$30 for PPV? Sure Hollywood.

So this is a deal that Sony, Warner Bros and Walt Disney are talking about whereby movies would be available AFTER their theatrical release but before their On-Demand/Rental dates, and the price being thrown around is $20-$30. You read that correct, THIRTY DOLLARS! That’s more than the price of a Blu-ray disc of the same movie a few months later. […]

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September 28th Blu-ray Releases

Solid amount of releases this week. I haven’t watched it but heard conflicting reports on Get Him to The Greek, but I rather enjoyed the character so maybe I’ll like it. Other than that, a few good releases of older movies like Nightmare Before Christmas and the original 1933 version of King Kong. My pick though? MissingRemote’s Pick of the […]

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Focal Dome 5.1 Speakers

When it comes to speakers I’m usually a "no replacement for displacement" kind of guy, but that approach requires enough space and a sprinkle of SAF.  For those with a discerning ear and a challenging environment a system like this might be just what the audiologist ordered.   Each unit is then filled with a four-inch Polyglass mid-bass driver, a […]

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Life with an App Episode 1: TDL Podcast Player for iPhone

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TheDigitalLifestyle.com Podcast Player for iPhone and iPad Devices Please refer to the following video review for all the information on this very affordable iPhone product: Continue reading the review below. Summary: TDL Podcast Player is a very affordable app that makes listening to your favorite TDL podcasts very easy via your iPhone or iPad. The app allows you to listen […]

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The perfect OS for a Mythtv Backend?

I’ve been working on my development system lately trying to determine what operating system I want to use for it.  In my "production" Mythtv server I am using Fedora.  I started out with Fedora Core 5 on this box and have upgraded it to Fedora Core 8 over the years.  Fedora is now up to Fedora 13, with Fedora 14 […]

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Brando Rii Mini Keyboard with Touchpad

The "review" is of the BlueTooth version there is a 2.4Ghz version as well.  Lots of nice pictures of the Rii Mini in the article. I just wish that the "review" was a little more in depth since I am in the market for a new KB and mouse. The Rii Mini Bluetooth Keyboard with touch pad from Brando is […]

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A look inside D-Link’s Boxee Box

Slow news day (actually slow news week), but here’s something cool to start your weekend, as the FCC got their hands on the Boxee unit and was nice enough to post a ton of pictures of it.   The photo above shows how D-Link actually fit the core components of the Boxee Box into the sloped cube.  Interestingly, the main […]

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FCC Tees Up CableCARD Fixes

Some interesting post-lunch news for you CableCARD fans…I’m not exactly clear what this will equate to though. NCTA said it was not suggesting "abandoning" support for those existing 20 million boxes. It argues that since the FCC has never said it was necessary for all leased devices to include the cards, and the 10 largest operators have deployed those 20 […]

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