Teen’s Laptop Stolen While He Was Using It
A 13-year-old boy’s laptop computer was stolen early Saturday morning. The teen was sitting on his front porch in the 1500 block of Berryhill Street. Two other teenage boys came up and demanded he give over his computer, one of the robbers may have had a gun. Continue reading
Gadgets for the great outdoors
The ultimate gadgets to keep everything from camping to mountain climbing hassle-free Continue reading
Laptop Rescue keeps networker lifeblood pumping
Laptops are fast becoming a communication lifeblood – and two Wellington businessmen have set up an emergency rescue service to keep consumers connected. Continue reading
Gadgets fit for a dorm
It’s time for college students to begin fall classes, so we thought it would be good to compile a list of gadgets for college dorms and apartments. The obvious ones, like smart phones, laptops, iPads and calculators, aren’t listed here because we went for the fun and unique gadgets instead. Continue reading
Laptop innovation flop: Detachable displays
Laptop innovations, like the trackpad and built-in webcam, have been hits. Continue reading
HDTV Listings for April 13, 2009
Filed under: ABC, CBS, Discovery-HD, ESPN-HD, Fox, HBO-HD, NBC, TNT-HD, Listings
What we’re watching tonight:
- ABC (720p) has Dancing With the Stars at 8 p.m. and Castle at 10:02 p.m.
- Fox (720p) has House at 8 p.m. and 24 at 9 p.m.
- NBC (1080i) lines up Chuck at 8 p.m. followed by Heroes and Medium
- CBS (1080i) has The Big Bang Theory at 8 p.m., followed by How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Rules of Engagement, and CSI: Miami at
JVC intros 1080p GD-463D10 3D LCD monitor in Japan
Filed under: Displays, JVC, LCD
Not that JVC’s been avoiding the 3D bandwagon or anything, but it has yet to formally introduce a 3D HDTV to really take advantage of the in-home 3D revolution that 3D backers just swear is right around the bend. The GD-463D10 is a 46-inch LCD HDTV with a native 1,920 x 1080 resolution, 2,000:1 contrast ratio, twin ten-watt speakers and support for three-dee material. We’re also told that the set will come bundled with a pair of polarized glasses when it ships in Japan early next month. The only problem? That… Continue reading
Dell to launch smartphones in China by end of year
After having its prototypes rejected a few times over by carriers here in America, it seems that Michael Dell is taking his smartphone initiative overseas. ‘Course, he’ll need something mighty special to outshine Lenovo’s OPhone over in China, but we digress. Hot on the heels of rumors galore, Reuters is reporting that Dell is indeed aiming to launch multiple smartphones in the Chinese market before the dawn of 2010. A pair of analysts have asserted that the firm is working with Chi Mei Communications — an unlisted unit of Taiwan’s Hon Hai — on the hardware front, while China-based Red Office is engineering the operating system. Not surprisingly, spokespeople from… Continue reading
Verizon’s FiOS TV expansions: April 11, 2009
Filed under: Industry, Fiber, Internet
This week Verizon’s taken some time off from its expansionist FiOS TV policies, instead highlighting the upcoming UEFA Champions League playoffs subscribers can catch on ESPN 360, and a new multiyear deal making it the first distributor to offer Yankees games on-demand from the YES Network. Otherwise, we’ve got the obligatory response to the FCC’s national broadband plans, we’ll be back next week to see if there’s any new rollouts to speak of. Read – Verizon and ESPN360.com Bring High-Powered European Soccer League Playoffs to American Online Audience Read – Verizon Statement on FCC Broadband Plan… Continue reading
Palm Pre spotted just minding its own business in San Fran?
We can’t vouch for the authenticity of these shots, but the fact that there’s fully five of them posted certainly lends some element of legitimacy. What’s more, the first half ‘09 window is still very much confirmed by Palm, so let’s be honest: there pretty much have to be Pres floating around in some circles at this point. We didn’t necessarily anticipate “some circles” to mean “two peeps chilling at San Francisco’s Bring Your Own Wheel race,” but hey, whatever works. Catch another glorious shot in the wild after the break.[Via Boy Genius Report]
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Momitsu BDP-899 promises out of the box region free Blu-ray for cheap
Looking for region-free Blu-ray and DVD support? The Momitsu BDP-899 fits the bill, including BD-Live and Dolby TrueHD output. It’s not clear whether multi region support is included by default or only due to retailer mods, but the BDP-899 can be manually changed between DVD & Blu-ray regions when there isn’t a disc in the tray via a code input by the remote. We found a few reviews indicating its region switching and PAL/NTSC conversion works as advertised, though checking out every possible combination could stress anyone’s disc library. At $349, it’s the cheapest BD-Live compatible region free player we’ve seen, although questions about how fast Momitsu will… Continue reading
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