Yahoo Widget’s for TV has to be one of the bigger announcements for CES. This press release from Yahoo covers most of the major announcements. It’s good to see Yahoo gain some of its former glory. YAHOO! WIDGET ENGINE TO POWER MILLIONS OF TV SETS FOR SAMSUNG, SONY, LG ELECTRONICS AND VIZIO The TV Widget user experience, powered by […]
Read moreIntegrating Placeshifting into a DVR is a great idea for folks who do not want to undertake the HTPC route. Hit the link for more pics and a redeisgned interface. If you have Dish network (are they any of you out there?), the ViP 922 will let you schedule, manage and view your recordings (and plenty of ’em on […]
Read moreAnd out of literally no where, the SageTV team surprises the hell out of me with a homerun out of the park. Shock and awe aside, this pre-beta preview of Hulu made its appearance at CES with Dave Zatz clicking a few pictures for your enjoyment. This would be a real coup for the SageTV team as it would be […]
Read moreI find this article really useful for people who are looking for help installing car speakers. Upgrading your car speakers is the best and most affordable way to improve your sound system. In order to avoid returns and overly complex installations, it is important that you pick a set of speakers that will fit in your vehicle. We have […]
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It looks like we finally have a winner in the connected TV battle. Vizio is strong out of the gate with Wireless N and a QWERTY slider based remote it its higher end TVs. Take that remote pictured below and add a laser tracked optical ball and you have the perfect media center remote :). The connectivity looks pretty good […]
Read moreHow many CE devices can you cram into on device? I dunno, ask my HTPC ;). Sharp’s new Aquos TVs, as the title mentions, will have built-in Blu-ray players. These Full-HD 1080p models are very fully featured, with four HDMI inputs on the LC-52BD80U, LC-46BD80U and LC-42BD80U and three on the LC-37BD60U and LC-32BD60U, as well as two component […]
Read moreEngadget has great CES coverage, expect me to link to alot of their stories. The latest and greatest is that some of their new TVs will have Windows Media Center extenders built in. HP couldn’t make a go of it but then again, TVs are not HP’s core business. By integrating Extenders for Windows Media Center in Toshiba’s new […]
Read moreI really want to get my hands on one of these. I don’t currently have a TV that is capable of wireless HDMI but to have an entire PC built into the keyboard, well if it is capable of handling video playback, that would be sweet! "Yeah I have Mythtv installed on my keyboard…" The clear winner of the […]
Read moreIt looks like the flavor of the year is wireless HD transmission and internet connectivity. LG announced its new Blu-ray players will have CinemaNow, YouTube and will support DivX HD and MKV (wow). The rest of the presentation talks about LED backlit displays with 240Hz refresh rates. Engadget 11:26AM CinemaNow, Netflix, stop us if you’ve heard this already (you have), […]
Read moreCES is here. The coverage will be fast and furious. First up, Engadget’s take on Logitech’s newest remote, the Harmony 1100 We also got some time with the Harmony 1100, but unfortunately we didn’t have a chance to see how well it interacted with the computer. The device itself is surprisingly lightweight and the screen very bright. Hit up […]
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