Hulu Plus For Nintendo Wii Review

Nintendo has launched Hulu Plus for the Wii, releasing an app for the subscription-based streaming TV service for its console and offering new users two weeks of free access, available for download from the Wii Shop Channel, the Hulu Plus app costs $7.99 per month, which is payble after the trial is over and gives access to a catalog of recent titles in the US. Through the first month of the app's availability, new users can redeem a two-week free trial of the service and a 3DS version is due later this year.



Wii owners with broadband Internet access now have a new way to watch their favorite TV shows and movies. Wii owners can subscribe to Hulu Plus for $7.99 a month and instantly stream current-season hit TV shows such as Family Guy, Glee, New Girl, Vampire Diaries, The Office, The Biggest Loser and Modern Family, as well as full back seasons of hit shows like Community and Grey's Anatomy. Kids can enjoy a growing library of favorites, including Arthur, Wild Kratts and Dinosaur Train, and families can browse through hundreds of popular movies from Miramax and more. "Wii offers the most entertainment fun for everyone in the family, with an impressive selection of streaming movies and TV shows in addition to an unparalleled lineup of games that can't be played anywhere else," said Tony Elison, Nintendo of America's senior director and general manager of Network Business. "The Wii console is the hub of the living room, and with the addition of Hulu Plus, millions of households now have even more options for streaming premium TV shows and movies."


"We want to be everywhere, on every screen where people want to watch their favorite shows and discover new ones on their own schedule. Wii is not only one of the most important entertainment devices in the living room, but one of the most heavily anticipated and requested platforms by users and subscribers. Teaming up with Nintendo gives millions of households across the U.S. an immediate way to access some of their favorite current season shows on-demand in their living room through Hulu Plus," said Pete Distad, VP of Marketing and Distribution at Hulu. Users who have a broadband Internet connection can visit the Wii Shop Channel to download the Hulu Plus application at no extra charge. The application will allow users to navigate using the Wii Remote controller and search for their favorite TV shows, movies, clips and more. Hulu Plus offers a variety of content, including Hulu Latino, which offers hundreds of hours of current and classic Spanish-language programming, including the entire current season of prime-time TV shows from Univision, Galavision and Telefutura. For the first month of launch, users who download Hulu Plus for Wii and do not already have an existing Hulu Plus account will get a two-week free trial. Hulu Plus is also coming to the Nintendo 3DS system later this year, bringing full current-season TV series and popular movies to entertainment fans whenever they want.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Tablet Review

Samsung just launched the Galaxy Tab 2, the official sequel to its original tablet, offers Ice Cream Sandwich on a seven-inch platter and the tablet is is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor and 1GB RAM and features a 7-inch WSVGA display (1024×600) PLS TFT LCD, Wi-Fi, 3MP rear-facing fixed focus camera, VGA camera on the front, HSPA+ support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, A-GPS, 8 or 16 or 32GB internal memory, microSD card slot and 4,000mAh battery. The 10.5mm thin tablet is also loaded with Samsung services like TouchWiz UI with Live Panel, Samsung Apps support, Hub support, S Suggest which is a real-time app recommendation engine, Kies Air, ChatON, Allshare Play and Samsung has confirmed the tablet will first release in UK in March.



Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies introduced its first line-up of tablets for 2012 with the launch of the GALAXY Tab 2 (7.0), expanding the choice of tablets to customers. Light and portable, the GALAXY Tab 2 (7.0) is the ideal personal on-the-go device, available in 3G and WiFi versions. Starting from UK, the GALAXY Tab 2 (7.0) will be launched in global market from March. "Two years ago, Samsung GALAXY Tab began to offer customers more possibilities on the go. Since then, Samsung has actively enhanced our tablet line-up with several tablets in different sizes," said JK Shin, President of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics. "The new GALAXY Tab 2 (7.0) will provide people with delighted multimedia experience and allow efficient communication." Samsung's first Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)-powered tablet offers a variety of new and improved Android OS features. An upgraded Android Market enables access to more than 400,000 applications which can be enjoyed across phones or tablets. Furthermore, a more intuitive user interface includes the ability to swipe-control applications as well as a wholly redesigned app gallery for easier sharing of content. The new OS's vastly faster performance and response times across multiple applications is further enhanced by HSPA＋ 21Mbps or WiFi connectivity. Additionally, Android 4.0 includes a selection of embedded Google applications that enables users to quickly launch sites and applications that they use frequently; meanwhile, the innovative Face Unlock feature unlocks the tablet through unique facial recognition software.




