Denon USA The good folks at Denon are celebrating their 100th Birthday and in honor of the event they are giving away a pair of in-ear headphones every day for 100 days (Oct 1, 2010 – Jan 8, 2011) via their Facebook page. In addition to their own big event, Denon has also been nice…
Category: Tech
And We’re Back!
Hey folks, sorry for the down time today but I had some major database problems (for the WordPress geeks out there, wp_posts was completely corrupted). After talking to GoDaddy tech support and thinking I had pretty much lost everything, I was able to get it all back with mySQL’s ass saving REPAIR TABLE command. Regular…
Three New Roku Players Available Now, Boxee Box Taking Preorders
Roku XDS ($99.99) Roku, the maker of excellent streaming media players for the home, has just announced three new HD capable boxes all priced under $100. The new $59.99 Roku HD streams video in high-definition at up to 720p and features built-in wireless and Ethernet support. The $79.99 Roku XD and $99.99 Roku XDS both…
Starbucks Free Wi-Fi Now Even More Free
In case you hadn’t heard, and I’m guessing by now most of you have, on July 1 the good folks at Starbucks dropped the annoying membership requirement for their free in-store wi-fi. Much to the chagrin of neighborhood coffee shops everywhere, the new Starbucks wi-fi program offers unlimited 1 click access to the Internets and…
Get $25 Off a Roku HD-XR (Just In Time For Father’s Day)
Until June 20, 2010, you can get $25 off a Roku HD-XR player if you order it over here. If you’re a Netflix subscriber, a Roku is a great way to deliver Netflix “watch instantly” content to your television set. If you’re not a Netflix subscriber, Roku still offers a plethora of other interesting content,…
Today’s Selected Tweets: Thursday, Feb 18
For those of you that don’t follow @bumpershine on Twitter, there’s lots of stuff there that doesn’t make the blog. Here’s some of what you missed today: Kindle app for Blackberry (via @internetnews) http://bit.ly/92PFLM Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) performing with Clogs at Bell House on Mar 24 http://bit.ly/9LkaMh Buy Tix: http://bit.ly/d8C6c7 NYTimes feature on…