Brent Evans Wanting to check out a “few” new apps? Thanks in part to the Boxee dev challenge, Boxee has a boatload of new apps to show off. The list has some really ingenious ones and some incredibly bizarre ones, but you can’t argue that there aren’t enough apps these days can you Boxee’s dev is open … Read more
The guys over at networkmediatank’s forums have been waiting anxiously for more details on the newest version of the Popcorn Hour (C200) and Sybas finally delivered the specs and a few pics to feed the frenzy. Some things I noticed when browsing the specs and the forum Q&A include: It’s pretty big – much bigger … Read more
You’d think those using HTPCs for their TV recording and viewing would be the least likely to be affected by the Digital Transition last week, but you’d be wrong. Many HTPC users (mostly Microsoft Media Center users) that rely on over-the-air (OTA) TV broadcasts for their TV signal have been experiencing major issues with incorrect … Read more
We’re getting back to that old saying, “there’s no such thing as a free lunch” with news of Hulu’s possible plans to charge for at least some content. So one of the biggest advantages (and reasons for putting up with poorer video quality than broadcast/cable) just might be going away. According to an article in … Read more
The Zune HD rumors have now been confirmed by Microsoft – it’s coming this Fall. And they are talking about a tie-in with Xbox Live services, too. Looks like the ZuneHD is targeted as a direct competitor to the iPod Touch. A press release by Microsoft gives us the following info about the new portable … Read more
For the past year you could pick up a Linksys DMA for super cheap prices at various online stores. So cheap the little Windows Media Center extenders have become quite popular. Unfortunately it looks like Linksys is finally running out of the devices and is officially discontinuing the product line. After being tipped off by … Read more
Popular online video streaming aggregator site, Hulu has picked up another major content provider – this time Disney/ABC. Disney and Hulu announced that they are joining forces to provide content from Disney properties (this includes ABC Network) and in turn, Disney will become a joint Hulu partner along with NBC and Fox. So we can … Read more
The team at SageTV continues their constant stream of new beta releases for version 6.5. A little over a week ago they released 6.5.13 which added closed captioning to its list of treasured features along with several additional new features and bug fixes. CC support has been one of the more requested features along with … Read more