It never failed that when someone would visit while I was testing the Hillcrest Loop pointer, they would invariably pick it up and wear it like it was an over-sized bangle — because at first glance, that is exactly what it resembles. But the Loop is much more than just a piece of giant plastic [...]
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Never Miss a Minute of the Game to Open a Brew!
It is March Madness, the game is coming to a close and yet another of your bracket picks is about to fall. You do not want to miss the last second shot from the latest 14th seed Cinderella story. If you are like me, there will now be three or four bracket pools that will [...]
Idol Thoughts: Does Anyone Care Anymore?
Four or five years ago my kids got my wife and I involved watching American Idol from the very beginning of the season, since it was something they discussed with their friends. In various articles I’ve been pretty clear that my musical tastes range pretty far from the popular realm, but family time trumps all [...]
Video Review: Stop Vampire Power from Sucking with iGo
Vampire power is the power your electronic devices use when they’re turned off. Example: You plug your digital camera into an electrical outlet to re-charge its battery. Once the battery is fully charged the camera keeps taking power from the wall and attempts to give it to the camera’s battery even though it doesn’t need [...]
Using your TV to download the Weather Channel Android app
We all watch TV. Its what we do when we aren’t online or going out into the real world. We just thought it was for watching the Lost premiere or that special episode of Mythbusters, but now, TV has gone and done something different. In this new world of digital convergence, you can now download [...]
Conan Walks Away From NBC; Should He Bother With a Network?
By now the news has spread about Conan’s final settlement with NBC. It is tough to be Conan, walking away with only $33 million and no Tonight Show (and apparently no rights to Triumph the Dog!). Now the question becomes, what does he do next? Rumors say Fox has been putting out some feelers, but [...]
Craigslist Proves The Written Word Is More Powerful Than the Middle Finger
Image courtesy MyShopify Sure, Conan O’Brien has made a few jokes here and there about the “Tonight Show” controversy. And certainly NBC haven’t managed to keep their mouths shut about their perspective on the whole thing. But nothing beats Conan’s listing on Craigslist…proving (in addition to his amazing press release) that nothing can be funnier [...]
That Thrilling Football Broadcast Contains HOW MUCH Football!?!
Photo illustration: Jeff Mangiat, photos, Getty Images (2), Associated Press (cheerleader), NFL (replay) Have you ever watched a football game and felt like there was a whole lot of everything else but not much actual, y’know … football? Well, you were not wrong. According to an article at the Wall Street Journal, the average football [...]
Elgato announces EyeTV One tuner
I been using the EyeTV Hybrid for some time now to stream live TV from my cable connection to my iPhone as well as watch cable TV on my iMac. But I realize this sort of situation isn’t for everyone as it requires a direct cable connection from the outside to the EyeTV hybrid. Elgato [...]
Oregan Networks To Bring Apps, Widgets and Rich Internet Entertainment to Your Living Room
[image courtesy of FutureNet] One of the trends at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show was furthering the convergence of the Web with home entertainment. Manufacturers will be rolling out more products that integrate internet access and rich web content without the need for secondary set top boxes to bring the services and applications you want [...]
Amulet Launch 2nd Generation Voice-enabled Remote at CES
Lets face it. Not only are we becoming more wireless, but we are also becoming hands free. From voice dictation to voice activation, our gear has begun to listen. Amulet Devices announced this voice-enabled remote at CES this week. The remote is the first of its kind for Windows 7 Media Center. Read the full [...]
Digital TV on Your Smartphone From Cydle
With the switch to digital, the idea of the pocket tv is all but dead. You can’t walk around with your rabbit-eared portable tv anymore to get your daily soaps. Never fear, though, because Cydle has a solution: Digital tv for your smartphone! And not only will you be able to watch digital tv on [...]
Does 3-D make you queasy?
I have been at CES this week on behalf of another web site. As I have been here, I have noticed that one of the biggest themes is 3-D. We have 3-D televisions, 3-D movies, make your own 3-D movies, 3-D on your laptop…Its the “I want my 3-D TV!” CES. I was talking to [...]
Captain Picard to be Sir Captain Picard!
Image from MyPetJawa After countless face-offs with Q, being a prisoner of the Cardassians and making first contact without ruining history, Captain Picard has finally been given the recognition he deserves. CNN is reporting that Patrick Stewart is being knighted, and while it is well deserved for his myriad roles, he will always be Captain [...]
Time Warner Trying to GET TOUGH With NewsCorp and Scripps Howard
Another year has gone by and another set of networks is trying to charge more to the cable providers for their content. Rupert Murdoch’s NewsCorp, parent company of FX, Fox News Channel and of course Fox owned Fox affiliates, now wants a dollar per subscriber for letting Time Warner to carrier these broadcast affiliates that [...]
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