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Comment on Win a $10K iTunes card in 25 billionth app countdown by Greg Gazin

Greg Gazin — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:12:42 +0000

As of Feb 23, 02:10ET, the count sits at 24.574B. When do you think it will hit the big 25?

Comment on XM and Sirius release iPhone apps by Greg Gazin

Greg Gazin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:17:32 +0000

Robert,

Have you thought of contacting them?

Comment on XM and Sirius release iPhone apps by robert hill

robert hill — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:20:10 +0000

I recieved a bill from xmcanada for 199.00 have no idea what its for . can anyone help me ?

Comment on Optimal upgrade for 3-D phone by Greg Gazin

Greg Gazin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:30:15 +0000

I agree on the questionable need for 3D on a phone. I wonder how much it adds to the phone’s overhead – ie: weight & battery life – and of course, cost.

Comment on Is 3D bad for your health? by Chris in Victoria

Chris in Victoria — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:02:20 +0000

I don’t have any health problems. I have only tried watching 3D TV twice in the last two years. The first time I watched it in Best Buy for all of five minutes, I quickly got a headache. A few weeks ago I tried again just to see if it was a fluke that I got a headache. At a different store I tried on the glasses and watched for about five minutes. Again, I had a headache in a matter of minutes. I love technology as much as the next “geek”, but this is just hazardous. I’m sure there are many people out there that are silly enough to watch hours upon hours of 3D TV (or play hours of 3D video games). Staring at a small video screen whether it be a PS Vita, PSP, iPod Touch/iPhone, Nintendo DSi or Blackberry’s for hours puts a lot of stress on one’s eyes because the screens are so small. Anyone who disagrees with this are just (I guess I should say already) to blind to see the long term effects it has taken on them.

Comment on Is 3D bad for your health? by KHandcock

KHandcock — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:31:09 +0000

I’m very skeptical about the long term use of 3D simply because most things people watch don’t really benefit from it. Now, granted, because of my own vision situation I don’t get the “true” 3D effect from 3D movies or TVs, but even for those who do, will most of what you watch be enhanced by 3D? Most 3D movies I’ve seen use 3D effects mostly to say they did; the exceptions are definitely dramatic (I remember a 3D Imax film showing undersea exploration that was amazing) but not frequent enough for me to want to invest in that technology at home.

I don’t think we’re anywhere near a day where the majority of TV shows (news, sports events, sitcoms, dramas, etc.) will find it worth their while to use 3D, and until they do, I think 3D TV will be a niche market for folks setting up a really elaborate home theatre. That being the case, I don’t think the health risks will end up being much of a concern, but it’s good for people to be aware of what to watch out for.

Comment on Is 3D bad for your health? by Ray

Ray — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:36:50 +0000

John is right…. Go proofread your article and re-post it. Only then will people take it seriously. You’re attempting to address a serious health concern, and can’t put proper sentences together? How are we as readers supposed to give you any credibility?

Comment on iBooks Author fine print EULA causes stir by real estate egypt

real estate egypt — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:26:36 +0000

Thanks for these guidelines

Comment on Quick Hit: iDry airtight waterproof case by Greg Gazin

Greg Gazin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:53:08 +0000

John, there are many products that fill similar needs and new products arrive daily. This just happens to be another one of them and it happens to be geared to the iPad & iPhone Market.

Comment on Last Gadget Standing – Lytro light field camera by Drifter

Drifter — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:52:44 +0000

@another Shelly
Yeah, AMAZING! Why is it amazing? You think that being available on Mac first is some sort of indication of the superiority of Macs?

Have you noticed, Shelly, that PCs are still running on Intel and AMD CPUs, and still running Windows and Linux, and that the Mighty Mac has abandoned the puny Motorola, and now use Intel? And why did they do that? Why, so that Macs could run MS Windows instead of the Apple OS!