I don’t spend all that much time watching TV anymore. In fact, while I spend more time than ever in front of the computer, I hardly ever sit for hours straight in front of the TV. And I’m okay with that. And though we have a DVR and all of that, I still don’t get antsy if we miss a favorite show. No, I’m not sure that I’ll catch it in a rerun. I’m positive that I’ll catch it online.
KRK Systems have updated their best-selling Rokit studio speaker range, with a new curved baffle, redefined voicing and improved accuracy. The Rokit Generation 2 series all feature 1-inch Neodymium soft dome tweeters and glass aramid composite cone woofers, while the rounded front surface is meant to broaden the sound “sweet spot”
A comment on our new “He Said, She Said” feature discussing the likelihood of either an Apple Mac Tablet or a Mac UMPC took us to task for our reliance on acronyms and abbreviations. It started me thinking about how naming conventions start, what degree of understanding by others we take for granted, and how we might be in fact promoting misunderstanding by attempting to streamline how we discuss technology.
“What is a UMPC? Please let’s stop using abbreviations all the time, we should be able to speak and write words, properly spelled and not to be primitive and use only one letter from each word which is properly describing an object. Communication is not a quiz, but it is a skill!” Gyula Bognar
Given the ongoing Psystar legal tousle, you can bet Apple’s legal team are keenly watching EFiX’s nifty USB dongle that allows you to run OS X on good old generic PC hardware. However EFiX themselves seem to be having more fun demonstrating their setup than worrying about the potential legal ramifications; TeknoJunkie caught up with them this week and while EULA issues weren’t on the agenda, the apparently slick way it allows OS X to run without in any way modifying the install certainly was.
Sony Japan have released a new set of stereo Bluetooth headphones intended for use with PMPs, cellphones and notebooks that support the A2DP audio profile. Available in four colors, the DR-BT140QP Bluetooth Stereo Earphones have a 10m range and sufficient battery life for 12hrs playback or 200hrs standby.
If you like to match your satnav to your vehicle, and you drive a Jeep, you’ll be pleased to know that the company has announced a new GPS. Clad in tire-effect rubber, the Jeep GPS Navigator RT-300 has a 3.5-inch touchscreen and can be set to announce street names to avoid you needing to take your eyes off of the road.
TRENDnet have begun shipping their 300Mbps Dual Band Wireless N Gigabit Router, the TEW-672GR. Capable of using either the 2.4GHz or 5GHz bands, the TEW-672GR also has four gigabit ethernet ports and a “double firewall” using both Network Address Translation (NAT) and Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) protocols.
Lian Li have taken the (small) wraps off of a new multimedia I/O bezel for their high-end cases. The BZ-U02 has the usual USB 2.0 ports, Firewire and audio in/out, but also adds eSATA for plugging in high-speed external hard-drives.
Yahoo! Music have announced their compensation plans for downloaders whose DRM-encrypted tracks will be left stranded on current devices once the company’s licencing servers go offline. Coupons will be issued allowing users to re-download music in MP3 format from Yahoo!’s new partner, Rhapsody. Describing the amount of users affected by the issue as a “small number”, spokesperson Carrie Davis declined to go into detail about exact figures.
Something is amiss in the universe. Thousands flocked to ComicCon a few weeks ago. Superhero movies are topping the box office and not just comic book lovers are in attendance. Everyone is calling themselves a “nerd” or a “geek.” But they don’t wear pocket protectors or horn-rimmed glasses. They may be socially awkward but they’re generally accepted. This is strange and I’m not sure if I like it. Being a geek has become cool.
And I should feel delighted, right? Being a geek, I spent years being ostracized for my interests, but now I can play WoW in public and no one will say anything when looking over my shoulder except maybe to comment on their level 51 mage and ask what realm I play on. It’s bizarre, to say the least!
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