Audio/Video, Home Theater

The History of the Podcast and its Ties to RSS Feeds

Apple's podcasting icon

When the iPod was introduced and people discovered how great it was for playing music, it became obvious that it could be used for playing other types of audio files as well. What is today called a podcast traces its origins to a form of distributed MP3 files that could be downloaded and played on [...]

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Why Hasn’t 3D-TV Taken Off?

LG 3D TV

Technology has the ability to enrich our lives and at a furious pace of change. It used to be true that a new product, especially one of an electronic genre, would require as much as one generation, or about twenty years, to be fully absorbed into the mainstream of life. Radio, television, and even personal [...]

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Best Buy Offers TiVo on Insignia Internet TVs

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TiVo, the DVR entertainment company, has announced that it is going to integrate its services in with Best Buy’s range of Insignia TVs to give another medium for their services to be viewed on. The deal will put Best Buy in a more competitive position with Wal-Mart, who acquired Vudu last year. Sources say that [...]

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Ciil Tech’s First Fully Outdoor TV

CiilTechUltraviewOutdoorTV

Summer is coming soon and if you’re a fan of garden parties it might be time to invest in an outdoor TV. Running a cable from your sitting room outside just isn’t going to look good enough anymore. Ciil make these outdoor LCD 1080p TVs for your enjoyment whilst in the hot tub. Okay, so [...]

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Crossley Radio Memory Master Converts Vinyl and Cassette to DVD Without Wires or Computer

CrosleyRadioMemoryMasterII

We’ve had 35mm slide to digital, VHS to DVD, and now it’s time for another vinyl to CD converter – yes, we love our analog to digital converters! This is another turntable to CD converter, similar to the ION iProfile turntable we reviewed last year, – the Crosley Radio Memory Master II (product code CR2413A-BK).

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Magic Wand Remote Controller for TV

Magic Wand Remote Controller

Feel like a wizard or witch with this Magic Wand Remote Controller for TV. Learning from your existing remote, the Magic Wand provides a baker’s dozen, that’s 13, magical functions such as flipping the channel with a flick of the wand or turning up the volume by twisting the wand. The Magic Wand is compatible [...]

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SVP FS1700 – 35mm Slide to Digital Converter – Computer Not Necessary

SVP-FS1700 Slide Converter

35mm slide to digital converters as well as analog to digital converters are pretty popular here on GfG, so here’s another nice 35mm slide converter.

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Olive’s O6HD Handmade Music Server Delivers Perfection

OliveO6HD

If you’re looking for a music server, they don’t get much better than the Olive O6HD. The Olive system utilises HD music to provide you with sound quality that they claim has a resolution 250x that of a CD. Not bad. Combine this with the saucy O6HD looks and you’ve got yourself the ultimate music [...]

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Free TV and Movie Streaming for Amazon Prime Members – Gift from Amazon

Amazon Video Streaming Free to Amazon Prime Users

Amazon has gifted free TV and Movie streaming for Amazon Prime Members. Let’s look at the benefits of a paid Amazon Prime Membership: 1) Unlimited FREE Two-Day Shipping 2) No minimum order size 3) One-Day shipping for $3.99/item 4) UNLIMITED commercial-free, instant streaming of 5,000 movies and TV shows for FREE All this for $79/year… [...]

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WowWee’s Cinemin Swivel Projects 60″ Screen

Cinemin Swivel Projector

Large, chunky projectors are the thing of the past; what we really want today is a small tidy projector we can hook up to our cell phones or iPods and deliver a roaring slideshow. The Cinemin Swivel Multimedia Pico Projector delivers this in a tidy little unit.

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