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Is The IOGear Wireless HD Digital Kit Worth Your Money?

In this day and age, there are numerous devices out there that promise fast and easy wireless video connections. However, a lot of these don't live up to their promises. But there are those who do. This brings us to the IOGear Wireless HD Digital Kit which offers wireless transmission for up to one hundred (100) feet.

What's great about this device is that it allows you to completely customize your setup in just a few minutes. It can receive and transmit content for dozens of feet which means the connection can go through walls, ceilings, and doors. it's more than capable to stream full and uncompressed high-definition videos without any lags and other hang-ups. Unlike other devices similar to it, you don't have to deal with latency. You get the exact service that you deserve.

Main Features of the IOGear Wireless HD Digital Kit
1. It can stream high quality audio and videos from up to 100 feet away. This means it's a great device for both home entertainment and office solutions. No wall or door can prevent the information that travels between the transmitter and receiver.
2. You have the ability to share content on another location. This essentially means that you can set up two high-definition television sets at different locations in your home that can receive the same content from the device. All you need to do is configure the loop-through port and receiver.
3. You can stream content from a variety of devices like DVD players, Blu-Ray players, and cable box. Just connect these devices with the transmitter and you are good to go.
4. You get high video resolutions. Of course, the resolution will ultimately depend on the quality of the content being streamed. With that said, the resolutions range from 480p, 720p, 1080i, and of course, 1080p.
5. All the input and output ports are HDMI. This applies for both the transmitter and receiver. This means that it's not that difficult to find parts should a section of the device malfunction or encounter some problems.
6. There's no need for you to install software or any form of driver. The device is plug-and-play. This makes it the perfect wireless streaming device for people who aren't that technically savvy. All you need is plug the device and you are good to go. As we mentioned earlier, setting up the whole will take you just a few minutes.
7. You can put an HDTV anywhere in your home or office. You can place it in the living room, entertainment room, kitchen, bathroom, loft, den, or even at the patio. It doesn't matter where you place it, as long as it's within the 100 feet area, it will be able to receive content from the transmitter.

In a nutshell, the IOGear Wireless HD Digital kit is a must-have for people who want convenient and easy wireless streaming of content from a device to their HD television set. It's very affordable, it's very easy to set up, and it delivers its promises. You longer have to deal with pesky wires. Simply plug the device and enjoy the videos.

Naku, Boss Ko!: Television Series On The GMA Network Starring Ruru Madrid And Gabbi Garcia

Naku, Boss Ko! is a television series categorized as a political and romantic comedy that will be aired on the GMA Network. The scheduled starting air date will be on April 25, 2016. It will replace the time block that's to be vacated by the show Heart of Asia Presents: Temptation. The series will also be shown globally through GMA Pinoy TV. The series is topbilled by the tandem of Ruru Madrid (My Lady Boss, Bamboo Flowers, Above the Clouds, Felix Manalo, The Half Sisters, Let the Love Begin, My Destiny) and Gabbi Garcia (Encantadia, My Big Bossing's Adventures, Instadad, My Destiny).

The plot of the story will revolve around two characters who come from different political affiliations and economic status.

The Naku, Boss Ko! main and supporting cast:
Ruru Madrid as Jon G.
Gabbi Garcia as Cheverlyn "Che" Dimasuki
Jake Vargas as Nathan Manalastas
Martin del Rosario as Carlon "Arlon" Santiago-Manalastas
Bettina Carlos as Marissa Theresa "Mayte" Dimasuki
Tessie Tomas as Ms. F
Kenneth Medrano as Josef "Jojo" CastaƱeda
Jackie Rice
Ryza Cenon as Vireen "Ate Rien" Mendoza
Kylie Padilla as Nicks "Nini" Bermudez-Ledesma
Gwen Zamora as Leslie Bermudez-Ledesma
Leo Martinez as OMG, Jon G's politician father
Arianne Bautista

Trailer:


Trivia:
1. The tandem between the series' stars Gabbi Garcia and Ruru Madrid is known as GabRu.
2. Shooting for the series started in March of 2016.
3. The series is directed by Marlon Rivera.

The Popular Cartoon Series Johnny Bravo Was Created By A Filipino Animator Named Van Partible

Johnny Bravo is without a doubt one of the most iconic television cartoons from the late 1990s to the first five years of the 21st century. Even today, more than a decade after the show's last season, hundreds of television networks from all over the world still regularly air reruns of the popular animated show. Johnny Bravo's image is itself an icon. The yellow brushed-up hair. The dark sunglasses. The black t-shirt. The bulging muscles. The character's easily recognizable even from miles away.

