May 18, 2008
Filed under: Desktops, Gaming
AMD may not currently be capable of besting Intel in the market, but hey, why not start up another marketing program to kickstart sales?
LIVE! gives way to GAME!, which is an AMD-run certification for classifying premium PC gaming rigs. What constitutes a GAME! PC? Why, AMD-based machine featuring a Phenom, Turion Ultra, or Athlon CPU, and ATI Radeon HD 3000 series graphics. Users can expect GAME! systems immediately or in short order from bigger direct-order names like Alienware and Velocity Micro, as well as from other smaller bandwagon-jumpers.
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May 18, 2008
Filed under: Portable Audio
If there's one thing that could put a stop to terrorism once and for all, it's this DAP. Nothing strikes fear into the heart of an anti-American jihadist like this hideous MP3 player loaded up with Deerhoof b-sides and the entire Duran Duran back-catalog. The next time you snake under barbed wire and behind enemy lines, let them know where you're coming from by flashing this baby before you unload round after round of righteousness. Sure, it's only got 1GB of storage, but it's not about how many tracks you've got -- it's about showing off your American spirit with this Chinese-made product.
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May 18, 2008
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
If you've been holding off on getting an
A3 for some strange reason, perhaps a bump in capacity will push you over the edge. That's right, Cowon's little performer just got more junk in the trunk -- 80GB of junk, to be exact. Sure, you'll have to drop €448 (or about $691) on this thing, but think of all the pics, music, and "movies" you'll be able to load up on it.
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May 18, 2008
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
If you've been holding off on getting an
A3 for some strange reason, perhaps a bump in capacity will push you over the edge. That's right, Cowon's little performer just got more junk in the trunk -- 80GB of junk, to be exact. Sure, you'll have to drop €448 (or about $691) on this thing, but think of all the pics, music, and "movies" you'll be able to load up on it.
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May 18, 2008
Filed under: Home Entertainment
Although DISH Network's
previous quarter wasn't anything to write home about, it sounds like the satcaster (
EchoStar, technically) isn't going to allow its set-top line to grow stale in the process. During the recent Team Summit in Nashville, Tennessee, DISH's CEO Charlie Ergen reiterated that it would be beaming out "more than 100 national HD channels" by the end of 2008, and he also made mention that the EchoStar 11 satellite would lift off in July. Most interesting, however, was all the talk about the new STBs. The forthcoming ViP 722 will be the first HD DVR from the outfit with loads of Sling technology built in -- not too shocking considering the recent
acquisition. Additionally, the box is said to feature an all new interface and the ability to browse to (select) websites, double as a
SlingCatcher and even handle
Clip & Sling duties. There's plenty more where this came from, so be sure and hit the read link when you've got some spare time for reading.
[Via
GizmoLovers]
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May 18, 2008
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Media PCs
Just like efforts to close the
analog hole, our old friend the
broadcast flag (don't remember what that is and how it was
defeated? Take a quick trip
back to 2005 with us) has reared its ugly head again. Displaying the kind of tenacity rarely seen outside of horror movie villains and potential presidential candidates, some Vista Media Center users have apparently gotten the above popup while trying to record broadcast TV from NBC. Since the FCC regulation giving the broadcast flag its power to remotely disable your recording ability was overturned, not only should it not be enabled, there's no reason the system should respond if it were. The EFF's working with the makers of the
HDHomeRun to find out why this happened at all (although it's not the
first time); whether it's an honest mistake somewhere or if Microsoft slipped a bit of extra DRM into its latest OS.
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May 18, 2008
Filed under: Cellphones
A video doing the rounds on the interblogs is apparently showcasing not one but two new
Sony Ericsson handsets. It's unclear just exactly what models we're seeing in the clip, nor do we know if they're prototypes or actual production versions, though they do bear a few similarities to the forthcoming
X1. One thing is for sure, Sony is definitely pushing the convergence angle on its new phones, highlighting lots of multimedia, data sharing, and a suspiciously familiar chat app. Check out another pic and the full video after the break.
[Thanks, Dion]
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May 18, 2008
Filed under: Displays, HDTV
Samsung's
stream of
82-inch monsters packing the company's latest technology continues unabated, this time a minor update to the
QuadHD behemoth we saw at CES brings so-outdated 120Hz motion processing and LED backlighting to keep blur and judder far, far away. We know what you're thinking, its 3840x2160 resolution is no good unless you can write on it, luckily Samsung also has an 82-inch ultra high definition e-Board in its
SID 2008 booth. OLED fans take heart, Samsung has reached economies of scale, hopefully meaning
reasonably priced (and
longer lasting) thin screens are due sooner instead of later. The
Korea Times notes LG's at the show as well, showcasing LCD roll-printing technology to replace the photolithography process that currently births the flat panels on our walls, but we simply can't be bothered with a company that's only the number two LCD manufacturer in the world.
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May 18, 2008
Filed under: Displays
We've seen all sorts hip-cool
interactive window installations, usually comprised of a camera for a modicum of interactivity and a projector or a display for screening the results. The Salling store in Arhus, Denmark is taking things a bit further and making the window itself interactive. There's still a camera to sense motion, but instead of a display there's some fancy window tech that makes sections of the glass transparent or not based on where the person is standing. Sure, the idea of having to walk up to a window and wave your arms around to reveal what's behind it might seem a bit counter-intuitive, but at least it'll give the loiterers something to do. Video is after the break.
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May 18, 2008
Filed under: Displays
We've seen all sorts hip-cool
interactive window installations, usually comprised of a camera for a modicum of interactivity and a projector or a display for screening the results. The Salling store in Arhus, Denmark is taking things a bit further and making the window itself interactive. There's still a camera to sense motion, but instead of a display there's some fancy window tech that makes sections of the glass transparent or not based on where the person is standing. Sure, the idea of having to walk up to a window and wave your arms around to reveal what's behind it might seem a bit counter-intuitive, but at least it'll give the loiterers something to do. Video is after the break.
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