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Many folks with a Macbook Air suffer a bit due to the lack of built-in HDMI, and regularly want to output video to a projector or an external monitor. Other machines, such as some basic PCs, work great except for the lack of an HDMI port. Most likely, you won’t notice it until you need it, and realize that the best way to show your slideshow, videos, or photos on your home television or work screen is through HDMI. Luckily, there are some new solutions coming out, addressing precisely this problem. We saw some earlier this year at CES, and today are happy to report that they work as well as can be expected.

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Despite storms on the East Coast and wintry weather battering the Midwest, the Bay Area has been relatively mild recently. Not warm enough for us to want to swim outside or do much outdoors- too much rain- but during our holiday vacation we got a bit of a reprieve. And...
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Gulliver’s Travels, starring funnyman Jack Black (“The School of Rock,” “Kung Fu Panda”) and directed by Rob Letterman (“Shark Tale,” “Monsters Vs. Aliens”), is a modern adaptation of Jonathon Swift’s classic novel that offers some cheap laughs and an unambitious screenplay. “Adaptation” is misleading, as the movie strays far from...
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It’s been a fairly slow season in games- only a few major titles have come out in the last couple of months that have made us drop everything and play. But even when we weren’t busy shooting or jumping, we were enjoying some new gear from Mad Catz- the R.A.T....
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There are a few types of docking speaker systems out there. We’ve tried most- from the minimalist, battery-powered speakers meant for use while traveling, to the ones meant for the bedside table and even that offer radio and CD capabilities. We’ve seen gimmick versions, and also tested out more complete...
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The Dandy Warhols rocked out at San Francisco’s Regency Ballroom on December 11, 2010, in support of their album The Capitol Years 1995 – 2007, a best-of collection of the music they made while with Capitol Records (their 2008 album …Earth to The Dandy Warhols… was issued independently). The second-to-last...
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Wow- just like that, it’s about a week to Christmas Eve. We confess to putting off our shopping until the last moment possible- too busy writing and planning for CES and our big plans for next 2011. When we have taken a moment to get away from the glare of...
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Winter drinks, so warm. Tea and coffee delight with Giant, steaming mugs. See, every now and then we really do burst into haiku. And today’s items might make you do so as well- loose leaf tea and single-cup coffee are nothing new to us, but these flavors are. First, we’ve got a half dozen...
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Wii Fitness is a fun idea- and Nintendo’s balance board is a pretty solid peripheral. Sure, they don’t offer many color options, but it works perfectly and is well-made. As with many third-party peripherals, we were thus a bit skeptical of Snakebyte competing against Nintendo, but were happy to see...
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Two weekends ago, the 17th annual Alternative Press Expo was held here in San Francisco- the largest alternative and independent press event in the country. Produced by the same folks behind Comic-Con and WonderCon, which we’ve covered before,, this event offers a sharp focus on graphic novels and comic books....
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We still have a pile of DVDs, have started using Hulu for a lot of our television, and enjoy Netflix On Demand streaming for movies… but nothing beats the quality and convenience of high definition Blu-Ray. The PS3 is a great way to get a great Blu-Ray player that also...
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