Sony Bravia KDL-40W5500U - A TV Review

by Abby Cardinn People how are planning on purchasing a new LCD TV should take the time out to consider the latest addition to Sony’s LCD television line up i.e. the Sony Bravia KDL40W5500U. With the new Sony Bravia you get to experience a whole new level of entertainment and depth. When you look at the Sony Bravia you will find out that its not just an ordinary television. Many people are going to be taken over by the new sleek and attractive design. However that’s not where the innovation(Click Here to Know More)

UK HEI Boxee Channel

A week or so ago, Liz Azyan posted a list of UK HEI Youtube channels . Although not quite as polished as @liamgh et al’s OU Boxee app , I piucked up on a couple of suggestions Liam made over a pint last night about simply subscribing to an RSS feed in Boxee to roll my own UK HEI Youtube Boxee channel thing… So here are the institutional channels: and here’s a peek inside one of them: This lets me watch the most recently uploaded videos to all (?) the UK HEIs’ most recent uplo(Click Here to Know More)

Sony S540 Walkman: speakers included

Scallies rejoice! The new Sony Walkman S540 packs in speakers, so you can blast out your favourite tunes on the bus or in public. But it’s a slick PMP too, with video playback and the typical epic battery life you get on a Walkman. Want more? Then read on. Blasting out tunes in public is one of the modern day PMP’s more infuriating aspects. But the new Sony S540 Walkman is all about cranking out the tunes rather than keeping them locked up in your headphones. Rocking Clear Stereo and Clear Ba(Click Here to Know More)

Mer Mag: Favorite Things

A few of my favorite things: Mer Mag Hello friends, both new and old! This is Mer from the Mer Mag blog and I’m so happy to help the lovely Holly out while she is en route and in the midst of moving mania. Her timing was great as I myself am looking to move out of my little home come September (not overseas of course…more like over a few blocks). So what better time to share with you a few of my favorite magical spaces in my current location? This little display makes me happy as it(Click Here to Know More)

How To Speed Up Your Dial up Connection.

Do we recollect a days? Firing up your 200Mhz turbo PowerPC, dialling up regulating your 56k modem, watchful an age for your hotmail page to uncover up, watchful a small more to check your e-mails usually to have your tie die usually as we strike a send button! How times change.It’s funny, once you’ve used broadband we fast dont think about how unpleasant a dial up tie was. we used to run my commercial operation on dial up and seeking behind we managed rsther than well. But these days there’s no(Click Here to Know More)

Assemble Your Own Gadgets at Bug Labs

If you ever tried to make a camera phone by taping a camera to a phone then I’ve found your soulmate. Bug Labs is an innovative New York based company that sells modular hardware. They are the Lego of gadgets. Using a base and specialized modules, customers can build almost any high tech device they desire. Want a camera triggered off a motion sensor? Easily done. Want that same camera to sound an alarm and project a warning video on a wall? Just add some more modules. It’s all open source and(Click Here to Know More)

Your Guide To Music On The Web – Part #1

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009 by Steven 0 Add a CommentI’m a Web fanatic, I admit. But you probably already knew that… My work environment has been completely web based for years now. The same applies to my music. Like many people, I used to download music from Kazaa or eMule (Yeah, I know some of you still do). Most of the time now, I listen to music on the web and don’t have any need to download it. My laptop benefits the most from this inclination since it’s not weighed down by music f(Click Here to Know More)

Toshiba Regza 32RV635 - Perfect For Your Home Or Office

by Abby Cardin If you’re looking for the very latest in high definition technology, the Toshiba Regza 32RV635DB gives it to you in a neat package. When you don’t have the space for a big screen, Toshiba presents you with this top of the line, 1080p 32 inch beauty. Not everyone has room in their home or every room of their home for a large screen HD TV. Sometimes, your needs may not even call for a bigger screen. 32 inches is nothing to scoff at, considering that many TVs that you find in ap(Click Here to Know More)

Your Guide To Music On The Web - Part #1

I’m a Web fanatic, I admit. But you probably already knew that… My work environment has been completely web based for years now. The same applies to my music. Like many people, I used to download music from Kazaa or eMule (Yeah, I know some of you still do). Most of the time now, I listen to music on the web and don’t have any need to download it. My laptop benefits the most from this inclination since it’s not weighed down by music files, thus saving me tons of space and virus headaches ((Click Here to Know More)

Weekend Shopping Guide 8/21/09: I Am Iron Man

The weekend’s here. You’ve just been paid, and it’s burning a hole in your pocket. What’s a pop culture geek to do? In hopes of steering you in the right direction to blow some of that hard-earned cash, it’s time for the Quick Stop Weekend Shopping Guide - your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted… (Please support Quick Stop by using the links below to make any impulse purchases - it helps to keep us going…) Yeah, so, one of my absolute favorite Disney films I their(Click Here to Know More)

Bollywood Reacts to Michael Jackson’s Death

Bollywood Celeb’s Reacts to Michael Jackson’s Deathmichael jacksonShilpa Shetty: “I still can’t believe Michael Jackson is gone. When my Dad told me I thought he was joking.I has always been a huge fan of Michael. I’m shattered. I had booked tickets to watch his show at 02 in London. They got cancelled and re-scheduled. To call him an icon would be an understatement. I still can’t believe it!Asin: “Michael Jackson is a legend. I absolutely love his music and dance.His music defined a generatio(Click Here to Know More)

