Do you still buy CDs?

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The numbers are grim, all right, but the music industry still sells hundreds of millions of CDs each year. That’s a lot of discs, and sales of downloads won’t surpass silver discs for a while.

According to some industry sources, as recently as 2006, CDs …

Originally posted at The Audiophiliac

Get a 42-inch HDTV for $499.99

A 42-inch LCD for $500? That's a rare find indeed.

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It’s NFL playoff season, so I’ve been keeping an eye peeled for good deals on big TVs. Alas, the discounts just aren’t there. However, there’s one bright spot: Newegg has the Corion Digital Lifestyles FA2B42323 42-inch LCD for $499.99….

Originally posted at The Cheapskate

TomTom intros GO 740 LIVE connected GPS

It’s been a rough little while for so-called connected GPS units, but it looks like TomTom is still confident in the idea, and it’s just gotten official with its first such device for the US market: the GO 740 LIVE. As you may recall, this one actually made its debut way back at IFA in the summer, and it looks to be mostly unchanged for its entrance into the US. That includes the standard 4.3-inch touchscreen, 2GB of internal flash memory with a microSD card slot for expansion, handsfree Bluetooth functionality, voice recognition, maps of the US and Canada courtesy of TeleAtlas and, of course, a built-in SIM card slot and GPRS modem to let you take advantage of all those “connected” features. As with the Insignia connected GPS unit, you’ll get a year of free service with the device, which certainly makes that $500 price tag a bit more bearable. Look for it to be available sometime in the second quarter of this year.

[Via PC Magazine]

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G2 Microsystems demoes Intel My WiFi Personal Area Network

G2 Microsystems has just announced a rather sweet near-range technology that will enable products like headphones, speakers, etc. to connect directly to Intel My WiFi-enabled laptops sans fuss. The company’s device is hailed as a “fully calibrated WiFi networking module” that can speak directly to an Intel My WiFi, Centrino 2-based computer. Ideally, users will eventually be able to quickly print and sync between digiframes and photo archives, and the ultra-low power draw should keep batteries happy. Now, the real question: anyone stepping up to spearhead adoption?

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Yahoo Puts Food On The Table…Kind Of

This article was written on November 07, 2006 by CyberNet.

Yahoo Food

It was only a matter of time before some Web portal released a food section and it looks like Yahoo decided to step forward. The cleverly named Yahoo Food will walk you through doing about anything from cooking a great meal all the way to finding a great restaurant that will cook the great meal for you.

I am actually really impressed with how nicely everything is laid out and it looks like they are catering (no pun intended) to the people who are preparing holiday meals in a few weeks. If you’re not sure what you want to cook then just go to their Recipe section and you can find recipes by the main ingredient that they use, the meal they’re intended for, cooking method, taste and texture, or even by the type of cuisine.

While it may be fun and useful to view the cooking ideas I don’t recommend you go to this site if you’re hungry because it only makes things worse. :D

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XACT | TRAX personal tracking device requires no monthly subscription

Your options are pretty wide open when it comes to personal GPS trackers, but Xact Technology is hoping to catch your heart by promising no monthly fees for its XACT | TRAX. Hailed as an ideal solution for keeping tabs on pets, loved ones, movable property, etc., the GPS tracking module relies on a proprietary, web based portal in order to see where your subject is and to set “geo-fences.” Location requests can be sent via the web or SMS, and readouts are provided on an easy-to-read map along with physical address, date and time. Sadly, we’ve no price to share, but at least you can rest assured that the cost of entry is it.

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Audio-Technica’s new headphones for ’09

Audio-Technica’s CES booth was littered with new headphone models for 2009. One reason for the glut is the addition of a whole new line of headphones made just for women, which, unlike the cheap, pink monstrosities we sometimes see from manufacturers, actually pull off some style and without skimping …

Originally posted at CES 2009

Lenovo, Dell and TDK layoff thousands, bum out thousands more

No longer content to sit on the sideline while companies like Logitech and Creative get all the press, Lenovo, Dell and TDK are all “restructuring.” And you know what that means. Lenovo: cutting 11 percent of its work force. Dell: cutting 1,900 jobs, closing its plant in Limerick. TDK: cutting 8,000 jobs and closing four plants. This might be a tad depressing, but don’t lose heart, people! As Sony’s Gary Shapiro pointed out at the company’s keynote this morning, tech companies “don’t seek bailout money, we seek opportunity.” After all, the company knows a thing or two about “opportunity.”

Read: Lenovo Expects Quarterly Loss, Plans Job Cuts
Read: Dell to axe 1,900 jobs
Read: Japan’s TDK to cut 8,000 jobs, close four plants
Read: Layoff Blog

Update: Shapiro is the President and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association. Our bad.

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Wireless networking vendors turn Wireless-N up a notch

The 450Mbps TEW-773GR from Trendnet is fast.

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Before I begin, let me say this one more time: The 802.11n wireless specification (or Wireless-N, which is currently still in draft state and therefore is also known as Draft N) is a wireless networking standard that …

Originally posted at CES 2009

IOGEAR intros first HDMI-compliant KVMs: 1080p, lossless audio supported

We’ve been waiting for something like this for pretty much ever, and thanks to IOGEAR, we’ve finally got it. Here at CES, the company has introduced new 2- and 4-Port HDMI KVM switches with USB 2.0 Peripheral Sharing (GCS1792, GCS1794), which are HDMI 1.3b and HDCP compliant. As if that weren’t enough, both boxes also support 1080p resolutions, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. In related news, the 4-Port DualView Dual-Link DVI KVMP Switch (GCS1644) also saw the light of day today, and everything mentioned here should be up for sale in Q1. Oh, but don’t think these suckers will come cheap — prices range from $299.95 for the 2-port HDMI KVM to $679.95 for the DualView sibling.

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