http://tech.peekbase.com Peek technology in one base Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:20:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://tech.peekbase.com/hdmi-1-4-spec-getting-freshened-up-in-preparation-for-broadcast-3d http://tech.peekbase.com/hdmi-1-4-spec-getting-freshened-up-in-preparation-for-broadcast-3d#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:40:04 +0000 admin http://tech.peekbase.com/hdmi-1-4-spec-getting-freshened-up-in-preparation-for-broadcast-3d December 23rd, 2009 The drumbeat for HD 3D continues to pick up the pace, and with broadcasters around the globe pushing forward 2010 plans to bring 3D home HDMI has updated the course of its latest 1.4 spec to ensure compatibility between displays and boxes. Quite simply, existing cable and satellite hardware isn’t going to ... 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Read More]]> http://tech.peekbase.com/ccbetty-launches-iphone-app-for-to-make-sense-of-your-email/feed 0 http://tech.peekbase.com/dell-mini-9-suffers-meltdown-scorches-owners-floor http://tech.peekbase.com/dell-mini-9-suffers-meltdown-scorches-owners-floor#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:00:05 +0000 admin http://tech.peekbase.com/dell-mini-9-suffers-meltdown-scorches-owners-floor December 23rd, 2009 While this isn’t quite bad enough to merit a “dude, your Dell is on fire” part deux, it’s a pretty frightful example of the hazard modern batteries (of any kind) represent. A Consumerist reader reports that her year-old Dell Mini 9 recently popped, “hissed and sizzled” as it filled her room with ... 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Read More]]> http://tech.peekbase.com/sketches-2-available-now-for-creating-even-better-art-on-your-iphone/feed 0 http://tech.peekbase.com/samsung-n150-brings-3g-and-gps-to-pine-trail-party-spotted-at-fcc-and-retail-sites http://tech.peekbase.com/samsung-n150-brings-3g-and-gps-to-pine-trail-party-spotted-at-fcc-and-retail-sites#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:20:08 +0000 admin http://tech.peekbase.com/samsung-n150-brings-3g-and-gps-to-pine-trail-party-spotted-at-fcc-and-retail-sites December 22nd, 2009 “The Atom is dead, long live the Atom.” The long awaited upgrade of Intel’s netbook platform is gathering pace, and latest to join the ranks is Samsung with its 3G and GPS-equipped N150. Powered by Qualcomm’s Gobi 2000 chip, the connectivity on this lite laptop will not go lacking, though Sammy disappoints ... 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