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Video conferencing coming to Google Talk
Google is once again looking to expand the features of Google Talk, and the latest will make it more of a conferencing tool as opposed to something simply used to chat with a friend. In other words, it looks like Google Talk will be getting more professional features. According to a recent report in the SFGate; “This [current Gmail capability] is the first step in a much broader set of features we hope to roll…
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Wal-Mart’s Pre-Black Friday sale - Xbox and cheap laptops
What’s better than a Black Friday sale? A desperate Pre-Black Friday sale in hopes to get all the dollars you would have spent on the…
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Best Buy partners with CinemaNow for movie streaming
Physical media is slowly dying, or so it seems, and we all know it. The retailers know it, too, and some have been striving to…
Kingston makes deal with Paramount to distribute movies on flash memory
We’ve heard it all before, that the DVD is dying, and that the Blu-Ray might not even matter for movies, that the industry is going towards digital download. While that may be true, there is a chance that we might be seeing another physical way of distributing movies before we… Continue Reading »
JVC intro’s the $199.95 XV-BP11 Blu-ray player
I am still happily sporting a regular old DVD player, not to mention I am not sure I even want to go the Blu-ray route at all, personally I think the future is heading towards devices like the Roku set-top box. Granted we still have a ways before we get… Continue Reading »
What’s a ZAGG box and what did $35 million in R&D get them?
ZAGG is perhaps best known for their gadget skin protection that used to be on edges of helicopter blades. Today, the company through us a bit of curve ball: they started talking about a product the company will unveil at CES in January, the ZAGG box. As catchy as that… Continue Reading »
Buy your own pair of RealD 3D glasses
With the new demand for 3D movies, RealD has decided to offer a line of premium of 3D glasses for retail sale. Instead of using the goofy version offered by a movie theater, you can use a pair of your own that reflects your personal style. The glasses are available… Continue Reading »
Roku makes the Roku SD, Roku XR official, also unveils the Roku Channel Store
Roku has officially added to their lineup of set-top boxes, which means they are now offering the Roku SD, Roku HD and the Roku HD-XR. To begin with, all three models still stream Netflix like we have to come to expect in the past. Additionally, they all still offer both… Continue Reading »
Recession-O-Rama deals for the Weekend 10.25.09
This week’s Recession-O-Rama deals features a portable USB drive, an iPhone app, buy 2 get 1 game free deal, a Blu-Ray player, and a digital camera. Our first deal this weekend is an 8GB portable USB drive from Newegg. Priced at $19 and $3 for shipping, it operates at 200x… Continue Reading »
Coby issues battery recall
Coby Electronics has announced a recall of nearly 20,000 rechargeable batteries sold with its portable DVD players between January 2007 and September 2009. The electronics manufacturer says they may overheat, creating a fire hazard. So far they have had 10 reports of such an incident and 8 of them resulted… Continue Reading »
Who’s on Crack in Tech: 10.23.09
I see stuff in the tech world that drives me crazy. From products that should never have left the bar napkin to marketing schemes that should have stayed in the men’s room, here is what caught my eye this week: Video Eyewear- more than just a geek look Roku leaves… Continue Reading »
Could 3D skip TVs? Vuzix ships their 3D-ready 310 Video Eyewear
Another day, another video eyewear announcement, right? Wrong. Down at the very bottom of the release announcing the shipping of the Vuzix Wrap 310 is something about 3D compatibility; this gadget is compatible with the major 3D formats. That got me thinking: with all the push from studios and home… Continue Reading »
Streaming Netflix from your Blu-ray player has just been made less expensive
It seems that Netflix is determined to be everywhere, we have seen dedicated players such as the Roku set top box, we have seen it integrated into television sets and even Blu-ray players. That said, the Blu-ray players, despite being a nice option have not yet offered the most cost… Continue Reading »
Palm Pre Information & Updates
Palm just introduced their next-gen smartphone, the Palm Pre, and next-gen operating system, Palm webOS. Gadgetell's got the latest Pre and webOS information and news for you right here.
