ew Desktop Model Features up to 8TB Capacity, Energy Efficient Marvell 800Mhz CPU, 256MB of DDRII Memory, and Support for 2.5" and 3.5" Hard Drives Taiwan, Taipei, October 2009 – QNAP Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of world class NAS servers, NVR Video Surveillance Systems, and Network-based Video Players today expanded their Turbo NAS lineup with the addition of […]
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ASUS AT3N7A-I Motherboard Review Few platforms have been as anticipated by the small form factor (SFF) HTPC community as Nvidia’s ION. Combining the low power Atom CPU with a full featured mobile integrated graphics processor (IGP) capable of Blu-ray 1080p hardware decoding and multi-channel lossless audio seems like the perfect solution for those looking for a low power, but […]
Read moreDanimal1969 let us in on this little (yet SUPER important) news announcement which is very relevant to our little world here, as for the longest time we have been unable to smoothly play back Hulu or other flash-based content on ION and other low-powered units since the hardware accelleration was not working properly. Good to hear everyone worked together to […]
Read moreNow this gets me excited and some definite thinking outside the box! And who would have guessed it would come from Sony? Just think about the power mess that could be avoided with such a technology! I think it’s still a whiles away, but still good to imagine of things to come. Crunchgear The system is still in experiment stage, […]
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I think this definitely classifies as drool-worthy. No word yet on when it hits the states, but you can almost count on it not having as many features as this one announced in Japan. Gizmodo Toshiba’s first TV with the PS3 Cell processor it helped develop has seriously kick-ass specs. For starters: The 55-incher’s LED backlighting divides the 240Hz […]
Read moreThis is another one of those things that will probably happen, but I’m not all that excited. But I am not opposed to improving the overall features of our displays, especially if the cost is minimal–similar to how Blu-ray players now all seem to include online video technology integrated. i4U According to research firm Gigaom 3DTV shipments are set to […]
Read moreHow cool would this be? I don’t think it’s all that crazy given the gigabit powerline networking which has improved over the years, so there’s really no reason it couldn’t handle the bandwidth to stream all sorts of other video and content. I’ll wait and see a review before I invest in it though… SlashGear The device allows users to […]
Read moreRichard, from the PVR Team within Microsoft’s Media Center world has taken the time out to write a nice introduction to the technology behind the recording technology behind the upcoming operating system. Most of it will be rehash for most people, but for newcomers it should be a welcome introduction. TheGreenButton Conflicts happen when more shows have been requested to […]
Read moreHere’s a cool little summary of where we’ve come with Windows Media Center and then some must have additions and tools to improve the overall Media Center experience. It just goes to show that MCE is more flexible than most people would think, coming from Microsoft and being relatively locked down. Benchmark Reviews The proliferation of multimedia audio and video […]
Read moreA lot of movies coming out this week on Blu-ray, but not a lot in the form of must see’s. If you’re a Jack Black, maybe you’ll enjoy Year One more than I did. I thought it was watchable, but that’s mainly just due to Michael Cera–the acting was pretty bad, especially the random accents. Outside of that, there’s not […]
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