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filed under: just plain fun | retro | video games
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Stanley Wong and Tyler Russel have made a Pac-Man movie from the ghosts’ perspective that is quite a hilarious piece of filmmaking. If you are (or ever have been) a retro gaming geek, then you’ll probably want to spend the 5 minutes it takes to watch this…
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September 11th, 2008
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author: karen m.
filed under: robotics | strange and wonderful
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This huge animatronic Gort robot comes to us courtesy of the classic 1951 science fiction flick, The Day the Earth Stood Still. Now, this imposing fella can be yours if you’re ready to pony up the dough.
Up for auction over on eBay (current bid is over $4000), the museum-quality replica is eight feet tall, and features some remote-controlled mechanical moves…
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February 24th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: computing | home entertainment | video
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Alienware is showing off their latest high-end server, designed for use in home theaters and media rooms. The system contains everything you need for controlling your digital media in one slick aluminum box.
The Alienware HD Media Server (HDMS) comes in a dramatic brushed aluminum, rack-mountable enclosure, and provides a powerful HTPC under the hood…
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February 4th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: computing | home entertainment | video
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Sony today announced a Blu-ray add-on drive for computers that breaks the $200 price barrier. The new BDU-X10S drive connects to your PC using a Serial ATA connection, adding high-definition movie playback to your desktop or HTPC.
The player includes CyberLink’s PowerDVD BD Edition, providing playback of Blu-ray discs on your computer screen…
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January 6th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: home entertainment | video
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By now, we’ve all heard plenty about Blu-Ray, HD DVD and the so-called HD “format wars”. Now a little upstart disc format known as HD VMD has started to ship their very first players for less than half (correction: now just a little bit less than) the price of the cheapest standalone Blu-Ray and HD DVD machines…
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October 8th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: audio | home entertainment
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Soundmatters is best known for their all-in-one surround sound systems which cram an entire 5.1 home theater into a single small box. Up until now, their designs were still a bit too unwieldy for placement anywhere but on a shelf or on top of rear-projection set. But their new system, the Slimstage40, takes the wide and thin approach, measuring in at just 3.4-inches deep…
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September 4th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: video
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Much of the industry is already saying that Blu-ray is winning the high-def format wars, so it’s actually surprising to hear that the Blu-ray Disc Association is hedging their bets even more by giving away free discs with the purchase of their players.
That’s right…
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June 27th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: home entertainment | video
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Pioneer today revealed their latest Blu-ray disc player, the Elite BDP-94HD.
The BDP-94HD is a true second-generation Blu-ray player, featuring such niceties as CEC to control other devices control over HDMI cable. The player also has full support for Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 channel audio…
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May 9th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: home entertainment | video
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According to a recent post over on AVS Forum, Wal-Mart is reportedly working with Taiwanese manufacturer Fuh Yuan to crank out HD DVD players for a wholesale cost of just $50 per unit, based on an initial commitment of 2 million players. For those of you who flunked math, that’s a $100 million dollar bet that Wal-Mart is making on the HD DVD format…
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April 20th, 2007
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author: technabob
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