
>>if
romney
wins here, he has an enormous advantage going forward. i hope every conservative will reach the conclusion that to vote for anybody but gingrich is in fact, to help
romney
win the nomination.
>> reporter: meanwhile,
jon huntsman
trumpeted the endorsement of the state's largest newspaper, looking to turn his long odds into a strong enough finish to keep going.
>>i think it is a
big deal
anytime you get the largest paper in the state to come out and endorse you, that's a
big deal
.
>> reporter: as for
ron paul
, he picked up the key endorsement tonight from a
tea party
back state senator,
ron paul
and other candidates are expected to speak tomorrow at the
tea party
convention here in
myrtle beach
. lester?
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