Archive for April, 2010

Fusion Garage Open to Letting Owners Hack Their JooJoo Tablet

Posted April 30th, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

This is a positive sign. The Inquirer is reporting that Fusion Garage will enable JooJoo’s USB port to recognize a memory stick, external drive, or 3G dongle. The update will be pushed to customers with the next OS update (approximately in 30 days). Previously, the USB port was configured exclusively for charging the device’s battery. [...]

Comfort Technology Brings Lifetime Homes, Assistive Living

Posted April 30th, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

Much of our digital lifestyle is about convenience and entertainment, but there's a more serious role for Home Automation technologies too. Life expectancy continues to climb and older people can start to become less independent. Enter Comfort from Cytech, a comprehensive home security and domotics system that can be employed to help keep [...]

Windows 7 Powered HP Slate on the Chopping Block

Posted April 30th, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

Tough day for Windows users. Earlier we learned Microsoft would not be bringing their most exciting product in years to market, the Courier Booklet. Now TechCrunch is claiming that the HP Slate is being terminated and will not launch this Summer as expected, according to “a source who’s been briefed on the matter.” Whew…. Guess [...]

Vincent Audio Gives Hybrid Tube Amp and Preamp a Boost

Posted April 30th, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

Two of Vincent Audio's most popular products are getting an upgrade. High performance versions of both the SA-31 preamplifier and SP-331 Class AB amplifier (noted by the addition of MK
Read more… (http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-news/power-amplifier-news/vincent-audio-gives-hybrid-tube-amp-and-preamp-a-boost.html)
Go to Source

Olive Limited Edition Digital Music System Now Available in US

Posted April 30th, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

The Olive 4 music server and Olive 2 zone player have both been a big success for the company. They've even warranted a special edition that pairs style with the
Read more… (http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-news/music-servers-mp3-players-news/olive-limited-edition-digital-music-system-now-available-in-us.html)
Go to Source

Screen Innovations Releases Reference II Motorized Screens

Posted April 30th, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

Screen Innovations (SI) says that the new Reference II Motorized screens are their most elegant projector screens to date. It's fast, it's quiet, and it's a change to the way
Read more… (http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-news/video-projector-screens-news/screen-innovations-releases-reference-ii-motorized-screens.html)
Go to Source

Kansai Airport Boasts World’s Largest Curved Plasma

Posted April 30th, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

When it comes to overindulgent commercial installations, the only country that can hold a candle to the gool ol' US of A is Japan. For example, last year in Japan
Read more… (http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-news/plasma-hdtv-news/kansai-airport-boasts-worlds-largest-curved-plasma.html)
Go to Source

Microsoft Courier Tablet Shelved?

Posted April 30th, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

Gizmodo is reporting that the much anticipated dual-display, touch and pen-based Courier booklet/tablet is being shelved. What started out as an innovative concept is now, for the time being, being put on the back-burner. Frank Shaw, Microsoft VP of Communications, told Gizmodo that the Courier was an incubation project designed to help the company “foster [...]

Shuttle’s Intel Core i7, GeForce GTX 480-Ready SX58J3 SFF Desktop Is One Mean Machine

Posted April 30th, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

Get ready. This Summer Shuttle will unveil the most capable small form factor (SFF) barbones desktop PC to hit the market. The Shuttle SX58J3 is designed for hardcore gamers [PDF], but can easily double as a high-performance HTPC / Graphics / Video Editing workstation. Reason being, it supports Intel’s latest Core i7-980X Extreme Edition “Gulftown” [...]

Denon Expands Receiver Line with 10 Models

Posted April 29th, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

There are seven new Denon receivers heading to retails stores in the next few months. They're all part of what Denon calls the Retail Home Theater Series, which consists of
Read more… (http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-news/av-receiver-news/denon-expands-receiver-line-with-10-models.html)
Go to Source