Wow, what a lame Press Conference from Apple today. After the customary weeks of speculation Apple delivers a bland lineup of nothing new. Just minor tweaks here and there. Let’s get to the “Mehlights:” iTunes 9 – You can now share your playlists with your friends on Facebook There’s a new Genius Mix function that […]
Category: Cool Tech
COOL GEAR: HP’s MediaSmart Home Media Server Reviewed!
Anyone who knows me is aware how conflicted I am over the whole PC vs. Mac thing. Ok, I hate Apple and like Vista. I know it’s not cool or popular to say that, but Vista works fine for me. I bought into the peer pressure and went ahead and purchased a Mac. The problem […]
COOL TECH: Les Paul: The Man Who Made Screaming Guitar Solos Possible Has Died!
Lester William “Les Paul” Polfuss, the man who invented the solid body electric guitar that bears his name – and was one of its greatest ambassadors – has died at the age of 94 of complications arising from pneumonia.
COOL TECH – JVC New Foldable Headphones
I’m always on the lookout for a decent set of headphones for my iPhone – but honestly, while I’m not an audiophile even I can tell how substandard the audio quality is on iPods. Especially when you compare it to CDs, Zunes and other .MP3 Players. I hope they sound better than they look. JVC […]
TELEVISION TECHNOLOGY: Five Ways to Improve Tivo’s Service
Believe it or not, I don’t think I’ve ever complained about my crummy Verizon Fios service. I absolutely love their blazing fast Internets but their television service basically sucks, specifically their HD. I’m a subscriber to their “Extreme HD” package that includes all their HD Channels. Only problem is there HD-DVR is so crummy that […]
COOL TECH: Amazon Kindle DX Reviewed!
My love of the first Amazon Kindle didn’t come right away, it was a slow build that took a month or so for me to really appreciate its simple elegance. When I first got it, my initial reaction was this thing cost me $359?! I thought it was a cheaply made device with really big, […]
APPLE NEWS: Sirius Playing Games with iPhone App Pricing!
I have Sirius in my car and I’ll admit at first I didn’t like most of the original music stations (at least their “hits” stuff), they always had pretty esoteric playlist, I am enjoying it more now that they use XM for their 80s, hits, and 90s stations. But what the heck, no more all […]
APPLE NEWS: Jimmy Fallen Gets a Demo of the new iPhone
Jimmy Fallen is really trying to court the Geek Crowd by having folks from Gaming Companies demoing the latest video games and making folks from Engadget doing demos. A few weeks ago it was them talking up the Pre and now they’re back as Engadget.com Editor-in-chief Joshua Topolsky demos the iPhone 3G S for Jimmy.
COOL GEAR: Tech Gifts for Dads
JVC XV-BP1 Blu-ray player Since EM is first and foremost an Entertainment Website, I thought I’d start our Father’s Day Tech Guide off with a nice Blu-ray Player. This new line should work well with Direct TV HD Receivers. JVC’s first Blu-ray player is a versatile HD player, offering playback of Blu-ray discs, plus playback […]
APPLE NEWS: The new iPhone OS 3.0 is Coming Today
Rumor has it that at some point today, Apple will release OS 3.0 into the wild. I’m going to try and wait to upgrade because I have a technical black cloud hanging over me this week where everything I touch has been breaking – including my iTunes being completely borked. Current iPhone owners can download […]
APPLE NEWS: iPhone 3GS Launch Details, AT&T Screw Customers…
As Prince would say a Contract is for suckers, unfortunately the US Cell Phone companies have us by the gonads. I’m not going to go completely nuts on this, until I talk to my AT&T rep and see if I still qualify for an “upgrade” since I’ve only had my iPhone account for 2 […]