It is official, the Boxee Box by D-Link is shipping on Nov. 10. And it will also come out of box with Boxee v1.0! If you are not a Cable or Satellite subscriber does it offer enough to migrate away from more traditional tuner-supporting HTPC software? We just got final confirmation from D-Link that the Boxee Box will start […]
Read moreVictory may not be in the cards for the human race this time around. This is the reason I haven’t started watching V yet. I feared the worst for this series from the very beginning. Let’s face it, Sci-Fi shows don’t do very well on network TV. I hear the order of ABC’s sophomore sci-fi drama V is being reduced […]
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Western Digital has just announced that the world’s first internal 3TB drive is shipping. At 750GB per platter, this is one big drive! The 3TB model reatils for $239 and the 2.5TB for $189. Now, we just need a 2 platter design, running at 7200rpm. Drives with capacities in excess of 2.19 TB currently present barriers for PC hardware, firmware […]
Read moreIt looks like it may almost be time for me to start watching The Event, as it has been picked up for a full season by NBC. However, a full season does not necessarily mean a second season is guaranteed; far from it, in fact. In addition to that, NBC also announced the same full season pickup for Law & […]
Read moreThilo Kusch (CFO, Magyar Telecom) and Chris Holden (President of the FTTH Council, Europe) to deliver Keynote Address [NeonDrum]
Read moreGood list of films this week. Apocalypse Now comes out with it’s 154th release (j/k), but it doesn’t make it any less of a great movie as it’s been all these years. Psycho gets itself an anniversary collector edition as well, and then some Harry Potter releases on Blu-ray as well. MissingRemote’s Pick of the Week Predators ** So […]
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Interesting extender media player here, pretty sure it’s the first supporting HDMI 1.4. Will be interesting to see this in action when it finally comes out…price tag of $230 might scare some off though. WD TV Live Hub Media Center is a high-definition network media player with a 2.5” HDD built-in and with Gig-Ethernet functionality that is designed to satisfy […]
Read moreHere’s a good writeup from the FCC’s meeting today, and good news that there’s still desire to improve (versus abandoning) CableCARD. Those include ensuring that operators support accessing switched digital video by retail devices, prohibiting box price discrimination, requiring the option of consumer self-installation of the cards, giving consumers information on the cost of retail vs. leased boxes, making it […]
Read moreHere’s the roundup of podcasts in the past week…Enjoy! This week’s podcast gets started with some of the best comments left after the last episode, before we delve into our (very different) opinions of the initial Google TV efforts from Logitech and Sony. After that, Cisco tries to get into HDTV-based videoconferencing and the Windows Phone 7 launch brings some […]
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Yesterday I posted a mod from a Nintendo 64 chassis being used for an HTPC. Well in browsing over the AVSForum I saw this super clean mod from Gmanhdtv where he uses a not-so-old Sony Blu-ray player and mods an HTPC into it, while still utilizing the original Blu-ray drive itself! Great work! I have always liked the clean […]
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