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Barnes & Noble Nook – The Unboxing!

Danny Mavromatis — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:59:15 +0000

I finally got the Barnes & Noble Nook in my hands and here is the live unboxing. It was a challenge but was well worth it! The fit and finish on the Nook is exactly what I expected. Like others have mentioned, the UI needs some refinement and optimization but for a v1 product, I’m extremely happy with it. I will load up my PDF’s (SDK and technical docs) and report back my experiences…

P.S. Sorry about the poor production on the video… I got lazy and tried out the Flipcam I bought my wife for Christmas. If you like the “rawness” of the Flip videos, I can do more of these types of posts as they are a lot easier to create than the edited ones. Enjoy!

UNBOXING: TED 5000 – Whole House Energy Monitor

Danny Mavromatis — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:37:19 +0000

Here is the unboxing of the new TED 5000 Whole House Energy Monitor by Energy Inc. A full review is in the works… enjoy!

Sencore RadianceXD – Video Processor/Scaler/Switch

Danny Mavromatis — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:44:21 +0000

If you are a videophile and demand that your display squeezes out every last bit of quality from the source, then you need a Sencore RadianceXD. This 2u processor not only upscales, processes and is a full HDMI switch but it has a built in CMS (Color Management System) for tweaking the color gamut to be true SMPTE 701 (or other SMPTE standard color space like 601, 709, xvYcc).

The Radiance also features dedicated HDMi receiver on each HDMi input which means that switching to each source is super fast and requires no resyncing. There are six HDMI inputs and a plethora of other IO. What is really exciting about this product is the support! They offer firmware updates almost monthly which constantly makes the RadianceXD better.

This is definitely a product to add to your home theater rack, especially if you own a D-ILA projector since it can correct the saturated color gamut issues.

For more information, check out Sencore Audio/Video.