Archive for July, 2008
How Would You Change the Popcorn Hour?
Engadget asked what you would change about the Popcorn Hour. Since I have posted many videos on the Popcorn Hour I thought I would give a little summary of what was said in the comments. Now most people that I have talked to about the device use it for HD content. I am not one [...]
Backyard Home Theater for $300
Electronic House has a new article about Ed Sweeting building a backyard home theater for $300. It wasn’t exactly $300 if you had to buy everything but it looks really good and that’s all that he paid for it. It shows that if you have the willingness to have something and a little tinkering skills [...]
Multi-Touch on Dell XT
Dell will be releasing a firmware update for multi-touch on the Dell XT. I’m a little disappointed because I have access to about every Dell laptop but this one. I’ll have to place a call to the Dell Rep and see if I can’t get one to borrow for awhile. The video below shows some [...]
Review: Digital Photo Keychain
I have been playing around with a digital photo keychain from wholesalekeychain.com for a couple of weeks now. I posted a video review below. I did want to write out a few things about the digital photo keychain though. I was surprised how rugged the little screen was. It didn’t even have a single scratch [...]
Roku Box as a MythTV Extender
Roku has released the GPL for the Roku box. This is good for people that want to add additional features to the little thing. One group that is looking into it is the MythTV community. They have realized that the $99 Roku box would make a perfect MythTV extender. I’m hoping other groups look into [...]
Windows Media Center at Magnolia AV Stores
Microsoft has decided to put a little marketing into Windows Media Center. Windows Media Center is now featured at Magnolia AV stores. This is a first step to getting consumers aware of the technology. They have Windows Media Center PCs and extenders setup with video demonstartions of how it all works. (via Ian Dixon)
