May 2006 - Posts

• Sony Vaio XL2 or wait 'til Blu-ray?

  On the eve of Sony's own Blu-ray revolution Sony just released its latest Windows XP Media Center 2005 based super-system the Vaio XL2. This is Sony's follow up to last year's XL1 and has a few key improvements. The new Vaio will give you the full all-in-one Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 31, 2006 9:35 AM by weightlosssandra | 0 Comments Filed under: Previews/Rumors

• Toshiba DLP Lamp Problems

  Toshiba is investigating reports of premature lamp burn out in many of its DLP HDTVs . Certain customers who have purchased Toshiba's new DLP HDTVs have been reporting lamps burning out after as little as 300 hours of use. DLP display technology uses Read More... Posted Tuesday, May 30, 2006 10:00 AM by weightlosssandra | 0 Comments Filed under: News

• Nike+iPod = huh?

  The most interesting thing about the upcoming Nike shoe that communicates wirelessly with your iPod is its name. Nike+iPod . Nike+iPod is a marriage of two eminently egotistic franchises and guess which one is wearing the sweatpants in the family? The Read More... Posted Friday, May 26, 2006 9:48 AM by weightlosssandra | 0 Comments Filed under: Previews/Rumors

• Why ask Wii?

  Nintendo, you gotta love 'em still hanging on with ground breaking ideas - those stilly little freaks. You have to admire the finesse approach Nintendo has taken with Wii. We already heard about Wii's unique "positional" controller that will make some Read More... Posted Thursday, May 25, 2006 11:54 AM by weightlosssandra | 0 Comments Filed under: Previews/Rumors

• Network through your AC power line

  Consumer electronics devices that need to send and receive data to each other have found a permanent home inside our homes. Whether we're using computers, routers, VoIP phones or digital audio and video equipment we need to hook them all up to other devices. Read More... Posted Tuesday, May 23, 2006 2:28 PM by weightlosssandra | 0 Comments Filed under: Previews/Rumors

• Pimp my Pad 4 $1K : Pioneer Elite VSX-52TX

  Yesterday I threw out some model numbers for an affordable and complete Home Theater system. Now let's get a closer look at the individual products that comprise this system. Pioneer Elite VSX-52TX Receiver - $550 US Dollars The receiver is the heart Read More... Posted Friday, May 19, 2006 4:13 PM by weightlosssandra | 0 Comments Filed under: Pimp My Pad 4 $1K

• Pioneer Elite / Paradigm : Pimp my pad 4 $1K

  Welcome to a new blog category called " Pimp my pad 4 $1K ". If you're from the generation who think Snoop Dog is a comic strip beagle, just keep reading. This is where I'll hook you up with a high quality complete home theater system for as close to Read More... Posted Thursday, May 18, 2006 2:49 PM by weightlosssandra | 0 Comments Filed under: Pimp My Pad 4 $1K

• RIAA sues XM over Inno

  A new portable XM radio / receiver was released a few weeks ago by Pioneer called the Inno. It's the most advanced portable satellite radio player yet and can receive XM broadcasts while on the go. It's the smallest satellite radio receiver made to date Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 17, 2006 3:48 PM by weightlosssandra | 0 Comments Filed under: News

• Vivid Introduces Burn it Yourself Porn

  Never let it be said that the porn industry isn't on the cutting edge of technology. The genre may lag behind the rest of Hollywood in production value but it leads the way in forward thinking distribution methods. Films by Vivid Entertainment can now Read More... Posted Tuesday, May 16, 2006 10:47 AM by weightlosssandra | 0 Comments Filed under: News

• Center Channel Speakers: Part 2

  It's a cliché that's worth repeating. The Center speaker is the most important speaker in your system for Home Theater. Look around the local retailers and web dealers for speaker systems. You'll find most 5.1 speaker systems build a center speaker Read More... Posted Monday, May 15, 2006 2:26 PM by weightlosssandra | 0 Comments Filed under: Tech Advice

• Center Channel Speakers: Part 1

  Today Home Theater in a box solutions are being snatched up like sticky rice banana leaf rolls at a Dim Sum buffet. These are specialized systems specifically for Home Theater application. You'd think we'd have better acoustic answers for such a specialized Read More... Posted Friday, May 12, 2006 11:31 AM by weightlosssandra | 0 Comments Filed under: Tech Advice

• E3: Wii and PS3 dominate the news

  The floor of this year’s E3 had a stark divide between the Sony and Microsoft camps. Some even reported on trenches, barbed wire and land mines in between. Okay I made up the last sentence for dramatic flair, but you get the idea. Meanwhile Nintendo, Read More... Posted Thursday, May 11, 2006 11:21 AM by weightlosssandra | 2 Comments Filed under: News

• E3 '06: PlayStation 3 Concessions

  PS3 Pricing presented with the “clear black“ Model The Electronics Entertainment Expo has begun and so have the PlayStation 3 concessions. I don't know about you but I've been waiting for them. The big news is the North American price per Read More... Posted Tuesday, May 09, 2006 5:13 PM by weightlosssandra | 0 Comments Filed under: News

• Apple vs Apple; Apple wins

  Honestly now, does the similarity between these two logos confuse you? This was an interesting tidbit for all music fans. The Beatles formed their own record label named Apple back in the 60s and when Steve Jobs formed Apple Computers in the late 70s. Read More... Posted Monday, May 08, 2006 9:55 AM by weightlosssandra | 0 Comments Filed under: News

• Is 802.11n Ready?

  Wideband demands on wireless home networks such as voice over IP and especially high definition video have hardware manufacturers racing to release newer, faster products. But they might be rushing in just a bit too early for the 802.11n protocol. Cisco Read More... Posted Monday, May 01, 2006 11:33 AM by weightlosssandra | 0 Comments Filed under: News