Multimedia-PCs

Things didn’t go as smooth as they could have today for the launch of the iPhone 3g.  You could see how it would be an issue with thousands of new phones trying to be activated.  I wanted to share a video that I thought was pretty funny.  But really even with people’s frustration with the [...]

The Mac version of XBMC has a new name, Plex.  They have been searching for one since they split from the XBMC project.  But really they needed a different name since Xbox Media Center really doesn’t fit running on Mac.
The one name that stuck was Plex. I like it because it evokes “cineplex” and the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

AirRemote is a iPhone application that will allow you to control your devices in your house.  It works by sending IP commands to a thin client called Global Cache.  The Global Cache then send the appropriate command to the right device.  The software is going to be $99 and the Gobal Cache is going to [...]

aTV was available then they pulled it.  As of today aTV Flash is back again. I’m not sure if this is something that will stick around but they did lower the price to $49.95.  It also is available in two versions: a download option or a appleTV option that comes loaded with it.  I [...]

The AppleTV has always impressed me with how well it does what it does. With that said it is still missing a lot of things that could make it by far the best extender/media player out there. That is additional format support for other file types then just Apple’s and also a web [...]

Nice video of the Axiotron ModBook. Rob even installed Windows Vista on it. Worth the watch.
GottaBeMobile

The Tube is a Mac OS X program that allows you to stream live TV in iChat.
The Tube 2.7 is the first TV application for Macs to offer placeshifting via iChat, allowing you to watch live-TV streamed to you wherever you are.
There are a lot of other features like electronic program guide, recordings and live [...]

Psystar’s Open Computer beat the Mac Mini in ZDNets benchmark tests. The impressive part is it actually beat the 2.4GHz MacBook Pro by 10 points. I have been throwing around the idea to my brother to buy one. Now I have a little more leverage since it seems to be preforming well. [...]