So you just upgraded your gaming PC again and you have a bundle of last gen parts that are lying around adding no value to your entertainment experience. Why not give that old Athlon X2 4000 a place to retire? Without further adieu.. Digg! Personal Video Recording I think this has to be the most popular activity of them all. […]
Read moreBrad S, AKA Hukt, is our first XGene keyboard winner. :). Our random number generator chose lucky number thirteen and he of course was the thirteenth entry. Brad, you have 3 days to claim your price. Please email alan at missingremote dot com with your mailing details to get the prize sent out to you. Congratulations to Brad and thank […]
Read moreWhile I’m sure most of you are looking for some serious A/V news to get you started on a Monday morning, how about something a little lighter? PCWorld has put together a list of the top 25 "Viral Videos". There were even a few that I had not seen before. PCWorld There’s no formula for creating a video that millions […]
Read moreDue to a somewhat embarrassing problem, I won’t be able to make the drawing tonight :(. However, we will be drawing for the keyboard at 10:00 AM MST. Sorry about that. -Alan
Read moreSageTV is getting closer to releasing their HD client :). SageTV link. Howdy all, It’s time to start the beta cycle again. But we’re going to be quick this time since we need to be ready for the HD extender in a couple weeks. (there’s a small delay in production, so we’re behind the prior announcement of Mid-November, but we’re […]
Read moreWOW…this thing looks pretty sweet. Would love to get my mitts on this thing. $400 for a box that allows me to ‘rent’ movies seems a little steep though. However the upconvert has huge potential. Wired At the intersection of laziness and instant gratification beckons a set-top box called Vudu. Grab the remote, select a movie, agree to the rental […]
Read moreSupport for two cable cards, expandable storage, and a lifetime subscription? Now *that* is tempting… EngadgetHD Call it a quick holiday cash-in targeted at current TiVo owners if you must, but you’re not about to kill our buzz about the fact that TiVo’s resurrecting the greatly missed Product Lifetime Service (aka lifetime subscription) for Series3 and HD owners — temporarily, […]
Read moreNo, Squirrel Stash isn’t where your college friends used to hide their less than legal substances! It’s an application for securely storing your pictures and other files from a 10′ Interface of Media Center, and they’re interviewed in this week’s Media Center Show podcast! Show Times: 00:56 Coming up this week 01:26 Join The Media Center Show Group on Facebook […]
Read moreI agree with the review. This type of equipment needs to be SIMPLE so that the non-techies (you know….90% of the population)can set it up and use it. USA Today Your idea of a "server" may well be one of those big computers managed by your company’s tech department. To Microsoft (MSFT) Chairman Bill Gates, servers represent something more: products […]
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Let me start off by introducing our new article series here at Missing Remote. On a periodic basis, as technology moves on, we will be creating buying guides for each component of a HTPC. This is an effort of all editors here at Missing Remote with extra credit going to Matt for basically writing the guide. Of course, I need […]
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