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- Could the latest LaCie LaCinema Classic HD streaming media device be The One?
- Unless Apple decides to make Apple TV as irresistible as it's made the iPod and iPhone, it's still anybody's game when it comes to the streaming media device that could capture the living rooms and the HDTVs installed within of the masses. There are cheap streamers, slightly less cheap streamers...
- Tags: LaCie, Streaming Media, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Media, DVR, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-29
- Logitech Harmony 700
- When Logitech released the Harmony One in early 2008, it instantly became one of our favorite universal remotes to date. But at $250, it wasn't exactly an impulse buy for the average consumer. With the Harmony 700, however, Logitech has delivered a model that offers the bulk of the...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Cable, setup process, Logitech, Harmony 700
- Product reviews 2009-11-18
- Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm and Zune video coming to Xbox LIVE
- The Xbox is expanding its purpose from just a gaming console and a way to access Netflix. Starting November 17, Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm and Zune HD video will be accessible from Microsoft Xbox 360 consoles. To access the new goodies, you'll...
- Tags: Game, Last.fm, Facebook, Twitter Inc., Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Xbox Live, Video, Microsoft Xbox, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-11-13
- NetGear WNHDEB111 HD Gaming Wireless N Networking Kit
- Editors' note: As the NetGear WNHDEB111 HD Gaming Wireless N Networking Kit is a gaming networking accessory, we didn't put it through the same testing process we use for wireless routers.While home wireless products continue to invade the marketplace, the demand for high-speed wireless performance increases. At this point,...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, Netgear Inc., router, wireless, network
- Product reviews 2009-11-05
- GOM Encoder 1.0 (Windows)
- A powerful video conversion software that enables you to convert and watch your videos on your iPods, PSPs, MP3 Players, Cell phones, Game Consoles and in other various environments. You can convert all the video files that are playable with GOM Player to MKV, AVI, MP4, FLV, WMV/ASF, OGM, 3GP,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-11-04
- Wii sales take a 43% tumble ... why?
- Can no longer competeNintendo has dug itself in a hole this time it probably can't get out of. If they have a hardware update to improve graphics to the level of the 360 or PS3 they will not be able to compete on price which was their main selling...
- Tags: Games, Sales strategy, game, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Co. Ltd., sales, graphics
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- Tritton AX900
- Among all the video game accessories available today, no other market seems to be expanding as rapidly as the video game headset. With most current-generation consoles able to produce 5.1 surround sound, finding a headset solution to handle such a request is now much easier than before. We've tested a...
- Tags: Games, Tritton Technologies, headphone, headset
- Product reviews 2009-10-22
- Asus Eee Top ET2002
- Nvidia wants us to tell you that its GeForce 9400M graphics chip, aka Nvidia's Ion technology, pulls Asus' Eee Top ET2002 up from the depths of Nettop misery by imparting it with better-than-terrible graphics and video processing. We agree that the 9400 chip improves the ET2002's visual chops, but a...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Games, Semiconductors, Keyboards, Video cards, Game players, nettop, chip, game, HDMI, ASUS, graphics
- Product reviews 2009-10-20
- Tritton AX 720
- Among all the video game accessories available today, no other market seems to be expanding as rapidly as the video game headset. With most current-generation consoles able to produce 5.1 surround sound, finding a headset solution to handle such a request is now much easier than before. We've tested...
- Tags: Game players, Games, Consumer electronics, Tritton Technologies, headset
- Product reviews 2009-10-14
- HP TouchSmart 600
- The HP TouchSmart 600 shows how getting an early jump on unproven technology can pay off. HP was first to market with a touch-based all-in-one PC more than two years ago. Now that Windows 7 has spurred almost every major desktop vendor toward multitouch, HP has the advantage of years...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, audio ouput, Hewlett-Packard Co., TouchSmart 600, Sony Corp., HP TouchSmart
- Product reviews 2009-10-13
- Netgear Digital Entertainer Live
- The first few rounds of network media streamers we tested weren't necessarily recommendable. Sure, this was partially because most of these devices depend on Windows Media Center for connectivity and content, but we also had issues with their interfaces and performance. Unlike the company's previous solutions to home...
