First Look: eLocity A7 Tablet
September 3, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
If you’ve been following our tablet coverage, you know we’ve been waiting patiently for legitimate iPad competitors. You also know we gave a disappointing 6 verdict ?to the Dell Streak – more of a large smartphone “phablet” than a legitimate tablet – and that we’re looking forward to the Samsung Galaxy Tab , though one can only guess when that piece of gear will hit US shores. But just when the whole world is focusing on the big-boy hardware vendors – your Dells, your Samsungs, your Toshibas and your RIMs – up pops the little-known Stream TV Networks with a clean, for-all-intents-finished prototype in hand, along with promises to hand off a reviewable unit next week. The tablet is called the eLocity A7, and we basically liked what we saw during 30 minutes of hands-on use
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DXG-A85V High-Definition Camcorder Review
September 3, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
DXG’s A85V falls into an odd market niche. It looks like a standard, hand-held camcorder, complete with flip-out LCD display. Even the feature set lies somewhere between a standard camcorder and a Flip-style camcorder. Let’s first take a look at the physical specs, then take a look at how it fares when shooting 1080p video.
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The 404 659: Where we check out the bubbles on that one (podcast)
September 3, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
(Credit: Facebook) Facebook is about to get a whole lot creepier. A small group of users are beta-testing a new “subscribe” button located under users’ profile pictures that could make Facebook stalking as simple as a single click. The button is a lot like “following” someone on Twitter and here’s how it works: If you click the “subscribe” button, all of that user’s activities, from new pictures to status updates to videos and links, will show up in your notifications. Few details have been released so far, but we’re interested in knowing if the service will show you who’s stalking your profile or if you can subscribe to non-friends, which would take the creep factor up to a solid 10.
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Apple TV isn’t 1080p and you shouldn’t care
September 3, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
The new Apple TV doesn’t support video content with 1080p resolution, but it shouldn’t have a major impact on its image quality.
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Apple TV isn’t 1080p and you shouldn’t care
Samsung Galaxy Tab: An Android contender
September 3, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
It’s got its rough patches, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab’s size, screen, and performance shows Android tablets can work. Here’s a hands-on look, with video. Originally posted at Deep Tech
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Update Adds 3D Conversion to Toshiba Satellite A665-3DV
September 3, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Don’t let the lack of 3D content get you down. For those of you suffering from the 3D Blu-ray blues with your Toshiba Satellite A665-3DV laptop, the latest software update adds a 2D to 3D conversion application so you can pretend that all your existing 2D content is really three-dimensional. There’s also new firmware available that promises to shuttle stereoscopic games and video over the integrated HDMI port, as well as tweak the Blu-ray drive so that it can play 3D movies, because apparently it didn’t already do that. Otherwise, everything else is as you remember it .
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Skype 5.0 Beta 2 Now Available for Download
September 3, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
For those of you who don’t mind walking on the beta side of software, there’s a new version of Skype available, version 5.0 Beta 2.
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Sony Delays PS3 3D Blu-Ray Update
September 3, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Sony has been teasing PlayStation 3 console owners that a firmware update slated for September would inject support for Blu-ray movies in 3D, but now it appears users will have a wait just a little longer. Citing un-named sources, Fudzilla says Sony has decided to push the update back a month . There’s no word on why the update is being pushed back until October, only that it is. When it does come, however, it will open the door to a variety of 3D rendering-related content, including 3D YouTube videos and PlayTV broadcasts. It’s expected that the 3D upgrade will also support the add-on HDTV/DVR device Sony offers for the PS3
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Skype announces 10-person video calls
September 3, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Skype is making it easier for far-flung families to get together this Christmas. The company has announced the Skype 5.0 beta, which allows video-calling for up to 10 people at once through a new vid-chat function. On its website Skype says: “The second beta of Skype 5.0 brings a number of changes both outside and
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Report: Medal of Honor Pulled from US Military GameStop Stores
September 3, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
If you’ve somehow managed to avoid the avalanche of controversy pouring down on Medal of Honor, here’s the gist: you can play as Taliban in the game’s multiplayer. Not “the insurgents.” Not “the guys who look suspiciously like Taliban but totally aren’t, no really.” Nope. This time around, Medal of Honor’s ripping its inspiration straight from the headlines. That, however, didn’t fly with GameStop’s stores in military bases. According to a memo received by Kotaku , the decision to pull the game was made “out of respect for our past and present men and women in uniform.” “As such, GameStop agreed to have all marketing material pulled by noon today and to stop taking reservations
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