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zvbox: puts your pc on all your hdtvs

filed under: computing | gadgets | home entertainment

ZvBox PC to HDTV Localcast Box

Hot off the press this morning is the ZvBox from ZeeVee. The box is a PC-to-TV video gadget that lets you send any and all video content on your PC to any digital, cable-connected TV in your home…

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posted: May 1st, 2008 2 comments author: technabob

polk audio i-sonic es2 itunes integrated hd radio

filed under: home entertainment | mobile tech

polk audio i-sonic 2

The I-Sonic Entertainment System 2 is the latest iPod docking stereo from Polk Audio. The system offers room-filling sound and an HD Radio receiver with a special iTunes track purchase feature…

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posted: September 6th, 2007 2 comments author: technabob

doori digital tv tuner bugs me

filed under: design | strange and unusual

Doori DMB Insect TV Tuner

What’s the one thing that insects and televisions have in common? Antennae, of course. That’s the thought that inspired these whimsical digital television tuners from Korea.

The Doori insect TV tuner looks like a giant ladybug and clips onto your laptop or flat screen to provide your computer with digital television capabilities…

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posted: August 30th, 2007 1 comment author: technabob

strangest speakers ever?

filed under: media players | strange and unusual

Weird Cloth MP3 PLayers

I’ve certainly seen some odd gadgets come across my desk, but these plush speakers from Korea have to be some of the weirdest I’ve ever seen.

These “BooRu-BooRu” dolls look like some sort of bizarre Teletubbies on crack. They have a soft cloth body and hide their controls in the eyeballs, ears and tummies…

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posted: August 5th, 2007 3 comments author: technabob

psp tv tuner announced by sony

filed under: mobile tech | video games

Sony PSP TV Tuner

Sony Japan today revealed a new TV tuner add-on for their PSP portable gaming system. The PSP-S310 tuner plugs into the PSP’s cartridge port and provides digital television reception on the system’s TFT screen…

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posted: July 17th, 2007 5 comments author: technabob

sangean hdt-1 adds hd radio to any stereo system

filed under: home entertainment

Sangean HDT-1 HD Radio Tuner

HD Radio is a fairly new technology that broadcasts local digital radio stations over AM or FM without the static, crackle and pop that are often found in analog AM and FM broadcasts. While the volume of available programming is more hit-and-miss than XM or Sirius satellite radio, HD Radio is totally free, with no subscription fees…

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posted: April 6th, 2007 post a comment author: technabob

kyocera w51k: packed with multimedia goodness

filed under: media players | mobile tech

Kyocera W51K Multimedia Phone

Kyocera’s new W51K takes on the mobile phone market with the philosophy that “more is better.” As a matter of fact, it’s almost like the phone is an afterthought…

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posted: February 7th, 2007 post a comment author: technabob

sony dt1 digital tuner: reinventing the wheel

filed under: computing | home entertainment

Sony DT1 Digital TV Tuner

A little while back, I told you about Sony’s forthcoming round VAIO TP1 home computer. Now Sony has announced an additional wheel shaped component that lets you receive HDTV broadcasts and pipe them into a media center PC…

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posted: January 16th, 2007 post a comment author: technabob

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