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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
- Garmin Nuvi 1690
- Garmin made a pretty big splash last year when it debuted the Nuvi 880, its first-ever Internet-connected portable navigation device PND featuring MSN Direct data service. With MSN Direct scheduled to go offline in the very near future, Garmin had to create something to fill this void, so it partnered...
- Tags: Garmin Nuvi, Garmin Ltd., data service, portable navigation device, suction-cup, cradle
- Product reviews 2009-11-24
- Turtle Beach Ear Force X41 - headset
- Wireless headphones have been around for a while, but it's only been in the past few years that quality has gotten high enough for discerning listeners to consider using them. Many manufacturers, for instance, have turned to infrared IR technology for wireless signal transmission, which powered the Turtle Beach X4...
- Tags: Game players, Consumer electronics, Turtle Beach, headphone, X41, Microsoft Xbox, headset
- Product reviews 2009-11-20
- Sonos ZonePlayer S5
- We've long been fans of the Sonos Digital Music System, which lets you stream all manner of digital audio throughout your home, but we were always a bit disappointed that Sonos didn't sell a speaker that had the system's ZonePlayer networking component integrated right into it. Well, that's exactly what...
- Tags: Ethernet, NETWORKING, Wi-Fi, Network technology, Wireless and Mobility, Sonos
- Product reviews 2009-11-20
- ASUS Eee PC 701SD - Celeron M 353 - 7" TFT
- Excellent Utility "Box"This little unit is very useful in applications like a small company web server, e-mail server and file sharing server. We use it as a media server with good control over user permissions. It runs SuSE 11.2 except for the wireless network very well. Equipped with normal size...
- Tags: E-mail, server, Intel Celeron M, TFT, ASUS, Intel Celeron
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Samsung BD-P1600
- Poor Waranty PolicyWhen you hook it up via wireless the unit will find that is has a new firmware update and like most technology you update it. So I did and than the thing indicated it could not read the disk. I called Samsung Canada and they said since I...
- Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- Salesforce kicks off Dreamforce, announces Chatter
- Salesforce.com, Microsoft Dynamics or ACTall three are greatposted October 21, 2009 ?Karleton Helfer was consistently one of our top producers. Karleton received numerous production and achievement awards, and frequently led the business unit in total sales. Karleton took a very strategic approach to the sales process, always researching technology developments,...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Salesforce.com Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- Psystar massacred in court
- I wouldn't.....buy even with a 100% discount, Psystar is toast and part of Apple's claim would invoke a recall of all machines and buyer's info. Apart from the 'no support' from Apple, there will be no support from a defunct company too.Yep, there is pent-up demand for an expandable cheap...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Apple Inc., Psystar, hardware, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- Samsung Mythic SGH-A897 (AT&T)
- Even though AT&T launched its live mobile TV service more than a year ago, but few support it-- the last one we saw was the Samsung Eternity, which was released in October 2008. Now it seems that AT&T may be looking to breathe fresh life to the service by releasing...
- Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Telecom & Utilities, NOW IT, phone dialer, Mythic, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., home screen, phone, AT&T Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-11-14
- B&W Zeppelin Mini Speakers for iPod
- Back in 2007, Bowers & Wilkins brought out the uniquely styled Zeppelin iPod speaker, which we described in our review as being every bit as sophisticated as Apple's iconic player, with detailed sound that largely lived up to B&W's high-end reputation. That Zeppelin remains on the market, but now it's...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Zeppelin Mini, Apple iPod, B&W, Apple iPhone, speaker
- Product reviews 2009-11-13
- Cricket Captr
- Though touch-screen multimedia handsets and complicated smartphones are common these days, that doesn't mean there isn't a market for entry-level phones. The Cricket Captr is one such handset, with basic features and only a VGA camera. The photo quality isn't too good, but if all you want is a phone...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Instant messaging, Cricket, camera, phone
- Product reviews 2009-11-10
- Nokia 3711 - sable (T-Mobile)
- Nokia fans in the United States don't get many breaks. Few of the company's phones make it to U.S. carriers and the models that land here tend to be basic handsets for making calls. The Nokia 3711 for T-Mobile is one such phone. Simple in form and function, the 3711...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, T-Mobile, phone, Nokia Corp., keypad button
- Product reviews 2009-11-10
- Linksys WRT160N
- Basic functions OK but no USB storage!Router is advertised to allow the add-on of a USB external hard drive. I've spent 12+ hours on Linksys phone calls with tech people, supervisors, and customer service and still cannot get this feature to work. They replaced the router under warranty, but still...
- Tags: Home networking, Linksys Inc., USB
- Discussion threads 2009-11-08
- Amazon Kindle Wireless Reading Device (U.S. & International Wireless, Latest Generation)
- On October 22, 2009, Amazon discontinued the U.S.-only version of the Kindle and replaced it with the international Kindle model and set the price at $259. This new model--now called the "U.S. and International Kindle"--runs on AT&T's network and can access content on cellular networks inside and outside of the...
- Tags: wireless, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, Sprint Communications
- Product reviews 2009-11-07
- 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
- AVADirect Nano Cube
- AVADirect's $2,266 Nano Cube tries to take on Shuttle's XPC H7 5800 at its own small form factor game. Both systems come with smaller-than-normal SFF cases, and each requires sacrifices, even more than with a standard SFF PC, in exchange for its tiny dimensions. Therein lies our problem with this...
- Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Games, Shuttle XPC, SFF, small form factor, Cube, Shuttle, Nano, DVD burner, PC, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., AVADirect, game
- Product reviews 2009-11-04
- Verizon preps fourth quarter device barrage; Droid will 'stimulate demand'
- Verizon delivered a solid third quarter courtesy of its wireless business, which added 1.2 million net customers excluding acquisitions. The company also said it is set up for the fourth quarter with the launch of Research in Motion's Storm 2 on Wednesday, two Motorola Android devices and 12 other handsets....
- Tags: Revenue, Verizon Communications Inc., Wireless, Operational Accounting, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-26
- Asus K50IJ-RX05
- asus k50IJThe ASUS K50IJ series is one of the latest budget notebooks designed to provide better performance than a netbook and a larger screen for only a modest price increase. ASUS K50IJ-C1 Specifications:Windows Vista Home Premium (SP1, 32-bit)Intel Core 2 Duo processor T6500 Processor (2.1GHz)15.6" 16:9 Wide Format (1366 x...
- Tags: Notebooks, Engineering, Wireless LANs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), notebook, battery, ASUS, speaker, RAM, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2009-10-25
- 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
- Amazon delivers strong Q3; shares skyrocket after hours
- Amazon easily beat Wall Street's estimates for its third quarter, reporting a net income of $199 million, or 45 cents per share, on sales of $5.45 billion, a 28 percent jump from the year-ago quarter. Analysts had been expecting earnings of 33 cents on sales of $5.03 billion. Statement ...
- Tags: E-reader, Amazon.com Inc., Kindle, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-10-22
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