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Review: Zune HD & AV dock and Zune Premium Car Pack

Who needs a Blu-Ray player?Ummm, perhaps someone that might want 1080p resolution compared to the Zunes? And all the features that blu-Ray offers?Matthew, how is your zunes screen in sunlight? OLED displays are extremely poor in sunlight; please post a picture of the zune next to an iPod touch both...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, OLED Screen, car, OLED Displays, Microsoft Zune, Zune HD, sunlight

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Sony A-series Walkman is thinnest yet; 64GB, OLED, noise cancellation

OLED screens are not "good", actually those:1) are bleak under any significant light and horrible in outer use;2) are not actually energy saving in any other surrounding lighting than dim; otherwise, they drain battery more than typical screens;3) are still short living with dead dots appearing in rather short time;4)...

Tags: OLED Screen, Sony A-series Walkman, Sony Corp., Apple Inc., organic light-emitting diode

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Walkman turns 30, introduces OLED X Series: Can it compete with the iPod?

This week marks the 30-year anniversary of the Sony Walkman. But if this is such a milestone birthday, why hasn't Sony been working the 30-years angle? Could it have something to do with Apple's quick success in the area of portable media players? According to...

Tags: IBM xSeries, Sony Corp., Apple iPod, Sony Walkman, Organic Light-emitting Diode, Sony X-Series, OLED Screen, Digital Music, Digital Media, Servers, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-07-01

Believe in evolution? Edison, incandescent, flourescent, halogen, LED, then OLED

From staid and traditional industries the once-separate world of flat screens and lighting have merged to form one of the most exciting frontiers of innovation and new tech. CRTs are now museum pieces. Cathode ray tubes? Supported by both corporate and consumers' desire to save on energy bills and save...

Tags: Light-emitting Diode, Organic Light-emitting Diode, OLED-A, OLEDS, OLED Screen, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-03-05

Additional Resources

PA Semi ARM chip bound for Apple tablet

I saw this comingI was watching the History Channel and Nostradamus predicted the coming of the Anti Iphone A tablet will do as good as the Newton....Unless they came up with some really new and gotta have feature like it can run for 16 hours I just don't see the...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, apple tablet, chip, tablet, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

Nokia N86

The Nokia N86 8MP first made its appearance at GSMA 2009 and stepped up as the most advanced camera phone in the company's N series of multimedia smartphones. Nokia even went as far as to say that it could replace your standalone point-and-shoot camera. We can't say we agree with...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Nokia N86, Nokia Corp., camera, Nokia N86 8MP

Product reviews 2009-09-29

California screenin': Majority of residents oppose big-screen TV ban

California has long been at the leading edge of energy conservation, for better and, sometimes, for worse. Case in point: The California Energy Commission has proposed set power-usage limits on television sets that manufacturers would have to meet in order to sell those TVs in the state. If adopted, the...

Tags: California, HDTV, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-09-17

Hands on: 32GB Zune HD walk around and first impressions

By that rationale...an iPhone must be compared to netbooks as they are "[i]the same type of device capable of the same type of tasks and are accordingly in the same price range.[/i]"Should the Zune HD be compared with the iPod Touch?I see the Zune as being a media player first...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Notebooks, Zune Premium Headphones, Microsoft Zune, Zune HD, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

What do you want to know about the Zune HD?

MCE & Zune 4.0It would be really great to know if the new Zune software will sync with Windows Media Center. In previous versions, any playlists, album art, etc. would not show up in Windows Media Center. I figured when I ditched my iPod for a Zune that...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Digital media, Web browsers, Performance management, Digital music, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Zune, Media Center PC, Zune HD, Microsoft Windows Media Center, Windows Media, performance

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

Microsoft Zune HD: Going beyond the specs

Zune PlatformI think its quite easy to see where MS are going with this, establish a brand for Entertainment *Zune make some premium products *Zune HD and try to continue to raise its profile. The strength here is that if they can provide a more unified mediacentre/xbox/zune/mobile store accross all...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Advertising & Promotion, TV & Home Theater, Zune 4.0, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

iPod touch camera modules failing?

