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TV Time Shifters

posted: Tuesday June 21, 2005 - 11:21 AM

TV Time Shifters
PC World Magazine looks at the burgeoning (some would say already in full-swing) industry of Digital Video Recorders and compares current technologies and the various options available for home use.

Reporter Lincoln Specter asks: Are there better DVRs than the DirecTV box with TiVo? To find out, I took several DVRs for a spin, each representing a different approach to the challenge of no-brainer, high-quality TV recording: recorders provided by satellite and cable companies, a stand-alone TiVo, a combination DVD/hard-disk unit, and a Media Center PC.

TV Time Shifters

Using Your Cellphone Anywhere in the World

posted: Monday June 20, 2005 - 10:01 AM

Category: Entertainment
Author: junglelife
Cellphones
American cellphones work fairly well across most of the United States, but what about when you travel to, say, Paris? With newer phones that support international standards, reducing roaming rates and allowing you to take advantage of local rates, it's now easier and cheaper to stay in touch with cellphones when traveling overseas.

The New York Times breaks down rules, regulations, and suggestions for using your American cellphone overseas.

Using Your Cellphone Anywhere in the World

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