Ian Dixon had a ton of good stuff this past week at HP’s Connecting your World event in Germany . Among the top announcements was HPs new TouchSmart PC which features a 22-inch display . Best of all, this thing is cheap! It smarts at only $1,300, nearly half of their pervious TouchSmart PCs (and much...
To celebrate the consumer availability of new Extenders for Windows Media Center, the Windows Media Center team is today unveiling a Digital Home Makeover Contest. For one lucky winner, the makeover team will transform their disconnected digital lifestyle into a home entertainment dream with a prize...
Update: Skip to Extender Review Post Between Microsoft and Linksys I’ve received a whole package of Media Center related goodies to test. Instead of this being just a review of the Linksys DMA2200 Extender, it will also cover the overall Media Center setup process from PC to wireless. Most of the time...
Microsoft has launched their v2 Extender ad campaign on several websites include The New York Times, Gizmodo (I think CNET and so others are in there too). Assuming you don’t block ads in your web browser, check them out. Not too much Media Center related in the past few days, but the few things out...
Sony is back with two new VAIO Media Center PC’s and this time it is offered with two Digital Cable Tuners—but they are external. I still don’t understand what companies are thinking developing new form factors and then adding external tuners to the mix. Also includes 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 processors...
Hanover MA, November 20, 2007, Inteset, LLC has announced that its Denzel DTCD30-Si media server now supports four (4) internal CableCARD tuners. In addition, units sold with this configuration contain an Intel® Quad-Core processor needed to support simultaneous usage of the tuners. The server can now...
It is no secret that I don’t agree with all the choices Microsoft makes with regards to Media Center, however I still believe that it is a fantastic product. Microsoft doesn’t seem to see the potential that it has though. Despite this and with a few exceptions, CEDIA has shown me that Microsoft still...
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Other than initially getting Niveus Media’s new Extender not uploaded with the rest of their pictures, Engadget has covered the Media Center aspect of CEDIA very nicely. Here are some of the more Media Center specific posts they have had. Booth Tour: FUZE Media Systems , Hands-on: Alienware's Hangar18...
Niveus Media Gets Hard Core In Whole-Home Entertainment Niveus Media, the leaders in high-end digital entertainment solutions for the connected home, introduces the 2008 line of Media Server products. As consumers and installers continue to embrace Niveus’ Windows Vista-based Media Servers, launched...
As support for Windows Media Center continues to grow, Microsoft announces new hardware alliances, new software capabilities and the Ultimate Install Contest. DENVER — Sept. 5, 2007 — Microsoft Corp. is exhibiting at CEDIA EXPO 2007 to build direct relationships with custom installers and illustrate...
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