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4K Content

What is 4K? 4K resolution is a generic term for display devices or content having horizontal resolution on the order of 4,000 pixels. Several 4K resolutions exist in the fields of digital television and digital cinematography . In the movie projection industry, Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) is the dominant 4K standard.

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Oscar Mayer wants you to wake up to the smell of bacon!

Bacon lovers, your fantasy is reality. Oscar Meyer is releasing an app and a gadget to fill your bedroom with the smell of bacon. The gadget attaches to the headphone jack and works hand in hand with the app as an alarm clock. Unfortunately, the app is only for iOS. Android and Windows phone users are out of luck. Keep in mind that this little dongle is not for sale…

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Batman Arkham Knight Announced

Big news in the video game industry as Rocksteady Games announced their next Batman game with Batman Arkham Knight.  The game was leaked this morning and then Rocksteady went ahead and released the first trailer for the game along with some screen shots from the game.  The big news coming from the game is that it will only be coming for next gen and PC.  So Xbox 360 and PS3…

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Galaxy S5 comes Packed with $500 Worth of Freebies

Samsung has released info that the new Galaxy S5 will come preloaded with $500 worth of free subscriptions and software when consumers purchase it on April 11th.  Those freebies include a 6 month subscription to The Wall Street Journal, a three month premium LinkedIn account, three months of 1 TB cloud storage via BitCasa, three months of Evernote premium service, and a year subscription to the Run Keeper personal trainer…

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Twitch Streaming Coming to Xbox One

People looking forward to Titan Fall, or may not, have some exciting news as Twitch Streaming will be coming at the same time.  Xbox One users will be able to stream Titan Fall matches over Xbox One with the launch of Twitch Streaming.  It will bring with it a bunch of new and old features people from PS4 streaming may know.  Of course the Kinect will provide picture in picture…

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Xbox One Deals Already Here

With the PS4 outselling the Xbox One in January 2-1, Xbox has finally responded.  Last week Target was giving away $50 gift cards with all Xbox One purchases.  Yesterday Microsoft announced that a new Titan Fall Xbox One bundle would be available at launch, which would include everything that comes with an Xbox one, Titan Fall, and one month of Xbox Live for the same $499 price.  Soon after Amazon…

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The Galaxy S5: What we know now

As my previous article stated, the Galaxy S5 was announced yesterday at Unpacked 5. In this post, I will share what we know so far.   The design:   The design looks familiar, although not too familiar. Samsung shed the glossy plastic, infamous for its use in the previous generation. Samsung instead opted for a new finish that looks very nice in my opinion. Although different, you can still see…

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Galaxy S5 to be unveiled today

As the S4 is beginning to show it’s age in the mobile tech world, you guessed it… it’s time for the Galaxy S 5. With the recent release of Galaxy Gear 2 (now running Tizen, not Android) it only seems fitting to announce a new flagship device. Recently Samsung has been teasing the release in their “Unpacked 5” ads, with the “5” being indicative of the S5, and Unpacked 5…

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HTC M8 (One 2) is set to release on March 25th

Note: The image above is said to be a press image, so it should be more reliable than previous “leaks.”   Release Date As you should know, the internet has been ablaze with news of HTC’s 2014 flagship, the M8; however, HTC sent out invites yesterday for an event on the 25th of next month. The word on the street is that this event will be the unveiling of the…

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Live on Kickstarter: Ultima Model S

  Year after year we have seen various different solutions to mount phones in cars. Some provide very good functionality, but more often than not miss the mark aesthetically. Not to long ago the ULTIMA car dock was born, leaving buyers with an attractive dock that served its purpose well. After such a strong success, ULTIMA is back and better than ever with the all new Ultima Model S. The…

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