Tag Archives: blu-ray

Six connected Blu-ray players for any budget

Posted on December 19, 2011 by admin

With Internet streaming picking up steam, Blu-ray players have evolved from simple receptacles for video discs to one of the most convenient ways to add the Internet to your television. After all, as more video entertainment arrives over the Internet, you need an easy way to watch such services (Hulu Plus, Netflix, and others) on your television. Here are six great players to consider. Continue reading →

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Reviewed: Six connected Blu-ray players

Posted on December 19, 2011 by admin

With Internet streaming picking up steam, Blu-ray players have evolved from simple receptacles for video discs to one of the most convenient ways to add the Internet to your television. After all, as more video entertainment arrives over the Internet, you need an easy way to watch such services (Hulu Plus, Netflix, and others) on your television. Here are six great players to consider. Continue reading →

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Report: Blu-ray still alive as disc sales soar

Posted on November 1, 2011 by admin

Shiny discs aren’t out of the market… yet. Continue reading →

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President Obama acknowledges early access to iPad

Posted on October 4, 2011 by admin

US President Barack Obama received early access to the iPad, an ABC interview reveals. Obama is well known for carrying an iPad around with him, but the circumstances around how he got it have usually gone unmentioned Continue reading →

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Fusion-io’s ioDrive2 SSD promises 3GB per second

Posted on October 4, 2011 by admin

Fusion-io has expanded its enterprise SSD line with two new drive systems, the ioDrive2 and ioDrive2 Duo. Thoughput maxes at 3.0GB/s read and 2.6 GB/s write speed for the 1.2TB model ioDrive2 Duo. The drives feature low latency access for mixed workloads with 15 microsecond write latency, over 700,000 read IOPS and over 900,000 write IOPS. Continue reading →

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Amazon estimated with 100,000 pre-orders for Kindle Fire

Posted on October 4, 2011 by admin

Amazon is unofficially estimated by eMailDataSource to have already taken over 100,000 pre-orders for its Kindle Fire. The seven-inch, heavily customized, Android-based tablet went up for pre-order on Monday and reached that figure by the end of its first day on sale. Continue reading →

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Logitech Harmony Link turns iPad into universal remote

Posted on September 20, 2011 by admin

Wishing you could use your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch as a universal remote control in the living room? On Tuesday Logitech announced the Harmony Link, a $100 device that sits next to your TV, communicates with your iOS device via Wi-Fi, and can control up to eight pieces of hardware — TVs, DVRs, Blu-ray players, AV receivers, media streamers, and so on — using a custom app. Continue reading →

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New MacBook Air and Mac Mini Models Driving Record Mac Sales for 3Q 2011

Posted on September 12, 2011 by admin

Business Insider reports on new sales data from market research firm NPD, as shared by Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. According to NPD, Apple’s U.S Continue reading →

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iMac Blows Away the Competition

Posted on May 10, 2011 by admin

For its excellent performance, “gorgeous” design, and superior display, the new 21.5-inch iMac earns an editors’ rating of 8.9/10 from Computer Shopper, which makes it their overall top pick for an all-in-one desktop computer. Reporting that iMac blew most of the competition “straight off the test bench,” Computer Shopper recommends iMac to anyone focused on productivity and performance Continue reading →

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