Archive for February 11th, 2008
Monday, February 11th, 2008
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/business_finance/Netflix_picks_Blu_ray_good_luck_renting_an_HD_DVD_soon'; In what can only be classified as yet another crushing blow to the embattled HD DVD camp, rent-by-mail giant Netflix has just announced its intention to only stock Blu-ray titles in the future. Netflix justified its decision by pointing out ...
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Monday, February 11th, 2008
Filed under: Cellphones
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Engadget_Google_Attacks_with_Android_at_Mobile_World_Conf'; Seeing as Mobile World Congress is all about the cellular experience, we weren't too surprised to bump into some Android goodness while here. Texas Instruments had the handset you see above -- from an unknown vendor -- to demo the OS running on an ...
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Monday, February 11th, 2008
Filed under: Desktops, Laptops
That right kids, it's everyone's wildest dream come to fruition: Vista SP1 is now officially available for your beta testing pleasure. According to a report from Geekzone in New Zealand, the update is now making its way into the hands of beta testers, with a broad rollout ...
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Monday, February 11th, 2008
Filed under: HDTV
Attention Wal-Mart shoppers -- you're about to get a sweet deal on a digital-to-analog TV converter box. According to an excited press release from the company, your local stores are now stocked from floor to ceiling with an ultra-cheap Magnavox converter, selling for the shockingly low price of ...
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Monday, February 11th, 2008
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Just in case you misunderstood the news from Yahoo!, they don't want Microsoft's money, help, time, or friendship. Officially. In a somewhat related story, Jerry Yang says he's also not interested in a week-long round of brunching with Steve Ballmer. No word yet on whether he's game ...
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Monday, February 11th, 2008
Filed under: Cellphones
Sure, the folks in Redmond didn't get their grubby mitts on Yahoo! (yet), but at least they picked up a little something for their mobile division, namely: Danger. According to news just crossing the wires, the monolithic company has picked up the Sidekick-creators for an undisclosed amount, and ...
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Monday, February 11th, 2008
Filed under: Digital Cameras, Displays
Oh yeah, we've seen multi-purpose digiframes before, but Mustek's latest manages to handle five whole tasks only marginally well. You heard right -- this minuscule device packs a 2.4-inch 320 x 240 panel for showing wallet-sized digital images along with an alarm clock, FM radio, built-in ...
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