“In June 1997, as Apple teetered on the brink of bankruptcy, Wired decided to offer some friendly advice, 101 tips to save the ailing company. We added an extra one on the cover: ‘Pray.’ That idea was more useful than many of our other suggestions...”
- Anthony Citrano
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Up until recently my computer has been in close proximity to my TV, but now that they’ve parted ways, I’ve lost the ability to easily connect them up without having a VGA cable running between rooms. But that’s exactly the problem the Wireless USB to VGA adapter from IOGEAR solves. The USB adapter pictured on the right connects to your PC or laptop, while the VGA adapter on the left connects to your external display, getting rid of those unsightly cables in-between. Now the range is limited to about 30 feet but you can push a half-decent resolution of either 1600×1200 (UXGA) or 1680×1050 (WSXGA+). The IOGEAR site also claims you can stream videos up to 720P in resolution, though the range is then limited to about 15 feet, and you’ll need a system with at least a 2GHz CPU. But even with those limitations it seems like a nice alternative to trying to hide cables under a rug, and you can order one directly from the IOGEAR website for $229.95. And on a side note, even though I find it...
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- Bluesun 2600
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How does this do audio? And if it does audio, is it synced up perfectly with the video stream?
- Brad Williamson
What I was thinking, at the time, was using a Bluetooth patch from the computer to the Stereo system or audio input of the TV.
- Bluesun 2600
Awwww, man... so it's not a feature that's built into the device? I was really hoping this thing wasn't gonna require any wild techy hacking to make it function perfectly. Shucks.
- Brad Williamson
I just remembers another product. SageTV HD Theater. I'll post that in a moment.
- Bluesun 2600
"Many of the get-rich-quick iPhone stories we've seen involve small development efforts -- one or two people -- selling enough apps for $1 each that they can quit their day jobs and work on iPhone stuff all the time. But some companies are also making a nice amount of revenue from in-app ads, according to one iPhone ad firm. In a report (embedded below), AdWhirl says that top apps can make $400 to $5,000 per day on ads, averaging an effective CPM (cost per 1,000 impressions) near $2."
- Brad Williamson
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