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HDMI on Xbox 360 Premium is Official Microsoft say 2007-08-09 05:32:07 It has finally been made official by Microsoft that they are offering an HDMI port for the Xbox 360, the question is how do you know if your Xbox 360 will have HDMI out? Well first of all this is Microsoft’s official statement which says “Yes, we are offering an HDMI port for Xbox 360 simply as another choice in Xbox 360 owners’ games and entertainment experience. Retailers are gradually introducing HDMI-enabled Xbox 360s into the channel to meet demand.” This is great news for all you Xbox 360 gamers. Now going back to the above question of “how do you know if your Xbox 360 will have HDMI out? Well this is pretty simple really because the applicable systems will have the HDMI logo on it, so basically keep you eyes open when checking it out. Look at the picture above this is how it will look. Written by Mark for Product ReviewsIn Sections: News, Microsoft News, Gaming, Xbox 360 ... Microsoft  Xbox

BMW and NASA engineers announce successful completion of BMW Hydrogen 7 luxury sedan 2007-08-09 05:24:41 NASA engineers have been hard at work lately, they have just launched the Space Shuttle Endeavour in to space and now they have just finished an eight-week test period with BMW on the BMW Hydrogen 7 project. The Hydrogen 7 is the first ever luxury sedan that is to be powered by hydrogen. NASA was the perfect choice for BMW of North America to work with, as they use liquid hydrogen to get the shuttle in to space as the liquid has a high energy density. BMW Hydrogen 7 will be the first vehicle that can use this fuel source which is great for the environment as it can reduce CO2 emissions by at least 90 percent. NASA personnel had the full use of a fleet of BMW Hydrogen 7s, which had a dual combustion engine that was capable of running on either on liquid hydrogen or gasoline. The cars system could shift seamlessly between the two different power sources. Source NASA had said that this BMW mission was a complete success Written by Peter for Product ReviewsIn Sections: Autos, Hybrid Cars, ...

Virgin America Says It Will Be Profitable by 2009 2007-08-09 05:19:06 Virgin America had its first flight yesterday but apparently the airline will not be profitable for two years, meaning investors will have to wait until 2009 to see profits. Virgin America is partially owned by English billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson as part of his Virgin business empire. A member of Virgin America’s board, Robert Nisi, said: “We’re probably looking, rough estimate, 18 months to two years for a profit. We’re committed to making this airline a success and we’ll be behind it as long as we need to.” Nisi’s Cyrus Capital Partners has invested a massive $80 million in Virgin America. Do you think Virgin America will become a big success? Source Written by Sam for Product ReviewsIn Sections: News, Business ... America

Earthquake hits Chatsworth, Los Angeles: Just six miles from Northridge California 2007-08-09 05:09:56 A small earthquake that with a magnitude of 4.5 has hit Chatsworth, Los Angeles, this is just six mile from where the Northridge hit in California. The epicenter of the earthquake was 45 kilometers northwest of Los Angeles Civic Center. The quake was felt by people across Los Angeles at 1 a.m. local time, it is believed that there have been no injuries or major damage; it seems as if this slight tremor only managed to knock items off shelves and walls. Were you affected by the Los Angeles Earthquake? Written by Peter for Product ReviewsIn Sections: News, Environment ...

Top 5 safest 2007 hybrid vehicles Who came first 2007-08-09 04:50:16 We know that buying a Hybrid vehicle you are doing your bit to help save our planet against global warming, but the thing is how safe are these vehicles that we trust out lives of us and our children? Here is a list of the top five safest 2007 hybrid vehicles. In first place is the Toyota Camry Hybrid 4-Dr w/SAB In second place is the Honda Civic Hybrid 4-DR w/SAB Third place goes to the Ford Escape Hybrid 4-DR Fourth is the Mercury Mariner Hybrid 4-DR And a disappointing fifth is the Toyota Prius 4-DR w/SAB We all know that the Toyota Prius is by far the most fuel efficient car of all the hybrids, but when it comes to safety it has the lowest score. Source Do you feel safe in your Hybrid Vehicle? Written by Peter for Product ReviewsIn Sections: Autos, Hybrid Cars ... Hybrid

Michelle Pfeiffer talks about her plug-in electric vehicle on the David Letterman show 2007-08-09 04:28:49 Although last night’s episode of the David Letterman show was a repeat, it was very funny and insightful as Michelle Pfeiffer talks about her plug-in electric vehicle. She came on the show to promote her two movies Hairspray and Stardust, but in the interview she then went on to talking about her donkey, her children and her electric car which she loves. Pfeiffer said that she has only just started to drive the plug-in car again because she could only charge at her house, and she was afraid that she would run out of charge if she used in anywhere else. The video below runs for 5 minutes and 45 seconds, Michelle talks to Letterman about her electric vehicle about 3 minutes into the interview. Written by Peter for Product ReviewsIn Sections: Autos, Green ...

Mercedes-Benz new compact CUV to be called the GLK 2007-08-09 04:16:36 We have known for a while now that Mercedes-Benz have been working on a new compact SUV, and although there has been much speculation about its name Mercedes have officially announced that the new vehicle will be called the GLK. This new crossover will first debut in Europe late next year, and then the German made SUV will make its way to US soil early in 2009. Mercedes-Benz had ideas of marketing the GLK as a SUV but went for the CUV approach instead. Not much is known about the new GLK as journalists have only seen a prototype, but many believe that Mercedes will show off a GLK-Class over in Detroit in January 2008. Source Written by Peter for Product ReviewsIn Sections: Autos, CUV ...

