Regardless of how the economy is these days, I am pretty sure that every tech geek and HDTV fans would love this news bit. There are rumors that Samsung is going to give their DLP (sorry guys not LCD or Plasma) HDTVs a price cut this coming Sunday. This price cut can go from anywhere between $200 to $600 off the retail price. Now again this is all just speculation at the moment. There has yet to be an offical announcement from Samsung. But it wouldn’t be a surpirse if their DLP television sets do get a price cut as the holiday season is fast approaching. Many companies are hoping to sell well this holiday season despite the declining economic climate, so they are looking to cut the prices of their products. Please stay tuned as more information comes our way.

- Geoff

[Source: CrunchGear]

American traditions:

-Apple Pie
-Baseball
-Policing the World
-Frivolous Lawsuits

Whether its suing McDonald’s for spilling your own coffee onto yourself while driving, or sueing them because you’re too fat, Americans love the court system. Partly because in the world of multi-billion dollar corporations, it is often easier to settle than to pay high power attorneys to defend against these lawsuits. There has been an alarming number of lawsuits filed over the last year against companies such as AT&T by workers who claim that they are not properly compensated for the time they spend waiting for their computers to boot up. Their work clock does not technically start until the computer is booted. The workers claim that during this time they are organizing and doing essential paperwork. I suggest an alternative, hire better IT guys! Computer boot ups should take no more than three minutes (workers claim boot up can take anywhere from fifteen to thirty minutes).

-Derek

[Source:Engadget]

In celebration of the release of Wrath of the lich King. The Onion recently did a story about the up coming game World of World of Warcraft. I pre-ordered my copy today online. In an Inspiretech exclusive, Blizzard executives informed us that World of World of Warcraft players will also be responsible for taking in game multi-vitamin supplements in order to stay alive. The in-game diet of pizza and Bacon Ultimate Cheeseburgers in World of World of Warcraft will make it so that your avatar’s health will decline. Insulin shots must also be taken once a month.

-Derek

[Source:The Onion]

There is no doubt that the office of the presidency for the United States of America is one of the hardest jobs in the world (next to blogger). The eight years our last two commander in chiefs have spent have added what looks like some twenty years to their faces. Their hair is completely white and their wrinkles tell of long nights contemplating difficult decisions. This got us here at Inspiretech Blog a little curious as to the current president elect. So we placed his face into our brand new complexion simulator. We cranked up the stress and if he gets elected for a second term, we were given the results with a scientifically proven 98.72% accuracy! Well within the acceptable limits for percentage error…

-Derek

Many Blackberry users who had a Gmail account use to have a problem getting the Gmail contact list onto their Blackberry. Previously, the Google Sync application only synced the calendar from Gmail to your Blackberry. Now the Google Sync application can sync your beloved contact list, with names and numbers, to your  Blackberry smartphone. Now you don’t have to worry about having two different contact lists on your Gmail and your Blackberry. It is quite obvious that Google launches this new application in time for the launch of the Blackberry Storm.

- Geoff

[Source: Engadget]

Kingston, a world leader in memory products has just begun to shipping its new Datatraveler 150 USB thumb drives. The new thumb drives have a staggering 64 GB capacity. That’s 63 GB more than my current thumb drive! Kingston is expected to provide 24/7 tech support as well as a 5 year warranty for the new thumb drive. Now you can carry the entire season of Heroes with you to the office so you have something to pass the time! While high capacity thumb drives like this have been around for a while, they have generally come from unreliable manufacturers with poor reputations. The Kingston Datatraveler represents one of the first reliable ones. If you need a portable hard drive you can fit onto your key chain, the Kingston Datatraveler 150 thumb drive one for you!

-Derek

- Geoff

[Source: GmailBlog]

A new study released by the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Console) has shown that next-gen consoles can waste over $150 dollars per year in electrical bills. The study has shown that the PS3 is the most power hungry of the three consoles. Users who do not shut off their PS3 can expect an annual electrical bill increase of about 160 dollars. The Xbox 360 is only a few dollars short of that at $143. The Wii however is far below the other 2 and is almost negligible. Users are advised to turn off their consoles when not using them (which should be a given especially for Xbox 360 users wary of the Red Ring of Death issue). You should also try and limit the number of movies you watch with your consoles. A PS3 will use five times more power to watch a blu-ray movie versus a standard blu-ray player. To put these power consumption figures into perspective, the total energy consumed by video game consoles in the United States per year is enough to power the city of San Diego for the year!

-Derek

[Source:yahoo]

Right off the bat, Research in Motion has admitted that there are a few bugs that needs attention with the new Blackberry Storm, which is set to be released tomorrow. So RIM has announced that the Blackberry Storm will be getting a over-the-air software update which we could expect “within weeks”. Many analysts who have reviewed the Blackberry Storm have complained about how sluggish the smartphone was and and there were just too many bugs. With this update, they are hoping that the Blackberry Storm would become more responsive. Stay tuned as more information comes our way.

- Geoff

[Source: Gizmodo]

We’re starting a new series here at the Inspiretech Blog called…Inspiretech Blog Hotties of the Week! And to kick off this new series of blog posts having to do with the most beautiful hotties to hit the internets is non other than the gadget goddess Olivia Munn. The co-host of G4’s Attack of the Show has been in the dreams, or fantasies, of geeks everywhere since her debut.

Olivia, who is half Chinese and half white…but all hot!, got her TV start on Fox Sports Net and made an appearance in the music video for Hello Tomorrow by the band Zebrahead. Shes accomplished quite a bit at the age of 26. From a small theater performer to a model in the Japanese fashion industry, Munn got her big break playing surfer Milly Acuna on the show Beyond the Break on The N network. She became the co-host of Attack of the Show on the video game dedicated G4 network. Munn has a legion of fans who are crazy about all things Munn, and we at the Inspiretech Blog are part of that rabid pack of Munn fans. Munn has since had apperances as a spokesperson for Pepsi, Nike and Neutrogena, and has had interviews in Playboy (sorry no noods!), Foam, Men’s Edge, and Complex magazines.

Here’s to the hottest geek in the world! Check out Olivia Munn on Attack of the Show on G4. Or read what she has to say on her blog heyolivia.com.

-Ray