The electronics chain will bring Amazon’s popular e-book reader to its stores this fall, selling it side-by-side with the Barnes & Noble Nook and Sony’s Reader. Originally posted at News – Digital Media

Google’s so-called Google Instant search may have only just rolled out on the desktop, but here’s why we can’t wait to see a solution for smartphones. Originally posted at Webware

If you were into last week’s announcements from Apple and Roku but still thought separating from even one Benjamin for a media streamer was just too much to ask, we have a solution that may work. The One Day, One Deal people at Woot.com have picked the Netflix, Amazon VOD and UFC-streaming Roku HD-XR with WiFi N (and a 1080p upgrade practically around the corner) for today’s offering, currently standing at $69.99 + $5 shipping for a refurbished unit with a 90 day warranty, which is the best deal we’ve seen since it launched . Sure, you can sit around and keep thinking over the comparisons , or you can just click the buy button now…

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LG Electronics has just announced the availability of the first 3D HDTV to be THX Certified - the LG Infinia PX950 Plasma HDTV series. ]]>

LG Electronics has just announced the availability of the first 3D HDTV to be THX Certified – the LG Infinia PX950 Plasma HDTV series.

Pentax follows up its value standout K-x dSLR with a modestly enhanced step-up model, the K-r.

Now this is an HTPC worth gawking at. Zotac has just revised its long-standing Zbox line with a new duo, and we have to say — we’re digging the new look. Beyond the exterior improvements, the outfit has bolstered the internals by providing the HD-ID33 and HD-ID34 with Intel’s new 1.8GHz Atom D525 CPU, 2GB of DDR2-800 memory, NVIDIA’s next-gen Ion graphics platform, an HDMI output, 6-in-1 card reader, gigabit Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, a couple of USB 2.0 ports and an unexpected pair of USB 3.0 sockets. The only notable difference between the two is the inclusion of a 250GB hard drive in the ID34, while …

MasterCard extends its PayPal-like MoneySend app to the BlackBerry. There’s also a very similar version of the peer-to-peer payment app for iPhone. Originally posted at Dialed In

What started as Jim Barton and Mike Ramsay’s idea in 1997 became a reality in 1999 when TiVo burst on the scene and changed the way people watch TV. While time-shifting programs had been around for years via VCR, you couldn’t pause live TV, watch one program while recording another, or view a comprehensive program guide at the push of a button. The cable and satellite companies took their sweet time entering the DVR market, and TiVo’s only other competitor—ReplayTV—was absorbed by DIRECTV. TiVo became so popular, its brand name became a verb.

In 2002, the video world was just getting comfortable with component analog video. HDTV and DVD were only starting to acquire mass-market status. We were using three separate video cables to connect our shiny new HDTVs to our best sources. Add to that up to six audio cables to our A/V receivers. This forest of cables wasn’t heaven (except to cable vendors), but it worked