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HD DVD price cuts - Fire sale or an attempt to keep the format alive?

HD DVD price cuts - Fire sale or an attempt to keep the format alive?Buy Buy BuyWe must save the economy and prolong the HD Format war. Tis the only way. Our jobs depend on it.Cmon baby light my fire....or to quote Tom Hanks in Cast Away, "Look...

Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, Games, HD-DVD, HD-DVD Price, FIRE SALE, Toshiba Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-01-15

HD DVD price war begins at $198, $170 on Black Friday

HD DVD price war begins at $198, $170 on Black FridayI think that is the only way HD DVD can winPersonally, I think Sony offers a better product, but still feel that we live in a cheap society where we don't care about quality near as much as we care...

Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, Digital rights management (DRM), HD-DVD, HD-DVD Price, Black Friday, Sony Corp., BD+

Discussion threads 2007-10-31

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Could the latest LaCie LaCinema Classic HD streaming media device be The One?

Unless Apple decides to make Apple TV as irresistible as it's made the iPod and iPhone, it's still anybody's game when it comes to the streaming media device that could capture the living rooms and the HDTVs installed within of the masses. There are cheap streamers, slightly less cheap streamers...

Tags: LaCie, Streaming Media, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Media, DVR, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-11-29

Westinghouse SK-32H640G

A Solid TV for a Low PriceDespite the Low Black Friday Price this TV has a great picture! This is my second Westinghouse TV and they are great! I have had no issues with Westinghouse, my 26" is over a year old and is just as good as when I...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Westinghouse, TV

Discussion threads 2009-11-27

Sony Vaio FW560F/T (brown)

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. Several months ago, one of our favorite retail laptops was the Sony Vaio FW480J/T. Besides offering no-hassle Blu-ray playback and a large...

Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Sony Vaio, laptop computer, game, Intel Core 2 Duo, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-25

Sony VAIO VGN-NW270F/S

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The Sony Vaio VGN-NW270F/S is a stylish, spacious laptop for high-definition fans with low budgets. For a reasonable $699 at Best Buy, the Vaio...

Tags: Desktops, Sony Vaio, laptop computer, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-24

Amazon's Black Friday HDTV deals include Panasonic plasmas

Though only 6 percent of you said in our poll that you plan to shop at Amazon.com for an HDTV on Black Friday, I still thought I should point out the deals that the online retailing giant is offering. Unlike many of the other stores' Black Friday specials, Amazon has...

Tags: Panasonic, Plasma, Amazon.com Inc., 1080p, BD-P160, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Ostendo CRVD monitor now available - but it's not cheap

Defense training?But I never was seriously attacked by any of my monitors. So I will stay with Eizo, I guess.RE: Ostendo CRVD monitor now available - but it's not cheapIf it's like all other defense spending - by the time it's "deployed" it will have cost the taxpayer 5 times...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Ostendo CRVD, Ostendo CRVD monitor, monitor

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Creative unveils third-gen Vado HD mini-camcorder; selling at $179.99

In case you're looking to give a camcorder for this holiday season and haven't found the right one yet, there's a new option in the mix: the new Creative Vado HD (3rd Generation) mini-camcorder. The upgraded camcorder will feature Creative's new 3.0 software,...

Tags: Camcorder, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Dell Inspiron i1470-3282CRD

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.At what cost to battery life? That's the question we're left asking Dell after testing its Inspiron 1470-3282, a $729 laptop sold at Best...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Dell Inspiron, laptop computer, processor, Dell Computer Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-21

iTablet goes OLED,??bumped until late 2010

$2000? I doubt it.Apple puts themselves in a "premium" price range, but $2000 for a 10" tablet? Even they're not THAT crazy.No ThanksDon't need or want either, waste of space...If I want real gaming, I'd rather play real games on my PS3 or Wii on my flat screen; or on...

