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Philips BDP5506 – Midrange DVD Player with Average Feature Set

Consumer Electronics — December 27, 2011 at 12:05 am | Comment Now
Philips BDP5506 is an excellent Blu-ray player with built in Wi-Fi, simple user interface, 3D compatibility and some high quality online streaming media services like Netflix, Pandora and Vudu. Its MediaConnect screencasting feature enables you to stream the screen of a notebook directly to BDP5506. With this device, you can enjoy the latest in Blu-ray technology, from wireless access to 3D playback to video on social networking and Demand favorites. Surf the Web, view the content from your desktop and wirelessly share it on your television with Philips MediaConnect. With BDP5506, you will be enthralled by 3D movies in your own living room on full high definition 3D television. The Active 3D uses latest generation of fast switching displays for realism and real life depth in full high definition 1920 x 1080 resolution. By watching images through special glasses, which are timed to close  [...]

Toshiba BDX5200 – Your Ticket to Stunning 3D Entertainment and Streaming

Consumer Electronics — December 1, 2011 at 12:05 am | Comment Now
Toshiba BDX5200 is a Wi-Fi enabled 3D Blu-ray player that offers 3D compatibility, simple user interface, some high quality streaming media services such as Netflix, Pandora and Vudu, superior sound and picture quality, 6x picture resolution of DVD, plays all DVD discs, full high definition 1080p/24 output, online streaming, DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD, progressive scan 3:2 pulldown, DVD upconversion, sleek design and is less expensive as compared to other midrange Blu-ray players in the market. Discover a complete new dimension of Blu-ray with Toshiba – your ticket to streaming and striking 3D entertainment too. This machine splashes 3D movies across the large display in head-turning 1080p full high definition and pumps speakers full of prestigious sound with its DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD. With 3D capability the Toshiba BDX5200 allows you to enjoy movies and games  [...]

LG 47LV5500 – A Decent Performer in Its Price Range

Consumer Electronics — November 22, 2011 at 12:05 am | Comment Now
LG 47LV5500 is an easy to use, affordably priced and full features LED television that offers plethora of connectivity options, excellent design, evinced accurate colors, solid video processing, Wi-Fi dongle, secondary motion-sensitive remote that offers intuitive, cool option, Smart Internet Portal, which is well designed with solid selection of streaming services and is relatively less expensive. It is a decent performer in this price range and comes with impressive Smart TV package, but spending little more on different model would reap large rewards. A legendary easy way to access limitless content, best of the Web, thousands of movies, videos, customizable applications all organized in intuitive interface. You can choose and point selections with the distinctive remote motion controlled Magic Remote of LG. With LG 47LV5500, it is quite easy to tailor LG Smart TV Home  [...]

LG BD690 – A Full-Featured Blu-ray Player

Consumer Electronics — November 17, 2011 at 12:05 am | Comment Now
LG BD690 is a feature-packed Blu-ray player that offers fast, solid performance, unique functionality of ripping music CDs directly to built in 250GB hard drive, built in Wi-Fi, user interface for streaming media service content portal and plethora of media streaming services such as Netflix, vTuner, Amazon Instant, Napster, Hulu Plus, MOG and Vudu. The company is pushing the boundaries yet again with its all new Blu-ray player, a revolutionary model and first device of the world to be on Wi-Fi Direct certification list. The BD690 was launched at Consumer Electronics Show for 2011. It is an outstanding Blu-ray player with wide array of features, including VideoID, MusicID of Gracenote and can upscale older entertainment to be viewed in 1080p. The LG BD690 has unique CD ripping functionality and superb feature set, but is quite expensive and slightly complicated to operate.  [...]

Kenmore dishwasher reviews

Consumer Electronics — February 6, 2011 at 12:05 am | Comment Now
Kenmore 24 inch dishwasher was bought by me after my old machine died. I chose this home appliance ahead of others as it was more efficient with water usage and electricity. The performance of Kenmore dishwasher is quite good. There is smart wash cycle which automatically detects the amount of items inside and uses the appropriate amount of water. There are sensors inside which tell how empty or full the dishwasher is. Also, the large racks for pans or pots can hold a lot of dishes at a time and the washing is really good. Another feature of this Kenmore dishwasher that is worth mentioning here is that if you accidentally open the appliance while it is washing the dishes inside, the machine automatically stops. Just close back the lid and press the start/pause button, and the product will automatically start where it left from. If you are looking for high quality dishwashers  [...]

Apple launches iPad in India – Apple’s iPad is here!

Consumer Electronics, News — January 28, 2011 at 11:24 am | 1 Comment
It’s been more than a year of its arrival in the technology market, but the Apple’s iPad has entered the Indian market today on 28th of January 2011. So, we surely can say better late than never. But this was always on the cards, technology giant Apple’s iPad was sure to arrive in Indian markets and finally the wait is over, Apple launches iPad in India. So for all the technology fanatics iPad Launch surely would’ve brought a huge smile on their face. Till now the iPad fanatics were dependent on grey market or have to call abroad to get their iPad.  But now that Apple launches iPad in India, the iPad fanatics have a lot to cheer about. Now immediately after the iPad Launch the most asked question was the price at which Apple launches iPad in India, so here we are with all the information related to iPad Launch in  [...]

Handheld computers review – HP iPAQ 114 Classic

Consumer Electronics — December 22, 2010 at 2:57 am | Comment Now
Handheld computers like PDAs are slowly getting transformed in to smartphones as they are much more versatile. However, there are companies like HP who are refusing to let go of the former glory and are still trying hard to bring back the good old PDA days. HP iPAQ 114 Classic is a similar attempt; it costs £170 and is a great all round performer. HP iPAQ 114 Classic has those typical handheld computers look. There is traditional silver and grey finish which looks aesthetically pleasing and the buttons too are responsive enough. The device has rubber coating for durability and there is also a handy joypad. In spite of the size, the weight of the device is just 115 grams which makes it very easy to carry. HP iPAQ 114 Classic has a speedy 624MHz processor along with 31 MB free memory and storage space of 196 MB. All these specs say that the HP is a strong  [...]

ICD-UX70 voice recorder from Sony: cool feature set

Consumer Electronics — December 5, 2010 at 12:05 am | Comment Now
ICE-UX70 is a voice recorder from Sony having a built in USB connection and a gig of storage space. This space lets you record from 12 to 290 hours of MP3 audio and it depends on the quality setting that you choose. The gadget runs on single AAA battery and there is also a built in USB connection which makes it easy to connect and also offload the content to a computer. The gadget works with both PC and MAC and you get to choose from three color options – red, pink and silver. Sony ICD-UX70 can also be used as a digital audio device if you want to listen to music. It costs $99 and there is also a two GB storage version called ICD-UX80 which costs $149. Recording on the Sony ICD-UX70 is really easy and the content is recorded at high quality so there is nothing to complain about there. For best results, I would recommend you to put the device on the table while you record.  [...]