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OTTO Wireless MP3 Headset Player
Two things I hate about exercising with my current mp3 player is how the cable from the player to my earbuds is constantly bouncing around and how sweaty my mp3 player gets when I hold it with my hands. With this in mind, OTTO developed its Wireless MP3 Player Headset. The unique concept behind the [...]
Continue reading...Belkin TuneBase FM Car Accessory of the Year
Friday, November 2, 2007
I am in the market for a new car. While test driving several models, one thing has become clear to me: car makers have not figured out how to get digital music into their automobiles. It seems like it should not be that difficult of a thing, especially with steady-state drives becoming cheaper. Right [...]
Continue reading...Turning Your Xbox 360 into a Media Extender
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Extremetech has an article on how to turn your Xbox 360 into a media extender. As I have mentioned before, the Xbox 360 is the only version 2 media extender to work with Vista’s Media Center. From the article: Once you’ve configured the Xbox 360 and your PC, you can share almost any media on your [...]
Continue reading...4th Generation AACS and BD+ Cracked
Monday, October 29, 2007
SlySoft has just released the latest AnyDVD version which beats the latest 4th generation HD-DVD and Blu-ray copy protection MKBv4, which was lauded as being unbreakable. From Slysoft’s press release: All that AACS-LA has to offer now is BD+, but even that is on the verge of being circumvented and a release is expected by the end [...]
Continue reading...Vongo Announces New Features
Saturday, October 27, 2007
It looks like Vongo is trying to make their movie download service a little more customer friendly. From their newsletter: We have made a number of new service improvements that make being a VONGO member even better. Updated Personalize Recommendation Engine — Enhancements to the VONGO personal recommendation engine make it easier for users to find [...]
Continue reading...Sony Releases Standalone Digital Cable Tuners
Friday, October 26, 2007
Someone has finally started selling standalone Digital Cable Tuners: Sony. This does make the LT series somewhat more interesting. All I have to say is that it is about time. Just don’t get too excited because you still need to buy a digital cable ready computer with a special version of Windows Vista and and [...]
Continue reading...TVTonic Adds the Weather Channel
Thursday, October 25, 2007
TVTonic has announced that it will now be offering the Weather Channel to their channel line-up. From TVTonic’s website: And now, twice daily, TVTonic brings you on-demand national and regional video forecasts from The Weather Channel’s experts. So whether at home or the office, when you need to know what the skies have in store, [...]
Continue reading...XBox 360 Arcade | Best Media Center Extender?
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Microsoft has announced details on the new Xbox 360 Arcade, the replacement to the initial Xbox 360 Core. The Arcade will retail for $279.99, which will be cheaper than the announced price of several stand alone media center extenders. It makes you wonder how media center extenders are going to differentiate themselves [...]
Continue reading...SlingCatcher Details Leaked | Stream Ripped DVD’s
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
More details are hitting the internet about the SlingCatcher, Sling Media’s new streaming device. Sling’s latest supports a ton of codecs: WMV, MPEG2, MPEG4, H.264 and XviD in a variety of file formats, including .VOB. The most interesting thing is .VOB. That’s right, you can rip DVD’s onto your computer and stream [...]
Continue reading...How to Legally Buy Blu-ray Movies as HD-DVDs
Monday, October 22, 2007
The format war for next generation DVDs has been going on for some time. Each major studio has picked a side, with many only releasing movies on one format. Take for instant Fox’s “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.” This top selling movie is only available on Blu-ray causing HD-DVD owners to [...]
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Saturday, November 3, 2007
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