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Philips BDP-7200: When first announced at CES, the Philips BDP7200 grabbed some headlines with its $350 price tag, which was $50 less than the Sony PlayStation 3. Well, a couple of months have passed and apparently Philips couldn't live up to its promise. The BDP7200 is now going for $400, precisely the...; Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Philips BDP7200, Philips Electronics N.V.; Product reviews 2008-04-28

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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
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
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
Oppo DV-983H: When we reviewed Oppo's last DVD player, the DV-980H, we summarized our feelings in the last line of the introduction: "The DV-980H is a top-notch DVD player with excellent enthusiast-friendly features and performance, but with the falling price of HD DVD units, we have a feeling it may be the...; Tags: Consumer electronics, Media players, Engineering, Oppo DV-983H, DVD; Product reviews 2008-04-17

9000 PCs in Swiss schools going Linux only: 9000 PCs in Swiss schools going Linux onlyTruer words have never been spoken[i]it avoids providing captive customers for large companies[/i]Which is why I've always thought that those insisting people move from Windows to OS X are simply asking us to trade one multi-national, multi-billion $$$$/year, greedy corporation for another one...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, office environment, Dell Computer Corp., ASUS, hardware, PC, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-04-06
Solving the loose laptop problem: The stories come out in dribs and drabs, and each one gives doctors another excuse to avoid electronic medical records: A man is arrested in Indiana with laptops containing patient data from a local VA hospital. Thieves in Grand Rapids, Mich. steal 14 laptops from a...; Tags: Software, Patient, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-02
A surprise conversation with Larry Ellison: Late last evening I received an invitation to attend Oracle's Collaborate08 conference in Denver. I had to decline, living some 5,144 miles away from this year's venue and, being a blogger, barely have two red cents to rub together. Imagine my surprise when I got a return call from Oracle's...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Annuity, Larry Ellison, Larry, Qu, Investment, Finance, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-04-01
Panasonic SC-PT660: Panasonic's 2008 home-theater-in-a-box line has three contenders in the sub-$500 range. At the top of the line is the SC-PT960, which includes wireless speakers in the rear, tallboy speakers up front, and is XM-ready. In the middle is the $400 SC-PT760; it loses the satellite radio compatibility, but retains...; Tags: Digital music, Panasonic SC-PT660, speaker, Panasonic, iPod Dock, Apple iPod; Product reviews 2008-03-26
New business models for medical device makers: In an attempt to keep sales high for its high-end medical diagnostic gear Philips is introducing some new business models. These business models are being tried first in Europe but if they work they might be imported. A managed service model which includes a...; Tags: Medical Device, Business Model, Relief, Potato, Strategy, Management, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-03-19
Panasonic SC-PT760: Panasonic's 2008 home-theater-in-a-box line has three contenders in the sub-$500 range, and we think the midline SC-PT760 will be the most popular model of the group. It comes with a smooth running five-disc DVD changer, wireless surround speakers, an integrated, flipdown iPod dock, and upscales video over HDMI up...; Tags: Panasonic SC-PT760, speaker, Panasonic, iPod Dock, Apple iPod; Product reviews 2008-03-18
Digital photo frames are more popular than you think: Digital photo frames are more popular than you thinkUseful Outside The HomeWe've been seeing them in local shop & restaurant windows, displaying rotating images of wares and goodies to be found within, particularly those that can't fit in the window display. They're especially good for antique shops to show their...; Tags: Digital cameras, Digital photography, Digital Photo Frame, digital photograph; Discussion threads 2008-03-12
Build a Vista-compatible office PC for $305 (software not included): A reader set me an email challenge the other day - put together a cheap yet well spec-ed and relatively powerful office PC that's up to the challenge of running Vista. To make the challenge even harder, the whole package (PC, keyboard, mouse, LCD panel and Vista OS) had to...; Tags: LCD Panel, Mouse, PC, OEM, Microsoft Windows Vista, CPU, LCD, RAM, ASUS M2A-VM, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Mice, Serial ATA, Desktops, Tv & Home Theater, Processors, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Storage, Personal Technology, Semiconductors, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-03-08
Oracle's president meets unhappy customers in Australia: The Financial Review reports that Charles Phillips, Oracle's president, traveled to Australia this week to meet with unhappy customers: In the case of the Commonwealth Bank, friction came after Oracle software code related to a database for the institution's CommSee customer service application was found to contain an abnormally...; Tags: Customer Service, Oracle Corp., Australia, Product Marketing, Tools & Techniques, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Marketing, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-03-07
Aya MP3 AMR WAV MMF Mobile Ringtone Converter (exe): Aya MP3 AMR WAV MMF Mobile Ringtone Converter can convert audio to MP3 WAV MMF AMR mobile ringtone formats and the most important is your can extract and split audio from your long favorite and then convert it to compact-sized WAV, MP3, MMF, AMR for your mobile phone with no-frills....; Tags: Audio, Phone, Mobile, AMR Research, Cell Phone, MP3, Aya Software, Digital Music, Advertising & Promotion, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Marketing, Consumer Electronics; Software downloads 2008-03-06
PWC On Tech Sector Going Green: Efficiency, Ambivalence and Pretty Pictures: PwC is to be congratulated at the very least for the aesthetics of their latest report: Going Green: Sustainable Growth Strategies. This is a truly handsome report with pretty brown coloured text interspersed with striking images of wind turbines, sail boats, happy children, adults playing in autumn foliage and even...; Tags: Sustainability, Technology Sector, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, Industry, Strategy, Management, James Farrar; Blog posts 2008-03-05
Top plasma TV vendors in Q4 2007: iSuppli listed top plasma TV vendors in Q4 2007. Market share Rank Vendor Q3 2007 Q4 2007 1 Panasonic 27.9% 37.1% 2 Samsung 18.4% 19.7% 3 LG Electronics 12.7% 12.7% 4 Hitachi 8.3% 6.5% ...; Tags: TV Company, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, AM; Blog posts 2008-02-28
Top LCD TV vendors in Q4 2007: iSuppli published a list of top LCD TV vendors in the US in Q4 2007. Market Share Rank Vendor Q3 2007 Q4 2007 1 Samsung 12.8% 14.2% 2 Sony 10.8% 12.5% 3 Vizio 13.0% 12.4% ...; Tags: TV Company, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, AM; Blog posts 2008-02-27
One year till death of analog TV in USA: Analog TV will no longer be broadcast one year from today on February 19th 2009, are you ready for the conversion to digital TV? This may or may not affect you so here's what you need to know to avoid losing TV reception! The first question to...; Tags: Coupon, U.S. Government, Antenna, AntennaWeb.org, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, George Ou; Blog posts 2008-02-19
Sharp BD-HP20U: Blu-ray may have a sizable lead against HD DVD in the format war, but it still has a long way to go in persuading current DVD viewers to go high-definition. It's not going to be easy. As we've mentioned elsewhere, despite excellent audio and video quality, there are still...; Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, disc tray, Sharp BD-HP20U, disc, Sharp Corp.; Product reviews 2008-02-08