Jul 11th, 2007
by hueland.
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If you like gadgets you need my RSS feed. It keeps you up-to-date on all the gizmos you love!Filed under: Decor, Celebrity Shopping
Trump’s at it again, lending his name to another product. This time, unlike Trump Vodka, it’s something he might actually use. He has partnered up again with Staples (the office supply company [...]
Jul 11th, 2007
by hueland.
Amazon.com Widgets Filed under: Water
Vripack ship brokers sold the exploration yacht Turmoil last year and now they have put her sister ship on the market. Dardanella is a 121-foot research vessel designed to travel all around the world. The yacht has a full aluminum construction and underwent a refit in 2006/2007 in which [...]
Jul 11th, 2007
by hueland.
Filed under: DVRs, Satellite
Love it or hate it, the HR20 is here to stay, and one thing its got going for it is a 300GB hard drive, which is bigger than just about any DVR sold today — including the Series3. But, just like many other DVRs out there, it is possible to upgrade the [...]
Jul 11th, 2007
by hueland.
Filed under: Journeys
The latest Las Vegas hotel to get a makeover will be the Luxor. As the Las Vegas Strip moves away from the its more theme park-like phase, the Egyptian theme of the Luxor seems a bit dated. Of course when your hotel has a giant pyramid it’s a part of a challenge to [...]
Jul 11th, 2007
by hueland.
David Faulkner asked: Model railroading in a simple concept that even the most novice of collectors and hobbyists can enjoy with no prior experience. It is based on small models of tunnels, trains, rails and scenery that actually mirror the life sized versions that we see every day. It has been viewed as a child’s [...]
Jul 11th, 2007
by hueland.
Last night I spoke with Andrew Deal. Founder and CEO of Vancouver, Washington company CelleCast.com and they are taking an interesting approach to mobile phone audio distribution. While the concept of deliverying audio content via regular phone audio signal is not new, the messaging of how they are promoting it is and is worth mentioning. [...]
Jul 11th, 2007
by hueland.
Filed under: Displays, Samsung, LCD
All those DLP sets from Samsung we saw at CES are finally hitting store shelves. In addition to 1080p across the board in the 76, 87 and 89 series sets, all of the displays are 3D-ready (with a $100 add-on kit that includes the necessary LCD glasses) and feature 10,000:1 contrast [...]
Jul 11th, 2007
by hueland.
Today at its holiday preview in New York, Samsung showed off three camcorders that the company wants to use to jumpstart an industry that has slowed down. What’s your video preference? Burn to DVD? Capture in HD? Get it up on the web ASAP? Here’s the breakdown of the models:
• The flagship SC-HMX10 is a [...]
Jul 11th, 2007
by hueland.
Yes, these now-blessed hands that typed this story got to rock out on the Rock Band drumset earlier today. Here’s what I thought:
The drums were designed with care. Four pads with subtle color rings can be adjusted for play while either standing or sitting, while a foot pedal for the bass sits on the [...]
Jul 11th, 2007
by hueland.
Filed under: Displays, Samsung, Plasma
Samsung is also finally ready to loose its 94 series plasmas (and a 58-inch version of its 84 series) today, featuring 1080p displays, 15,000:1 contrast ratio, 3 CEC HDMI ports, Ultra FilterBright light diffusion, 18-bit color processing, ATSC / clear QAM tuners, and USB. The 94 series packs one extra special [...]