Thanks for participating, this contest has ENDED!! We once again have a great prize to give away. Please note, we’ve modified the entries a little bit, so please read carefully how to enter below! This time up, courtesy of the fine folks at Amulet Devices, their Voice Enabled Remote Control for Windows Media Center! With an MSRP of $149 and […]
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Now this is exciting to see. Motorola is jumping into the universal remote space with their Nyxboard and its right up our alley. This remote is dual-sided with standard controls on top and a keyboard on bottom. It utilizes IR and RF. It is also designed specifically for XBMC! Pre-orders now for $60 at PulseEight. According to Engadget, “there are […]
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While the Kinect is great and all, it really lacks humanity. A French company, Robopec, has just the solution to that specific problem in a lovable little Robot/Media Center PC called Reeti who can even display emotions. Equipped with an Atom/ION2 platform, it might serve well as a secondary PC. Perhaps more interestingly, there is an API for developer’s to […]
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Mike has graciously invited me to write a blog for MissingRemote and while I do intend to tackle some technical aspects of home theater in general and HTPCs in particular, I thought it might be useful to explain at least how I think I got into home theater. After all, HTPCs, plasma display panels, and digital television are just a […]
Read moreYou’ve all been making me more and more nervous with my picks, so I hope to redeem myself this week. Taxi Driver is an all time classic with Robert Deniro as a crazy cabbie. Besides that, it pretty much came down to some new releases. Little Fockers was more entertaining than I had anticipated, but it lost out simply due […]
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A couple of weeks ago, we had just found out about the new video rental and streaming upstart, Zediva. If you didn’t catch that article, Zediva’s scheme for side-skirting Hollywood is to rent viewers a physical DVD and DVD player and then stream the output direct to consumers. Today, we learn that the MPAA is none too satisfied with Zediva’s […]
Read moreOn Friday, we heard rumblings from CE Pro and supposedly confirmation from a Samsung rep that component input would be limited to 480p on the 2011 display lineup. It seems we have confirmation that this is not true both through a CE Pro reader, Bill Paul of Neothings, who confirmed via tests at a Best Buy Magnolia store and an […]
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Make sure your scam and spam filters are on high alert if you have shopped with Best Buy. I just received an e-mail informing me that my e-mail address may have been stolen. Update: In the comments, ruwackd is reporting similar e-mails have been sent to TiVo and Disney customers. Dear Valued Best Buy Customer, On March 31, we were […]
Read moreUnited Kingdom based company has developed software for the Kinect to interact with the PC. They have developed add ins for Media Center that give you the same Kinect feel inside of Media Center. They have two different versions that come in Home and Business. Home is for everyday apps and business adds in office to the mix. The question […]
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How would you like to gain almost 1GB of space on your system drive? If you’ve installed Windows 7 SP1, you should be aware that Windows retains a backup of the system files to allow for the uninstallation of SP1. If you’re happy with SP1 on your system, you can safely delete the backup in a few simple steps. Keep […]
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