It’s a great day for new streaming content as Netflix will now have CBS content available beginning in April. Personally, I can’t wait to get my Twin Peaks on! CBS Corporation [NYSE: CBS.A and CBS] and Netflix, Inc. [Nasdaq: NFLX] today announced a two-year, non-exclusive licensing agreement that will allow select TV shows from CBS’s library, including episodes of “Medium” and […]
Read moreYou all have been anxiously awaiting it (and honestly probably already got it) but if you have been holding out, it’s now 100% official and available to the public. I’m sure it will trickle its way onto Windows Update, but if you want to download the nearly 2gb ISO file, you can do so direct from Microsoft.com.
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We all saw the rumor of an Amazon Prime video streaming service but when I woke up this morning, went to Amazon and saw it was official I couldn’t help but be even more impressed with Amazon. I’ve always been a big Amazon fan and am an existing Amazon Prime member so I’m a bit biased but how can […]
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Historically one of the hardest parts about going DYI (do it yourself) with a small form factor (SFF) home theater PC (HTPC) has been finding a nice mini-ITX case that actually looks like it belongs in the A/V stack. Until recently enthusiasts have had to choose between “the cube” and killing the pig for a benchmark chassis like the OrigenAE […]
Read moreI was very skeptical on the Kinect as a remote alternative but after having used it for a bit I think there is a lot of potential and am happy to see a supported SDK being released. I know I’ll be adding support for Media Center if it isn’t provided out-of-box. For those who can’t wait, check out “Kinect on […]
Read moreAnother so-so week of releases, although a fair amount of TV series are out, such as one of my favorites–Weeds, Season 6–which although has diminished a bit it’s still quite entertaining. Get Low was a pretty good drama/comedy as well, about an old hermit who decides to have a funeral party while he’s still alive–good laughs with of course some […]
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