Yes, we all still have a ton of VHS movies and a VHS player/recorder that may be on its last legs. What do you do with them? Do you need to go buy them all again? How do you watch them? Panasonic has the answers with their DMR-EZ47V DVD & VHS Recorder that plays both DVD and VHS formats and can record from one to the other. Now you can digitize those tapes for even longer life.
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Do you know how much TV your kids watch every day? The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends limiting children’s screen time to 1-2 hours of quality programming per day but how can you monitor this?
BOB is the answer to the endless fight over screentime struggles in today’s home. BOB works by controlling power to any electronic device. The device plugs into BOB, within a key-locked compartment. The parent then programs BOB with each child’s daily or weekly time limits. Each BOB has up to 6 unique user accounts. Each child can turn on the device using their own access code. Once time is up, BOB automatically shuts off the device. Parents can turn the device on at any time by using the master code and even access a report on how the children are using their allotted time.
Suggested Price: $78.99
MP4 Nation now carries the famed Nano Clone called the iSlim Nano Tactile. The player has a click wheel just like the nano and provides audio recording at a price tag of $37.50 for a 1GB model up to a $57.50 for the 4GB version.
TechShout wrapped up their top 10 Tech and Gadget Gifts for Christmas yesterday including three gaming gadgets (Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and Sony PSP), a couple of cameras (Sony Handycam DCR-SR100 and Nikon Coolpix S1 Digital Camera), a couple portable audio devices (Apple iPod Touch and Sansa Shaker MP3 player) as well as a few other gadgets including Logitech Wireless DJ Music System, Sony DVPFX810 Portable DVD Player and the Brando MP4 Watch.
While it’s hard to feature all the top gifts compressed into 10 items, TechShout tried and did a nice job. Two tech and gadget gifts that are notably missing though are GPS units and Digital photo frames. Both types of products sold amazing amounts of volumes this Christmas season, at least in the states.
Read the entire TechShout article here.
Do you want the experience of true-multi room audio without the hassle of wiring inside the walls and cutting drywall to install speakers? The EOS Remote Wireless Speaker allows you to just enjoy your music anywhere there is an AC outlet up to 150 feet away. Using interference-free GigaWave® wireless technology, you will enjoy a crystal clear audio performance.
Able to add up to 4 EOS wireless stereo speakers, you can bring the music outside or setup a wireless multi room audio experience.
Suggested Price: $149.99
According to an article in the NY Times, the USPS isn’t happy with Netflix because their red envelopes must be sorted by hand. The US Postal Service estimates that the manual sorting of 1.6 million Netflix envelopes per day is costing them about $21 million a year.
As a result, the USPS wants to add a 17 cent surcharge to every package that requires hand sorting – including Netflix DVD envelopes. Tony Wible, a Citigroup analyst who wrote the report, says that the income that Netflix receives per subscriber would fall from $1.05 to 35 cents and that Blockbuster’s return mailing envelopes do not cause this problem. This could make a big competitive difference for the 2 companies.
“We know that Netxflix, which mails out about 1.6 million movies a day, is clever enough to create a redesigned mailer sometime soon.” ~ GearLive.com
The X-mini Capsule Speaker is smaller than a hens egg but has big sound with rich deep bass. How is the sound so incredible? After all, people that hear the speaker mention that it surprises them how big the sound is. Considering it’s portable and rechargeable via USB, you can really take this speaker everywhere you want sound from your MP3 player or laptop without having to use headphones.
Just pop open the capsule and extend the speaker – this opens the resonance chamber, increasing the bass response even higher. Plus, at a full-charge, it can run for nearly 8 hours! It’s electric awesome in the palm of your hand.
Suggested Price: $24.99
Hehe. Our friends at TechLore have an amusing article up comparing Television broadcast color quality from 6 years and today by, get this, using the Victoria’s Secret’s Fashion Show! Complete with, ahem, example pictures. 😉
Read(/watch) the entire article here.
Even though Amazon.com listing for Samsung’s BD-UP5000 says the dual-format high-definition disc player won’t be available until January 15, 2008, a spokesperson at Samsung mentioned that the player will reach the market in “mid-to-late December” and that the units are shipping currently so they should be available for retail purchase later this month.
As an extra bonus, Samsung cut the manufacturer-advertised price by $200 to $799.
iPort In-wall Music System has updated their in-wall design to support Apple’s iPhone. The iPort is the first in-wall music system for your iPod connecting to any stereo or entertainment center. You can control the iPod from across the room using integrated IR and two-way control easily allowing you to share your music, videos and photos without having to crowd around a tiny iPod screen.
The iPort’s newly unveiled design now accommodates the chic iPhone! Each of iPort’s five in-wall models features a re-designed faceplate to accommodate Apple’s exciting new iPhone and all existing touch-wheel iPods. This allows current and new owners of the in-wall iPort the ability to upgrade to the latest iPod or to use their iPhone with the iPort.
You can pick up an iPort at Smarthome or call 888-45-iPort to find a vendor close to you.
