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How practical is streaming Netflix movies and TV shows to your iPhone? Who cares. I just downloaded the Netflix app on my iPhone 4, and Arrested Development is playing on 3G pretty well. On Wi-Fi I had no issues. On 3G, it only stopped to buffer a few times during the show, which is pretty good. It’s very usable in 3G which makes the app worth it.
I used to be a Blockbuster guy until I switched to Netflix a few months ago. Before Blockbuster shutdown a ridiculous amount of stores, I was having the time of my life. I could rent 2 movies from Blockbuster online, they’d get to me in a few days, I’d watch them, return them to a local Blockbuster, they would ship them back and let me rent 2 free movies in the store for free while I was waiting for the next movies in queue to be delivered. I’ll be honest, sometimes I’d get lazy and not send back movies for a few months (and my credit card would get dinged $14.95 each month), but in my prime I could get 2-4 movies per week, which was a good deal. The 2 free in-store rentals is what kept me a Blockbuster fan. Now I don’t even know where a Blockbuster is so…
I finally came around to Netflix because I wanted to stream movies through my Xbox 360. I rarely rent online movies. Again, I think I’ve had The Blind Side on Blu-ray for over a month, but I stream movies and TV shows a few times a week, which makes the $9/mo subscription worth it.
The best part is that the Netflix iPhone app is free, and they easily could have charged at least a few bucks for it. Giving away this “added value” was smart on their part.
So, if you have an iPhone/iPod Touch and Netflix, what are you waiting for?
Here are some screenshots of Netflix on my iPhone:
By the way, I didn’t get a screenshot of it, but after the Arrested Development Season 1 page fully loaded, it recognized that I had watched about 50% of episode 5 on my Xbox/TV and asked if I wanted to resume. A simple, yet elegant and appreciated feature.
We all know that the release of the Intel Atom processors has turned some heads in the technology industry lately. Mainly due to its ability to support faster RAM.
When it comes to innovating in today’s fast-pace market, you would think that computer manufacturers would be stepping on toes in order to quickly adapt their offerings to this hardware breakthrough.
The MSI Wind U160DX sure seems to be showing some hopes for providing the high standard of technology that MSI has been able to provide their consumers with in recent launches of their products.
You can think of this model as the one that brought death to the MSI Wind U160 which was just presented this year. Not too long ago, as a matter of fact.
Taking a look inside.
Now, you won’t see the Intel Atom inside this netbook, but what you will see is the N455 processor, which provides the ability to plug in DDR3 instead of the standard DDR2 that’s currently a netbook standard.
Sure, the question that remains unanswered is just how ruch DDR3 RAM you can stick into this netbook, but the speed is sure to provide any of its users with what they need to get the job done without having to bog down the system.
I can give you a nice tidbit of info that was leaked about this upcoming netbook though!
They slipped and mentioned that the MSI Wind U160DX will be able to stay on for 15 hours without having to recharge the battery or plug it into the wall. This is a pretty big innovation in IT, since most netbooks want to die pretty quickly.
As for any other information about this new MSI netbook, you have to be patient. They didn’t slip as much as we would’ve hoped so that we knew exactly what to expect, but they told us enough to let us know just how powerful this netbook has the potential of becoming.
You never know, this may be a moment in the history books that our grandchildren read about in history class. Well, that is a little out there, but we really never know until it happens. Who ever expected the internet to be as big as it is besides the geeks behind the creation of it?
If you were here to witness the acquisition of Palm by HP, you probably remember when we hinted that it may be a possibility WebOS was going to be implemented on their product line in order to provide consumers with a better HP experience than was ever possible before.
Well, the time is coming soon folks…
HP has announced that WebOS will not only be on the HP Slate, but it will be on their printers as well!
We all knew this was coming, right? Well, even if you didn’t, you shouldn’t have ever doubted HP, even if they have fell through for us before. They have now made a smart buy when they finalized the Palm buyout.
Sure, the HP Slate using WebOS probably is self-explanatory, but what in the world are they going to do with their touchscreen printers that they’ve already rolled out prior to taking over Palm?
This could very well be computer history in the making, fasten your seatbelts.
Right now, the iPad is huge, imagine when HP releases the Slate with WebOS. After all, it’s already prepared to fulfill mobile demands since Palm has been working on this for years. It just might give Steve Jobs a run for his money, or be the final fall of HP.
Which one do you bet on?
When will this change take place?
