Movies on a flash drive not apt to boom anytime soon

Posted in News by Nicr on the March 19th, 2008

Earlier this month, we disagreed that HD movie downloads would trump HD DVD / Blu-ray disc purchases in the not-too-distant future, and now we’ve got yet another clever alternative on deck that just doesn’t have the makings of a winner. While it seems that consumers still prefer something tangible w……

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Wii FreeLoader gives you region-free gaming without the mods

Posted in News by Nicr on the March 19th, 2008

This one has been in the works for a while, but it looks like you can finally pick up your very own region-free enabler for the Wii for $19.99. Wii FreeLoader allows you to play any GameCube or Wii game from any region on your Wii. You just stick the FreeLoader disc into the console, let it spin up, eject th……

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Deskjet turns 20: HP celebrates two decades of robbing you blind

Posted in Featured Posts, News by Nicr on the March 19th, 2008

Turns out HP has been selling its Deskjet series of printers for 20 years now, with 240 million customers around the world and untold billions spent on overpriced ink cartridges. The HP Deskjet continues to outsell all other inkjet printers on the market, and HP shows no sign of slowing down — or letting up……

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Samsung unveils T-series LCD lineup for the suits

Posted in News by Nicr on the March 19th, 2008

While we found Samsung’s IT solutions emphasis here at CeBIT a bit of a yawn — when executive gets up and tells you that printers are his “personal passion,” you know you’re in for a wild ride — we are glad to see that the company is sticking some of its consumer design cues into its business produ……

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Sony intros two new HDMI-equipped photo printers

Posted in News by Nicr on the March 19th, 2008

While it’s likely not the first thing you look for in a photo printer, Sony’s addition of an HDMI out to two of its new models will likely help move a few more units, especially among those without an HDMI-equipped camera. Getting that welcome addition is the company’s DPP-FP95 and DPP-FP75 model……

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