Vegas, Baby, Vegas! After sharing a flight with Walt Mossberg, I’m on the ground for the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and Mari will be joining me in about 24 hours. We’ve made the command decision to stay fewer nights this year for a variety of reasons. Certainly the trip is not inexpensive, in terms … Read more
I’ve just received word that Ceton will be unveiling a low profile, PCI Express “Quad-Tuner” card at CES. Strike that. Steve Ballmer will be unveiling the Ceton card. During Microsoft’s opening CES keynote tomorrow evening! The $399 PC accessory is expected to ship in Q1 and enables simultaneous tuning of four live channels of digital … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs: Technology and the Future of the Comic Book In all the comic-themed panels I attended at this year’s Comic Con, digital distribution was an unavoidable topic, brought up by audiences, creators or outside observers, no matter the specific theme of the talk. Judge Denies Further … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs: Femtocell in a Photo Frame: Connected Home 2 Go DVB-T HDHomeRun Delayed: Brent Evans Geek Tonic Best Demos at Techcrunch50: The Daleisphere New Motorola WiMAX USB Adaptor: Connected Home 2 Go Grab On, DOCSIS 3.0 is Here: Connected Home 2 Go
After more than a week with my Hauppauge HD-PVR, I can say that my excitement hasn’t waned. This thing brings all the channels: HD, digital, SD – everything to the HTPC user without worrying about CableCARD, broadcast flags, or other DRM issues. I’m still working out the final details for a complete review of the … Read more
The latest SageTV beta version (v6.3.2) was released last week. Notable features included within this build: 125 new online services (check it out above) Hauppauge HVR-950, ElGato EyeTV Hybrid, and HDHomeRun support for Mac Various bug fixes & performance optimizations Enhancements included in beta v6.3.1 Remember, this is a beta where the kinks get worked … Read more
In browsing HP’s DigitalLife booth (for both work and pleasure), I stumbled upon a familiar site: Sure looks a lot like the new-yet-still-destined-to-fail ReplayTV PC hardware edition. Which looks a lot like Hauppauge’s pair (PC and Mac) of USB HD tuners. Which looks like a lot like the Eye TV Hybrid. As an occasional USB … Read more
