Boxee has certainly garnered alot of attention over the past few weeks. Enough so to get a bit of money from a couple of venture capitalist firms. In that same post, they state their lofty goal is to attract 1,000,000 users by the end of 2009. What do you guys think? Is the open source/free Media Center world getting a […]
Read moreHulu, the website that everyone loves but not enough to make HTPC plugins for, has its eyes set on overseas markets. Given its success and buzz, it is not surprising to see Hulu expand in alternative market. It makes me wonder how well it will do with libraries that are not owned by the parent companies. Reuters Peter Smith, President […]
Read moreMore good news in the software world, Plex, the mac XBMC fork, has released a new version . The post I link to doesn’t have much in the way of release notes, just digg back through a few of the recent blog posts to figure out what is new. Plex Media Server – Allows for a client/server interface iTunes Visualizations […]
Read moreI honestly didn’t think EVR support would be SageTV’s next development priority. Of course, if I was a mind reader I would have a happier wife ;). Along with EVR support major advancements include HDPVR support enhancements in Mac & Linux, and Placeshifting enhancements. Click the read more for release notes. Click here for the SageTV beta forums. It looks […]
Read moreATI Catalyst 8.11 released today . Biggest improvement seems to be for linux folks with: New Display Enhancements This release of ATI Catalyst™ Linux introduces support for display scaling to resize the display devices that support TV timings (480i/p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p) through either digital (DVI or HDMI) or analog (component) interfaces. There are also a few bug fixes in […]
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With the release of the next chapter in the Daniel Craig reboot of James Bond coming to theatres this Friday (Nov. 14th), I thought I’d put up a list of my favorite Bond movies. It gets pretty hard to pick, and I’ve actually made two lists one of my top picks as an adult, and one with an eye to […]
Read moreBefore you read this, I will note that forum regular evilpenguin did admit he is highlighting the good parts in his quickie review of the new MacOS native media front-end Boxee. So don’t get all lovey dovey until he comes back and finishes his thoughts… I am sure he won’t leave us all hanging? Right? MetaData scraping – They put some […]
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When it rains it pours! A coupl eof more cool Sage updates out today. SageTV Utility This add-on provides a rich web-based remote control for SageTV using Flash Player. This utility includes the ability to switch between multiple SageTV servers, SageTV clients, and multiple extenders all from a single user interface. SageTV Remote Control also accepts keyboard shortcut keys to […]
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The devs behind SageMC continually work to make a better UI and to make a better environment for folks to develop for. The fruits of their labor have paid off recently with new theme concepts hitting the floor and new plugins. The newest one to is a new My Videos plugin to enhance the look and feel of the movie […]
Read moreArgh, This will be a much shorter Button then originally planned :(. The site swallowed my first attempt. Content Blu-ray releases for the week of November 11th, 2008 @ Engadget HD MGM to release full length movies on YouTube @ I4U Home Theater Sound & Vision’s best products for October 2008 Denon AVR-689 A/V receiver review @ Secrets of HIFI […]
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