Aquinas High School vs Loma Linda Soccer game Jan 6 2011

Want to know how much energy you are spending on your appliances

Here is a whole house solution: Powerhouse

This device starts around $500 and attaches to your electrical panel in your house.  It then feeds the information to a website that you can visit on almost any device.  You will find ways of saving about 15% off your electric bill.  You can expect to save enough money for the device in about 2 years.  There is a $7.00 month monitoring fee to run the device.  Most households that spend about $3000 a year on electricity will find a savings of about $450 a year after they install this device.  It will do energy consumption comparisons to new energy efficient devices and alert you to excessive use of energy.  If a device is wearing out or consuming more energy, it can alert you to this problem.  Click here for information on how it works.

Happy new year 2011.

I plan on attending CES and doing a few reviews of my findings.  I will be bringing my Hero Camera, Panasonic HDSDC 1, and my Samsung Fascinate phone.  I will attempt to broadcast live on QIK and then post everything on youtube.com

I will update my findings here.

Thank you for watching.

UPDATE:

• Nvidia is planning on releasing its own CPU to compete with INTEL and AMD
• Verizon 4G announcements
• 3D -- Real 3d, low cost none electronic glasses on LCD screens
• Internet apps for TV’s -- Smart Tv
• 3D on Vudu -- Video streaming
• 3D video cameras
• LG TV’s, LG apps store. Over 200 apps for there TV.
• Magic Motion remote for Smart TV’s -- Like a WII remote -- I.R.
• $149 -- Smart TV upgrader for and HDMI input TV
• SAMSUNG .2″ lcd screen -- Edge light, very thin, frame less tv
• Sony -- Make.Believe -Heads up display -- Prototype -- 3D
• Tegra 2 CPU for portable devices makes them full functioning computers. Check this out.
• Nvidia’s Tegra 2 -- Low power, high speed -- 2ghz turns your device into a full functioning  computer, with HDMI out, 8mp video.  Windows 8 support for the Tegra2.  This is the future of our next gen computers.
• LG Optimus 2x
• Motorola Droid Bionic
• Motorola Atrix 4g
• The above devices will give you pc-level gaming experience. Flash actually works.
• SSD devices -- SATA 6 speed allows 1gb data to be copied in 3 seconds.
• Sandy Bridge -- CPU turbo technology. MSRP $317 is the highest priced.
• Android 3.0 Honeycomb -- Dramatically different, more like a desktop pc interface.
• Project Android.
• External speaker with great base $80 -- WOWEE ONE -- Available now for sale. 20 hour battery
• Use LIVEU to broadcast over 3g your live video stream.

Looking for deals on flash drives?  Buyer beware when you do.  There are a lot of scams out there on ebay.  Be sure that you do your research on the seller before you buy.  You will find deals like a 256GB flash drive for as low as $27.00

When in doubt, check the manufacture’s website for vendors and pricing.

• Here is kingston’ Datatravler 310 256gb drive
• Here is ebay (USE EXTREME CAUTION)
• Buy.com $813.09
• Amazon.com $799.30
• Newegg $722.00

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Welcome to Dell US Chat! My name is Arjay E. and I will be your Dell.com Chat Expert. I can be reached at us_dhs_chat_reply@dell.com or via voicemail at 1-800-379-3355 Ext-2160085. How can I help you today?

hi, i am looking at the inspiron duo

it shows under accessories that you can add and external dvd rom drive

Glad you chatted in! I’d be more than willing to help you out with that.

how does it hook up to the duo ?

The drive is a usb drive

oh, let me check that up for you.

under the duo specs, it doesn’t show any USB ports. Is this the case?

I see. for that matter, you need to get separate optical drive for the duo and connect it to the USB port on the duo. =)

by the way, it has 2 USB ports. =)

oh, maybe you can update the specs of the duo. the website doesn’t show USB . ALSo, is it USB 3.0 ?

No, it’s only 2.0

I’m sorry for that David.

can you give me a link to view all of the ports that are included on the laptop? Does it have external video ?

one moment please while I check. sorry for the inconvenience.

Just to make sure, are you referring to the external video card?

yes, does it have a way to hook up to an external monitor?

yes, if you have the Docking station.

oh, do you have a link that I can view the docking station ?

I hope this will help:

Arjay_Espejo pushes page, http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=fndoiz1&c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&model_id=inspiron-duo

in this page, you would be able to see the docking station of the duo. just drag the mouse cursor to the Audio Station option.

so it is called the audio station?

yes. =)

ok, i see the usb ports and a media card reader…. i don’t see the video output. is it vga or hdmi ?

i see. let me check on this.

sorry to keep you waiting.

two last questions… How long does the battery last, and is it replaceable? Can you add GPS or 3g to compete with the iPad ?

it has VGA.

sweet

so far, this looks like an iPad killer….cause it supports flash!!!

exactly! =)

regarding the battery life, it can last up to 3 hours and 57 minutes depending on usage. =)

yes, it’s replaceable. =)

if you tell me the hard drive is replaceable, i will die….lol…. cause an SSD drive would increase the battery life…

LOL =D our Inspiron duo comes standard with 320GB SATA.

Yes! way cool.

Indeed1 =)

ok, you have been very helpful. Do I have your permission to post our chat on my blog ?

sure, you can send comments here: us_dhs_chat_reply@dell.com

Would there be anything else I can help you today?

ok, thank you very much. I will be ordering a couple of these bad boys for christmas gifts this friday. do you offer any discounts?

oh, yes you can. =)

for that matter, I can’t give details since our discounts and promotions change without prior notice. I suggest that you wait till black Friday since there will be discounts for selected items. and who knows, the duo might be on sale. =))

ok, will do

So you purchased your 3D TV, but now you are looking for more content in 3D.  Now you can purchase from Viewsonic, a 3D Camcorder.  The 3DV5 has a suggest retail price of $180.  The camera shoots video in 720p HD resolution.  You are able to watch the content back on the screen without glasses.  They video is ready to be uploaded to youtube.

• Playback on your PC or TV with red/cyan glasses.
• 

  Viewsonic 3DV5

• Has dual 5 MP sensors, at 30 frames per second.
• Can be used in 3d or 2d mode.
• 4x digital zoom.
• mini HDMI output
• MP4 output
• Supports up to 32GB SD/SDHC cards
• Built in rechargeable battery
• Calendar, Clock, alarm, Slideshows with music

BUY ONE TODAY -- VISIT AMAZON

Looking to get the best of both worlds with a hard drive?  Consider looking at the new hard drive.

Seagate Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid Drives

Amazon has the $500GB drive on sale for 129.99

This drive gives you 4GB of Solid State space which automatically places your most used files on this drive.  The rest gets saved on the HDD.  This will improve your boot up speed, and system speed.

I have purchased one and I am awaiting its arrival.  I will be writing up a review on this drive once I have it installed.

Check out the website Filmon.com

Here is a screen shot of what I was able to do:

• Watch Live Tv
• Record Shows
• Works with mobile devices
• Easy to use

I installed the APP on my pc.  It gives you additional options that the web version doesn’t offer.  Full screen mode, what is live, TV guide.

This is the first software that I have seen that actually acts like a TV.  You click the channel and it plays what is live.

The screenshot shows both the web version and the APP running all at the same time.  Pretty cool.

Best part, it is free.  They do have yearly subscriptions for additional features.

Great way to access your files on your computer from another computer over the internet.  There are no size limits.

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Check this out -- Kipnis Home Theater

He is in the Guinness Book of world records (2009) -- 3 years running now.