Tag archive: CAT

Almost nothing is more heartbreaking than seeing someone hang up lost dog or cat fliers on every lamp post and telephone pole in your neighborhood. A lost or runaway pup is never a fun situation, but plastering paper fliers around isn't a very high-tech or efficient way to find your lost pet. Chances are your dog could have left the area (where you put up all the fliers) with just a few minutes of running around. Make use of 21st century… Read More

According to an AP report, Keith Griffin of Jensen Beach, Florida, has been accused of downloading more than 1,000 images of child pornography. He’s currently in jail on a quarter-of-a-million dollar bond, awaiting trial on 10 counts of child porn possession. His defense, however, is unusual, to say the least. Griffin claims he was actually downloading music when his cat jumped on the computer keyboard while he was out of the room… Read More

South Korean electronics giant LG has announced it will produce a new series of SmartVine N-series LCD displays that integrate virtual desktop technology from NComputing, enabling up to 11 users to share the same computer. Designed mainly for emerging markets, education, and retail/commercial environments, the technology is designed to let organizations and business leverage the capabilities of their computing hardware and extend it further… Read More

Monster Cable, partnering with Gennum Corporation, has introduced the first Long Distance Hyper-Speed products for HDMI. Often, long runs of HDMI would not carry the HD signal at a high enough resolution, so that, over longer cable runs, high-bandwidth HDMI signals can be prone to signal attenuation and timing errors, referred to as "jitter," which can cause aberrations in the picture, from streaks and flashing pixels to… Read More

Hot, or H*t? If you were on the UK iTunes site at the right time last week, you’d have wondered what was so bad about the word hot that it needed to be censored. Or what poor old Johnny Cash had done to become J****y Cash. An Apple spokesman told the BBC there had been a “database glitch,” which happened when iTunes check for explicit references, and that he had no idea why the software had picked on innocent words, but… Read More

HD Communcations Corp. has introduced its HD26200 wireless network bridge which can latch together two locations up to five miles apart—so long as they have a direct line of sight between them. The system consists of two Ubiquiti network radios that operate in the unlicensed 2.4 GHz band; the 17dbi dual polarity antennas are configured in a wireless bridge mode that, in theory, can offer up to 50 Mbps in TCP/IP bandwidth, although… Read More

Okay, so the holodeck made famous by Jean-Luc Picard and the Starship Enterprise still won’t be happening anytime soon. But it’s come one step closer with the announcement that scientistsat the University of Arizona, Tucson have developed a polymer on which holograms can be written in literally minutes, and which can be erased and used over andover like a whiteboard, Nature has reported, according to the BBC.   How do you even… Read More

For every person who loves digitial media, there's always going to be someone who loves it just a little bit more. You might like high-definition video…but someone else is going to want a high-definition media server. And then someone else is going to want to stream high-def content from that server to, say, the home theater and the rumpus room. And then, dontcha know, someone will want—no, need—to stream high… Read More

Russound, a leading provider of multi-room audio solutions, has announced its iBridge Dock for iPod, enabling Ipod owners to plug their portable players into Russound's multi-room systems and control the music from any available access point. “Consumers want more than a holder for their iPods. They want the same, if not more functionality, within their multi-room audio systems. With the iBridge Dock, they can have their iPod… Read More

It's possible Google surprised absolutely no one: at his keynote today at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show, Google co-founder Larry Page took the wraps off the Google Video Store, officially putting the Internet giant in the content distribution business. Expected to be available “shortly,” the Google Video Store will enable users to buy or rent video content provided by independent producers and film makers, along with… Read More

Picture the aftermath of a devastating hurricane. Fallen tress severed power lines. Houses are missing their roofs. But despite the conditions, insurance adjusters must access the damages. The electricity may be down for days or weeks. Modernity necessitates computers, cell phones and satellites. Crawford and Company Catastrophe Services (CAT) built a satellite-communication truck to venture into areas of destruction, and the company tested… Read More

Integra has introduced the NAS-2.6 multizone Net-Tune audio server, capable of ripping, storing, and distributing over two thousand of hours of music. The unit is capable not only of streaming audio to up to 12 Net-Tune client devices, but also features four independent zone outputs for fixed/variable line-level distribution to conventional audio gear. Integra's NAS-2.6 can record and store up to 2600 hours worth of digital audio as… Read More

Dell's association with the Internet Keep Safe Coalition is part of the company's continuing commitment to providing all customers with a safe and secure Internet experience. The campaign features “Faux Paw the Techno Cat(SM),” a new cultural icon that takes children through Internet adventures, teaching them the essential rules of Internet safety. The Faux Paw(SM) materials were created with input from McGruff the… Read More

The new Vision Model 25 and Model 45 feature single-chip DLP engines, and offer custom installers expanded flexibility in installing a quality home theater system. The Model 45 (also available in an extended throw lens option, Model 45ET) features 720p high definition performance, light output of 1000 ANSI lumens and a contrast ratio of 1700:1, while the Model25 (and extended throw 25ET) delivers widescreen performance, 900 ANSI lumens of light… Read More

CEA's Mark of Excellence Awards recognize the finest achievements in home automation and networking. Winners will be recognized during the Mark of Excellence Awards Banquet on February 25, 2005during the Spring EHX in Orlando, Florida, February 24 – 26. Each year manufacturers, distributors and installing dealers enter to compete in 20 categories for this coveted award judged by independent experts within the industry. The… Read More