Logitech Harmony 670 Universal Remote Review

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Hardware Pacers published a review of the Logitech Harmony 670 Universal Remote.
Quote from the review: "Logitech has a large line of universal remotes, ranging from simple no frills devices to high end, robust multifunction, touch screen remotes. Read more

Posted on Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Zoombak Universal A-GPS Locator Now Available at PEP Boys

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We talked a bit about the Zoombak A-GPS locator before. Today Zoombak announced a universal A-GPS locator and announced that it will be available nationwide in more than 600 Pep Boys stores across the country.

The new universal locator is small enough to be placed in a vehicle, a backpack, briefcase, or attached to a bicycle or dogs collar. Like the other locator's it uses a cellular network for positioning, and provides real-time location information. Read more

Posted on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:19:45 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

NBC Universal off to fast start with Olympic ratings

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 By Paul Thomasch

NEW YORK (Reuters) - NBC Universal's Olympics coverage is drawing huge audiences, helped by the extravagant opening ceremony and swimming star Michael Phelps, and setting the stage for what could be record TV ratings for the Summer Games.
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Posted on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:33:09 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

SANYO C- and D-sized eneloop Batteries and Universal Charger unveiled

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Sanyo finally adds C and D cell eneloop batteries to their great pre-charged, rechargeble battery product line.
The AA and AAA eneloop batteries have been available for a while now and I have almost replaced all my batteries to use eneloop. I still have several gadgets that need the bigger C and D cell batteries, including the power hungry WowWee robot.
The new eneloop Universal Charger can charge all eneloop battery sizes from the smallest, AAA, to the largest, D. With advanced charging technology including voltage monitoring to prevent overcharging, the Universal Charger also has LED lights to indicate charge status. Read more

Posted on Fri, 8 Aug 2008 01:36:58 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

IOGEAR Announces Universal Memory Banks

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IOGEAR announced a pair of new products in its Universal Memory Bank line. The two products are the IOGEAR 12-in-1 Pocket Card Reader/Writer and the IOGEAR 56-in-1 Memory Card Reader/Writer. The card readers and writers help to make it easy to move data and files to and from memory cards used in many different device types.

The 12-in-1 Pocket Card Reader/Writer retails for $11.95 and can read SD, microSD, miniSD, MMC Memory Stick and MS Dup cards. The card reader is only 2.5-inches long and 1-inch deep and uses a built-in USB cable that won’t block other USB ports. The 56-in-1 Memory Card Reader/Writer works with all popular memory cards and retails for $19.95. Both products are available now for purchase. Read more

Posted on Mon, 7 Jul 2008 10:33:32 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

NBC Universal and other Investors Buy The Weather Channel

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A group of investors including NBC Universal, Bain Capital, and The Blackstone Group announced today that an agreement has been signed to buy The Weather Channel from landmark Communications. The investors say that The Weather Channel will be operated as a separate entity.

The Weather Channel will be based in Atlanta and will have management provided by NBC Universal. The terms of the purchase were not disclosed. Considering that The Weather Channel Networks are the third most distributed cable network and is seen in 97% of cable TV homes, the price wasn’t cheap. Read more

Posted on Mon, 7 Jul 2008 09:35:28 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Universal Studios Fire sparked by Blow Torch

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By Steve Gorman

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A fire that burned through a large swath of the Universal Studios Hollywood back lot during the weekend was accidentally sparked by workers using heating tools on a film set, fire officials said on Monday.
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Posted on Mon, 2 Jun 2008 22:51:33 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Fire destroys buildings at Universal Studios in L.A.

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By Sue Zeidler

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A fire that damaged iconic movie sets, a popular "King Kong" attraction and forced Universal Studios film and TV studio on Sunday to shut its popular theme park for the day, was largely under control after 12 hours of burning, fire officials said.
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Posted on Mon, 2 Jun 2008 00:04:55 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Logitech Harmony One Universal Remote Review

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Tweaktown published a review of the Logitech Harmony One Universal Remote.

Quote from the review: "Logitech really is covering all the bases with its peripherals these days. The last Logitech product I reviewed was the MX Air Mouse and I thought that was a nifty bit of kit to control your home theater setup. The proverbial cake however has not just been taken; it’s been flaunted and eaten right in front of our starving faces. Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 May 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Universal joining Blu-ray Bandwagon in the Summer

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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Universal Studios, once Hollywood's top backer of the doomed HD DVD video format, will soon release all its new videos on the victorious Blu-ray rival at the same time as its standard DVDs.
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Posted on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:33:58 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Rocketfish Universal Wireless Rear Speaker Kit Review

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Today we are looking at the Rocketfish Wireless Universal Rear Speaker Kit. This kit allows you to make any rear 5.1 surround speakers into a wireless system requiring no wires running from your receiver to the rear speakers.

