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A Better Way to Deck Out the Den

I find that the media room tends to be one of the hardest rooms to organize and decorate. Not only are you battling with the best (visually and acoustically) ways to place your television, peripherals, and speakers, but you have to battle with hiding ...

From SONIA ZJAWINSKI, The New York Times,  20 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Tara (actor),  Facebook Inc.,  Michael Jackson

Better Than Captain Eo: New Michael Jackson Book Features Web-Video Tricks

Courtesy of Kraken Opus At left, a note from Michael Jackson requesting the illustration on the right. From the Michael Jackson photo anthology, “The Michael Jackson Opus,” published by Kraken Opus. This December, Michael Jackson comes back to life ...

From SONIA ZJAWINSKI, The New York Times,  16 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Michael Jackson

Gadgetwise: Today's Forecast: Cool, With a Chance of Style

Most people are aware of the dangers of trying to multitask while driving, but most continue to do it anyway. A game illustrates the potential consequences of distractions like texting on your driving ability. Tara Parker-Pope invites you to train for ...

From SONIA ZJAWINSKI, The New York Times,  14 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Tara (actor),  Microsoft Corporation,  David Pogue,  Twitter Inc,  Ford Motor Company

Gadgetwise: PlayOn Video-Streaming App Comes to the Wii

Ever since gaming consoles decided to connect to broadband, a slew of companies have popped up offering plug-ins to expand your gaming system to do much more than play games. One of those companies is Media Mall, maker of the PlayOn ...

From SONIA ZJAWINSKI, The New York Times,  24 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Boxee,  Tara (actor),  Mitsubishi,  Google Inc.,  Sony

Gadgetwise: Why Your PC May Be Your Best TV

There are several ways to watch online videos from the comfort of your living room couch. I’ve tested several over the past few months, including the Apple TV, Boxee for ATV, and PlayOn for the PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360. In this final installment (for now, ...

From SONIA ZJAWINSKI, International Herald Tribune,  17 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Boxee,  Netflix,  Google Inc.

Swank Up Your Facebook Page With a Hand-Painted Portrait

Having your portrait painted was once a mark of the upper crust, an ostentatious exercise in self-aggrandizement. Now it has trickled down to the Facebook masses. In 2008, when artist Matt Held wanted to hone his skills painting human subjects, he ...

From SONIA ZJAWINSKI, Wired,  5 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Facebook Inc.

Heavenly Blu-ray's price in orbit

From left: Wii Motion Plus controller, used in conjunction with Nintendo's popular Wii gaming system; the KendiTech Camera Zoom software software for the iPhone camera in use, and the Panasonic DMP-B15, the world's first portable Blu-Ray DVD player. ...

From SONIA ZJAWINSKI, Denver Post,  8 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Sony

Streaming Hard-to-Find Films for Cinephiles

The average movie fan has been quick to embrace the convenience of streaming films from Netflix, iTunes, and Amazon.com. But for discerning cineasts, those libraries are too mainstream, the video quality is shabby, and the director's commentary (a ...

From SONIA ZJAWINSKI, Wired,  4 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Netflix

Gadgetwise: Unnecessary Tech: Panasonic's Portable Blu-ray Player

Mark this day in your calendar. On June 1, 2009, Blu-ray officially jumped the shark — and you can thank Panasonic for that. On Monday, the consumer-electronics company announced it was bringing to market the DMP-B15, the world’s first portable ...

From SONIA ZJAWINSKI, The New York Times,  3 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Sony,  New York Times Company,  Netflix,  Hewlett-Packard,  AT&T Inc.

Gadgetwise: Streaming Netflix Movies to PlayStation 3

You can then watch shows as you would on your computer, but there is a major problem: to get video to fit on a large screen requires you to zoom in, resulting in oversized pixels on the TV screen. To watch Netflix and Amazon VOD content, which both use ...

From SONIA ZJAWINSKI, The New York Times,  27 May 2009
Related Topics: Netflix,  ESPN

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