Introducing SlingBox Pro, AV, and Tuner
We love the Slingbox here at Nerd Approved (although the look leaves something to be desired), so it is only natural that we were excited to hear that three new models have now been formally introduced.
For those of you who are unfamiliar, the Slingbox allows you to stream your television signal, satellite receiver, and DVR [...]
iTunes 7.0.1 Available: Problems Fixed?
If you downloaded iTunes 7 with the iTunes Movie Store a few weeks back, you might have noticed a few major problems. Certain Nanos not being recognized, “scratchy” sounding music, and CoverFlow downloading issues being chief among them. Many went so far as to say that the new iTunes was a lemon.
Today Apple released the [...]
GTA4 Release Date Plus Exclusive 360 Content
Gamers who are fans of the GTA series might be interested in knowing that the fourth installment will hit store shelves in North America on October 16th and in Europe on October 19th.
They might also be interested in hearing that Microsoft has scored a deal with Rockstar Games that will deliver additional GTA4 episodic content [...]
XBox 360 HD-DVD For $200 In U.S.
Today Microsoft confirmed that the HD-DVD add on for the XBox 360 will be priced at $200 in the U.S. It will also come bundled with a HD copy of King Kong (for a limited time) and a universal media remote.
Keep in mind that just last week Microsoft announced that the XBox 360 will be [...]
Talk More Smack On XBox Live With GameDR
Just when you thought the stuff people say over XBox Live couldn’t possibly get any more annoying, Digital Innovations delivers GameDR Smack Talk.
The device can be loaded with audio clips of your choice that can be delivered anytime during a conversation as a means of intensifying your smack talk. These clips can be used to [...]
Germ Killing Mouse
There are more germs on your keyboard and mouse than there are on a toilet seat - or so the studies say.
If this is the sort of thing that you worry about, you might be interested in IOGear’s new germ-free laser mouse. Apparently, it’s Titanium Dioxide and Silver nano-particle coating will protect against 99% of [...]
High Definition DVD Breakthrough
In a development that could turn the high definition DVD format war into simply a choice of technology, New Medium Enterprises say they have developed a process to create mulitple layer DVD’s without the low yields that have been a problem to this point. What this means is that movie studios can now put their [...]
Daewoo’s Voice Activated Microwave
Sometime in early 2007, consumers are going to be able to do something that we have been promised for awhile now. We are going to be able to talk to our appliances.
Thanks to Daewoo we can now command our microwave to cook something and have it respond with the correct time and temperature. The device [...]
Firefox 2.0 RC1 Available
Mozilla has the Firefox RC1 files up on their FTP site today with a promise that their download page will be updated by 3pm PDT.
The first thing users familiar with the 2.0 betas will notice are the aesthetic changes. The toolbar looks less “washed out” and some of the icons have changed - as illustrated [...]
Madden Curse Strikes Again
Shaun Alexander, running back for the Seattle Seahawks, reigning league MVP and Madden ‘07 cover boy has had a rough start to his season - and now it appears that he will be out indefinitely with a broken foot.
For those of you who don’t know, it seems that tragedy of this type seems to befall [...]