The GALAXY Tab 2 (7.0) offers users easy multimedia access, playback and sharing experiences with Samsung Hub services. Samsung's Music Hub provides a full music store solution with access to over 17 million tracks. Additionally, the Readers Hub provides the user with access to over 2.3 million e-books, 3,500 magazines and over 2,000 newspapers in 51 languages, while the Game Hub instantly connects users to the latest game titles. Samsung is also introducing the Video Hub, which offers over 1,000 film titles for purchase or rent, and provides reviews, trailers and recommendations for easier content selection using the GALAXY Tab 2 (7.0). Complementing the GALAXY Tab 2 (7.0)'s multimedia offering is Samsung's upgraded Touchwiz user interface that features Hub widgets for one-step access to users' content in Hubs; the device also presents S Suggest, a new service offering recommendations of apps suited to users' tastes directly on a home screen. The GALAXY Tab 2 (7.0)'s superb multimedia experience is further boosted by Samsung's AllShare Play, a new content-sharing service available for the first time on any Samsung mobile device. AllShare Play allows users to play or live-stream their multimedia content on their GALAXY Tab 2 (7.0) from PCs, other Samsung smart devices as well as third-party web storages. Users can also easily transfer content to other devices or directly to web services. Connecting socially has never been easier with GALAXY Tab 2 (7.0)'s built-in powerful communication capabilities.With the voice call capability, the GALAXY Tab 2 (7.0) can be used just as easily as a phone, affording users the handy convenience of a second device in case they misplace their primary phone. It also lets users to spontaneously arrange multi-party video calls via Google＋ hangouts, as well as engage in group chats or micro-communities to collectively chat or share content. In addition, ChatON, Samsung's cross-platform communication service, connects all phone users of any platform into a single community. ChatON uses phone numbers instead of ID and passwords, and provides easy instant messaging and group chatting in various formats-images, video, voice, contacts-to make messaging simple and intuitive.

Pricing:

Sweden:
Wi-Fi: 2,995SEK (450USD)
3G: 3,695 SEK (556USD)

Finland:
Wi-Fi: 349EUR (463USD)
3G: 429EUR (568USD)

Norway:
Wi-Fi: 2,400NOK (420USD)
3G: 2,990NOK (523USD)

Denmark:
Wi-Fi: 2,350DKK (419USD)
3G: 3,995DKK (712USD)

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Eurocom Panther 4.0 Supercomputer-Class Fully Upgradeable And Configurable Super-Notebook With Intel x79 Chipset Review

With the announcement of the Eurocom Panther 4.0 notebook, the Maingear Titan 17 isn’t the only portable device to get a taste of the Intel Core i7 3960X Extreme Edition processor and this laptop will come powered by the Intel X79 Sandy Bridge-E Core Logic chipset along with support for SLI and CrossFireX. Aimed as a workstation, mobile server and gaming rig, this portable laptop is built around dimensions of 16.76 x 11.44 x 2.31 inches and weighs approximately 12.1lbs, potential users can also choose between the Nvidia GeForce GTX 580M and Quadro 5010M GPUs or the AMD Radeon HD 6990M graphics chip, in single or dual SLI or CrossFireX mode. As it's powered by an Intel Extreme Core i7 processor, maxes out at a massive 32GB of RAM and can optionally have SLI graphics cards (two cards running together), availability date could be Mar. 15, 2012.

Eurocom, which makes high performance notebooks mobile workstations and mobile servers has announced the EUROCOM Panther 4.0, which is a Mobile Workstation, Mobile Server and Gaming Station powered by Intel's newest line of 6 core, 12 thread, 130W desktop Intel Core i7-3960X Processor Extreme edition based on the Intel X79 Express Chipset Sandy Bridge-E architecture. It's a major upgrade from the previous Panther and its X58 Chipset and the new processor runs at up to 3.9 GHz with 15MB of L3 cache, which delivers exceptional high-def multimedia, multi-tasking and multi-threaded performance. "The new chipset is faster and will support the new Sandy Bridge E processors and the forthcoming Xeons," said Braden Taylor, Eurocom's marketing manager. At the core of the Panther 4.0, users can choose between multiple graphics cards: the NVIDIA GeForce 580M with 384 CUDA cores and 2 GB of GDDR5 RAM for high-performance gaming, NVIDIA Quadro 5010M with 4GB of RAM or the AMD Radeon HD 6990M with 2 GB RAM for those looking for a high-performance workstation class performance. Users can additionally select a choice of a single graphics card or two in NVIDIA SLI or AMD CrossFireX mode for the ultimate in gaming performance and image quality. With the fastest NVIDIA GeForce notebook GPUs in NVIDIA SLI mode, NVIDIA Quadro GPU or AMD Radeon GPU this new graphics powerhouse is the ultimate mobile gaming and workstation machine.

