Having this music system integrated with my iTunes library and internet radio services has been great. I have had the Sonos system since 2005 and decided to expand it to another location which is the media room, and so I purchased the ZP90. A solid piece of audio hardware plugged right into my Onkyo A/V to route the sound through the Home Theater Speakers. Plugging it in and setting it up took less then 10 minutes and music was blasting through smoothly, I plugged it into the A/V using RCA cables but I’m planning on upgrading it to an optical connection when I get the cable. Overall an excellent piece of hardware for any music fan.

Pro:

• Simple Setup, Hit Mute & Plus Volume to add it to your Zone
• Compact & Small
• Quality Build Product, It feels solid.
• Full Integrated Music System – Internet Based Music (Rhapsody, Last.fm, Sirius, and more), Music File Server, and seamlessly connects to iTunes
• Connects direct to speakers or to A/V to use large speaker system
• Sonos iPod Application can control the system, or through the computer, or through the CR100 or CR200 remote

Con:

• Price – But you pay for the quality of the product.

Link: Amazon
Price: $349
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Ashton Kutcher trying to play a troubled young man bumming around in LA unable to commit to a woman, until he finds a woman like him. I’m a fan of Ashton Kutcher, pretty much since he made “Dude Where’s My Car?” but that is the type of movie I expect him to be in, and he shouldn’t have been in this movie. His role as a troubled young man trying to mooch off women, and continue living his life as it is just seems a bit off, the character seems bland. Its one of those movies you watch and wish you didn’t since you can’t get time back, the sex scenes were a bit on the vulgar side, just annoying, not flowing, the whole movie is a waste of time.

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Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson are sent on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country.

This was an unexpected movie from Guy Ritchie, I do enjoy his movies but he really did it this time around. Robert Downey Jr. does it again with Holmes as her did it before, and Jude Law complements him perfectly as Dr. Watson, a dynamic duo. I didn’t know what to expect from the story, but it kept getting better and better, and Downey presented Holmes in a way I never saw him before, a quirky genius who dissected every moment. The action keeps getting more and more interesting, the best part overall is that with such an amazing story and action, there is an underlining of a sequel coming up so I’m looking forward to that.

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Raizo is one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them…and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge.

For those people who love martial arts & ninja movies then this should be at the top of the list without question, now for the of people its a mixed story. This is probably one of the bloodiest movies I have seen in a long time, its ridiculous how much blood the human bodies contains but not the amount they needed for this movie, body parts flying in every direction, chopped, cut, stabbed and smashed. The action was nonstop but the story wasn’t complete, there are two parts to it, Raizo and Europol, trying to connect the two didn’t fit so well together. I can understand the Ninjas having extraordinary powers being able to shift through shadows but at times it got a little ridiculous with some inconsistencies of the scenes. The storyline just didn’t feel so complete between all the characters, you didn’t get enough to fill in every part, you some of everything which isn’t right for this kind of movie. The story wasn’t the best, but the martial arts was fun, thats about it.

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We were left at Season 1 with Jax about to take Clay’s head for the death of Oppy’s wife. Tension building inside Samcro, ATF & FBI are pressuring them, white hate are moving in on charming. One hell of a start for the season, things are looking good for this show, people weren’t expecting it to be this good, neither was I but it turned out to be even better.

This season is nothing short of a roller coast their lives were being unraveled from every side, people were being hurt and killed. What a complex relationship internally while trying to fend off all these people who are trying to rip them apart, Jax is trying to hold the club together while trying to oppose Clay’s choices, trying to direct them to the right path. They are trying to fight off the League of American Nationalists or basically Nazi Nationalists. This season is full of ups and downs, you are always kept at the edge of your seat, I’m happy it has been renewed for season 3. The ending was so high that I couldn’t imagine them leaving it like that, there is still so much more this could go, I can’t wait for the next season.

Link: TV

Avatar is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people.

