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More on the Vista DVD playback issue

More on the Vista DVD playback issueDid you tryreading your dvd with a software that does not support DRM of any form and does not rely on windows infrastructure, like VLC ?DId you try other DRM compatible software, like PowerDVD or the like ?To me this sound like a poor...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital rights management (DRM), Consumer electronics, Microsoft Windows Vista, DVD, Vista DVD playback issue, playback issue, Vista DVD, digital-rights management, HDCP

Discussion threads 2008-05-15

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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

Study claims netbook users dissatisfied with Windows 7. Are you?

Very satisfiedVery satisfiedIt's a intentionaly crippled OS from a software company with lackluster QACYou should expect to be disappointed.In the Netbook realm, closed source can't compete with free.I have 7 Pro on mineand I also dual boot with Ubuntu Netbook Remix. And while I personally prefer Ubuntu, there is nothing...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Windows 7 Pro, netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, netbook user

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Make room for another e-reader as Creative shows off prototype

Market is ripeFor Chinese factories to crank out more hardware and suck more dollars out of the middle class.Clue in America.Transition product I do believe that e-book readers are largely a transition product which will eventually be made more or less obsolete by advances in netbook/smartbook etc. technologies. Multiple devices...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, E-books, e-reader, health care

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Windows 7 will shine in medicine

not convinced by touchI have a touch phone & a tablet.Frankly, never use the tablet, use keyboarded machines instead, and hanker for a phone with buttons again and not a slide phone.If you want to try to look cool, I can understand having one, but really, they are pretty awkward...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Startrek, Microsoft Windows 7, tablet, wireless

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Apple Magic Mouse

Apple's latest pointer, the Magic Mouse, is included with its new iMac desktops, but you can purchase it separately for $69. Just don't confuse it with the Mighty Mouse, because although they're the same price, the differences end there. The Magic Mouse gets an aerodynamic face-lift and also supports...

Tags: Mice, mouse, Magic Mouse, Apple Inc.

Product reviews 2009-10-21

Pioneer AVIC-Z110BT

At the top of Pioneer's AVIC line of navigation receivers, and indeed its entire line of car audio receivers, sits the AVIC-Z110BT. This grandest of car stereos features just about every bell, whistle, and whizbang that Pioneer has to throw at mobile audio and video. From GPS navigation that can...

Tags: GPS, Digital music, Digital media, receiver, SD card

Product reviews 2009-10-13

Logitech Wireless Desktop MK700 - keyboard, mouse

Logitech offers a huge selection of keyboards and mice that each cater to a different consumer, but its Wireless Desktop MK700 is meant for the everyday user that just needs a comfortable combo that won't break the bank. We're disappointed that it doesn't use Logitech's newest input device technologies, but...

Tags: Keyboards, Mice, Engineering, Logitech, keyboard, mouse

Product reviews 2009-10-12

Bose SoundDock 10

Believe it or not, iPod speakers were once rare objects--and Bose's SoundDock was one of the first to hit the market back in 2004. Since then, the company has followed up with the SoundDock II ($299) and the SoundDock Portable ($399), even as the iPod speaker category has become completely...

Tags: Corporate communications, Digital music, Digital media, Smart phones, Bose, Apple iPod, video

Product reviews 2009-10-02

Jabra Halo

Most cell phones these days come with stereo Bluetooth because even the more basic handsets have some kind of built-in music player. We're happy to see this development, as it allows us to listen to music cord-free. Still, stereo Bluetooth headsets generally suffer an image problem of being too dorky-looking....

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Engineering, Halo, ear pad, Jabra

Product reviews 2009-09-24

Best Buy previews its 32-inch LCD HDTV/Blu-ray player combo on its Web site

TVs with built-in DVD players have mostly been the domain of bargain brands, but given the far-improved quality of the Blu-ray format, these combo units could attract more mainstream attention. Sharp has already announced a pair of LCD TV/Blu-ray combos, and now Best Buy is undercutting Sharp's pricing strategy with...

