So Blockbuster is going down the tubes, but they at least saved enough pennies to throw one more slimeball the way of Netflix and Redbox, promoting the 28-day waiting period in a commercial. I can’t even think of a comparable company ever doing something like this, but MAN it comes off quite slimey in my opinion.
Read moreI’m not sold on the 100HT-BD’s PC look (that power button looks really bright in the pictures), but for ~$700 it’s really hard to argue with the capability it provides. Ganesh did an amazing job of testing ASRock’s Arrandale based HTPC – even if you’re not in the market for a off the shelf SFF box it’s well worth a […]
Read moreA couple good picks this week. I saw The Runaways, and it’s definitely not for the traditional faint of heart, but if you’re a fan of Joan Jett and the 70’s style of rock music it’s worth a look, but I was pretty surprised to see Dakota Fanning in her role as the band’s leading singer–she’s not exactly a child […]
Read moreLooks like the gang at DMZ got their hands on one of the first review units of the new Cable Card tuners from Ceton. Hopefully these come out soon as I know lots of people eagerly anticipating both this one and the external version coming from SiliconDust. What you haven’t realized yet is that two of us at the Digital […]
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When I first saw the Phantom Lapboard, created by Phantom Entertainment Inc., I was surprised to see it was advertised for Home Theater PC (HTPC) usage. The design, while aesthetically pleasing, is anything but your typical HTPC keyboard design. Needless to say, I was skeptical. I have had several weeks to evaluate the Lapboard and I believe the designers were […]
Read moreGreat news this week, first the Popbox is released, and now we finally have a date (albeit a long way away) of October for the Boxee box…and yes, the remote is included in the video! Check it out! The Boxee Box will be available for sale as early as late October, according to Boxee’s chief product officer Zach Klein, who […]
Read moreWe’ve had great success with Intel’s H55 chipset, and I was surprised to read that this is Gigabyte’s FIRST venture into a Mini-ITX motherboard! Pretty shocking for such a huge motherboard manufacturer. GIGABYTE has grown a lot in the market lately. They mainly produce top-notch quality motherboards and GPUs, and they have even entered new areas as well. We couldn’t […]
Read moreSome really interesting stuff here Ben gathers from the recent meeting surrounding the evolution of Cable Card. It’s crazy to see all these big companies fighting for their own rights. Here’s to hoping that whatever wins out is best for the consumer and not the MSO only. To sum it up the consumer electronics companies make suggestions for an […]
Read moreAurora builds on Windows Home Server Vail’s feature set with support for a far greater number of clients (up to 25) support for Active Directory (like Windows Small Business Server, Aurora must sit at the root of the domain) as well as support for cloud-based applications. Developed alongside Windows Home Server “Vail” over the past two years, “Aurora” includes many […]
Read moreHere are the podcasts from this week, lots to choose from, even a double offering from EngadgetHD since they love 3D THAT much. Enjoy! Great show for you this week! Joining me for a roundtable are Garry Whittaker, Media Center MVP Andrew Cherry and WHS MVP Andrew Edney talking about the latest news and emails sent in including topics like […]
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