I live in the Northeast, and as Im typing this its snowing like crazy. The weatherman is forecasting 6 to 10 inches of snow, can you believe that? I dont know about you, but for me when it gets like this, the indoor toys come out and its time to play! Sony just announced two new Walkmans, the NW-A829 (16 GB) and the NW-A828 (8 GB). And youre probably like, Yeah, another mp3 player, so what? The so what is the Bluetooth connectivity. Theres still no price availability info, but here are the specs: MP3, WMA, ATRAC, Sony PCM and AAC/High Efficiency AACMPEG-4/H.2642.4-inch (320 x 240) LCD display9.3mm wide59g (just under 2 ounces) 36-hour battery life for tunes, or a 10-hour life span for video Now that the digital video format wars are over and BluRay came out on top, there are a lot of emotions running wild. On the up side you got BluRay fans saying, I been tryin to tell you, BluRay is the ish! On the downside you got HD-DVD heads saying, What the f*** am I gonna do wit this bulls*** I bought? Well, I like watching movies in pretty high def too, but Im not dropping $600 on a DVD player. Thats where the upconverting DVD player comes in. They play standard DVDs but bump the resolution up to 720p or 1080p depending on the model. And best of all, you can usually find them for under $100. Here are a couple of options: JVC XV-N650B ($84.99) Plays DVD, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, VCD, SVCD, MP3, WMA and DivX formatsHD JPEG playback allows you to view high-megapixel images in enhanced resolutions for stunning slideshowsDolby Digital and DTS digital surround sound outputs let you send multichannel audio to a compatible A/V receiver to create a cinema-quality soundscapeZoom feature lets you select an area of the picture and magnify it or increase the viewable screen area for letterbox filmsBookmark search and resume playback functionsOutputs: HDMI, component video, S-video, video, coaxial digital audio, optical digital audio, audio LG DN798 ($90.99) – has pretty much the same features as the JVC the addition of a couple: USB media host lets you connect your digital devices to access images and music filesParent lock controls prevent your children from being exposed to undesirable material The last thing I want to show you in this weeks installment of Tech Talk is a service rather than a gadget. Its a home phone service from T-mobile called Talk Forever Home Phone. Several months back they rolled out a service called Hot Spot @Home, where if you had one of a few phones, you could pay $10 per month and get unlimited mobile calling over your Wi-Fi network. Well, now for that same $10, you can add home phone service and keep your existing number. Heres what you get: Domestic long distance Call forwarding 3-way conference calling Voicemail Call Holding Call WaitingTroy Gayle is the Founder of Gadget-T.com
I live in the Northeast, and as Im typing this its
snowing like crazy. The weatherman is forecasting 6 to 10 inches of snow, can you
believe that? I dont know about you,
but for me when it gets like this, the indoor toys come out and its time to
play!
Sony just announced two new Walkmans, the NW-A829 (16 GB) and the NW-A828 (8 GB). And youre probably like, Yeah, another mp3
player, so what? The so what is the
Bluetooth connectivity. Theres still no
price availability info, but here are the specs:
MP3,
WMA, ATRAC, Sony PCM and AAC/High Efficiency AACMPEG-4/H.2642.4-inch
(320 x 240) LCD display9.3mm
wide59g
(just under 2 ounces) 36-hour
battery life for tunes, or a 10-hour
life span for video
Now that the digital video format wars are over
and BluRay came out on top, there are a lot of emotions running wild. On the up
side you got BluRay fans saying, I been tryin to tell you, BluRay is the ish!
On the downside you got HD-DVD heads saying, What
the f*** am I gonna do wit this bulls*** I bought?
Well, I like watching movies in pretty high def
too, but Im not dropping $600 on a DVD player. Thats where the upconverting
DVD player comes in. They play standard DVDs but bump the resolution up to
720p or 1080p depending on the model. And best of all, you can usually find
them for under $100. Here are a couple of options:
JVC XV-N650B
($84.99)
Plays DVD, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD,
CD-R, CD-RW, VCD, SVCD, MP3, WMA and DivX formatsHD JPEG playback allows you to view
high-megapixel images in enhanced resolutions for stunning slideshowsDolby Digital and DTS digital surround sound
outputs let you send multichannel audio to a compatible A/V receiver to
create a cinema-quality soundscapeZoom feature lets you select an area of the
picture and magnify it or increase the viewable screen area for letterbox
filmsBookmark search and resume playback functionsOutputs: HDMI, component video, S-video, video,
coaxial digital audio, optical digital audio, audio
LG DN798
($90.99) – has pretty much the same features as the JVC the addition of a
couple:
USB media host lets you connect your digital
devices to access images and music filesParent lock controls prevent your children from
being exposed to undesirable material
The last thing I want to show you in this weeks
installment of Tech Talk is a service rather than a gadget. Its a home phone
service from T-mobile called Talk Forever Home Phone.
Several months back they rolled out a service called Hot
Spot @Home, where if you had one of a few phones, you could pay $10 per month
and get unlimited mobile calling over your Wi-Fi network. Well, now for that
same $10, you can add home phone service and keep your existing number. Heres what you get:
Domestic
long distance Call
forwarding 3-way
conference calling Voicemail
Call
Holding Call
WaitingTroy Gayle is the Founder of Gadget-T.com
