http://www.gixar.com Cool tech gadgets and more... Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:14:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Finally, a 13-inch laptop that stunningly blends luxury, portability, and power. Move over Macbook (Air), Levono X300, Dell M1330, and even the new Voodoo Envy, because Sony has just released specs for their new Z-series notebooks. Aside from the expected design aesthetics that make high-end VAIO’s some of the sexiest laptops ... http://www.gixar.com/sony-vaio-z-series/ The HP Mini-Note 2133 has arrived, exciting the UMPC world with its healthy mix of features and style. What the HP Mini manages to pull off is impressive, but not entirely surprising. With new UMPC’s entering the market at such a steady pace, it’s only a matter of time before ... http://www.gixar.com/hp-mini-note-2133/ Tired of Youtube robbing your videos of their original image and sound quality? Here are some easy steps to get stereo sound and crisp video back into your Youtube uploads! Youtube compresses all video to 320 x 240 resolution and mono audio. This produces the familiar blurry looking, tin can ... http://www.gixar.com/youtube-stereo-high-quality-video/ The Korg Kaossilator, the hot new gadget that generates a symphony of sound with a few swipes of the finger, has generated a ton of interest, and not just among musicians, but of people with no prior music composing experience. In the age of iPod's, PSP's and portable computing, the Kaossilator ... http://www.gixar.com/korg-electribe-kaossilator/ Peddling movies and TV shows on optical media is making less and less sense. Video discs are cumbersome, costly, inflexible, and fragile, to list just a few of their shortcomings. In consequence, physical formats have had their days numbered since the popularization of file-sharing. Despite great advances in file compression, ... http://www.gixar.com/blu-ray-versus-hd-downloads/ The Macbook Air is arguably the sleekest and sexiest laptop the world has ever seen, but already it has drawn a largely mixed - if not negative - reaction from Apple critics and loyalists alike. Many are stunned with Apple's decision to nix various laptop essentials, like multiple USB ports ... http://www.gixar.com/macbook-air-price-drop/ I just finished beating Halo 3 in legendary mode, and yes, I know, I am probably the last person on Earth to write about it! I found Halo 3 to be an enjoyable experience, but one suffering from simple and overly repetitive gameplay. The sequel just seemed a tad stale. ... http://www.gixar.com/halo3-over-hyped/ Dell has just released their much anticipated 15.4-inch XPS notebook, the M1530. After receiving stellar reviews for their 13.3-inch M1330, many have been waiting for an XPS laptop that would give the MacBook Pro 15.4-inch a run for its money. Well, the day has come, and the M1530 is now for ... http://www.gixar.com/dell-m1530-a-macbook-pro-killer-or-not/ Today, I'm focusing on nVidia's practice of (mis)labeling their line of mobile graphics chips to make them seem more equivalent to their famed desktop products. Earlier, I was reading Trusted Reviews' excellent coverage of the first laptop to integrate a 8800m GTX. Having used many nVidia mobile and desktop graphics chips ... http://www.gixar.com/nvidia-8800m-gtx-misleading-name/ This sweet little unit will allow you to create catchy beats in no time. The Korg Kaossilator's touch pad is wired to rattle off a hundred stored samples, including classical instruments and drums. The deceptively simple controls can layer multiple two-bar loops, of your own composition, in realtime. The pocket-sized synthesizer ... http://www.gixar.com/korg-kaossilator-pocket-synth/