IT Training Around The UK Simplified

by Jason Kendall You should feel pleased that you’ve made it this far! Just ten percent of people enjoy their work and find it stimulating, but most of us simply moan about it and nothing happens. Because you’ve done research it’s likely that you’re finding out about training, so even now you’re ahead of the game. Now you just need to research and follow-through. Before embarking on a course, look for some advice â€" find an industry expert; someone who’ll give you career advice based on what(Click Here to Know More)

The not-so-soft bigotry of Amy Goodman

I am so sick of Amy Goodman. We know she doesn't give a damn about Iraq. But Human Rights Watch releases a report on the targeting of Iraq's LGBT community and it's news -- it's news especially if you've never covered the topic before. And she hasn't. In fact, Pacifica Radio ignored the targeting when the New York Times , when the BBC, when ABC news and so many other outlets were reporting on this in April. But Amy Goodman didn't have time and you have to ask yourself how damn sick is New(Click Here to Know More)

Author Interview: Tomh

This week in our series of interviews of AudioJungle authors, we meet… Tomh (Tom Howe) 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself. Where are you from, what do you do for a living? My name is Tom Howe and I’m a student from the north of England. I’ve just finished school and am about to start uni, where I’d like to study engineering. 2. How long have you been composing music and what got you started producing? I started composing about six or seven years ago. It all started with a £(Click Here to Know More)

Does It Offend You, Yeah? DJ sets in US, shows in UK & Australia

Does It Offend You, Yeah? have been quiet for a little while. Morgan Quaintance left the band and they dropped off of some radio festivals. Well the band’s back now and ready to rock. They’ve been at a few of the european festivals and Dan is DJing at a few clubs in the US. On Friday night he was at Avalon in LA. Check out some pics (of mostly drunk white girls) here . Here are the rest of the DJ and well as full band dates below. Hopefully they’ll be back playing proper shows in the US soon. A(Click Here to Know More)

AMP3: Zoom Q3 might just be the best mobile audio recorder…

I demand good tech in the gadgets I buy. Generally I get it right, and pick up gadgets that excel in one or many areas - occasionally I get it wrong, and I’ve a cupboard in the office that acts as a tech-graveyard for those items that didn’t fulfill their primary purpose, or perform well overall. The Zoom Q3 I think is going to fall in the former category of great mobile gadgets - it’s basically an awesomely good audio recorder, which happens to double as a pretty decent mini-camcorder too!(Click Here to Know More)

Samsung YP-R1 Portable Media Player Hits the FCC [US Release Date Expected for Samsung's YP-R1 PMP]

Back in June we got the story and one month later we learned that the 16GB version of the new Samsung YP-R1 PMP will be available in the UK. Well, today, our North American buds should be happier to know that we just found that the device has made its way to the FCC and we’ll soon see if it meets the criteria to be sold on the market. Although not as appealing as its older brother, the Samsung YP-M1, the YP-R1 is a touchscreen-based player that comes with a 2.7-inch display (400 x 240 pixe(Click Here to Know More)

Crazy Talk 6 Pro Review

Overview: Have you ever wanted to make your cat sing? Did you ever want the furry ankle biter to say thank you for the roof, and the food? Well your luck might just have changed. As long as you have Crazy Talk 6 Pro installed on your computer, you can do just that. Crazy Talk 6 Pro is a Facial Animation Creator from Reallusion, and can take any picture and make it speak, laugh, cry, and just about do anything you want. As long as you have a picture, you can even get Daisy Duke to tell you j(Click Here to Know More)

Music Labels to Launch Digital Album Format: CMX

Genius. Absolutely genius. That’s what I would call the new album-selling plan from the major music labels… if I was a complete idiot. Or maybe I’m over-reacting. I don’t know. What do you make of this new CMX format they’re planning? “Ours will be a file that you click on, it opens and it would have a totally brand-new look, with a launch page and all the different options. When you click on it you’re not just going to get the ten tracks, you’re going to get the artwork, the video and mobile(Click Here to Know More)

Contest :: Björk’s Voltaic Screening

On June 23, for one night only in NY, see and hear Björk’s Voltaic: The Volta Tour Live in Paris in glorious high definition video and audio at the School of Visual Arts’ beautiful new theater. **To win a pair of ticket’s for tonight’s NYC screening, leave a comment below! A winner will be selected by 4pm this evening.** Björk’s very special DVD/CD/VINYL recording Voltaic , out June 30 in the U.S. via Nonesuch Records (One Little Indian in the UK, and Universal worldwide.) Voltaic(Click Here to Know More)

iRiver E200 goes official

We first glimpsed the iRiver E200 PMP a few weeks ago via some leaked snaps - and now the aluminium-bodied followup to the E100 has been given the official rubber stamp. According to the iRiver website, the iRiver E200 features a 2.8-inch LED display with a 320 x 240 resolution. It supports a range of file formats that puts the iPod to shame: MP3, WMA, FLAC, OGG, ASF on the audio front; MPEG-4, WMV, XviD, RM and RMVB on the video front; and JPEG, PNG, BMP and GIF on the image front. Plus yo(Click Here to Know More)

