Product Reviews

January 7, 2009

Toshiba unveils two new notebooks in Satellite series

Filed under: Home Audio Reviews — @ 11:19 am

Toshiba continues its lineup with a couple of new notebooks from its Satellite series.

(Credit: Toshiba)

First up is the 15-inch Toshiba Satellite L305-S5921, an average, entry-level notebook that will suffice for the student on a budget. Don’t expect to find a FireWire port, Bluetooth, or a Webcam on … Originally posted at CES 2009

Netgear unveils Net TV Player

Filed under: Home Audio Reviews — @ 11:05 am

The Web TV Player ITV2000 from Netgear.(Credit: Netgear)

Together with the Digital Entertainer Elite, Netgear showed on Wednesday its new Internet TV Player (ITV2000).

This is an Net set-top device with a simple remote control that allows viewers to watch Web videos from various sources on their TV screens. … Originally posted at CES 2009

LG’s LHB954 combines spherical speakers with Blu-ray and online video options

Filed under: Home Audio Reviews — @ 10:00 am

(Credit: LG)Don’t want the champagne-glass tallboy speakers of the LG LHB979 home-theater system? Step on down to the LHB954. You’ll lose a few of the 979’s value-added features (wireless rear speakers, HDMI inputs), but you’ll still get a 1,000-watt Blu-ray home theater system that … Originally posted at CES 2009

LG LHB979: LG’s flagship 2009 home theater system includes a host of extras

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(Credit: LG)Unlike Panasonic and Samsung, LG didn’t offer any home theater systems with built-in Blu-ray players in 2008. No problem: the company gets to hit the ground running in 2009 with fully loaded Blu-ray models like its flagship home theater system, the LHB979. The 5.1-channel system takes … Originally posted at CES 2009

January 6, 2009

Linksys offers full wireless alternative to Sonos

Filed under: Home Audio Reviews — @ 11:01 pm

(Credit: Cisco)

After hinting at a “digital stereo” product in The New York Times last week, Cisco unveiled the details of its Wireless Home Audio System today, which will be released under the networking giant’s “Linksys by Cisco” consumer networking grade. At first glance, the system–which is actually a suite of six products that will be avail…

Star Trek’s Enterprise recast as bottle opener

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Star Trek Enterprise bottle opener(Credit: http://www.red5.co.uk/)

Captain’s log, stardate: 62515.5

Today, while on an away mission to Red5, I discovered a new drinking accessory.

The Enterprise (NCC-1701–”no bloody ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, or ‘D’ “) from the original Star Trek series has been immortalized, …

Hey, Lego my meal

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Lego salt and pepper shakers construct any meal fun.(Credit: Lego.com)

Geek, eaters, and children alike, rejoice! Thanks to Lego, you can now say “Lego (let go) my ______” and not refer to Kellogg’s Eggo Waffles (or the Lego-shaped variety).

Lego’s online store has several household items available. My favorites are the Lego head shakers and t…

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