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<title><![CDATA[Harman intros four new 2011 AV receivers]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 07:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Harman Kardon AVR 3650(Credit:Harman Kardon)Most of the major AV receiver manufacturers have already announced and released their new 2011 line, but Harman Kardon is playing catch-up and rolled our four new midrange AV receivers yesterday. All of the details are already available on Harman's website (including excellent owner's manuals for each model) and we've broken down the most important features throughout the line.Harman Kardon AVR 1565Key features of the Harman Kardon AVR 1565:5.1 AV receiver, 50 watts per channelThree HDMI 1.4a inputs3D video pass-through and audio return channelFront panel USB port (for firmware updates only)Three digital audio inputs (two optical, one coaxial)Basic text on-screen displayLogic 7 audio processing$400 list price' available nowHarman Kardon AVR 1650Key step-up features of the Harman Kardon AVR 1650:5.1 AV receiver, 65 watts per channelFour HDMI 1.4a inputsAutomatic speaker calibrationDolby Volume processingCompatible with The Bridge IIIPiPod accessory$500 list price' available nowHarman Kardon AVR 2650Key step-up features of the Harman Kardon AVR 2650:7.1 AV receiver, 85 watts per channelFive HDMI inputsEthernet portInternet radio streaming, as well as digital music on your networkGraphical user interfaceSecond zone support$800 list price' available nowHarman Kardon AVR 3650Key step-up features of the Harman Kardon AVR 3650:7.1 AV receiver, 100 watts per channelSix HDMI inputs, including one front-panel input$1,000 list price' available now Purely in terms of features, we can't say we're impressed by Harman's 2011 offerings. Not only do none of the receivers offer AirPlay (like the Denon AVR-1912 and Pioneer VSX-1021-K do), they also don't haveiPhone/iPod compatible USB ports, which are offered on every competing midrange AV receiver. Instead, you'll have to shell out for Harman's The Bridge IIIP iPod dock, which is tough to swallow since these receivers already cost more that similar models from other manufacturers. And while the AVR 2650 does add networking capability, it appears to be limited to simply internet radio. That's a far cry from say, the Onkyo TX-NR609, which has Pandora, Rhapsody, Sirius, Slacker and Mediafly. We also didn't see any mention of standby pass-through in the manual or features, which is another now-standard feature these receivers appear to be missing. On the other hand, we've always like Harman Kardon's style and we thought the AVR 2600 was one of the best looking AV receivers of 2010. And of course these new Harman Kardon may have outstanding sound quality, but we won't know until we do a hands-on test.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Paint for Cats: Your cat is an iPad Picasso]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 07:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>svetalaeh</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Mr. Cuddle-toes can now express his inner Matisse.(Credit:Hiccup)All of us crazy cat owners secretly believe our felines are the most charming and talented creatures on the planet. Now we can prove it to skeptics and dog owners everywhere with Paint for Cats, an iPad painting app from the same nutty people that brought you Game for Cats, a laser pointer and mouse chase game for those of the four-legged, long-tailed persuasion.Paint for Cats features a rainbow-striped mouse dancing around and off the screen in a manner designed to tantalize cats into smacking youriPad around. Every time a paw lands, a splash of paint gets added to the faux canvas.  We all know how fickle cats are about toys that are bought for them. I spent $1.99 on Paint for Cats and decided to test it out with some highly scientific experiments.Test subject No. 1: DeliaNotes: Small black domestic short-hair shows immediate engagement with app. Rapid-fire pawing results in great depth of color. Resulting painting is reminiscent of Motherwell with an obvious Jackson Pollock influence. Makes a bold statement about the plight of polydactyls in an uncaring world.Test subject No. 2: ArcherNotes: Large black domestic short-hair displays curiosity. A few tentative paw jabs show a lack of innate painting talent. Cat is soon distracted by a bird flying by the window. Session is over.Test subject No. 3: DashiellNotes: Medium-haired gray tabby purrs intensely at the introduction of the app. Stares for a few moments and then runs and hides under the bed. Session is over.Related links &amp;149' Cat scratch fever--on the iPad &amp;149' Portrait artists make iPad their canvasIs letting my cats loose on a sensitive and expensive piece of computing equipment the smartest thing I've ever done Nope. Was it worth it Yep. I can't see any signs of damage from the all the claw clicking and I've now shared one of Delia's post-modern masterpieces on Facebook. Paint for Cats may not inspire any great debates about what constitutes art, but it's about time the elephants had some competition.Delia&amp;39's work captures the modern angst of a highly technologized society.(Credit:Amanda Kooser/CNET)<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Phishing scam masquerades as Adobe upgrade]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 07:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Phishers use all kinds of come-ons to lure their victims. But one persistent piece of spam tries to trick people by offering an upgrade to Adobe Acrobat.Detailed by security provider Cloudmark in a blog posted yesterday, this type of advertising spam e-mails users a notice to upgrade to the new Adobe Acrobat Reader. Those who click on the link are directed to a Web site touting the benefits of the software.The Web site domain name contains the word &quot;adobe,&quot; says Cloudmark, as an attempt to give it some kind of legitimacy. But of course, it's just another malicious site designed to capture personal information.Once on the phony site, the user is prompted to provide contact details and credit card information, which naturally then fall