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  1. A Home Theater Tale: convergence, divergence, and Solaris

    Ars Technica Gadget Tech Blog &bull Jul 28, 2010

    Oh, the travails of anyone trying to wrap their mind around the current state of home theater options, whether for the purpose of actually putting together a home theater or of writing a Top 10 Home Theater Components list. The Ars audience's understanding of which gadgets are essential to their home theater setup expands well beyond the typical list of components to include laptops, smartphones, and NAS boxes running Solaris. But these days, even the typical components don't always do exactly what you might think they do-TVs and Blu-ray players are taking on media extender features, keyboards are looking more… Full Story »


  2. Feature: Ars reviews the Motorola Droid X

    Ars Technica Gadget Tech Blog &bull Jul 22, 2010

    Motorola's Droid X is an impressive new contender in the emerging category of large form-factor touchscreen smartphones. The device's high-end hardware specifications and massive 4-inch touchscreen set it apart from the rest of Motorola's current product lineup. Although the Android-based device has much in common with HTC's recently launched EVO 4G, the Droid X succeeds where the EVO fell short-by matching an excellent feature set with all-day battery life. The Droid X comes with a new iteration of… Full Story »

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  3. Droid X first impressions: nice hardware, Motorola

    Ars Technica Gadget Tech Blog &bull Jul 15, 2010

    The well-hyped Droid X smartphone officially launched today on Verizon. Verizon claims that "hundreds" of people lined up at some Verizon Wireless corporate retail stores to be the first to buy the Android-based handset. Droid X day one has also seen a bit of controversy due to an… Full Story »


  4. Week in Apple: iPhone 4 preorder meltdown, surprise Mac mini update

    Ars Technica Gadget Tech Blog &bull Jun 19, 2010

    ATT's servers are reportedly still smoking from the iPhone preorder meltdown. Apple managed to keep things interesting this last week by dropping a surprise Mac mini update on us, and we offered a detailed look at how to develop Safari 5 extensions as well as the tech behind the iPhone 4's camera. Copland 2010 revisited: Apple's language and API future: How future-proof is Apple's… Full Story »

  5. Surprise Mac mini update: unibody case, HDMI, 320M graphics

    Ars Technica Gadget Tech Blog &bull Jun 15, 2010

    In addition to iPhone 4 preorders starting Tuesday morning, Apple also rolled out a relatively major update to the Mac mini. The little headless Mac now comes in a unibody aluminum enclosure like its notebook brethren, and sports a new… Full Story »

  6. 360 250GB "Slim" hands-on, full details. Bonus: it's sexy

    Ars Technica Gadget Tech Blog &bull Jun 14, 2010

    At an event after the Microsoft keynote , members of the press were presented with tables complete with wrapped presents. The idea? We all unwrap the new Xbox 360 250GB (the official name) and explore what makes the new system… Full Story »

  7. Kanex XD review: your 27" iMac now plays nice with your PS3

    Ars Technica Gadget Tech Blog &bull Jun 13, 2010

    The Kanex XD is a product that works incredibly well at a job that shouldn't even exist. When Apple launched its 27" iMacs, complete with that huge, beautiful screen, the company locked down the video input to the Mini DisplayPort… Full Story »

  8. New MacBook Pros support audio over Mini DisplayPort

    Ars Technica Gadget Tech Blog &bull Apr 13, 2010

    Those hooking up the latest MacBook Pros to an HDTV using an HDMI adapter can now do so a little more easily: Apple has updated its implementation of Mini DisplayPort to pass audio signals through to any device that supports… Full Story »

  9. New Flip camcorder jumps on touchscreen bandwagon

    Ars Technica Gadget Tech Blog &bull Apr 13, 2010

    Cisco has unveiled another new Flip camcorder design, a big departure from what we've become accustomed to. The screen also slides up (hence the name) to expose a "slide strip," though this feature is more a gimmick than anything else.… Full Story »

  10. HP Slate pricing and specs leak: Atom CPU, 1080p video

    Ars Technica Gadget Tech Blog &bull Apr 6, 2010

    The device will cost either $549 for the 32GB flash storage version or $599 version for the 64GB version. Both versions sport a 8.9-" 1024 x 600 capacitive multitouch display, a 1.6GHz Atom Z530 processor with UMA graphics, an accelerator… Full Story »

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