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I don't know about you but the apple announcement was fairly boring for the IOS 5 improvements. The Xbox stuff is way better. I like the voice integration they are adding to the whole system. The new games looked fairly cool compared to the first round of Kinect games.

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Anyone tuning in?

Apple is discussing IOS 5 and some OSX stuff while MS is doing their big XBOX Announcments. Than Sony is later today and Nintendo is set to reveal their new WII tomorrow. Should be fun!

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I don't use any apple products at this time. I have also never seen any of this on the Windows side. Chrome has repeatedly tested as one of the fastest browsers so I would probably look if any plugins or other applications could be causing issues. To be honest, one of the biggest advantages that I l...

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Anyone get an invite to Google music yet?

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I can't read all the drivel you fat fucks have posted, but I'll admit, I'm one as well and have been doing the whole south beach diet lately, which mainly cuts out carbs and focuses on a lot of veggies and meats. The initial kick off worked great and than I stagnated. I think its probably the fact t...

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I bought a Xoom and signed a two year contract for 3 gig of service which reduced the price tag of the xoom to $599. As far as comparing it to the Ipad2, I think the Xoom beat it b/c of the freedoms of web browsing AND the 4g upgrade later this year, AND the removeable memory card. Sweet! I'm think...

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To be honest, most of the time, I watch YouTube on my phone. Partially this is because I can't access it at work. In terms of being special, I don't think its very special. They use Flash and HTML5 to display their videos. I believe the idea is that Flash isn't a public standard, while HTML5 is so G...

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I have heard of some rumblings that Apple and some other sellers want to upgrade their stuff to less compressed/better audio/higher bit rate, but of course its all about what kind of deals they can make with the studios. No doubt it will mean higher costs for the end user. I don't think anyone sells...

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I checked out their FAQs. Still not offering lossless music. Starting off with 5GB of storage space. How quaint. I have more than that on my phone. It will be interesting to see how Google and Apple respond. There are a few things to remember on amazon though. If you buy 1 Full CD a year, they bump...

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Ok so this is technically not on topic and may be more inline with the Tech forum but since most people now use some sort of digital devices to listen to their music, have you tried it or started using Amazon's Cloud player? I loaded it on my phone and uploaded a few gigs of my music and it works re...

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I also read that MS will be releasing some drivers/framework software for PCs to use for Kinect. Can't believe more people haven't picked one up. It is far from perfect but for one of the first consumer devices that really does this, I would say it works great. Someone released some software last we...

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Your options are Wifi only or Wifi+3G (and 4G soon). One pain in the arse thing is that you can't share data plans between your phone and tablet. You can take a wifi only tablet and tether it to your phone and use its data plan, but most Cellular providers charge extra for this (usually around $20 o...

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In my opinion, Tablets are the future. Laptops and PCs are good for specialized, development work, but 90% of people are viewers/users of content, in other words, they read email, read websites and such. They do not regularly create content. I think for using content, tablets are easier to use and b...

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All right, so I gave in and purchased the Kinect at Costco for $139. One of my primary reasons was because I've been doing some research to do some video conferencing with family since we have the kid and (my) family lives about 4 hours away. If you don't know, the Kinect/xbox 360 allows you to do v...

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Well, I'll agree to a few points and say that we all know that Spring's 4G technology was rushed and more importantly Clearwire and Sprint are not really working together and finally, clearwire is being investigated for lying on just exactly what they cover. Also, because they rushed to market, the ...

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Anyone that argues that one hardware manufacturer / PC maker is better than the other is an idiot who hasn't really worked in IT. It is all the same crap. I haven't checked lately but a few years ago, the last time I actually personally purchased a PC, HP dealt with Intel while Dell purchased from A...

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So another option is to look at a tablet. So it doesn't help as far as a phone, but, check out the new ASUS Eee Pad Tranformer. You can get a nice droid phone and than pick up the Eee pad for $400 (wifi) and the laptop cradle. Now here is the difference. Your phone is un-affected so you just find th...

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Something new to consider: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/28/motorola-all-our-high-end-smartphones-will-have-webtop-from-jun/ Motorola is saying that all of their higher end phones will support webtop, which is what is used on the laptop dock to browse the web. Just some info to add to the fuel. Ho...

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Well I would say that 4G could still pull out. We'll see where we stand in the next 5 years. I have heard that even Sprint, who is currently going with Wimax hasn't ruled out with going with LTE, of course that may just be an attempt to scare Clearwire, their wimax provider. As far as the Atrix goes...

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Agreed! Apple does suck. I guess they are the MS of today. Selling crappy, closed products and letting marketing handle sales.

Anyway, after my big defense of sony yesterday, I saw this article today on /.