Apple camera problemsThe rumors are definitely true. Shipments are going to be delayed until after christmas, there is a bigger problem than with just the camera unfortunately. There will be a fresh new lineup of the ipod Made in China crapTop dollar product made in China by dirt-cheap suppliers and...

Tags: Notebooks, iPod touch camera module, camera, camera module, Apple iPod Touch, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

News to know: E-readers; Web OS and IT; VMware; Cisco

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. Dion Hinchcliffe: How the Web OS has begun to reshape IT and business Oliver Marks: Course Credits as a...

Tags: E-reader, Sony Corp., Google Inc., Web, Virtualization, Information Technology, Amazon.com Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Camera, E-books, Open Source, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-08

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Sony BRAVIA HDTV, SanDisk Sansa Clip, Creative Labs Zen Mozaic MP3 player

A refurbished SanDisk Sansa Clip MP3 player, a Creative Labs Zen Mozaic Mp3 player, and Sony BRAVIA 40-inch HDTV. Here are your daily deals for Friday, September 4, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the refurbished SanDisk 8GB Sansa Clip MP3 Player $49.99 shipped at Buy.com....

Tags: Sony Corp., Sandisk Sansa, Zen, SanDisk Corp., MP3 Player, HDTV, Creative Labs Inc., Media Players, Digital Music, Flash Memory, Digital Media, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-09-04

More cool HDTVs are announced for Asia; we wait to find out if we'll ever see them here

If you have electronics envy for the big continent to the East, who can blame you. They already have 3D TV in Japan, and seemingly everyone in South Korea has broadband speeds that make ours look like dial-up. Salivating over the latest TV introductions in Asia is almost pointless, as...

Tags: Organic Light-emitting Diode, HDTV, Asia, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-08-30

News to know: Pixie; Google Books; Time Warner-YouTube; PayPal; iLike

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. Andrew Nusca: Next Palm webOS-ready phone, Eos 'Pixie', to arrive Oct. 2010 Richard Koman: Lawyer files a full-throated attack...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., PayPal, Canon Inc., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Word, Blogging, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Operating Systems, Software, Security, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Internet

Blog posts 2009-08-20

Mid-week HDTV news: Plasmas are hot sellers (again); Vizio remains tops in LCDs; Sony delays next OLED set

The economic downturn no doubt helped push some manufacturers like Pioneer out of the plasma market, but the recession may now be saving plasmas from the brink of obsolescence. According to a new report from Quixel Research, plasma HDTVs have zoomed to a huge gain in 2Q of 2009, with...

Tags: Sony Corp., Plasma, Organic Light-emitting Diode, LCD, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-08-19

Samsung i8910 Omnia HD

First debuting at GSMA 2009, the Samsung i890 Omnia HD turned heads with its gorgeous touch screen and high-end multimedia features. Though it has yet to be released in the United States, Samsung kindly provided us with an unlocked version of the device to try out, and it's certainly impressive....

Tags: Keyboards, Cellular phones, Monitors & displays, Omnia HD, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., AMOLED

Product reviews 2009-08-18

Zune HD release date and Apple iPod announcement uncomfortably close to each other

As of today, Microsoft's Zune HD is available for pre-order. It has gotten rave reviews, and it seems like it could be the first product in Microsoft's line of MP3 players that could actually compete with Apples iPod -- at least that was the idea behind it. But things might...

Tags: Apple iPod, Microsoft Zune, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Zune HD, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-08-13

Can Zune HD topple the iPod touch?

Similar to, but different FROM ntntCompetition is good for everyone.I am an apple fan and I am in no way interested in having a Zune; however, the fact that MS has a competing product is a good thing. It will put Apple in a position where it will have...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Zune, Zune HD, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

Microsoft taking pre-orders for Zune HD media player; $219 for 16GB; Sept. 15

Microsoft announced on Thursday that its Zune HD portable digital media player is available now for pre-order. The device is expected to arrive on store shelves on Sept. 15. [ZDNet Image Gallery: Hands-on with Zune HD] The player, available...

Tags: Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., Media Player, Corporate Communications, Keyboards, Advertising & Promotion, Digital Media, Marketing, Hardware, Peripherals, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-13