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History Hacker debuts tonight on The History Channel

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Design, Home Entertainment, Mods / Hacks

Bre Pettis History Hacker

Yeah, we know that tonight many televisions are going to be tuned in to the first National Debate between Obama and McCain, but that’s what DVRs are for, right? We mention it because we know you’ll want to catch History Hacker, which makes its debut tonight at 9 PM on The History Channel. Why should you care? Well, it stars my pal Bre Pettis, and the dude is a serious, true, hardware hacker. In the show, Bre aims to teach us about big tech advances from the past, recreating them with materials in his own lab. According to him:

It’s an hour long, so I have time to get into some projects to break down some of the principles that Tesla pioneered and fought for in the war of the currents. I make a neon bulb, AC generator from a bike and muck about with an old telephone magneto. I also go check out the power plant in the basement of the New Yorker and the space systems lab at MIT to see how the principles that Tesla pioneered are being used today.

See? Told you, he is the real deal. Seriously, set your TiVos.

Read More | History Hacker - Day Of

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The Simpsons Limited Edition Apple iPod nano

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Apple, Design, Home Entertainment, Music, Portable Audio / Video

Simpsons nano

If you love the Simpsons, you have to love the limited edition iPod nano that holds 8GB. Only 2000 are available and each is numbered and personalized by laser for up to 30 characters. The music player lets you watch your favorite episodes, movies, podcasts, and music. The nano comes with earphones, a USB 2.0 cable Dock adapter, and stand at a price of $269.00. Other styles/sizes are also available.

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sPult Channel Surfer

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Home Entertainment, Misc. Tech

sPultHow many buttons on your remote do you not use, or if you have, never will again because of the results? Yurii Smitana Perfilov has designed the sPult Channel Surfer to simplify things. The universal remote features a scroll wheel, a favorites selector, and volume, mute, and power buttons. That’s all. No numbers, no accidental sleep setting, no menu to get lost on. We can’t wait for the sPult to become a workable product and go beyond prototype status.

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SMK TV Remote

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Misc. Tech

SMK RemoteSMK has come up with a prototype TV remote shaped like a water pistol. Power, volume, and channels are all controlled by the trigger. Click once for channel changing, two for on/off, and a click with a button push to change channels. Inside, there is an electromagnetic induction coil with a current of ~20 to 30mA when it gets going, high speed rotation gears, a power circuit, and an infrared light emitting unit. We hope SMK continues their energy-efficient research.

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Panasonic SV-ME70 portable waterproof TV

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Home Entertainment, Misc. Tech

Panazonic SV-ME70

remembers the ladies, even though Mom’s day has passed, with their SV-ME70 and 75 portable, waterproof TVs. Both models feature 5-inch LCD screens that can not only handle a sloppy cook in the kitchen but can hang out with Mr. Bubble in the bathroom. The ME-75, at a size of 165 x 92.9 x 22.1mm, also has a 1GB SD card slot and can record up to 30 minutes of Sponge Bob Square Pants on its Li-ion battery. Both will be available in white or pink June 20 for ¥38,000 (~$380.00) and ¥45,000 Yen (~$ 450.00) respectively.

Read More | Panasonic (Japanese) via NewLaunches


Westinghouse 40-inch HDTV/DVD Combo

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Movies

Westinghouse HDTV/DVD Combo

Take a look at Westinghouse Digital’s 40-inch 1080p Combo. The VK-40F580D HDTV has an optimal resolution of 1920 x 1080 with 16.7 million colors, an integrated front slot load DVD player, preset and custom video modes, and 2 HDMI inputs. It also features their Pixel Direct tech and SpineDesign side connectors. We actually caught a couple of Westinghouse’s displays recently and were pleasantly surprised that the company has its handle on something other than refrigerators.

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Armani LCD HDTV

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, HDTV

Armani TV

Designer Giorgio Armani isn’t satisfied with a mere cell phone that features his name. He and Samsung presented his premium 120Hz full at the Milan International Furniture Fair going on this week. Claiming that the inspiration came from his new 2008/09 Armani/Casa Home Furnishings Collection, the television comes in 46 and 52-inch models. Apparently his Brahms tea table was specifically designed to hold the TV. No price is available as yet, but we are still figuring out which came first, the TV or the table?

Read More | Luxury Launches

Adobe Launches Media Player

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, Hot Deals, Internet, Misc. Tech, Music

AMP

Today Adobe launched its new Media Player for the masses. With the AMP you can stream and download from their partners, such as MTV or Comedy Central. You can customize it to your taste as long as there is an RSS feed and has Flash or MPEG-4. You can also track and download episodes automatically and manage your videos for watching at your leisure whether you are on or off line. Fortunately, everything you acquire on the Air-based software is free and/or ad supported. Download the AMP from their site and enjoy!

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SoakTV’s Wireless Waterproof Televisions

Posted by Lolita Beckwith Categories: Design, Home Entertainment, Household, PC / Laptop, Portable Audio / Video, Wireless / WiFi

SoakTV Wireless Television

Wouldn’t you love to be able to watch your fave TV shows while lounging in the tub?  If so, consider the SoakTV Wireless Waterproof Television. It has an LCD screen, stereo speakers and you can hook it up to a DVD player…or even a PC! Perfect for bathtime, the kitchen, even pool parties…and since it’s wireless, you can take it anywhere. Unfortunately, this particular model isn’t available yet, however the company’s similar Soak104 model is for $972 USD.

Read More | SoakTV via Chip Chick


Amazon’s Top Selling HDTVs

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Internet

AQUOS LC46D64UNow that we have given you PC Mag’s suggestions for Superbowl Sunday, which HDTVs are actually the public’s choice? According to Amazon, these are their top sellers (with prices):

  • Samsung’s 2007 model LNT5265F ($2,199)
  • Sharp AQUOS LC32D62U 32 and 42-inch ($889) ($1,349)
  • Samsung model LNT4665F ($1,674)
  • Toshiba 42HL167 42-inch Regza LCD HDTV ($1,299)
  • Sony 32-inch Class BRAVIA S-Series LCD HDTV ($899)
  • Sharp AQUOS LC32D62U 46-inch ($1,799)
  • Sony KDL-40XBR2 40-inch Bravia XBR LCD HDTV ($1,499)
  • Samsung LNT4661F 46-inch LCD HDTV ($1,549)
  • Samsung LNT5271F 52-inch LCD HDTV($2,652)

We dig that the prices get lower all the time, but not that the choices will now be twice as extensive.

Read More | Gearlog

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