FDA To Investigate Chinese Seafood Claims Of Banned Drugs, Chemicals 2007-08-09 04:15:19 Shipment of seafood from China are being investigated by the The Food and Drug Administration. The Chinese seafood may not have been correctly cleared for public consumption and may have contained banned drugs and chemicals. However, officials at the agency said that although that thought the seafood was screened correctly, they wanted more details on 28 shipments that were given the FDA “import alert,” which is supposed to trigger the tough screening requirement. This another health scare regarding products from China, can you trust any food imports from China? Although the Chinese imports may be cheaper, do you think it is safer to consumer local products? Source Written by Sam for Product ReviewsIn Sections: News, Business ...

Blockbuster Buys Movie Download Company Movielink 2007-08-09 04:06:21 In order to get a larger foothold in the rapidly growing online movie business, Blockbuster is buying the digital movie-download service Movielink. Blockbuster has been competing with rival internet movie download company Netflix and despite Blockbuster adding subscribers to their Total Access program faster than Netflix, Netflix could boast that they offered the ability to instantly download movies and TV shows to a computer. Not any more. With Blockbuster buying Movielink, they now have a real foothold to compete with Netflix. Terms of this deal have not yet been disclosed. What do you think about Blockbuster buying movie download company Movielink? Online movies has to be the future, does it not? Source Written by Sam for Product ReviewsIn Sections: News, Business ... Download

Aston Martin sold: Ford gets $931 million in Primrose Cove deal 2007-08-09 03:56:46 Ford has received a massive $931 million for the sale of Aston Martin, they sold this UK GT maker earlier this year many believed that Ford had actually wanted $965 million for the company, but Ford later said that they revised this price to $870 million. The $931 million was not just a cash deal, but a payment also came in the way of preferred stock in Primrose Cove Ltd, they are the holding company for the group of investors who purchased Aston Martin. There are many investors who now have a slice of this great British GT car maker, you have Investment Dar and Adeem Investment Co, these are investment firms in Kuwait, John Sinders a banker and finally David Richards who it the boss of Prodrive. Although many though that Ford would make a loss by selling Aston Martin, the car maker actually made a pretax gain of $187 million. Source Written by Peter for Product ReviewsIn Sections: Autos ...

Media Company GigaOm Gets Paul Walborsky As COO 2007-08-09 03:47:36 The year old media company GigaOm from Om Malik now has five blogs under its control as well as a video show and a job listing website. To help with this fast growth, Paul Walborsky, who is an experienced executive has been brought in as the company’s Chief Operating Officer Paul Walborsky has worked in senior positions at Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Lehman Brothers, ING Barings and Swiss Bank Corp. It looks like the new COO will be able to help with the non-editorial duties, whilst Om Malik can concentrate on managing other writers and writing himself, full time. Do think GigaOm will benefit from a COO? Source Written by Sam for Product ReviewsIn Sections: News, Business ...

Shuttle launch: Barbara Morgan first teacher in space 2007-08-09 03:39:42 Following on from our news yesterday where Barbara Morgan became the first teacher in space, and that you could watch the NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch, we would like to talk about the teacher Barbara Morgan, and her journey to become the first teacher in space. Barbara Morgan’s journey to become the first teacher in space is one of a milestone for space exploration, but the first part of the journey was a sad one because she trained alongside Christa McAuliffe, the astronaut/teacher who dies 21 years ago in the ill fated Challenger space shuttle mission that exploded over Florida. Morgan is a primary school teacher who was picked by NASA to become the first educator astronaut, but after seeing the space shuttle explosion NASA abandoned its programme of letting civilians into space. So Barbara went back to teaching in her home state of Idaho, although she did vow to complete what Miss McAuliffe. It was 10 years ago when Barbara decided to leave her job and to pursue her career ...

Jennifer Lopez Has Been Awarded Nearly $545,000 2007-08-09 02:01:30 Jennifer Lopez has just been awarded nearly $545,000 in a lawsuit. The lawsuit was against her first husband, Ojani Noa who was planning a tell-all book. In the book, he was planning on blabbing about the several affairs on her end. There is also a permanent injunction that is gonna ban him from criticizing, denigrating, casting in a negative light or otherwise disparaging or causing disparagement to the J.Lo. Do you think that she had a good outcome to all this? Written by Kerry for Product ReviewsIn Sections: News, Celebrity News ...

Amy Winehouse Was Rushed To Hospital 2007-08-09 01:54:20 Amy Winehouse was rushed to the hospital, and was treated for exhaustion. Doctors have ordered Amy to have complete rest. This blows for Amy Winehouse fans because her concerts are cancelled for now, but than again she had cancelled a bunch of shows before her “exhaustion” too. We wish Amy a fast recovery and hope that she will be able to finish her concerts soon Written by Kerry for Product ReviewsIn Sections: News, Celebrity News ...

Japan celebrates with a Mazda RX-8 Rotary Engine 40th Anniversary edition 2007-08-09 01:53:12 You would not believe it but it has been 40 years since the rotary engine came into use, and to help celebrate Mazda are producing 200 Mazda RX-8 Rotary Engine 40th Anniversary edition cars, which will only be available in Japan. Each of these 200 limited edition vehicles will be finished in Marble White; there will also be special badging, and a cool looking leather and Alcantara interior that features contrast trimming. What also makes the RX-8 Rotary Engine 40th Anniversary edition different are the Bilstein dampers, and the front cross member which has been filled with foam. Mazda have still used the same engine that appears in both the RX-8 Type S and RX-8 Type E models, so all this special edition is, is a new paint scheme and some accessory and trim tweaks. Source Written by Peter for Product ReviewsIn Sections: Autos, Sports Cars ...