February 2006 - Posts

• Sony / NEC Form Alliance

  Sony and NEC have finalized a merger of both company's optical storage operations. This will form a new company called Sony NEC Optiarc Inc. The combined optical storage operations will focus primarily on manufacturing drives for the PC. It’s an Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 28, 2006 9:57 AM by | 3 Comments Filed under: News

• New Samsung HTiB: HT-AS610 & HT-AS710

  You want cheap HTiB? Do you want s omewhere down near the bottom of the barrel cheap? How is $250 or $500 for a complete HTiB with some key features? That’s cheap! Okay, it’s cheap but is it any good? That may remain to be seen but it sure Read More... Posted Friday, February 24, 2006 2:43 PM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Previews/Rumors

• HDCP compliant PCs, Monitors and Video Cards

  Lately there has been a lot of noise across the web about the recent revelations regarding the HDCP compliance in computer graphics cards and monitors. Here’s a brief recap in case you haven’t been made aware, images below are stolen from Read More... Posted Thursday, February 23, 2006 4:39 PM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Editorial

• Is Home Theater in a Box the right thing to do?

  The popularity of Home Theater in Box (HTIB) systems never ceases to amaze me despite how unanimously sub-standard they are. But i f you’ve got no audio system at all the prospect of buying every single component for a complete home theater system Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 21, 2006 9:28 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Editorial

• Marketing Tech Services Online

  I read a lot of websites from companies that sell one kind of technology or another so I get to see a lot of slick marketing. When it’s done well I don’t notice it, but when it’s over the top it’s sickening. The over-cheery images Read More... Posted Friday, February 17, 2006 4:39 PM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Editorial

• Sony LCD Defects Reported

  Sony’s Bravia line of LCD displays were launched to much fanfare and a healthy ad campaign by Sony late last year. The line proved to be the deciding factor in Sony’s war with cross town rival Sharp in the LCD display market. The launch of Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 15, 2006 10:24 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: News

• Stream DVD Movies to Xbox360 from WinMC

  Welcome to the final installment of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 and Xbox 360 Extender. This time we'll cover exactly how to stream your DVDs through Media Connect to your Xbox360. By now we’ve learned Windows Media Connect (the connection Read More... Posted Monday, February 13, 2006 12:29 PM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows XP Media Center 2005

• Windows MC Video: Round4

  Video troubles: To simply playback a DVD on your new Windows MC machine you’ll need a codec that is compatible with Windows Media Player10. If you’ve bought a pre-built WinMC HTPC it’s probably already installed. But if you’ve Read More... Posted Friday, February 10, 2006 11:53 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows XP Media Center 2005

• Windows Media Center / Xbox360 Round:3

  In part2 we established the Win XP/MC ’05 PC, and that works great! More smiles than dinner time at the Wickenheiser’s on Hamburger Helper night . Here are my first baby steps into Xbox 360 extender and Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. Read More... Posted Thursday, February 09, 2006 11:58 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows XP Media Center 2005

• UK to get Visual Radio

  Nokia’s Visual Radio service isn’t new to nations like Finland and Thailand but it’s about to get a boost internationally. A mobile phone network called O2 teamed with Virgin Radio will deliver the Visual Radio service as early as next Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 08, 2006 11:48 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: News

• Windows Media Center 2005: Round2

  It’s been awhile since I’ve thought about Windows MC . But since obtaining some new computer hardware I found an OEM version of the product and installed it. This means I built a PC and installed the operating from scratch rather than using Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 08, 2006 10:59 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows XP Media Center 2005

• Toshiba/NEC Creat Faster Nonvolitale Memory

  Miss one ISSCC (International Solid-Stat Circuits Conference) and you miss a lot. Here's what went on at the ISSCC in San Francisco last weekend. Toshiba announced two new types of nonvolatile memory that will allow faster and smaller mobile devices. Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 07, 2006 5:50 PM by | 0 Comments Filed under: News

• LG unveils upgraded HDTV/DVR combo

  At the Hilton in Seoul S. Korea today LG unveiled its complete line of flat panel HDTV’s with upgraded built in DVR . Of his companies forward thinking designs Mr. Sang Han Yoon, Executive Vice President and CEO of LG said: " Today's TV viewers Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 07, 2006 5:40 PM by | 0 Comments Filed under: News

• SED display technology to arrive “next year”

  Next year is a concept that can linger for years when it comes to the release of a new technology. Toshiba and Canon have collaborated on the development of a new display technology called SED (Surface-Conduction Electron-Emitter Display) . It’s Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 07, 2006 9:45 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Previews/Rumors

• Amazon to offer movie downloads

  It’s long been the writing on the walls. When will we be able to just download the movies we want? Of course the studios aren’t going to make it any easier. It’s their job to ride the packaged silver disc gravy train for as long as possible. Read More... Posted Friday, February 03, 2006 5:01 PM by | 0 Comments Filed under: News