Apple 16GB iPod Touch Screen Review - MA627LLA

The revolutionary technology that made the iPhone a success now hits the iPod! Available in either an 8GB or a 16GB model, the Apple iPod Touch lets you control everything using only flick, tap and pinch gestures with your fingers.

The 3.5 inch widescreen display automatically adjusts whenever the screen is rotated from portrait or landscape and is crystal clear. Perfect for watching movies!

With built in Wi-Fi, you can browse the internet with the pre-installed Safari internet browser, watch YouTube movies, or download music right to your iPod Touch!

It shows music cover art in a 3-D display, has a battery of up to 22hours for music and 5 for video, and it’s only 8mm thin! So, for those on the go, it will fit perfectly in your pocket. Also, it even has a little clear plastic stand that lets you watch videos without having to hold it in your hand.

The only downside we see with this is that old iPod accessories wont work with it but, it’s a new iPod, new form factor. Plus, I’m sure Apple makes a killing on the accessories so why would they want them to be compatible? Also, there is no disk mode just like with the iPhone. Other than that it’s a very cool little piece of hardware.

Conclusion

This is the future of iPod technology. It makes you wonder how you ever used the old iPod’s before. Truly amazing technology with no drawbacks from what I can tell. An awesome product from those guys at Apple. What will they think of next?

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Sony Handycam DCR-DVD108 MiniDVD Camcorder

The Sony Handycam DCR-DVD108 MiniDVD Camcorder is a great little camera for the money and we will show you why. Oh, and when we say little, we mean it… this thing is thin, which will be nice in the camera bag.

This camera has plenty of features and captures crystal clear images directly to DVD. It supports DVD-Rs and DVD+/-RWs. Whenever you want to watch your new home movie creation just finalize the disc and pop it in to you DVD player. It’s that easy.

The Handycam DCR-DVD108 features include USB, image stabilization with Super SteadyShot® technology, 40x optical zoom, 2.5″ LCD screen, Still image capability with built in memory card slot, record low light video with Super NightShot Infrared technology and Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar lens to name a few.

Conclusion

For a strong entry to mid range consumer camcorder, that will make it easy for anyone to film their child’s first steps or capture memories of your upcoming vacation, this is a great camera. For the price, the quality of video, and the features, this camera is hard to pass up. Plus you get the peace of mind from Sony’s track record in the cameras.

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HP Pavilion Media Center M8120N Desktop PC TV PVR Computer

Welcome to the digital age. Where our digital entertainment gets a PC of it’s own. It should! Because keeping up with and organizing your TV shows, movies, music, photos and videos is too much of a pain!

Let me introduce you to the HP Pavilion Media Center M8120N Media Center TV Desktop PC! This sleek PC, loaded with Windows Vista Home Premium operating system, is designed to keep your digital life organized!

This PC has 2, yes 2 320GBg Hard drives for a grand total of 640 GB of disk space, 3 GB of installed memory, Intel Viiv Technology, Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600 at 2.4GHz, HP Media Center Remote control, and a 15 in 1 front panel memory card reader, just to name a few things.

Let me not forget, the HP Pavilion Media Center M8120N also comes with a NTSC TV tuner and an ATSC high-definition television tuner! This built-in TV tuner also moonlights as a personal video recorder (PVR) and will let you watch, pause, rewind, and record live television on your Media Center PC with no monthly fee. It also uses a free online Electronic Program Guide (EPG) that will let you review the TV schedule for your provider and choose a single episode or an entire series, so you can watch your favorite whenever you want. You can also store hours of digital video on the over 600GB of hard drive space.

Overall, this is a great PC backed with HP quality. You can’t go wrong with this PC!

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LG Super BH100 High-definition HD DVD / Blu-ray Disc Player

So, you want an DVD player that will produce a high definition picture but you are torn between HD and Blu-ray? Well, look no further. The LG BH100 is here. But, does it work like it claims to?

The answer is yes… but wait, before you go run out and buy one, let us break it down for you.

This is an exceptional achievement in home entertainment. Now you don’t have to have 2 DVD players sitting in your entertained center. But, like with everything, there is a drawback. The price is hefty although it has come down since it’s introduction but it still puts a dent in your wallet, unless you are Donald Trump.

It also has limited HD functionality. Yes, it plays movies in HD without a problem but, the advanced features of the DVD will not be available. To me this means that this is more of a Blu-Ray DVD player that will play HD DVD’s. Oh, and although it says this is a 1080p DVD player, you may have some issues if you have older HD TV’s. It may downgrade it to 1080i. Check with LG for compatibility issues.

