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Samsung's Tango robot vacuum uses cameras to clean your floors, duvet covers {Engadget}
Nov 5th 2009 11:50AM The only creepy aspect is that people can't tell the difference between an adult model and a child. This chick's legal in every country but Saudi Arabia. And the only reason she's not legal there is because some corrupt police officer wants to inspect the goods.
Apple TV 3.0 software update is out, with iTunes Extras, LP & Genius in tow {Engadget}
Oct 29th 2009 4:45PM Media Browser works for me because...
uTorrent downloads TV shows from a private torrent site that publishes scene TV releases over RSS...
SCRU automatically unpacks the rarred torrents after downloading and sorts it properly in the right subdirectory...
metabrowser and/or YAMMM add the metadata...
and Media Browser displays the content with all the eye candy in the Media Center environment...
That's what, 6 programs to do what Apple TV does from its firmware, all because I'm too cheap to pay the $2 an episode? Don't get me wrong- I am that cheap, and Media Browser is that good to justify tweaking all 6 apps just right to work without user intervention on my part. But I can understand the appeal of going the Apple route. It's just not worth it for me, a person that would rather spend time getting a superior UI vs spending money for ease of use.
ASRock readying three Ion-powered nettops, one with a BD drive {Engadget}
Oct 29th 2009 8:46AM A) Ion core supports h.264 decoding, so the CPU doesn't have to do much processing.
B) Dual core Atom n330 is 64 bit compatible.
Just keep in mind that the n330 is still an atom, I've been reading up on AVSForum where n330 users complain about MCE not being "snappy" as a CULV and Flash video I've heard mixed stuff.
Toshiba's BDX2000 Blu-ray deck hits Best Buy for $199, sour grapes also on sale {Engadget HD}
Oct 27th 2009 3:19PM The LG BD370 at the same price seems like a better deal since it supports DNLA and mkvs.
Roku HD-XR Player and Roku SD Player announced (with hands-on!) {Engadget}
Oct 27th 2009 9:21AM Some people like to keep their network 802.11n only, so your router doesn't have to run in mixed 802.11g/802.11n mode (and the 802.11n devices won't slow down when talking to each other). Even better if you can get your devices to be all 5Ghz 802.11n so you can free up the 2.4GHz spectrum for your other devices like cordless phones, etc.
Also the improved range and interference handling on the 802.11n allows you to set up that Roku box further away than 802.11g.
Apple gives Mac mini a spec bump, adds dual-HDD Mac mini server {Engadget}
Oct 20th 2009 1:32PM Seems like you want a Ion based Eee nettop.
iiView A2 borrows Apple's panache for a Win 7 netbook {Engadget}
Oct 19th 2009 7:52PM How about a CULV for $415.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/644457-REG/Acer_LX_SA70X_066_Aspire_AS1410_8804_Notebook_Computer.html
While it doesn't ship with Win7, you do get a free voucher for the OS upgrade, no shipping or handling either. Also while the HD is 250GB and not 320, the CULV and faster graphics (GMA4500 vs GMA500) more than make up ir and the $15 difference in price.
Gateway intros 15.6 and 11.6-inch EC Series laptops: EC58, EC54 and EC14 {Engadget}
Oct 19th 2009 12:08PM U know Acer bought Gateway 2 years ago, right?
Gateway intros 15.6 and 11.6-inch EC Series laptops: EC58, EC54 and EC14 {Engadget}
Oct 19th 2009 12:07PM I think there's a typo, The processor should be SU4100 and not SU1400
http://www.intel.com/consumer/learn/ultra-thin.htm
Hopefully someone will comment on the SU4100 found in this laptop, and the SU7300 found in the cousin to the Gateway, the Acer 1810TZ.
Sons of Anarchy: Falx Cerebri {TV Squad}
Oct 15th 2009 11:19AM I had to draw the line at the joint police/SAMCRO house raid.
And I fear the plotline is really sucking airtime away from Juice and Half Sack.
Opie's choices are understandable. He's a ship without a rudder, and he's coping with his loss by investing 110% into the club. Even in Season 1 he was interested in proving to himself that he has a role to play in the club; and since his wife's death, that's now in overdrive. It means acting first, and not thinking at all, because all his thoughts are consumed by his grief. I don't want to see Opie do what I want him to do; I want to see Opie do what Opie would want to do- so his switch in allegiance is understandable. Not to mention it makes for good drama.
