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What if you were able to access your home television system wherever you went? The World Cup in your cubicle. Your local news station from overseas. Dirty Jobs in your backyard. Even Emeril Live in your kitchen. Now what if you could do all that without a television, cable box, satellite dish, or subscription fee …
PANGANDARAN, Indonesia – An aftershock in Indonesia’s tsunami-ravaged region and a new tremor off the southwestern Java coast sowed fear on Wednesday as the toll from Monday’s disaster climbed to 550. Rescuers pulled bodies from the debris and aid trickled into worst-hit Pangandaran town while a search continued for about 275 people still missing after …
The Harman Kardon TC30 is a great remote. It does everything it should do and does it intuitively. It feels good in your hand, won’t roll off the couch, and is easy to program. With the functionality covered, let’s get the point of buying such an item. This remote is simply one of the coolest …
This entry-level(Amazon link) Panasonic plasma is perfect for the avid TV watcher who wants a perfect picture without breaking the bank. The first thing it has going for it is that it’s 42 inches…that’s just plain and simple a nice size screen to watch the game, your favorite show, or play some games. Secondly, with …
In a March business briefing, Sony Computer president Ken Kutaragi announced several new accessories for the(Amazon link) Sony PSP including a GPS receiver called the PSP-290. Someone at the briefing was able to secretly snap a quick photo of a slide detailing the PSP-290. According to this blurry photo, the tiny silver PSP-290 will attach …
The proliferation of the iPod is changing the way people enjoy music – not only on the go, but also at home. If an iPod is the centerpiece of your home-audio system, you might want to consider a fully-loaded and versatile receiver that will help you get the most out of your iPod’s compressed digital …
Japan vowed Monday to push ahead with a U.N. Security Council resolution that would impose sanctions on North Korea because of its missile tests last week, but said it would not insist on a Monday vote. “I don’t think we have to push too much for a vote” on Monday, Junichiro Koizumi told reporters, but …
Does your iPod look more like the photo on the right or the left? Chances are the average iPod owner will collect a few scratches here and there over time. That’s especially true for iPod Nano owners. But if your iPod looks like it got into a fight with a gang of alley cats, then …
This is an interesting opinion article on headphones, audiophiles, iPods and good audio on a shoestring budget. The rest of this website is entertaining as well. The Author, N2XE is John Ceccherelli – electrical engineer, radio amateur, writer, hiker, rock climber, husband, father, shameless self-promoter, provocateur and hopeless romantic. John recommends the Sennheiser CX 300s …
Last year was a very good year to be an average CEO. A typical chief executive at a U.S. company earned 262 times the pay of a typical worker in 2005, according to a recent report. With 260 workdays in a year, that means that an average CEO earned more in one workday than a …
“Oh my god, I’m a sinner,” Ubaid said he once thought of himself. “I kept praying and wishing I weren’t gay, hoping it was a phase, and that if I kept praying I’d be saved,” he said. Ubaid, who asked that his last name not be used, was born in London to a close-knit and …
Toshiba reported it would still like to develop a unified format for advanced optical DVD Discs, but two competing – and incompatible – products are likely to hit the market at first. With the next generation of DVD players starting to hit the market, we’re seeing another technology battle and compnaies jockeying to position their …
A naked man showed up to the game of Wimbledon 2006 of Sharapova with Dementieva.
True to its Orwellian name, “Big Brother” will be hard to get away from this summer. The CBS reality show, which begins its seventh season tonight at 8, will boost its online presence considerably for the forthcoming “All-Stars” edition, and fans will be able to subscribe to mobile-phone content related to the show as well. …
You’ll experience spectacular picture and sound — and a few operational quirks — with this groundbreaking player. The Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD Player is the latest and greatest offering from one of the most trusted names in home electronics. Crutchfield: “Toshiba hit a homerun with this player! The picture and sound quality of standard DVDs …
A 12-year-old boy died after riding a roller coaster Thursday at the Disney MGM theme park, the latest in a string of tragedies that have stung Walt Disney World in recent years. Michael Russell of Fort Campbell, Ky., had ridden the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster with his parents and 7-year-old brother. When the ride was …
The New York Times reported on Wednesday that an insurgent named Haitham al-Badri masterminded the bombing of the Samarra shrine, at least according to Iraqi national security adviser Mowaffaq al-Rubaie. Al-Badri used to be a member of an insurgent group called Ansar al-Sunna. Now he’s part of al-Qaida in Iraq, which used to be run …
