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The Future of Computers and Entertainment
As much as I love to bash Steve Jobs (and I really, really do), you got to give the man his props. The iPhone had barely hit the market before people were coming up with new and interesting uses for…
Monster Cable Sues Blue Jeans Cable
Monster Cable has issued a Cease-and-Desist order to Blue Jeans Cable (Tartan Cable) over analogue cable connectors. In particular, the design of the Tartan component, composite, coax digital and…
Sony LCD HDTVs with Built-in Blu-ray
The format war long over, now Sony wants to expand the presence of Blu-ray. The Sony boss says it’s time to start stuffing Blu-ray players into more products, including HDTVs. The…
5 Second Movie Downloads
The Grid is 10,000 times faster than normal broadband which means that you could theoretically download a full length movie (normally taking 3 hours) in five seconds. Now that's fast! How is this…
Call of Duty 4: Top Multiplayer Game Just Expanded
Everyone thought Halo 3 was going to be the hottest multiplayer game on Xbox Live. But the Master Chief is playing second string to the modern warfare multiplayer mayhem that is Call of Duty 4…
File Sharing NOT the Devil!
Just when you thought you'd never hear a scrap of reason from the big record labels, recently acquired ex-Google employee Glen Merrill who now heads up EMI's digital strategy department said that …
Olive Releases OPUS No4 and MELODY No2
Olive Media today introduced the new line of OPUS No4 digital music server, storing up to 3,000 CDs in original CD quality, and delivering them in breathtaking sound. Music stored on the OPUS No4 can…
AV Rant #55: Monster Einstein
In this episode, Tom and Clint answer questions about downloading high rez audio online, A/Bing speakers if you don't have a bunch of fancy equipment, and what do you do if you want to get high def…
Wii Remote and iPhone to control Bomb Squad Robot
Engineers have modified a US military bomb deactivating robot to be controlled by a Wii remote and an iPhone. The engineers just love their gadgets, but this could be one of those out-of-the-box…
iTunes is Now the #1 Music Retailer
We caught an article over at ArsTechnica today that showed Apple is on top of its game, according to a January 2008 NPD MusicWatch survey that was intercepted on its way through Apple's email system…