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New ExpressVu HD PVR, and HD recievers?

January 28th, 2007

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Rumour and speculation are rampant this week as news is starting to leak out that Bell ExpressVu will be releasing two new HD recievers sometime in April 2007. Just to be clear, this has not been confirmed, and my sources at Bell tell me that its “Very Likely”. Considering the enevitable upgrade to MPEG 4 later this year, it makes perfect sense that Bell would start to sell a new HD and HD PVR reciever.

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9200, 9220, DVR, expressvu, HDTV, home theatre, news, PVR, rumours, tech

First Review: LG BH100 Blu-Ray/HD-DVD Player

January 24th, 2007

Gizmodo has a review up of the first HD / Next Generation disc player, compatible with both Blu-ray and HD-DVD. Read on for the full review, full gallery, screenshots, and how it stacks up to the Xbox DVD Drive.

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HD-DVD, HDTV, home theatre, tech, video

Google SketchUp 6 now available

January 9th, 2007

The venerable Google SketchUp version 6 is now available. SketchUp is probably the best, free 3D design tool available. I use it to plan woodworking projects, landscape layout, solving problems before you waste materials. The only thing missing from SketchUp is a Linux version.
Download SketchUp here

DIY, Home Improvement, howto, news, tech