Is this thing on? Hehe… my 1st official news post. Let’s see if I can’t mess this up. It’s good to be the king. No, not me! That’s what Cablevision has been shouting at Verizon for a while now, touting their "exclusivity" to HD regional sports content. Well, thankfully, the FCC has finally come to the rescue and all you […]
Read moreI think everyone saw this one coming as well, as it looks like YouTube is getting their feet wet with renting movies through its service. Hopefully if this takes off a bit, YouTube might invest a bit more in having a 10′ UI somewhere…or maybe they’ll just be happy being part of Boxee and Roku? NewTeeVee YouTube just announced on […]
Read moreUh oh….this reorganization is either going to be really really good for Media Center…or be really really bad. I’m hoping for the former, and will try to get more information at next month’s MVP Summit at Redmond. TDL As a natural evolution of the Interactive Entertainment Business, our consumer products and experienes focused on games, movies, tv and music will […]
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When I first saw the demo of Intel’s newest wireless streaming technology, I knew it had potential! Fellow MVP Barb Bowman got her hands on the Netgear PushTV device and has run it through its paces…and guess what, it’s really cool! The ability to wirelessly connect and stream content from your laptop to your HDTV seems great! Barb Bowman The […]
Read moreIan has played with and approves this newest remote record application! I’ve often said I have no idea why Microsoft dropped their Remote Record application, but luckily the community is here to help! TDL An app I have been remiss in talking about is Remote Potato, its a remote record tool much like Webguide that enables you to schedule recordings […]
Read moreWith CES over and done with, it’s time to get back to normal. Except for Ian, he dangles one final CES interview for our enjoyment! The Media Center Show #240 – Final CES 2010 Interviews This is the final batch of interview from CES. I have Arcsoft talking about how to get 3D movies in Windows Media Center using Total […]
Read moreGiven how hard Hulu was fighting other services from streaming their content, I can’t say anyone should be too surprised. The key thing for Hulu (and what they are weighing heavily) is meeting the balance of what they are able to charge while sustaining their audience. Charge too much, and people might just forget about it and wait for DVDs, […]
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Ahhhhh……me want!! Kudos to my pal Corey for linking this, although it just makes me incredibly jealous. Unplggd The AV setup — naturally ! Not everyone’s partner would allow them to have a full-size Kef Reference setup in their living room, but I’m very lucky in this respect. It does help that we’re both well into our tunes — […]
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Some pretty cool progress happening in the wireless HDMI world…if you can afford it that is. For the price of $1000 though I sure would do my best to make sure my equipment was near my display…or at least make sure I had space to run a super long HDMI cable. Engadget Gefen’s latest relies on SiBEAM’s wireless tech […]
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Looking for an innovative way to keep that external hard drive near your media center? How about in a Top Gun VHS box!?! Pretty clever, except that the lack of VCR’s in most of our home theaters would probably cause a bit too much attention, but still an A for effort I say! CrunchGear One problem with all those […]
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