While most won’t care, and some will even say why bother, Google TV is moving away from the x86 platform and migrating towards the ARM processing platform. As part of that move Marvell has been selected as the processor of choice with its Armada 1500 dual core processor as the new heart of the Google TV platform. The Armada 1500 […]
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Netflix has slowly been acquiring exclusive content to stream via its online service which is to begin next month. On February 6th Netflix will make available its first original production, Lilyhammer. Netflix has also commissioned a new series called House of Cards, and a new season of Arrested Development. While I don’t subscribe to Netflix myself (Lack of true HD quality, and 5.1 audio) this is a good sign of things […]
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This morning the silicon chip manufacture Broadcom announced a joint venture with EcoStar the owners of SlingMedia to bring the SlingPlayer to embedded systems. The announcement means box manufactures will be able to embed the new chip into their set top boxes and get fully SlingPlayer functionality. Some very interesting news there, hopefully we will be able to see something out of CES using this new […]
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Normally you only see Niveus software released for systems you purchase directly from them, however they have opened up and made available their SiriusXM addin for free. While the addin is still in Beta form it apparently is working flawlessly and fully integrates with Windows Media Center. Head over to the Niveus facebook page for more details. Source: TDL
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Hopefully this new years news is a sign of things to come. Tranquil PC has recently announced a new HTPC design, the MMC-12 Media Center. The system measures in at just 1.5 inches thick and packing a core i3 processor, 4 gigs of ram, 80 GB hard drive, running Windows 7 home premium. Not a bad package if you ask me, […]
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Firecore aTV Flash (Black) has been updated to 1.1.1 and one of the nice features for Media Center users is that it adds support for DVR-MS files. Now if only it could support WTV files you could then have a cheap devices to extend your recorded tv directory around your home. I have been toying around with the idea of […]
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Yet again another update to RecordedTV HD Media Center Add-in has been updated to version 1.6.0. With the update comes a ton of new and updated features. One of my favorite features is the fact that the Add-in now looks like Media Center, it looks like it built into Media Center similar to what MyMovies does. Head over to RecordedTV HD for […]
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Recently Ian Dixon of The Digital Life Style had a chance to spend the day with the folks over at Tranquil PC, a UK based HTPC system designer and manufacture. Ian has a series of videos he put together of his time over at Trainquil PC. Some very interesting stuff happening over there, including a HTPC chassis CNC machined out of a solid piece of aluminum. […]
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The folks over at TweakTown have reviewed the new SilverStone Grandia Series GD06 HTPC Chassis. Over the years SilverStone has delivered some amazing HTPC and desktop cases. The Grandia Series appears to live up to the same high quality, high standards as all previous SilverStone cases. Head over to TweakTown to get a full review of the Grandia Series GD06 HTPC […]
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Today Verizon has announced plans to release their Fios TV services to the Xbox 360 platform. Users will have to subscribe to the Fios Internet and TV services in order to gain access to the service on your xbox. Another interesting fact is Verizon will sell a triple play package that includes, TV, Phone and Internet services for $89.00. As part of […]
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