4 Reasons Why Portable Mp3 Players Take Content to The Next Level by Richard Martin
With the recent advent of the Ipod, a lot of people are using portable Mp3 players to carry their entire music collection around with them. What just a few years ago would have required you to lug a suitcase full of CDs around, now can fit in the palm of your hand. ... Some Ipods can carry up to 60Gb of songs (and now video) on a single miniature hard drive. ... When you take your Mp3 player on the road with you, you are basically shifting time. ... You can download it to your portable Mp3 player and start it whenever you want.

DivX and Movie Downloading -- What, How, and Why? by Sergio D'Alesio
Most films that are downloaded at present,are in the DivX Format,and by using this method of compression/decompression, a Movie can typically be compressed to about one tenth of its original size and downloaded without noticeable loss of quality to a users PC. ... When a DivX encoded Movie is played out from its storage media (DVD/CD/Hard Drive),it is decompressed by the DivX software and relayed on to a DivX compatible Media Player such as Windows Media Player for Viewing. ... Here it can be stored on a Hard Drive or burnt onto a CD/DVD and viewed on a DivX compatible Media Player.

Technology Forecast - Online Storage will Replace Large Hard Drives by Cristopher Fowers
Since the first computer was invented to recent years, developers have strived to fit more information in a smaller amount of space. This is evident in smaller laptop and PDAs. Hard drives seemed to double in storage capacity almost yearly; there was 10 gigabytes, then 50, then 100 and now you... • There is no need to save files on disks, external hard drive, or flash drive. ... The development of flash drive use in desktop and laptop computers will also push the trend towards smaller hard drives and the use of online storage.

The MMORPG phenomenon: Digital Addiction? by Brendon Kirk
For the uninitiated, MMORPG stands for Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game. The basic premise of these epic online games is that players from around the world converge on servers to do battle against computer driven opponents and often each other. ... So what happens when the player realizes that this is going on and decides that they might be better off doing something a little more productive with their time? ... The combination of gaining new levels and waiting for equipment to drop can keep a player occupied for weeks on end.

Can Hard Drive Phones KILL THE iPod? by Daniel Dwase
A new wave of mobile phones equipped with tiny yet powerful hard disk drives is threatening to put an end to the meteoric rise of the iPod as the public's favourite portable digital music player. When you look at the typical consumer, there are three things that they may come back to their house... If you can do 1Gbit/s, you could transfer the content of an entire 8GB hard drive in 64 seconds, which is not really too bad." Indeed, Samsung's new SGH-i310 comes equipped with USB 2.0 plug and play connectivity, which effectively turns the phone not only into an MP3 player but - perhaps more...

A Look at the iRiver MP3 Player by Mike Singh
Iriver introduced their first product, the iMP-100, a portable CD player capable of decoding MP3 data files on CDs, on November, 2000. In the number one global market, iriver was quickly displaced by the introduction of Apple's iPod. Founded in Seoul, capital of South Korea, iriver makes... There are several MP3 companies that are interested in designing and developing MP3 players, and are capable of supporting a user's entire music library, while others look to create a player that rivals the number one positioned MP3 player - the iPod.

A Review of Backyard Football by Morgan Hamilton
To play a game of football with your buddies or with the family doesn’t mean the same thing any more. Probably you still remember the time when we all played full fledged football in neighborhood skirmishes, and if you don’t it’s not so bad as you can still have some fun on your computer while... It only requires a standard version of Windows – 2000, 98 or even 95 will do, your processor speed should be at least 166 MHz and you’ll need at least 32 MB of free space on you hard drive, and you’re ready for kick off.

Comparing iPod and MP3 Players - Is There A Difference? by Mike Singh
According to the latest market studies, the iPod has sold over 1.5 million units as compared to the other MP3 players. The iPod video 30gb holds over 15,000 songs, 25,000 photos, or 150 hours of video with a battery life of 14 hours for music, and two hours for videos. ... Some people get hung up on the fact it is not a hard drive-based player, while others feel it is comparable enough to go for the extra saved money. ... When you look for an MP3 player, you don't say you are looking for a MP3 player - because it could be any brand, including the iPod.

CD/DVD Burners by Sezer Bozkurt
Some people think with the standardization of DVD burners on new computer systems, CD burners have become obsolete. Most people with CD burners will tend to disagree, as do I. Before going out and purchasing a CD Burner or DVD Burner the requirements of the individual need to be determined... CD-R discs can either hold data or audio and can be read in almost any CD-ROM and if the CD-R is made into an audio disc then its possible to read the disc in a Hi-Fi or a car CD Player – you will need to make sure the drive has the ability to read CD-R media, most newer models of CD-Players are...

DVD Backup: Which Way is the Best? by Artem Chlegov
DVD disk is a quite fragile medium and even despite special protection layer on each disk it is still very easy to damage. Unlike VHS tapes, even dropping the disk or putting it in its box in the wrong way sometime might be enough to scratch it and get reading errors as a result. ... In this case you won't actually have to record anything, as it is possible to watch movies from DVD backups on your hard drive at any time (this will require DVD player software, such as PowerDVD or WinDVD). ... The only requirement here is the size of the hard drive; obviously, it should be big enough to...