Archive for January, 2010

DirecTV Multi-Room Viewing is Here

DirecTV with a new software update has released multi-room viewing to the masses. It is a opt-in service and only in beta. That means you have to know how to set it up and DirecTV won’t be giving support on it. DBSTalk has info on the forums on how to set it up and if [...]


BumpTop for Mac Released

BumpTop released a version for Mac. The video above shows it in action. There is a free version and a pro version for $29. The pro version adds the multitouch gestures. While BumpTop looks cool it wouldn’t make me anymore productive. (via Lifehacker)


Boxee Payments Coming Soon

Boxee announced on their blog about Boxee Payments. Boxee Payments would all you to purchase content directly from your remote. (I guessing they plan on us all having Boxee Boxes when they come out.) This could be per episode or subscription based, depends on what the content provider wants. This is a interesting strategy and [...]


Fix 3G on the Nexus One

Since the Nexus One was launched people have been complaining about the lack of 3G showing up. Kevin Tofel of jkontherun has figured out to fix the issue. It’s really simple and you wonder why Google hasn’t said anything about it yet. You basically need to search for networks. He has the step by step [...]


Boot Camp Updated with Windows 7 Support

Apple has updated Boot Camp to support Windows 7. They released a 32-bit and 64-bit version. They have support for Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate. They also added support for the Magic Mouse in Windows. The question that has come up a lot that is fixed now is the red LED on the [...]


Video: IoSafe Solo SSD Tortured

The IoSafe Solo SSD was tortured by being burned, soaked in water and run over by a backhoe. It survived all of it. The SSD option is going to be a little pricey, starting at $499 for the 64GB version, but you know your data will be safe. (via CrunchGear)