Posts Tagged ‘entertainment’

21.5 and 27 inches iMac Updated with Core i3, i5, i7 and Faster Graphics Options

Written on July 28th, 2010 by dj boogzno shouts

Apple today has updated their existing iMac lineup by dumping Core 2 Duo altogether and bringing Intel’s Core i3, i5 and i7, along with faster graphics card options. Available in both 21.5 and 27 inches, the prices of both the entry level base model, and the flagship model remains same as the older ones, except that these new ones have more power then ever before.
Full details are as follows.

Apple Updates iMac Line

Introduces New Multi-Touch Magic Trackpad (more…)

Nook now available on Android devices

Written on July 22nd, 2010 by Troy Gayleno shouts

In an attempt to gain control of their fare market share of the e-reader game, Barnes and Noble has released Nook for Android.  They already have Blackberry and iPhone apps as well as a Pc and Mac clients so this was a pretty good move to try to make Nook a household name.

SESAC teams up with TuneSat for tv tracking

Written on May 10th, 2010 by Troy Gayleone shout

If you write music, you know SESAC is one of the premier PRO’s (performance rights organizations).  They ensure that their clients are paid every time their work is played or performed publicly via tv, radio, even elevators etc.  Traditionally the industry would use cue sheets in order to track music performances on television, but they are notorious for being inaccurate.  TuneSat on the other hand, has the ability to accurately detect even when played in the background under dialogue or sound effects.

Press release below: (more…)

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Solar gadget Accessory

Written on April 10th, 2010 by Troy Gayle2 shouts

We’ve all been out and about and for whatever reason, found ourselves with a dead battery and no where to juice up.  The god people at V-Dimension have felt or pain and come up with a solution.  They offer a variety of solar powered bags equipped with a rechargeable battery to breathe new life into our dying devices. (more…)

Saying “take a Chill Pill” is no longer an insult.

Written on February 16th, 2010 by Troy Gayleone shout

When visiting this years CES in Vegas, I ran across this cool lil mobile accessory. It’s called the Chill Pill  mobile speaker($49.99) from Chill Audio.  The presenter plugged them into his iPod, surprisingly, I could hear them pretty clearly over the noise of the convention floor.  Since i liked them so much, i had to get a pair to do a real world test.

chill pill mobile speakers

chill pill mobile speakers (more…)

Parrot gets lifted

Written on January 13th, 2010 by Troy Gayleno shouts

Parrot displayed their new toy and ultimate video game, the AR Drone at CES 2010. drone2 This 4 engine helicopter comes with two augmented reality games that can be played alone, or against other AR Drones.

It makes use of your iPod touch or your iPhones accelerometer to control it and uses the screen to view the 2 on board cameras.  drone cam view

Here’s a clip of the drone in action, games will never be the same again.

New Acer laptop is a Monster

Written on November 3rd, 2009 by Troy Gayleno shouts

 

Acer Aspire AS8940 notebook b&w

when you talk about Intel® Core(TM) i7 Quad-Core 720QM processor and Windows® 7 Home Premium and you put that together with an 18.4″ HD widescreen monitor, moster is the only way i can think to describe it.  Now i’m not sure I’d wanna tote it around all day, but if you’re serious about your gaming, movies and othe media, spec-wise, this bad boy has it all.

Acer Aspire AS8940G-6865

  • Intel® Core(TM) i7 Processor 720QM (1.60GHz, 6MB L3 Cache, 1333MHz FSB)
  • 18.4″ Full HD Widescreen CineCrystal(TM) LED-backlit Display
  • (1920×1080 Resolution, 16:9 Aspect Ratio)
  • 4GB DDR3 Dual-Channel 1066MHz Memory
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 250M with 1GB dedicated DDR3 VRAM
  • 500GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive (1)
  • 4X Blu-ray Disc(TM)/DVD SuperMulti Double-Layer Drive
  • Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader
  • Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100 802.11a//bg/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED®
  • Acer Crystal Eye(TM) Integrated Webcam
  • Touch-Capacitive Media Control Interface
  • 5 USB 2.0 Ports, 1 HDMI Port, 1 eSATA Port
  • 8-cell Li-Ion Battery (4800mAh)
  • Dolby Home Theater® Audio Enhancement
  • Acer CineSurround Sound System (5 built-in speakers)
  • Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
  • MSRP $1,349.99
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