House of Marley’s portable boombox is finally coming to market after months of teasing. The House of Marley Bag of Rhythm is a giant portable boombox for your iOS device or any portable device with a 3.5mm headphone jack. The boombox’s giant 4-inch speakers will give you a ton of sound. I was able to see it working at CES this year, and the sound will definitely fill a small room, or a large outdoor radius. Plus you’ll be able to carry it around by the handles, hanging from the shoulder strap, or you can hold it on your shoulder as you would an old-school boombox. At $349.99 the Bag of Rhythm isn’t exactly inexpensive, but it seems to be worth the price. You get the huge portable sound with an internal battery or just plain batteries. Plus, it’s made of entirely recycled materials, so you get not just a great portable speaker, but one that’s environmentally friendly as well. Current orders will ship between February 15-18, so it misses the cutoff for an expensive, Valentine’s Day gift, but you’ll get it in time before and Spring adventures you might be planning. Read [House of Marley]  
PopCap continues to make sure its games are available on every platform available, as Plants vs Zombies is now available on the BlackBerry PlayBook. The popular tower defense game where your walls of plants protect a house from an army of zombies should be in the App World right now, though these is no available direct link. Like all other versions, the PlayBook game has 50 levels where you can defeat zombies on the front yard, the back yard with a pool, and the roof, during the day or at night. It’s a fun game, and one that you should probably have no excuse for not playing, unless you exclusively use Linux on your PCs and BlackBerry mobile devices. Expect the game to be somewhere between $5 and $10 as it is on other platforms. It’s well worth the money, especially if you haven’t played it on another platform before. It might just be the only game you’ll ever need on the PlayBook, which is good because there aren’t too many other great games for the device. Read [CrackBerry]  
What can you really say here, it seems pretty clear that this business thinks “Verizon Sucks.” And well, while the image appears to convey their feelings rather clearly, we cannot help but think how refreshing it is to see someone take their frustration out in such an old-school way. Of course, we suspect that the owner and employees were probably also using the usual methods — Twitter and/or Facebook. That being said, the image came out of New York and by way of a reader from The Consumerist. Via [The Consumerist]  
Google may have originally introduced the Google Bar several months back, however they have since returned with a newly tweaked version of it. The details are coming by way of the Official Google Blog where they break it down as follows; “Based on your feedback, we realized there were some elements of the new bar that we could improve, and with that in mind, we're introducing an updated version that we believe will provide a better experience.”
In terms of this update, the biggest change will be how Google replaced the drop-down menu with a “consistent and expanded set of links running across the top of the page.” Otherwise, the Google Bar retains some of the key features which include Google+ notifications, easy Google+ sharing and the unified search box. With that, Google noted that this new version will be rolling out over the next few weeks which means you may or may not be seeing it just yet. And if not, rest assured in knowing that change is coming. Via [Official Google Blog]  
The Roku set-top box has officially begun shipping for those in the UK market. And nicely done, they will arrive with the BBC iPlayer channel. More specifically, the Roku players will arrive with more than 40 streaming channels including a few that are region specific. Some of the others that will join the BBC iPlayer channel include Netflix, Crackle, Ultimate Fighting Championship, MLB.TV and FoxNews.com. Plus, who can forget about Angry Birds. Otherwise, in terms of the players, there will be two available — the Roku LT and the Roku 2 XS (pictured above) and they will be selling for £49.99 and £99.99 respectively. Keep reading to check out the full press release… Roku Increases Selection of Entertainment Content; Begins Shipping Roku Players to Customers in the UK Roku Players Feature More than 40 Streaming Channels Including Region-Specific Programmes Saratoga, Calif. and LONDON – Feb. 10, 2012 – Roku ®, the leading streaming platform in the U.S., today announced the addition of BBC iPlayer to its growing selection of video, music and games in the UK. Joining Netflix, FoxNews.com and others, the new channel will allow Roku's UK customers to catch up on recent BBC programming on their television sets without the need for a PC. "Roku recognizes the importance of region-specific programmes so today we are excited to announce the addition of BBC iPlayer to our platform," said Clive Hudson, vice president and general manager for Europe at Roku. "This is among the first of many significant content partnerships for Roku in Europe and we look forward to making additional announcements in the coming weeks." Roku streaming players are known for their low prices, simplicity and quality of content. Two models of Roku players – Roku LT and Roku 2 XS – are available in the UK and the Republic of Ireland for suggested retail prices of £49.99 and £99.99 respectively (customers can visit www.roku.co.uk to find retailers). Both models feature more than 40 channels of streaming entertainment including on-demand films and programmes from Netflix and Crackle (Crackle is available in the UK only); live and on-demand sports from MLB.TV and Ultimate Fighting Championship organisation; music from Classical TV and TuneIn; photos and videos from Facebook and Flickr; news and entertainment from WSJ Live from the Wall Street Journal, FoxNews.com and others from around the world – plus casual games like Angry Birds.
