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Actiontec has introduced Wireless HDMI at CES 2011 which allows you to connect multiple monitors to a single transmitter. So you can transmit the HDMI signal from lets say an xBox or your cable TV set top box to a TV 150 feet away. The product will be available in the second quarter for around $200.00. The exciting thing about
Viewsonic at CES 2011 introduced a LCD television with Boxee built in. They are the first to have an actual Boxee TV. This is exciting in that if you do not want the Boxee box sitting next to your TV you can now get Boxee with it built into the set. This TV will be available around Fathers Day, their
A very good article on Wordpress Theme and the danger of what lies within the code of the theme, that you find by searching for free Wordpress themes on Google. The testing results are not encouraging and shows why thousands of Wordpress users are having issues with their sites as they are loading themes onto their web servers that can
It is fantastic to be back doing the show after a two week hiatus for CES and all of the other adventures I have been on. This one is action packed and I have some major soap box time about Google and their H.264 abandonment announcement and who consumers in general are going to suffer over this format war. Lots
The 3D gimmick has been periodically making the rounds for many years. How many people are aware that the first presentation of 3D films before a paying audience took place 96 years ago? According to an article at www.3dgear.com, it took place at the Astor Theater, New York, on June 10, 1915. The program consisted of three one-reelers, the first
Glasgow-based artist Derek Bowers was commissioned by Pantone to create a 2011 calendar and he's designed this most excellent circular calendar based on the colour wheel, using images from all round the world. In his words, "My brief was to create a calendar for Pantone, the world-renowned authority on colour. The main aim for me was to make this calendar
A few days ago I made a trip to my local Best Buy store and ended up walking out with a Samsung 58” 500 Series Plasma HDTV. I’d gone into the store thinking if I left with anything, it would most likely be an LCD HDTV. However, after spending quite a while comparing picture quality and prices on the massive
The concept is simple, your sign up for an account over at BlingNation.com and get your Bling tag you put on your cell phone. Then anytime you are at a merchant that takes Bling Payments you simply tap your Bling Tag on the payment interface and your account is automatically billed cool for consumers. What is even better is that
Today HP put out a press release that was dated January 6 (perhaps they didn't want it to be overshadowed by CES news). The news they wanted to convey was that HP has been selected as one of the prime contractors to provide information technology solutions to the FBI and other U.S. Department of Justice agencies under the FBI Information
JoyFactory launched a full line of iPad accessories at CES 2011 under the iPad anywhere mantra. One of the products that drew my attention was a iPad stand that was made out of composite materials. This is a brand new US based company. Another product that I thought was pretty cool was a Tag and Go charging station that is
Courtesy of the BBC, a very British comedic take on the latest technology....
Celestron has introduced a self aligning telescope that will find and align itself within 3 minutes of being turned on. One of the biggest challenges people have when using a telescope is the alignment procedure. With this new telescope amateurs will be able to take this unit out to the back yard turn it on and start observing celestial bodies
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