Other the the above mentioned gripes, it does what it claims to do. It has a beautiful picture and sleek design that will compliment your entertainment center. It will also play DVD-Video, DVD-R & DVD-RW, and DVD+R & DVD+RW. It has selectable 720p/1080i video upconversion for regular DVD and Built-in audio decoding for Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD (2-channel), DTS, and multichannnel uncompressed PCM. It also has all of the standard A/V outputs, including 5.1-channel analog audio outputs and a port labeled LAN which I am guessing is for firmware updates.

Overall this is a nice DVD player that is feature rich with lots of plugins. It should be a nice addition to your collection if you choose to buy and you can look past the gripes.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50S 10.1MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Zoom

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50S is a camera of high quality for someone with a high standard. It feels like an SLR but sports a 12X optical zoom, 35mm to 420mm, f/2.8-to-f/3.7 lens, and a 10.1-megapixel CCD sensor.

Although it may feel like an SLR it is not an SLR and it will still get beat by and SLR. But, for the person that wants similar SLR performance, craves control of their camera and doesn’t want to worry with interchangeable lenses all the time, then this camera is a great choice!

Bottom Line

For a digital, this is about as close to an SLR as you are going to get. Even feels like one. Treat yourself and go with this. You will be amazed at the stunning, professional pictures that come out of this camera every time!

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Mitsubishi WD-73734 73″ 1080p DLP HDTV Review

Overview

6 colors? What? Did we hear that correctly? Yes we did. No more Red, Green, Blue color standard for TV’s, now we have 6! Mitsubishi’s new 6-Color Light Engine. It gives us 80% more color than standard HDTV.

So Whats Under the Hood?

Mitsubishi’s 6-Color Light Engine generates yellow, cyan, and magenta directly, instead of mixing combinations of the current standard of red, green, and blue (RGB) to create them. This allows the 734 Series televisions to display a wider range of brighter colors and whiter whites.

Color 4D Video Noise Reduction, PerfectColor and PerfecTint are also included technology and allow for additional advanced color adjustment. PerfectColor is an exclusive Mitsubishi feature that enables you to adjust the intensity of six independently of each other and separately on each input.

And don’t worry, there are no lack of inputs with 4 HDMI v1.3 inputs. This TV is amazing in every aspect and of course comes with Mitsubishi’s track record of dependable TV’s which should last for many, many years to come.

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Buying a Playstation 3 Online - Shopping Guide

Overview

With all of the sites that show up in a simple Google search, you can easily become overwhelmed with information quickly. Thats why we wrote this article. You may not know the difference between the different models of Playstation 3’s and thats okay. We are going to take the different models and break it down for you. Then we will show you the best places to buy a Playstation 3 online and even give you price comparison!

The Basics

You have 4 models to choose from. The 20GB model, the 40GB model, the 60GB model and the 80GB model.

Feature List

Features	20 GB	40 GB	60 GB	80 GB
USB 2.0 Ports	4	2	4	4
IEEE 802.11b/g Wi-Fi	NO	NO	YES	YES
Flash Card Readers	NO	NO	YES	YES
SACD Playback	YES	NO	YES	YES
PS2 Compatible	Hardware	NO	Hardware	Software
Chrome Trim	NO	YES	YES	YES

So, Which one is right for me?

Thats a tough question and one you will have to answer. My personal choice is the 60GB model because I can have WiFi, Flash card readers and I can still play my old Playstation 2 games without having to use software. But, 60GB may not be enough for you, especially if you are going to be downloading games from the Sony network. You may want to go with the 80GB model. It’s totally a choice of how much you are going to use it and what your needs are. Remember, these models are not upgradeable so it’s better to go above what you need than to not have what you need.

Where to Buy - Price Comparison

It’s hard to find the 20GB model now. We have found two places to get them. They are listed below.

Click the link below the model you want to go directly to the on merchant. If the merchant name is visible then they have that model in stock.

Sony 20GB Playstation 3 Models

Ebay.com
Half.com

Sony 40GB Playstation 3 Models with SpiderMan Blu-ray DVD at $399.99

Note: 40GB model will not be released until 10/30/07 (When the movie comes out) but can be pre-ordered!

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Half.com

Sony 60GB Playstation 3 Models at $499.99

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CompUSA.com
Ebay.com
Half.com

Sony 80GB Playstation 3 with MotorStorm @ $499.99

BestBuy.com
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CircuitCity.com
CompUSA.com
Ebay.com
Half.com
Newegg.com

I hope you enjoyed my article. Please send any feedback to travis@evalguide.com.

