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QNAP has launched a new rack mounted NAS that supports up to 8TB of capacity. Something I would love to add to my system, what with each Blu-ray gobbling up 30GB this would let you store roughly 250 HD movies with no compression or removal of special features.   New 1U Rack-mounted Model Features up to 8TB Capacity, Energy Efficient […]

I thought I’d share an update to my Mount Image add-in for MC7.  It basically makes ISOs (and other support disc formats) visible to the native Movie Library and Video Library and will mount it for you either via "More" or via Play directly.  If you hit play then you’ll temporarily see a video error screen as the disc image […]

At the 20 minute mark there is a review of media center with touch capabilities.  Also and I thought this was huge, they are releasing the kindle for w7.   [Wall Street Journal Blogs]  

It would take a very special media streamer to pry the HTPC out of my A/V stack.  Based on the spec’s the PCH C200 could be the one to do it, if only it was also a SageTV extender 🙂   I’ve used the earlier version of the Popcorn Hour A-110 a little and have used the SageTV HD Theater […]

Just a reminder to everyone, our 2 week news submission contest is almost over!! Don’t forget to get those News Submissions in ASAP to have a great chance to win the ASUS AT3N7A-I Mini-ITX Motherboard we reviewed recently! See the original post for details!

I think this is another win for AMD in the HTCP area. These prices can’t be beat. The combo deals that Newegg and Fry’s will be rolling out will probably be great deals. I wonder if the wife is ready for a replacement.   There’s really no reason to go out and spend $600 on a CPU if your main […]

Haven’t had a chance to try one of these yet.  mostly have done netflix streaming to a pc-driven HDTV.  sounds like more streams are coming to the roku player.   Spy shots of the new Roku XR Netflix streaming box over at Engadget seem to indicate that upgrades like 802.11n and a USB port are on their way—but that isn’t […]

How about a light up pillow for those dark scene’s of your favorite thriller.  you can easily see when it is time to spook your neighbor.   Yanko loves to tease us with all manner of nonexistent cool concepts, but now they’ll sell you the ones that are real products. Gadgets so far include the d°light Huggable Pillow (pictured), and […]

i have heard this is a great addition for mousing from the couch.  would love to have one of these.   Is GlideTV’s "Couch Mouse" the Ultimate Remote? Posted 10/14/09 at 08:30:23 AM  by Paul Lilly Comments Print Email Home entertainment company GlideTV on Tuesday announced a new device the company says combines the functionality of a keyboard, mouse, and […]

For those looking to minimize power consumption, as well as fan noise, AMD has released a slew of new 45W TDP processors. Included are the Athlon II X4 600e and the Athlon II X4 605e, the first 45W TDP quad-core processors from AMD.   These energy efficient processors are binned for lower voltages and thus have a 45W TDP. Unfortunately […]