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2011

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RCA Model LED32A32A30RQ TV

I recently picked up the 32 inch RCA model LED32A30RQ TV. It has a resolution of 1366x 768 and a 16:9 aspect ratio. It has the following connections: 1 RCA component video input L/R Audio input for component 1 RCA composite video input 1 L/R Audio input for composite VGA input Audio input for VGA 4 HDMI connections 1 Digital

Samsung Acquires Sony’s Stake in S-LCD for $939 million

Back in 2004, Samsung and Sony joined together to produce Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD). More than TV's and computer monitors, these LCD's were also in phones, cars, appliances and other items needing a display. Two months after Sony announced it was reorganizing due to a 1.2 billion dollar loss, Sony has sold their part in the LCD venture for $939

Dexter, Game of Thrones Part of Top 10 Most Pirated TV Shows in 2011

The group over at TorrentFreak.com have come up with the top ten pirated shows this last year. They collected information from many Torrent Trackers to come up with this list. This list is US only. Dexter, the show about a serial murderer who kills bad guys topped this years most downloaded list at 3.6 million downloads. Game of Thrones was

Today Only: 21″ Apple iMac Quad-Core i5 Desktop on Woot

It may be too late to order a Christmas present, but if you're in the market for a new desktop computer and have your eye on an Apple then today is your lucky day.  It's not often you can get a discount on any Apple product,but today the 21.5" iMac is on Woot, the bargain hunter's dream web site. The

Exclusive Interview with GoDaddy CEO over SOPA

This morning having saw the press release of GoDaddy reversing their decision on supporting SOPA, I wanted to get more information on their decision. Press Releases can be pretty generic, and I wanted to get a voice behind the decision. Warren Adelman GoDaddy CEO Takes about 10 minutes with me to talk about their position. If you have comments on

GNC-2011-12-22 #731 Happy Holidays

I talk about the GoDaddy SOPA controversy in detail. I have a lot of fun on today's show, and for those watching the video of the show I try out some new camera angles. We still need to raise about $2500.00 to meet our fund raising goals for our Support Staff. I hope you will help us out see the

Treehouse Labs and BiKN

Treehouse Labs has been working hard on its BiKN Technology Platform and the first consumer product based on the technology has now been announced. BiKN for iPhone uses a smart case, the myBiKN app and small, clip-on tags to help people find the things they tagged from their phone or page their phone from one of the tags. If you are wondering, BiKN

Klout or Kred? Find Your True Influential Online Score

If you're like me, you might have been frustrated with how Klout is scoring your online presence. It seems like score nose-dives for no reason. However, there is a new program on the block in Kred. What is Kred / Klout? Just like Klout, Kred is an influence scoring system. It measures how much reach you get on Twitter. If

Boost Smartphone Battery Life

Today's smartphones are energy-sucking devices that can rarely go for a day or two without charging. I fondly remember my Nokia 6210 that could go a business week without needing a charge, but enough of the reminiscing. If you do have a thirsty smartphone (or you get one for Christmas) and you find that the battery lets you down, you

Microsoft’s Last CES?

Microsoft is pulling out of the CES Keynote as of 2013. What does that mean to CES?

Toddy Smart Cloth

Since the finger became the input device of choice, I've spent more time polishing my smartphone and tablet than I care to admit. I usually use whatever is handy but I know that this isn't always a good idea - cotton can be more abrasive than you think and there's nothing worse than a grain of sand caught in the

Archos 70b Set to be First Affordable Android 3.2 Honeycomb Tablet

Archos, makers of some of the best Android tablets that you probably don't hear about, today announced a little preview of their upcoming CES 2012 plans.  The Archos 70b will be the first affordable tablet - i.e. under $200 - that will come out of the box running the Android 3.2 Honeycomb operating system.  This is the successor to the

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