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Snapstream releases Beyond TV 4.6 SDK
Snapstream released the latest version of their developer’s kit for Beyond TV, which turns your computer into a Tivo. According to the Snapstream’s developer wiki: With the Beyond Media SDK you can customize the application in two ways. The first is giving an entire face lift to the application through the skinning system. Every visible [...]
Continue reading...Auzentech releases Vista drivers for X-Meridian
Friday, February 9, 2007
Auzentech makes soundcards with features aimed at the home theater computer market. Auzentech’s newest soundcard, called the X-Meridian, is based on C-Media’s new Oxygen HD audio chip, which includes the ability to encode Dolby Digital Live and DTS, allowing it to produce multi-channel digital output via a single S/PDIF connection rather than a mess [...]
Continue reading...New Episodes of Daybreak at ABC.com
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Daybreak, ABC’s canceled serial drama with Taye Diggs, has resurfaced at ABC.com with new episodes every Monday. Daybreak, originally planned as 13 episodes, stepped into the time-slot left vacant by “Lost” when that popular show went on hiatus. Following in a recent trend of streaming episodes of cancelled television series online, ABC started streaming [...]
Continue reading...Picture Frame Antenna for High Definition Televisions
Sunday, February 4, 2007
With an antenna and an ATSC tuner, receiving high definition (HD) over the air is free and is perfect for watching primetime television and sporting events, especially since most sporting events are broadcast in HD. If you have a HDTV, there is no need to pay for cable when you can get crystal-clear reception [...]
Continue reading...Windows Home Server Team starts a blog
Saturday, February 3, 2007
Todd Hedrick, the project planner for Windows Home Server, launched a blog this week. From the blog: The Windows Home Server team is eager to share news, insights and information about our product. And we’re equally eager to hear your thoughts and feedback. This blog will include contributions from the product management [...]
Continue reading...This CableCard reader is uglier than my cable box!
Thursday, February 1, 2007
I am confused. The purpose of a CableCard reader is to allow people to record high definition television. In theory, if I have a CableCard reader, I do not need a cable box. So why would I want an external CableCard reader that attaches to my computer? Let me get this straight: [...]
Continue reading...Windows Media Center SportsLounge heading in the right direction
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Home theater computers and media centers are beginning to scrape the surface of their potential, beyond just storing digital media. HTPCs have the ability to merge sports statistics and live TV, a simple yet revolutionary idea. Fantasy football could be a driving force in the adoption of media centers and home theater computers [...]
Continue reading...Snapstream updating Beyond TV for Vista compatibility
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Snapstream is currently working on updating BeyondTV (which is a program that lets you watch HDTV on your computer) to be fully Vista compatible with Beyond TV 4.6, testing. Currently in beta, the updates will extend beyond just Vista comptability with bug fixes of FSGUI cpu spikes, static/video distortion/audio distortion at the [...]
Continue reading...TVease.net expands media center offerings to high-end systems
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
My ideal media center is an open source system, without any remnance of digital rights management. I try and keep aware of the latest open source options, even if I am currently not using such a system. I have been meaning to build my own Ubuntu system but other things just keep eating [...]
Continue reading...Amazon.com enters digital music fray with mp3 only store
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Amazon.com has decided to enter the world of digital music downloads. I am not entirely sure why they want to do this but I guess one more player in an already fragmented market is not a big deal. I think Amazon is a good place to buy CDs from so maybe this new [...]
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Tuesday, March 6, 2007
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