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Wednesday, April 30, 2008 8:26 AM

mControl Gains iPhone/iPod Touch Control Interface

Embedded Automation is on the urge of releasing mControl v2.1 which already adds several new features and improvements, but it looks like one last feature it sneaking its way in, an iPhone/iPod Touch UI ! I will have more about mControl later this week...
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Friday, April 18, 2008 11:17 AM

Short Bits: Managed Copy, Media Center University, Sideshow

The dream of legally copying a Blu-ray Disc to your hard drive and streaming it to other devices might be over before it starts. Managed Copy, the cornerstone of the AACS content protection system might never actually get off the ground, reports Consumer...
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008 1:37 PM

Short Bits: Life|ware, Harmony, MyNetflix

Interesting how Mike Seamons leaves Exceptional Innovation and their focus turns to everything but Media Center. Life|ware now runs on a RTI T-2C RF remotes , so you can have an XPe Life|controller and not even use Media Center as a part of Life|ware...
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Monday, February 25, 2008 9:23 AM

ThinkRemote To Bring SideShow To Everyday Devices

As first spotted this morning on The Green Button , ThinkRemote is an upcoming application that aims to bring SideShow to “everyday devices” like your Windows Mobile phone, iPhone, Wii, Nintendo DS, PSP, web browser, and more. The application is Media...
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Sunday, February 03, 2008 9:54 AM

Niveus Media Releases Companion Basic for Free

As Tim Cutting noted at CES with Ian Dixon , they are releasing their Companion Basic software for free to all Vista Media Center users. Companion Basic supports My Music, My Pictures, and My Remote but doesn’t include Extender control support or TV functionality...
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Thursday, January 24, 2008 4:28 PM

Ricavision Sideshow Remote Slips Again; Now Summer 2008

I’m sorry for those of you who have pre-ordered Ricavision’s VAVE100, but after delay after delay , price raise after price raise , the VAVE100 Sideshow remote is now said to have a ship timeframe of “Summer 2008.” If you have pre-ordered the remote,...
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Monday, January 07, 2008 2:58 PM

VidaBox vPadT Touchscreen Tablet Integrates Control of Multiple Web-Accessible Devices

WESTBURY, NY – January 7th – VidaBox LLC introduces the new vPad™ ultra-mobile tablet , designed to allow easy integration of multiple web-controllable devices. “A common problem for AV integrators is providing a single point of control for their clients...
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Friday, December 28, 2007 2:05 PM

Short Bits: Worst Tech, Remotes, Ed's Extender

Apple TV scored the #1 position on Yahoo’s 10 Worst Tech Products for 2007 . I’m no fan of it , but as it appears Apple might finally be launching movie rentals in iTunes it could get a second coming. Renting movies from the Apple TV would defiantly add...
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Thursday, December 27, 2007 5:42 PM

Ricavision Raises VAVE100 Prices; Now $350

Ricavision has single handedly made me lose the last bit of faith I had in SideShow. Last month I posted about their VAVE100 finally starting to take shape with pre-orders online for $274 ($24 off, regular price was $299). That isn't a bad price considered...
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Friday, November 30, 2007 8:45 PM

Ricavision Debuts New SideShow Remotes!

Ricavision has finally come out to play with new SideShow remotes. First off they have a brand new design in their VAVE100. Not only does it have SideShow built-in, but it is now a universal learning remote too. Everyone’s dream of Media Center control...
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007 9:11 AM

Ricavision Ships First Vista Media Center Remotes

Ricavision might have delayed their SideShow-based remotes , but they are pushing out their regular redesigned Vista Media Center remote controls . So far it looks like they are only shipping the regular remote, the universal and multifunction remote...
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Sunday, October 14, 2007 4:29 PM

Ricavision Delays SideShow Remote...Again

Despite a newly added SideShow Remote category on Ricavision’s website, it doesn’t appear they are any closer to shipping the long awaited remote. Their corporate website now says that the RICA100 will ship in January 2008 . August 2007 was listed as...
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