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panasonic dvd-ls86: As gadget categories go, the portable DVD player is a rather commoditized lot, with plenty of no-name brands available for $100 or less. To rise above the sea of mediocrity, a player needs some distinguishing characteristics: say, a large screen, improved digital file support (something beyond plain old DVD and...; Tags: Engineering, DVD, Consumer electronics, Digital music, Digital media, Panasonic, Panasonic DVD-LS86, battery; Product reviews 2008-05-05

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More on the Vista DVD playback issue: I thought I'd give you an update on the DVD playback problem that I reported on yesterday. Here's a summary of the problem: DVD playback is corrupted when one of the three screens (in this case a Wacon Cintiq WX12) is used to display the...; Tags: Problem, Microsoft Windows Vista, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Content Protection madness on Vista: [UPDATE: For more on this issue, check out this post.] I'm a firm believer in the idea that if you pay for hardware, you should be able to make full use of it. However, DRM and content protection mechanisms are increasingly making this difficult for people. ...; Tags: Screen, Microsoft Windows Vista, Cintiq, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital Rights Management (DRM), Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Security, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-14
The key to Windows success? It's all about the drivers: The greatest advantage of the Windows ecosystem is that there are so many choices. The biggest problem with the Windows ecosystem is that there are so many choices. Ironic, isn't it? The sheer number of choices means you can almost certainly...; Tags: Problem, Driver, OEM, Graphics Subsystem, Vista/Server 2008/Win7 Ecosystem, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Notebooks, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-05-13
HFSoft iPod Video Converter (exe): HFSoft iPod Video Converter is an easy-to-use video converter software for Apple iPod. It can convert most video and audio format, e.g. DivX, XviD, WMV, AVI, FLV, MOV, MPEG-2DVD, MPEG-4, MP3, AAC, M4A, APE to iPod Video format. It is also a powerful video converter with fast conversion speed. And...; Tags: Apple iPod, Video, HFSoft Studio, HFSoft iPod Video Converter, Corporate Communications, Digital Music, Digital Media, Marketing, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics; Software downloads 2008-05-13

gBurner (exe): gBurner is a powerful and easy-to-use CD/DVD burning tool, which allows you to create and burn data/audio CDs and DVDs, make bootable data CDs and DVDs, create multisession discs. gBurner is also a disc image file processing tool, which allows you to open, create, extract, edit, convert and burn ISO/BIN...; Tags: CD, Disc, gBurner Systems, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment; Software downloads 2008-05-13
Backup&Synchronize Pro (exe): Backup&Synchronize Pro, a Windows application that makes it easy to create backups of your critical computer files. It easily performs routine file synchrronization between one or more source folders and one or more targets including zip file and FTP. It offers feature-rich functions : pdf report, geography map, schedule. It...; Tags: Hard Drive, Computer, RD Technologies, Productivity; Software downloads 2008-05-13
Phantom Burner (exe): Phantom Burner is a virtual CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/CD-R drive. It not only allows you to mount disc image files as virtual CD or DVD discs, but also let you create disc image files by burning to the virtual CD-R drive, from using any disc burning software. By supporting standard SCSI commands, it...; Tags: Disc, CD-R, Phantombility, Phantom Burner; Software downloads 2008-05-12
Batch WMV to AVI MPEG WMV VCD SVCD DVD Converter (exe): Amor WMV to AVI MPEG VCD SVCD DVD Converter is a powerful, splendid, and simple to use application for WMV to AVI, WMV to MPEG, WMV to VCD, WMV to DVD, and WMV to SVCD video converting. The main features include batch convert WMV, ASF files to AVI, MPEG, VCD,...; Tags: WMV, AVI, Amorsoft, Digital Video, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-05-12
Philips DCP851 portable DVD player w/ iPod dock: While the DCP750 and DCP850 weren't the first portable DVD players to include built-in iPod docks, the Philips brand ensured that they made a bigger splash than earlier models from the likes of iLuv. For 2008, Philips has overhauled the design, opting for a tablet configuration instead of the standard...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Consumer electronics, Media players, DVD player, Philips DCP851, Apple iPod, Philips Electronics N.V., DVD; Product reviews 2008-05-09
