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Sony Ericsson to release their own high end Android phone

Sony Ericsson announced that they are joining the Open Handset Alliance, just today they also announced that they are joining others who already jumped onto Android by planning to release an Android phone of their own. They didn’t release any details as to what kind of phone we’ll see from them but it could be [...]

Video review of the world’s sports video game…FIFA 09!!!

There’s this new saying going around EA sports these days. If ‘futbol’ is the world’s sport, then EA Sports’ FIFA video game franchise is the video game of the world. A new trailer for the highly internationally anticipated FIFA 09 video game for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. Check this trailer out as it [...]

Gte Sony’s XEL-1 OLED TV for cheaper at Sam’s Club

At SonyStyle.com their XEL-1 OLED TV’s are going for $2,499, but why pay that much when you can pay only $1,748 at Sam’s Club for the same thing. Amazing what buy from Sony Style can do to the price, huh?
I can see people getting it for the drop in price, but really an OLED [...]

Playstation3 sales are 84% higher than the Xbox 360, still far behind Wii

According to NPD Group Inc., Sony’s Playstation 3 outsold Microsoft’s Xbox 360 by a whopping 84 percent. The popular PS3 80GB Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle pack was a major factor that contributed to 405,488 overall sales for the PS3 in June. 774,647 units of Metal Gear Solid 4 were sold in June alone. It [...]

New pivoting HDMI cable from Panasonic

Mounting your TV in a tight spot or need some extra clearance for your cables? This cool new HDMI cable from Panasonic can flex 180 degrees to fit in the tightest of spaces. Price hasn’t been set yet but they’re expected to be available in August.
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[Source: gizmodo ]

Intelligent HDMI inputs

Silicone Image has released two all new quad-port 170MHz 36bit analog color input processors, the Sil9251 and Sil9261. These two new processors for digital TVs and audio/video products offer improved analog and digital quality by incorporating Silicon Image’s InstaPort, MHL and ChromaViv technology. This in turn greatly reduces switching times between HDMI devices and [...]

What exactly is HDMI?

Ever wonder what exactly HDMI is and why you should use HDMI cables for your home audio/video system?
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[Source: Cnet via Youtube]

Press Release: Silicon Image Input Processors Deliver Extraordinary 170MHz 36-bit Analog Quality with New HDMI Features

Featuring InstaPort, Mobile High-Definition Link and ChromaViv Technologies
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Silicon Image, Inc. (Nasdaq: SIMG - News), a leader in semiconductors and intellectual property for the secure storage, distribution and presentation of high-definition content, today announced two new quad-port 170MHz 36-bit analog color input processors, the SiI9251 and SiI9261, for digital television [...]

GEFEN’S HDMI OVER RGB EXTENSION SOLUTION ENABLES HI-DEF UPGRADES WITHOUT REPLACING CABLES

The sender/receiver system enables current video systems using 5BNC cabling to upgrade both the audio/video source and the display or projector to the expanded HDMI v1.3 format, leaving original conduit cables intact. Hi-def video in resolutions to 1080p with multi-channel audio is transmitted up to 100 meters in distance with zero signal delays or dropouts.

Art Lebedev Studio selling fully OLED Optimus Maximus computer keyboard

I previously posted about OLED displays. Just to show you the full power of OLED, you must check this out. Design firm Art Lebedev Studio has been working on an OLED keyboard for the past few years. I remember hearing about through Popular Science several years ago, but figured it was just [...]