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  Tweeting 'Home Alone' With a Full Cast as It Happened

  JP 12:53 am on December 25, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
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  23 Twitter accounts are working in unison for a modern retelling of 1990’s ‘Home Alone.’ The Home Alone Project, created by design studio Nation, tells “the narrative of John Hughes’ classic Christmas movie through the medium of Twitter as if it’s happening in real time.” It’s probably the best use of Twitter lists we’ve seen yet; by watching the /homealone list, you can see every line and scene play out as it happens.

  Because the events of the film play out over several days leading up to Christmas morning, older brother Buzz McCallister naively posted just 20 minutes ago, “We live in the most boring street in the United States where nothing even remotely dangerous will ever happen. Period.” Nation stays faithful to the script, going so far as to provide the movie’s soundtrack, and including seemingly minor characters like Fuller McCalliseter, the IllinoisPD, and even Little Nero’s pizza. [From: HATProject]

  Tweeting ‘Home Alone’ With a Full Cast as It Happened originally appeared on Switched on Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Need a Silent Night? Doze Deep With These Dreamy Devices

  JP 12:53 am on December 23, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Dreamy, holiday gift guide, industriousness, nbsp (1,601), rapid eye movement, technology (7)

  Filed under: Computers, Editor’s Picks, iPhone, Holiday Gift Guide

  

  One of the downsides to technological industriousness is, undoubtedly, the nonstop whirlwind of data that is quickly turning us into ADD-addled, multitasking, frazzled shells of people. We regularly check sports scores, while microwaving dinner, while listening to music, while talking on the phone, while watching television, while shopping online for a new pair of sneakers. And this 24/7 media onslaught can lead to some very poor sleep habits, particularly for those of us heavily engaged with all things digital. So what’s a geek to do? Fight technology with technology. Here are six gadgets that will help get some more rapid eye movement into your life.

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  Need a Silent Night? Doze Deep With These Dreamy Devices originally appeared on Switched on Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Gift Guide: Litl Webbook

  JP 12:56 am on November 7, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: holiday gift guide, Litl, Mac OSX, nbsp (1,601), netbooks (2), PC. Sure, Read (1,390), style keyboard, Webbook

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  Litl Webbook (Novice, Under $1,000)

  Think of the Litl Webbook ($699) as the anti-PC. Sure, the 1.6 GHZ Atom processor and 1-gigabyte (GB) of RAM comes standard with most netbooks, but that’s where the similarities end. For starters, the user interface strips away the menus, icons and folders typically found in Windows and Mac OSX, letting you view photos, online videos and update your Facebook status directly from main screen. A flexible hinge design gives you the option of using the Litl like a standard notebook with the chiclet-style keyboard or swinging the screen over, propping it like an easel, and navigating by moving a dial on the remote, so you can focus on say, perfecting that recipe you found online instead.

  Gift Guide: Litl Webbook originally appeared on Switched on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Gift Guide: HP Touchsmart 300z

  JP 12:55 am on November 7, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
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  Filed under: Computers, desktops, Holiday Gift Guide

  

  HP Touchsmart 300z (Novice, Under $2,500)

  HP’s all-in-one desktop ($799 – $1,099, depending on the configuration) includes the specs you’d want for day-to-day computing: a 20-inch widescreen LCD, an AMD Athlon multi-core processor, 2-4-gigabytes (GB) of RAM and up to a 750 GB hard drive. But what separates the Touchsmart 300z from the pack is the user-friendly, iPhone-like touchscreen interface, which has been much improved with the addition of Windows 7. No need for a stylus. Just select an item by tapping a finger on it. To rotate a photo, move your fingers in a circular motion. And if you prefer a touch keyboard, tap the edge of the screen twice. It’s so intuitive, you’ll wonder why all computers don’t have one.

  Gift Guide: HP Touchsmart 300z originally appeared on Switched on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Gift Guide: Sony Vaio X

  JP 12:55 am on November 4, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: biker chick, holiday gift guide, nbsp (1,601), Read (1,390), Sony (4), sony vaio, Vaio

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  Sony Vaio X (Gadget Head, Under $2500
  While seemingly every other company out there is scrambling to put out their latest low-power, low-feature, low-cost netbook, Sony opted instead to pull out all the stops for its newest Vaio X, a full-featured sub-notebook that also happens to be insanely, runway model tiny, thin and light. Like not much thicker than an iPhone (.55 inches to be exact) and just 1.6 pounds (we eat heavier sandwiches than that). And yet, somehow Sony still crammed it full of the essentials: an 11.1-inch LCD, with two USB ports, Ethernet, VGA, SD slot and built-in Verizon mobile wireless, as well as 2-gigabytes (GB) of RAM, and up to 128 GB SSD hard drive and running Windows 7 to boot. These are all premium specs, and not bad for a $1,300 price tag, especially considering it comes with an external long-life battery that lasts about 14 hours, and has a durable carbon-fiber case and scratch-resistant screen. So it’s tough but tiny, built for the road but also pretty sexy — consider it the biker chick of sub-notebooks.

  Gift Guide: Sony Vaio X originally appeared on Switched on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Gift Guide: NVidia 3D Vision Kit

  JP 12:55 am on November 4, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: batman arkham asylum, D Vision (2), holiday gift guide, kit (2), nbsp (1,601), NVidia, software peripherals

  Filed under: Computers, Video Games, Windows Software, Peripherals, Holiday Gift Guide

  

  
  NVidia 3-D Vision Kit (Gamer, Under $250)

  “3-D gaming” is one of those terms that gets bandied about quite a bit these days. And while the experience is best experienced in movie theaters, the home alternatives are finally starting to proliferate. Arguably the best option out there is NVidia’s 3-D Vision Kit ($199), which connects to your PC, and displays your compatible games in three glorious dimensions (the list includes such award winners as ‘Resident Evil 5,’ ‘Left 4 Dead,’ and ‘Batman: Arkham Asylum’). You’ll need a high-speed 120 Hz-monitor, HDTV or projector to properly view the games, and an 8800 GT graphics card or better. While the stereoscopic goggles are a bit goofy, the gaming experience provided is quite unlike any you’ve ever experienced: You’ll literally try to reach out and touch the graphics.

  Gift Guide: NVidia 3D Vision Kit originally appeared on Switched on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Gift Guide: HP Beats Laptop

  JP 12:55 am on November 4, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Beats, chiclet keyboard, Dr. Dre, holiday gift guide, laptop (8), Mac (36), multimedia powerhouse (3), nbsp (1,601)

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  HP Beats Laptop (Media Hound, Under $2,500)

  It’s rare that a PC laptop makes even Mac owners look twice, but look twice at the above photo. See? The 15-inch black-and-red stunna — essentially an HP Envy with a Beats by Dr. Dre veneer — has a lot in common with the MacBook Pro, actually: the chiclet keyboard, the buttonless, multitouch trackpad, the slim, bezel-etched design, even the $2,299 (and up) price tag. But it’s the 1.6GHz Intel Core i7-720QM processor, ATI Mobility Radeon graphics card, networking-optimized Windows 7, and great screen that make this a multimedia powerhouse ideal for playing music, movies, and pictures while on the go or at home. Yes, the ‘Beats’ brand may be mostly a marketing gimmick, but it does mean that the system also comes with a pair of Beats Solo by Dr. Dre headphones ($199 on their own), an audio interface with two stereo outputs and ultra-loud output level, which makes it good for producing or performing music live. For those who produce their own music — or trendsetters who want a distinctive-looking PC — the $2,229 Beats Laptop is tough to beat.

  Gift Guide: HP Beats Laptop originally appeared on Switched on Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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