Category Archives: General Tech

XStreamHD Still Plugging Away

We first heard of XStreamHD in November of 2007. They’re working on a system to use satellites to delivery Full HD (1080p) video into homes with 7.1 sound (DTS-HD MA) in ‘Blu-ray quality’. More details appeared in December, and then … Continue reading

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Buy Nero 9, Get Nero BackItUp 4 & Nero Move It Free

Sorry I’m a little late in posting this one, I missed it when it came in. Buy Nero 9 for $79.99 and get Nero BackItUp 4 and Nero Move it free! That’s a $110 savings off MSRP. Offer good through … Continue reading

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Technosophy: It’s the Little Things

It’s easy, sometimes, to forget that gizmos don’t have to be elaborate, expensive things with embedded application software and 45 different world-shinking, life-simplifying, William Gibson-thought-of-this-in-1985 functions. Not that there’s anything wrong with those; I love a good gee-whiz electronic gadget … Continue reading

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Two Free Accessories With Flip MinoHD At Amazon

Through December 31, 2008 at Amazon, buy a Flip MinoHD camcorder and receive two free accessories. Flip really changed the market with their small, relatively inexpensive camcorders which are tailored to creating online video. The original Flip Video recorded in … Continue reading

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Pay With PayPal And Save At Buy.com

PayPal is sponsoring weekly specials at Buy.com. There are some good deals, like an HP dv9819wm Notebook for just $569.99 – you save $630.00. Or a Sharp AQUOS LC-52D43U 52″ LCD HDTV for $1219.99 – you save $1279.01! Of course … Continue reading

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