Geoffrey Morrison

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Review: MechWarrior Online Beta
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Nov 16, 2012  |  0 comments

It seems the latest trend in gaming is a lengthy open beta, where interested players can experience the game during the development process. Ideally, their voices and opinions are heard by the developers in a way that benefits the final product. Final, in these days of ongoing updates, being a relative term.

So with other open betas recently I’ve been cautiously optimistic, careful not to judge rough edges but take look for the inevitable potential.

With MechWarrior Online, I’m still looking.

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TV ReviewsLCD TV Reviews
Test Report: Panasonic TC-L55WT50 3D LED LCD HDTV
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Nov 20, 2012  |  0 comments

There are those for whom a plasma TV won’t do. Maybe they’ve only seen plasma TVs in the store and think that LCDs look better. Maybe they have ?a really bright room. Sales numbers show that the majority of consumers choose LCDs.

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Songs to Buy By
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Nov 23, 2012  |  0 comments

I use my iPod to deal with crowds. If you’re like me, sometimes you just like cranking up some tunes to push the world out to more acceptable distance. This is especially true trying to shop during the holiday season.

So for the always-hectic Black Friday weekend, I figured I’d put together a few songs that are, shall we say, not sticky-sweet holiday shopping tunes. Drown out that Bing, Nat, and Perry, and power through the season with these.

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Farewell to a Legend
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Dec 05, 2012  |  0 comments

Many an obit and in memoriam ends up being more about the person writing than the person being eulogized. 

But asking around, it turned out that not many people I know ever got to see Dave Brubeck play. If they had, I’d sure want to hear their stories.

So below follows a little about Brubeck, a tiny bit about a time I got to see him play, and at the end, a few pieces of his incredible legacy.

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CES 2013
CES 2013: Sharp Stays Big
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Jan 07, 2013  |  0 comments

Sharp wanted to be the name in massive flat panel TVs, and that it achieved. With other companies “making do” with 65-inch TVs, Sharp’s 70-, 80-, and 90-inch models make them seem puny.

Lots of models, after the jump.

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CES 2013
CES 2013: Panasonic Previews Pretty Plasmas (likewise, LED LCDs)
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Jan 09, 2013  |  0 comments

 

There’s a few big headlines right off the top. The first, Panasonic’s entire LCD line now uses LEDs for backlighting. The second, no more GT Series on the plasma side. The third, a new ZT Series slots in above the once-top-of-the-line VT Series. 
 
All the models and features after the jump.
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CES 2013: LG “100-inch Laser TV”
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Jan 12, 2013  |  0 comments

In one of the weird niche products LG showed at CES, the HECTO is a laser-based projector with a fixed throw distance. That distance? 22-inches from the lens.

As you can see in the photo, the HECTO is designed to nestle up nearly to the wall, and project a distortion-free 100-inch, 16x9 image.

A few more details after the jump.

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CES 2013: Panasonic 2013 ZT60 vs 2012 VT50
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Jan 12, 2013  |  0 comments

We loved the VT50, and even gave it our Video Product of the Year award. Panasonic, though, didn’t just update their plasma flagship model, they made a whole new flagship model.

Sure, a bunch of improvements were mentioned, but how much better is the ZT60?

Well, they had a darkened room at their booth with the two side-by-side. Some skepticism and cautious enthusiasm after the jump.

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CES 2013: Velodyne LIDAR
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Jan 12, 2013  |  0 comments

We know Velodyne for their subwoofers, and lately, headphones. This isn’t all they do, though.

They also love robots.

Self-guided, thinking, driving, car-sized robots.

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3D Projector ReviewsProjector Reviews
We Three Projectors: Sony VPL-50WES, Epson 5020e, JVC-DLA-X35
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Feb 06, 2013  |  0 comments

Winter is my favorite season, when all the past year’s new flat-panel TVs have been reviewed and I can switch my attention to projectors. This season was particularly bountiful, as I was able to score three of the best projectors on the market for review. Sony’s VPL-HW50ES, plus an Epson and a JVC, all arrived on my doorstep within a few days of one another. Not too shabby, that. Time for a roundup.

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