The best bet on this is during the third quarter of this year. They have already announced that the printers which are connected to the internet, and the HP Slate will be two of the products to benefit from this change. It’s just a matter of refining their ideas and making a wise execution of this new model.
Will HP run out of money like Palm did and have to sell out?
This definitely doesn’t seem like an option for this reputable computer manufacturer. In fact, they have increased their sales by 25% recently, making them an even more successful company than they were at the beginning of the quarter.
HP might just be what Palm has been waiting a long time for, and they may actually bring technology to a whole other level. Of course, it’s too early to tell, and HP has been rather shaky in the past as far as their ability to meet consumer demands in a positive manner.
Dell has always been on top of the latest technology especially when it has to do with the world of computing. One thing that I haven’t ever seen with Dell is lack of creative ideas that drives them one step ahead of the competition. This statement couldn’t be proven any better than it has with the outing of the Dell Inspiron M301z laptop.
Let’s see what this laptop brings to the table. After all, Dell has had its ups and downs with previous laptop releases, it’s time to see whether this one is going to be helpful or if it’s going to hurt them as a company.
The size is truly a work of art, less than four pounds.
Of course, this depends upon the configuration that you pick out when you order the Dell M301z. However, the starting size of this laptop weighs in at 3.89 pounds. This is truly a lightweight in the world of laptops, without a doubt.
The processor choice seems to be a little on the poor side of things.
Sure, it boasts a selection which includes the line of AMD Dual Core processors. However, peaking at 1.3 GHz per core makes it a little untasteful for most hardcore computer users.
How much RAM could you want?
If it’s more than 4GB of RAM, you might want to look for another alternative. Dell is offering up either 2GB or 4GB of DDR3 RAM with this laptop. Sure, this is pretty good for a laptop, but many may just keep saying STICK MORE RAM IN IT!
Hello Windows 7!
It looks like they took a step in a direction which is trying to utilize the latest technology. This comes with their choice of Windows 7 as the base operating system for this new laptop.
Of course there are other appealing benefits of Dell’s new laptop…
Such as the built-in webcam, I/O ports, and anything else they could cram into this laptop. You can only see this on the Signapore website currently, but they will probably be integrating it really soon.
The Conclusion You’ve Been Waiting For
Personally, I wouldn’t consider this a laptop to purchase from Dell. I want more speed in the processor as well as other things which I won’t list here. However, for someone who just needs a laptop that will get the job done, they can probably get away with using this.
The price ($1,000 starting price) is always a little too rich for my blodd considering what it brings to the table.
For those of you who don’t know much about Bigfoot Networks, they are known for manufacturing some of the best network cards for gaming. After 14 months of being a quiet company, they have rocked the IT world with this announcement, looks like they’ve had it cooking in the pot for a while now.
On May 11, 2010, they announced that they will be launching Killer 2100 soon (it’s just a matter of weeks folks). This particular network card will be the fastest Gigabit NIC the world has ever seen.
What kind of features does Killer 2100 bring to the market?
Here’s a list of their features that were included in the official announcement from Bigfoot Networks.
- 10/100/1000 Ethernet
- PCIe interface (x1 form factor)
- 400 MHz dedicated network processor
- 128 MB DDR2 RAM
- Performance-inspired housing
- Advanced Game Detect
- Visual Bandwidth Control
- Online Gaming PC Monitor
- Windows network stack bypass
- Optimized for use with voice chat applications
- Support for Win7, Vista & XP 32
What exactly does this amount to?
Well, this is a great moment especially for gamers, as it simply means that Bigfoot Networks is taking a network card in the direction that no other networking company has ever had the opportunity to step into.
When someone is playing a game, they don’t have to worry about lagging out and getting set behind their opponents just because their computer freezes up or stutters during gameplay.
Gamers aren’t the only ones that can benefit from the new Bigfoot Networks breakthrough.
In fact, many IT professionals demand the highest speed network accewss possible in order to carry on with their busy days. With this new creation that is set to be released soon, we can rest assured if we get our hands on the Killer 2100, that slow internet will no longer be a problem (that is if you have a high speed connection of course).
The Conclusion
When it comes down to it, this is something that will not only change the world of gaming as we know it, but it’s also something that will change the way that we see network connections. Imagine using as much as your allotment as you’re allowed.
There’s no doubt that we will be seeing a growing number of requests from hardcore computer users upon the official release of the Killer 2100 from Bigfoot networks. We just need to be ready for it, and now we all have an early insight into this lifechanging moment within the world of computers.
You can get more information at the Bigfoot Networks official website.
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