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- Apogee HDMI 3x1 Mini Switcher
- HDMI connectivity is quickly becoming a must-have connection type for all kinds of gadgets. But while the list of gadgets with an HDMI output is growing, the number of HDMI inputs on HDTVs and receivers is limited. That's where HDMI switchers come into play, allowing you to add more HDMI-enabled...
- Tags: HDMI connectivity, takeaway, switcher, HDMI, IR Receiver, HDMI switcher
- Product reviews 2008-06-05
- Sony DAV-HDX267W
- It might be an overly simplistic view, but the balance of design, features, and performance is generally all that separates one home theater in a box HTIB from another. Sony's Dream systems have traditionally prioritized design over the other two factors, but the new Bravia series aims to emphasize its...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, speaker, Sony Corp., IR Receiver, transmitter, Sony DAV-HDX267W, wireless, surround speaker
- Product reviews 2007-05-24
- Mac mini needs a Front Row
- Mac mini needs a Front RowI don't think soMy guess is that the NEXT mac-mini, based on x86 tech. will inherit this software. I believe that the PPC mini is an evolutionary dead-end. BTW, this will be the FIRST announced x86 mac . . .Why limit it to IR?I think...
- Tags: Bluetooth, Desktops, IR Receiver, Front Row, Apple Macintosh, Apple Intel Mac Mini
- Discussion threads 2005-10-17
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- Vectir 2.0 (Windows)
- Vectir is a PC remote control application that lets you control popular programs such as Winamp, iTunes, Windows Media Player and PowerPoint with a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone or infrared IR remote control. Other features include mouse pointer control, keyboard control, volume control and remote PC shutdown. Vectir works with...
- Tags: Remote Control, Cell Phone, Incendo Technology, Vectir, Bluetooth, Digital Music, Microsoft Windows, Digital Media, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2009-11-05
- Candelair 1.0.1 (Mac)
- Candelair is an alternative driver for the built-in IR receiver as found in many Mac�®s today. It provides a clean, global fix for Apple�® Remote issues many users are experiencing with third party applications under Snow Leopard releases 10.6 and 10.6.1. It's based on Remote Buddy's driver and comes...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Driver, IOSPIRIT, Candelair, Desktops, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software
- Software downloads 2009-10-26
- Denon AVR-790
- Editors' note: This review is nearly identical to the Denon AVR-1910, as the two products are extremely similar. The only differences are slightly different cosmetics and the AVR-790 lacks IR inputs/outputs and the ability to drive "B" front speakers.The capability to upconvert analog video sources has become standard on midrange...
- Tags: Denon, Denon AVR-790, receiver
- Product reviews 2009-09-29
- Logitech Performance Mouse MX
- Following Logitech's announcement of its new glass-tracking Darkfield mouse sensor, Microsoft countered that only 7 percent of mouse users were interested in mousing on glass. Microsoft also suggested that the remaining 93 percent had already been satisfied by its own BlueTrack sensor, which, unlike Darkfield, is available in mice as...
- Tags: Mice, Microsoft Corp., mouse, Performance Mouse MX, BlueTrack, Logitech, sensor, performance
- Product reviews 2009-08-27
- Iomega ScreenPlay Pro HD Multimedia Drive - digital multimedia receiver / HDD recorder
- could have been a contenderThe Screenplay Pro HD is a great idea with well executed hardware and poor execution of software.The image quality is excellent with both 720P and 1080i HD support for component and HDMI.Network access is very slow, it takes several hours to transfer a DVD sized file....
- Tags: Network Access, hard drive, multimedia, Iomega Corp., HDMI, HDMI Audio, recorder
- Discussion threads 2009-08-22
- Sony PlayStation 3 Slim - 120GB
- Photo gallery:Sony PlayStation 3 SlimBack in 2004, four years after first launching the PlayStation 2, Sony brought out a new, much more compact PS2. Timed to come out just as Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was hitting stores, the redesigned console helped breath new life into the PS2 franchise. It...
