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The Backyardigans
Read about the characters from The Backyardigans TV show for preschoolers. In the Backyardigans, Pablo, Tyrone, Uniqua, Tasha, and Austin entertain and inspire kids with their musical imaginations.

LG Showcases World’s Highest 30,000:1 Contrast Ratio Plasma Panels
LG Showcases World’s Highest 30,000:1 Contrast Ratio Plasma Panels at FPD International 2007 LG Electronics (LG), a major player in the global flat panel display market, will unveil its new “G Platform’ plasma TV panels with upgraded picture quality at FPD International 2007, the flat panel display exhibition held in Yokohama, Japan, from October 24–26. LG’s new HD and Full HD plasma TV panels feature a 30,000:1 contrast ratio, which is twice the highest current existing ratio of 15,000..

How to use cheat codes for 24: The Game

Based on the hit TV Series 24, 24: The Game for the Playstation 2 has you controlling the main man of the screen, Jack Bauer. Take a look at this …

Samsung Eternity full-touch phone hits AT&T
AT&T today grew both its full-touchscreen phone lineup and its small roster of mobile TV phones by adding the Samsung Eternity. A close cousin of the Instinct, the phone carries a 3.2-inch touchscreen with haptic (vibration) feedback and an accelerometer that both auto-rotates the display and lets it play iPhone-like motion-sensitive games. A MediaFLO tuner is built-in to play live digital TV th…

Casio XJ-SC215 Super Slim Projector

Casio XJ SC215 Super Slim Projector This ultra thin DLP projector produces a bright and colorful image along with plenty of bells and whistles. 1499 90274002 Casio

UFC® LAUNCHES VIDEO ON DEMAND WITH VERIZON FiOS TV
Las Vegas, NV (USA) - Zuffa, LLC, owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) brand, today announced it has launched into the video on demand (VOD) spectrum of entertainment with Verizon FiOS TV. “As UFC continues to thrive in sports, we constantly look for new ways to deliver the UFC experience to our loyal fans around the world,” said Dana White, UFC President. “The VOD program will provide more information on the UFC, training techniques, and some of the greatest fights in history available 24/7 through UFC On Demand.”

Study First to Link TV Sex To Real Teen Pregnancies
Teenagers who watch a lot of television featuring flirting, necking, discussion of sex and sex scenes are much more likely than their peers to get pregnant or get a partner pregnant, according to the first study to directly link steamy programming to teen pregnancy.

T-Mobile Samsung Pixon Renamed As T929 Leica
T-Mobile has recently introduced the new 8MP Samsung Pixon camera phone as the T929 Leica. The handset is claimed to be “the world’s slimmest full-touch 8.0-megapixel camera phone”, that measures at only 13.8-mm thin. In case you dint know, the phone offers a 3.2-inch touchscreen (240 x 400) WQVGA TFT LCD, 8MP camera with 16x […]

Samsung Access

Samsung Access AT&T’s second Mobile TV phone offers a crisp picture, but it’s a bit pricey for what you get. 199 72179744 Samsung Access The Samsung Access,

LG Electronics Launches its First DivX Certified Digital Television
DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ: DIVX) and LG Electronics, Inc. (LG), a leader in consumer electronics and mobile communications, announced today launch of DivX®-certified Time Machine TV Series both in Plasma and LCD models. Joining over 90 million DivX Certified devices in offering superior visual quality and support for the full range of DivX video content, LG’s DivX®-certified Time Machine TV Series is now available in Europe, China and throughout the Asia-Pacific region. LG’s DivX®-certified Time Ma..

Finally a Good Reason To Hack Your Apple TV, Hulu
The Apple TV is a great device and I absolutely love mine but I haven’t really had much of a reason to hack it. Yes, the idea of being able to watch unsupported formats on my Apple TV sounded nice but honestly I have just much rather spent the time to convert those files to […]

Cycling Image
Interesting video talking about the changed image of cycling, and its increased relevance in mainstream transport now. http://quickrelease.tv/?p=43

TV Shows Classic and Recent - Previews - Amazon Unbox
TV Shows Classic and Recent - Previews - Amazon Unbox

Auto Review: 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR
The 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MRis the perfect car for “Lady Heather,” the dominatrix that seems to captivate Gil Grissom on the TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Motorola RAZR VE20

Motorola RAZR VE20 This chic silver clamshell offers a fun interface and quick access to music, TV, and more. 99.99 Motorola RAZR VE20 This

LG First to Demonstrate Next Generation Full HD content at IFA 2007
LG Electronics (LG), a major player in the global flat panel display market, announced that it will demonstrate next generation 1920 x 1080/60p full HD video content at IFA 2007. LG’s 60p full HD TVs are capable of displaying twice as many frames per second as current 1920 x 1080/30p full HD TVs. The 60p full HD TVs offer sharper, smoother, and more stable images. “Many experts, including our own engineers, believed that 1080/60p content would provide far superior picture quality and would e..

Allio HDTV with PC and Blu-Ray Player
Silicon Mountain Holdings, Inc. today announced its design for a 32 and 42-inch high definition LCD-TV with an integrated, full-function PC and Blu-Ray/DVD player. The flagship marries a full-HD 42-inch LCD display with a Blu-Ray/DVD player, integrated digital recorder for PVR and a powerful PC, based on the Intel Core2Duo E8400 processor, 4GB of RAM from […]

LG LCD TVs Use 69.5% Less Power

Seoul, August 27, 2008 — LG Electronics (LG), a major player in the global flat panel display market, announced today that TÜV SÜD, a prominent European testing, inspection and certification organization, found that LG’s intelligent sensor technology incorporated in the Scarlet LG60 TV consumes up to 69.5 percent less power. This is the same technology that helps other LG LCD TVs achieve its energy efficiency and picture quality.

These findings were..

The Backyardigans
Read about the characters from The Backyardigans TV show for preschoolers. In the Backyardigans, Pablo, Tyrone, Uniqua, Tasha, and Austin entertain and inspire kids with their musical imaginations.

Netflix Streams Movies, TV to TiVo Boxes
Netflix has added another outlet to its streaming function by adding TiVo Series3, TiVo HD and TiVo HD XL for its “Watch Instantly” movie and TV catalog.

About the Imagination Movers
Read about the Playhouse Disney TV show Imagination Movers, starring the New Orleans band of the same name. Rated TV-Y, Imagination Movers teaches kids about creative problem solving to the tune of rock and roll music.

Dell refreshes iMac clone XPS One
Dell has upgraded its all-in-on system XPS One with a larger LCD and new core hardware components. Prices for the new systems start at $1699.

Travel Southern California with Someone other then Cathay Pacific
  Cathay Pacific Airlines has decided to cut some of their routes for those that want to travel southern California by way of LAX by October 26. The international airline has decided to focus on other regions of the world such as Australia. Cathay Pacific is a Hong Kong, China based carrier. They have decided to cut their travel southern California opportunities for travelers abroad to help cope with a lack of flights booked due to the world’s economy.

Along with fewer flights to LAX, Cathay Pacific is also cutting routes to Vancouver, Canada. It looks like they are doing away with much of their travel to the west coast. Those that use Cathay Pacific will still have opportunities for southern California travel but advanced planning will need to take place. There will only be two chances a week to fly into LAX.

I am not sure what affect this will have on China based travel and tourism in California but it’s not going to help. The subtracted routes to the west are being moved to Australia, which must mean there are more people interested in traveling there.