Even today, the show is a mainstay in Philippine television, entertaining children and adults alike on Saturday and Sunday mornings. But here's a bit of information that the millions of Filipino fans of the show probably don't know. Johnny Bravo was created by a Filipino. His name is Van Partible and he started working on the character while studying at the Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. He was born in Manila but his family migrated to the United States in the 1970s while he was still a baby.

The show had its beginnings in Loyola Marymount University. Partible was working on his senior thesis project which he called Mess O'Blues. The animated film was about an Elvis impersonator. After graduation, Partible didn't have the experience nor the portfolio to be accepted in the animation studios so he started working in a daycare program for a local elementary school. Things changed when Partible's animation professor, Dan McLaugglin, showed Mess O'Blues to a friend of his that worked for Hannah-Barbera Cartoons (an animation studio). The studio loved the film and they eventually asked Partible to create a series of cartoons based on it. And so Johnny Bravo was born. The rest is history.

Why was the show named Johnny Bravo?
According to Partible, the name came from an episode of the American sitcom The Brady Brunch. The episode was called Adios, Johnny Bravo. Interestingly, Partible's full name is Efrem Giovanni Bravo Partible. Giovanni is an Italian name for Johnny. That said, the show's name was also derived from the creator's full name.


Here are a few interesting bits of trivia about the animated show Johnny Bravo:
1) Seth MacFarlane was part of the crew for the show's first season. MacFarlane is the creator of Family Guy, American Dad!, and The Cleveland Show. He also directed the comedy films Ted, Ted 2, and A Million Ways to Die in the West.
2) The series has received seven nominations from the Annie Awards, YoungStar Award, and Golden Reel Awards. The show didn't win any of these nominations.
3) A video game based on the series called Johnny Bravo: Date-O-Rama! was released for the PlayStation2 and Nintendo DS gaming consoles.
4) In 2002, Warner Brothers Pictures secured the rights to a live-action film based on the show. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is being considered to play the character.

Stannis Baratheon's Armor Was Inspired By Armor Worn By The Moro People Of The Philippines

If you are a Filipino and you are a huge fan of the HBO series Game of Thrones, then you are going to love this interesting bit of information about Stannis Baratheon's armor. We have reasons to believe that the Lord of Dragonstone's armor was inspired by armor that used to be worn by the Moro people in the Philippines. If you look closely into the details and patterns of Baratheon's armor and compare it with a Moro armor, it's not that hard to see the uncanny similarities.

These similarities were first observed by Matt Easton, a martial arts teacher and arms and armor researcher from London, England. Easton also runs Schola Gladiatoria, a historical European martial arts group. Easton has a YouTube channel where he uploads videos wherein he talks about historical martial arts, military history, antique arms and armor, basically anything that has something to do with combat.

In one of his videos, Easton discussed Baratheon's armor and made the assertion that it was directly inspired by the design of armors worn by the Moro people in Southern Mindanao. And if you are to compare the two armors, Easton may be up to something. The armors do look alike. The patterns are too similar to each other to be brushed away as a mere coincidence.

There's only one way to confirm that Baratheon's armor was indeed inspired by Moro armor. And that is to get hold of Game of Thrones's costume design team and ask them where they got the inspiration for Baratheon's armor. Sadly, we don't have that power. But based on Easton's observations and the photos below, it's very likely that Baratheon is indeed dressed in Moro-inspired armor.


Better Call Saul Easter Eggs: Breaking Bad References And More From The AMC Series

Better Call Saul easter eggs from episode 6 (Five-O)
1) Mike's son who was a cop was killed over something stupid and meaningless. In Breaking Bad, Mike who is a former cop was killed by Walter White over something that's also stupid and meaningless.

2) At the bar scene wherein Mike walked up to the two cops and pseudo-drunkenly told them that he knows who killed his son, the song Hold On Loosely by the rock band 38 Special was playing in the background. Mike later killed the two cops using a .38 Smith & Wesson Special firearm.
3) As Mike leaves a bar, he told the barkeep that he will be heading to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Their conversation went as follows:

Mike: Albuquerque, New Mexico. You've ever been?
Barkeep: Nope.
Mike: That's where I'm headed.
Barkeep: Tarantulas they've got. That's a big minus to my book.
Mike: Well, I will be on the lookout.

In Dead Freight, the 5th episode of the 5th season of Breaking Bad, the opening scene featured a tarantula. The highlight of the episode was the robbery of a tanker by Walter White, Jesse Pinkman, Patrick Kuby, Todd Alquist, and Mike. During the robbery attempt, Mike served as the lookout.

