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Best Video Games of 2010

Looking for a new game to play on your Xbox, Wii, or PlayStation? Which games are the top picks from this year? While Call of Duty has been receiving loads of attention with the high profile television ads featuring Kobe Bryant, there were other notable games released this year for all of the major gaming [...]

Billboard Tracks Music Artists Online Success

In a nod to the growing influence that social media has on marketing music artists, Billboard Magazine best known for tracking record and album sales, has begun tracking the top music artists popularity on social media websites. Named the “Social 50 Music Chart”, the list which debuted last week ,will score an artists’ popularity using a [...]

Dell Duo Offers Notebook and Tablet in One Device

Trying to decide between a tablet computer or a notebook? Now you may not have to – Dell has introduced a unique solution that tries to offer the best of both worlds. The Inspiron Duo is a hybrid notebook computer that allows you to flip the screen backwards and use the computer as a tablet device.

Ne-Yo Helps XBox 360 “Kinect” With Gamers

On November 4th, Microsoft released the Kinect for Xbox. To kick off the launch of the controller, Microsoft took over Times Square and enlisted singer Ne-Yo to lead hundreds of dancers in a Kinect powered dance routine in which he was the controller.

Top 5 Home Theater Essentials

So you’ve just purchased that brand new high definition 42″ television that you’ve been lusting over all year – now what? Surely you don’t plan on using it just to watch the nightly news, that would be such a waste. There are a slew of products that can help you get the most out of [...]

Simple Remote Computer Access

January 20th, 2011

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iTwin was originally demonstrated in the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show and made a reappearance last week at this year’s CES. This device is being touted as providing Easy Remote File Access. If you have ever desired the ability to access your work computer files from home or similar, but lack the aptitude to install and configure the many versions of remote access software that are available or are simply looking for something easy, iTwin may be what you’re looking for.

iTwin looks like a USB flash drive, but is actually a pair small USB-plug modules. To connect your computers together, you put each plug into the computers that you are attempting to connect. THAT’S IT! Both computers are encryptically connected over the Internet, and set up to share content. According the iTwin manufacturer, each half of the device is identical, and the remote access is only possible when the two coded plugs are used together.

For security, there’s no mixing of the modules. If one of the two modules is missing, you must purchase a new matching set. Currently, iTwin is only available for Windows-based machines, with Mac support soon to follow. The iTwin Remote Access device is currently available, priced at $99. See the iTwin website for more details. – www.itwin.com

Verizon Compatible iPad Coming Soon

January 11th, 2011

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In addition to the iPhone 4 that was announced for Verizon, Bloomberg reports Verizon Wireless will soon sell a new version of the Apple iPad compatible with its cellular networks.

Verizon Communications Chief Financial Officer Francis Shammo said that an upcoming iPad model would include an embedded chip that will allow it to connect to Verizon Wireless’ data networks. Verizon Wireless began selling the Wi-Fi-only iPad this past October, offering the popular iOS tablet bundled with a Verizon MiFi mobile hotspot. See Bloomberg report here.

The Verizon iPhone has been announced!

January 11th, 2011

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At a planned media event today, the nation’s largest wireless carrier — Verizon Wireless — announced the addition of Apple’s iPhone 4 to its smartphone handset lineup.

The iPhone 4 will remain largely unchanged and carry the same feature-set as its GSM counterpart — with the addition of a “CDMA optimized” antenna and mobile hotspot capabilities. The device will be available for the same price points — $199 for 16GB and $299 for 32GB — and will be available to the general public on February 10th with pre-orders starting on February 3rd.

Chalk another one up for Big Red!

Verizon Wireless iPhone Announcement?

January 10th, 2011

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It has been four years since Apple announce the iPhone with exclusive rights to AT&T. It looks as if the waiting for a CDMA version of that device may be over!

Rumors are widespread that Verizon Wireless and Apple will announce the long-awaited Verizon iPhone as soon as tomorrow, with availability as soon as February 3, 2011! Stay tuned!

The OWLE: Turn your iPhone into a Hand-held Video Rig

January 3rd, 2011

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One of the big draws to the new iPhone 4 is its ability to shoot HD video. While the enhanced video resolution does improve picture quality vastly, there are still some inherent drawbacks to shooting video on such a small device – namely shaky pictures caused by movement, muffled sound due to microphone placement on the phone and limited camera angles due to the fixed lens on the phone that can’t be changed. Or can it? Well at least on device looks to solve these issues with an attachment called the OWLE Bubo. OWLE stands for “Optical Widget for Life Enhancement” (the company’s name) and bubo is the genus for American horned owls and old world eagle owls.

The OWLE Bubo is a camera mount that brings the best features of a camcorder to the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4: stability, optics, microphones and tripods. The OWLE Bubo is made of a solid piece of aluminum, making it virtually indestructible. The OWLE Bubo comes standard with 37mm lens threading, as well as a 0.45x wide angle/ macro lens combination. OWLE includes a 3.5mm 4-pin omni-style mic with a windscreen that can be swiveled to pick up either the camera operator’s voice or the sound the subject is making. The aluminum case also provides four standard threaded receptacles for mounting on a tripod or attaching other threaded accessories, and there’s also a cold shoe mount for adding extras like lights or other mics. The construction of the bubo is rock solid. The design of the case makes it very easy to grip it in both hands, helping to create a stable handheld platform for your iPhone photography.The screw-in design for the lens will make it possible for OWLE to sell other lenses for the bubo case. While the company isn’t divulging future plans, a spokesperson said that telephoto or zoom lenses were in consideration as accessories.