Not sure how many Mac fans there are here, but you’ll be happy to know (well, your wallets won’t be) that Apple is updating the insides of some of their hardware, including the sexy and small Mac Mini’s. Of course, pricing is still about the same and with the plethora of small form factors out there, one has to onder […]
Read moreSonos has really done well for themselves and continue to evolve their already dominant marketplace on home audio distribution. Dave Zatz takes a look at their new zone player, which really looks like it’s going against the good old overpriced Bose systems we’ve become familiar with. ZnF The S5 provides integrated WiFi functionality yet, to maintain high availability audio streaming, […]
Read moreMany people feared when Pioneer decided to abandon the Plasma market with their renowned sets that it meant gloom for the popular television technology, but Panasonic is more than willing to fill in their slots with this new sexy offering. HDGuru goes really in depth on this thing, which it should with an MSRP of $5500! HDGuru The Z1 produces […]
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I have no idea how Stuart got his hands on these, as I just checked my Windows 7 build and nada as far as Netflix availability. Anyone else seeing it? Looks nice, but pretty close to what was already there, not sure what all the secret was for. Media Center Blog The new Netflix application has changed from the […]
Read moreHulu desktop got a lot of press recently, but quietly under the radar was their support of the Linux platform–kudos to Hulu folks for this one, as Linux is often ignored and forgotten with stuff like this (*cough* Blu-ray *cough*). Looks like aside from the memory intensity, it’s still a pretty useful app. Ars Technica I tested Hulu Desktop on […]
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And the Mini-ITX buzz continues, as SCPR covers two different cases for your tiny motherboard. Just a reminder, either of these chassis should work with our mini-itx motherboard we’re GIVING AWAY !!! SilentPC Review From an acoustic/thermal standpoint, these slim cases are really only suitable for integrated Atom and ION-powered systems, rather than those with "proper" desktop processors. The […]
Read moreSolid State drives in HTPC’s are very attracitve–with more and more users relying on a centralized storage separate from their clients, the potential of silencing the HTPC even more with an SSD is great. Unfortunatley, the price has been pretty prohibitive…here’s Intel’s attempt to help out. 40gb’s is enough for Windows7, but is $160 still too much? Tom’s Hardware The […]
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More stuff from CEATEC, mainly just some pretty cool pictures–well, cool if you’re on the 3D bandwagon. And if you’re not, you should be! Haven’t you heard, it’s going to be everywhere soon! HDGuru Panasonic’s 103″ 4K Resolution (3840×2160) HDTV Prototype
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MythTV–the linux-based open source Media Center application that started it all–has released a new Release Candidate version with some nice improvements. It’s really a fantastic system if you have the know-how to getting it running, just ask Lothar 🙂 GeekTonic MythTV UI ported to new MythUI library with all new capabilities. Added Automatic Prioritization to the scheduler which uses […]
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For those that don’t know, our friend and contributor Andy (babgvant) is kinda well known for doing some really really cool things with programs he uses, and currently that is SageTV. Well, don’t be surprised if this sees the light of day sooner than later. With CableCard being opened up a bit….well…I’ll just leave it to the expert to express […]
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