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Monster Home Theater Controller 100

Ever since Logitech started licensing out its highly regarded PC-based Harmony universal remote software, a handful of Harmony clones have gradually trickled onto the market. Some, such as the Harman Kardon TC 30, look very similar to their Logitech counterparts and are essentially rebranded products. But Monster's Harmony-powered remotes offer...

Tags: Monster, Logitech, Monster Home Theater

Product reviews 2006-10-04

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Ultrasone Edition 8

We've reviewed a number of Ultrasone headphones over the years--everything from iPod-inspired iCans to the luxurious HFI-2200s. But the new Edition 8s are, in so many ways, a very different Ultrasone. First, the Edition 8s have, according to Ultrasone, a completely original design that doesn't share any parts with...

Tags: Ultrasone, headphone

Product reviews 2009-10-21

News to know: Windows 7; IBM; Sony; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Measuring Windows 7 performance Dancho Danchev: Click fraud facilitating Bahama botnet steals ad revenue from Google ...

Tags: Sony Corp., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Sony Vaio, Apple Inc., Laptop Computer, IBM Corp., Eaton, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-10-09

News to know: Conficker; CTIA; LotusLive Engage; Facebook

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Jason O'Grady: Developers selling iPhone OS 3.0 on eBay Updated CNET News: BlackBerry App World has landed Ryan Naraine: Googling for Conficker clean-up...

Tags: Apple iPhone, CBS Interactive Inc., Consumer Electronics, CTIA, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Facebook, Hardware, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Personal Technology, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Software, Thecus

Blog posts 2009-04-01

The best of the "Best of CES"

The Consumer Electronics Show wrapped up on Sunday, and by now the many Best of CES lists have been posted. Every year there are a few blockbusters that show up on nearly everyone's list. This year the darlings were the Palm Pre and the Sony VAIO P Series, a tiny...

Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Sony Corp., Phone, PC, Palm Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., LG Electronics Inc., PC World, Laptop Computer, Yahoo Tech, PC Magazine, Desktops, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Hardware, Tablets, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-01-14

Wireless HD standards battle for supremacy

It's pretty clear that the future for sending high-definition content to HDTVs is wireless, since it eliminates all those cables that everyone is trying to hide behind walls, in home theater cabinetry, or however else they can. But as is often the case with nascent technologies,...

Tags: Standards, Westinghouse, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-12-13

Should the Mac Mini die?

Should the Mac Mini die?Most everyone who owns one appears to really like it.Performance wise you're the first person I've seen who had anything less than favorable to say about it.RE: Should the Mac Mini die?I have a spare 19" LCD at home that is just waiting for the new...

Tags: Desktops, Processors, Consumer electronics, current MacBook, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple Macintosh, Micro-Mac, motherboard

Discussion threads 2008-11-06

Anyone ripped their entire DVD collection?

Over the weekend I was sitting down looking at my DVD collection when had one of those "weekend ideas" - Would it be feasible to rip my entire DVD collection to hard disk? Like most "weekend ideas" it sounded like a good idea at the time. No more...

Tags: Job, Disc, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-05-19

HDMI survival guide for home theater

HDMI survival guide for home theaterUm,the 1960s ended ;)It was UHF not UHV and it is still there.That is where the digital channels are placed.We still got them, but it's blocky when the signal is badWe still got them, but it's blocky when the signal is bad or insufficient. ...

Tags: Network technology, home theater, HDMI, cable

Discussion threads 2008-03-21

HDMI survival guide for home theater

There's a lot of money to be made in the HDMI cabling and switch aftermarket and unfortunately that means a lot of consumers are getting tricked in to paying outrageous prices.  I've spent quite a bit of time helping my friends set up their home theaters recently and I thought...

Tags: Home Theater, HDMI, Cable, HDMI Splitter, DVI, HDCP, George Ou

Blog posts 2008-03-20

News to know: Vista in your living room; Microsoft ditches anti-Linux site; SAP

Notable headlines:Ed Bott: Vista Media Center takes over the living room. Gallery right: Using Windows Vista as a home theater hub.David Berlind's Tech Shakedown #6: Could Kodak site's Vista incompatibilities be a sign of something else?Dan Farber: SAP's cautious Web 2.0 imagineering. Dennis Howlett: SAPs 429 page lecture: who's learning...

Tags: Ticker, Microsoft Windows Vista, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-08-26

Vista Media Center takes over the living room

Vista Media Center takes over the living roomSuccess StorySounds like a success story. It will continue to be a success story until someone sees fit to provide the same functionality for a reduced cost and with a greater ease of setup. Or until it breaks. I hope it doesn't.I'm not...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), TVs, Media Center PC, Main Drive, PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Vista Media Center, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2007-08-23

Monster Cable Home Theater and Lighting Controller 300

Ever since Logitech started licensing out its highly regarded PC-based Harmony universal remote software, a handful of Harmony clones have gradually trickled onto the market. Some, such as the Harman Kardon TC-30, look similar to their Logitech counterparts and are essentially rebranded products. But Monster's Harmony-powered remotes offer completely new...

Tags: Home entertainment, Consumer electronics, TV & Home Theater, home theater, Monster, Monster 300

Product reviews 2006-09-29

Dell XPS 410 (Core 2 Duo E6600)

Dell is jumping aboard the Core 2 Duo bandwagon, sticking Intel's new Core 2 Duo E6600 CPU inside its XPS 410, a sequel to the company's midrange XPS 400. While our XPS 410 review unit's $2,405 price, which includes a 20-inch wide-screen LCD, may seem a bit high, especially compared...

Tags: Processors, PCI, Intel Core 2 Duo, XPS 410, Dell Computer Corp., Dell XPS 410, bay, Dell XPS

Product reviews 2006-07-27

The evils of self check-in kiosks

The evils of self check-in kiosksCall Ted KennedyYou're not alone, as Ted Kennedy somehow made it onto the "no-fly" list as well:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5765143Luckily, it only took him and his Congressional staff three weeks to get his name off the list. I'm sure as an ordinary citizen, it will be much...

Tags: kiosk, security

Discussion threads 2005-11-07