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If you’ve been wanting to upgrade from your DVD player but haven’t found the time (or the money), good news is in the air. Blu-ray players are now cheaper than ever, giving you the option to pay only for the features you want. So decide what’s important to you from the list below and make the plungeinto the greatest home theater experience of your life.

3D TV: Sony BDP-S570 3D Blu-ray Disc Player For those who want to take advantage of the ever-growing library of Blu-Ray 3D movies (and already have a 3D TV), this is one of your best options. The player can also easily connect to your wireless internet network to stream Netflix, Pandora, Youtube, and a number of other applications. The BDP also stands out as the one of the fastest Blu-ray players currently available.

Video Games: Sony PS3 If you love video games, the PS3 is a no-brainer. It costs a little more, and it’s not as fast as standalone Blu-ray players, but those small costs pale beside the full multimedia experience the system offers. Play games from popular exclusive franchises like Uncharted and Resistance and then pop in a movie when your arms get tired.

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The biggest leap in technology that we are looking toward in the coming years is the increase of the virtual world interface. These types of programs have became popular on the iPhones and Android phones by allowing customers to take pictures of product and see what the price of them from their favorite online retailers. This type of product has more of an expanse than we can think.

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Technology, at the time of the writing of this article, is at an all time high. The growth rate of technology has increasing steadily. In other words, technology is not only advancing on a day to day basis, it’s also speeding up that advancing process. So, even if this blog post was written just a few days before it was read technology will have already advanced. It really is an amazing process to watch. Many people immediately become daunted when they try to keep up with upgrading technology.

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One of the most exciting technologies of the twenty first century is the introduction of ereaders and ebooks. Ereaders are well on their way to becoming ubiquitous though out our culture.The ebook is the digital culture’s answer to traditional paper books much like streaming video and mp3′s are to DVD’s and CD’s. Digital copies are much smaller than their real world items and thus are considered more convenient by today’s mobile digital consumers.Both ereaders and ebooks are very new technologies and their formats are in flux now. Currently neither manufacturers nor consumers know what we will end up with as a standard in the marketplace although there are a few international standards that are currently rearing up amongst their brethren.There are currently over one hundred ereader models competing for consumer attention in the marketplace. Thousands of ebook stores have sprung up all across the internet have vast selections of ebooks. Many of these bookstores have a vast array of books to purchase as well as download free of charge.One of my favorite websites that cover this amazing technology is called Electronic Book Readers & Ebooks,http://electronicbook-readers.com The website covers all aspects of this new technology including reviews, economic and political implications, free ebooks, and news in the industry.

Of course you do. Human beings are fascinated with speed, and even the most timid of us will probably admit some sort of attraction the quicker things in life. That’s why the fact that China has just set the new speed record for unmodified commercial trains should send a tingle down your spine. The speed? 302 mph (486 kph), set just a few months after an earlier Chinese train reached 262 mph. The train travels between Beijing and Shanghai, a trip which normally takes about ten hours but would only take around five at this rate. Researchers aren’t done yet, thoughthey’re hoping to ramp it up an extra 10 miles to hit 312 mph (500 kph). Read the rest of this entry »

The MIT Media Lab celebrates its 25^th anniversary today with new computer technology from their Fluid Interfaces department that’s already making waves. The first of these is a robotic lamp called LuminAR, which will change the way people use computers. With a flick of a wrist or a pointed finger, people will be able to expand their computer to the room and furniture surrounding it. The examples which MIT displayed included projecting a digital keyboard onto a tabletop and starting a Skype session with a touch.The LuminAR device combines a Pico-projector, camera, and wireless computer combined into a multipurpose bulb, which is housed in a robotic arm. Imagine the lamp from the Pixar animated openings, but with the capabilities of a droid from Star Wars. The LuminAR isn’t only compatible with computers, either. Researchers are also experimenting with using the device to enhance magazine reading. Another application would have it installed in retail stores, allowing people quick digital access to more information about the bowl of cereal or cell phone they’re holding. LuminAR screws into a light socket and can be moved easily around the house. Read the rest of this entry »

After a shaky start to the iPhone earlier this summer, the news surrounding Apple has shifted to its upcoming television plans. First up is the Apple TV set-top box, a 99 device that is scheduled to come out before the end of September. It will serve as a replacement to the older Apple TV which was released more than three years ago and allowed viewers to access iTunes media on their television. One of the complaints with the original was that it didn’t support Netflixa complaint which will be remedied in the new model.What else does the new product include? Built-in Wi-Fi on one hand, and 0.99 rentals of ABC and Fox television shows for when you miss that important episode. Movies will now be rental-only as well, and will be priced more cheaply accordingly. Read the rest of this entry »

And now, a classic lesson on why we don’t spread rumors.”Facebook is building a phone” has been a popular soundbite in the last couple of days, ever since TechCrunch published a story to that effect. However, if there’s any truth to that statement, it’s very watered-down. Facebook has denied that they are looking into creating their own hardware, and say that they’re instead working on integration into existing systems. CNET doesn’t seem to want to let the story die, so they probably know something we don’t, but don’t expect to see a Facebook phone anytime soonthe company’s infamous for indefinitely postponing the projects they do announce. If things change in the near future, though, we’ll gladly eat our hats on this one.