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Archos Wi-Fi media receiver includes DVR for recording TV content

Archos has just launched a new set-top Wi-Fi media receiver that one-ups Apple TV by enabling you to record content from your television. The Archos TV+, which includes a Web browser, also enables you to watch Web content like YouTube video and certain programming from network TV Web sites. ...

Tags: Archos, Video, Wi-Fi, Digital Video Recorder, Programming, Archos Wi-Fi Media Receiver, DVR Capability, Corporate Communications, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, DVR, Digital Video, Development Tools, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Rik Fairlie

Blog posts 2008-04-24

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Zvox Z-Base 575

Photo gallery:Zvox Z-Base 575Sound bars feel like they've been around forever now, but they're still a relatively new product; consider that the groundbreaking Yamaha YSP-1 debuted back at CES 2005. Since then, the exterior design of the units hasn't changed much, with the vast majority still consisting of a long...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Zvox Z-Base 575, HDTV, TV

Product reviews 2009-11-16

Zvox Z-Base 525

Photo gallery:Zvox Z-Base 525Surround sound and its accouterments tend to dominate a living room, requiring an AV receiver, several speakers, stands, and wires to make the whole thing work. That's why many people choose to skip surround sound, opting instead for the tinny acoustics of their TV speakers. Single-speaker solutions...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Zvox Z-Base 525, speaker, HDTV, TV

Product reviews 2009-11-11

TiVo readying 802.11n Wi-Fi adapter?

It's been a tough slog for TiVo, whose once-innovative DVR ecosystem has been co-opted by cable companies' own DVR services. (Though some offer the TiVo interface for an additional charge.) The company and its devices still have their champions, but it's difficult to achieve mass success when buyers have to...

Tags: Adapter, IEEE 802.11n, TiVo Inc., Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-11-07

LG 60PS80

Photo gallery: LG PS80 seriesWhen it was announced at CES 2009, the LG PS80 series of plasma TVs earned one of our three nominations for Best of CES in the TV category. We've already reviewed the other two sets--Panasonic's G10 plasmas and Vizio's VF551XVT LED-based LCD--and both scored...

Tags: TVs, Monitors & displays, LG Electronics Inc., LG PS80

Product reviews 2009-11-02

LG 50PS80

Photo gallery: LG PS80 seriesWhen it was announced at CES 2009, the LG PS80 series of plasma TVs earned one of our three nominations for Best of CES in the TV category. We've already reviewed the other two sets--Panasonic's G10 plasmas and Vizio's VF551XVT LED-based LCD--and both scored...

Tags: TVs, Monitors & displays, LG Electronics Inc., LG PS80

Product reviews 2009-11-02

Digital Media Converter Pro 3.06 (Windows)

This is software is a video and audio conversion tool with a vast number of supported formats. It is made to be faster than other conversion program and takes full advantage of dual-core and quad-core computers, cutting conversion times by up to 70 percent. Use Digital Media Converter Pro to...

Tags: DeskShare, Quad-core, Microsoft Windows, Digital Media, Digital Video, Corporate Communications, Digital Music, Processors, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-10-19

HP TouchSmart 600

The HP TouchSmart 600 shows how getting an early jump on unproven technology can pay off. HP was first to market with a touch-based all-in-one PC more than two years ago. Now that Windows 7 has spurred almost every major desktop vendor toward multitouch, HP has the advantage of years...

Tags: Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, audio ouput, Hewlett-Packard Co., TouchSmart 600, Sony Corp., HP TouchSmart

Product reviews 2009-10-13

Apple TV as cable box concept 'killed,' exec says

Good!AppleTV has never been and was never intended to be a CABLE box. It's a WEB box, and I think people who have been pushing for all the DVR, BlueRay, cable-interface, etc. functionality really don't understand that concept. With TiVo and DVR boxes that cable/sat providers have, why should Apple...

Tags: DVR, Network technology, Digital video, Channel management, cable, Apple Inc., Apple TV, cable box, digital video recorder, Web, TV

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

TiVo sues AT&T, Verizon over DVR patents

Seems to me..Tivo is a bit out of line.......trying to patent the digital recording of TV programs. Unless I'm missing something I was doing that 14-15 years ago on my home computer. (and that's recording one channel while watching another... it was built right into my video card)....

