Tag: Media Distribution/Extenders

Another do-it-all hard drive player device? You got it! How on earth these guys differentiate themselves to sell enough to break even is beyond me, but this one sure is pretty. If flashing lights are your thing…and of course you don’t need to play back pesky H.264 videos, since those are SO last year (or not).   Engadget Look no […]

The updates and features to the Xbox platform keep coming, and coming fast. There have been a ton of announcements of features and new games, and it looks like they’re rolling them out as they get them, rather than wait for all in one. Good or bad depending on if this go ’round has the features you wanted. Gizmodo Games […]

Obviously these type of portable hard drive/players must be doing decently in sales, since every company seems to be coming up with one…but who is buying them? For $350, you can build yourself a pretty decent HTPC, or heck, a bit more and you can buy a laptop that can just connect to your HDTV. I must be missing something […]

CrunchGear hasn’t had much luck with this new device that promises to be your sole bitorrent downloader and video streamer…hopefully it’s just a sign of early issues and not a sign on the product. It’s not a good sign when your device claims two things and can’t do either well. I love how the UI reminds me of a 1989 […]

The multiple versions of Xbox 360’s might frustrate some consumers who wish they had waited, but I give Microsoft kudos for continuing to improve and evolve the Xbox–for the same price as older versions. The Jasper is the latest in the line of Xbox360 chips which continues to bring the power hungry console down in wattage as well as noise […]

I’m a big fan of Sonos and have many friends that are in love with theirs. I was always a bit skeptical about their rather large remote though, so I’m pleased to see this new guy come in much sleeker. Hopefully it stays in an appropriate price range for us little people. Automated Home We’re also told that Sonos will […]

With every passing announcement making the Xbox360 more powerful, I can’t help but be reminded that it’s also crushing the Media Center Extender platform in the process. Don’t misunderstand, I think the introduction of new features like Netflix and Last.fm are wonderful–as shown by the community’s development of the apps for Media Center–I just can’t help but look at the […]