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Learn to love a 10 foot HDTV

When it comes to watching DVDs and HD video, bigger is a lot better. Moving from a 50" LCD to a 120" front projector has made me a believer. And it cost less than an LCD or rear projector of half the size. I spent 8 weeks...

Tags: Screen, DLP, HDTV, LCD, Basement Room, Projector Quality, DLP Projector, Projectors, Hardware, Components, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-10-27

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Intel e-reader combines Atom processor and accessibility

Intel announced an innovative e-reader today that wants nothing to do with being a Kindle-killer. This e-reader, in fact, arguably has more educational implications than the current generation of e-readers. Intel's product, demonstrated below, is designed to turn written text into spoken words and can convert either text...

Tags: E-reader, Processor, Intel Corp., Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-10

FotoMagico 3.0.8 (Mac)

Boinx FotoMagico lets you create professional slideshows from your photos and music with just a few, simple mouse clicks. It sports a very clean and intuitive yet powerful user interface. High image quality, fast performance, and user flexibility were some of the design goals for this application. Create the most...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Slideshow

Software downloads 2009-10-27

Ubicomp 2009 and the fusion of our digital and physical worlds

Recently, I used my newly downloaded Zipcar app on my iPhone to unlock and honk my booked vehicle from several yards away. It was more novel than useful, but a tall tale example of the countless invisible interactions we're having with sensing, inferring, and data transferring machines every day. It's...

Tags: Ubiquitous Computing, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-10-09

Can Linux beat the bloat

I think the whole "bloated" thing is hogwash.There's no such thing.Neither Windows nor Linux are "bloated". Nor is OS/X. You want functionality you have to pay for it. One man's lean and mean is another man's anemic.Functionality simply isn't free.How many lines of code did USB take? How about multi-threading?...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu 9.04, Linux, Ubuntu, OS/X, Linus, bloat, kernel, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

Samsung SP-A900B

Samsung, with the help of video guru Joe Kane, again delivers outstanding performance in the high-end front projection DLP category with the flagship SP-A900B. This 1080p resolution, one-chip DLP projector sports the latest Dark Chip 4 chip from Texas Instruments, but otherwise appears virtually the same as the SP-A800B that...

Tags: Projectors, Network technology, picture menu, menu system, Samsung SP-A900B, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., projector

Product reviews 2009-09-14

Snosh 2.1 (Windows)

Snosh lets you convert your video, audio, and images into Flash 8 (SWF/FLV), Flash MX (SWF/FLV), Flash Vector SWF, HTML, MP3, WAV, and Windows Projector Executables. Convert video/audio/images files into Flash to play on the Web complete with the player controls. Snosh allows user to specify the dimension, start/end time,...

Tags: HTML, MPEG, Macromedia Flash MX, Video, WAV, Softdiv Software, Snosh 2.1, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows, Digital Video, Digital Media, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-08-07

Dead-Finger Tech: Panasonic HD front projector

I like my toys. Dual monitors on a quad-core, 12 GB Mac Pro. Blackmagic Intensity Pro HDMI capture card. 4 TB of local disk, including my favorite, a 300 GB WD 10k Velociraptor system disk. Logitech Trackman Wheel and a Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite. Canon HV20 and...

Tags: Panasonic, Movie, Tirion, Projectors, Hardware, Components, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-07-29

Adesso wireless mini trackball keyboard more useful as a bludgeon [review]

Would you work 100 feet away from your desk? (Perhaps if you had a ridiculous display setup.) With Adesso's wireless mini trackball keyboard, you can. I took Adesso's WKB-3000UB device for a spin this week. It was painful. ...

Tags: Wireless, Adesso, Input Setup, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-21

Pico projector phones by the end of this year?

Let's face it. Phones today have everything. You can watch full-length movies in better quality than you can on your four-year-old laptop with some phones. So, what's next? What new feature can be added to mobile phones that hasn't already been done? According to an article...

