Archive for June, 2008
HP MediaSmart Connect Review
Chris Lanier has Part 1 of a 3 part review of the HP MediaSmart Connect up on his site. The review has a ton of information about the unit. The one thing that people overlook is the HP MediaSmart Connect can do more than just act as a Media Center extender. It can act as [...]
Ten Reasons Why Vista Isn’t That Bad
Gizmodo gives 10 reason why Windows Vista isn’t that bad. I really never thought Vista was that bad to begin with. Their number 10 was Vista is fast if you have enough RAM. I have been saying that since it came out, minimum of 2GB of memory to run it. I think one of Microsofts [...]
Google Media Server Brings Desktop Content to Your TV
Google Media Server is an application that brings your digital media to your TV. It uses Google Desktop Search to locate files on your computer and UPnP devices to see the content. So things like Set Top Boxes, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 can see the content on your computer.
I did install [...]
X-oom Media Center for Wii
X-oom Media Center for Wii is a web based Media Center. While being similar to Orb, it has an advantage in that it is optimized to be used with the Wiimote. From the screen shot above you can see that the interface is cleanly laid out so you can navigate around. X-oom Media Center for [...]
Vista Media Center gets NBC Olympics on the Go
Vista Media Center is getting NBC Olympics on the Go. NBC has teamed up with TVTonic to provide coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Now TVTonic has to be installed so make sure you get it installed before the Olympics start. Even though you should already have it installed on your Windows Media Center.
(via Engadget [...]
Boxee is XBMC with a Fresh Look
Boxee is XBMC with a new look and some social features. I have been trying to get in on the closed alpha but haven’t had any luck. Right now the program is for OS X but they have plans to bring it to Linux and Windows.
Some of the social features are it will share what [...]
Comcast 10 Million MegaPixel Display Video
Comcast has built an awesome display. 10 million pixels is pretty darn impressive. The video below is well worth the watch if you have 10 minutes. The images look 3D.
The iPod Touch Isn’t Going Anywhere
photo credit: Silvio Sousa Cabral
There has been talk of the iPod Touch being discountinued or upgraded. There is a couple of reasons why the rumors are going around. First the iPod Touch is more expensive than the iPhone. Why not just buy the iPhone. The secound reason is because there is a shortage of [...]
Microsoft Keeps DRM Servers for Now
I posted awhile back that Microsoft was shutting down their DRM servers in August. That would have left people that purchased playsforsure tracks in the dark. Well Microsoft has rethought that decision and decided to keep the servers running until at least 2011. This is a good move by Microsoft and shows that they do [...]
Media Center Extender Shootout
Engadget HD put the Xbox 360, Linksys DMA2100 and the D-Link DSM-750 through the paces to see which one is best. Since I haven’t used the extenders yet I thought there was a ton of great information. They even pointed out that the colors on the menus are a little different between the three. The [...]
