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Today, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) posted a report of the Business Cycle Dating Committee, where it was concluded that the recession we have been experiencing, has officially ended. More specifically, they report, it had ended in June of 2009. The way the committee determines this is by examining and measuring factors such [...]
Yesterday, Google officially announced Google TV at its annual conference. Similar to Boxee, it will have a stand alone box, direct connection from a computer, or built into a third party’s hardware such as a Sony Blu-Ray player or Sony TV set. Google TV will be an Android based software. Imagine Google Search [...]
Although Boxee has a few competitors out there, even ones that were developed prior to Boxee was even in the works [such as Plex], Boxee still might have an advantage to the commercial availability and attractiveness, both to consumers and media content providers. Pay-Per-View and subscriptions to premium content has always [...]
By now many of us have had the opportunity to experience internet video content on our home television sets via a particular source. Be it an Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Blu-Ray DVD Player, Apple TV, HDTV built-in internet module, or simply connecting our computer via a VGA cable right to our TVs, just to name [...]
I was recently in the market for purchasing a new LCD television set. I read on one of my frequently visited blogs that Dell was having a great special with free shipping. I decided to check it out, and they really were having some great prices.
What caught my attention was a 46 inch Sony [...]
Driving a vehicle has become very dangerous, especially when distractions are introduced, such as eating and drinking, talking on the phone, texting, applying make-up, and other activities that should not be performed while on the road. It is challenging to change a person’s habits. In order to address some of these concerns, vehicle manufacturers are introducing new options in order to assist the drivers with being safer on the roads. Other options are being advanced with technology and lowering costs. The rear view camera in the rear view mirror and the Blind Spot Information System are some of those advancements that will help make the roads safer for all of us. [...]
It is not a surprise to know that Haiti has a relatively low seismic risk in the particular region of the Caribbean. It is also known that large earthquakes are very uncommon in Haiti. The worst recorded quake in Haiti was on May 7th, 1842, which had a magnitude of 7.7, on the Richter Scale. [...]
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