Electronic Webcaster Gun in Time for Halloween

Posted by Chrissie in Gadgets, Misc., Pers... | 09.28.2009 - 12:00 pm

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If you are into arts and crafts, then you probably have at least one hot glue gun around the house. I never really thought about using a hot glue gun to make fake spiderwebs before, but it would appear that some company has re-packaged their hot glue guns for just such a purpose. Obviously, this type of marketing is designed for Halloween, and if you need realistic webbing for your spooky party on October 31st, the Electronic Webcaster Gun is for you. The package of twenty gluesticks can cover about 350 square feet, or one 12 x 15 foot room. The webs come in three types. You can choose Clear, which glows blue under black light. Neon Yellow, which glows yellow under black light, or simply choose Glow in the Dark. Now, I’m not certain whether you can shoot your webs like Spider-man, but why would you want to? Unless you want to swing through New York City. With a name like Electric Webcaster Gun, it ought to shoot like the webslinger. This is just one reason why I think the Electronic Webcaster Gun is not well named. The second reason is because it sounds like a product that can make you a professional podcaster. This Webcaster Gun with six sticks costs $50, and replacement sticks are in packs of twenty for $6. So if you are looking for that extra decor twist to your haunted party this year, this may be the last thing to cross of your to do list.

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Epson’s PowerLite Home Cinema Changes the Face of Home Entertainment

Posted by Chrissie in Gadgets, Misc., Pers... | 09.25.2009 - 12:00 pm

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Epson has released its latest PowerLite Home Cinema 705HD projector that will further enhance Epson’s portfolio, adding yet another member to its award winning line of 3LCD home theater projectors. The Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 705HD is full well able to provide families as well as first time home theater enthusiasts with a a versatile, high-quality 720p high-definition solution that caters for a wide range of options, regardless of whether you’re going to use it to get your daily dose of movies or enjoy hours after hours of games on your PS3, Wii and Xbox 360. Alternatively, others might just prefer to use it for broadcast TV and sports, where a projected screen is able to accommodate many more people’s eyes comfortably compared to a 50″ LCD TV.

Meant to make home entertainment simple and enjoyable, the Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 705HD will ship with an array of consumer-friendly features and performance benefits that makes the big screen experience extremely enjoyable at home. You get 2,500 lumens of color and white light output that is more than enough for movie viewing or game playing under a variety of environments, even during the daytime without suffering from any quality loss. Apart from that, you will also be able to enjoy a quartet of pre-set color modes that have been optimized for video, HDMI connectivity and a USB 2.0 connection that makes it a snap to share photos and slideshows. Inside the PowerLite Home Cinema 705HD, you will find Epson’s three-chip 3LCD technology and an exclusive energy efficient E-TORL lamp, helping it deliver bright, movie theater-like images and video with amazing detail without the possibility of color break-up or “rainbow effect.”

One can expect the Epson Home Cinema 705HD to arrive in the markets sometime later this October via online A/V specialty retailers, select retailers nationwide and the Epson online store for approximately $749.99. Each purchase will come with a two-year limited warranty with toll-free access to PrivateLine, Epson’s priority technical support, as well as a free two-business day exchange with ExtraCare Home Service. Not too shabby, and it won’t be long before this becomes the device that you just can’t imagine living without.

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LG Amps The Ante on TV With Its New HD LED LCD HDTV

Posted by Chrissie in Gadgets, Misc., Pers... | 09.14.2009 - 12:00 pm

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When LCD TVs first hit the market, we were bowled over by their apparent slimness compared to what we see in our living rooms dominated by fat, chunky CRTs. Well, times have definitely changed (for the better) as CRTs have been phased out since then, and LCD TVs are the de facto standard when it comes to your living room viewing experience. LG ups the ante further with their latest release of a full HD LED LCD HDTV which is more or less as thin as it gets, bearing the image of a single sheet of glass. Making a splash at CEDIA 2009, the new SL90 series of HDTVs from LG will come in 42″ and 47″ sizes, where they both will feature LED lighting and other stunning display technologies.

LG employs a single-layer design and a narrow bezel in order to develop a visually stunning set, where the main target is to maximize the viewing experience while increasing the market value of your home by a notch as whoever drops by for a visit will definitely note the good taste you have in furnishing your pad with nothing but the very best. A special film lamination technology is used for better color tuning, gradation and reduction of glare, where it is all squeezed into a sleek, minimalist package. The flat surface is achieved by the lamination process, where it virtually does away with the visible line between the screen and the bezel whenever no power is supplied to the set.

Sporting a maximum depth of just 1.5″, LG’s SL90 series’ usage of the LED LCD screen will produce an extremely high dynamic contrast ratio of 3,000,000:1 that results in ever truer blacks (this is where the philosophical question of whether truth is relative or not can be answered) and finer gradations between grays. Apart from that, the film lamination process adds anti-glare properties to the screen by reducing distracting reflections so that anyone who views it will always enjoy a cinema-quality experience. LG will release the 42″ and 47″ models later this Fall for $2,099 and $2,599, respectively. This really MAY be the TV that gives you everything you want and more.

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BenQ Enters the Notebook Market

Posted by Chrissie in Gadgets, Misc., Pers... | 09.11.2009 - 12:00 pm

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BenQ intends to make a splash in the emerging ULV (Ultra-Low Voltage) notebook market by churning out a couple of models for everyday use – where they are the 3.5-pound 13.3” Joybook S35 and 4.6-pound 14” Joybook S43. Both of these notebooks will run on Intel’s latest ULV processors, and will target the mobile businessperson and Internet enthusiast who cannot live without being connected every single day. Guess that just about qualifies everyone on the working world, after all, don’t we all always have to sift through tons of email and work whenever we’re back from our much deserved holiday or sabbatical?

These new Joybooks will offer Wi-Fi connectivity – an essential tool in any self-respecting portable device these days, while you can also take advantage of high speed data transfer thanks to the eSATA port, going one up against notebooks that rely on just USB 2.0 ports when it comes to portable hard drives. Apart from that, BenQ ensures you won’t run out of steam halfway through your work with an extra-long battery life that clocks up 11 hours on the S35 thanks to its optional 8-cell battery. As for those who do not want to upgrade their battery, the standard 4-cell version will last 5.5 hours, with the S43 going on for nearly 5 hours on its standard 6-cell battery.

Apart from that, features include an HDMI port, a 2-channel TruSurround HD system, a 500GB hard drive and an UltraVivid LED display at 16:9 aspect ratio. The S43 will boast the addition of a dedicated GPU and an 8X Super-Multi DVD drive. Other features include built-in 10/100/1000 Ethernet, a webcam for video calls, a trio of USB 2.0 ports, an RJ-45 port with the option to top up a Bluetooth 2.1 adapter if you so require. No idea on pricing, but they ought to be available from the end of last month onwards.

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