We Like Our HDTV. But Is HD-DVD Finally On The Ropes?
About a year ago we finally moved into HD with the purchase of a 42″ Sharp Aquos LCD-TV and a Toshiba HD-XA1 HD-DVD player. The HD-DVD player was actually acquired using Continental Airlines frequent...
View ArticlePolycom Soundpoint IP670 Available For Order
It appears that the Polycom IP670 with the color backlit LCD is finally available for order. It also has gigabit ethernet like the IP560 released last fall. The IP650 (pictured right) that I’ve been...
View ArticleA Suggestion To Asterisk Appliance Developers
I’ve made it very clear over the months writing this blog that I like the appliance approach to Asterisk, or any PBX, especially for SOHO/SMB applications. It’s just a good sensible approach. Over the...
View ArticleWeb Apps For Polycom IP Phones
I’ve not had a chance to try these yet but this evening I stumbled across a couple of Tweets about new apps leveraging the LCD displays on better Polycom IP phones. One lets you load Flickr images to...
View ArticlePolycom Display Sizes Compared
My recent review of the Polycom SoundPoint IP335 raised an interesting question in some readers minds. Several readers wanted to know about the comparative sizes of the LCD displays across the various...
View ArticleArm Yourself & Reclaim Your Desktop!
Measuring in at 57 x 30 inches my desk is not small, but it’s not massive either. It hails from a shop called Storehouse Furniture that has sadly gone out-of-business. Nonetheless, this desk has served...
View ArticleBeware of your mount! Not your horse…your VESA mount.
There was a time just over a year ago when a pair of Asus VE247 LCD monitors graced my desk. I liked them a lot, but eventually decided that two 24” monitors was not exactly what I needed. I...
View ArticlePuzzling Over Monitor Size & Resolution
As you may recall I’ve been thinking about adding a second monitor to my desk. Earlier this week Logic Buy sent an email promoting a curious Dell monitor. The interesting thing about this 29” monitor...
View ArticleCNET On 4K & OLED TVs
CNET’s “The Next Big Thing” is a brand new show. They recently did an interesting segment on the coming wave of 4K/Ultra-HDTV and OLED display technologies. Even though I don’t entirely agree with some...
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