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Sofabaton X1S Universal Remote with Hub/App Control

Remote controls are an area of deep personal interest. There are so many things that need to get nailed on the hardware and software sides to create the perfect one. […]

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Use Ubiquiti AI Theta Speaker As A Doorbell Chime

It annoys me that Ubiquiti doesn’t allow me to use the speaker in the AI Theta speakers. This video outlines one way to fix that oversight.

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NextHaus Alliance Sustainable House Panel Q/A

Last night I participated in a panel discussion around building sustainable homes that was sponsored by NextHaus Alliance, the folks who are building our passive house. This is totally why […]

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EVDANCE Tesla NACS to J1772 Adapter

Testing out the 60A version of EVDANCE’s NACS (Tesla) to J1772 adapter. Lets you use Level 2 Tesla chargers (EVSE) at hotels, parking lots, or sharing one at home. EVDANCE’s […]

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Ubiquiti UniFi Protect Ai Theta / Pro Lens / AI Audio

I wasn’t able to find any reviews of the Ubiquiti UniFi Protect Ai Theta camera system that answered my questions around imaging performance. Specifically, how well it worked in low-light […]

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Risk Is Hard: EV + Garage Edition

A friend recently mentioned some hesitancy around parking an EV in their attached garage. I get that, kind of, we all probably remember the problems that Chevy had with their […]

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Emporia Vue 2 Smart Home Energy Monitor

This is a review of the Gen 2 Emporia 2 and a comparison to the IoTaWatt, which provides similar functionality.

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Netflix Set to “Air” it’s Original Programming Feb 6th

January 4, 2012 umdivx

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 […]

Broadcom to Put Sling on a Chip

January 4, 2012 umdivx

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 […]

Roku Announces Over the Top on Stick

January 4, 2012 Andrew Van Til

If your display is more than a year old, you know what it’s like to have been left behind by the OEM’s Over the Top (OTT) platform. It’s not hard to fix that by putting a Roku or other OTT streamer next to the display, but in some places (like a slim wall mount, bedroom, etc.) it can be difficult […]

I’m Getting a New (sort of) TV

January 4, 2012 volfan6415

While I already got my Christmas wish and have been loving my new Silverstone GD05B. What I really wanted, but just didn’t have the budget for, was a new and bigger TV as my 32 inch LG 32FZ4D-UA wasn’t really the ideal size.Well thanks to a failing color wheel and dimming light bulb my wish has come true. While visiting my in-laws […]

TIVO and AT&T Settle Patent Infringement Lawsuit

January 4, 2012 volfan6415

Regardless of how you feel about the state of the patent system here in the US, the fact still remains that most of the time the parties who are the most susceptible to litigation for patent infringement are the same parties who hold the most patents in that particular field. In the most recent example of this truism AT&T and […]

Mid-Season Premiers. Is your DVR ready?

January 3, 2012 Techbutton

This week we can welcome back new episodes of our favorite TV shows, and some new ones. There is a nice guide to when your favorite shows are starting back up and when new mid-season ones show up. Check out the calendar and set your HTPC up to record at least one episode of some new ones, how else are you […]

Niveus SiriusXM Beta Windows Media Center addin now available for free

January 3, 2012 umdivx

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

A 1.5 inch Thick HTPC from Tranquil PC

January 3, 2012 umdivx

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, […]

Home Theater Sound Tips to Remember

January 1, 2012 mr-site

Home Theater Sound Tips To Remember You may be happy with all aspects of your home theater…except for the sound. If you haven’t been completely happy with your sound, that’s okay. There are plenty of sound tips that can be used within your home theater to ensure you have the best sound possible. Best of all, the tips provided aren’t […]

ASRock A75M-ITX Motherboard Reviewed

January 1, 2012 millpub

ASRock has been a solid supporter of AMD CPUs over the last couple of years as evidenced by their high-end Fatality-branded motherboards. ASRock has also been a solid supporter of the Mini-ITX format. The A75M-ITX brings AMD and Mini-ITX together in one compact package. The lack of overclocking support shouldn’t be much of an issue for anyone looking for an […]

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