If you are interested in Windows Home Server, the Home Server show podcast is a good place to get started. Episode 29 features a quick interview with a WHS team member that had spilled a couple of juicy details about upcoming WHS releases. We can expect to have a minor release this year based on the existing WHS platform Beta’s […]
Read moreThose who purchased a CableCard HTPC will be happy to know that Ceton will be shipping a Multi-channel TV card tuner later this year. Of course, this was no secret to begin with as their efforts have been known for sometime now. Do keep in mind that this is no tru2way enabled, you will need some sort of SDV adaopt […]
Read moreCheck it out here :). If you are new to the HTPC scene, you want to consider Big Screen Media center plugins. Big Screen Headlines Big Screen Photos Big Screen Weather
Read moreBoxee continues it’s online steam roll through quality content sites by adding support for BBC iPlayer, Joost and MTV music. Who needs a TV tuner? It is hard to wrap your head around such a paradigm shift but it looks like we have some great early efforst in bringing together online content. Boxee Joost – in the survey of video […]
Read moreWe Got Served has the scoop on a few new WHS boxes from Acer, Shuttle and Via. Hit the link to check out pics and some early details on Via’s massive server. The Acer Aspire easyStore Home Server will run on an Intel Atom 230 processor, with 1Gb of RAM on board and by the looks of things has […]
Read moreYahoo Widget’s for TV has to be one of the bigger announcements for CES. This press release from Yahoo covers most of the major announcements. It’s good to see Yahoo gain some of its former glory. YAHOO! WIDGET ENGINE TO POWER MILLIONS OF TV SETS FOR SAMSUNG, SONY, LG ELECTRONICS AND VIZIO The TV Widget user experience, powered by […]
Read moreIntegrating Placeshifting into a DVR is a great idea for folks who do not want to undertake the HTPC route. Hit the link for more pics and a redeisgned interface. If you have Dish network (are they any of you out there?), the ViP 922 will let you schedule, manage and view your recordings (and plenty of ’em on […]
Read moreAnd out of literally no where, the SageTV team surprises the hell out of me with a homerun out of the park. Shock and awe aside, this pre-beta preview of Hulu made its appearance at CES with Dave Zatz clicking a few pictures for your enjoyment. This would be a real coup for the SageTV team as it would be […]
Read more
It looks like we finally have a winner in the connected TV battle. Vizio is strong out of the gate with Wireless N and a QWERTY slider based remote it its higher end TVs. Take that remote pictured below and add a laser tracked optical ball and you have the perfect media center remote :). The connectivity looks pretty good […]
Read moreHow many CE devices can you cram into on device? I dunno, ask my HTPC ;). Sharp’s new Aquos TVs, as the title mentions, will have built-in Blu-ray players. These Full-HD 1080p models are very fully featured, with four HDMI inputs on the LC-52BD80U, LC-46BD80U and LC-42BD80U and three on the LC-37BD60U and LC-32BD60U, as well as two component […]
Read more