Zev Mo Tech Blog

Tivo Premiere- Family Movie Night is Back- [DadsonTech]

Posted on09. 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 [...]

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Logitech Unveils Two Harmony Remotes for under $100 [DadsOnTech]

Posted on02. 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 [...]

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Google [HTC] Nexus One ads taking on Apple strategy

Posted on08. Feb, 2010 by zevmo.

Using advertising techniques reminiscent of post-release Apple products, Google crafted a set of YouTube videos touting the Nexus One Mobile smart phone.  These videos are exceptionally well done, and are quite convincing.
After a week engagement with an HTC  myTouch (Android OS 1.6), I would have been a little hesitant to even try another Android phone.  [...]

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12MP Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 Digital Camera Released

Posted on28. Jan, 2010 by zevmo.

Panasonic released information about their new Lumix DMC-ZS7, a 12MP digital camera with automatic GPS geotagging (marks the picture with the location they were taken).
Some features are:

25mm Leica DC Vario-Elmar lens
12x optical zoom
3.0 inch LCD (460,000 dot resolution)
720p video (AVCHD Lite or QuickTime): AVCHD Lite almost doubles the recording time in HD quality compared with the [...]

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Apple releases the iPad- possible Amazon Kindle killer

Posted on27. Jan, 2010 by zevmo.

Steve Jobs revealed the latest Apple device called the ‘iPad’. The iPad has a 9.7 inch, full capacitive multi-touch IPS display, and weighs in at 1.5 pounds, measuring 0.5 inches thick.
Pricing for the iPad starts at $499 for the 16GB (Wi-Fi only) version– far lower than the early $999 projections of many of the ‘pundits’, [...]

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iRewardChart reinforces children’s good behavior- [iPhone App Review]

Posted on13. Jan, 2010 by zevmo.

As every parent knows, finding ways to motivate kids to brush their teeth, go to bed on time, or make their beds in the morning can be a seemingly impossible task.  But if you have an iPhone, your job just got a little easier.  There is an iPhone application called, iRewardChart, from Got Clues Inc., and [...]

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The future for Blu-Ray, Apple, and Media Devices? [DadsonTech post]

Posted on13. Jan, 2010 by zevmo.

Your living room TV is under assault!
I am not talking about your kids throwing Wii remotes at it, or spouses sabotaging your inputs just in time for Sunday football, or not having any juice left in your rechargeable Logitech Harmony Remote, or even those tiny little fingerprints on the [...]

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NEW 14MP Kodak SLICE Touchscreen Compact Digital Camera

Posted on07. Jan, 2010 by zevmo.

Without a doubt, Kodak is the most recognizable name in photography.  And there are lots and lots of digital camera choices out there to choose from.  Kodak’s products have always been easy to use, built upon the “you press the button, we do the rest” heritage, they have been incorporating their SHARE technology in order to make [...]

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Connecting a Mac to your HDTV with a simple HDMI adapter

Posted on04. Jan, 2010 by zevmo.

For those of you who just can’t wait to grab that new Boxee Box, PopBox, or don’t currently have an AppleTV, and would like to use a single HDMI cable to connect your Mac with a Mini DisplayPort to your shiny HDTV, the people over at Monoprice have just the device for you.
The Mini Displayport [...]

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