The best comment I can give to this is at least it’s cheap, but I still think the false publicity Ricavision has pushed through the Internet is enough to frustrate a lot of users and is really creating a bad reputation. So maybe the Sideshow remotes are having technical issues…ok, but then why not the universal + MCE remote?? Chris […]
Read moreFinally a cable box my parents might actually be able to use. Yahoo! News After more than two years of promises and delays, Comcast Corp. has finally begun the commercial rollout of its first cable set-top boxes that run TiVo’s digital video recording technology.
Read moreArs Technica has an article on the New Harry Potter DVD also having the movie encoded for your computer and portable devices. This could help make movie libraries on PCs legit. ArsTechnica At the DVD Forum conference in Universal City, CA, Warner Home Video announced that it will release the new Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD […]
Read morePC games have been stagnant outside of WOW. For the first time in a long time, there is a whole slew of games that interest me. FloppyHead The line-up of games just released or to be released over the next month is impressive. Release after release of high profile titles for the PC is slated that exceed anything on the […]
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This week up, Ian’s got Nial Ginsbourg (pronounced like the river Nile ) up for interview. If you’ve ever seen the "BigScreen" applications and wondered in amazement how he makes such cool MCML apps….well, keep wondering. But at least you can listen to the aussie speak a little about the development world. Show Times: 00:50 Welcome to the show 01:38 […]
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Antec has been known for years as being a great company to provide quality cases and power supplies, which are as great for gamers as they are quiet for Media Center users. They have come to embrace the Home Theater PC audience slowly, but have developed a product line dubbed "Veris ," which they’ve tied together their current HTPC […]
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Niveus has released their first beta of their new Companion/Control Server Remote Control Software. This was previously restricted to only run on Niveus systems, so it’s nice to see them let the community enjoy. This is a little different than the old Pocket Remote, as it won’t work on mobile devices, but from the looks it’ll work on any XP […]
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Finally a reason to get a zune, wireless sync and MCE sync. Gizmodo Zune’s also getting a feature to automatically import recorded content from Windows Media Center as well, meaning you can take your TV shows to go just by syncing up with your computer.
Read moreThis is actually pretty cool. I got a chance to play around with it a bit ago, and it’s pretty neat to see Fantasy shows, and also, the entire first season of Arrested Development, all for free. It’s ad-sponsored, so don’t be upset when you see a commercial at the beginning/middle of a show. I think it’s actually a step […]
Read moreKind of a sensitive subject for some folks right now, but that’s not scaring Ian away from chattin about em. Check out the weekly Media Center Podcast. Show times: 00:58 Coming up this week 02:37 Email – Vista TV Playback problem 04:35 Vista After Hours 06:15 Life|Ware’s quad core 06:40 Charlie Owen on Hanselminutes 82 podcast 07:27 Update for Cablecard […]
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