Pricing is still TBD and this thing has been scheduled for a while, but these OLED TV’s are pretty sweet. I saw one in person last year at Cedia and was quite impressed with how ridiculously thin they were. You can count on them costing quite a bit more than LCD’s though. Gizmodo Here’s what’s more believable. According to […]
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Now here’s a unique perspective on extender devices–this offering from Samsung connects your cell phone to your television, and allows you to play content wirelessly. Sound odd? You’re not alone, but my guess is Samsung has some phones they feel would be ideal. The video of it in action is pretty decent, but I’m still far from sold. Tech Ticker […]
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I’m not sure the market for something like that here in the US with all the DVR options we have, but I’d like to play with one just to see how it works and matches up. The integrated player is nice but I agree that at these prices they really need to include a Blu-ray drive. CrunchGear The most […]
Read moreWell, the wait is over at least for those of you with MSDN or Technet access. The rest of the world still has to wait until the end of October, but this is good news. I was finally able to activate my RTM build 🙂 Windows Team Blog And tomorrow, our Volume License (VL) customers with an existing Software Assurance […]
Read moreAnother Thursday, another reliable podcast from fellow MVP Ian Dixon! This week up he’s got Ben Reed, Microsoft’s foremost evangelist…err…Sr. Product Manager to talk about Windows 7 and the new TV formats. Look forward to listening! And fyi, I just finished a roundtable discussion with Ian and some other fellows that should be aired next week I believe! Show Times: […]
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If you have been out of the PC Hardware game for a bit, you may not have heard of Scythe before…but they have quickly and *quietly* (get it?) made a name for themselves with quality heatsinks and fans for your CPU’s. What started as giant towers has continued to evolve for all sorts of chassis, so here are a couple […]
Read moreAnother wonderful report here, this one from a single particular site versus an actual research report. But that being said, it does make sense which is why companies are always trying to get you to stick with the monthly charges–Netflix is still doing well, aren’t they? Home Media Mag Subscriptions for online video downloads generate 20 times the revenue and […]
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If you are strictly using your system as an HTPC, I can’t imagine choosing this new bad boy over the wildly popular WD Green 2tb Drives, which run a bit slower but are also super quiet. That being said, Hitachi has always been pretty reliable and may a great (faster) component for your server of choice. DVice Leveraging a […]
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In what has got to be the most requested feature for the super popular HD200 Extender device from the folks at SageTV, they have announced that they have a new beta firmware which will include support for USB wireless adapters. The speed they’re getting is pretty impressive and should not have any problems keeping up with HD content. SageTV […]
Read moreOK, I hate to argue with such a scientific study, but I find it hard to believe this to be true. I think the number has definitely gone up, but no way can I believe it to be 50%. What do you guys think? I4U A new report from Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing shows that there has been […]
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