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Telecom News (Free subscription) | yesterday
BROOMFIELD, CO (MARKET WIRE) Comcast Media Center’s (CMC) HITS Advanced Interactive Services (”AxIS”) service and Vidiom Systems, Inc. have joined forces to support the development of ETV and tru2way applications running on a cable plant. As part of a joint marketing agreement involving the two companies, Vidiom will test interactive applications before they [...]
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SlashGear (Free subscription) | yesterday
Amex Digital, who make a variety of home entertainment and HTPC kit, have just announced this, the iMON HD Mobile . Billed as a portable media center, it seemingly comprises a VFD display and IR receiver (with bundled remote) that can control all manner of media software. It'll also display email, news and weather information. However, it's entirely unclear whether this is an actual...
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Engadget HD (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: Media streamers , Olevia Amex Digital has certainly dabbled in the home theater space before , but we'll be honest, we're still scratching our heads on this one. The lightly detailed iMON HD Mobile is a self-proclaimed "portable media center," but beyond that, we're pretty much left to wonder what exactly is going on. We are told that it's an advanced IR receiver and VFD...
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eHomeUpgrade Threads (Free subscription) | yesterday
This is very stylish PC. Living room desktop PC's are now starting to get replaced media centre pc's. A good selection is available at http://www.customcomputa.co.uk
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MSDN Blogs (Free subscription) | yesterday
Like Sands Through The Hour Glass Well it's been awhile since my first blog " My Experiences setting up Windows Media Center 2005 " posting on setting up a Media Centre and a bit of water has passed since, Vista SP1 released. I had a moderatey stable set up for Windows XP Media Centre but Vista came along and of course the system had to be upgraded and tbh...
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Chris Lanier's Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hauppauge has taken touch from AVerMedia and created an unencrypted QAM plug-in for Vista Media Center. It is supported on the HVR-1250, HVR-1600, HVR-1800, and HVR-2250. Both Windows Vista x86 and x64 are supported as well, other information can be found here . This is a beta plug-in, so as always approach with caution. You can download the plug-in here .
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Techdirt (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
And here we go again with rumors about questionable DRM tactics involving Microsoft and NBC Universal. Just days after a (later denied, after first being confirmed) report that Microsoft was going to put a "copyright cop" into Zune devices, users of Microsoft's Vista Media Center were upset to find that they were unable to record certain NBC Universal television shows earlier this week....
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Carrypad UMPC feed (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Gigabyte are getting a good slice of the news cake this week! Tucked inside a marketing PDF received the other day were more details about the new Gigabyte M700. This one is going to take a little explaining because the M700 isn't just a slate UMPC, it's part of a mobile media system that Gigabyte [...]
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Electronista (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Users of Microsoft Vista's Media Center were unable to record prime-time NBC TV shows on Monday night. Reports maintain the problem was caused by a broadcast flag which activated Media Center's DRM copy protection measures, stopping recordings of ove...
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Transbuddha.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
My apololgies, folks… I severely underestimated the hassle my new system setup would pose on my posting ability due to not understanding the fact that Vista was designed solely to $#%! with me and my new rig. I’m having to make due with (sigh) Media Center 2002 while I await my XP [...]
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Langwitches (Free subscription) | yesterday
Fourth Graders in our school study the state of Florida and “Explorers”. Traditionally they would research and create a written book report. THIS YEAR… The social studies teachers assigned one explorer to a group of 3 students. They did their research in the Media Center from a wide variety of sources. The teacher created an account with [...]
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Smalltalk Tidbits, Industry Rants (Free subscription) | yesterday
Looks like Zucker's brand of stupidity is everywhere at NBC - they started using the broadcast flag on Monday: Handfuls of Windows Vista Media Center users found themselves blocked from making recordings of their favorite TV shows this week when a broadcast flag triggered the software's built-in copy protection measures. The flag affected users trying to record prime-time NBC shows on...
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The Technology blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
When people wanted to record American Gladiators on their Vista-based Media Centers, they couldn't - because a 'broadcast flag' had been tripped
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HardMac.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Apple in end has decided to lower the price of the refurbished Mac mini. The model Core 2 Duo 1,83 GHz is proposed at 409 while the 2 GHz is 589. At this price, the Mac mini is certainly the best existing media center and will easily find its place under a television set. Le Refurb Store [translation by crispin ]
