I recently attended a conference where one of the more exciting sessions I sat in on was a demonstration of the Kinect for Windows SDK. The applications being discussed in this demo were in no way Windows Media Center related, but it did occur to me at one point that would be a neat use for Kinect. Evidently I was not the […]
Read moreBest Buy’s Insignia brand televisions are probably not on the top of many Missing Remote readers’ wishlists, but Zatz Not Funny! has caught wind of at least one model that might bear keeping an eye on. The Insignia cTV is due to launch at the end of July. The television’s distinguishing characteristic is that it will be the first television to launch […]
Read moreJust did the drawing for the Fractal Designs Define R3 Chassis and the winner is RKWRIGHT! RKWright, you should have received an e-mail from me by now and have 48 hours to get in touch with me. Thanks to everyone who participated and good luck with our future contests!
Read moreNo word on price on this passively cooled Atom system, but the form factor looks pretty good. The D525 processor is not the most powerful in the world, but these guys like it in spite of it. The Arctic Cooling MC001-BD Entertainment Center is built around the Intel ATOM D525 processor, which is a dual core design which operates at […]
Read moreHDNation takes apart a Samsung 8000 HDTV and shows you every part and layer of the screen.. They try to tell you about every part as they are doing the dissection. Check it out The shipper dropped this Samsung 8000… we dissect it and show you what’s inside! HDNation
Read moreOnce upon a time I was a Netflix subscriber and life was glorious. Then we had some friends over for dinner and they commented that they were Blockbuster Total Access subscribers. At the time, Blockbuster was offering a similar DVD by mail program, but with the added benefit that you could return the mail delivered DVD to your local store and […]
Read moreI’m hoping most of you reading this are familiar with MissingRemote.com, we are a website that caters to most of the folks on AVS here, and we do blogs, reviews, news and the like. Thanks to our readers we have been growing lately and have the opportunity for someone who is interested in writing for the website. This is a […]
Read moreAre you looking to spend $1000 on an OEM SFF HTPC? Yeah, me neither. BUT, for those of you that are ASRock is looking to help you out. Armed with an Intel Core i5 CPU and sandy bridge platform, but lacking an SSD, this unit has it’s pros and cons. As far as connectors goes, we were really impressed at […]
Read moreI love Audioholics’ roundup of receivers and devices, and this time up they are looking at some of the best receivers $600 can buy! There are a few universals at this price point. You’ll find that all the receivers have discrete amps, and all manufacturers rate their amps with the more robust 20Hz to 20kHz measurement. All of the included […]
Read moreWe have a lot of SSD users here as they’re ideal for an HTPC, so I thought this news was relevant. Keep in mind there’s no official report from Intel yet on just how serious/widespread this issue is, but just another reminder of why you should always have backups. “Be wary of the new Intel SSD 320 series. Currently, there’s […]
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