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 Over the holidays we brought a new TV and I thought I’d best check the power consumption since saving power was part of the justification for the purchase. The old TV was a 3rd generation Plasma (from 2005) and the new one is LCD LED so it will use less power, right? I’ve already . . . → Read More: Saving Power? Well with E3 almost upon us I had better get this prediction out in the world. Say goodbye to DVD and BluRay disks for your next games console. Removing the media drive will allow the consoles to be smaller than ever before, think Apple TV size. Bluetooth is here to stay for the . . . → Read More: Technology Prediction – Next Generation Games Consoles With the upcoming release of Apple’s revised cloud solution I think it is best I get my prediction out in the world. So will all our storage be now be in the cloud? Will my phone keep its contacts online? My iPod only downloads songs as a stream? My camera uploads instantly with no . . . → Read More: Technology Prediction – Local or Cloud – Part 1 We’ve finally found a power board that does what we want! The Smart Home Theatre Power Saver power board from Mort Bay. We found ours at Bunnings It comes with an infra-red sensor that learns the “off” command from your remote. It then waits 60 seconds and if the power consumption of the . . . → Read More: No more vampire devices Ok, now that ABC has joined the party and is now offering iView on the PS3, that is the deal maker for me. So where to buy it? Well America is the best answer as our friends in the US of A get the console for about AUD$375 compared with the RRP of . . . → Read More: New Playstation 3 – Prices and Where to buy in Australia First up my thoughts go out to those directly impacted by the fires. I found myself in a location that could have been at risk yesterday but thankfully we escaped with little more than some smoke and a glow on the horizon. We also has a near miss with some roof iron that . . . → Read More: Twitter, the Internet, and the Victorian Bush Fires I get lots of great ideas. Sometimes I do nothing with them, sometimes I get motivated enough to actually try and get them off the ground. Over the holidays I was off to a friends wedding at a place I’d never been to before. They were nice enough to include the Melway reference . . . → Read More: Things I wish I’d thought of – Geohash Well it seems everyone is having a toy sale. Big W, K Mart, Target, and Myer. The XBox is on sale, someone even has it for $299!! My house wants a Wii… yes we don’t have one yet. I know it is hard to believe… They are on “sale” but are sold out . . . → Read More: Toy Sale – Wii for me? |
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