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Gadgets, And Women Who Love Them -- Courant.com
Ten sites for the unisex home-entertainment consumer:
CNET ( www.cnet.com): For quality and quantity of reviews on all things technological, no site is better. Its "HDTV Basics" is required reading for the novice.
Remote Central ( www.remotecentral.com): Now that you have an HDTV, a high-def cable box, PlayStation 3 and an audio-video receiver, how to best control them all with a single remote? Remote central has the answer.
iLounge ( www.ilounge.com): The former iPod Lounge changed its name, broadened its focus slightly — the iPhone is part of its iWorld — but remains an online iPod landmark.
Projector Central ( www.projectorcentral.com): Want a real home theater, with a real projector that flashes a monstrous picture on a screen? Start here. Also try Projector Reviews ( www.projectoreviews.com).
The Digital Bits ( www.digitalbits.com): If it's on DVD or Blu-ray, it's at Digital Bits: movie-related news, reviews, upcoming features and rumors. Hollywood's best friend.
Blu-rayStats.com: A nerd's guide to Blu-ray. Click on "Blu-ray Statistics" for the real down-and-dirty numbers: aspect ratio, bit rates, run time and box-office gross in a no-frills presentation.
The Computer Audiophile ( www.computeraudiophile.com): Everything you want to know about setting up wireless music distribution in your house is here. Click on "Computer Audiophile Academy."
Monoprice.com: The best place, with the best prices, on the Net for HDMI cables, connectors and everything else for your home-entertainment system.
Mac Rumors (www.macrumors): News, rumors, adulation and complaints, all part of the cult of Steve Jobs. (Be sure to track down the artist's rendition of the forthcoming Apple tablet computer, a jumbo iPod Touch.)
Tech Bargains ( www.techbargains.com): I gave up Woot long ago for this site that aggregates the best tech buys on the web each day. For the non-techies, try PlanetBargains.com.
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Parrot uses 950 words to converse with people - Boing Boing
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Because we need a little lightness in our lives: This is seriously cool! A bird with a sense of humor and real awareness.
- helaine on 2007-02-14
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Corin says:
"An African Grey Parrot called N'kisi has a vocabulary of 950 words and can 'communicate' (as opposed to repeat). He has a sense of humour as well. Amazed by this [article on the BBC web site] I searched a little and found a recording of the bird with his owner. Initially I thought 'why they hell did you put the microphone next to the person and not the bird?' before I realised it wasn't the person I was listening to but the bird."
TED Blog
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The TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference is an annual event where leading thinkers and doers gather for inspiration. (More at TED.com) The TEDBlog covers the same ground, on a rather more frequent basis.
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