Protecting the Screens of iPods and other Small Portable Electronic Devices

No matter how careful you are, without dependable protection the screens on all portable electronic devices will get scratched. The fact that we use the devices in our active daily lives puts them in constant danger of being scratched.

One of the best ways to protect them is now available through a company named clear View Skins the skins that they offer are nearly invisible and they will provide your portable electronic devices with an unbeatable amount of protection against scratches without changing their size, shape or appearance.

The film that the clear View Skins screen protectors are made from was originally developed to protect the leading edges of military helicopter blades.

The quality of the film that is used to produce the clear View Skins and the fact every clear View Skins screen protector is specifically designed to fit the individual electronic device makes them the perfect screen protector for all of your portable electronic devices.

The clear View Skins screen protectors will fit in most carrying cases, providing an extra measure of protection while allowing you to remove the device from the carrying case to charge it in a dock or play it through a home speaker system.

If you are looking for dependable protection for your portable electronic device at an affordable price check them out at: (http://www.clearviewskins.com).

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Why Long Distance Calling Cards Will Save You Money

For years I have been a frequent calling card user for my long distance calls. What I like the most about them is that they save me money, I don't have to switch carrier and I get a high quality connection for my calls. To me these are reasons good as any that you too should switch to calling cards for all your long distance phone calls.

With today's technology, it's extremely easy to find the best rates for calls all over the world and these long distance and domestic calling cards come with low rates and high quality connection. Many people have found that the competition in the calling card markets is so fierce that it pays to use the card even exclusively for any long distance calls, including from their own homes. And as compared to the standard cards that are usually available from your telephone company, or come with your long distance service, prepaid calling cards are in most cases cheaper.

The number one benefit that I enjoy about calling cards is that they can be used with ease either from a public telephone or from a personal phone to access long-distance and other phone services. When you use phone cards you can also save a huge amount of money on your long distance bill every month as compared to using your regular carrier.

Other benefits you can enjoy when using calling cards are:

Saving money on all your long distance calls starting today.
The cheap online phone cards providers have the lowest long distance rates of calls.
Calling cards allow you to pay for your long distance calls in advance.
Immediate activation of your account, without the problems of switching long distance phone companies.
Some companies offer you free long distance minutes in the form of a bonus with each purchase and every recharge.
No need switching to new long distance or wireless providers.

When looking for the card that will give you the largest savings and most minutes you will find many dedicated companies online that can fulfill your needs and give you a crisp and clear connection at the same time. Youll be surprised to learn that so many of these companies can offer you phone cards with high quality in the connection than long distance providers can offer. Calling cards is also the perfect solution for those who don't want to change their carrier.

The author of this article is an expert in low cost phone calls. Please visit his site for more information on how you too can benefit from international pre-paid phone cards to Moldova

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XBOX 360 vs. PS3: an in Depth Look

All gamers are awaiting the release of the Xbox 360 and the PS3. This article takes an in depth look at how the two systems compare.

Graphics:

Everyone has seen an Xbox and a ps2 in action and we are all waiting to see which of the two next generation consoles for the two systems will have the edge when it comes to graphics. We have all seen the screenshots of the games on the two systems but what about actual gameplay graphics. Despite the hot debate, when you look at the numbers the two systems use a different but equally effective method of delivering graphics processing power. The XBOX uses a custom ATI processor with 48 graphics pipelines and the ps2 has a custom NVIDA graphics processor with an estimated 24 pipelines. The numbers are misleading because the ps2 piplines are more powerful than the XBOX pipelines. In the end the two different graphics processors will deliver about the same amount of power, we can expect to see impressive results from both sides.

Games:

Both systems have several franchise titles such as Halo2 for the XBOX and Gran Tourismo for the PS2 that you will see in the next generation systems, but what other games can you expect to see. If you are a fan of genres such as role playing that are dominated by Japanese and other foreign developers such as Square, you should look forward to the PS3. There is no indication that the XBOX 360 is going to gain much more support from foreign developers and buyers than the original XBOX. An article on GameSpot.com reports that only two percent of Japanese gamers are interested in buying an XBOX 360, with sixty percent looking forward to the PS3 and eight percent to the Nintendo Revolution. Overall you can expect to see more games on the PS3 than the XBOX 360, reflecting the selection for the current generation systems. Only time will which console will have the quality of games which all of us are been expecting

Media type:

Will the media storage type be a factor in the quality of the games? Since PS3 is owned by Sony and BLUray is Sonys next high definition storage medium, the PS3 games will be stored on the BLUray discs which hold approximately 54 gigs. The Xbox 360 games will be stored on Double Layer DVDs which store 9 gigs. Obviously the BLUray discs can store a lot more data, but at the current stage of game development, any game developed will fit just as well on the 9 gig DVDs, so this is not a major factor but one that may come into play later on.

Processing Power:

How do the two systems compare when looking at brute processing power? The PS3 uses a Cell processor with a PowerPC-based core with seven synergistic processing units while the Xbox comes with a Custom IBM PowerPC CPU with three dual-threaded cores that can handle six total threads at a time. An important comparison to look at is the number of dot product calculations per second the systems can perform. The reason this number is important is because it is used extensively during gameplay in 3d math to calculate various things such as vector lengths, projections, transformations, and more. Both systems are clocked at 3.2 Ghz. The PS3 can handle 51-billion dot product operations per second and the Xbox can handle 33.6. There is a debate over which system has more brute processing power and these numbers can be confusing to the average person, but overall it seems that the PS3 has an edge over the Xbox when it comes to overall processing power.

Media type:

Since PS3 is owned by Sony and BLUray is Sonys next high definition storage medium, the PS3 games will be stored on the BLUray discs which hold approximately 54 gigs. The Xbox 360 games will be stored on Double Layer DVDs which store 9 gigs. Obviously the BLUray discs can store a lot more data, but at the current stage of game development, any game developed will fit just as well on the 9 gig DVDs, so this is not a major factor but one that may come into play later on.

Games:

When considering games, you have to look at the XBOX and the PS2. The XBOX is very popular in the US and has a few great franchise games such as Halo, but the PS2 has an international reach and several popular game franchises such as Gran Tourismo that the XBOX has yet to beat. The XBOX 360 will need to appeal to foreign game developers and consumers to compete with the PS3. Only time will which console will have the quality of games which all of us are been expecting

Controllers:

The controllers on the two systems retain the basic shape from the original systems with some modifications. The PS3 controller has the most dramatic change; it has a streamline shape that looks more like a stealth airplane than a game controller. The XBOX controller is basically the same shape as the previous system with a different color scheme. From the pictures released, it seems the XBOX controller will be more comfortable and natural to use. The PS3 controller looks like it would just slip out of your hand but we will not know how the controllers feel during actual gameplay until we get our hands on them.

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