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Sean Portnoy started his tech writing career at ZDNet nearly a decade ago. He then spent several years as an editor at Computer Shopper magazine, most recently serving as online executive editor. He received a B.A. from Brown University and an M.A. from the University of Southern California.- more about Sean Portnoy »
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- Netgear readying Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9000 media-streaming device
- One of Netgear's new products that it may announce at CES in January has leaked online, and it adds another networked media-streaming device to an already crowded field. The Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9000 has already reached the FCC for testing and approval, which Engadget was able to sniff...
- Tags: Hard Drive, NetGear, Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9000, Home Networking, Ethernet, Networking, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-30
- Surveys show consumers love HDTVs, but show some confusion about HD programming
- Two recent research studies have found that the demand from U.S. consumers for HDTVs hasn't slackened despite the tough economy, but confusion remains about what you do with the TV once the set is purchased. You would presume that people are seeking out HDTVs in order to...
- Tags: HDTV, Survey, Blu-ray, Programming, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-30
- Blockbuster joins movie-streaming race with 2Wire MediaPoint digital media player
- With Netflix pushing hard into the living room with the Netflix Player by Roku, Vudu offering an improved device (the BX100) with HD streaming, and, of course, Apple TV still hanging around, Blockbuster was bound to want to join the streaming movie club, even if the...
- Tags: 2Wire, Digital Media, Movie, Blockbuster Inc., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-25
- Black Friday deals on wireless networking gear
- Deals on routers aren't going to be drawing the early-morning crowds to stores on Black Friday, but that doesn't mean you can't find them. Now that everyone's ads have leaked to the Internet, here are some of the specials you can expect if you're looking to upgrade your network (or...
- Tags: Router, Network, IEEE 802.11g, Draft-N, Wireless Networking, NetGear, Routers & Switches, Home Networking, Network Technology, Networking, Wireless, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- 2008 Holiday Buying Guide: Midrange home theater setups
- Last week, I gave some recommendations for budget home theater setups. This time, I'm looking at home theater products for a slightly larger budget: TVs that cost between $1,000 and $2,000, plus slightly more expensive components. Even with the additional outlay, it doesn't add up to...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Home Theater, Video, 1080p, Blu-ray, PN50A550, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, Corporate Communications, DVD, Personal Technology, Marketing, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-23
- Vizio unveils $1,999.99 55-inch 120Hz LCD HDTV for January release
- Vizio decided to jump the gun on CES and announce some new home theater products today, including a 55-inch 120Hz 1080p LCD for just $1,999.99, another aggressive pricing decision that will once again drag the prices and profits down for the Samsungs and Sonys of the...
- Tags: Home Theater, LCD, 1080p, Vizio, VF550XVT1A, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Budget home theater setups
- This is the first of a series of buying guides for those looking forward to this holiday season as a time to assemble a home theater system. First up: budget setups. Whether you need to create a home theater...
- Tags: Panasonic, Plasma, DVD Player, Home Theater, LCD, 1080p, Prestigo SRU8010, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, DVD, Media Players, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- HomePlug revival continues with new Netgear Powerline gear
- Remember when, not so long ago, home networking using power lines seemed down for the count due to slow throughput rates, especially as Draft N wireless devices entered the market? Thanks to improved technology, the HomePlug standard is staging a comeback, with big-name brands like Linksys...
- Tags: NetGear, Powerline, HDXB111, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Maxtor introduces Central Axis Business Edition 2TB network-attached-storage device
- Maxtor introduced the Central Axis as its flagship network-attached-storage NAS device a few months ago, and now it's trying to extend the brand to the small business segment with its Central Axis Business Edition, which will come packed with 2TB of storage and can automatically back up 20 computers on...
- Tags: NAS, Maxtor Corp., Axis, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Storage, Hardware, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-16
- Circuit City Black Friday ad finally leaks. More yawns.
- After Best Buy's Black Friday ad leaked online the other day, bargain hunters were waiting for someone at Circuit City to slip up and its ad to reach the Internet, which has finally happened. And as with other ads already unearthed, the deals aren't so hot considering the economy and—in...
- Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Advertisement, Retail, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-16
- USA Today, Wall Street Journal review Autonet Mobile in-car Wi-Fi service
- We first wrote a few months ago about Chrysler announcing that it was offering a Wi-Fi option for its 2009 vehicles. Now the mainstream tech press has taken it for its first spin—and have given Autonet Mobile a tentative thumbs up. The Autonet router costs $449, and...
- Tags: Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- Best Buy Black Friday ad leaks. Don't get too excited. get too excited.
- While Circuit City has pretty much crashed and burned, Best Buy has chugged merrily along. But the electronics retailing giant has just made a pessimistic forecast of its year-end earnings, which led many to think its Black Friday special were going to be something special. Well, the Best Buy Black...
- Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Plasma, Advertisement, HDTV, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- Third-quarter HDTV sales pace slows, plasmas show new signs of life
- Research firm DisplaySearch has released its third-quarter report on the state of the TV market, and it shows that the crummy economy is finally starting to erode sales growth for HDTVs. Manufacturers shipped 6 percent more sets to retailers than in the second quarter, while year-to-year growth is 12 percent....
- Tags: Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- Visionman Allio 32-inch and 42-inch HDTVs with built-in PCs debut
- One of the most popular posts since this blog started concerned whether people would use all-in-one PCs as their primary HDTVs. While all-in-ones from Sony may work for apartments or if you want an HDTV in your office, the fact is that a 24-inch or 26-inch...
- Tags: Hard Drive, PC, built-In, HDTV, Intel Core 2 Duo, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Media Center PCs, Processors, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Introducing the world's smallest 802.11n adapter
- I'm not sure there was a groundswell of opinion asking networking manufacturers for tinier USB-based network adapter, but smaller is always better, right? At least that's the thinking from Planex, which claims to have built the world's smallest, lightest 802.11n adapter in the form of the GW-USMini2N. (See a comparison...
- Tags: WPA, Network, Adapter, IEEE 802.11n, GW-USMini2N, Wi-Fi, Networking, Wireless, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-09
- Kmart Black Friday deal: $699.99 42-inch Samsung plasma
- It looks like Samsung plasmas are going to be one of the hot tickets this holiday season, as two leaked Black Friday ads are already listing these sets at sub-$1,000 prices. I posted a couple of weeks ago about Sears offering a 50-inch Samsung plasma for $899.99. Now, Kmart's Black...
- Tags: Plasma, K Mart, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-09
- Sony dishes out VGF-HS1 VAIO home server
- Like seemingly every other tech company, Sony has been trying various approaches to bridging the gap between the living room and the PC, whether it's the VAIO VGX-TP25E Home Theater PC or the KDL-52WL140 HDTV, which can stream media via its Internet Link module. Now it's...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, PC, Server, VGF-HS1, Desktops, Hardware, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-07
- What does FCC's decision on white spaces spectrum mean for wireless?
- Despite Dolly Parton's best efforts, the FCC voted unanimously yesterday to open up the unlicensed white spaces spectrum to companies hoping to build wireless devices that can make use of the spectrum, which currently sits unused between TV channels. (A PDF version of the official press release is here.) Because...
- Tags: FCC, Network, Broadband, Spectrum, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Federal Government, Wireless, WiMAX, Network Technology, Government, Networking, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-06
- Now hear this: Toshiba's new TLP-X200U projector is first with voice guidance
- A small but strong niche has built up around using projectors either of the LCD or DLP variety as the cornerstone of home theater setups instead of an HDTV. For those thinking about making the switch, Toshiba is attempting to idiot-proof the move with its new TLP-X200U projector, which comes...
- Tags: Home Theater, Toshiba Corp., Projectors, Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-05
- New wireless chip promises to kick Wi-Fi's butt in data transmission
- If you're waiting for the technology that will make Wi-Fi seem as quaint as a black-and-white TV, you'll be excited by the news from National Taiwan University, where a team of researchers have developed a wireless chip that can transmit data at up to 100 times the rate that Wi-Fi...
- Tags: Wireless Chip, Chip, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Semiconductors, Wireless, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-04
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