I’ve played with Prontos, Sonys, PDAs, and even flirted with VNC as a means of HTPC remote control… and I just don’t like the ‘slab’ style. They can’t be held in one hand and most functions are not tactile: I’d rather visually focus on content than on controlling that content. I’m even less interested when … Read more
30 hours of HD recording got you down? Weaknees is taking pre-orders for S3 units with expanded internal storage. I assume they’ll also offer hard drive upgrades to folks that have already made a purchase or want to get in on the Lifetime Service VIP dealio. Michael tells me he’ll have pricing info up later … Read more
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
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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)