If you were signed up on Oppo's mailing list regarding the BDP-95 (home-theater-news/blu-ray-hardware-news/oppo-announces-the-bdp-95-audiophile-blu-ray-player.html) then you probably got the same email as the rest of us. The company gave customers
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Archive for January, 2011
Oppo Allows Early BDP-95 Purchases and Sells Out Fast
Posted January 31st, 2011 by Admin | No CommentsACX 3D Glasses-Free TV Gets US Distributor
Posted January 31st, 2011 by Admin | No CommentsYou probably haven't heard of ACX or their new distributor M. Rothman & Co, but those names may soon be very familiar. The pair of company have agreed to an
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IntoNow’s New Social TV / Audio Detection App Breaks New Ground
Posted January 31st, 2011 by Admin | No CommentsSay hello to IntoNow everyone. It’s a new Social TV app for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad (soon for Android, Web, etc.) that features a proprietary audio detection component called SoundPrint that can identify the TV show or movie you’re watching — pre-recorded, place-shifted, or live — with a press of a button. It’s actually pretty [...]
See Motorola’s ATRIX 4G Smartphone Double As a Connected TV Device
Posted January 31st, 2011 by Admin | No CommentsAs you’re all already aware, smartphones are getting smarter and more powerful by the day. At CES 2011 Motorola demonstrated their upcoming ATRIX 4G smartphone, running Android, that got people talking about its ability to be docked into a netbook-like peripheral and power a custom webtop interface — all while still providing a separate screen [...]
Make Any TV Remote Solar Powered
Posted January 31st, 2011 by Admin | No CommentsFor the DIYers out there, MAKE magazine has a video how-to detailing what you need to do in order to convert your standard, battery-powered TV remote into a solar-powered TV remote. The project makes use of the SunMod Kit and requires rechargeable AA or AAA NiMH batteries, multimeter, soldering iron, and a Dremel tool to [...]
Amazon Prime Members Getting FREE Netflix-like Unlimited VOD Access
Posted January 30th, 2011 by Admin | No CommentsThis is kind of wild. An Amazon Prime member tipped Engadget that he now has access to 5,000 movies and TV shows at no additional cost through Amazon’s Video On Demand service. A Prime membership normally just entitles one to free 2-day shipping on all orders, but the addition of free streaming access as part [...]
Target, Walmart roll out Super Bowl HDTV deals: Worth the hype?
Posted January 29th, 2011 by Admin | No CommentsFollowing Best Buy’s lead, Target and Walmart have announced HDTV deals in anticipation of the Super Bowl a week from Sunday. Both include Vizio LCDs and Samsung LED-backlit LCD sets.In fact, both have the Samsung UN40C5000 40-inch 1080p 60Hz LED HDTV on sale with just separating their prices. Walmart has it for 8 and [...]
RAVEn + Energy Calendar = Power energy monitoring system
Posted January 29th, 2011 by Admin | No CommentsRainforest Automation – producer USB ZigBee dongle and ZigBee powered energy meter chose Energy Calendar by Empower Software as a user interface to give consumers an effective way to control their energy consumption. See the full press release after break.
Empower Software and Rainforest Automation Partnership Aims to Engage Consumers for Smart Grid
Vancouver, BC- January 28, [...]
Step by step manual to install XBMC on AppleTV2
Posted January 28th, 2011 by Admin | No CommentsUnplggd posted step by step manual to jailbreak AppleTV2 and install XBMC on it. Unfortunately you need a Mac for jailbreak process. It makes hacker’s life harder (for example, I should get Mac from somebody from my friends). But anyway, except that there is nothing complicated. So, use it to build small, quiet, stylish and [...]
Gorenje iChef oven with finger-friendly touchscreen
Posted January 28th, 2011 by Admin | No CommentsCompany produced kitchen appliances continue to make glad of consumers. We already wrote about smart kitchen from LG and Kenmore, smart fridge from Samsung or Electrolux. Now it’s time for iChef oven by Gorenje. The oven sports large finger-friendly touchscreen to display a cooking program menu from SIMPLEbake, AUTObake, MYbake, EXTRA and PRObake to STEPbake. [...]