Not quite as many selections to choose from this week but still some quality releases this week. If you haven’t seen the Tyson documentary and are any sort of boxing fan, you have to check it out. It’s heartfelt and shows a different side of the man, as well as showing some clips of his boxing throughout his career. I’m […]
Read moreSageTV just does not rest on already being one (if not the) best Extender out there, and continues shooting out feature requests from their customers. First came support for 802.11n last week, and this week brings even more features for Extender users. Geektonic With the latest beta firmware “20090814 1” we now have basic support for USB keyboards. I’ve tried […]
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Ian got his hands on a Niveus ZONE Media Center and has a nice detailed video review and unboxing. Click on the link to view the video. The Digital Lifestyle Niveus produce great hi-end equipment and recently they have launched a compact (6”x6”x2”) network media player called the ZONE. The idea being that you have multiple ZONEs around the home […]
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The gang at WeGotServed cues up a Media Center plugin called Recorded TV Manager, designed to give you television episode collectors some ultimate control over your recordings (I doubt you are cablecard users). It’s a pretty in-depth program but there is some more steps to setup than is normal. Head on over for Part 1 of their review. We […]
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Sorry folks, no Hulu or Netflix in this top 5 list…yet. I know the Boxee folks have been hard at work, and great plugins are just going to make it easier for people to migrate over. Some great apps on this list, some more useful than others IMO, but all pretty high quality. Mashable With the Pandora app for […]
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Sling continues evolving and improving their product line. This time up is their latest iPhone app for playback which has made some nice strides such as supporting 16×9, but the software still costs $30, a pretty hefty amount but worth it if you’re an iPhone owner and frequent sling-er. Zatz Not Funny Also new with v1.1 is true DISH […]
Read moreIf I could afford or fit one in my apartment, this might bother me a lot more. But still, this is one of those ridiculous things since it doesn’t prevent anyone from buying a television out of state, just means that California loses on the sales tax, and it makes life that much more difficult for the consumer to be […]
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This was just too funny not to post. It’s unclear when this actual installation was done, but I only hope that it was a long time ago before flat panels were affordable. Or maybe they just really wanted to have some fun cutting out a large section of their wall? If you don’t get the joke yet, click over to […]
Read moreSomehow the Entertainment 2.0 podcast snuck by me on my earlier podcast news post, so I’ll give them some love as well. This week up they have my buddy and fellow Media Center MVP Pete Stagman. He’s a die hard Red Sox fan (try to forgive him) and also runs a user group…just an all around swell guy. Should be […]
Read morePlasma fans rejoice your rich blacks! I have to admit I’m happy to hear this news following Pioneer’s departure in the market, part of me was concerned others might follow them out. Not only are there still quality parts there but apparantly people looking to invest some coin in some large displays are still preferring plasmas and sales are doing […]
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