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Study shows those raised with black and white TV dream in monochrome

Nerd Grind — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:35:23 +0000

File this in the "whoa" department.

Recent research in the UK found that people who grew up watching "Howdy Doody" and grainy black and white westerns dream in monochrome about a quarter of the time. Those of us raised with color TVs our whole lives, dream completely in glorious technicolor. Odd.

The research indicates that exposure to media between the ages of three and ten is when the switch is set, as that’s when the ability to dream kicks in.Click the link for the London Telegraph story on the matter.

In other news, I’ve dreamed about "LOST" every other night for the past six months.

$35,000 Bed

Nerd Grind — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:56:42 +0000

Now there is no need to leave your bed, excpet for those personal chores.

Hollandia’s Platinum-Luxe Elite bed has a mattress made from naturally ventilated, hypo-allergenic Vita Talalay latex covered in aloe vera fibers. There is a telescopic head support for your head and the best part, it has a 32-inch Sony HDTV, BRAVIA 5.1-channel surround sound system, five-disc DVD / CD changer and iPod dock. That should help you to fall asleep if the $35,000 price tag threatens to keep you awake.

Desparate Apartment Wives?

Nerd Grind — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:42:08 +0000

You know that show on ABC? Or is it NBC? Anyways, it about these 50+ year old women with tons of plastic surgery who don’t work and manage to not only ruin their own lives but the lives of everyone around them. Yet, I digress. These women, have no jobs yet roll around in "sick-ass" (in the parlance of our times) cars.

So, the whole point of the story (was there a point?) is that I saw this picture on some Internet site, and i had an idea for a Desperate Wives spin off.

Desperate Housewives …MTV style. It’s perfect. I’ll collect the check anytime.

Outdoor TV

Nerd Grind — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:44:39 +0000

As if we don’t sit on our butts too much already, here comes an outdoor TV from Runco. The 42-inch LCD panel is weatherproofed and is a cabinet design to minimize exposure to the elements. It even has a "Winter Mode" to allow it to operate down to -4Â° F.

Now just one question – who is insane enough to be watching TV outside in -4 weather?? Oh – the ones buying this thing for $8,995!

Toothbrush Couch?

Nerd Grind — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:05:35 +0000

This neat looking thing is actually a couch. Designed by some student at the University of God Knows, this couch is meant to give you a massage while the lazy person reclines. If you ask me, the only think this couch is good for is blocking peoples view of the TV.

Grade: D+ barely.

ps. it’s been 6 months since someone left a message…be the first to write something down!!

TakeTV

Nerd Grind — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:08:25 +0000

Bring your videos to your TV via this USB Sansa TakeTV video player. Easy to use – drag files to it, then place it into the TV cradle, and press play.

Features

–Connects to any PC
–USB 2.0 compliant
–Works with Windows Vista and Windows XP
–Connects to any standard TV Supported AV Outputs
–Integrated remote controlfor use in the comfort of your living room
–Supports a variety of video formats: DivX, xVid, MPEG-4
–Supports NTSC and PAL color systems
–Resolution of up to 720×576 (D1) at a bitrate of up to 7Mbps.
–4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios and a range of viewing modes
–DivX (Home Theater profile) certified
–DivX DRM compliant
–Standard replaceable remote control battery

ATI TV Wonder(s)

Nerd Grind — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:28:35 +0000

The $149 ATI TV Wonder 650 Combo USb offers two TV tuners allowing users to watch and record off-the-air Digital TV/HDTV, unencrypted Digital TV (ClearQAM) cable programming, analog TV, and listen to FM broadcasts.

â€œNo other company offers this exceptional choice of connectivity and configuration in TV tuner PC products,â€ said Matt Skynner, vice president of marketing, Graphics Products Group, AMD. â€œOur graphics pedigree is built on long-standing leadership in TV and video on the PC. The ATI TV Wonder 650 Combo USB and ATI TV Wonder 600 PCI/PCI Express, offered through VisionTek, take the best of our companyâ€™s digital TV experience and enable amazing HDTV on PCs today.â€

For those who live in areas where the TV air signals are poor or non-existent, the ATI TV Wonderâ„¢ Digital Cable Tuner is the solution to enjoy premium digital cable shows , such as HBO and Showtime, on the PC.

HDTV on Your Computer

Nerd Grind — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:43:36 +0000

For $130 you can plug in Pinnacle’s HD Ultimate into your laptop and then watch HDTV.

This USB device has its own antenna, receiving HD broadcasts from the airwaves — unless of course, you live in the boonies. I don’t even know what I would get from airwaves, having had cable for so long.

But it’s an option for some of you. Btw, the desktop computer version costs $80.

Get Your Archos

Nerd Grind — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:00:31 +0000

Archos is ready for the world. The Archos 105, 405 and 605 WiFi are all out today — the 2GB 105 for $89; 2GB 405 for $149; the 4GB, 30GB, 80GB and 160GB 605 WiFi at $199, $299 and $349, $399, respectively; 80GB 705 WiFi at $399, 160GB at $499; 80GB Archos TV+ at $249, and finally the 250GB TV+ at $349.

Dish Network to Add Real Functionality to DVR

Nerd Grind — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:59:00 +0000

I ditched DirecTV for, well, let’s just say "reasons." I’m now ready to ditch my cable company. And who comes to the rescue? Why, Dish Network, that’s who! They’ve added the ability to connect external storage to their DVR, the ViP622 HD model (for a fee, $39.99), and they’ve enabled updates over Ethernet, so an analog phone line will no longer be required. As if that’s not enough, they’re also allegedly readying their OnDemand service, which for me has always been satellite’s biggest weakness. All of this is going to be happening in the August-September timeframe. So, Dish Network, here I come?

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