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Bring a Dragon to your Next Raid with the Dell XPS 625

January 8th, 2009 at 7:50 pm » Comments (0)

Dell delivers extreme gaming power at an extreme value with the launch of the Dell XPS 625 desktop, featuring support for AMD platform technology, codenamed “Dragon.” The Dell XPS 625 desktop is available today on www.dell.com/gaming starting at $999.The Dell XPS 625 gaming desktop is powered by AMD Multi-core Black Edition processors (unlocked) and high-performance [...]



ViewSonic Introduces Nine New High-Resolution Offerings to Expanded Digital Photo Frame Product Line

January 8th, 2009 at 7:47 pm » Comments (0)

ViewSonic today further expanded its digital photo frame offering with nine new models, including additions to its SwifTouch™ family and a new 4:3 line designed to show photos in true view format. The company is also [...]



New kid on the block, iriver P7

January 8th, 2009 at 7:43 pm » Comments (0)

The iRiver P7 features a 4.3 inch touchscreen display, and it will come with a choice of storage options including 4GB, 8GB and 16GB nNand Flash drives, which makes it considerably slimmer that other PMP’s with standard hard drives. The iRiver P7 will playback video, music, photos and also has a built in FM tuner, [...]



Sony calls out Xbox360 and Wii as flea market peddlers

January 8th, 2009 at 7:38 pm » Comments (0)

In a new PR salvo claiming the PlayStation 3 as the “true winner in delivering total value and price,” Sony compared its console’s features to Wii’s and Xbox 360’s, accusing its competition of “peddling add-ons.” A new press release from the firm claims that the PS3 provides the most features and functionality out of the [...]



Sharp LC-BD80U LCDs have built-in Blu-ray

January 8th, 2009 at 7:33 pm » Comments (0)

Blu-ray may still be a niche product, but it’s a sure sign that the technology is going mainstream is that it’s being built into TVs. Sharp has announced a full line of LCDs with integrated Blu-ray players, the LC-BD80U series, which is a new product category for CES 2009. While the initial details are scarce [...]



Microsoft inks several deals for Live Search

January 8th, 2009 at 7:26 pm » Comments (0)

Microsoft is hoping two new distribution deals will give its Live Search a much-needed boost.The company is announcing on Wednesday a global deal with Dell that will see Live Search be the default search engine and a Windows Live toolbar bundled on the bulk of consumer and small-business PCs sold by the computer maker over [...]



Obama asks Congress to delay digital TV switch from Feb 17th

January 8th, 2009 at 7:19 pm » Comments (0)

President-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to postpone the Feb. 17 switch from analog to digital television broadcasting, arguing that too many Americans who rely on analog TV sets to pick up over-the-air channels won’t be ready. In a letter to key lawmakers Thursday, Obama transition team co-chair John Podesta said the digital transition needs [...]



MySpace brings online social networking to TV sets

January 8th, 2009 at 7:11 pm » Comments (0)

MySpace has expanded its popular online social-networking service from computers to television sets with technological help from chip maker Intel and Internet pioneer Yahoo!A MySpace widget, or mini computer program, embedded in certain new television models will allow members to watch TV while connecting with online profiles and friends, according to the News Corp.-owned Internet [...]



CES 2009: Is Sony’s new Vaio a netbook?

January 8th, 2009 at 7:04 pm » Comments (0)

In the old days -– say six months ago -– netbooks were easy to describe in a few short words. Cheap (less than $400), small (10-inch screen or less) and light (less than 3 pounds). Alas, things are not quite so simple anymore.The netbook category’s parameters were already expanding as the market flooded with new [...]



Dish Network ViP922 combines Slingbox and DVR

January 8th, 2009 at 6:53 pm » Comments (0)

Slingbox, which lets you access your home TV from any broadband-connected PC and many models of 3G smartphones. But the boxes have always had a fundamental problem of monopolizing the host video source (cable/satellite box or DVR); if you access your Slingbox remotely and somebody happens to be watching the home TV, both of you [...]