Archive for August, 2009 - Page 15

For those of us that make a living behind the computer monitor, having a keyboard and mouse that are actually comfortable can make a big difference. Ergonomic keyboards have been around for over ten years with the Microsoft Natural keyboard among the first. Its unique split keyboard design and curved [...]

It didn’t use to make much difference to most people whether or not they had an Ethernet port by their entertainment center. After all, why would they possibly want to hook up their TV or cable box to the Internet? Well, as most of us know, times have certainly changed [...]

Onkyo has introduced and begun shipping the TX-NR807; its first network-capable home theater receiver configured for Pandora, Rhapsody, and Sirius’ streaming Internet radio services. The new Onkyo TX-NR807 is also capable of playing computer music files from networked PCs, is fully compatible with the Digital Living Network Alliance’s DLNA 1.5 [...]

Turtle Beach today announced its third-generation wireless gaming headset, the Ear Force X41. Positioned as the successor to the Ear Force X4 wireless Dolby surround sound headset, the X41 includes digital RF wireless CD-quality sound, XBox LIVE Chat and the tactical advantage of 3-D positional audio.

I personally don’t understand what would make a person want to spend upwards of $400 on a remote control for their home theater set-up. Are we not lazy enough? Anyway, the world of high-end remotes has just gotten a little big bigger with the latest product introduction from the folks [...]

In the world of eBook readers there is no doubt that the Amazon Kindle is king. Other manufacturers have been scrambling to come up with a device that will compete with the popular Kindle on both features (most notably wi-fi) and price and so far it has proven an unattainable [...]

WildCharge Inc. announces the introduction of their new WildCharge PowerDisc, according to WildCharge, its most cost-effective and versatile solution yet for wire-free charging of hundreds of different portable electronic devices. The PowerDisc works with the WildCharger pad and other WildCharge-enabled surfaces, allowing for the charging of multiple categories of devices [...]

It’s been quite awhile since I have had to deal with the jet lag caused by traveling across multiple time zones, but not long enough that I don’t remember it vividly. Trying to figure out the alarm clocks in your hotel room is hard enough when you’re wits are about [...]

With summer in full swing our days outdoors are at their peak. Nothing is better than being able to take your tunes with you for a day on the beach, well, almost nothing. What could make that even better is to have 16 cans of your favorite beverage along for [...]

Among the most popular devices in the electronics market today are the netbook computers. Ultra-portable PCs that feature a well-rounded feature list along with an eye to highly mobile and networked users, the netbooks seem to have become the computer of choice for those who are looking to keep in [...]