Pretty much this show was all about 3D, which is great if that’s your bag. Some other good display news of course, and here’s a good overview. HDguru CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced TECnologies) concluded last week in Chiba, Japan. The show’s big highlight, a preview of 3D HDTVs due to launch in 2010. Toshiba and Sharp debuted their respective […]
Read moreI don’t think this is nearly as significant as it appears from the title, since Blu-ray players are backwards compatible with DVD movies anyways. Given the current economy of such low-cost DVD players, along with the ridiculous popularity and rave reviews of their Blu-ray units, and it’s not all that surprising at all. HighDef Digest In a recent conversation with […]
Read moreHere’s all the Home Theater focused podcasts I could find for the week. As always, if you have any podcasts you like that are in topic, please submit them using the SUBMIT NEWS button on our homepage! Engadget HD Podcast 159 – 10.13.2009 Podcast musical chairs continues, as Richard returns this week Steve steps out, but never fear — […]
Read moreI’m thinking this type of connection could make for some cool sideshow devices. Maybe even a better standard for Home Automation device. Forget the X10 and ZigBee stuff. My take: This is great news. Wi-Fi has been hugely successful in helping build home and business networks, but peer-to-peer connectivity has been lacking. Either Bluetooth 3.0 or Wi-Fi Direct […]
Read moreI was hoping to see something mentioning my issue with the offline files feature causing the file server box to disconnect from the network, It happens also when I tried to use CloneDVD to copy its image to a network shared. Disabling IP6 on the NICs helps but then you lose homegroup functionality. Perhaps I need to go back to […]
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Now here’s a very cool integration with an online service that actually makes sense. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure there’s a purpose for a twitter update on your big screen, but count me on the minority who would prefer seeing these types of reviews for available online streaming movies. Engadget The streaming service is now trying to help […]
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This thing is pretty tiny and cool looking, but not sure about $150 price tag. I’d love to see how the touchscreen handles things and how the technology has improved from my original Logitech touchpad or if it’s equal to the Dinovo Mini. SlashGear The device is a clickable touchpad that you can map to your TV screen with […]
Read moreYou be seeing lots of news and reviews of the LED TV’s, but a lot of people don’t really know very much about the technology and what makes it different than your standard LCD television sets. C|Net has a good bullet list of the major features that make it what it is. C|Net I appreciate a good marketing ploy as […]
Read moreDid We Miss The Best Surround Sound Disk Ever? Top Five Road Trip Movies, Puget Systems Echo I: Nvidia Ion Tested, Finding Blu-ray Release Dates: When Will Finding Nemo Hit Blu-ray? LG’s SL90 Series: Super Thin HDTV! Can Speaker Magnets Damage LCD and Plasma Screens? Blu-ray Releases for 9/13/2009.
Read moreI think we are 10+ years away from doing away with hard media. Mainly because we are that far away from the infrastructure to handle that much data over the Internet and there are way to many players in the game to deliver content. Do I buy a Hulu box, Netflix box, get my movies via FIOS or Comcast. […]
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