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pocket hd camcorders round up from the past: chris pirillo overload

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It seems that what people want nowadays are rectangular camcorders that can capture 720p video. Not one to question thousands of paying customers, Creative is reeling in its share of the HD – and YouTube – loving crowd with the Vado HD. Then there’s Kodak and their Zi6, and of course the Flip Mino HD…

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August 11th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gadgets just plain fun mobile tech technology video

plasma tvs pwn lcd tvs in displaymate’s tests, but displaymate also pwns tv makers

plasmatv-vs-lcdtv

New Hampshire-based DisplayMate Technologies, maker of “video calibration, evaluation, and diagnostic products”, conducted a thorough comparison on the display quality of plasma TVs and LCD TVs, resulting in a long, jargon-riddled but ultimately revealing article that declares the plasma TVs as winners.

The author of the article, DisplayMate president Dr. Raymond Soneira, singled-out the lack…

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July 14th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: home entertainment technology video

iphone review: initial impressions

in line for iphone

Well, now that I’ve had about a day to try out my new iPhone, I’m ready to give you guys my initial impressions.
First off, my purchasing experience was surprisingly painless. I arrived around 5:20pm on launch day at the AT&T store that’s by Harlem and Irving Park Avenues, just Northwest of Chicago.

There were…

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June 30th, 2007 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets media players mobile tech

gears of war “the must have game of the holiday season”

Gears of War Demo Night Chicago

Gaming blog Aeropause asked players who got to play a demo of the highly-anticipated Xbox 360 exclusive Gears of War last night in Chicago to report on their individual experiences. With virtually no exception, the early reactions were extremely positive.

Here are a few choice excerpts:

After playing GEOW I now know that I will…

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October 5th, 2006 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: video games