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Don’t Hide It, Display It!

Red — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:35:16 +0000

A lot of things have changed since the days when all cameras used film to record photographs and videos. Back then, unless you had a lot of money to buy hundreds of rolls of film, your shots were limited and you had to make sure that you could take the right shot at the right time. And even if you could afford hundreds of rolls of film, carrying them around with you on a long photowalk would be a chore even for the strongest athletes, because not only would you be carrying the hundreds of rolls of film, you’d have to lug more than one camera around with you, too, that would take shots using film with a different film speed. And if you managed to take a shot that was worth a spread in National Geographic, you’d have to order a larger print of it and have it framed in order to showcase it at home. Videos couldn’t be framed, of course, so these had to sit idly by on your shelf until someone took interest in it or until you found a good time to show them off.

When digital cameras came around, things changed in the entire process of taking the perfect picture and putting it up for everyone to admire. Unlike older cameras that semi-permanently recorded photographs and videos to film, digital cameras allowed you to take a number of shots and delete the ones you didn’t like to make room for more shots. This meant that photographers and videographers were potentially no longer limited in the number of shots they could take. In the early days of digital photography, a capacity of one hundred or so still photographs was pretty standard, but as memory options have increased in capacity and become cheaper, storing thousands of pictures on one SD card has become commonplace. Because of the near unlimited number of photographs and videos that a digital camera can take, showcasing each picture and video could quite possible become a hassle with the traditional picture frame or with typical video storage options.

Digital picture frames are the answer to getting all those perfect moments captured through your lenses displayed and admired without having to pay a fortune to have reproduced in a large format prints and professionally framed. Digital picture frames are able to showcase your best photographs and videos straight from their digital source and display them sequentially in a photo and video slideshow, so you really only need one digital picture frame to show off even a hundred or more shots.

Flexibility and economy are what digital picture frames are all about. Flexibility in the fact that not only do digital picture frames allow you to showcase more than one picture at a time, but also because they can also play videos, as well. And economy, because digital picture frames are cheaper both at point of sale and in the long run than regularly having all of your pictures printed and framed. They are widely available from many online electronics wholesalers with different sizes and features to suit your needs!

HDD Media Players: A Revolution in Full-length Movie Consumption

Red — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:59:29 +0000

In recent years, the selection of media available through the internet has grown dramatically in size and variety. As data transport rates increase with the years and the bandwidth capabilities of networks around the world are upgraded, it’s likely that we will see this trend continue. It’s hard to doubt the fact that, if you’re looking to watch a movie, listen to some music, or browse through pictures, the internet is one of the best places you can go to get them.

Music, video clips, and pictures have been on the internet for quite a long while now, but full-length movies have only recently really started to make their presence felt on the World Wide Web. With the birth of sites like Netflix that offer unlimited movies streamed off the internet or Blockbuster.com and CinemaNow.com that give you the option to purchase movie downloads that you can keep, and with the proliferation of movies both legally and not-so-legally through torrents, the internet has become one of the best places to go find the movies you want to see.

Convenience is the word behind why viewers are turning to the internet for movies, despite their availability on DVD or Blu-Ray. Not only is it simply easier to just store hundreds of movies in an external hard drive and be able to take them around with you to watch at, say, a friend’s house, it also relieves the clutter and lack of storage space that is a problem with optical or magnetic tape media. But downloaded movies also go an important step further, both optical and magnetic tape media are prone to damage that can cause skips and errors when watching movies or keep the movies from playing properly at all, but movies stored on a hard drive are capable of lasting longer while still maintaining the same quality they had the day they were bought and downloaded.

But convenience can actually become an issue for some when trying to watch movies from an external hard drive or memory card source on a television. Being able to watch the movies on their computers doesn’t appeal to all viewers, especially if their televisions produce better HD picture on a larger screen and they also have great surround sound being produced by a set of great speakers to complete the experience.

To address this problem, a new generation of media players have evolved that allow users to access and play movies directly from an external hard drive or memory card. HDD media players come in all forms and sizes, with different capabilities that serve different purposes.

In the most basic sense, an HDD media player is a device with hardware and software for playing audio and video files from a hard drive through a home entertainment system. Some HDD media players simply combine a hard drive enclosure with the audio and video hardware and software, and can come either with a hard drive installed already or simply as an empty shell, giving users the choice of what hard drive they want to install. There are also smaller HDD media players that do not have their own hard drive enclosure, but instead, have either one or two USB ports that can be used to plug in an external hard drive and/or some sort of memory card slot. Some of these simpler HDD media players that do not have their own hard drive enclosures are small enough to be portable – thus allowing users to bring their external hard drive and HDD media player with them, and watch their movies anywhere they can plug their device in, for example, in their employee lounge or at a friend’s house.

As far as HDD media player capabilities are concerned, the range is quite stunning. Some HDD media players come with networking capabilities, allowing users to access media via file sharing networks from the hard drive of a networked computer. Other HDD media players are able to do this via Wi-Fi as well. Some HDD media players also have the capability to access streaming media from the internet and might also have torrent downloading capabilities. And there are also HDD media players that have the ability to digitally record media from an external source. In this respect, the possibilities for HDD media players are endless.

While the technology behind HDD media players is still young, it is very likely that we will see their popularity increase in the future. At the moment, China is taking the lead in HDD media players, and the majority of developers and manufacturers are based there. Because of this, HDD media players tend to be quite inexpensive, especially if they are purchased through online wholesalers, making them a great investment for any home theater setup.

