I’m not sure if I would feel comfortable always having my Xbox 360 on 24/7, but the concept here is fantastic, allowing you to use it as your set top box as well. I have a hunch cable companies would still find ways to charge you extra for this, but Engadget’s video below is pretty seamless. Not close to as […]
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I’ve not heard of this company before, but they have an innovative little product coming out. It’s a bit costly at $300–which for that price you may be tempted to just spend a bit more and build your own, but the design is pretty minimal if that’s what you’re looking for. Engadget NUU Media’s NUU player runs the grown-up […]
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Shortly after the announcement of the public Beta for Boxee, Damian has a complete review with a ton of screenshots of it up at his website. I’ve been using the Beta for a while, and while it still has occasional glitches, it is miles ahead (UI mainly) from what Alpha offered. Don’t forget to head over to www.boxee.tv to enjoy […]
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This is an interesting technology. I’m not immediately sure of what implications this can have on the HTPC community with all our HTPC’s and Extender devices, but think if your SageTV Extender had this push technology within it, so you could choose when to view what…whether you want to use the built in UI or if you want to send […]
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No word on cost, or any actual details on the quality, but I stumbled across this picture over at TweakNews showing off Kingston’s new USB drives customized for a particular movie (Including Star Trek) on a USB Thumb Drive. I particularly love the design ON the drive itself so you’re sure to not accidentally mistake it for another drive. If […]
Read moreInteresting technology thinking content distribution but managed from the cloud. I see where they’re going with this, but I think if every company used the same "cloud" service, that then the particular manufacturers would lose out on the various UI options at their discretion. The bandwidth sure is there however, so I think time will tell. HighDefDigest The advantage to […]
Read moreSo, either we’re not really in a recession, or television is truly THAT important to everyone in the country! That or the Vizio deals were just too good to pass up. I think it’s a combination of that, but also that the demand for ultra high quality sets is diminishing as companies like Vizio continue to bridge the gap with […]
Read moreWhen you see reports like this, it really is no wonder that Netflix is doing everything in their power to get the most digitally available movies on the market. I doubt anyone believes they are putting all this effort into getting into your living room device only to have you continue to use the mail movies. Still have a ways […]
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Sony has a bunch of new models coming out, of course including even their own 3D offerings which DO require glasses for. And a couple Blu-ray players as well to satisfy the masses. Sure it will be ridiculously expensive, but that 24" OLED model looks sweet! S&V The highlight of Sony’s new product offerings is the BRAVIA LCD HDTV […]
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Tired about hearing about these upcoming devices from SiliconDust and Ceton? No, good! Here’s a quick interview with the folks at Ceton, followed by a first glimpse at the HDHomeRun’s albeit prototype box. EngadgetHD The best news is that you’ll be able to share a tuner with multiple Media Center PCs, which is really cool. Now obviously only one […]
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