Tags: SunSHINE, iTablet, organic light-emitting diode, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Apple Tablet - Unofficial, unannounced ... but still delayed

You guys have been asking...You guys have been asking for a Mac tablet for years already, while we have been able to get tablet PCs for many years now, in many different form factors and from many different vendors.Yet when you close your world off by relying solely on Apple,...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, tablet, Apple Inc., vaporware

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Radeon HD 5970 - ATI's killer graphics card

You know what else is impressive?The foot long length of the thing.Alsothe noise level from the leaf-blower coolers to keep this thing from burning your house down.Seriously though, down for getting one, but not till a 3rd party gives us one with some custom cooling options. Although I guess they...

Tags: killer graphics card, Radeon HD 5970, Radeon HD, Radeon, ATI Technologies Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Rumored HTC 'Dragon' Google phone to spar with iPhone, Droid

The problem for competitors is that Google could throw a billion or more atmobile OS market including Android and ChromeOS. They just want a flood of cheap, very functional, very powerful mobile internet devices. They do not need ANY profits on the OS itself.Hardware manufactures like Palm, Blackberry, and Nokia...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Handhelds, phone, keyboard, Google Inc., physical keyboard, High Tech Computer Corp., iPhone Droid, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

ATI Radeon HD 5970 is world's fastest graphics card

AMD has just announced today their newest graphics card, the ATI Radeon HD 5970, which they are touting as "the fastest card ever created." Get ready. AMD is proclaiming many firsts with this card. Besides being the fastest, it's the one of the first...

Tags: Card, Video Card, ATI Radeon, Overclocking, ATI Technologies Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, ATI Radeon HD 5970, HD 5970, Video Cards, Hardware, Components, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-18

AMD turbo boosts Flash Player 10.1 with ATI Stream technology

AMD seems to be the more viable choice nowThey certainly have improved their offerings over Intel and NVIDIA, which both seem to be up in the air at the moment. Intel isn't focused on offering good mainstream performance for the dollar - they're only working on Atom and the...

Tags: Chipsets, Processors, Semiconductors, Macromedia Flash Player, NVidia Corp., Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., ATI Technologies Inc., AMD 785G, GPU, AMD Athlon, chipset

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Dell's answer to Apple's Mac mini - The Inspiron Zino HD

People Actually Buy These Things?Almost a $1000.00 for a cutsey, low powered designer computer? Do people actually buy these things? Maybe they should check out your Very Best Kit list.adrian please 959$ you dont put 959 for a low-end entry level machine you can have...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Mac Mini, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp., Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Canon PowerShot S90

The Canon PowerShot S90 is designed for photography enthusiasts and it carries a hefty price tag to prove it. It also has some of the best controls you'll find on a compact camera for manual and semimanual shooting modes. Its lens and photo quality are top notch, too. Actually, about...

Tags: S90, Canon PowerShot S90, Canon Inc., Canon PowerShot, camera

Product reviews 2009-11-12

News to know: HP-3Com; AMD; Google; Blockbuster; Bing 2.0

News to know intro: Sam Diaz: HP announces $2.7 billion acquisition of 3Com; raises outlook Larry Dignan: Cisco vs. HP: 3Com acquisition ups the ante John Morris: AMD updates roadmap, promises "supercomputer in your lap" ...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Andrew Nusca, Blockbuster Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sam Diaz, Games, Linux, Open Source, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-11-12

Viewsonic premieres the VPD400 MovieBook media player for $130

Just in time for holiday shopping, Viewsonic has announced the availability of their sleek new portable media player that can fit in the palm of your hand: the VPD400 MovieBook.  The MovieBook hosts a 4.3-inch, 800 x 480 resolution screen along with 8 GB of internal memory...

Tags: ViewSonic Corp., Battery, Media Player, MovieBook, Geek.com, Media Players, Corporate Communications, Engineering, Digital Music, Digital Media, Keyboards, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Hardware, Peripherals, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-11