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How to set up the perfect billiards room
If you enjoy relaxing over a game of billiards at the local bar, then what could be better than having your very own billiards table at home? Your home is the place in which you want to relax and enjoy life without having to think about work and...
Informed Consent: Ethical Considerations of RFID
He who mounts a wild elephant goes where the wild elephant goes. Randolph Bourne Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has incubated in relative obscurity for over 60 years, quietly changing our lives with scant attention outside the technology...
The 5 Biggest Mistakes Made by First Time Filmmakers
Is putting the audience to sleep a mistake...or a blessing? Award-winning filmmaker sets new screenwriters and directors straight.
1. Contrary to current belief, keeping the audience awake is the biggest mistake a first time filmmaker can make. If...
The Attention of a Diamond Necklace
The movie Titanic highlighted the relationship between
Jack and Rose, an unlikely courtship that blossomed into an
intriguing love story throughout the story on the true-life,
ill-fated ship. The storyline, however, focused on another
aspect...
To Be an American
When I was a little girl, we stood in class with our hands held over our hearts and said the Pledge of Allegiance. I never thought much about it as it was part of a daily 'routine'. I don't even think I comprehended what it meant. Patriotism,...
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Xbox Catching Up in 2006
Although there was a delay in delivering the number of Xbox 360s
that consumers demanded for the 2005 holiday season, Microsoft
is expected to manufacture over 2 million of the gaming consoles
in the first quarter of 2006. It's estimated that about 1
million Xbox 360s made it to stores in time for the holidays, so
there's a pent-up demand for the console. In addition, reported
bugs and cooling problems will likely be worked out in the near
future.
The Xbox isn't the only consumer electronic hitting the news
these days. At the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show, a number of
manufacturers of cell phones will be honored with innovation
awards. For example, Firefly Mobile will be honored for their
"Mobile Phone for Mobile Kids," which is specifically designed
for tweens. In addition, Auvi Technologies will be presented an
award for their innovative PHIP100 VoIP-enabled cordless
speakerphone with a built-in webcam.
CES will also honor a number of innovative computer
manufacturers, including Hewlett Packard. HP has two products,
the Media Center Photosmart PC and the Pavillion desktop PC,
which combine computing with cutting edge digital entertainment
features. Logitech will be accorded the 2006 Best of Innovations
award for its customizable computer mouse, which allows the user
to change the mouse's weight and balance.
Consumer electronics continue to be integrated into car design
and sold as after market features.
Is White, Working Class America 'Coming Apart'?
In his new book, Charles Murray, co-author of the controversial <em>The Bell Curve,</em> argues that in an increasingly economically stratified America, the white working class is slipping behind.
Sandwich Monday: The Pie McFlurry
For this week's Sandwich Monday, we go once more into the breach that is the McDonald's Secret Menu: blending a Hot Apple Pie into a McFlurry. Spoiler alert: it was amazing.
Audivox, for example, offers
dual DVD players that offer backseat passengers a choice in
which DVD they each watch, while Panasonic has an in-dash DVD
monitor and receiver. Manufacturers are also producing after
market products to integrate MP3 players and iPods into a
vehicle's sound system. As a result, drivers and passengers no
longer have to rely on a CD to bring their favorite tunes on the
road.
Although many developers of video games seem to be waiting until
the next generation of gaming consoles saturate the market, a
few recent titles are noteworthy. Psychonauts is a hit, and for
the role-playing crowd, Jade Empire is the video game du jour
for the Xbox. In portable gaming, the Sony PSP comes out on top
with Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, while the Nintendo
DS offers Mario Kart.
On the whole, consumer electronics continue to improve in
reliability and performance, while becoming increasingly
affordable. In all respects, 2006 looks like it will be a
stellar year for everything from video gaming systems to cell
phones.
About the author:
Chris Robertson is an author of Majon
International, one of the worlds MOST popular internet marketing companies on
the web. Visit this Electronics Website and
Majon's Electronics
directory.
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