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Ok so I finally made a new setup vid after seeing that I have 100 subscribers and here it is:

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Well, the OSX86 project has come along way from when you used to have to rip out your hard drive hook it up externally and restore a hacked OSX86 image onto it. It has come that far that now you can just purchase a product (a USB dongle) that you hook up to your motherboard and basically away you go just put in a LEGIT (I’m serious Mac OSX DVD and it will boot off that and install it…. What is it called?, EFIX is what it is called.

If you are interested in purchasing this fantastic product, I know I am you can do so here: http://www.efixusa.net/product_info.php?products_id=28  I am definately goung to buy this when it comes back in stock. Now there are some downsides such as boot time is just a little longer and the fact that its $165USD but besides that you can actually install LEGIT Mac OSX updates right from the software update app instead of having to wait for a hacked update.

Oh and you can have this USB dongle internally, so inside your actual computer case if you do not wish to have it sitting on the outside of your case. In any case this product looks great it has awesome reviews even from gizmodo. I mean what’s not to like about it?.

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Ok so I got my 40′ XBR yesterday, and as usual I will review it for you all. First of all, Wow is all I can say about this TV it is just simply hands down the best T.V I have ever seen or used I honestly don’t know how Sony makes it look this good (probably the Bravia engine pro) because if you go into a retail store such as wallmart or best but or whatever and take a look at all the T.V’s on display you will be able to see how much better the bravia is compared to other models such as the LG Scarlet or Sharp Aquos.

This T.V comes neatly packed with VGA cables so that you can use this T.V as a computer monitor (No, I am not kidding) if you wish to, it also comes with a remote obviously and some batteries and along with those items is the power cable plus a strap thing with some instructions.

Now the advantages of having this T.V over say, the Sharp Aquos is that it looks better aesthetically, and in picture quality plus if you have other sony products like one of their handycams or cybershot cameras you can just plug them straight in and get a nice interface and also this particular model has theatre sync which means you can use its remote to control other components in your living room like your sony Blu-ray player. It also has the Bravia engine pro which makes images look 1000x better and it has motionflow 100HZ plus it has photo HD and X.V.C Colour so It displays Blacks blacker and blues bluer etc. etc. its also True Full HD and It displays Video up to 1080P 

Now who doesn’t want a T.V like that?, If you are considering buying it please do so, this T.V is just hands down the best….. I have never seen a better picture quality on an LCD T.V. Enjoy the pics below, Oh and also this T.V has a real (Gun Metal) bezel around its protruding glass frame.

EDIT: I have finally found a use for my Desktop 7000 because I recently upgraded to the Desktop 8000 so the 7000 was just sitting the other room now I use it to control my Lamborghini laptop which is connected to the Bravia through HDMI.

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So I decided to buy a Logitech G25 steering wheel today and like always I will review it for you all. The first thing I noticed about this racing wheel was that it looked quite expensive, and well constructed for a logitech product. It actually says and states that it is made from real leather and real aluminum steel which is insane for a toy sort of racing wheel.

The features of the G25 are plentiful for example it even has the controller buttons and a directional pad on the gearstick apparatus so that you don’t need the controller at all. The gearstick can be changed into directional shifting modes for example if you want to shift in an H direction then it has that option but if you want to shift in an I direction it also has that option. 

In all this racing wheel is not short of anything you would need to race intensely for hours on end, Oh and in case you didn’t know the hand stitched leather is basically for grip for when your hands sweat after 3-4 hours of gameplay so thats the idea of the hand stitched leather. Oh and the racing pedals are great they have nice grip they even have a carpet mode so that it grips to carpet easily. Enjoy the photos below. 

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Well first of all I would like to start by saying I haven’t had any experiences as iTunes 8.0 wont open at all… Why?, I don’t know. Anyway, it looks good in the scattered reports but then again I havent really used it much so I cant tell you if its good or not. 

DO NOT upgrade if you hack you iPhone or iPod Touch frequently because its going to give you errors when you try to restore it to a new firmware etc. so I just though I would throw that in there. To be honest I would probably just leave the iPhone 3G un-hacked it seems to run better without hacks anyway.

Also I know this is completely off topic but its been like 4 months since the iPhone 3G has been released but the iPhone dev team have still not unlocked the iPhone 3G…. Why would you want to? well for starters if you unlocked the iPhone 3G you could go on mobile networks that provided faster 3G internet with Higher usage etc. Oh, and there is no voice blogging on this post its just a quick update.