- Tags: Corporate communications, PRODUCTIVITY, Storage, Digital media, Digital music, Netgear Inc., Digital Entertainer, Digital Entertainer Live
- Product reviews 2009-10-08
- HP MediaSmart EX495 Server
- Editors' note: The HP MediaSmart Server EX495 has a very similar feature set to that of the already reviewed LX 195. For this reason, you might have a slight feeling of deja vu while reading the feature section of this review.Priced at around $700, the HP MediaSmart Server EX495 is...
- Tags: Servers, server, HP MediaSmart, hard drive, HP MediaSmart Server, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Product reviews 2009-10-02
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: PSP Go, Dell Latitude notebook, Toshiba Regaza HDTV
- A sale on the soon-to-be-released PSP Go, a Dell Latitude laptop, and a Toshiba Regaza 40-inch LCD HDTV. Here are your daily deals for Monday, September 28, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Save 15 percent off of gaming consoles, phones, GPS, MP3 players, video cards and...
- Tags: Coupon, Dell Computer Corp., HDTV, Sony PlayStation Portable, Toshiba Corp., Dell Latitude, TVs, Notebooks, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jennifer Bergen
- Blog posts 2009-09-28
- News to know: Scareware; HP; SAP; Cloud computing
- 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. Dancho Danchev: The ultimate guide to scareware protection Gallery: The ultimate guide to scareware protection 9/11...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Andrew Nusca, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-14
- OTOY's Jules Urbach: Cloud computing 'threatens' game consoles, Blu-ray, PCs [interview]
- Cloud computing can't possibly handle streaming a Blu-ray movie or Adobe Photoshop, can it? Jules Urbach says it's not only possible, but scalable as a business. Urbach, founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based OTOY, is working with AMD to pair that company's supercomputers with...
- Tags: Cloud Computing, Console, PC, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Game Console, Blu-ray, OTOY, Jules Urbach, Games, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-09-11
- Oppo BDP-83
- Photo gallery:Oppo BDP-83Ever since standalone Blu-ray players hit the market, there's been a great deal of anticipation for an Oppo Blu-ray player, mainly because of the company's reputation for making excellent upconverting DVD players. Oppo held out for quite some time, and in retrospect it was a smart move; almost...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Home entertainment, Blu-ray, DVD, Oppo BDP-83
- Product reviews 2009-09-02
- Your next PC .. next year and the year after!
- Atom FutureIn the comming years, hardware will provide the means to have a real PC/entertainment system convergence.Today Home theater PC are not creadible because they are too expensive, and too voluminous. With the possibility to build system capable of Hi-Def video in the size of a 2.5" HDD, we...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Desktops, graphics, Cuda, NVidia Corp., Larrabee, notebook, PC
- Discussion threads 2009-08-31
- Search engine lets you earn 'swag' on behalf of reforestation program
- I am sure you have heard about or maybe even used some of the Web search engine sites that will donate something somewhere if you use their lesser-known technology instead of uber-search engines like Google, Yahoo or Bing. One example is GoodSearch, which will give money to your specified registered...
- Tags: Search Engine, Recycling, Redemption, Swagbucks.com, Games, Personal Technology, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-08-30
- Sony PlayStation 3 Slim - 120GB
- Photo gallery:Sony PlayStation 3 SlimBack in 2004, four years after first launching the PlayStation 2, Sony brought out a new, much more compact PS2. Timed to come out just as Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was hitting stores, the redesigned console helped breath new life into the PS2 franchise. It...
- Tags: Game players, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony Playstation, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-08-19
- Do video games really make you fat, depressed?
- I don't know about this survey. I'll have to take it with a grain of salt. I'm sure there are plenty of overweight video gamers (we are the U.S.A. afterall), but it all depends on lifestyle and the video games being played. Take a look at the wii,...
- Tags: Games, Corporate communications, game, Nintendo Wii, video game, video, baseball
- Discussion threads 2009-08-19
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