Archive for August, 2009
Snow Leopard is HDTV Ready
If you connect your Mac to a LCD or plasma you might have experienced some issues getting it to output the display properly. Now in Snow Leopard’s display preferences you can set the resolution to 720p, 1080i or 1080p. This will help out a lot of people. In the past I have [...]
iPhone Remote for Roku
DVPRemote is a iPhone/iPod Touch application that allows you to control the Roku box. You have to be connected to WiFi on the same network as the Roku box. I don’t have much of a need for it but it’s just cool it’s possible. The app is 99 cents so won’t cost [...]
My Movies 3.0 Launching Soon
The popular plug-in for Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server will be launching version 3.0 soon. The beta will be available on this coming Tuesday. Right now there isn’t much information about the new version. The screen shots look very cool. More information will be available from The Digital Lifestyle. [...]
Popcorn Hour C-200 on Sale August 27th
The Popcorn Hour C-200 is going on sale August 27th. They expect the first batch on September 3rd. If the previous versions are any indication of how popular it will be I would order early. I was on an extremely long wait list for the A100. The C-200 has lots of [...]
Video: Niveus ZONE Media Center
Niveus makes some nice high end media center gear. The Niveus ZONE is their extender computers that still pack plenty of power and features. They have Core2Duo processors and feature a Blu-ray drive. While the price is a high for most, especially as an extender, they have plenty of power to handle [...]
Video: Storm 2’s New Touchscreen Explained
The video above does a great job explaining the technology behind the new Storm 2’s touchscreen. The screen uses piezo electronics to detect pressure. It’s a very cool technology and will allow any point on the screen to become a button. Now I want to upgrade from the original storm to the [...]
Hands On the Netgear MoCA Networking Kit
The Netgear MoCA networking kit allows you to create a wired network with existing coax cable in your house. ZatzNotFunny has a hands on with the kit and the results are good. Setup was fairly simple. I didn’t realize that you could put the MoCA kit between the wall and the TV [...]
PS3 Slim supports Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio
The new PS3 Slim will support Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. That’s good news since lots of people justify the price of the PS3 because it’s also a blu-ray player. Of course you will still need a audio system that will handle those new formats.
(via CrunchGear)
Windows 7 Hidden Startup Switches for Media Center
Using the hidden Media Center switches in Windows 7 will allow you to customize the way Media Center starts up. Some of the switches don’t seem that useful but there are a few that many will use. The list of switches is below. You can find out how to apply them at [...]
i.TV 2.0 Coming Soon to iPhone
i.TV 2.0 is coming soon to the App Store. i.TV does a lot with movies and TV shows. It does TV programming schedules, community-sourced reviews, local movie schedules, ticket purchasing, streaming trailers, Netflix queue management and many other things.
The new version features:
* New, streamlined UI
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