The system has a 100 foot operating distance and works very well. The system does require an AC outlet to operate, so it’s not totally wireless in that respect. Read more

Posted on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:16:29 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Hasbro, Universal Pact may produce Monopoly Movie

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hasbro Inc on Wednesday said it signed a six-year deal with Universal Pictures for the film company to make at least four movies based on well-known games like Monopoly, Battleship, Candy Land and Ouija. Read more

Posted on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:05:28 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Universal says will now switch to Blu-Ray Standard

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - General Electric Co's Universal Pictures, one of a few studios using the Toshiba Corp-backed HD DVD format, said on Tuesday it will switch to the rival Blu-ray format now that Toshiba has officially pulled the plug on HD DVD. Read more

Posted on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:05:31 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Warner, Universal take Action against Baidu over Piracy: IFPI

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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Three global record companies have launched legal proceedings against China's top Internet search engine Baidu.com Inc, accusing it of violating copyright by giving access to music files, an international music trade body said. Read more

Posted on Tue, 5 Feb 2008 01:08:10 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Logitech Harmony One Universal Remote Control Review

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Today we are looking at the latest universal remote from Logitech called the Harmony One. The Harmony One can control up to 15 home theater and home automation devices.

The best part about the Harmony One is the activities that do everything you need for specific tasks like watching a movie or playing video games with the press of one button. Read more

Posted on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:26:59 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Rolling Stones sign Universal Album Deal

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LONDON (Reuters) - Veteran British rock band the Rolling Stones has signed an exclusive worldwide recording agreement to release its next album through Universal Music Group, prompting speculation that it could leave EMI. Read more

Posted on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:16:01 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Universal Drives to be 2/3 of High Def Market worth $2 Billion

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ABI Research says that the High-Definition DVD drive market will be worth $2 billion USD by 2012. It also says that 2/3 of that market is expected to be made up of combo drives that can read both HD DVD and Blu-ray formats.

"ABI Research expects high-definition drives to bring in revenues of about $2 billion by 2012," says principal analyst Steve Wilson. "Of that, about two-thirds will be accounted for by universal drives, which can play either format. Few universal drives are sold today, partly because of their higher price. But those prices will fall to about the same as Blu-ray players by 2009, and we forecast universal player sales to exceed Blu-ray the following year." Read more

Posted on Tue, 1 Jan 2008 12:38:58 CST | by Shane McGlaun

GreenPlug to show Universal Power Protocol Chip at CES 2008

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GreenPlug will show the first environmentally-friendly DC power hub at the CES 2008.

GreenPlug will show an Universal Power Protocol (UPP) Chip called the GreenPlug.
GreenPlug wants to get rid of the device-specific external DC power supplies and replace it with an intelligent universal one. To optimize the power consumption of any connected device to GreenPlug, the power supply is 'talking' to the gadget via a protocol called GreenTalk. Read more

Posted on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 03:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Universal Music plans iTunes Rival

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Universal Boss Doug Morris is apparently partnering with major music labels like Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group to battle Apple's iTunes.

The three major labels control 75% of the music sold in the U.S..
Apple already controls 70% of the music download business. Until now all music download services launched by other companies like Microsoft have not been able to compete with iTunes head to head. Read more

Posted on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

NBC Universal ends Contract with Apple's iTunes

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By Kenneth Li

NEW YORK (Reuters) - NBC Universal has decided not to renew its contract to sell television shows on iTunes, becoming the second major media company to challenge Apple Inc's dominance in digital entertainment. Read more

Posted on Sat, 1 Sep 2007 02:15:50 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Logitech Harmony 1000 Advanced Universal Remote Review

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Today we are taking a look at the Logitech Harmony 1000 Universal remote control. This remote is a touchscreen design that can control your home theater and even your automated home.

If you are looking for one remote to rule them all, the Harmony 1000 is a great choice and is one of the least expensive touchscreen remotes on the market. The best part is that you don’t have to enter codes, programming is done via your PC. Read more

Posted on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 08:16:38 CDT | by Shane McGlaun