OK, I know this is UK only, but this is a pretty ingenious idea. This TV maker is basically ignoring all the fancy UI and technology and just will record your shows onto an SD card, which then you can toss in anywhere. Of course, this is helped by the UK’s fairly well populated free-to-air television content, but still pretty […]
Read moreI’m not sure how I feel about the two largest MSO’s going in on something…you can almost rest assured consumers will be the least considered in this money making scheme. I doubt anyone is truly surprised though, it was only a matter of time before the big boys did something to compete with the buzz that is Hulu. Engadget Today, […]
Read moreBelkin is not the first to release powerline networking, but this still remains a highly sought after technology for many folks dissapointed with their wireless capabilities. I’d wait to see a review before jumping in on this one, but it’s good to see the technology has not yet died off completely. WeGotServed Because of its high Gigabit speeds and consistent […]
Read moreThe folks at Boxee have been hard at work. In addition to the very popular add-in challenge which just wrapped up, there are a ton of new features upcoming! A lot of you folks might be most interested in the public alpha (finally!) of the Windows version. I’ve been using it for a while now, and aside from the occasional […]
Read moreI don’t think this would really surprise anyone given Hulu’s actions in the past year, but still dissapointing. Nothing is set in stone yet, but you kind of knew it would not stay free forever. Jonathan Miller, News Corp.’s newly-installed chief digital officer, said he envisions a future where at least some of the TV shows and movies on […]
Read moreBrent’s got some great information on the terms of service for the recently released Hulu Desktop application and what it might infer for the future. Apparantly as long as it’s for Personal Computers, you’re fine, but unfortunately that doesn’t leave much hope for extender users. So I’ll take that to mean we won’t see Hulu officially supported by Extenders […]
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UPDATE 8/20/2009: This guide has been confirmed working on Windows 7 and will place the shortcut to Hulu in your Extras Library. Click the Comments post for user tips on getting the icon on your start menu. If this article sounds familiar, it’s because I have previously written a similar article on integrating Boxee into Media Center . With […]
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When Hulu started shutting down Boxee and other addins that utilized its service for a 10′ experience interface, people assumed one of the following–either the big content providers were uncomfortable blurring the line for television shows on their computers via a remote interface, or that they were working on something themselves and wanted the market to themselves. For better or […]
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The answer has been asked by many and presumed by even more, but ask the folks at Microsoft and they still stand strong around the Extender platform. With Linksys announcing their discontinuing of their Extender products, it leaves us guessing what’s to come, since Linksys was one of the original Extender partners for Microsoft. Are they simply discontinuing a 2 […]
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Netflix in Windows Vista Media Center–not a new topic, having reviewed three community-developed applications exactly one year ago (May 2008)–but this time fully supported by Microsoft. This has been a dream of many since Netflix announced the availability of streaming content and dealt with the buginess of the unofficial applications in the aforementioned review. It has finally arrived, for Vista […]
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