- Tags: Game players, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony Playstation, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-08-19
- Logitech Harmony 900
- When we reviewed the Harmony One last year, we gave it an enthusiastic Editors' Choice and lamented only the fact that there was no RF option for people who had components hidden in cabinets or in closets. Well, over a year later, Logitech has given us what we asked...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Blaster worm, cabinet, Logitech
- Product reviews 2009-08-11
- Oregon Scientific ATC5K Waterproof Action Camera
- Usually extreme sports helmet cameras are ruggedly simple affairs that have to forgo complications such as LCD viewfinders in favor of compact and durable designs. The Oregon Scientific ATC5K Action Camera avoids that compromise by squeezing a small full-color LCD screen onto its smallish body, while still preserving its waterproof...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Monitors & displays, Memory, Flash memory, Oregon Scientific ATC5K, video, photograph, camera
- Product reviews 2009-08-07
- Mitsubishi WD-82737
- Photo gallery: Mitsubishi WD-737 seriesIf the heyday of the gigantic-screen rear-projection HDTV is over, somebody needs to tell Mitsubishi. The company is the sole remaining proprietor pushing out 60-inch-plus TVs too thick to hang on the wall and too inexpensive to merit a cameo on MTV's "Cribs." Its...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsubishi WD-737, TV
- Product reviews 2009-07-07
- Mitsubishi WD-73737
- Photo gallery: Mitsubishi WD-737 seriesIf the heyday of the gigantic-screen rear-projection HDTV is over, somebody needs to tell Mitsubishi. The company is the sole remaining proprietor pushing out 60-inch-plus TVs too thick to hang on the wall and too inexpensive to merit a cameo on MTV's "Cribs." Its...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsubishi WD-737, TV
- Product reviews 2009-07-07
- Mitsubishi WD-60737
- Photo gallery: Mitsubishi WD-737 seriesIf the heyday of the gigantic-screen rear-projection HDTV is over, somebody needs to tell Mitsubishi. The company is the sole remaining proprietor pushing out 60-inch-plus TVs too thick to hang on the wall and too inexpensive to merit a cameo on MTV's "Cribs." Its...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsubishi WD-737, TV
- Product reviews 2009-07-07
- Mitsubishi WD-65737
- Photo gallery: Mitsubishi WD-737 seriesIf the heyday of the gigantic-screen rear-projection HDTV is over, somebody needs to tell Mitsubishi. The company is the sole remaining proprietor pushing out 60-inch-plus TVs too thick to hang on the wall and too inexpensive to merit a cameo on MTV's "Cribs." Its...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsubishi WD-737, TV
- Product reviews 2009-07-07
- Logitech Harmony Remote Software 7.6.0.8 (Windows)
- Your coffee table has five remotes. You have a special drawer where you keep them. Wouldn't it be easier to just have one remote? You can. Replace all your remotes with Harmony.Supporting more than 225,000 devices from 5,000+ brands, you can be confident the Harmony remote can control whatever entertainment...
- Tags: Software, Logitech, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2009-06-24
- Sonos killer? Yamaha unleashes MusicCast2 multiroom audio system
- Unless you want to do a custom install, Sonos' Music System is generally seen as the top product for delivering audio to multiple rooms in your house. Cisco has made a play in this market with its Linksys by Cisco Wireless Home Audio system, and now Yamaha is...
- Tags: Yamaha Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., MusicCast2 Network Music System, MCX-RC100 Network Music Commander, Home Entertainment, Digital Music, Digital Media, Media Players, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-06-20
- Sony BDP-S360
- Photo gallery:Sony BDP-S360Blu-ray may have started out as a mess, with confusing "profiles" and painfully slow load times, but beginning this year standalone players have finally gotten their acts together. Sony's entry-level BDP-S360 is typical of the new breed of Blu-ray players. It has the basics covered, with Profile 2.0...
- Tags: Sony BDP-S360, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-04-14
- Philips Prestigo SRU8015
- Universal remote controls have become increasingly popular due to the consolidation and convenience they provide the home theater buff with an increasingly burgeoning rack of gear. While manufacturers have approached the technology in a number of different ways, we tend to be partial to the PC-programmable technique used onLogitech...
- Tags: TV & Home Theater, Philips Electronics N.V., Prestigo SRU8015
- Product reviews 2009-03-17
- Gefen cuts the cord with its ultrawideband wireless HDMI extender
- One of the Holy Grails of home theater setups is being able to have all of your equipment connected without a corresponding rat's nest of cables. We've seen a number of previews of technology that will allow for the wireless transmission of HD signals, though some are still in purgatory...
- Tags: UWB, HDMI, Cable, Wireless, Gefen, Ultrawideband (UWB), Home Entertainment, Wireless And Mobility, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-03-01
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