How to stream your music around the house on a budget: Logitech S715i speaker and Audiogalaxy app review

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  • July 31, 2011 at 3:21 pm

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Logitech S715i Speaker and Audiogalaxy app

There are as many options for streaming music around the house as there are combinations of portable speakers, speaker docks, network players and portable device apps — and that’s a whole lot.

Here I’m going to go over just one of these combinations, which was the result of my search for a cost efficient, convenient, and aurally pleasing way to stream and listen to my locally stored music around the house and in the garden.
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Best games for a rooted Nook Color

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  • June 8, 2011 at 6:18 pm

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Nook Color running a game

So you’ve taken the plunge and rooted your Nook Color, tasted the fruits of freedom and now there is no going back. Now there is only the endless search for new and exciting apps and games. Well, we are here to help with a series of reviews of cool Android apps tried and tested on the Nook Color.

This first installment is all about games. All of the below games take advantage of the Nook’s larger screen and perform decently. They can be played without the need for fixed back or option buttons (you can put SoftKeys away) and most importantly they are loads of fun. Each of the below games can mostly be played for free, so that you can see how each performs on the Nook without committing. The screenshots were taken directly from the Nook Color. continue reading

Nook Color Review

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  • February 20, 2011 at 3:05 pm

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Barnes & Noble Nook Color

It’s been almost three months since this e-reader / tablet landed on our doorstep and I’ve already spent several hours of quality time with it. Barnes & Noble has taken a different approach with its second e-reader device, donning the Nook Color with a full 7-inch color touchscreen and doing away with E-Ink. Despite this move, unsurprisingly, the Nook Color is still a book centric device out of the box.

This review of the Nook Color centers on its suitability as an e-reader device. Despite this I must note that the Nook Color has great potential as a full-fledged tablet and, the never-tiring Android hacking community has really embraced the Nook Color and continues daily to unlock its potential. A follow-up review will be posted soon that will look into the Nook Color as a tablet.

Moving right along, I must say from the kick-off that B&N has created a really great e-reading device that is a pleasure to take everywhere, hold and use and is offering it at a very attractive price, $249. However the Nook Color is not without frustrations and the software experience is still rough around the edges; with each over-the-air update, however, bringing it closer to perfection. Despite these, it still might not be the device for everyone, and we will try to convey both the shortcomings together with the benefits of this device. Hopefully by the end of this lengthy review you should get an idea if this is the right device for you. So read on to find out.
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