In today’s "DUH…" post of the day, we learn that Netflix is annihilating Blockbuster, at least when it comes to web traffic…maybe they’re not counting the last few weeks where Blockbuster was giving away movies. Hacking Netflix "In the last two years, Netflix has gone from just over double Blockbuster’s traffic to almost eight and a half times as much. […]
Read moreFortune has an interview and short video with Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, who doesn’t shy himself from active questions for his company. Apparantly they’re doing well even in this economy…it helps when they keep hiking prices on all of us already addicted to it! Fortune Hastings looks forward to the day, a decade or less from now, when an Internet […]
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Fellow MVP Stuart (aka CW-Kid) posts a quick review of the HTPC case offering from Luxa, a massive chassis by anyones definitions, especially for home theaters. I wouldn’t mind the size if you could put the kitchen sink in there, but only supporting 2 hard drives? Seriously?! Media Center Blog They both have a IR/VFD display from Soundgraph with […]
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Remember that little Roku box that brought you Netflix and….um…Netflix? Well, they’re not giving up on it yet, and have announced a deal with MediaFly to integrate some nice online video content. These types of devices must be feeling the pressure with so many TV’s adding similar features, but it’s hard to argue against the Roku and its very reasonable […]
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With movies being all the rage, I guess Olive is trying to capitalize on the ever dwindling music-only systems. The thing looks slick, but $1800 for this device is pretty ridiculous considering a $200 linux server can do most of this. Engadget As with the models that have come before, this ultra high-end music server packs loads of internal […]
Read moreIt seems like every day we have news regarding this, but this time it looks like it’s official! According to Ed Bott, this RTM build is officially the 7600.16385 which leaked to the torrent sites a few days ago…no surprise there. Windows7 Team Blog As I mentioned previously, RTM officially happens only after sign-off occurs. What happens is a build […]
Read moreRaise your hand if you remember "THX-Certification" being in reference to sound. Ok, good to know I’m not alone…but kudos to the gang for using the widespread familiarity with the brand on something completely NON-AUDIO related. I’ll reserve judgement until I see one of these displays in action. PRNewsWire via Engadget "Creating a new era in LCD technology the THX-Certified […]
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Some pretty cool features are shown in this video, such as streaming South Park or a home video on the network. I didn’t see mention of exactly what file formats are supported, but kudos to Verizon on a pretty impressive initial offering. Click on over to their site to see the short video of it in action. Zatz […]
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See Windows 7 SP1 RTM update In honor of Windows7 hitting the big RTM (release to manufacturing) milestone, I figured it best to start fresh with this Guide and archive the old one . The process below has been confirmed working with the release version Windows7 Ultimate AND Professional, x86 & X64 build 7600.16385. Sorry Home Premium folks, nothing for […]
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Engadget is not very excited about this new release from Creative, and I have to admit. At $150 it sure doesn’t seem to do very much. Something like the Logitech Squeezebox would seem to be a much better (and more attractive) deal, no? Engadget The company has this week announced immediate availability of its Sound Blaster Wireless for iTunes, […]
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