Music and the Environment
Digital music. Is it better for the environment to buy CDs or to download music to an i-Pod or MP3 player?

Boulder’s 1021 Disc Player Offers 32-bit/192-kHz Capability
The high-performance 1021 CD player from Boulder Amplifiers gives your CDs and other audio files premium playback, at $24,000.

NVIDIA Tegra 650 Mobile Processor
NVIDIA has done very well for itself over the past decade. While most of the world can recognize the chip-maker for its popular GeForce product line, very few might realize that this green-machine also has focus outside of the graphics card industry. Like any company that has mastered its craft, NVIDIA set out to develop a competitive processor design that would change the face of mobile computing. Earlier this year NVIDIA announced that they were ready to product the APX 2500 application processor for a new line of handheld mobile Internet devices, but then very little actually materialized. Back with what might be considered a re-launch, NVIDIA launches the Tegra 650 and 600 mobile processors.

LG and Samsung Join Forces to Develop and Promote Mobile Digital TV Standard

- Agreement signed on May 14, 2008
- Companies are jointly developing and proposing technology for a mobile/handheld DTV standard to the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC)
- LG President and CTO Woo Paik: “LG and Samsung are already world-class in digital TV and mobile communications. Through this collaboration, we also have an opportunity to lead the North American mobile DTV market.”
- Samsung President, Digital Media Business JongWoo Park: &quo..

LG’s Pause & Play TVs Highest Rated by Digital Television Group
LG Electronics (LG), a major player in the global flat panel display market, announced that its Pause & Play TVs with built-in digital video recorders (DVR), received Freeview Playback certification from the UK’s Digital Television Group. “This is the first time a device other than a set-top box has won Freeview Playback certification. Our DVR is built-in to the TV, allowing people to pause and record TV serials without having to connect a clumsy external unit to their televisions,” said Mr..

InFocus IN5100 Series Projector

InFocus will be rolling out the IN5100 series projector later next month, targeting large venue installations instead of cozy living rooms. Among the features include :-

• Native WXGA resolution (XGA on the 5102/5106)
• Brightness from 4,000 to 5,000 lumens
• 1,000:1 contrast ratio
• Dual stereo speakers
• Connectivity options: VGA, HDMI 1.3, 5 BNC, component, S-Video, composite inputs

Prices start from $3,499 (yikes!) upwards.

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LG Unveils Wireless Stereo 3G Music Phone
LG Electronics (LG), a pioneer in innovative mobile convergence technology, is set to launch the new LG-U890, a slim and wide screen music phone equipped with stereo Bluetooth in March. LG-U890 is the latest arrival in the MUSE (Multimedia with Unique Style for Entertainment) series of LG. The model provides an advanced audio function through Bluetooth stereo audio. Compared with the average Bluetooth mono audio used in most 3G mobile phones, its Bluetooth Stereo maximize its mobile jukebox,..

CNET reviews the Nokia MD-7
CNET takes a look at Nokia’s Bluetooth Stereo Speakers the MD-7 and informs that they are easy to use and that they offer quality audio performance. On the other side they think that the MD-7 speakers are expensive and their…

Battlefield: Bad Company TV Ad
EA released a quite funny and clever TV ad for Battlefield Bad Company. High res version coming soon!

LG Statement Correcting Recent Media Coverage
LG Electronics (LG), a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, has confirmed that the recent accidental death of a 33-year old construction worker in Korea had no connection to the company’s handset or battery, in contrast to previous media coverage. The victim’s colleague, who was also the first witness, has been charged with manslaughter. The suspect confessed to the police that he had unintentionally hit the victim with a 15-ton hydraulic drill rig while driving in..

LG launches HSDPA touch screen phone, strongest of mobile internet
- Fully Integrated HSDPA Technology with 3.6Mbps downloads - 2.8” Wide LCD, full flat Touch Screen and Stylish & Slim look (12.8mm) - Microsoft’s Windows Mobile® 6, Push E-mail, WiFi connectivity - First work from LG’s next generation high technology phone category product line weighing in with high technology, along with LG Viewty phone (model: LG-KU990) The brand new high-technology smartphone from LG Mobile, the LG-KS20 is now available in major European countries today. LG Electronics..

Concept - Digital Dumbells!
Check out these concept digital dumbells that get heavier with balls that spin faster inside the baton-shaped thingee.  It’d work if you can figure out how to make the balls spin “really” fast… via YankoDesign balls, concept dumbells, Consumer, Cool, Design, design dumbells, dumbell patent, dumbells, Gadgets

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Gefen HD Scalers
Want an affordable upscaler for your HDTV display? Gefen introduced the Gefen Home Theater Scaler and Home Theater Scaler Plus. Both scale signals all the way up to 1080p. The Gefen Home Theater Scaler ($449) offers these inputs/outpus: - two HDMI inputs each with digital audio (optical and coax) - two component video inputs each with analog (RCA […]

InFocus IN3100 Series Projectors

InFocus, a worldwide name in projectors, has unveiled the IN3100 series that prides itself in being the first projector series in the world that uses DisplayLink technology, allowing a standard mini-USB cable to instantly synchronize the laptop/desktop with the projector. Other features of the IN3100 series include :-

• LiteTouch keypad
• 3,000 to 3,500 lumens brightnes

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• Contrast ratio of 2,000 to 1
• HDMI and LiteShow II support
• XGA or WXGA resolution

Prices start from $1,499 upwards this July when the IN3100 series hit the streets.

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InFocus IN5100 Series Projector

InFocus will be rolling out the IN5100 series projector later next month, targeting large venue installations instead of cozy living rooms. Among the features include :-

• Native WXGA resolution (XGA on the 5102/5106)
• Brightness from 4,000 to 5,000 lumens
• 1,000:1 contrast ratio
• Dual stereo speakers
• Connectivity options: VGA, HDMI 1.3, 5 BNC, component, S-Video, composite inputs

Prices start from $3,499 (yikes!) upwards.

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Next-Gen Projector Tech

Projector Tech Moves to Next Generation The next frontier? Short throw projector models that display huge images and tiny pico projectors small enough to fit inside a cell phone. Projector Tech Moves to Next

Music and the Environment
Digital music. Is it better for the environment to buy CDs or to download music to an i-Pod or MP3 player?

Sanyo Xacti HD1010 1080i Camcorder
This is Sanyo’s update to the Xacti pistol grip handheld camcorder line. A 1080i HD 30 frame per second camcorder with improved image stabilization, face-recognition (called ‘Face Chaser’) 4 megapixel stills at 7 frames per second, and a very Michael Bay movie-esque flattering 300fps slow-motion mode. The Sanyo Xacti HD1010 weighs in at 9.9 ounces with […]

Circular Saws
Carpenters and building contractors have used circular saws for years because of their versatility and portability. A circular saw can rip and crosscut hardwoods, softwoods and other building materials with ease. This same versatile tool has numerous uses in the workshop. Learn the features that you should look for when choosing one of these useful handheld power woodworking tools.