The Panther also features modular VGA technology based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M GPUs or NVIDIA Quadro 5010M running in Single or Dual SLI (Scalable Link Interface) Video Technology mode or AMD Radeon HD 6990M running in single or Dual CrossFireX mode. The Panther 4.0 also features the largest storage capacity on the market today, 4TB with RAID 0/1/5/10 - making it the perfect laptop for users who demand extra-large capacity storage and reliability for true portable workstation-calibre or server experience. It has three choices of 17.3-inch Full HD 16:9, 1920x1080 displays with choices of Matte, Glossy and 120Hz 3D matte. "In addition to the power, the ability to customize almost every aspect of the system makes us different from the other high end competitors on the market," Taylor said. The Panther is built with an ultra heavy duty design for unintentional abuse while on the go, and to ensure the long life expected in machines of this class. For security purposes, it comes equipped with a Trusted Platform Module, Fingerprint reader and Kensington lock port. This assures the data is not compromised. Up to 32GB of superfast DDR3-1600 SODIMM memory is also supported via four channels. The Panther 4.0, which measures 16.76" x 11.44" x 2.31"/ 419(W)x286(D)x57.9-62.1(H)mm and weights 12.1lbs/5.5kg, also supplies tremendous SATA-600 storage (up to 4TB using four storage drives), allowing users to save more of their favourite photos, music, games, and more, as well as headroom to install additional office and entertainment applications. Customers may also choose between RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 for the ultimate transfer rates and application load times or redundancy.

Features:

Core Logic: Intel X79 Express Chipset

BIOS: Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI); AMI

Processor: up to Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme(3.30GHz, 15MB L3 cache)

VGA TECHNOLOGY: Modular MXM 3.0b; NVIDIA: GTX 580M, 560M; QUADRO 5010M, 4000M, 3000M; AMD: HD6990M, HD6970M; supports both SLI and CrossFireX

MEMORY: up to 64GB; DDR3-1333/1600/1866; four physical memory sockets

EXPANSION: Built-in ExpressCard 34/54 slot

STORAGE: up to 4TB of storage with four physical SSD, Hybrid or HDD, RAID 0/1/5/10 support; SATA-3

OPTICAL DRIVE BAY: DVD-RW or Blu Ray Burner or 4th Hard Drive

I/O PORTS: 3x USB 3.0; 2x USB 2.0; eSATA; Firewire-400 (TI XIO2221ZAY); DP v1.2; DVI-I (SL); HDMI 1.4a out w/HDCP; Headphone; Microphone; S/PDIF out; Line-in; RJ-45 / LAN

COMMUNICATION: built-in 10/100/1000Mb Base-TX Ethernet LAN (Intel 82579V); WLAN (optional); Bluetooth v2.1+EDR (optional); 2M Video Webcam (built-in)

SECURITY: TPM 1.2; Fingerprint, Kensington Lock

KEYBOARD: Illuminated full-size with separate numeric keypad; W/A/S/D gaming key; built-in touchpad with multi-gesture and scrolling functions; 6 touch sensor instant buttons: Volume Up/Down, Mute, WLAN, BT, Webcam

WEIGHT/DIMENSIONS: 5.5kg (12.1lbs); 419(W)x286(D)x57.9-62.1(H)mm (16.76x11.44x2.31-2.48inch)

Specifications:

HARDWARE

Laptop type	Desktop replacement
Width	419 mm
Depth	286 mm
Thickness	62.1 mm
Weight	12.2 pounds
Color	Black

SOFTWARE

Operating system	Windows 7, Linux

DISPLAY (BASE)

Screen size (diagonal)	17.3 inches
Display surface	Matte, Glossy
Backlight	LED
Resolution (X)	1920 px
Resolution (Y)	1080 px

DISPLAY (MAX)

Size (diagonal)	17.3 inches
Backlit	LED
Resolution (X)	1920 px
Resolution (Y)	1080 px
3D enabled	Yes

KEYBOARD

Type	Chiclet
Backlit	Yes
Number pad	Yes

MOUSE

Type(s)	Trackpad
Multitouch	Yes

PROCESSOR (MAX)

Brand	Intel
Family	Sandy Bridge
Model	Core i7-3960X
Cores	6
Clockspeed	3.3 GHz
Turbo clockspeed	2.9 MHz

GPU (BASE)

Graphics type	Discrete
Base discrete GPU brand	Nvidia
Discrete GPU model	GTX 560M

GPU (MAX)

Discrete GPU brand	AMD
Discrete GPU model	HD6990M
SLI / Crossfire	Yes

MEMORY

Base RAM size	8 GB
Max. config RAM size	24 GB
RAM type	DDR3
Base RAM speed	1333 MHz
RAM slots	4

STORAGE

Max. config HDD	4 TB
Card reader	Yes
Card reader support	SD, miniSD, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, MMC

OPTICAL DRIVE

Optical drive type	Tray-loading
Compatible media	DVD-R/RW, Blu-ray burner

AUDIO

Speakers	5
Subwoofer	Yes

WEBCAM

Effective pixels	2 megapixels

PORT OPTIONS

USB	3
FireWire 400	1
Ethernet	1
Ethernet type	10/100/1000 (Gigabit)
DVI	1
DisplayPort	1
HDMI	1
3.5mm headphone	1
3.5mm line-in / microphone	1

CONNECTIVITY

Wi-Fi	Yes
Wi-Fi options	802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a
802.11n frequencies	5GHz, 2.4GHz
Bluetooth	Optional
Bluetooth version	2.1 + EDR

BATTERY

Size	78.44 Wh
Chemistry	Lithium Ion (Li-Ion)
Removable	Yes

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