Today must be the day of pairs. Ok, maybe I’m a day late on this news, but great news for you free HTPC software fans as XBMC and Plex (for Mac) have released new builds. Looks like Plex ran into some issues with theirs, but appear to be actively working on fixing it. Either way it’s great to see both […]
Read moreI really enjoy getting a myriad of perspectives on anything I’m considering (does anyone else subscribe to "owners" threads on AVSForum before becoming an owner?) picking up, so it was cool to see Brent’s take on the HD300. The SageTV Extenders including the HD200 and now the HD300 extends your Home Theater PC (HTPC) to your TV using a […]
Read moreAm I the only one who really wants a job at the FCC today? They got their grubby hands on some of the first of the cool new remotes coming out–the Boxee remote and the Amulet Devices Voice Controlled remote! Hopefully there are no hiccups for either and we’ll see them soon to market. Amulet Device’s intriguing voice-activated remote for […]
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Read moreRight off the bat, I know I’m going to get a hard time for NOT picking Sam Raimi’s awesomely classic Evil Dead. In my defense, I loved that movie, but I really didn’t like it nearly as much as I had hoped having seen Army of Darkness first. So there you go. House 5th season is a great one as […]
Read moreHave you been wondering what are the different offerings between Hulu free, Hulu Plus & Netflix? Well here’s a pretty darned long comparison chart showing off just exactly that. Free Hulu doesn’t have too much in the way of full seasons, but they’re not without their gems. Especially older shows like Highlander and Doogie Howser. Though, putting Doogie Howser […]
Read morePlex is pretty sexy for Mac users, and they’ve been working hard on the next version. While you wait, here are some teasers of some skins some developers have created…pretty sweet stuff. As if helping us with MediaStream wasn’t enough, they also have their hands in their own skins as well as Plex ports of other skins, such […]
Read morePretty interesting report here on how people are digesting content. No surprise that the older crowd is much more stuck on actual Live TV watching than the younger crowd, but the numbers for TV are still over 50%. Wonder how long before that drops even more. The alternatives to live TV are growing and basic cable […]
Read moreThis, dear friends, is a sad, sad day. ATI, the name of hope for all PC gamers who were sick and tired of NVIDIA rebadging the same GPU over the past couple of years, is to be no more. The callous souls over at AMD have decided that our little consumer brains aren’t sophisticated enough to handle two awesome […]
Read moreIt’s not very often that something lives up to the "Ultimate" billing (cough… Vista), but GeekTonic’s guide to the fall TV schedule does it in spades. If you’re like me and never watch commercials this is how I find out what’s new. Here’s how this works. With this post you get a listing of all of the major US […]
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