Archive for September, 2010

Optoma Solves the 720p 3D Projector Problem

Posted September 30th, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

Are you using a 720p projector? Don't feel bad, 720p is a fine resolution, and it's on par with most television shows and videogames. Sure, you could do better, but
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Samsung Adds Streaming 3D Content with Explore 3D

Posted September 30th, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

3D content is tough to come by, so when a new source of it is announced, it becomes a pretty big deal to fans of the technology. The latest is
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Roku Joins the Hulu Plus Party

Posted September 30th, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

Roku has been making a huge push over the last month. The company announced new players and boasted superiority over the new Apple TV, but the latest addition to Roku's
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Kindle Owners Tend to be Wealthy and Educated, iPad Owners Tend to be Under 35 and Male

Posted September 30th, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

The Nielsen Company earlier this week released the results of a study consisting of 5,000 consumers who own a tablet computer, eReader device, netbook, portable media player, and/or smartphone. To say the least, the results were interesting. We’ve heard before that Apple customers are generally more affluent and hip (and some say sexier) than the [...]

Annoyingly Loud TV Commercials Are Steps Away from Being Outlawed

Posted September 30th, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

Good news! The US Senate has passed the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (aka CALM). The bill now goes back to the House, who previously gave it the green light, for final approval and then to the president’s desk for signing. I for one am looking forward to this. The new law would put the [...]

Free Flash Based Home Automation Front End Controls Your House

Posted September 30th, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

Over the past few weeks our xAP forum has been a hot bed of activity as the application formerly known as 'xAP Joggler' has been updated to 'xAP Flash', reflecting its ability to run on other hardware (and indeed any Flash capable browser). So if you're looking for a Flash [...]

QNAP Releases the Updated NMP-1000P Networked Media Player

Posted September 29th, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

It’s been exactly one year since QNAP launched the NMP-1000 Networked Media Player. Now, QNAP is replacing that model with the NMP-1000P, a device that features Sigma Designs’ latest chip capable of full 1080p HD video with Dolby and DTS multi-channel surround sound. This product, unlike most of its media streamer competitors, can double as [...]

Apple TV to Run on Apple’s iPad?

Posted September 29th, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

A couple of interesting Apple TV developments today. First off, a hacker has figured out how to get Apple TV, which is really an iOS app called Lowtide, to run — though a bit hobbled — on a 4th generation iPod touch (see video below). There’s also clues that Apple may port Lowtide for use [...]

ARCHOS 43 Internet Tablet Gets the Hands-on Treatment

Posted September 29th, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

Charbax at ArchosFans.com has posted a fantastic hands-on video of ARCHOS’ new 4.3-inch Android MID/Tablet, the ARCHOS 43 Internet Tablet. As you’ll see in the video attached here, the 9, 16GB ARCHOS 43 packs quite a punch, feature-wise, in such a svelte package. The device has obviously been designed with VoIP calls in mind, HD [...]

Comcast Customers Can Get Free 3D Movies

Posted September 29th, 2010 by Admin | No Comments

If you're the proud owner of a 3D TV, you may have noticed that there's not a lot out in terms of content. You've got a few Blu-rays and the
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