Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Sprint shows you where and when it's disabling Nextel's iDEN legacy network]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/06/sprint-nextel-iden-shutdown/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/06/sprint-nextel-iden-shutdown/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/06/sprint-nextel-iden-shutdown/#comments
Clue's in the title, really. If you head on over to Sprint's website, you'll find a page explaining the forthcoming changes to the service for legacy iDEN customers. Nextel users can enter in their zip code to find out which cellphone towers will be decommissioned and the due dates for each one. The program's beginning in New Orleans this month as the towers are thinned out to a reasonable number. Whilst it isn't (yet) the death-knell for the standard, given the network's push-to-talk service now works over CDMA and, you know, LTE, we'd start looking at replacement phones pretty soon.

Sprint shows you where and when it's disabling Nextel's iDEN legacy network originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>CDMADecommissiondecommissioningDirect ConnectDirectConnectiDENiDEN ShutdownIdenShutdownLTEmobilepostcrossNew OrleansNewOrleansNextelPush to TalkPushToTalkShutdownSprintSprint Direct ConnectSprint Nextel Corp.SprintDirectConnectSprintNextelCorp.WiMAXMon, 06 Feb 2012 13:54:00 EST<![CDATA[New Orleans' Prytania rises up to 3D]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/02/new-orleans-prytania-rises-up-to-3d/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/02/new-orleans-prytania-rises-up-to-3d/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/02/new-orleans-prytania-rises-up-to-3d/#commentsNew Orleans' Prytania Theater
Outside of the frozen food section at the supermarket, nothing beats the summer heat quite like a cool (or downright cold) movie theater, and the recently Sony/RealD 4k-equipped Prytania theater in New Orleans just added 3D capabilities to entice viewers some more. No surprise -- Disney's summer blockbuster, Up, was the first talkie to make the leap off the silver screen at the newly outfitted venue, and we suspect that The Prytania -- the only theater in N'awlins to have Up in 3D -- raked in a healthy crowd for its investment. We love to see storied theaters keep up with the times, and this almost 95-year old movie house is no exception.

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New Orleans' Prytania rises up to 3D originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Not even three full years since getting itself back in business, The Prytania Theatre in New Orleans, Louisiana has apparently embraced the wonderful technology that is 4K. Still the only single screen cinema in the entire state, this landmark venue now has Sony 4K badges on its otherwise bare website, signifying that it is now ready to treat patrons to a high-resolution movie-going experience. 4K theaters are still relatively rare even in America, so we'd probably hop on down and see whatever's playing should you find yourself in N'awlins. Speaking of -- has anyone dropped in since the upgrade?

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New Orleans, Louisiana's Prytania Theatre goes 4K originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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NBA All-Star Weekend 2008's HD by the numbers originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>all starall-starAllStaraswdwight howardDwightHowardhdnbanew orleansNewOrleanssportstnt hdtnthdFri, 15 Feb 2008 14:48:00 EST<![CDATA[CNN, Golf / Versus finally added to Cox's New Orleans lineup]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/14/cnn-golf-versus-finally-added-to-coxs-new-orleans-lineup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/14/cnn-golf-versus-finally-added-to-coxs-new-orleans-lineup/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/14/cnn-golf-versus-finally-added-to-coxs-new-orleans-lineup/#commentsAlthough Cox inked a deal to snag CNN HD (and TBS HD, mind you) some three months back, it seems as if customers in New Orleans, Louisiana are just now getting a taste. According to a tipster, Cox has just recently threw CNN and Golf / Versus into the high-definition lineup, but stations such as History Channel HD, Science HD and NHL Network HD are still sorely missing. Anyone else enjoying the (admittedly late) newcomers in the area?

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CNN, Golf / Versus finally added to Cox's New Orleans lineup originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cablecnncoxcox communicationsCoxCommunicationsgolfhdLouisiananew contentNew OrleansnewcontentNewOrleansversusMon, 14 Jan 2008 10:56:00 EST<![CDATA[EarthLink wins bid for New Orleans WiFi network]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/earthlink-wins-bid-for-new-orleans-wifi-network/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/earthlink-wins-bid-for-new-orleans-wifi-network/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/26/earthlink-wins-bid-for-new-orleans-wifi-network/#commentsShortly after winning approval to build a 15-square mile WIFi network in Philly, Earthlink has now gotten the go ahead to build one in New Orleans, replacing the city's free but slow city-owned network. As with the Philidelphia network, New Orleans' will extend for 15-square miles and should cost users about $20 a month for 1-megabit-per-second service, although Earthlink says a slower 300 kbs service will be available for free and without advertising while the city rebuilds. No word yet on when deployment of the mesh network will begin, but it will apparently use gear from Tropos Networks with some additional hardware from Motorola's MOTOwi4 line of products.

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EarthLink wins bid for New Orleans WiFi network originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 May 2006 18:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Part of the renovation will include a huge high definition scoreboard much like the one in New Orleans Arena. They also plan to renovate the luxury boxes, hopefully they will take a look at our buying guide before they make a final decision there.

The Superdome will be back this fall, and with HD originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Feb 2006 12:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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