Audio/Video, Home Theater

Calibrate your HD TV with this free tool

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You may not know it, but there’s a good chance your high-def TV is not calibrated properly. Essentially, yellow should look like yellow on every TV, but it usually doesn’t because either you or the factory or the store tweaked the TV.

What you should do is get a calibration DVD that walks you through what you need to adjust. Normally, those cost somewhere in the $20-$50. Or you could get a Best Buy-type store to do it for you. Even more $. Move over $-solution; don’t you know we’re in a recession?! XYHD.TV has a free solution. Just head over here and download the tool.

Myine IRA Wi-Fi Internet Radio player

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The Myine Ira (acronym for Internet Radio Adapter) is another take on Internet radio, this time in a (mostly) standalone device that plays any of the over 11,000 free radio stations available on the Net.

Hook it up to your wireless network and then plug it into some speakers or your AV system, and you’re good to go. You can filter by location, store up to 40 of your favorite stations and program it to play back podcasts.

Buy now!

More info from the manufacturer
Price: $129.99
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

Desktop iPod Alarm Clock & ‘Bed Shaker’

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iPod Alarm Clock & Bed Shaker

Sometimes we do have to get up for work, and this can be a real problem. The iMM153 responds to this by providing an iPod powered ‘bed shaker’ alarm clock. Plug in your iPod before going to bed, set the alarm and you will be pleasantly awakened in the morning by your favorite music… and your pillows vibrating.

This latest product by iLuv (a large producer of iPod supplies) comes in at $60 and has a lot of features for the money. Obviously you get a set of speakers to play and charge your iPod in, but you also get a lovely FM radio built in with 10 presets for your favorite radio stations. Hit the buy link for a full spec list!

Buy now!

Price: $59.99
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

The Most spoiled teenager in the world?!

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This was too good of a story not to post, especially for the jealousy that it will generate among … well, everyone!

Mom, Patti Deni, gave her teenage son a huge gift in his new bedroom of their newly built home, and we do mean huge – a 98″ video projection screen TV. But wait, that’s not all – it’s mounted in the ceiling!

There are over 300 pounds of equipment above his bed now. Want one of these TVs? It’s a 98-inch StarGlas60 display from Stewart Filmscreen.

via Eelctronic House

Costco offers recycling program through Gazelle

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We always like to report on recycling efforts because we feel this is a topic that needs constant exposure and it’s something that consumers can participate in without a great deal of time or money expenditure.

Costco has now partnered with Gazelle to offer Costco members a way to recycle their old or unwanted electronics. In return you will receive a Costco Cash Card for the value of the item.

Visit http://costco.gazelle.com/ to get started.

USB Tube Delight Audio – Novelty Sound Card

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USB Tube Delight Audio Sound Card

The USB Tube Delight Audio device is a portable sound card that connects to your computer via USB 2.0, completely plug-and-play. From there you can plug in your speakers, headphones, microphones etc. via the 3.5mm jack and enjoy some sound! As a nice touch, 2 little USB adapters are provided, depending on whether you want your tube to stick out of your computer, or perpendicular to it.

Buy now!

Price: $32.00
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

Sony Walkman turns 30

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In a day of MP3 players that hold thousands of songs, some of which are so small you can swallow, the Walkman seems blocky and ancient. Yet, the Sony Walkman (and all of its various imitators) had such an impact on our music listening habits that the brand name still survives to this day, 30 years after it first appeared.

For an amusing, and still insightful, piece on how far technology has taken us, you read Scott Campbell’s (13 years old) review of a Sony Walkman.

Happy birthday Walkman!

Apple blocks Palm Pres from accessing iTunes

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Wow, c’mon Apple – are you really hurting for more $ that you needed to block the relatively small number of Palm Pre users from getting to iTunes?! Of course, this isn’t really targeted at just Palm Pres, but other non-iPod/iPhone devices, but still.

I personally don’t use either iTunes, the desktop software (even when I had an iPod) or the online store, but now I have another reason not to. This is the type of behavior that Microsoft engaged in that alienated a lot of people and helped to give them a bad name. Don’t make the same mistake Apple.

via WSJ.

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