Archive for May, 2006
Monday, May 22nd, 2006
One thing that makes a home video excellent is a nice steady hand.
This is why I feel investing in a tripod is important.
A tripod takes the "hand work" out of recording your special event by stabilizing your camcorder on 3 legs.
There are a great number of ...
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Monday, May 22nd, 2006
Sirius has announced their newest Sattelite Receiver. The Sportster 4 introduces some new features that weren't available on other models:
The Sportster4 enables users to pause, rewind and replay up to 444 minutes of Sirius programming. It also has a feature called S-Seek Alert that stores the names of favorite ...
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Sunday, May 21st, 2006
If you've been looking for the right personal Satellite Radio Receiver, you might want to consider the Airware Portable Receiver.
The Airware is powered by XM2go and can be used anywhere you are. On the walking path, in your car, your office or your home.
The Airware comes with ...
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Friday, May 19th, 2006
AOL has spent years fighting e-mail spammers, and they've made headway recently. However, certain rules regarding charging organizations for bulk-email handling, have made them a few enemies recently. For years, certain organizations have become quite accustomed to the free email they send to keep in touch with members ...
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Tuesday, May 16th, 2006
Sony decided to take matters into their own hands and make sure that someone is producing a notebook PC capable of playing Blu-Ray DVR Discs. Sony is in the midst of a battle with other manufacturers who are looking to establish HD DVD as the standard.
"The PC ...
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Sunday, May 14th, 2006
A number of people got a chance to check out Wii this week at E3, and reports are starting to trickle in about what people think. Engadget preferred the Wii controller to the PSP3 version. They thought Sony was a bit behind, due to the nature of advanced ...
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Sunday, May 14th, 2006
Oh happy day!
My IBM Thinkpad R40 Notebook Computer fired up for the first time since about December.
The next logical question for readers here would be "what took you so long?"
Here's the story in a nutshell..
We brought it with us over vacation, and figured it just didn't make through security because ...
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Saturday, May 13th, 2006
The electronic toothbrush is overlooked as Gadget of the Millenium, and that's a shame. From a standpoint of helpfulness, being able to keep your teeth is a great benefit. And make no mistake, electronic toothbrushes are a technological marvel in many ways. They allow even bad tooth ...
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Saturday, May 13th, 2006
Reuters asks the question: do you own the songs you buy online?. It's an interesting question, and the answer might not be exactly what you'd expect. As an Ipod customer myself, I know that you aren't provided with a ton of information upon purchasing your unit. You ...
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Friday, May 12th, 2006
No one was expecting too much out of Nintendo, but it looks like Wii is the big winner so far at this year's E3 show. People were expected to be floored by Sony's PSP3 and Microsoft's XBox, but Wii moved in a different direction and is capturing people's imagination. ...
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