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Command & Conquer 4 Tiberian Twilight Hits Store Shelves March 16

Command & Conquer 4 Tiberian TwilightWelcome to the beginning of the end! Electronic Arts Inc. today announced that gamers worldwide will experience an all-new way to play RTS games when Command & Conquer 4 Tiberian Twilight hits store shelves beginning March 16th. Command & Conquer 4 Tiberian Twilight brings the 15 year-long fan-beloved Tiberium saga to an epic and stunning conclusion and offers players innovative and compelling strategic depth through its new class-based gameplay, mobile bases and experience system throughout all game modes.

EA also announced the first pre-order incentives for Command & Conquer 4 Tiberian Twilight. Fans who pre-order the game now will receive early access to the upcoming beta program, the game’s official soundtrack and an exclusive prequel bonus mission.

Pre-orders are now available at http://www.commandandconquer.com/preorder and include early access into the multiplayer beta program, the official soundtrack of Command & Conquer 4 Tiberian Twilight as well as an additional bonus mission.

Sony’s Killer Blu-Ray Player

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Looks like Sony’s team of Blu-ray players has racked up a decent number of five star badges from many of its consumers. Aside from the affordable BDP-S360 to the more powerful BDP-S5000ES, this time around they have added another jammed packed player in the likes of the new Sony BDP-S760.

Sony’s new BDP-S760 has the rock-bottom chance to rival Panasonic’s DMP-BD80 which proved to be a tough foe when it comes to video prowess. The Sony BDP-S760 surely has a bag full of surprises in for us. To begin with, it is the first BD player to have a built-in wireless connectivity. Yes! You guess it right, it has Wi-fi connectivity and most of us would consider this functionality a godsend considering the fact if your internet connection is far away from your AV system.

Arguably though, the Sony BDP-S760’s biggest draw would be that it offers picture processing wizardry that has been reserved for Sony’s high-end Blu-ray decks. The wizard, also known as Sony’s HD Reality Enhancer, allows users to tinker with many aspects like grain and noise reduction. The Precision Cinema HD claims to produce vibrant images and sharper pictures. With Super Bit Mapping technology it helps match image depth to display quality images.

The features doesn’t stop there, Sony’s BDP-S760 is cluttered with many unique features you would always ask for. The machine can decode HD audio onboard and output over HDMI. It also has included two USB inputs to connect external devices and a headphone jack so you can plug in those tunes while listening to films in seven-channel surround sound.

Enough said, Sony has done it again. The Sony BDP-S760 has indeed boast yet another stunning Blu-ray player without burning holes in consumer’s pockets. It is truly a godsend to many of us bringing all the Sony goodness in one unique piece of machine.

Easy as Just a Cliq

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For people who just can’t enough of Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, then this is the phone for you. Worry no further, Motorola has the solution for people who are just crazy when it comes to social networking sites. After quite some time now, Motorola has been developing a phone that would suite many users who are in the craze of always want to stay connected with these sites.

The new Motorola Cliq has surprised everyone by giving users to always stay connected as possible. The Cliq is an Android smart phone, fully equipped with a QWERTY sliding keyboard and also a MotoBLur, combination software that enables web services to be uniformed into a single medium that is “people oriented”.

At first glance the Motorola Cliq would give you the impression of an Iphone. With the round corners and metallic frames embodied on the phone itself, it gives you the feel it looks like an Iphone. The Cliq comes with a physical keyboard hidden underneath, making the Cliq a lot thicker than the Iphone. It features a 320 x 480 pixel, 3.1 inch screen that can display up to 256K colors. The Motorola Cliq also has a 3.5mm jack for those who love music on the go.

Below the display lies three physical controls. The three controls are the home button, back and menu control. The Cliq’s exterior features include a Micro-USB port on the left part spine. Also found on the left spine are the camera shutter and power control for handset locking. It sports a five megapixel camera; pictures are stored directly through a microSD card.

Far importantly, the addition of the new feature called MotoBlur surely makes this phone one hell of a rocker. MotoBlur merges your phone contacts from all the social networking sites your are currently registered in, not to mention e-mail accounts like Gmail and Yahoo.

All in all, the Motorola Cliq is ideal for people who want to stay connected all the time.

Ultra Slim Notebooks from HP

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Hp the leader in printing solutions has yet broken another milestone in technology. With its high growth rate, it continues its leadership to bringing consumers top of the line products with its new thin and light notebook line of products. Introducing the new HP ProBook 5310m, is specifically designed for mobile professionals, it only weighs at 1.72 kilos and measure only at 0.93 inches thin. It has a 13.3-inch diagonal LED high definition display and offers a standard voltage processor for maximum performance. The stylish notebook is made out of the combination of black durable anodized aluminum with a specialized magnesium frame wrapped in a soft touch paint that impresses any user with its sophisticated design and downright ultra thin dimension.

Using the HP ProBook 5310m, will be easy to use for many professionals since it no longer needs to sacrifice performance for enhance battery life. HP has integrated an Intel Core2 Duo SP9300 processor that gives users all the raw power that they would expect from a full powered PC, while still giving you eight hours of battery life. It is powered with the new high capacity lithium-polymer battery would never fail when you need it the most.

The HP ProBook 5310m is fully equipped with neat HP features like the HP QuickWeb that allows users to connect to the internet in a matter of seconds when the notebook is shutdown or reboot. The reason behind this is that the applications remain outside the notebooks operating system, so there is no need for waiting for the computer to boot up. In just less than 20 seconds users can experience a secure connection to the Internet.

For the environmentalist out there, HP has committed to the environment by reducing the use of PVC in its products. Over all the HP 5310m is eco-friendly and is safe for the environment.

Adventures with Outdoor Heaters

Endless Summer Northgate Electric Table Top HeaterMy little adventures with gadgets have allowed me to look at certain events through a different set of eyes compared to any Joe on the street. I’ll be focusing on how a little known patio heater has made my life a bit better.

If you have a big family like mine, celebrations appear whenever they want to appear. Last fall, my relatives decided to come to the house when they heard that I got a job promotion the previous day. This time, they even brought a few of their friends to the impromptu party and this presented a bit of a problem as the house is pretty small. Naturally some went to the patio to get some air, and they immediately experienced the cold, chilling wind. This caused some to grumble that my house was too small and that I didn’t even bother to install any outdoor heater. Lesson learned (even though they went there without any notice anyway).

This year, I decided to install outdoor heaters for possible visitors who want to drop by and experience the fall beauty without feeling chilly. Unfortunately no one has decided to give me a surprise party (whew). It’s their loss I say. This little gadgets have allowed me to spend afternoons on my patio while others are starting to close themselves inside the house.

Another story I had was that these outdoor heaters are plant life savers as well. I tried my hand at growing plants when one of my relatives gave me some last summer. He said that I should balance my tech life with a bit of nature life, so I tried to. But then when fall came, I noticed that my plants were getting unhealthy (people say its normal this time of the year) but I am not going to fail this early. I researched on it and found out that my plants were the type that suffered under cold weather. That’s when I decided to place them under the patio heater to help them out a bit. Lo, and behold my plants were able to recover and is now the best looking plant on my block.

Lastly, the patio heaters allowed me to do things that weren’t at all possible in chilly weather. My car’s engine went down and I decided to repair it myself. The problem was that the inside of the house would be a no-no as I knew that I would get really dirty back there. That’s when I decided to install some outside heaters inside the garage. Saved a lot on labor costs and cleaning agents on that one!

Well there it is, my Fall life with my ‘ol trusty, and extremely useful outdoor heaters.