Netgear’s Answer to AppleTV Reviewed

4 out of 5 stars…for an extender which costs $400? Really? I'm skeptical, but like to see some competition coming out at the same time as AppleTV so people can see what they're really missing behind the Apple media hoopla. Laptop Mag Most videos, music, and photos played perfectly fine over our home network, even though the EVA8000 does not […]

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Sony Introduces 720p Projectors for About $1,000

A 720p Projector from Sony of all manufacturers, for less than $1000? I don't know much about projectors, but this seems pretty sweet, and then the ability for you to have as large a screen as possible. So use the $1000 price to convince the wife, and then hope she ignores the $20,000 it'll cost to build the rest of […]

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Using Web Services to Control Devices through Vista Media Center

Home Automation really seems to be picking up steam, and I think the more attention these types of new standards gets, the better improvements we'll see. Not too long til you call your house HAL 😀 CE Pro EI has been working with manufacturers of home technologies-lighting controls, thermostats, security systems, and the like-to implement WSD into their products. WSD-enabled […]

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Plextor Delivers USB-based HDTV Receiver

Typically USB HDTV receivers don't grab my attention these days, but with claims of 50 mile reception I tend to take notice. Due to ship on the 9th, Plextor's new device comes with a price tag of 99 dollars and will work with MCE. I will believe it when I see it I guess. I am not sure why it […]

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EMI Music launches DRM-free superior sound quality downloads across its entire digital repertoire

London, 2 April 2007 — EMI Music today announced that it is launching new premium downloads for retail on a global basis, making all of its digital repertoire available at a much higher sound quality than existing downloads and free of digital rights management (DRM) restrictions.   The new higher quality DRM-free music will complement EMI's existing range of standard […]

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