Archive for December, 2010

According to sources, it seems we can expect three models of the iPad 2. It is believed the models will support Wi-Fi with some also supporting either UMTS or CDMA. Verizon Wireless, which utilizes CDMA technology, began selling Wi-Fi versions of the iPad this year accompanied by MiFi devices to allow the iPad to be […]

Consumer model TVs usually top out in the size department around the 60-inch mark. To be honest, I doubt many homes could seriously consider having anything bigger on the wall. But LG has decided to go bigger with its latest model.
The LG LZ9700 is a 72-inch LCD TV that includes many of the latest features […]

Drawing with wax crayons is one of the priceless delights of childhood, but every child has experienced the dissatisfaction of finding one cherished color wear down into a nub while a palette less beloved colors smirk unused from the box. These unused crayons taunt: why should you have to buy a whole new box of […]

DSLR cameras are slowly but surely making their presence felt even in the homes of the more casually photography inclined. One thing that’s helped that happen is the increased number of relatively affordable DSLRs that can also take impressive high-definition video too, obviating the requirement for a camcorder.
One problem with DSLR high-def video capturing, though, […]

Freed from the confines of the MIDI sound system, video games these days more often than not have soundtracks provided by full, classically-recognized orchestras instead of a single part-time musician hammering away on a keyboard in the confines of his garage.
Is it really necessary though? We also live in the days of impressive prosumer […]

Although devices like Roku’s have managed to eke out a healthy business for themselves for the past couple of years, 2010 has been the year that set-top boxes have really exploded thanks to the efforts of companies like Google with the Google TV and Apple with their similarly eponymous set-top box.
Now Asus wants a bigger […]

While Christmas Day may have been filled with presents and good food for many, Indian scientists saw it end on a bad note. A communications rocket intended for Earth’s orbit strayed from its path soon after launch and exploded.
The rocket launched from the Satish Shawan Space Center in Bangladesh Sriharikota, India carrying a GSAT-5P communications […]

Developer Treyarch really messed up when it released Call of Duty: Black Ops on the PS3. While Xbox 360 gamers were enjoying the new game, PS3 owners had to put up with a number of issues, including:

lower resolution
frame rate issues
disconnects for no reason
game soft and hard freezes
online lag
generally buggy software
no split screen sign in for […]

Teenagers do some pretty stupid things. Be they dares, a sudden lack of common sense, or curiosity getting the better of them. This has to be one of the more stupid we have witnessed recently.
Microwaves are what many of us rely on to cook all or part of our meals everyday. Yet their makeup is […]