So much build up to this movie, all I knew that I was curious to see what the hype was all about, the trailers don’t tell you much at all. We didn’t watch it in 3-D because those glasses give me a headache so we went to watch the normal movie, when booking online on ReelCinenma in Dubai Mall every theater was packed, we went for a late night movie. From the start of the movie the graphics were fantastic, better then I even imagined but that was just beginning. Jake Sully is the first marine to control the Avatars, a biological combination of human DNA and the indigenous creatures of the planet. Jumping into the planet of Pandora there is so much to see, so many different creatures, an amazing flow of scene after scene, you are mesmerized by it. For 162 minutes of the movie my eyes were stuck to the screen for the graphics isn’t the only thing that holds your attention, the depth of the story pulls you in, at every point you are surprised my something new, the story keeps developing, so many peaks that you are kept at full attention. This story must have took a long time to develop, there is so much to it, the language development, the creatures, all the scenes, and a great combination of actors, a perfect fit. My expectations were blown out of the water, and this is a movie that everyone should see.

Link: IMDB
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In G.I. Joe: Resolute, the raging battle between G.I. Joe and Cobra has never been more intense. Every life is at stake… and even the good guys can die.

This is no game.

Your favorite characters are back… but this time, no one is safe. No parachutes. No lasers. No rules.

All games end today.
Now you know… and knowing is half the battle.

A quality animated movie or tv show of G.I. Joe is long overdue, this picks up assuming you know a degree of the storyline. Cobra seems to be destroyed but something is brewing under the radar, and Cobra goes into full attack with G.I. Joes caught off gaurd. The best part is that the story jumps in Snake Eye’s past, you start seeing Cobra Commander’s plan coming together, this time around people are dying, it isn’t like before if the character dies then they are dead. And there is the usual big kick ass fight between G.I. Joe and Cobra, a great short movie and I’m looking forward to more episodes of G.I. Joe.

Link: IMDB
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The musical genius has returned to us with his new album shock value 2. I expect a lot from Timbaland he has set the bar so high, and he keeps making amazing songs with so many artists so I have been looking forward to this CD. I have listened to it a lot with some good tracks and some odd tracks, I had a certain expectation for this CD but this wasn’t it, it was too much pop this time around. Timbaland worked with a lot of artists and came out with some unique and fun songs, but not what I was expecting. The beats are good, some songs get you going with it, song after song they are all different and nothing is the same, just what you expect from Timbaland’s talent. Most of the songs are amazing and I do recommend the CD but in my opinion the first Shock Value was a notch better then this one, still its an album that you should own.

Favorite Songs:

• Carry Out – ft. Justin Timberlake
• Say Something – ft. Drake
• Morning After Dark – SoShy & Nelly Furtado
• Long Way Down – Daughtry
• If We Ever Meet Again – Katy Perry

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Its been a while since I have seen Jamie Fox in a movie, and he just the perfect movie star in with Gerard Butler. Gerard Butler plays the perfect kick ass pyschopath ready to extract revenge from the system that failed him, so he took matters into his own hands and made his family’s killers pay. This is one those movies that gets you thinking and wondering what the hell is going to happen next, bombs going off and bullets flying. A man how has the intellect to kill people in ways they don’t even know exists, so much so the spooks are even afraid of him. A hell of a movie, kept was wondering what the hell is going to happen next.

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Finding the right netbook is always annoying these days since they are updating them consistently. I wanted a machine that I take around, very light but yet powerful and can handle a good amount of multi-tasking. The previous HP Mini was nicely designed but was really lacking punch, now they have done a great job with 5101 and the features of it. I have now used it for a few months and really put it through its paces, traveling with me for weeks on end, using it on planes, in cafes and carrying it in a small bang and taking a few bangs on the way. Overall I think it turned out to be a better laptop then I expected but the price and not being able to play 720p video crisply brought it down from 5 out of 5 to 4 out of 5, I think HP is taking the right steps.

• Fast Loading SSD
• Very Long Lasting Battery 4 – 6.5 hours depending on Screen Brightness
• Handle Most software
• Excellent quality and Build, very nice exterior, clean cut and nice keyboard
• Very Light
• Perfect 11.1 Inch Screen
• N280 Intel Atom Processor does the job
• WWAN Card works with Viva, Wataniya, and Zain
• Very nice feel to the keyboard
• The fan isn’t loud when cooling
• When running for long periods it doesn’t get too hot like previous models

Cons:

• Doesn’t Play 720p videos as promised
• Lacking CD Slot (As can be expected from a netbook)
• Price a bit steep with the SSD option, just going over $1000

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