Here’s a pretty cool deal if you are or have been interested in being a Redbox customer. The $0.50 amounts to half off, and super cheap. So get it while it’s hot, deal expires today. Enter THURSDAY at checkout to get your 1st night’s DVD rental for only $0.50. Offer valid Thursday, 4/14/11 on 1st night only. Subsequent nights charged […]
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If you use the MyMovies for iPhone app from Brian, here’s a cool update with some nice new features. I actually like the idea of Facebook integration a LOT. Adds Personal data option, including categories, notes, tags, location, purchase information, value, personal ratings and personal title and sort title settings.Adds Facebook integrationAdd remote control for My Movies for Windows Media […]
Read moreIf you use your Xbox360 to play Netflix, there should be an update now that enables Kinect for hand controls and voice controls. You are able to talk to you Xbox like my son loves to do while watching a movie on the Xbox because he is hungry or thirsty. You can navigate Netflix like the Zune Marketplace. Hopefully Hulu […]
Read moreSometimes I take for granted the fact that I have no kids in the home to have to be careful around, but for those of you that do here’s a pretty good run down of the parental services provided by some of the most popular streaming services. On the playground the other day, parents were swapping stories about movies they […]
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I’ve always been more of a MediaBrowser fan, but there was one specific aspect of My Movies that always kept my eye wandering: My Movies for Windows Home Server. Among other things, I have recently been upgrading my home server to WHS 2011 and I figured that meant that particular temptation would ease, but no. Instead, I notice over on We Got […]
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The wife and I just finished watching the two episode premier of Starz’s original series Camelot this past weekend and, before I accidentally read any other reviews or forget what I saw, I thought I would share my own thoughts. Before delving into my own opinion (which will NOT contain any spoilers!), here is what Starz has to say about their […]
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The ANDI-ONE is a Android 2.1 based remote control. It can control any device in your house with Wi-Fi, IR, or RF. It has a 3.5 inch LCD screen. You have access to the Android Market Place. You get a rechargable battery. Also included is a cradle to charge with a HDMI out. The remote will also work as a VOIP […]
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VUDU (review) keeps rolling out the improvements. Today, you can head on over to VUDU and see streaming direct to your browser. Previously, the only way to get VUDU on the PC was via Boxee. It is still SD only at this point. One can hope that someday we’ll get VUDU’s excellent HDX streaming direct to the PC. VUDU GM, […]
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While Press Releases alone are generally not considered news here at Missing Remote the ZOTAC GeForce GT 520 is one of the first NVIDIA 500 series cards geared towards the HTPC market. ZOTAC is pleased to accelerate your digital world with the new ZOTAC GeForce GT 520 graphics card. General details New ZOTAC GeForce GT 520 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce […]
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If you’re at all like me, you want to see the entire picture as it was originally broadcast so you calibrate your display. One of the steps of our display calibration guide is to display a test pattern to correct for any overscan. Overscan is a vestige of the old cathode ray tube (CRT) TV days and largely no longer […]
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