From: Butterscotch on Fri, Mar 25 2011 1:09 PM

In this episode, we’ll show you how to

play files off of an external hard drive

using the

Roku XDS model

. The XDS has a

USB port

for plugging in

USB keys or hard drives

so you can

view your videos...

From: Butterscotch on Fri, Mar 25 2011 1:09 PM

IDAPT’s Jim Hunter pitches us on the universal, interchangeable and aesthetically pleasing chargers that can sit on a counter top, bedside table or desk and ensure all your devices are always juiced up. In addition to these home solutions, we also see the i1Eco that uses the same IDAPT tips of t...

From: Butterscotch on Fri, Mar 25 2011 1:09 PM

Dual core has been the talk of the show. Kyocera goes one better and offers dual screens. We love the concept and at first blush, it looks like it’s been well implemented on the Echo. What looks like a standard candybar phone splits in two with a solid feeling hinge mechanism to offer twice the ...

From: Butterscotch on Fri, Mar 25 2011 1:09 PM

Our first chance to get hands on with Xperia Play. This smartphone runs Android 2.3, Gingerbread, and is a full-featured mobile. Slide the screen up though and you reveal a Sony Playstation style direction pad and the four Playstation buttons plus two analog control touch pads, perfect for gaming.

From: Butterscotch on Fri, Mar 25 2011 1:09 PM

The Sony Ericsson Xperia arc, it’s fair to say, is the Sony and Ericsson partnership coming to fruition. Bravia technology in the display and video engine, a Sony image processing engine that apparently performs admirably in low light and an HDMI link that lets you display your phone's cont...

From: Butterscotch on Fri, Mar 25 2011 1:09 PM

In this episode of

60-Second App

, we’ll show you a

free application for Android

that can help you

save money on gas

. GasBuddy lets you

search for gas stations by price

after selecting what grade of fuel you want....

From: Butterscotch on Fri, Mar 25 2011 1:09 PM

The Verizon LG Revolution is a pretty standard single core processor Android smartphone running Android 2.2, Froyo. What sets it apart is the 4.3-inch touchscreen. An extra third of an inch doesn’t sound like much, but it makes a big difference. It's also a 4G LTE phone which means, carrier...

From: Butterscotch on Fri, Mar 25 2011 1:09 PM

From the CTIA Wireless 2011 show floor Android Weekly brings you news of a new dual screen phone from Kyocera, the Echo. Glasses free 3D makes its mark on smartphones from LG and HTC and finally, we get a hands-on look at the Xperia Play, AKA the Playstation phone from Sony Ericsson.

From: Butterscotch on Fri, Mar 25 2011 1:09 PM

In our last episode, we showed you how to track your mileage, now we’ll show you how to track billable hours using the Hours Tracker app for iPhone . This app is perfect for contract employees or those who want to track hours spent on projects . It can even be used to track multiple job...

From: Butterscotch on Fri, Mar 25 2011 1:09 PM

The

Roku settings menu

is where you go if you want to

change your Roku device settings

. You can also go here to

search for updates

or do a

factory reset of your Roku

. Of course, it’s also where you go if you want...

From: Butterscotch on Fri, Mar 25 2011 1:09 PM

From the CTIA Wireless 2011 show floor, Matt Harris wraps up the week that was with Andrew Moore-Crispin from the would-be DoCoMo booth. The pair discuss the CTIA Wireless 2011 predictions made in the last episode of On Deck, number 101 and whether they came to fruition.

From: Butterscotch on Fri, Mar 25 2011 1:09 PM

Home automation has typically been the domain of the super rich or the super geeky. Motorola’s 4Home looks to bring it to the masses. Lights that we can dim with our Android phone or tablet, fridges that can lets us know how the light comes on when we open the door (you can't explain that),...

From: Butterscotch on Mon, Mar 21 2011 1:30 PM

If you own an iPhone and want an easy way to keep track of your debts and pay them off in a timely manner, then you should try the Debt Free iPhone app . This app uses the snowball method of debt reduction to pay your debts off as quickly as possible. You can also view financial report...

From: Butterscotch on Mon, Mar 21 2011 1:30 PM

In our first episode on video streaming with Roku , we’ll explain how the Roku works and what to expect from the various Roku channels . We'll also tell you what features the Roku models offer and explain how they differ from one another. Throughout this series, we'll be using th...

From: Butterscotch on Fri, Mar 18 2011 1:24 PM

In this series we’ll show you five apps for the iPhone that can help you find local deals and save money while shopping . From Yelp to Groupon these apps can help you find discounts at local businesses or, like RedLaser, scan products to make sure you're getting the best deal . ...

From: Butterscotch on Fri, Mar 18 2011 1:24 PM

If you’re a

AAA member

, then you might not know that you can

get discounts at shops and businesses

beyond simple

restaurants and hotels

. Even sporting goods stores and department stores can offer

deals to AAA members<...

From: Butterscotch on Fri, Mar 18 2011 1:24 PM

In our last episode on GPS technology , we’ll tell you some other things you can do with your GPS device besides plotting routes through the urban jungle. If you've got a hand-held GPS device , you can use it to go geocaching, which is like a GPS-powered treasure hunt . You can also ...

From: Butterscotch on Fri, Mar 18 2011 1:24 PM

GPS navigation

has become a virtual necessity for people both in their personal lives and in business.

Commercial fleets

use Global Positioning Systems

to

keep track of vehicles

, regular motorists

From: Butterscotch on Fri, Mar 18 2011 1:24 PM

Matt Harris returns to his titular deck and is joined by Andrew Moore-Crispin. The pair discuss plans for the mobile show CTIA 2011 in Orlando, FL as well as the newest butterscotch.com show Android Weekly as well as the butterscotch news feed blog, from whence Android Weekly topics are pulled.

From: Butterscotch on Thu, Mar 17 2011 1:51 PM

If you find that you’ve accumulated a lot of membership cards and reward cards like those found in grocery clubs or frequent flyer programs , then you might want to look into CardStar . The CardStar application for iPhone can be used to scan loyalty cards or to enter numbers manually s...