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Entries for August, 2008

Apple Submits Touchscreen Computer Patent with Demon Monkey Hand

Apple just submitted another Patent Application- this time for some kind of touch screen device.  As always, Apple doesn’t always produce what they patent, but this may be a preview of what we have to expect in the future.  That aside, what the hell are wrong with those hands?  They looks like demon monkey hands, [...]

HDMI cable deals on Amazon

With another wave of HDTV pricecuts on the way just in time for Labor Day and the popularity of Blu-ray players and Playstation 3’s on the rise more and more people will be in need of high-quality HDMI cables. It’s always a good idea to get the best HDTV and Blu-ray player you can afford [...]

The IEEE introduces a new wireless standard, 802.11r

802.11n has been stuck in endless certification hell for years, yet the IEEE keeps cranking out additional wireless standards — the latest is 802.11r, which allows devices to move from access point to access point with less than 50ms in downtime, even for authenticated connections. That’s quick enough to keep a voice call alive, which [...]

LG releases new 1080p upscaling DVD player

LG revealed a stylish new DVD player on their Swedish site. The DVS450H is a top loading, ultra thin player that can be mounted vertically or horizontally on your wall. Featuring HDMI outputs and the ability to upconvert DVD movies to 1080p it is one of LGs best DVD players. Also included is a USB [...]

Mitsubishi HDTV that can stream Blu-ray content throughout your house

Mitsubishi recently accounted their Mitsubishi Living Fit TV which takes advantage of their WHDI (wireless HD) technology that helps make devices operate with each other. The product comes in two parts: A very thin and cool looking LCD TV and the other is a separate box that is a Blu-ray player that sends a wireless [...]

New Gears of War 2 Screenshots released

November 7th can’t come any sooner. Most of us gamers would probably know that date as the day Gears of Wars 2 will release for Microsoft’s Xbox 360. And those same gamers simply just can’t wait till the new Gears of Wars 2 comes out. Here’s a little present for those gamers.

I don’t know about [...]

More Sony PS3 price cuts seem unlikely

Many of us were expecting more price cuts for the Sony Playstation 3. But unfortunately, Sony Corp. Chairman and CEO Howard Stringer has stated in an interview that Sony Playstation 3 price cuts are unlikely before this Christmas season. The Playstation 3 console’s lifetime-to-date sales still trail that of the Nintendo Wii and the Microsoft [...]

Trailer for PS3 exclusive inFamous video game

Over a year ago at the E3 2007 Press Conference, Sucker Punch Productions and Sony Computer Entertainment announced that a game entitled inFamous is being developed. A new trailer for the video game was just released. Check this video trailer out:

For those who are unfortunately uninformed, inFamous is a sandbox-style video game. The story is [...]

‘NFL Head Coach ‘09′ demo on Xbox Live

Is it your dream to become an NFL head coach? Well with EA Sports’ NFL Head Coach 09′ will make that dream a reality. It has just been announced that a demo of NFL Head Coach 09 will be available at the Xbox Live Marketplace. New features for the game include an NFL Draft, Live [...]

Sony shows off 200Hz MotionFlow Bravia Z4500

We’ve got a comparison video: 200Hz Motionflow on the left, your father’s 50Hz on the right.  We could defintely see the difference in the uh, highly controlled demo. Question is: can you when this thing shows up at the local big box before Xmas. Watch the video by clicking the link:
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-Jameson