Found this on gizmodo. This thing could be so useful. I’m not sure, but I’m hoping that each plug is controlled independently which would be great to physically cut power to things like my TV and receiver without having to pull a plug that’s hard to get to and still maintain power to the HTPC 24/7. I’m sure it could […]
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EDIT 3/6 @ 3:30pm: Well that didn’t last long 🙁 Good thing this update has some cool new features besides Hulu! By now you have probably heard the news about Boxee releasing an update with a different way of approaching Hulu. While previously Boxee had an amazing integration with Hulu, that service had since been terminated due to unknown reasons […]
Read moreSome wonderful news from Boxee as they continue to develop even with the ridiculousness that is Hulu. Now they’re bringing in an app-store to offer even more, and seems to at least temporarily have solved the Hulu issue. we started boxee because there was an opportunity in the media center space for a product/company who put the user first, […]
Read moreBehold the MEGAREMOTE! Actually, roll onto it, because you can’t hold it: It’s made with two flexible Dance Dance Revolution mats for the PlayStation 2, hacked to control Windows Media Center with your feet. [Gizmodo]
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Well, it’s been close to four years now that I’ve been working with HTPCs and it just dawned on me that over this last weekend I finally reached one of my original goals that got me going down this path in the first place. What is that you might ask? Well, keeping in mind that this was about four years […]
Read moreMSI shows off the new Windbox DE200 with BluRay http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-showcases-new-blu-ray-equipped-wind-box-de200-we-go-hands-o/ [MSI showcases new Blu-ray-equipped Wind Box DE200]
Read morePretty sweet looking device. Be sure to click on the "hands-on" review link from Gizmodo as well for more info, images and video. This has got to be bar far one of the most impressive pieces of hardware I’ve seen in quite some time. The Touch Book, by a small California startup called Always Innovating, is designed to work […]
Read moreVery cool idea, but Asus’ track record with software development leaves me wondering if this product will really be useful. Asus’s amazing-looking Eee Keyboard, which is a home theater PC stuffed inside a keyboard, complete with wireless HDMI and a secondary touchscreen, is dropping in May or June. And for only $400-$600! [Gizmodo]
Read moreThe rumors were true, Apple finally released a new Mac Mini. This one might have some use as an HTPC. It has a 2.0 Ghz Core 2 Duo processor, and a chipset that should be able to handle high-def video. Storage is still puny, at 120GB or 320GB. It also looks like they improved the energy efficiency, with claims of […]
Read moreI think I can agree with the parts used in this build. There’s a primary and an alternative build done. One uses AMD one uses Intel processors. Both look good. In order to change it into an HTPC build, about the only thing that you’d really want to change would be the case. And don’t forget that the build price […]
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