Archive for March, 2010
A $99 iPad killer… already?
Posted on 19. Mar, 2010 by zevmo.
Chip maker Marvell announced a prototype 10″ tablet, running on their new low-power Armada 618 chip, focused on the education market (textbooks). Some of the touted features are gigahertz-class processor speed, 1080p full-HD encode and decode, intelligent power management, power-efficient Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/FM/GPS connectivity, high performance 3D graphics capability and support for multiple software standards including full [...]
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Tivo Premiere- Family Movie Night is Back- [DadsonTech]
Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by zevmo.
Tivo released some very exciting information about their upcoming Series 4 set-top box, the Tivo Premiere. In the home media market, bridging the gap between a regular cable box, and a net appliance has always been separated into two or three separate devices. This integration is indeed the next evolution of digital media delivery to [...]
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Logitech Unveils Two Harmony Remotes for under $100 [DadsOnTech]
Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by zevmo.
I can hear the wives applauding now. Logitech just released information about two of their new Harmony Universal Remote Controllers. As an A/V component madman, I can tell you that it is really difficult to get a truly universal, AND usable, remote control for under $200- let alone $100. The new Harmony 600 and 650 [...]
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Microsoft Research Demos Their Translating Telephone Project
Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by zevmo.
There are many translating devices and services that primarily take written text in a chat window, and attempt to translate it into different languages. For example, one I use is VoxOx. What if there was a way to have a near-real-time phone conversation, while the whole thing was being transcribed and translated? Microsoft Research is [...]