Win $50 in Coolest Gadget of the Week

We have a double dose of gadgets to choose from this week, simply vote for the coolest and leave a comment for a chance to win a $50 Amazon voucher. Glow Cutlery Ever been out in town, got a bit drunk and work up next morning with arms full of worn out glow sticks? Well now you can have all the fun of playing with lights without having to contort into strange shapes to attach them round your wrists. Electric Planet’s Glow Cutlery set uses the same principle to make your evening BBQ(Click Here to Know More)

3 Best Sites For Alternative Music Lovers

I’m a big fan of music, but who isn’t? I regularly browse local event lists to see what bands are playing in town, and if there is a band I don’t know I move over to their MySpace page to see whether I like them. However, I would much prefer to be ahead of things and already know all the latest music, news and new bands. So I went out to find the best sources for alternative music novelty. Are you craving to hear what I found? Here are five different websites that will still your hunger for(Click Here to Know More)

HTC Hero review

Straight off the back of my HTC Magic review, and earlier than expected, Matt called to announce we have one of only 2 HTC Hero handsets in the country but we haven’t got it for long, as apparently it’s quite popular already. How will it stack up against the Magic? I was pleased overall with the Magic and would have been tempted to buy one if it wasn’t for the Samsung Galaxy and Hero due to be released, so was the wait worth it? As Matt mentioned in his HTC Hero unboxing video this is pr(Click Here to Know More)

Funeral for British hostage killed in Iraq

But Lizzette believes Mr Brown could have used his own powerful position in the efforts to bring back her brother. Lizzette told the Advertiser: "To me he [Gordon Brown] could have done something. "At the end of the day he is the one with the power in the country, isn't he? "I don't know how my mum and dad feel, but I think a lot more could have been done than they said they were doing. "I think they knew more as well." Lizzette added: "At the end of the day, any questions we asked, they took th(Click Here to Know More)

Mp5 Player: You Would Want To Have One! Posted by Bill Levin | Posted in computers | Posted on 17-06-2009

Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic.Powered by WP Greet Boxby Bill LevinThe past decade has seen the technology market being inundated with fancy products, the most favorite of which have been digital media players. Some of these gadgets play music while others play videos and some of them come with both these capabilities combined. The most popular of the lot is arguably Apple Inc’s IPod systems which have been a big hit with t(Click Here to Know More)

Nokia N86 Will Debut in Stores on June 19

Choosing to launch the Nokia N86 cameraphone on the same day with the iPhone 3GS launch is a pretty bad idea, but maybe the handset will sell well enough to please the Finnish manufacturer. Expect it to go on sale in the UK on Friday, June 19, for a yet unknown price. Nokia N86 packs an 8 megapixel camera, 8GB of internal memory, a 3.5mm audio jack, a microSD card slot (up to 16GB) and a 2.6 inch AMOLED display with a 240 x 320 pixels resolution. Back to the camera, it comes with a wid(Click Here to Know More)

The Pixies Dust

Hey! The Pixies are arguably one of the most awesome and influential alternative rock band of the late 80’s/ early 90’s; Their unique surf-tinged pop rock sound has left an indelible imprint right on the face of modern rock. Here is a collection of Pixies and Pixies-related songs, to give you a taste of that Pixies dust magic. Pixies - Ana Pixies - Velouria The Breeders - No Aloha Frank Black - Los Angeles Breeders - Happiness is a Warm Gun Pixies - Hey The Amps - Dedicated Pixies - Cactus Pixi(Click Here to Know More)

Collaboration With Skype Desktop Sharing: The Best Free Method?

Those of us who work at home or on the road sometimes need to reach out and touch someone. Collaborating with co-workers is very important, not only in order to get things done effectively, but also to keep in touch with the outside world. Skype is a commonly used tool for interacting remotely with others. It’s free, and it works well for text, audio and video chats. The latest version of Skype for the Mac and Windows has added a brilliant feature that takes collaboration to the next step. I h(Click Here to Know More)

Please Please Me - The Beatles Debut Album on CD in Remastered Mono & Stereo

By Jackson Weinheimer March 22, 1963 To really get an understand of how exciting Please Please Me was when it was released in the UK on March 22nd of 1963 you have to think about the kind of music that was being played on the radio at that time. While it may sound quite tame to our ears 46 years later, this was definitely "rock n roll" in '63 and far more "hard" than just about anything else out at the time. Critical Acclaim While generally being seen as not as great as their later albu(Click Here to Know More)

Michael Giltz: DVDs -- "Life On Mars" And Those Clever Brits

I can't help romanticizing the British TV industry. We often see only the best of the best of British telly so it seems remarkably high in quality. Plus, the way their industry developed, many shows only have to produce six or eight episodes at a time, take a break and then -- if they want -- create six more. Take The Office -- one of the best sitcoms of all time, full stop. Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant did six episodes, took a long holiday, did six more, called it a day and then did tw(Click Here to Know More)