The YSP line is my favorite soundbar because of the sonar-inspired tech it borrows from cold war subs. The YSP-3050 is a new 23-driver model, second best compared to the 42 driver YSP-4000. The upgrade from the 3000 now has a front mounted minijack in, and HDMI upscaling. Like the higher end models, these will provide glorious surround, but unless you wall mount, the speaker blocks a few inches of Read more… »
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Japan’s Huge Solar Power Generation Plant
Posted on 2008 under Digital News, Eco-Friendly, Miscellaneous | No Comment25 Jun
The city of Sakai in Japan is going to have a glittering new “green” addition in 2010, when Sharp and Kansai Electric Power build two massive solar-electric power plants there. In a bid to make Sharp’s factories more eco-friendly, the two plants will generate 10 megawatts and 28 megawatts of electricity and reduce CO2 emissions by 10 kilotons yearly. Apparently the “Sakai City Waterfront Mega Solar Power Generation Plan” will be among the biggest like it in Read more… »
47 inch LG Xcanvas David LED
Posted on 2008 under Home Entertainment, Displays, Miscellaneous | No Comment21 Jun
Watching movie or playing games on a screen as large as your two stretched hands is a dream. When a company provides such a superb television, the dream-come-true situation takes you to could number nine.
LG has enhanced its prestige by launching the large size high-definition TV, dubbed Xcanvas David LED (47LG90QD). This 47-inch HDTV boasts to offer a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1 and a 120 Hz refresh rate.
Users will appreciate the superior moving-image clarity due to its superior features. The latest HD television comes equipped with Aurora LED backlight with eyeQgreen function. It has been created with the help of high-quality wood Read more… »
Tokyo Sky Tree: World Second Tallest Building
Posted on 2008 under Design, Miscellaneous | No Comment16 Jun
There’s a new super-skyscraper going up, and for once it’s not in Dubai. The new Tokyo Sky Tree will stand a whopping 2000 feet (610 meters) over Tokyo, making it by far the tallest building in Japan and perhaps the second tallest building in the world.
It’ll be a bit short, however, of the tallest tower in the world, despite some news sources calling it that, with the Burj Dubai already at 2,087 feet and expected to grow to an insane total of over 2,600 feet. But still, 2000 feet is nothing to scoff at, putting it higher than the CN Tower, the Taipei 101 and the Sears Tower. Read more… »