Chances are, if you’re here, you look at devices like the Cinema One as an expensive curiosity. It does provides some of the features we’ve been backstroking Scrooge McDuck style for more years than I can remember to the masses, er… monied masses, because while it is a cheap Kaledescape system, it still costs $3000. That pile of cash does […]
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For home theater PC (HTPC) enthusiasts the news that Intel was leaving the retail motherboard market cut deeply. After all, many of the features we have come to expect, like an Intel network interface card (NIC), consumer infrared (CIR), and outstanding stability along with innovations specific to our market, such as the custom solutions (aka HTPC) header, looked likely to […]
Read moreI’m not quite sure I understand the motivation behind this box, but it is a unique and small looking package. Leveraging the steam OS–but I think it has a regular OS too? I’m not sure why someone would spend the money on this versus a Falcon, Maingear or other pre-built computer. With one of Valve’s other announcements last week, […]
Read moreInteresting to see a big cable provider fail miserably at trying to compete with Netflix. Although charging extra for a box just for this, and then charging more per month…seems like it was doomed from the start. That’s where Netflix has the edge, given the vast number of devices which already support it–or heck, even just getting a $35 Chromecast. […]
Read moreI’m not sure how great these types of all-in-one machines work in the real market, but the appeal is certainly there. And unlike some other gadgets/toys, the hybrid actually makes sense. It’s still TBD how well it works in real life, but at $178, it seems like a fair deal. Taking tips from the likes of custom systems like the […]
Read moreThis has the word “intrigue” all over it. As Apple TV has quietly been chugging along amidst many rumors, this hire has to raise some eyebrows and at least reaffirms that the goliath is not just yet abandoning this powerful platform. Curious to see what comes of it. During his earlier career at CableLabs, Mulé also served as VP of […]
Read moreContinuing the recent push towards summing Wi-Fi bands to classify wireless routers NETGEAR announced today their newest AC1900 (1300Mbps 5GHz AC + 600Mbps 2.4GHz N) Wi-Fi all-in-one the R7000 “Nighthawk”. This three stream router/access point/repeater/media bridge is based on the Broadcom 4709 Communication Processor; which is interesting for a few reasons – academically a shift away from MIPS to ARM […]
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We saw Xi3’s unique brand of SFF at CES last year, and they created some buzz later by hinting that they were the Steam Box, but we didn’t have a date for when we could actually buy this miniscule PC aimed at gaming and media consumption. It looks like Xi3 has answered the date question with the quad-core PISTON available […]
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