Tags: Phone, DigiTimes, Projectors, Hardware, Components, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-07-06

News to know: Windows 7; Dell; IT salaries; Enterprise 2.0

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. Mary Jo Foley: One year after Bill Gates' 'retirement': What's different? Microsoft: Windows 7 Upgrade deal maxes out at 25...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Dell Computer Corp., Information Technology, Apple Inc., Enterprise 2.0, Photograph, Salary, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Microsoft Windows, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-30

Epson adds new 1080p LCD projectors to Ensemble HD Home Cinema System

Projectors are still a niche in home theater setups, but they provide maximum screen size for your buck if you don't mind using a projector screen instead of a sexier flat-screen panel. Epson makes it easy to create an instant home theater with its Ensemble HD...

Tags: Epson, LCD, 1080p, A/V Unit, Projectors, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-04-28

Sanyo PLV-Z3000

The front projection category continues to grow and become more affordable to the masses. These days you can get a decent 1080p front projector for cheaper than most 60-inch plasma TVs. Of course, you do have the additional cost of a screen to factor in, but that screen can be...

Tags: Projectors, Monitors & displays, TVs, Sanyo PLV-Z3000, Sanyo Electric Co., projector, picture quality

Product reviews 2009-02-17

Gefen EXT-WHDMI wireless HDMI extender

Photo gallery:Gefen EXT-WHDMIIn 2008 we gave the Best of CES award to the Belkin FlyWire, the first mainstream wireless HDMI system that was promised to go to market. After numerous delays that system still is not available, but the idea is still going strong. CES 2009 saw multiple manufacturers, including...

Tags: Corporate communications, TVs, Gefen EXT-WHDMI, transmitter, HDMI system, HDMI, wireless

Product reviews 2009-01-30

So how did it go? Debriefing the inauguration

So how did it go? Debriefing the inaugurationI listened on the radioI've always found video to be distracting when I'm trying to work, but I agree that this should have been playing in US government and history classes throughout the US, not because a particular president was being sworn in,...

Tags: CBS Corp., inauguration, ceremony, Webcast

Discussion threads 2009-01-20

Apple's 8 hour battery: breakthrough or bungle?

Apple's 8 hour battery: breakthrough or bungle?i think i'm going to get one of thesei have owned laptops before and never bought a 2nd battery... honestly, my laptops have been plugged in 80% of the time anyway. but with an 8 hour battery I may change my habits.RE: Apple's 8...

Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, battery, Apple Inc., laptop computer, Apple MacBook, Wintel

Discussion threads 2009-01-14

Look 'Ma! A Drive-In Theatre for Ants!

Here's some neat Star Trekky-tech that you'll be able to get your hands on shortly -- Texas Instruments' DLP Pico Projector Development Kit. The kit includes a Zippo lighter-sized 7.5 lumen projector unit, combined with a BeagleBoard embedded Linux developer platform. Have a look at this cool video demo put...

Tags: Texas Instruments Inc., BeagleBoard Embedded Linux, TI DLP Pico Projector Developer Kit, Projectors, Hardware, Components, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-12-30

How many printers do we need?

How many printers do we need?As long as you always have one working laser you're fine.Having someone go out and grab papers for the teacher should be a non-issue. Tip the janitor if you have to. More printers equals more maintenance, more toner, and more wasted electricity. ...

Tags: Printers, Document management, Projectors, Copiers, printer, printing, laser, inkjet printer, projector

Discussion threads 2008-12-08

Acoustic Research HDP100 HDMI Powerlink System

If you've paid to have your HDTV installed in any kind of permanent way, you know that the cost of installation can often overtake the cost of the television itself. Part of that installation cost involves wiring: running cables from your gear up to the TV, generally through walls. In...

Tags: TVs, Network technology, TV & Home Theater, Acoustic Research HDP100, HDMI, HDMI-cable, cable, transmitter, back-panel

Product reviews 2008-12-02

Sony VPL-HW10

Sony may have canned its line of SXRD-based rear-projection HDTVs in favor of flat-panel LCDs, but the technology is going strong among front projectors. The VPL-HW10 is the company's lowest-priced SXRD projector yet. It starts the updated three-model SXRD line just below the VPL-VW70, which will replace last year's "Pearl"...

Tags: Projectors, projector, SXRD, Sony VPL-HW10, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2008-11-20