If you’re a Plex user with a Roku, you should check out the channel that is now freely available for everyone. That’s right, the new Plex channel for Roku players is out of Plex Pass preview mode and FREE to all of our lovely users. With a sleek new look and improved support for lots of new features, the streaming […]
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If you’ve ever had a pipe burst or your basement flooded, you know that finding out ASAP is critical. The sooner you know, the greater the ability to pull things out, or turn the water off and start dealing with the problem. Once you’ve made the jump to home automation (HA), adding water detection sensors is a no brainer, but […]
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Discrete IR On/Off are a critical part of my home theater setup. Without them, I can’t include an “On” command in my startup macro for the HTPC which leads to all sorts of “training issues” with the other users in the house. So I was pretty upset when Intel killed the feature in a recent BIOS release. Fortunately they were […]
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Staying on Wi-Fi’s cutting edge has been expensive over the last couple years, with the major improvements in software and features only coming to the top end of the market. Today NETGEAR took steps to reach more budget-minded users with the launch of the $150 R6400 AC1750 802.11AC Wi-Fi router. The R6400 is intended to slot into the R6300’s current […]
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It seemed absurd to pay a monthly cable modem rental fee when we lived in the US, so I always had my own sitting in between the wall and my router. This was convenient, but if you’re limited for space and want fast 802.11AC NETGEAR just launched a combination 24×8 (fastest DOCSIS channel bonding solution available) wireless router cable modem […]
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SiliconDust announced on Twitter last night that their DVB-T2 tuner is finally available in retail channels, but you will have to wait a bit for the £98 network tuner as Newegg is having trouble actually letting you buy it. On the plus side, you can pre-order from Amazon UK with a June 1st expected ship date (what I did). I’m pretty […]
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I have to admit to being struck a bit speechless by the scope of the HDHomeRun DVR project here are some highlights, but frankly there’s so much awesome that it’s probably best to check out the Kickstarter page for the full scoop. Will supprot projected CableCARD content Backends for Windows, Mac, Linux, WD MyCloud NAS, & QNAP NAS Clients for […]
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Wi-Fi enabled cameras are a great way to monitor areas in the home in a flexible way, so it’s great to see D-Link expanding its product portfolio to include a 802.11AC model – espcially because its power interface is microUSB. This 720p camera also has night vision and motion/sound detection. Full PR after the click. D-Link Now Shipping First Consumer […]
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I mentioned in the review of the Intel NUC5i5RYK that the Consumer Infrared (CIR) wasn’t working in OpenELEC, and it looks like Intel has turned around that issue pretty quickly with the latest (247) BIOS release. There is a pretty big caveat though, because just like when they fixed this issue the last time it broke Discrete On support. Which […]
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With madVR being 32-bit only, it was a blocking issue for moving to 64-bit players. Now, that’s no longer a problem. madVR
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