iPhone Isn’t Really Widescreen
The iPhone isn’t widescreen. Not true widescreen, at any rate. Careful analysis by CNet has shown that the iPhone’s aspect ratio is 1.5:1 instead of we typically take widescreen to mean, 1.78:1 (16×9). This means that you’ll have to have letterbox “real” widescreen programming in order to maintain the proper aspect ratio. (Or you could…
Blu-ray Discs Cracked With Help From PS3?
Guys in basements cracked the HD DVD code a few days weeks and now there are preliminary reports suggesting that Blu-ray discs have also been cracked. When I say “preliminary” I really mean it because the only proof that we have is one lonely post on an HDTV blog. Allegedly, three or more people have…
Phone Grope and Gallery: Samsung Ultra Music SGH-F300
We told you about the Ultra Music back in December. Well at CES, we got personally acquainted with it when I mentioned the word “iPhone” to a Samsung rep, who swiftly brought us to the phone to check it out. iPhone it ain’t, but sweeter than Chocolate it is. And then there’s the second screen.…
Apple TV, Mac Mini: What’s Right For You?
Ever since the Apple TV’s underwhelming specs were leaked out yesterday, I’ve been trying to figure out what would be the better way to get my iTunes content over to the big screen, Mac Mini or Apple TV? Luckily the guys over at The Apple Blog have a rundown on who should get which. More…