Better Call Saul easter eggs from episode 7 (Bingo)
1) In the opening scenes, Saul, Mike and a cop from Philadelphia were having a conversation at a police station under "wanted" signs. Further down the episode, Saul shared a bathroom with one of the men in the "wanted" signs.

Better Call Saul Soundtrack: List Of Songs And Music Used In The AMC Television Series Starring Bob Odenkirk

If you are looking for information about the songs and music used and featured on the television series Better Call Saul on AMC, then you have come to the right place. Below is a compilation of the tracks and pieces of music that had the privilege to grace one of the best television shows of 2015/2016.

Several months before the premiere of the show, a music video teaser was released by the creators of the show. It was simply titled the Better Call Saul song and you can listen to it here. It's performed by the country music singer Junior Brown. The music for it was composed by Dave Porter and Adam Dornblum. And the lyrics were written by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould (the creators and producers of the show.

And here are the songs used in the episodes of the show. The tracks and pieces of music are listed under the episodes they appeared in.

Better Call Saul Music And Soundtrack (Season One)

Episode One (Uno)
1) Address Unknown by The Ink Spots - This is the song playing in the very beginning of the episode.
2) Se Bruciasse La Citta by Massimo Ranieri
3) Milestones by Shook

Episode Two (Mijo)
1) Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Esquivel
2) Concerto for Strings in G 'Alla Rustica' 1. Presto by Vivaldi - This version of the composition was especially created for Better Call Saul.

Episode Three (Nacho)
1) Find Out What's Happening by Bobby Bare

Episode Four (Hero)
1) Unsquare Dance by Dave Brubeck
2) Battle Hymn of the Republic (LP Version) by Herbie Mann

Episode Five (Alpine Shepherd Boy)
1) The Third Man (The Harry Lime Theme) by Malcolm Lockyer

Episode Six (Five-O)
1) It Came Out Of The Sky by Creedence Clearwater Revival - Mike was opening the door of a parked police car in front of a bar.
2) Hold On Loosely by 38 Special - The bar scene with Mike having a drink then talking with the two cops whom he suspected were the killers of his son Matt.

Episode Seven (Bingo)
1) Tune Down by Chris Joss - The scene when Mike stole the money from the home of the Kettlemans.

Episode Eight (Rico)
1) Coffee Cold by Galt MacDermot - As Jimmy puts together the shredded paperwork he took from a dumpster.

Episode Nine (Pimento)
1) Coffee Cold by Galt MacDermot - As Jimmy puts together the shredded paperwork he took from a dumpster.

Episode Ten (Marco)
1) Season of the Witch by Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield, and Stephen Stills - As Jimmy returns to the bar in Chicago and reunites with his old buddy Marco.
2) Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple - As Jimmy drives away at the end of the episode.
3) Mercy, Mercy, Mercy by The Buckinghams - The opening scene at the bar.
4) Polk Salad Annie by Tony Joe White - The opening scene at the bar.
5) Banzai Pipeline by Henry Mancini and his orchestra - The montage of Jimmy and Marco doing their scams.
Image credit: AMC
Better Call Saul Music and Soundtrack (Season Two)

Episode One (Switch)
1) Funny How Time Slips Away by Billy Walker - The opening scene which was shot in black and white at the Cinnabon bread store. Written by Willie Nelson, the song was first recorded and released in 1961 by country singer Billy Walker.
2) Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple - Jimmy was humming the guitar riff inside of his car as he drives away from the court house.
3) Buona Estate by 5 Alarm Music - As Jimmy drinks some of the cucumber water at the nail saloon where Jimmy's office is located.
4) Buena Vista by The Shiffers - At the pool and hotel bar as Jimmy and Kim sit down for a talk and a round of drinks.
5) All That We Perceive by Thievery Corporation - At the bar in the hotel while Jimmy and Kim were seated at a table and then they hear Ken at the bar side talking to his bluetooth headseat.
6) Transatlantic by Quantic - As Jimmy and Kim approach Ken at the bar to ask him more information about investing in stocks.
7) Golddigger by Supreme Beings of Leisure - At a booth inside the hotel bar as Kim, Jimmy, and Ken dine and drink while talking about their stock investment plans.
8) Music and Wine (The Atta Boy Vocal) by Blue Six - At the pool outside of the hotel bar after Jimmy and Kim leave Ken.
9) Wishing Ain't No Sin by Billy Momo - The instrumental music playing in the background during the recap at the beginning of the first episode of season two.

Episode Two (Cobbler)

Episode Three (Amarillo)

Episode Four (Gloves Off)