Tags: DVR, Digital video, AT&T Corp., TiVo Inc., digital video recorder, patent, Verizon Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

Dead-Finger Tech: The DVR continues to be a life-changer

Dead-Finger Tech: The DVR continues to be a life-changerDon't forget cable media center PVR...I liked Dish and Direct TV too, but now live where that is not allowed. ATI TV-Wonder and home theater system to the rescue!!Now I can watch and record movies, ect., on my cable compliant HDTV module,...

Tags: DVR, Blu-ray, Digital video, Network technology, TV & Home Theater, Consumer electronics, TVs, Dead-Finger Tech, DVR Continues, life-changer, cable, digital video recorder

Discussion threads 2009-08-01

LG 42LH50

Photo gallery: LG LH50 series If the Internet is the future of television, then LG's LH50 series hails from the day after tomorrow. This flat-panel LCD is the first to offer Netflix streaming, which allows instant, free-to-subscribers access to an all-you-can watch menu of thousands of movies and...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, LG LH50, LG Electronics Inc., NetFlix Inc., Yahoo Widget

Product reviews 2009-07-24

LG 47LH50

Photo gallery: LG LH50 series If the Internet is the future of television, then LG's LH50 series hails from the day after tomorrow. This flat-panel LCD is the first to offer Netflix streaming, which allows instant, free-to-subscribers access to an all-you-can watch menu of thousands of movies and...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, LG LH50, LG Electronics Inc., NetFlix Inc., Yahoo Widget

Product reviews 2009-07-24

AT&T: iPhone 3.0 June, faster HSDPA; $99 3G netbook coming

Someone "pretty high up in AT&T’s food chain" reportedly told BoyGeniusReport that the next-generation iPhone ("iPhone 3.0" as I like to call it) will be faster, control your home DVR, have more capability, faster HSDPA and will come in mid-June. Oh, and did I mention the upcoming...

Tags: Apple iPhone, HSDPA, AT&T Corp., Netbook, 3G, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-23

Dish Network DTVPal DVR

Photo gallery:Dish Network DTVPal DVRA lot of penny-pinching home theater enthusiasts get the same idea--free over-the-air HDTV looks great, so why not cancel my cable/satellite subscription and get a standalone HD DVR? The problem is that the only current consumer product that qualifies is the TiVo HD, which will cost...

Tags: DVR, Digital video, TV & Home Theater, TVs, menu system, DTVPal DVR, digital video recorder, Dish Network, electronic programming guide

Product reviews 2009-03-02

Panasonic DIGA DMR-EZ48VK DVD Recorder/VCR Combo

Thanks to the rise of Blu-ray, DVD can no longer be considered cutting-edge technology. But with Blu-ray recorders still not a reality--not in North America, anyway--DVD still has the edge when it comes to archiving home video. And because many of those who compulsively record TV shows have a pack...

Tags: Consumer electronics, TV & Home Theater, TVs, VHS, DVD, DMR-EZ48VK, Panasonic, recorder

Product reviews 2009-02-18

I want an iPhoneStormDroid

Wind River's Multicore Software Hypervisor solution permits multiple embedded OSes to run on a single device. Wouldn't it be great if you didn't have to actually choose between an iPhone, a BlackBerry, or a Google Android? What if all those device operating...

Tags: Device, Operating System, RIM BlackBerry, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-11-25

Going back to Windows Media Center

Going back to Windows Media CenterWindows Media CenterI am also a Time Warner customer who quit their DVR boxes in favor of Windows Media Center. For over a year, I've had great controlling two digital cable boxes with an IR blaster and using Media Center as my DVR. ...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Digital media, DVR, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows Media Center, Going Back, Windows Media, digital video recorder, cable, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-11-24

URC Digital R50

With a wide range of ever-improving offerings, Logitech's Harmony line of PC-programmable clickers have gobbled up a large share of the universal remote-control market in recent years. Still, there are plenty of people who just don't like the fact that you need to do the bulk of the setup duties...

Tags: DVR, Digital video, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Consumer electronics, Cable, Digital R50

Product reviews 2008-10-19

Sling Media Slingbox Pro-HD

When Sling Media released a trio of second-generation models in the fall of 2006, the Slingbox Pro was at the top of the line. Unlike the entry-level Slingbox AV, the Pro had pass-through outputs, an analog tuner, multisource capability, and the capability to accept high-definition video sources. Unfortunately, it also...

Tags: 3G, TV & Home Theater, Smart phones, TVs, Home entertainment, Corporate communications, Slingbox, Sling Media

Product reviews 2008-09-25