Tags: Web, Best Buy Co. Inc., Web Site, LCD, Blu-ray, Web Site Development, Monitors & Displays, Ethernet, Branding, Web Technology, Internet, Hardware, Components, Networking, Marketing, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-09-23

Lenovo ThinkPad T400s (MultiTouch)

Lenovo's ThinkPad brand is virtually synonymous with business laptops, and the company like IBM before it has spent years perfecting the nondescript black-box system, with its iconic TrackPoint and double set of mouse buttons. We liked the 14-inch T400s ("s" for "slim") when we first saw it earlier this year...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Microsoft Windows 7, Notebooks, T400s, Lenovo Group Ltd., touch screen, Lenovo ThinkPad

Product reviews 2009-09-15

Mac OS 10.6.1 released, squashes 9 Flash vulnerabilities (updated)

Apple tonight released Mac OS 10.6.1 (build 10B504) via Software Update. The 74MB update download page fixes several bugs, as noted below, and includes "general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac." Bug fixes mentioned in the release...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Vulnerability, Macromedia Flash Player, Apple Inc., Printers, Apple Mac OS, Security, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-09-10

TiVo sues AT&T, Verizon over DVR patents

Seems to me..Tivo is a bit out of line.......trying to patent the digital recording of TV programs. Unless I'm missing something I was doing that 14-15 years ago on my home computer. (and that's recording one channel while watching another... it was built right into my video card)....

Tags: DVR, Digital video, AT&T Corp., TiVo Inc., digital video recorder, patent, Verizon Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

Garmin Nuvi 765T

Garmin adds another battery of incremental changes to its Nuvi line of GPS navigators with the introduction of the Nuvi 765T. This new Nuvi packs useful features, such as text-to-speech and visual lane guidance, but the best trick in its bag is free, lifetime, Navteq traffic updating. In this case...

Tags: side panel, FM Transmitter, Nuvi 765T, Garmin Nuvi, Garmin Ltd., lane guidance, cable, Garmin Nuvi 765T

Product reviews 2009-08-24

What Asus wants in a Linux

Linux needs a real mainstream distroLinux unfortunately is too fragmented to get the attention of consumers.Way too many distributions. We think Microsoft is bad with Windows! But just look at how many our out there of Linux! Hey Linux idiots! stop doing so many and concentrate on one well...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, ASUS, Driver Problem, Linux, Nope

Discussion threads 2009-08-08

Snow Player 1.01 (Windows)

Snow Player is a tiny, fast, stable, reliable, and completely freeware mediaplayer. Works under all Windows versions. It plays all common well-known audio, video and image formats, internet radio streams (mp3, ogg, wma/asx) playback, built-in scripting interpreter giving to you complete control under player, built-in audio grabber allows you to...

Tags: Car, Multimedia, Audio, Internet Radio, built-In, Codec, Microsoft Windows, R+ Studio

Software downloads 2009-07-21

Pioneer AVIC-U310BT

Pioneer's goal with the AVIC-U310BT, the entry-level model in its AVIC in-dash navigation line, was to meet the three major needs: GPS navigations, digital audio playback, and Bluetooth hands-free calling.DesignThe AVIC-U310BT is a double-DIN unit, which takes up twice the vertical space of a standard DIN-size car stereo, so make...

Tags: Digital music, Pioneer AVIC-U310BT, U310BT, digital media, GPS

Product reviews 2009-07-16

Haier America Ibiza Trainer (2GB, blue)

MP3 players fulfill many roles for the people who use them. For some, a portable audio device is true to form as an essential commuter companion; others turn their players into home audio systems by attaching them to speakers. But one of the most popular uses for an MP3 player...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Media players, pedometer, Ibiza Trainer, Haier America, MP3, MP3 player

Product reviews 2009-07-16

Fujifilm soon to release a 3D digital camera

Fujifilm soon to release a 3D digital cameraYes.. awesomeness is on the way!I cant say everyone would want this.. but its a really kewl concept. Now if we could just get real 3d projection working.. no glasses!RE: Fujifilm soon to release a 3D digital cameraFinally! As the owner of...

Tags: 3D, camera, Fujifilm

Discussion threads 2009-07-13