Posts Tagged ‘analog’

When It’s Okay to Pay For an App [Profdealzmodo]

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

d4ec5c29c3ckhole When Its Okay to Pay For an App [Profdealzmodo]There are over 130,000 apps in the App Store. About 100,000 of those expect you to pay cash money for a download. Sometimes it’s worth it! Often, it’s not. Prof. Dealzmodo’s here to help you tell the difference.

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Why (and How) Apple Killed the $9.99 Ebook

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

d097270dd8busted Why (and How) Apple Killed the $9.99 EbookPublishers joining Apple’s iBooks store are turning their back on Amazon and its vision of the flat $9.99 ebook. Apple forced the music industry to charge 99 cents per song, so why are they helping publishers set their own prices?

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10 Classic Analog Games Defiled By Digital

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

4a0d92339achcube 10 Classic Analog Games Defiled By DigitalSo, I’m doing the Mindflex game review, and I start thinking about the evolution of classic board games. Personally, I like the fact that many of them got a 21st century makeover. These 10 games may have purists thinking otherwise.

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Nintendo’s E3 Keynote Liveblog Archive

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

851975e3a3e3nin0 Nintendos E3 Keynote Liveblog ArchiveNintendo’s E3 press conference hasn’t even started, and they’ve already slammed Sony. Impressive! The conference kicks off at 9AM PT—noon ET—but our liveblog is getting fired up now. Besides the New Wii Fit Motion Music Plus New Play Super 64, what do you want to see?

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Is Microsoft’s ZuneX Really Their Portable Xbox Phone?

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

2815f6f725 Is Microsofts ZuneX Really Their Portable Xbox Phone?These leaked photos of the ZuneX (ZX-1000) may or may not be Microsoft’s handheld device that combines the Zune with the Xbox. But we do have specs. And it may be a phone.

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LG BD390 Wi-Fi Blu-ray Player Review: So Packed You’ll Forget About Blu

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

283c4a71b8front LG BD390 Wi Fi Blu ray Player Review: So Packed Youll Forget About BluSamsung currently ships two Blu-ray players with Wi-Fi dongles, but LG’s $400 BD390 is first with real integrated Wi-Fi. It’s probably the best all-around Blu-ray player there is at the moment, and it’s getting better.

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SlingPlayer Mobile For iPhone Review (Wi-Fi Only, $30)

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

f71fb9c100sling3 SlingPlayer Mobile For iPhone Review (Wi Fi Only, $30)The SlingPlayer iPhone app is finally launching today! It’s going to be $30, Wi-Fi only (No 3G), but will work with older Slingboxes.

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Cineplexes Getting IMAX, But Is It IMAX or CONSPIRACY?

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

20e410e1d6heatre Cineplexes Getting IMAX, But Is It IMAX or CONSPIRACY?You’ve probably seen the new phenomenon with your own eyes: A cineplex IMAX that doesn’t have the monster screen you grew up with in science-museum IMAX theaters. Here’s the what, the how and the why.

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Audiophile Test: Speaker Wire, AC Power Cable, Record Demagnetizer

Friday, April 17th, 2009

f26e1e0e66top 2 Audiophile Test: Speaker Wire, AC Power Cable, Record DemagnetizerAs promised, here are more details on the unscientific audiophile gear comparisons I did in Michael Fremer’s audiocave. They range from the mildly crazy to the borderline batshit—and they were all fun as hell.

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