Dave Zatz While this hack isn’t new, it’s worth revisiting… Life Hacker documents how they upgraded an Xbox into a Xbox Media Center (XBMC). I can tell you from first hand experience that once you have the required supplies (Splinter Cell, USB reader) the process is quick and easy. And when you’ve completed the upgrade, the classic … Read more
We hit the mall today to run a few errands (and fondle the Nano “fatty” again) and ran across a Wii kiosk with 6 stations. They’ve been here (Montgomery Mall) about a week as part of a nationwide 25 mall tour. I got some hands on time with the new Metroid… Let me tell you … Read more
In case you haven’t heard, Amazon Unbox is offering free downloads of various NBC fall premieres. Being a TiVo owner, I opted to watch Bionic Woman on television (versus PC or portable) and as the title indicates, I wasn’t overjoyed. Perhaps a two hour premiere or two-parter would have served the plot better – things … Read more
At the CEDIA Expo, which caters to the high-end home theater (installer), two new satellite DVRs were on display… DirecTV HR21 Pro TVSquad writes: a rack mountable unit ($1000) capable of recording 100 hours of HD programming in MPEG-4. It also packs an optical HDMI port for running long fiber optic cables without signal loss. … Read more
Never enough time… TiVo Now Available in Mexico City (Press Release): CNN Money No Ad Skipping For Australian TiVo: TiVo Blog How TiVo Can Its Groove Back: NewTeeVee Play video games on your TiVo: TV Squad $200 Series3 TiVo Rebate: TiVo Lovers Ramsay’s consulting gig for $144 an hour: Mercury News
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs: 3D TV, The Next Heavy-Bandwidth App: Connected Home 2 Go New NCTA Proposal on Digitial Must-Carry Channels: Connected Home 2 Go Video Streaming vs. Video Downloading: Connected Home 2 Go
Stuck in rebate hell? Wonder why? Mercury News uncovers what many of us have suspected, at least on occasion: I am staring at more than 1,300 rebate requests sent to Vastech [for Fry’s Electronics promotions] on Bonaventura Drive in San Jose. The envelopes were tossed – unopened – into a garbage dumpster near Vastech. I … Read more
Microsoft is expanding their presence in the content delivery arena and will begin providing video downloads via Vista’s MCE interface. Unlike the iTunes fee-based service, MS is going the ad-supported route. Engadget uncovered a few details: we do know that content will fall into Sports, Entertainment, News, Top Picks, Music and Movies categories. Additionally, the … Read more