I love the idea of 3D, especially for sports, but in all of the 3D hype, Hollywood and entertainment corporations want us to forget the sobering truth that mediocre music, television, and movies are still going to be mediocre even if they are in 3D. More »

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Pink Floyd has won its court battle with EMI over illegal distribution of the band’s music. This victory should be celebrated everywhere as triumph for artists over greedy corporations. The judges states that record label EMI had to “preserve the artistic integrity of the albums.” EMI has been selling Pink Floyd songs as individual downloads on iTunes when the contract signed between the two clearly states that all albums had to be sold as entire works. More »

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OnLive has been in the works for 8 years and will be launching in the States on the 17th of June. The service provides on-demand streaming of games for PC, Mac, and TV. Costing $14.95 for a monthly subscription and additional charges for game rentals and purchases, OnLive will have big titles such as Borderlands, Assassin’s Creed, Prince of Persia, and Mass Effect 2. More »

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ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) had been approved for .xxx domains back in 2005, but after protests mostly from the States, the plan was scrapped. However, on March 12th, ICANN members will convene in Nairobi to retry negotiations, which, if successful could mean .xxx domains will be on sale by the end of this year. More »

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Since the band’s founder Roger Waters and is not in regular speaking terms with guitarist David Gilmore, I wonder who came up with this dispute. Representing Pink Floyd, attorney Robert Howe is alleging that record label EMI has violated the original contract, which stipulates that all albums sold must not be altered from their original forms. Since iTunes and other online music stores have allowed individual song downloads of Pink Floyd albums, Howe charges that this is a breach of contract. More »

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Smartphones are taking over our lives, so which models do the rich and famous use? Blackberrys are most popular for texting aficionados, including skanks and the leader of the free world. Other moguls like Warren Buffett reportedly do not even possess cell phones. More »

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With all these new bells and whistles that come with the new TVs, one may inquire as to whether all these new specs really matter. Well, Michael J. Miller from PC Mag put two TVs against each other to find out. More »

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CES 2010 featured the latest and hottest new gadgets. One of the more popular trends was the rise of the 3D television. Samsung has officially kick-started its first LCD 3D TV for mass production. More »

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Designed and constructed by M.J. Murphy Ltd., Ithaa is the world’s first undersea restaurant (which opened in 2005) at the Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa in Rangalifinolhu, Maldives. The five-by-nine meter restaurant, located 5 meters under the sea, is encased in transparent acrylic, offering a 270° panoramic view to customers. More »

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From Htcyou: Not a phone but a portable media player (PMP), Philips’ GoGear Connect looks similar to the GoGear Muse MP3/multimedia player and runs Android 2.1. Philips plans for the device to launch in July. If the Muse is any indication of pricing, the Connect should be relatively affordable compared to the iPod. With Android 2.1 as the OS, the iPod Touch might finally have a serious challenger outside of the Zune HD and Cowon S9. More »

An incredibly detailed action figure, with electronics operations, Hot Toy’s Iron Man MK3 looks sick. You can put your name on the waiting list for the 12″ figure to ship later this month, but hurry because only 550 of them will be made. More »

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LG introduced has introduced its new EL9500 15″ OLED TV. This spectacular device is set to hit the United States in mid-2010 with a price tag of $2,500. More »

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TiVo definitely has something up its sleeves. Similar to the Apple invitations, mysterious TiVo invitations were sent out today for an event scheduled to happen on March 2nd. Apparently they have something to show us. More »

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Today Sony launched their new BDP-S470 stand-alone Blu-Ray player. Sony says that a firmware update in the summer will allow this $200 device to play 3D Blu-Ray movies. More »

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Although not the best of all ads, VIZIO’s Super Bowl ad for its new internet enabled TV line was indeed notable. Featuring American pop star Beyonce, the ad also included the Twitter bird and such memes as David after the Dentist. More »

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