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Skype’s new Mac beta delivers Boingo hotspot Wi-Fi access and screen sharing. Screen sharing is showing who you’re talking to what’s on your screen. Neat stuff. [Skype via Lifehacker] https://lifehacker.com/skype-2-8-beta-adds-screen-sharing-wi-fi-access-tool-5125371
We’ve all been there (who’ve touched a woman’s torso). The passion. The heat. The clasp. The smug, “maybe you should practice this when I’m not home.” The smugger, “maybe I do!” Now here’s the solution. The Magnetic CoreBra features a front clasp that closes not via standard hooks but magnetic clasps. To breach the bustier,…
Digital Photography School has a tutorial on how to photograph fire. Basically, spot focus on the flame and overexpose a few stops to compensate for the fire’s brightness. [DigitalPhotographySchool via Lifehacker] https://lifehacker.com/poladroid-digital-polaroid-app-released-for-windows-31034160
We’re still more than excited about USB 3.0, but those of us expecting it to reach promised transfer speeds of 5000Mb/s this year are overly optimistic. https://gizmodo.com/the-best-gadgets-to-come-in-2009-5121244 According to a TD Daily interview with a representative of the USB Implementers Forum, when USB 3.0 devices hit shelves in late 2009, we can anticipate transfer speeds…
I almost expect Vizio to drop the price on its VBR100 Blu-ray player to $150 street at launch, but a $200 MSRP for a BD-Live player ain’t a bad starting point. The VIZIO Blu-ray Player Providing the most superb images and stunning audio performance, Blu-ray discs deliver 1080p perfection. Retailing for $199.99, the release of…
This sure isn’t something I’d ever need, but flight sim nerds are sure to be jazzed about the new Saitek Aviator Flight Sticks for their console of choice. Both the Xbox 360 and PS3 models are compatible with your PC, if you like to mix things up. They both have their console-specific buttons, of course,…
Samsung’s P3 media player, an iPod Touch-challenging capicitative PMP with “desktop” widgets, haptic feedback, extensive video and audio format support and a sleek metal case is heading to the US. The Good: We’ve been eyeballing the Asian version of the P3 for a minute, and it looks like a solid successor to the P2, whose…
Samsung’s latest two BD-Live Blu-ray decks are design conscious to the max-one is a wall-mountable 1.5-inches thin (BD-P4600) and the other is a low-profile, sleek tabletop deck (BD-P3600), and both stream Netflix and Pandora. Nice to see some creativity in the BD player zone-the wall-mountable 4600 especially, which reminds me a lot of Naoto Fukasawa’s…
Last CES, we wondered where Samsung’s superb LED TVs were hiding. Here they are: Three new LED LCD series-all with uber-dark blacks, the high end with 240Hz, and each just over an inch thick. Whoa. https://gizmodo.com/samsungs-high-end-lcds-for-2008-series-6-and-7-hdtvs-g-341062 The LNXXB8000, LNXXB7000 and LNXXB6000 all feature super-slim (“around an inch” for all three) Touch of Color bezels (the…
Samsung’s HT-BD8200 soundbar does the standard virtual-5.1-channel sound jig just fine—the kicker is that it plays Blu-ray discs, streams Netflix/Padora, and has USB- in and an iPod dock, with optional wi-fi. That’s a lotta sources. The 2.1 setup doesn’t say how many individual drivers create the simulated surround (Yamaha’s sound bars use up to 42,…
Everybody is launching networked TVs it seems, but Vizio’s “Connected HDTV” sounds killer: Built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi, with every service you’d want: Amazon, Blockbuster and Netflix VOD, Pandora, Flickr, Rhapsody, plus any other Yahoo widget. https://gizmodo.com/new-lg-broadband-tvs-blu-ray-decks-all-get-netflix-hd-5125432 Not there, you notice is Hulu. BUT, Vizio says they’re in “deep talks” with them. So Hulu, directly integrated into…
On top of their Blu-ray-packing BD series, Sharp’s E-series is new for CES. Sharp’s big-panel LCD prowess lets them hit 65-inches for under 5 grand—a size (and price) we’re not seeing a lot of. https://gizmodo.com/sharp-and-the-108-inch-lcd-say-bigger-is-better-226828 Price and shipping data for all the new models: • LC-65E77U will be available in June for a Manufacturer’s Suggested…
The folks at Consumerist have put together a quick, handy guide listing the places you need to go in order to score an employer discount on your wireless service. For example: If you think you might be eligible for Verizon discounts, check out this link. If you are with AT&T, this website is where you…
Here’s a horrific reminder that at the end of the day, technology still has power over us. This poor guy got trapped hanging upside-down by his pants from a chairlift for 15 minutes. That’s embarrassing. In a bizarre incident that will surely lead to litigation (or an out-of-court settlement), a skier at Colorado’s ritzy Vail…
You think that you can’t stick a speaker in a ceiling fan? Well you probably can’t. You’re timid, weak…soft. You’re not like the fearless engineers at Hunter Fans who shatter expectations with landmark products. The Hunter Concert Breeze fan is half ordinary ceiling fan, half wireless speaker extravaganza. You hook the base station into your…
Normally I don’t get excited about receivers, but Pioneer’s new line, starting at $300, have an iPod Digital USB connection that goes beyond plug-and-play access to deliver audio digitally—including DRM content—for super sweet sound quality. Normally what comes from a docked iPod is analog sound that the iPod itself converted. In this case, the $300…
The Eos Converge is the cheaper and smaller version of the system we reviewed, at $90/component instead of $130. It does the same thing: send iPod/iPhone/PC/Mac music to satellite speakers throughout your house, wirelessly. https://gizmodo.com/lightning-review-eos-wireless-ipod-dock-speaker-system-5031078 The range is 150 feet, and the base unit hooks up to a PC/Mac via USB instead of with line-out,…
Pioneer has three BD-Live Blu-ray players out in April, the BDP-120 hits under $300, but the step-up BDP-320 and Elite BDP-23FD actually sense the TV you’re watching and tweak video output for max awesomeness. We love to talk about calibration, but soon, our TVs and disc players will calibrate themselves. Pioneer’s new sub-$400 BDP-320 and…
There aren’t a whole lot of HTIB units that come with wireless surround speakers, but JVC’s TH-G51 has 5.1-channel sound, a progressive DVD player, HDMI repeater, and Dolby Digital/DTS decoding. Lands June for $430. JVC DEBUTS NEW 5.1 CHANNEL HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS New line includes systems with iPod® compatibility and wireless surround speakers. LAS VEGAS,…
I guess JVC’s new HDTV with a built-in Blu-ray player is a nice idea, but the 1080p set has no details regarding its ability to do BD live. It also reminds us of this: JVC ANNOUNCES LCD TV/BLU-RAY PLAYER COMBO LCD TV features a built-in Blu-ray player for an all-in-one high definition entertainment system. LAS…