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Monday, July 8th, 2013
Are you running out of HDMI ports? The Ibis 1×2 HDMI Switch is a relatively inexpensive way to switch between two HDMI devices. It’s bi-directional making it quite versatile. No power needed and easy to switch between devices. Features No external power required LEDs indicate port usage Simple switching features Plug and Play Supports full […]
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Monday, February 25th, 2013
Technology Bytes was offered a chance to try out the MA450i Noise Isolating In-ear Headphones from RHA. Out of the box, these headphones are quite impressive. The headphones are made with solid aluminium and feature a braided cable which makes the headphones much easier to keep from tangling. Overall, the construction seems quite durable. Included […]
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Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
New from Hauppage, the Broadway. This device advertises itself as means to watch TV on your computer, smart phone or tablet device. We received a unit to review and would like to share our impressions. Initially, the idea seemed sound. Connect this device to your home network and provide a video source and then watch […]
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Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
Here on Technology Bytes we always take great joy in reporting the various April Fools jokes perpetrated by the various tech sites around the Internet. One of the more popular was an item advertised at ThinkGeek as the iCade. A device that would turn your iPad into a retro Atari gaming console. This was April […]
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Thursday, April 29th, 2010
One of the recurring stories we heard after Hurricane Ike involved loss of data. Computers and external storage devices that were destroyed as a result of flooding. In an ideal world we’d all back up our data twice and keep a copy with us and store another copy off-site for insurance. But even that doesn’t […]
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Sunday, February 21st, 2010
We get a lot of e-mail and phone calls from people who are buying new computers with Windows 7 and the most common question we’re asked is “How do I transfer my files and data from the old compute to the new one?” If you are not connected to a network or you find setting […]
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Thursday, February 12th, 2009
As listeners and readers might recall, I had the opportunity to check out the Flip Mino last June and wrote a review. Now the folks at Flip have upped the ante with the Flip Mino HD. The device is exactly the same size and configuration as the previous version but the on-board storage was raised […]
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Friday, December 5th, 2008
If you’re a fan of Internet radio broadcast, the Aluratek USB Internet Radio Jukebox is just the thing for you. Just plug it into your USB port and it does the rest by installing it’s own driver and applications software. What you end up with is access to thousands of Internet streamed radio stations. The […]
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
One of the downsides to mobile computing is the limitation of device connectivity with your laptop. Too few USB ports, inability to connect an external or even second monitor easily and so forth. Typically this is handled by a clunky and space consuming, not to mention EXPENSIVE docking station that will only connect a specific […]
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
Last May I told you about The PRESSlite VerteXâ„¢, a unique light modifier that has the ability to give you a greater level of control over the light flow from your swivel-head flash. Well, today I have an actual sample of the device in hand. It’s pretty slick. It basically fits on the end of […]
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