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Well its been a while since Apple have released new ipods well, not really but it seems that way. I am pleased to say they all look great exept for the shuffle as I’m not too sure about exactly what they did to it but on another note the ipod nano now has an accelerometer strangely enough and it also is thinner and has a bigger screen plus its capacity has increased to 16GB finally.

Now the new iPod Touch looks cool on the website but once you actually use it you will more than likely find it very very impractical because of the chromed out back because we all know that the chrome backs really badly tend to get scratched up. As you can see the new iPod nanos have the retro look and feel of the old nanos but they still maintain looking fresh with a new screen and a curved back along with an array of different colors.

Oh and something new, If you are too lazy to read this post just click on the play button below and I will read it for you, its kind of like voice blogging .

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Well to start this review off I would like to say that Youtube Unboxings will be up soon. Today I am just going to get straight into the review, My first impressions of this printer was that for a printer it looks quite good especially for a printer that also takes Fax and scans and prints etc. etc. 

This printer has some great features such as fast printing all the while maintaining the quality and it also prints on DVD’s or CD’s plus it has a built in Fax modem so this printer really is the all around package. Oh and it has ethernet for network sharing and its fax modem allows for the printer itself to be connected and another fax phone so it has two phone jacks if you need it.

It also has drivers for mac so you can use it on vista and XP and Mac, it can also be shared to* a mac from the ethernet port. Anyway enjoy the pictures below.

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Ok so I ordered this stand from http://Macessity.com about 5-8 days ago and it finally arrived. I can proudly say that it is awesome, not only does it look good it also serves a great purpose which I will cover later. My first impressions were that this stand seemed very strong and it was quite heavy so that is always a good thing. The build quality is excellent and aesthetically its appealing.

Now, you may be thinking what the hell is this for?, well basically it is a stand to raise your Imac (20′ to 24′) or ACD (20′ to 30′) to an appropriate height, but not only does it do that it also is a 4 port high speed USB 2.0 hub and it also hides away your keyboard very nicely, that was my main reason for buying this particular stand just incase my desk requires another keyboard because I would not want it to be in plain view because 3 keyboards on a desk would look utterly stupid.

I highly recommend this stand for anyone who needs extra space or just would like an Imac or ACD stand for whatever reason. Enjoy the pics below . Oh and btw you can use any screen you like but it just blends in better with Apple screens just incase you did not know.

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So on the same day I got my z-5500’s I received my Blue USB Microphone that morning in TNT, I had ordered the microphone a few days prior anyway this microphone is the best mic I have ever used its audio quaility is that of a full on professional microphone, The biggest deciding factor for me was that I needed a mic and David aka thecreativeone got one and said it was good etc. so I ordered it that day.

I am in no way disappointed from my purchase, the people reviewing it on Apple.com are completely wrong there is no errors and its 100x better than the standard mac microphone. Its look is like no other it looks like a ball but with a strong mesh type wire going across the mic itself to protect it and it has a giant chrome Blue on it and the stand is completely chromed out, it looks great to be honest.

Now this USB mic has 3 modes which in my unboxing vid I said I didn’t know what it was well now I do lol 1 is just the front mic’s and 2 activates all mics so that if you are in a big room the front mic *and* the back mic’s can pick up the sound so no matter where you are you are covered for sound and 3 I think is noise reduction so if you are recording a song and you yell into it it softens the sound. And finally Like I said before this would be great for podcasting it even says so itself on the box .

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Yes, I just upgraded my speaker system yesterday and I decided to get the Logitech Z-5500’s as they looked the best and they were the loudest. Ok the first thing I noticed about this system was that it has an awesome electronic audio control system which can accept Optical audio Coax audio and 6CH Audio which is your standard audio connection that comes with pretty much all computer speakers.

I am pleased to say that this system can output 5.1 surround sound even though macs are not meant for that but because this speaker system has Optical audio I hooked it up to my Mac Pro and all speakers were outputting sound which is great plus its 1000Watts its insanely loud. 

Aesthetically it looks great you can take the black cover off and it will expose the silver speaker casing which has THX and Logitech written on it which also looks great and just compliments its style. Now the pictures below have pics of it setup but it also has pics of all of its connections which I personally take interest in especially when someone is reviewing it so I put that in there for everyone, enjoy!.

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