Psystar: Just how loud is it?: Psystar: Just how loud is it?Oh, and the puck mouse,a perfect complement...Can you restore it?Are you provided with any restore DVD? Do you get any instructions for what to do if you can't boot?I believe Nvidia video cards work well but I think you need a driver to get quartz...; Tags: C-scale, Psystar; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
Synology Disk Station DS-107+: Up to this point, our network attached storage reviews have focused on consumer-level products that act as simple backup or media-sharing solutions for home users. NAS is but one of the many features found on the Synology Disk Station DS107+, a sophisticated device that holds appeal for home users and...; Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage, NETWORKING, disk, DS107+, hard drive; Product reviews 2008-05-08
iTunes FairPlay DRM - Protecting artists and labels, or helping Apple sell more iPods?: iTunes FairPlay DRM - Protecting artists and labels, or helping Apple sell more iPods?Adrian, I do not think it is a lack of ....motivation as much of lack of knowing that DRM even exist until they are trapped by it.Oh, come on man...You think people are stupid about this in...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, Apple Inc., digital-rights management, Apple iTunes; Discussion threads 2008-05-08
AMD's new roadmap: Can it execute?: AMD's new roadmap: Can it execute?Is "asset smart" the new term for "fabless"?Is the term "asset smart" another way of saying, "Fabless"? I mean, "Fabless" does have a negative connotation to it. "Asset Smart" sounds new and fresh and exciting. I like it !!! Perhaps it means...; Tags: Video cards, Semiconductors, Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., graphics, chip, Intel Corp., graphics chip, new roadmap, Puma, asset; Discussion threads 2008-05-08
Plato DVD to FLV Converter (exe): Plato DVD to FLV Converter is a professional dvd flv Ripper software to convert dvd to youtube flv video easily with selectable movie title, subtitle, audio track ,and customize output video and audio quality. Version 7.83 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, and bug fixes.; Tags: FLV, DVD, Plato Global Creativity; Software downloads 2008-05-08
Plato DVD to iPhone Converter (exe): Plato DVD to iPhone Converter is a professional DVD iPhone Ripper software to convert dvd to iphone mpeg-4/h.264 mp4 video easily with selectable movie title, subtitle, audio track ,and customize output video and audio quality. Version 7.83 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, and bug fixes.; Tags: Apple iPhone, Plato Global Creativity, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment; Software downloads 2008-05-08
Photo Collage (04): Photo Collage is a collage maker that is capable of creating photo collages, desktop wallpaper, CD and DVD covers, and miscellaneous Web graphics. You can select a favorite photo as background, arrange multiple photos on the paper, then apply operations to them, such as rotating, resizing, adding frame, changing position,...; Tags: Photograph, iFoxSoft, Photo Collage; Software downloads 2008-05-08
HDTVs: How black is black?: An announcement comes today by way of Pioneer, maker of the ever-popular Kuro HDTV line, saying that its new Kuro sets are five times blacker than the Kuro line on the market today which we reviewed as the TV with the deepest blacks out there. So wait...; Tags: HDTV, Image, Ratio, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Gateway makes the leap to 64-bit Vista: Gateway becomes the first large PC vendor to ship 64-bit Vista pre-installed on select PCs. The 64-bit systems are in the FX and GT series - the FX7026, FX7029E, GT5676, GT5678 and GT5685E. Here's the spec on the FX7026: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300...; Tags: Gateway Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, 64-Bit, Network Technology, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Free Youtube To iPod PSP Zune iPhone Downloader (exe): Free Youtube To iPod PSP Zune iPhone Downloader is a software that can download youtube, videos and DVD to iPod, iPhone, Zune, PSP, MP3. The software includes 2 part - download youtube and convert youtube. You have 16 profiles to select for your mobile device. The output formats are mp4,...; Tags: Apple iPod, YouTube Inc., Video, AnMing, Output Format, Corporate Communications, Digital Music, Digital Media, Digital Video, Marketing, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics; Software downloads 2008-05-07