Start with XtremeMac’s less expensive Tango TRX, which is part of a family of Tango speakers that dates back to an aesthetically cutting-edge 2006 model that was followed up by a stripped down semi-sequel called Tango Studio and a more direct follow-up called Tango X2. All of the Tango speakers have sold for $200 or…
Month: December 2010
Review: Soundfreaq SFQ-01 Sound Platform for iPod + iPhone
Start with XtremeMac’s less expensive Tango TRX, which is part of a family of Tango speakers that dates back to an aesthetically cutting-edge 2006 model that was followed up by a stripped down semi-sequel called Tango Studio and a more direct follow-up called Tango X2. All of the Tango speakers have sold for $200 or…
Holiday gift guide 2010: ideas for tech and gadget lovers
Shopping for a nerd this holiday season? Trust a bunch of nerds. These are the electronics they want to find under the tree this year. Read the original post by FOX 4 Now – WFTX Home
Sharp AQUOS 42″ 120Hz 1080p LED HDTV for $628 + free shipping
For its members, Sam’s Club offers the Sharp AQUOS 42″ 120Hz 1080p LED-Backlit Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. LC-42LE620UT, for $628 with free shipping. That’s $21 under yesterday’s mention and the lowest total price we could find by $312. Features include 1920×1080 (1080p) native resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, LED-backlighting, 6.5ms response time, four HDMI…
(AHN) Amazon Ends Ties With Wikileaks
Amazon has finally terminated its relationship with WikiLeaks, forcing the whistleblower website to look for some other Web-hosting services in Europe, through which it can publish its secret American diplomatic documents. – (AHN) Read the original post by New York Times
Amazon.com boots Wikileaks off its EC2 servers
Wikileaks has moved offshore again. That is to say, Wikileaks has moved off of America’s shores, and Amazon.com’s EC2 servers. Although Wikileaks had reportedly been using EC2 for some time now, the hosting issue reached mainstream media this week after Wikileaks latest release. Read the original post by Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Sony BRAVIA 40″ 240Hz 1080p 3D-Ready LCD HDTV for $1,000 + $79 s&h
TigerDirect.com offers the Sony BRAVIA 40″ 240Hz 1080p Widescreen 3D-Ready LED Edge-Backlit LCD HD Television, model no. KDL-40HX800, for $1,349.99. Coupon code “JZY13528″ cuts it to $999.99. With $79 for shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $219. (It’s also the best we’ve seen for a 40″ 3D-ready LED LCD HDTV, outside…
Julian Lennon: The Beatles “Always Have Been” Biggest Band in the World
Julian Lennon is in Miami showing his photographs as part of this week’s Art Basel frenzy and preparing to release a new album next year. Read the original post by NBC Connecticut
Tablets: Apple iPad has strong head start, but Samsung gaining ground
This time last year, tablet computers were just remembrances of clunky laptops with articulating hinges that really failed to sell. Read the original post by Customer Interaction Solutions
Apple Expresses Interest in ‘Kinect-Like’ Control of Appliances and Vehicles
One of the hottest gadgets over the past month has been Microsoft’s Kinect, a controller-free gaming interface for the company’s Xbox 360 gaming system that senses users’ body movements and voice commands for interacting with gaming and entertainment… Read the original post by International Herald Tribune
News: JPMorgan to give bankers iPads in pilot program
JPMorgan Chase is preparing to roll out a pilot program which will see iPads given to investment bankers, according to a new report. Citing an internal email, Bloomberg reports that the company will distribute iPads free of charge to all associates in its global investment banking division; the bankers will be able to use the…
Verizon’s LTE plans: network goes live on Dec. 5, but no handsets for now
Verizon held a conference call to discuss its nascent LTE network on Wednesday, and among the details revealed was the launch date. Verizon’s LTE network starts transmitting data on Dec. 5, but only to data cards, as we already knew. Read the original post by Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Gameloft to give away one free game a day until December 25th
Section: iPhone / iPod touch / iPad, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, iDevice Apps Starting Today, Gameloft is giving away one game per day until Christmas. That’s right, you don’t even have to pretend to look for money in your post-Black Friday wallet to get some great games on the App Store. All you have to…
3 Lexar 16GB Echo SE USB Flash Drives for $60 + $3 s&h
newegg.com offers the Lexar 16GB Echo SE USB 2.0 Flash Drive, model no. LEHSE16GBSBNA, for $48.99. Add three to your cart and the price drops to $59.97 ($19.99 each). With $2.99 for shipping, that’s $1.31/GB and the the lowest total price we could find for this drive in this quantity by $87. It features built-in…
Big Bets on Wireless Networks in 2011
Enterprises will test 4G throughout 2011, but WiFi and 802.11n will be of paramount importance as more wireless-only devices invade the corporate network. – eWEEK is betting big on the cloud in 2011, approaching the cloud as a unifying tenet of a large share of our coverage over the course of the year. But bridging…