Hardware, Reviews

Review: MHL to HDMI Adapter by ACCELL

If you have a smartphone or tablet, chances are have some seriously rich content on it. Wouldn?t it be nice if you can view that content on your HDTV or home theater screen? Well now you can. The Accell MHL adapter lets you do that with great ease, no apps or software necessary, just add an HDMI cable and your TV becomes an external, high definition display for your device. Through this link your TV becomes a full-fledged, external, high-definition monitor so everything you see on your phone is displayed on the big screen. Videos, photos, web content and even animations such as flipping between

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Business, Interviews

Interview with a maverick: Meet Mark Cuban

Mark Cuban is a self-made billionaire and an assiduous, yet casual [dressed] businessman. He got his start like many American entrepreneurs, cultivating small businesses and growing his net worth through taking chances, working hard and by embracing technology.  In-fact he is one of my role models because he represents the beginnings that I relate to and the success that many of us aspire for. He is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, a team that has done a 180-degree turn [for the better] since he bought them in January 2000. He is also chairman of HDNet, a cable TV channel that features only HD content,

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Entertainment, Hardware

Immersion is the Future of Entertainment

Color, stereo, surround sound, force feedback, home theater, HDTV, ambient lighting, 3D TV; see a trend? As technology evolves so does our desire to be more immersed in our entertainment. Anyone who has been to CES or read the many stories surrounding the annual announcement superweek knows that 3D TV is the latest technology on its way to the home setting. The bottom line is we are trying to live the movie we are watching or game we are playing. 3D is here, but how good is it? Many new movies and games are now designed to support 3D, let?s take for example the new

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