While the idea of brining entertainment into your kitchen sounds nice, perhaps some areas of the house are best left the old fashioned way? Nahhhh. My most recent attempt at entertainment was brining a laptop into kitchen and running Sage Client to listen to music from my server :), and even a little TV while prepping supper. Parents will especially […]
Read moreI forgot to post the Digg It link for Mike's great guide to enable concurrent sessions in Vista. I do believe this is something that is of interest to people outside the community. Please Digg It if you enjoyed his guide. Digg Link: Concurrent Sessions Guide Thanks! -Alan
Read moreArrrr, ya landlubber, Pirates Of The Caribbean Blu-ray release date has been set for May 22nd. As well, Curse Of The Black Pearl Blu-ray edition will be released on the same day. Each release will have have a dual layer disc for the movie and an extra 25 GB single layer for the extras. The BD Java features will include […]
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Continuing our morning of A/V reviews, we have Sound And VIsion's review of Pioneer's Elite Blu-ray player. Pioneer's $1500 entry into the Blu-ray market has a lot going for it including 1080p/24f output, a wide array of media csupport, and network PC connectivity support. However, for this much coinage it is missing a few critical features. The most obvious one […]
Read moreI must admit, Pioneer must think very highly of their latest Elite plasma that Ultimate AV is reviewing today. Priced at $3300, it sports a meager 1024X768 resolution. However, the Ultimate AV review does give it good results in the end. And I can see his point of not really needing 1080p from a comfortable viewing distance. Your likely not […]
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Once upon a time this naive news poster considered a 1000 dollar set of speaker higher end. Now that I have been posting news/researching potential speakers my perception of that has greatly changed. Not only because of the reviews I have posted here but because of some of the speakers I have listened to while researching on my own time. […]
Read moreThe Daily Button Motherboard News: AMD release copy of DTX spec at The Techreport Motherboard News: Abit release Xpress 1250 based mobo at The TechReport Motherboard News: DFI LANParty NF590 review at Madshrimps CPU News: E6300 Core 2 review at Hardware Logic CPU News: Core 2 Quad Q6600 review at Techgage Cooler News: Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 review at […]
Read moreMorgan Hill, CA (February 12, 2007) — Velodyne Acoustics, Inc., the world's leading manufacturer of powered subwoofers for home-theater and consumer audio, recently extended its warranty for drivers, amplifiers and related electronics. The warranty on drivers was extended from two years to five, the warranty on all amplifiers and electronics has been extended from two years to three years, and […]
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Via Ian Dixon, Windows Live for TV has now hit the beta phase, although it is invite only. Live for TV is a 3D interface for Windows Live Spaces, Messenger and Live call on a big screen TV or large monitor. It is in the early stages right now, so expect a lot of bugs. If you are hankering for […]
Read moreDo you want to get around the need for HDCP complaint video cards? Good news everyone! Slysoft has release an update to their AnyDVD line dubbed AnyDVD HD. Obviously Slysoft is not based in the US. At any rate, AnyDVD HD will set you back around $80 and will bybass AACS and HDCP :). Blu-ray owner fear not, they are […]
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