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/0 ... ators.html

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That PS4 looks sweet. Not sure if anyone has checked out the next PSP that is coming out, it should be fairly sweet, although the Price may be a bit high. Sony TVs are some of the best TVs out there, although Samsung now beats them I think, and I think actually makes the screens for sony TVs. Person...

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In addition to testing different Frequencies, which you should be able to set, although I've never tested one of these RF video transmitters personally, you can also try to use directional antennas and also look for any higher powered satellites or big antennas in the area. I've seen where companies...

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So, I agree with not everything is necessarily junk, but this will be crap compared to the ipad, moto Xoom and samsung galaxypad. On the one hand I guess you can hardly complain too much for $150, considering I think that the Kindle, which only does 1 thing is a great deal for $150, but here is why ...

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The only time I was burned on ebay was on some stupid DVD set. I haven't really used it in years though. I'm sure the scams are at an all time high now.

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For those of you with the Intel Core 2 duo or Intel I5/I7 chips, you may also want to check out XenClient from Citrix. It is actually one of the best clients for a PC. It is a Hypervisor that runs not unlike ESX/ESXi does from VM, with vmplayer on top so you can run your VM natively without having t...

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I haven't started the story line yet but will get on it ASAP. We did try out the zombie plays and that was a blast.

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So to follow up on this question, now that xmas, and other similar holidays have passed, besides the usual clothes, socks, ties, etc... I scored COD: Black Ops and Heavy Rain, both of which are supposed to be very awesome games. I also scored a Beer brew kit so in a few weeks i'm hoping to sample th...

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Just another hint, I know we are all broke and poor, or we wouldn't be on this damn board, but just do yourself a favor and if your device is so old that it can't be used on W7, spend the $20 to get a newer version. You can get a USB card reader for nothing these days that does 10 times the ones I r...

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I'm here, just got COD black ops as well for Xmas so I'll be trying that out soon as I can get a few hours to fool around with it. Other games you should check out is Grand Theft Auto (older but still awesome), Heavy Rain is a single player game but the story changes as you play it each time so you ...

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The new tablets are interesting for doing the same as a netbook - I'm just wondering when one of the manufacturers will bring a decent phone app with bluetooth to add on (if there isn't one already) In Europe/Asia, (outside of the US specifically) some tablets have radios in them for phones. Unfort...

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...and thinking about grabbing nortons. Don't. Grab Microsoft Security Essentials and call it a day. Definitely do not put Norton on your PC. It is a beast. I'll also put in a vote for MS Security Essentials for now, while its still free. Your best protection from spyware and viruses is 1. Google C...

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- Yeah if your system works with Vista, it should also work with Windows 7. You should upgrade. You can downgrade to XP as well but Honestly, Windows 7 is the way to go these days, just works so much better once you get beyond the useless redesign of the UI. - Make sure your office and windows is pa...

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The PS3 Media Server project was recently voted as the best streaming tool to get your music and such to your stereo on Lifehacker.

http://lifehacker.com/5713376/best-pers ... dia-server

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Don't listen to them. PS3 is still a great investment unless you are a hardcore gamer. Considering that you have neither system, I'm going to make a bet and say you aren't a hardcore console gamer (I know you play lots of PC games). The PS3 is a much better system to have in the living room, conside...

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All right, it is time to compare notes on what kind of Tech gadgets we want for the holidays? Is anyone going to pick up a Tablet or are you itching to get your hand on a new phone, maybe a new PC for gaming or a new TV? I'm going to be aiming for a new phone and/or Tablet come January. I could prob...

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Yeah unfortunately I've heard since I wrote that initial post that Hulu and Hulu plus are actually two different services. Makes sense considering the different agreements they have to have in place with the studios. I did sample a few shows on my PS3 and it worked ok but without having all the show...

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Ok, there are a lot of Pros and Cons when it comes to Apple. I don't necessarily think all of their stuff is junk, but I absolutely hate their propriety model and look forward to Google beating the snot out of them. I also don't think they are as revolutionary as some people make them out to be, but...

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Screw_Michigan wrote:Thanks for the explanation, but Kindles aren't sexy.

It is Thin, Light and Black. And as well all know, once you go black....

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I got the new Kindle wifi for my b-day recently and I have to say that it is the Bomb. I have a friend who also recently got his hands on a Nook and I'd still say that the Kindle is way better. Ok so why get a Kindle? Here are my reasons why you should all get one: - Well first of all the Price is a...

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I'm in the process of doing this. If you haven't yet, here are some things to check out: GoogleTV: Sony for new TVs, blueray players or Logitech Revue for existing HDTVs. It will allow Apps, Web tv services, web browsing, netflix and if you do have an antenna (HD of course) or Cable/satellite, you c...

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