Samsung ads are eveywhere, and there’s a reason for it. That’s because they recently beat out Vizio as the number one LCD seller in the country. Vizio, the previous number one LCD seller once came to fame when it became an official sponsor of the MLB. For the last couple years, Samsung and Vizio have been going at it, trying to see who could come with a TV with the sharpest, thinnest, and feature packed screen and that earned them the top two spots in the market. More »

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The Amazon Kindle, leader of the ereader market has never needed an advertisement on TV until now. Yesterday, a Kindle advertisment aired on many channels, that showed a woman falling from the sky, becoming different characters in books followed by a rabbit making the Kindle appear. The woman in the ad was Annie Little, the winner of Amazon’s Ad Contest. More »

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Yesterday, Apple released some new products and updates to their iMac, Mac Mini and Macbook line, without much fanfare. Insiders in the tech world knew something was brewing but it wasn’t hyped up like normal Apple events. The one product that stood out to me most, was the iMac. It’s a slimmer, more powerful iMac, one that now resembles a television. When I saw the pictures of the new design, I started to chuckle to myself because a few months ago, my brother, who is an avid tech/gadget follower, said to me “watch Apple come out with a TV in the future. It’s just a matter of time.” Little did I know he may have been on to something.

What this new iMac does is put Apple in a very interesting position, one that may see Apple enter the television market in a way no one has really implemented. Yes, there have been televisions with widgets (Vizio), and the ability to connect to the internet, but Apple could create something more, and maybe even better. Here’s how: More »

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Lines snaked around the outside of Webster Hall last night as crowds gathered in droves for the highly anticipated Boxee New York Event. Soaring above the 600 mark, the attendance surprised even the Boxee team, as enthusiasts from all walks of life arrived to see what Boxee had on tap. They did a great job with organization, and encouragement of networking by requesting that attendees write both their real names and their @twitter identities on nametags upon entry. More »

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Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) has yet to die as this crazed fan/inventor develops a TV remote out of DDR pads.

Genius? Probably not but now you can dance your way through TV channels. Obviously it works just like a DDR pad where you press/step on an arrow/button to control the TV. Simple enough; however, this idea has yet to be put to mass production. More »

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