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Over the next few days we will be reviewing the iTunes running and sporting music/training mix collection. Our goal is to help you to compare your own interests with your desire to improve your running or sporting stamina and endurance. Since 2006 iTunes has put together 12 music and training compilations for running with various athletes and artists. This article reviews these compilations. Some things to compare are the artists tastes, the length of the music/training audio, and the year... Read Full Story

Comparing the value of music for running and other sports is not the point of this review. It is a given that many feel there is a great deal of value in and enjoyment of music and sports. Now comes the added benefit of getting training and inspiration while the music is on your ipod or MP3 player. In January 2008, Nike , Serena Williams and iTunes launched another new running iTunes training and coaching compilation. This is but another in a series of music and coaching works that not only... Read Full Story

We should not have to wait too long for this to hit the market. Minority Report behold. And where is it in use today? iPhones and other cell phones utilize some of what this technology boasts. Microsoft Surface has an interesting presentation of many of the same attributes represented in the YouTube video. They state development has been underway since 2001 and they are now working on applications in different environments - schools, businesses and homes. Popular Mechanics has a... Read Full Story

Before talking about Panasonic’s Blu-Ray, we thought it would be worth a bit of your time to answer what is Blu-Ray and why should we care? What is Blu-Ray? In a nutshell, Blu-Ray discs can store up to 50 GB of data, many times more than a maxed out DVD disc. The Blu comes from the fact that the optical light reading the disc is blue. The DVD players are red. If you remember your physics classes back in school light colors have different wave lengths. The blue is shorter and is thus able to... Read Full Story

There’s nothing better than a great big gulp of H2O when we want to quench our thirst while active. And up until the last week or so we did so without thinking about the effects - its only water. Its the bottle not the water. We buy almost any water bottle without concern that the bottle itself was or may have been harmful to our health - apart from the cutting of our lips, or the odd minor nuisance. However, now news and research has shown that there are versions of plastic out there... Read Full Story

As part of the northern hemisphere’s activities to raise awareness on Earth Day 2008 LiveLearnShop.com is pleased to review the Amazon Kindle , a wireless and paperless reader. Amazon.com Widgets This technology will inevitably be a mainstream device with which we will read text. On top of the practical application of the Kindle , the environmental benefits will be reflected in huge savings of trees and paper , printing and transportation costs, and the added expense of buying books... Read Full Story

Sanyo Xacti CG9 is a funky pocket-sized looking camera and videocamera with 9.1 megapixels of digital quality. Both still and video digital shots are high quality. It has a 5X optical zoom lens with up to 60X digital zoom. It has a Face Chaser technology that automatically focuses on up to 12 different faces in one shot. The internal memory is 40 megabytes and it can take SD or SDHC memory cards. Priced at $279 US it is a great purchase to record your memories. FUNQUE - 4.5 Sleek, compact... Read Full Story

May be a sign of things to come from shoe producers such as Nike! Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns wore his new Trash Talk runners at NBA all-star weekend events. The shoe is made of recycled materials. The upper shoe is made from leather and synthetic leather waste from factory floors. The mid-sole is made from scrap foam from factory floors, and the outsole uses toxin reduced environmentally friendly rubber. The shoe laces and sock liners also follow environmentally friendly guidlines. Nash... Read Full Story

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Bulding on sales of $50 million in past years Sony is looking to games such as Gran Turismo 5 Prologue released this month (the full version to be released next year) to reestablish Playstation 3 market share of game consoles. Recenty in London GT 5 was released for preview. The new version has unbelievable realistic graphics with 12 tracks options and close to 70 cars. Going even further, each car has its own characteristics such as sound, weight, and turning... Read Full Story

When we plan trips we want to choose the best deals. Yet we may not always be getting that deal we are looking for. There are three websites which try to help us do this. Farecast.com helps you determine when its the right time to buy an airline ticket, and whether a hotel rate you may pre-booked is a good one. Farecast.com forecasts air and hotel prices by looking at historic prices from 100+ airline and travel agency websites. After receiving information it then determines whether the... Read Full Story