  
If you happened to be one of those who purchased the Nokia Astound with T-Mobile, well, we have a bit of disappointing news to pass on — your handset will not be getting an update to Belle. The details have come by way of the @NokiaUS Twitter account where they state rather simply; “Unfortunately the Nokia Astound on T-Mobile will not be updated to Nokia Belle.”
That being said, this comes as particularly disappointing news because the Nokia C7 (the non-US version of the Astound) will be getting Belle. And while this is pure speculation, we suspect that the reason the Astound is not getting the update is because T-Mobile does not want to go through the required carrier testing process. And in the end, it looks like we have another case of a handset that will no longer get major updates despite it being well within the current batch of two-year user agreements. Via [Twitter @NokiaUS] and [Engadget]  
Just a quick note to inform all of you who are using Kindle app on your Android device. You might want to check out your app’s update states to get the updated version of this Android app. There’s really not much new features but the update brings in one nice feature that many Kindle app users have been waiting for – real page numbers. This simply means that you can now track your reading progress with page numbers that are similar to how the printed book is numbered. The new feature available for thousands of titles from the Kindle Store. Why is this important? Well, for some who still reads a particular ebook title simultaneously with the printed book, this feature will help them to continue reading on the last page they’ve read, whether on the ebook or printed edition. Aside from real page numbers, the update has also reduced the app’s size and fixed several bugs. Kindle for Android is available now as a free download from the Android Market. Via [Kindle for Android]  
For our Canadian readers, you’ll be glad to know that you’ll soon be experiencing the full capabilities of TELUS’ 4G LTE network service in the coming days. The Canadian mobile carrier has just rolled out is 4G wireless service initially to some areas in Canada including Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, and the Greater Toronto Area covering Kitchener, Waterloo, Hamilton, Guelph, Belleville, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Halifax and Yellowknife. According to TELUS more areas will be covered in the coming days as they target to reach more than 25 million Canadians by end of this year. For those who want to experience TELUS 4G network service, the company is making several LTE-enabled devices available such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.8 LTE, LG Optimus LTE smartphone or Novatel Wireless Ovation MC679 LTE Mobile Internet Key. These devices will be available from TELUS on Feb 10. Come February, the Samsung Galaxy Note will also be released. Aside from these devices, the 4G LTE network service will also come in handy with the Optik TV on the go has just rolled out. Via [Telus]  
Scosche has just released a new speaker dock that works with all iPad models. Dubbed the bassDock, this adjustable speaker dock that supports the iPad 1 and iPad 2 rotates to allow both horizontal and vertical viewing angles. It also charges your iPad as you listen to music, watch movies and more. The speaker dock features a 2.1 sound system with dual 1.6″ stereo speakers which according to Scosche produces the right mids and highs and a subwoofer that produces rich and powerful bass. In short, this speaker dock transforms your iPad into a powerful entertainment system. Other features of the Scosche bassDock include adjustable stand that tilts for convenient viewing, 10 Watts (2.1 Amps) for fast charging, and adapters for securely holding your iPad. This speaker dock retails for $149.99. To learn more about its features, a video demo is attached below after the product link. Product [Scosche bassDock] 
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