The world is changing. Over-the-air HDTV broadcasting is coming at you like a freight train, so you’ll be able to tune in to digital TV no matter where you travel in the US (read about the mandatory HDTV deadline here). Many people bring several portable devices with them to keep themselves entertained (usually when they would otherwise [...]
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The Issues with Internet TV
The world of content and entertainment is changing right before our eyes. People want their entertianment on their big screen, on their PC, on their mobile whatever. The “pro” content providers (the dudes/dudettes) who earn the big $$$$ are really trying to figure out what YOU are doing wrong! Their weekly schedule is good. It’s [...]
Cyberlink YouCam Adds Fun to IM
For our kids email is so yesterday. They’ve even gotten tired of text IMing (instant messaging). Now that they both have installed Skype they’d much rather use their notebook Webcams and talk to folks around town, around the globe. Frankly we like the cost of Skype calls as well! But they wanted to do more than [...]
Have TV Watchers Been Lost to the Internets?
The pro writers are back writing. The pro producers are back producing. The pro owners are back doing whatever they do. The pro consumers are … on the Web surfing and when the mood strikes them channel surfing on TV. People around the globe and across the age groups are finding they have more news, [...]
BAWLS Guaranna Taste Test!
For some reason, gamers love energy drinks. Ever since video games have become legitimized as an actual sport, gamers have been trying to enhance their performance with highly caffeinated concoctions… because, you can’t possibly break world records, achieve greatness, or nail the prom queen without some sort of chemical enhancement. It worked (allegedgly) for the [...]
Can OLPC Make Computers Cheaper?
The OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) seems to be a great idea. So why can’t road warriors get the same rugged, easy-to-use system for under $1,500? Even the OLPC color grows on you after awhile. But the OLPC may change the price point for the rest of us… Hey it’s fun to think about. Imagine…envying [...]
Escape From Bad Mobile Service
“It’s possible for one man to get out through the wire, even get away, but there are in fact a considerable number of people besides yourself in this camp who are trying to escape.” Squadron Leader Bartlett (Richard Attenborough) – The Great Escape (1963) The nice thing about the CTIA (the wireless association) conference is [...]
Delphi SkyFi3 XM Satellite Radio Review
Ordinay FM radio just isn’t good enough anymore. We have become spoiled by our MP3 players, having instant access to gigabytes of music, so we happily listen to them instead of the lengthy commercials on “free” radio. We don’t need FM radio to find out the latest music trends that the RIAA is trying to [...]
The World of Word of Mouth
“I haven’t even asked you the question yet!” – Tom Booker (Robert Redford) – The Horse Whisperer (1998) Vista hasn’t exactly swept the globe. BD nor HD DVD optical formats haven’t gotten people rushing to stores with cash flowing out of their pockets begging to buy either flavor of burner, player, optical disc. Forget about laying blame [...]
Pinnacle PCTV HD PCI Capture Card
If you use a Home Theater PC, then you’re no doubt familiar with the many PVR and HDTV cards available. Although Windows Media Center supports 2 PVR cards plus an over-the-air HDTV card, it would be nice if there were a single card that integrated all of these technologies into a single card. Pinnacle has [...]
Flash Memory… Nothing Less Than World Domination
“Pathetic earthlings. Hurling your bodies out into the void, without the slightest inkling of who or what is out here. If you had known anything about the true nature of the universe, anything at all, you would’ve hidden from it in terror.” – The Emperor Ming (Flash Gordon, 1936, Universal Studios) Knowledge and imagination are [...]
The Wait for Halo 3 Ends
Halo 3 (the final chapter in Microsoft’s epic video game trilogy) finally goes on sale around the world. By the end of the week, 37 countries will be playing one of the most anticipated video games of all time. Microsoft won’t divulge sales predictions (and won’t specify how many millions of dollars the company has [...]
The Swiss Army Phone
You probably didn’t know it (we didn’t really) but they have a name — The Thumb Generation — Teens/Tweens that text, IM with their everything cell phones. They do everything except take photos, shoot video, download 50 songs at a crack. They may get there but it’s going to take time — lots of time [...]
Antec Earthwatts 500W EA500 Power Supply
As we’ve said before, the power supply is the most overlooked component when buying or building your own computer. Whether your computer is a simple email machine or calculates real-world weather patterns, all of your hardware depends on what is providing the power. It only takes one time to experience a catostrophic failure to a [...]
Waiting in Line for an iPhone
“Don’t go to an Apple store,” Steve Jobs has advised. “It will be a madhouse there. People will be lined up around the block, sleeping on the sidewalk to get one. Go to an AT&T/Cingular store. Most people don’t know that they will be selling them too.” It seems like more people like the party. [...]
Next Generation DVDs: BluRay and HD-DVD
Ten years after its introduction, the installed base of home DVD players has finally – almost – replaced VHS players. No matter how much the PC, CE industry wants people to replace today’s technology with tomorrow’s…it takes time. At the same time people have been wringing their hands that two high definition disc formats (Blu-ray [...]
ADS InstantHDTV PCI Capture Card
If you’re a video enthusiast, then you no doubt have (or want) a Home Theater PC. Not only can it replace an entire rack full of equipment, but it can do things that consumer equipment just cannot easily do… like record HDTV onto BluRay or HD-DVD disks. To even begin to step into this world, [...]
Sam & Max Episode 4: Abe Lincoln Must Die!
Sam the dog and Max, a rabbit-like creature, continues their rapid-fire barrage of new episodes. If you’re not familiar with the bizarre “freelance police” duo, check out episode 3: The Mole, The Mob and The Meatball for a more complete back-story. What you need to know is this: Sam & Max are sociopathic but very, [...]
Hotel Dusk: Room 215 Review (Nintendo DS)
Title Hotel Dusk: Room 215 Genre Mystery / Puzzle Solving Release Date January 22nd, 2007 Players 1 Rating T (Mild Language, Mild Violence, Use of Alcohol) Hotel Dusk: Room 215 is a lot like this really old game I used to play on NES. Don’t remember what it was called, but if any of you [...]
Top 20 Articles of 2006
OCModShop publishes a lot of articles, reviews, news and game cheats… and it is our readers who decide which articles are the best! We have compiled the top twenty articles from 2006 and listed them for another round of beating the dead horse… erm… I mean for you to take another gander at what you, [...]
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