into the hands of the cybercrooks behind this scam.This particular spam campaign is hardly new, according to Cloudmark. Security vendor MX Lab picked up on it last July and then again in September, all with the same message and intent.In September, MX Lab reached out to MailChimp, the e-mail service provider that the spammers used to send out their messages. Once alerted, MailChimp suspended the account. But the recent outbreak of the same scam shows that cybercrooks can easily move from one provider to another.Adobe is aware of this particular Adobe Reader upgrade scam and has in the past cautioned people to watch out for it.Of course, Adobe Reader is a free product, so the request for credit card information should be a tip-off that something's not right here. But the phony Web site does describe the product as offering the ability to create and edit PDF files, something only available in the paid version of Acrobat. So some people who want the full product could be fooled. And as with most scams, the bad guys come out ahead even if only a tiny percentage of unsuspecting users swallow the bait.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rebecca Black&'s awful &''Friday&'' song could be unstoppable on YouTube &8212' 30M views and counting]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Rebecca Black&amp;'s &amp;''Friday&amp;'' single has been uniformly panned as the worst song ever on the internet. And that has helped turn the 13-year-old girl&amp;'s song into an instant hit, with more than 30 million views of her official video on YouTube.The Black song has debuted above teen pop star Justin Bieber&amp;'s latest song on iTunes &amp;8212' sweet payback since Bieber was also a star born on YouTube. It&amp;'s a great example of how the internet can be manipulated into turning something that is slightly funny into an overnight cultural meme. And for Google&amp;'s YouTube, Black&amp;'s video is another example of its triumph as a pop culture medium over traditional media.The fact that everyone now hates the monotonous song will make it even more popular. It&amp;'s pretty astounding that the internet &amp;8212' and social media such as Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook &amp;8212' can take something and elevate it to an insane scale. It also becomes a kind of chain letter joke. If you haven&amp;'t heard about it yet, you&amp;'re really out of it. But if you heard about it when it debuted weeks ago (mid-February), then you have your ear to the ground of popular culture. This kind of tidal wave could only happen with the aid of technology for sharing things fast.Black will laugh her way to the bank. The iTunes success and the ad revenues from YouTube are certain to make the girl into a multimillionaire. The video was made by Ark Music Factory, a Los Angeles company catering to young stars. They target kids ages 13 to 17, write a &amp;''hit,&amp;'' then record it in an autotuned production. In other words, the aim is to manufacture Bieber-like stars. Ark Music Factory was launched last month by Patrice Wilson and Clarence Jey.The cynical among us will conclude that anything and anybody can be turned into a hit, as long as someone figures out how to play the internet like a violin. It&amp;'s hilarious (and maddening to some) to think that a 13-year-old can outdo the likes of Bieber and Lady Gaga, whose new Born This Way video only has 22 million views.Pop stars who want to cash in on the virality of the video are creating their own covers of the song, which is nauseating because the lyrics are so inane, even if they are dead serious for a 13-year-old girl. (Black admitted she cried when her song was deemed the worst song ever.) Black intones &amp;''Friday, Friday, Friday&amp;'' ad nauseum, with an autotune effect added. People who are not fans say the drone of the song is so memorable that they can&amp;'t get it out of their heads.Popular boy band Jonas Brothers sang a cover of the song at the Gibson Amphitheater on Sunday. Simon Cowell, the former American Idol judge, told Entertainment Weekly, &amp;''Ia4a4ve never seen anything cause so much controversy. I think ita4a4s genius. The fact that everyonea4a4s getting upset about it is hysterical. Any song to do with the weekend annoys you. It reminds me of &amp;8216'Saturday Night,&amp;' do you remember that [1994] song by Whigfield Ita4a4s what we call a &amp;8216'hair-dryer song,&amp;' a song girls sing into their hair dryers as theya4a4re getting ready to go out. But the fact that ita4a4s making people so angry is brilliant.&amp;''Bieber, who ignited &amp;''Bieber Fever&amp;'' with his own rapid rise as a YouTube star, was somewhat snarky about Black&amp;'s song, tweeting to his 8 million followers, &amp;''sunday comes after saturday weird.&amp;'' Some brilliant music producer should get them together to do a duet. The coming days are critical for Black, as Google Trends shows that her popularity just might be tapering off (see chart). If she can get on a big talk show, that would be brilliant. (I see Conan O&amp;'Brien has already mocked her). What do you think Take our poll below.Online Surveys &amp;8211' Zoomerang.comNext Story: Justin.tva4a4s social video bet pays off with 150K downloads Previous Story: How DrChrono brings a4Ahacker culturea4 to health carePrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: autotune, awful, FridayCompanies: Ark Music Factory, GooglePeople: Clarence Dey, Patrice Wilson, Rebecca Black, Simon Cowell          Tags: autotune, awful, FridayCompanies: Ark Music Factory, GooglePeople: Clarence Dey, Patrice Wilson, Rebecca Black, Simon CowellDean is lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He covers video games, security, chips and a variety of other subjects. Dean previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News, the Wall Street Journal, the Red Herring, the Los Angeles Times, the Orange County Register and the Dallas Times Herald. He is the author of two books, Opening the Xbox and the Xbox 360 Uncloaked. Follow him on Twitter at @deantak, and follow VentureBeat on Twitter at @venturebeat. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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