Peanut Butter & Jelly As we’ve seen over the last week or so Sling has been readying three new boxes. In my mind, the major difference between the Slingbox Classic and the new models is improved hardware allowing for higher resolutions (up to 640×480) at higher bitrates (up to 8000Kbps). Obviously, there are a few … Read more
blah blah blah Toshiba Gigabeat S blah blah blah plus MusicGremlin blah blah blah battle iPod/iTunes blah blah blah If you’d like more verbose coverage, I suggest Engadget: Zune player, Zune marketplace
The evolution of iTunes.
Not to be outdone, Yahoo has just released a fantasy football widget for Windows MCE HTPCs which can downloaded via Viiv’s Online Spotlight. Yahoo! Sports for TV is available to sports fans through an easy-to-install, lightweight, downloadable application that is currently only available for PCs equipped with Intel Viiv technology and works with any Media … Read more
Quick summary… Hardware Enhanced iPod with brighter screen, updated GUI, and games Refreshed Nano (no video) and Shuffle (no screen) lines No killer video iPod device announcement; no built-in Bluetooth iTV: $299 Wireless media extender coming in 2007! Content 70 flicks added to iTunes from Disney studios 640×480 resolution, with Dolby Surround Same licensing as … Read more
Never enough time… MythTV .20 released. (PVRWire) DVR patent to show advertising key frames during fast forward. (Engadget) AOL to stream NBC shows. (Reuters) Microsoft building YouTube clone. (TechCrunch) DirecTV over WIMAX? (GigaOM)
TVHarmony AutoPilot (free!) has always offered leading edge TiVoToGo desktop software, being the first with scheduled downloads and commercial skip functionality. I traded several emails with Will of TVHarmony, and I’m impressed with what he’s accomplished (and what he has planned). AutoPilot Beta 2 converts to and from a much greater variety of devices and … Read more
If you recall, Yahoo purchased Meedio and then promptly released a beta of Yahoo Go TV. The beta was impressive, but a little rough around the edges (it is pre-release software, after all) — tonight’s update responds to some of the original complaints by adding support for additional tuners while improving responsiveness and consistency through-out … Read more