Review: Pioneer AVIC-D3 15GB In-Dash GPS Navigation System with DVD Player

Pioneer AVIC-D3 In-Dash GPS Navigation System with DVD Player

• - Optional XM NavTraffic™
• -DVD/CD/WMA/MP3
• -6.1″ color display
• -Bluetooth capability
• -Complete navigation system
• -Satellite radio/iPod-ready

Pro’s: Awesome display! The wide screen has 1440 x 234 pixel resolution, so you know it is crystal clear!

Designed for user ease of use. Controls are positioned around bezel for optimal user experience.

Add the XM Nav Traffic option and you will be ahead of the rest in your commute home! Traffic info is provided in a continuous feed!

The Pioneer AVIC-D3 navigation system comes with the massive Tele Atlas database on 2 DVD’s to bring you turn by turn directions quickly via the graphic map interface and voice guidance.

There is also an optional CD-BTB200 Bluetooth adapter which will enable you to make and receive hands free phone calls. The phone call comes through your car speakers and your voice is picked up from the included mic.

The AVIC-D3 is also sleek and smooth, providing the perfect user experience with it’s double din construction ( which is standard on most vehicles ) and it’s ability to change the back light to accommodate any mood.

The AVIC-D3 is also satellite radio and iPod-ready! Satellite radio is built in but all it takes to hook up your iPod is the optional CD-I200 iPod connector and you are good to go!

Cons:

Not much really. The only thing is you have to switch out DVD’s but you have to pull over to type in the directions so, switching them out is no big deal anyway. And, with the super fast processors it is so quick!

Overall:

You could not find this deck with all of these features in another brand name under $1600 bucks. It’s well worth it and will be reliable and dependable like the Pioneer name always is.

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Social Bookmarking Goes to the Bank

You have heard the buzz. Web 2.0, Social Bookmarking, Community based voting system, etc. These are all terms of the next generation of Internet based browsing. No longer is it just a click to Myspace to interact with people, you now have options. Now we can interact with people and have user input for, news, bookmarks, pictures, videos, shopping, etc. The web has turned and is headed to a more community driven environment where everyone interacts and has a say on what is hot or not.

Enter a new way for advertisers to reach their audience! Good for them, not so good for web surfers. But, thats the way the web world goes around. I have already been taken to a page which I thought was a legitimate users page but instead was a sales page on squidoo. Of these web 2.0 sites some will be legit and some will just slap you with a sales page.

It’s annoying when you are trying to find non sales copy but remember some of these sales pages have good information on what you are looking for. Now, on the other hand, maybe you could use your squidoo lens or HubPages page to market a product or service. Or just make some extra cash on some affiliate sales. Either way, the web as you knew it is leaving us behind to make way for the next generation.

I have even heard rumor that within the next year Google will be revamping their search results to include multimedia, blogs and such and will rank a site higher if they include such things like podcasts and video’s. Like I said, just a rumor so don’t freak out just yet.

This is the evolution of the web. We are moving away from information pages and into social interaction. Just look at Digg, Twitter, Delicious and such.

If you are a internet marketer then you can see the hot points of migrating your content to a more web 2.0 driven delivery system. On the other hand, if users have the option to vote your content up or down in value, then you will not be able to force the user to view your content if they don’t want to. That means you will have to put more work in good quality content which is great for the user. They are getting quality over quantity. Yes, a little more work for you but the benefits are far greater.

Let’s face it. It sucks when you are directed to a static web page where you get a sales page with little to no information on it. It looks like something you would expect in a spam email. So, if Google decides that content rich pages which have user opinions and votes will matter more than a static sales page, and ranks it higher, you will have a better web browsing experience and get more out of your time spent online.

I think the way things are headed is a step in the right direction both for the browser and the web marketer. This should help the browser avoid pages filled with Adwords content and get more quality information when they are looking for something. Also, with web marketers like myself, it will weed out the quick buck mentality and frustrate all those who set up keyword rich Adwords pages. Maybe they will give up and make way for the web marketer who actually is trying to provide a quality product or service to their users instead of making a quick buck.

-Travis

P.S.

I am in the works of a new web 2.0 site that is completely community driven. Look for the announcement in the next few weeks.

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We are constantly working to improve your experience while surfing our site. It is important to us that you are happy.

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-Travis

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