HDD Media Tanks: A Worthwhile Addition to Any Home Theater Setup

Red — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:26:50 +0000

Home theaters are quickly becoming popular amongst many homeowners. In a sense, it allows people to bring the qualities of a movie theater that many of us enjoy into the home. It can come in all forms and sizes, from living room setups to dedicated home theater rooms. They allow us to have an escape from the stresses of reality right in the comfort of our own homes without the repetitive cost of a movie ticket.

However, home theater equipment can be very expensive at times – especially when you think that you have to purchase a different device to do each of the different things that you want to do with your home theater. For example, if you want to watch movies recorded on optical media such as DVD or Blueray, you’re going to have 1 piece of equipment just for that. Then of course, you might also want to play music over the network on your home theater setup, again, another equipment will be dedicated just for that. Taking everything into account, you will most likely spend lots of money (and lots of time) looking for and trying the different equipment until you find which ones you really need. And of course all of that different equipment might lead to problems with compatibility between them – although this is quickly becoming a thing of the past, with standardized home theater connections.

There is, however, a way to get around the expenses of having many different devices for several of the things that you might want to do with your home theater setup. In a sense, it allows you to get rid of some of the equipment you might need to complete your setup. Imagine a device (or two devices actually) that can get rid of the optical media player, music player, internet media player, and other audio-video devices in your home theater setup. I’m talking about an HDD media tank with network support.

An HDD (or hard disk drive) media tank is basically a device quite like any other media player that plays media not from a dedicated reader such as in a DVD player, but will play files of different formats directly from a hard disk drive that is installed inside the media tank or an external drive that is plugged into the media tank. There are also media tanks that have equipment built in that allow it to function as a digital TV receiver. And many HDD media tanks will also include support for local area network file sharing and have features that will allow it to access web-based content – and is the variety we will mainly focus on.

Using an HDD media tank with network support, you can get rid of the DVD and Blueray player by accessing a Blueray or DVD drive built into a computer via the network. This same networking capability also allows it to play media files on different computers. So in a sense, the actual need for dedicated equipment is reduced if you can setup a dedicated computer running on adequate specifications that will play host to all the media you want to play in your home theater. In total, the cost of having a computer carry all the equipment used to play the different types of media and the HDD media tank itself will be lower than the cost of the sum of all the individual equipment you would otherwise use.

What’s more, HDD media players with network support allow you to take advantage of the giant information resource that is the internet. You can easily rent or buy and download movies from an online media store like Blockbuster or Movies Unlimited and play them on the HDD media player. You can also watch Youtube videos using the device.

Because of all the functionality that the HDD media tank brings to the home theater floor, it can play a dominant role. But the best thing about HDD media players is that most of them are cheaper than your standard single disc Blueray player! Such quality at a fraction of the cost is the best reason to go ahead and get one – whether or not you’ll be replacing equipment in your set up with it. However, you’ll be surprised to know that many high end equipment manufacturers like Sony, Philips, or Panasonic have not yet caught on to producing media tanks. In fact, the technology behind media tanks has evolved mainly out of China, of all places! And so far, the easiest way to get your hands on one is through a Chinese electronics wholesaler, and many of them now sell different brands and models with different capabilities, so be sure to check them all out and compare their features to make sure you get what you want today.

The Top 5 Uses for the Spy Pen

admin — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:50:31 +0000

The Mini Spy Video Recorder Pen has both video and audio recording capabilities. Coupled with large storage space, small size and no cabling requirements, it offers excellent versatility and a virtually unlimited number of uses.

Here at the BigBoxStore.com we decided to do a little investigative work of our own and come up with a list of the The Top 5 Uses for the Spy Pen.

5. Writing

What use is a spy pen that cannot be used to sign a document, write down a phone number or make a note? With the Mini Spy Video Recorder Pen, you will never get found out. A smooth ball-point pen and a replaceable cartridge ensure that you are always prepared. Keep their attention elsewhere whilst you record their every action.

4. Memory Boost

How many times have you gone to a party or a social event and met dozens of people you will meet again only to be unable to recall a single name? Once again the Mini Spy Video Recorder Pen can come to your rescue. Keep the pen in your outside pocket and record your entire evening. If you meet that special someone, you can always review the video for any interesting information, such as their favorite pastime or their perfect date.

3. Record and Review

Ever had those one-shot viewings of something and knew then and there that it would come in very handy if you could take that information with you? Bring along the Mini Spy Video Recorder Pen and you’ve got no worries. Record and review the footage to your heart’s content. Use it as a study aid or to gain a competitive advantage on your rivals.

2. Reconnaissance

This is exactly where the Mini Spy Video Recorder Pen gets it’s name from. Spying! There’s no better way to put the pen to the test then to let it gather some information for you? Hide your pen in a colleagues pen holder and see what they really think of you. Place it behind your teacher’s desk and get a sneak preview of what’s coming up in the exam. Sneak it into a cheerleader’s changing room to… find out what meaningful conversations they have. Whatever the cause, the Mini Spy Video Recorder Pen will not let you down.

1. Hard Evidence

Time to teach someone a lesson? Need to prove to your brother that he is in fact sleepwalking? Suspicious of your girlfriend cheating on you? Is someone using blackmail or extortion against you? Fight back! With the Mini Spy Video Recorder Pen you don’t have to take crap from anybody and you know that when you are right and need that hard evidence the Mini Spy Video Recorder Pen has got your back.

There we have it. The Top 5 Uses for the Spy Pen. If you can think of any more uses, please feel free to add any suggestions in the comments. The Mini Spy Video Recorder Pen makes it easy to maintain that upper edge on your competition and makes it easy to impress your friends and relatives, so where is yours?

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