A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs: Set-Top Box Death Rumors: Connected Home 2 Go Hauppauge HD-PVR FAQ: Brent Evans Geek Tonic DOCSIS 3.0, Lessons Learned: Connected Home 2 Go Helping out in New Orleans: Connected Home 2 Go
Snapstream, makers of the excellent Beyond TV PC-based software PVR application have been busier than ever with their latest public beta. Join the fun with this release of Beyond TV, version 4.8.2, if you’re on the cutting edge and if the new features and improvements interest you: Much faster library and scheduler Ajax-style, scrollable Couchville-style … Read more
Mary Jo at ZDNet is reporting that Microsoft has begun testing Fiji, the next iteration of Vista Media Center. You may remember rumblings last year about this time that the Windows Media Center Fiji Update would be delayed until 2008. Well it sure was – matter of fact it could be the end of 2008 … Read more
Ben Drawbaugh at EngadgetHD has some potentially good news for those with CableCARD tuners on Vista Media Center HTPCs. Ben inquired with AMD and CableLabs to see if there was any hope for a “tuning resolver” for VMC. The response was not a emphatic yes, but it was in the words of Drawbaugh a “definite … Read more
Mac TV software ‘The Tube’ has been updated to include an interesting new feature: The new 2.7 release now supports “placeshifting.” Using iChat, you can drag a The Tube icon onto an active video chat to stream video on your TubeStick to friends using iChat Theater. Attendees can also record video clips of the show … Read more
Brent and I are giving away a Firefly PC Remote ($50), courtesy of Snapstream. For remote details, check out my brief hands on or Brent’s extensive review. The rules are simple: Leave a comment on this post saying you want in. However, your comment must be accompanied by a Gravatar image/icon – sign up here. … Read more
Looks like we’ve got a new player in the PC extension business… Last last week, ZeeVee introduced the ZvBox – available for pre-order. The ZvBox transmits both PC VGA video output (up to HD resolutions) and audio (up to 5.1 surround via USB) over coax to televisions in your home. Re-using the existing coaxial cabling … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs: Firefly HTPC Remote Control Review: Brent Evans Geek Tonic Grand Theft Auto IV, Diary Entry #1: The Daleisphere Grand Theft Auto IV, Diary Entry #2: The Daleisphere Cheaper All-Digital, All-HD and All-Switched: Media Experiences 2 Go NCTA on Switched Digital Video and CableCARD: Connected Home … Read more