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Entries for July, 2008

Merger between Sirius and XM completes, forming Sirius XM Radio

The merger between Sirius Radio and XM Radio is now complete. The new company will be named Sirius XM Radio will be headquartered in New York, and expects to save about $400 million in 2009 while earning $300 million. However, if you are a serious investor don’t go looking to buy just yet, [...]

Dell introduces 16:9 ratio screens to their lineup

Dell has recently introduced their S2409W 24-inch screen with a wider 16:9 ratio. Resolution is reduced from their previous model from 1920×1200 to 1920×1080 but the resolution better matches Blu-ray and other HD outputs of 1080p. The screen also includes an HDMI input for Blu-ray players and video game consoles like the Sony Playstation 3. [...]

Blu-Ray review: Incubus Alive at Red Rocks

Recorded July 26, 2004 at the famous Red Rocks amphitheater Incubus Alive at Red Rocks was an awesome DVD, now it’s even better on Blu-ray! This is a must have for any Incubus fan as they play many of their hits that defined the band and made them who they are, and as usual Incubus [...]

LG to provide tru2way HD

LG announced it has made a deal with US cable providers to support tru2way which is a new two-directional HD video standard. The deal between LG and six large US cable providers, Time Warner, Cox and Comcast to name a few, will confirm that these cable companies will provide support for tru2way on their [...]

Playstation 3 launches their Greatest Hits titles

Starting today, Sony is launching their Greatest Hits series of PS3 games. The PS3’s Greatest Hits feature new packaging and a lower price of $30 per game. Similar to the Greatest Hits series for the PS2, the PS3’s Greatest Hits will feature PS3 exclusive and non-exclusive games that have sold really well and have become [...]

320GB HDMI capable media player from Sarotech

Sarotech has released their Abigs DVP-260x media player which features a 2.5-inch display, 320GB of storage space and can support 1080p HDMI and 5.1-channel sound. It gets better, the media player also has an built-in FM transmitter and a photo viewer. An iPod killer? No, but it sure is cool!
Sarotech’s 160GB model retails for $278 [...]

HDTV Maker Olevia files for Bankruptcy after Parent Company Syntax-Brillian fails

Olevia, the company famous for selling low cost HDTVs to consumers is in a bit of trouble after it’s parent company Syntax-Brillian filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this month. Olevia was formed after the formerly separate Syntax and Brillian corporations combined through a merger in 2005.
The Tempe, Arizona-based Syntax-Brillian also entered into a [...]

I got wood, a wood USB memory stick

It seems like more and more crazy USB memory sticks are hitting the market every day. These memory sticks from ooms are definitely unique. Made from individual pieces of real wood, no two memory sticks are the same.
Available in Europe they sell in three sizes: 256MB, 512MB and 1GB. These are the some of the [...]

Sony, Sharp, Hitachi, Samsung and Motorola Agree on Amimon Whole-House Wireless HD Standard

Companies Sony, Sharp, Hitachi, Samsung and Motorola have agreed on Amimon’s Whole-House Wireless HD standard. This comes as exciting news to those who were waiting to have a formalized wireless standard that would be able to handle streaming HD video. Along with Amimon, these companies have banded together to form to standardize their [...]

Killer Deal on HDMI ready PC Graphics Card

Looking for an HDMI ready PC graphics card, but don’t want to lay down the big bucks? Well, the guys over at Gizmodo have a new Dealzmodo that will blow your socks off. For only $19 dollars after a mail in rebate, you can get a Asus ATI Radeon HD3450 that is HDMI [...]