Find Our Latest Video Reviews on YouTube!
If you want to stay on top of all of our video reviews of the latest tech, be sure to check out and subscribe to the Gear Live YouTube channel, hosted by Andru Edwards! It’s free!
Latest Gear Live Videos
First you could become an M&M, now as part of the hype for The Simpsons Movie next week, in conjunction with Burger King, you can be a Simpson. At SimpsonizeMe, you first upload a picture, which has to be at least a 640 x 480 color .jpeg. You can then add features such as facial characteristics and body types.The site is pretty busy though, so try it late night or constantly, the way we did. So what do you think? Does our illustrious leader make a better M&M or Simpsonite?
Read More 
| Simpsonize Me
Gallery: Simpsonize Your Friends
Advertisement
Universal Supports HD DVD via Home Viewing
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Movies,
This past weekend we were about to watch a video from Universal when, wedged between the previews and the film, was a blatant commercial about the wonders of HD DVD, including the mention of how the discs will play on the Xbox. Curious about this newest battle in the HD vs.Blu-ray battle, we went to the website it suggested. Backing on the site is also coming from Warner Brothers, HBO, Paramount, HP, Intel, and Microsoft, and Toshiba is still offering lower priced players and 5 free DVDs with purchase. Things should really heat up in the next few months and we are not just referring to the planet’s temperature.
Read More | HD DVD
Gallery: Universal Supports HD DVD via Home Viewing
MobiBOX to Release Recorder/PMP On the Fly
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras, Corporate News, Home Entertainment, Movies, Music, Portable Audio / Video,
MobiBOX’s PMP player has now morphed into the MP415 with a camera to allow recording of live footage and record/playback for both MP3 and MPEG4s. Designed especially for sports fanatics or budding James Bond types, the camera clips to your clothing and you can record just by the push of the button. With its 2GB memory card, it gives you about 2 hours recording time, with playback on its TFT 2.5-inch display and fold out stereo speakers. Plug it into your PC or laptop and it will function as a USB flash drive with an expandable 128MB, or connect it to a TV or DVD player for recording/playback with a VGA 640 x 480 and 30fps.
The MP415 has both the USB connection and an auto-sensing AV in/out port. It comes with earphones, A/V cable, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, a 3 pin charger/adapter, and a US cable. Pre-order from our buds at BB Tradesales, who buy the way, offer wholesale pricing for you entrepreneurial types, for an early August delivery for £179.00 (~$364.00.) We think that with this MobiBOX, we can finally capture the cops on video that are capturing us as we
pass by small towns in the wee hours of the morning.
(Thanks, Ian)
Read More | BB Shopping
Gallery: MobiBOX to Release Recorder/PMP On the Fly
Casio to Release Ready-for-YouTube Cams
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras, Internet, Movies,
If you are not satisfied with the specs from the “too good to be true” Flipvideo, Casio is about to release two new cams that feature a special YouTube mode, allowing you to post your cinematic genius on the site in what they claim is merely seconds. The EX-S77 and EX-S880 capture at a 640 x 480 resolution in H.264 format. The S77 features 7.2mp at 5 fps at a price of $229.99 while the S880 has 8.1mp and 4 fps for $299.99. Both cameras are due out in August.
Read More | Akihibara News
Gallery: Casio to Release Ready-for-YouTube Cams
Toshiba HD DVD Player Pricing Stays Put
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Movies,
Toshiba has announced that its recent HD-DVD players’ promotional pricing will not return to its original cost. This is excellent news to those who have yet had occasion to purchase one and may serve as a hint for this year’s holiday shopping, which seems to arrive earlier every year. The company’s HD-D2 is only $279.99, the HD-A2 is now $299.99, the HD-A20 is $399.99, and if you want to splurge, their HD-XA2 has been rolled back to $799.99. Here’s to Toshiba, who obviously knows that a good deal is a good idea in the realm of mostly high-priced gadgets.
Read More | Toshiba via Electronic House
Gallery: Toshiba HD DVD Player Pricing Stays Put
Flip Video Makes Affordable Video Cam
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras, Home Entertainment, Internet, Movies,
Pay attention, wannabe YouTube stars. Flipvideo is an internal flash memory camcorder for those that like simple working gadgets, or those who are simply cheap. With a direct USB connection, it features a 1.5-inch color screen for insta-view, 30 fps video at 640 x 480 VGA resolution, wide range mic, speaker, video out (cable included,) and USB in. Both cameras include work on PC and Mac, and have built-in software to work on your projects. The 30 minute version holds 512 MB at a price of $119.00, while 60 minutes of 1 GB will only set you back only $149.00, and is available online or in retail shops.
Read More | Flip
Gallery: Flip Video Makes Affordable Video Cam
Warner Brothers to Release Total Discs
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, Home Entertainment, Misc. Tech, Movies,
How resourceful of Warner Bros. to come up with their own solution to the war between HD and Blu-ray. They are thinking that a dual-sided disc is the answer, but have delayed its launch until early next year. This is because Warner Bros. and sister company Paramount are the only studios that embrace the Total concept at this time. The way we figure it, this gives them the upper edge by remaining neutral in the HD vs. Blu-ray war that seems to have no end in sight.
Read More | ABC
Gallery: Warner Brothers to Release Total Discs
Our props go out to clever marketing on behalf of The Simpsons Movie, which will be released July 27. Look around and perhaps you will notice that Apu’s Kwik-E-Mart is now in more than one location than Springfield. The stores were transformed from twelve 7-Elevens across the States, including Los Angeles, New York City, and Chicago. KrustyOs, Buzz Cola, and Sprinklicious donuts abound, but don’t expect to find Duff Beer. 7-Elevens that have not been altered will still carry their own Slurpees to be sold as “WooHoo! Blue Vanilla” Squishees for the month.
Read More | LA Daily News
Gallery: Doh! I Need a Buzz Cola!
Blu-ray Helps You Decide With Freebies
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, Home Entertainment, Hot Deals, Movies,
Still on the fence about discs? The Blu-ray Disc Association has launched a promotion through September 30 that will offer five free movies with any Blu-ray player, including a Sony PlayStation 3. Similar to a deal that HD DVD ran with Toshiba earlier this year, 21 movie picks include such choices as “Pearl Harbor,” “The Italian Job,” “Kiss of the Dragon,” and one of our fave Brooks’ films, “Blazing Saddles.” The company also reminds you that if you purchase a Panasonic DMP-BD10A, you can receive another 5 films. Although we appreciate the offer, we still think we will stick to NetFlix for the time being and save our movie-catching budget for when the war is over.
Read More | Blu-ray
Gallery: Blu-ray Helps You Decide With Freebies
Although swaptree has been in beta since 2004, it will finally launch next week on July 4. This service uses calculations that match you up with others based on that now widely known but little understood concept of algorithms. Before you run to the dictionary, it simply means that the service will narrow down items that are equal to those that you have and based on such results as location, objectively match them up. swaptree is free to the public, so you only need pay postage with Media Mail and a monthly fee of $1.00 to cover credit card transactions. Now might be the time to get into the back shelf of your closet and get rid all of those ugly ties that Uncle Peter keeps sending you for Christmas.
Read More | Mashable
Gallery: swaptree Open for Business
Advertisement
© Gear Live Inc. {year} – User-posted content, unless source is quoted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain License. Gear Live graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, videos, articles, blogs, forums, scripts and other service names are the trademarks of Gear Live Inc.