Elgato EyeTV Hybrid Unboxing

Since I’m notoriously slow writing up reviews, I’m harnessing the power of my still unreviewed yet highly relied upon Eye-Fi with the quirky but efficient WordPress 2.5 image gallery functionality to at least get some photos up of my latest goody… I’ve been contemplating replacing one of my TiVo units with an HTPC. And I’m … Read more

Roxio Toast Update Process Problematic; TiVo Desktop 2.6.1 Released

The fun continues with Roxio Toast. As many us have experienced, there’s been a persistent OS X TiVoToGo issue related to audio/video synchronization. Well, I finally had a few free minutes to install the update and it didn’t go so well (see above). After deleting portions of the prior Toast application install (v8.0.3), the new … Read more

SnapStream & Elgato Evaluating Hauppauge HD PVR

Neither SnapStream nor Elgato have publicly committed to support the upcoming Hauppauge HD PVR. However, based on conversations with both companies today they do seem open to the idea of possible integration into their respective PC-based DVR software (BeyondTV and EyeTV). In fact, SnapStream CEO Rakesh Agrawal just posted photos that illustrate recording and pausing … Read more

Digital Media Bytes

A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs: iTunes Now #1 Music Retailer: Brent Evans Geek Tonic Generation Millennium, It’s the Network: Media Experiences 2 Go Cleaning Up After Vista Service Pack 1: The Daleisphere Motorola CDMA Femtocell: Media Experiences 2 Go One Click DVD Rip to HTPC: Brent Evans Geek Tonic IP … Read more

Digital Media Bytes

A periodic roundup of relevant news… that Dave hasn’t had time to cover while attending CTIA: XM now available on Blackberry: Orbitcast PlayStation Store 2.0 coming soon: PC World HP introduces 500GB $300 Linux NAS: Gizmodo Is Comcast increasing HD video compression: The Consumerist Roxio Toast update fixes TiVoToGo audio/video sync: Mac Observer Nokia N810 … Read more

Airplane Audio

As the regulars probably recall, I’m pretty lazy when it comes to audio. I love all sorts of music, but I’d rather let someone else acquire and assemble the playlists. Sure, I’ve ripped hundreds of CDs (not to mention those DRM-encumbered purchases), but there’s artists I may not yet know of or haven’t remembered to … Read more

Theater of the Mundane: Move Tech Update

Unfortunately I wasn’t able to have my Comcast cable and Internet service migrated on Saturday (as they originally suggested), but the Cradlepoint 3G router with Sprint AirCard has ensured continued TiVoCast downloads, CoD4 on Xbox Live, and web surfing (work, too). The Airport Extreme is running in bridge mode, so I don’t have to change … Read more