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Posted Mar 8th 2008 12:38PM by Paul MillerFiled under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment If you’re all broken up about Pioneer’s seeming exit of the plasma business, take heart. Pioneer Executive Vice President Russ Johnston claims Pioneer’s plans aren’t to abandon Kuro-quality plasma displays in any way. The move to an outside manufacturer (Matsushita, parent company of Panasonic) is designed to cut cost in plasma production, but Pioneer still plans to maintain its premium edge over competitors. (Read the full post about ‘Pioneer isn’t abandoning Kuro plasma, expects same-quality panels from Matsushita’…)

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In what is sure to not be the last time Google and Microsoft cross swords, here we have a quick comparison of the two’s online services.  Who has the upper hand: Google and their only in the clouds (for now) Documents or Microsoft’s no editing in the clouds Word Online.  Here is the summation: The basic differences between the two really is the angle they come at the service.  For Google, it is all online.  Google puts editing, saving, sharing, and everything else you can do online.  For Microsoft, the online bit it just another in its broad feature spec.  There certainly is no focus on the online world, in fact, if you don’t pony up for Microsoft Word it is a no-go.  From the collaboration: Real time for Google Docs to “checked out” loaner library for Office Live Workspace; to saving options: Googles open door policy to Microsoft’s assumption you want what ever you started in.  Don’t even get me started on Mobile access :Google: heck yeah and Microsoft: not so much. (Read the full post about ‘Office Live vs Google Docs: life in the clouds’…)

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Darkness not only removes light from the scene when you’re driving, it also takes out contrast, leaving a night driver with the bright spotlight cast by the car’s headlights, and any other place where light is cast by streetlights, a full moon, billboard lights, etc. It’s a light/dark world with no degree of shade or contrast. High-end sports watch maker Tag Heuer has recognized that the ability to see varying degrees of light and dark can add that contrast and have created a pair of Night Vision glasses to help drivers to see – even when no light is cast. Here’s how they work: Originally designed to help drivers in the 24 Hours of LeMans auto race, the Tag Hauer glasses amp up contrast by correcting the low-light short-sightedness of the human eye, which only sees about 10% at night. (Read the full post about ‘Night Vision Glasses makes driving at night much easier …’…)

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Overview Onkyo has recently launched its first home theater with HDMI version 1.3a. The outstanding feature of Onkyo HT-SP908 HTS is its capability of passing 1080p video and studio-master-quality audio. One can precisely integrate ipod including the RI Dock into your home entertainment system for a party. Users can also experience audio playback via an S-A1X Remote Interactive (RI) control dock to the A/V receiver. Features With loads of features found in Onkyo’s high-def A/V receiver line-up such as Audyssey 2EQ, Faroudja DCDi, RIHD, HDMI and component video up conversion, the HT-SP908 is the ideal solution. The TX-SR605 receiver supports the latest high audio codecs as well as XM and Sirius satellite radio ready. (Read the full post about ‘Onkyo HT-SP908 Home Theater System’…)

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Posted Mar 8th 2008 8:30AM by Darren MurphFiled under: HDTV, Home Entertainment Apparently, Steve Ballmer didn’t just take time to respond to the latest iphone announcements and give that whole Monkey Boy Dance another go during the Mix ‘08 event. Oh no, he most certainly took the opportunity to address Microsoft’s stance on where it was headed now that the format war has concluded. Granted, it’s not like it ever had much choice here but to pick up the pieces and support the Blu camp, but for those who put a great deal of stock in confirmation, Mr. (Read the full post about ‘Ballmer affirms that Microsoft is thinking Blu-ray’…)

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Posted Mar 8th 2008 2:14PM by Paul MillerFiled under: Laptops In case you missed it, it was Eurocom’s Phantom-X that managed to swipe that “fastest tested laptop” mark from the MacBook Pro last year — and totally ruin a perfectly good commercial. Now the company is back for more with the M860TU Montebello 15.4-incher. We’ll have to wait for the benchmarks to see how this one stacks up against the recent crop of Penryn laptops, but what’s new here is that the Centrino 2 “Montevina” chipset is under the hood, which should support faster Penryn processors, lower power consumption and some new fancy security features. (Read the full post about ‘Eurocom’s M860TU Montebello 15.4-inch laptop rocks the Centrino 2′…)

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The new 1400 series are part of Magellan’s fast growing GPS lineup. These new GPS units are very thin and designed to fit in the pocket and work as soon as you turn it on. Basically, these new GPS units all feature a 4.3-inch anti-glare touch screen, and a cool new interface called QuickSpell. This allows you to get the address you need without typing a whole lot. It also comes with SmartDetour, which does just what it says, it finds different routes in case there is a lot of traffic. Overall, all of the GPS units in the 1400 series feature the following: 4.3-inch WQVGA full-colour, anti-glare touch-screen display. Centrality Atlas III GPS chipset. 2-D and 3-D map views with auto day/night mode switching. (Read the full post about ‘Magellan displays 3 new 1400 series GPS units at CeBIT’…)

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Its official: the new Montevina mobile technology from Intel will start shipping at the end of March and will be branded Centrino 2.

Right after the release of the Atom platform, Intel was quick to introduce the Core 2 Extreme QX9770 which will also be divided into 2 branding: Centrino2vPro for business portables and the Centrino 2 for consumer notebooks. The Centrino 2 is expected to provide faster performance so multitasking is a cinch, as well as higher bandwidth Wi-Fi at 802.11a/g/n. This new processor was also designed with saving power in mind so the laptop can hopefully last more than the usual 2 to 3 hours.

And since we’re slowly moving into the Blu-ray era, Centrino also offers Blu-ray disc support.

(Read the full post about ‘Intel Montevina is officially branded as Centrino 2′…)

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Outline JVC has introduced a new JVC GZ-MG330 Everio Hard Disk Camcorder featuring a slender design. The company prides in unveiling the worlds smallest and lightest hard drive camcorder in the market. With this hard disk camcorder one can shoot actively without exhaustion, and with lots of space left over in your bags while travelling. Features The new JVC GZ-MG330 also proffers novel functions assembling simple and intuitive operation. JVC GZ-MG330 features Laser Touch, a touch-sensitive scroll bar that simplifies operation and a new design that’s some 20 percent smaller than the previous model. (Read the full post about ‘JVC GZ-MG330H Everio hard disk camcorder’…)

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Overview Combining quality and flexibility with design, engineering and expertise, Toshiba proudly presents its latest e-STUDIO220CP Cost Effective Color Laser Printer for business usage. The E-STUDIO220CP is superior not only in lineage but in form and function as well. Toshiba’s e-STUDIO220CP color Printer offers elevated Speed, superb Image Quality and consistency. Users can exploit Color Saver feature to subordinate the cost of operation and capitalize on toner supplies. Features The E-STUDIO220CP features high Performance and Productivity. It takes <11 second time for the first print and can print up to 75000 pages per month. It has an excellent 4800 color quality and 128 MB standard memory/ 640 MB at max. (Read the full post about ‘Toshiba e-Studio220CP color printer’…)

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