Entries Tagged as 'Entertainment'

Internet Explorer 8 RC 1.. Don’t bother.

ie8-betaI used to be a fan of IE. It was simple to use and used to be the most powerful of the browsers that were available. But that was then and now that the Netscape vs Internet Explorer wars are over. IE has seemingly taken a back seat to the rest of the browser market. So much so, that I couldn’t even bare to write this blog post in IE8. Why you may ask? Well simply if this were a race between the turtle and the hare IE8 would be the slug that’s only made it an inch past the starting line days after the race was over. Hell, politics happen faster then this browser surfs the net.

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A few Xbox 360 tricks

The Xbox 360 arcade did very well, sales wise, this holiday season. There are a few tricks you may not know about that will help you to get a few extra features out of your new entertainment system. Yes, the Xbox 360 isn’t just a game system, it’s an entertainment system (it has literally replaced my dvd player and music player) ! Whooo hoo! Stay tuned to learn how to stream music, photos, and video from your home network to your Xbox. Also learn how to allow your Xbox 360 to read the new USB thumb-drive key chain you got in your stocking! Magnificent!

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Five Innovations Over the Next Five Years (or how to compare IBM with Popular Mechanics)

IBM announced its annual “Next Five in Five” last week – a list of innovations that are suppose to change the way we live and work over the next five years (sorry, no jet packs or hover boards). After the jump check out the youtube video, a brief description of each innovation, as well as a few fun ‘popular mechanic’ type covers of ‘innovative’ predictions from the past…

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Turkey Technology!

turkey! Thanksgiving is quickly approaching here in the states and my blog entry this week will focus on (albeit lightheartedly) turkey cooking technology! Prepare to add a high-tech twist, transcending some time-tested traditions!

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Webcam Multitouch Interface, Nvidia 4Gig RAM graphics Card, Vmware for Your Phone

I watched one of the most amazing videos I’ve seen in a while – It’s of a “multitouch-like hand gesture interface” that uses only a standard webcam. I could describe it for you, but really, you need to see it for yourself . I can only imagine how this will affect even just the design aspect of computing, among many others. Amazing, even for being in early development.

Watch the video here!

Stick around after the jump to hear about a new Nvidia Quadro graphics card with 4gigs of ram and how vmware is wanting to bring virtualization to your cell phone.

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