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- Microsoft sending mixed messages about Windows futures with 'Fiji'?
- After a brief blip of news following the mid-July release to manufacturing of Microsoft "Fiji," it's back to radio silence again. But the quiet shouldn't be interpreted as all is well. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: microsoft windows 7, microsoft corp., tester, fiji, microsoft windows, media center pcs, operating systems, software, personal technology, home entertainment, mary jo foley
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- Sub-$600 general purpose PC, complete with Blu-ray support
- One thing that's become clear to me from comments and emails that I receive is that readers want me to strike a balance between high-end stuff and the more affordable lower-end solutions. Today I'm going to outline a high-quality yet affordable PC that's up to the job of handling Blu-ray....
- Tags: video card, pc, cpu, blu-ray, ram, desktops, media center pcs, serial ata, memory, hardware, personal technology, home entertainment, storage, semiconductors, components, adrian kingsley-hughes
- Blog posts 2008-07-29
- DVBSBridge for DVBViewer (zip)
- DVBSBridge products combine ease of use of Windows MCE with the versatility and reliability of dedicated digital TV applications. DVBSBridge seamlessly integrates satellite (DVB-S) and cable (DVB-C) TV sources into Media Center, including support for MPEG-2 HD video and multichannel audio. DVBSBridge enables all native TV control features of MCE...
- Tags: media center pc, dvblogic, dvbsbridge, tvs, media center pcs, tv & home theater, personal technology, home entertainment
- Software downloads 2008-07-24
- Microsoft Fiji beta over; final 'TV Pack' due soon
- Microsoft is done testing "Fiji," its update to Windows Media Center and is preparing to release the product -- officially known as "Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008 -- via PC makers. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: windows media, media center pc, microsoft corp., microsoft windows media center, tv, beta, tester, media center pcs, microsoft windows, digital media, digital music, personal technology, home entertainment, operating systems, software, consumer electronics, mary jo foley
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Play with gadgets in private using $100K isolation chamber
- No, it's not quite like the "cone of silence" thing in Get Smart -- hell, it probably costs more -- but it's certainly in the same vein. In this week's offbeat news, the Ovei isolation pod, reportedly launched this week in the UK, will let you scream...
- Tags: media center pcs, personal technology, home entertainment, andrew nusca
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- HP MediaSmart Connect available for pre-order
- HP is jump-starting sales of its MediaSmart Connect, which debuted at CES in January, by promoting pre-orders of the digital media receiver at several online retailers. The MediaSmart Connect is priced by HP at $349, but Amazon.com is...
- Tags: hewlett-packard co., mediasmart connect, digital media, media center pcs, advertising & promotion, consumer electronics, personal technology, home entertainment, marketing, rik fairlie
- Blog posts 2008-06-19
- Jaksta Streaming Media Recorder (exe)
- Record all kinds of streaming media including FLV, RTMP, RTSP, ICECAST, WMV, ASF, MP3 and MP4 from your favorite video and music websites and automatically convert it into formats suitable for portable media centers such as iPods, Zunes, PSP's, MP3 and MP4 players. Record streams from popular sites such as:...
- Tags: youtube inc., video, mp3, jaksta, corporate communications, media center pcs, web site development, digital media, digital music, marketing, personal technology, home entertainment, internet, consumer electronics
- Software downloads 2008-06-18
- Windows 'Fiji' beta testing has begun
- Speaking of Microsoft information lockdown, there's been no word in ages from Microsoft about "Fiji," the next version of Windows Media Center Edition. But that isn't because Fiji has evaporated. In fact, the Fiji beta began a few weeks ago, according to a few sources with whom...
- Tags: media center pc, microsoft corp., tester, fiji, media center pcs, microsoft windows, digital media, personal technology, home entertainment, operating systems, software, consumer electronics, mary jo foley
- Blog posts 2008-05-20
- Digital Media Converter Pro (exe)
- The ultimate video and audio conversion tool. Supporting more formats than any other conversion product. Now you can organize and batch-convert all your video and audio files among VCD, DVD, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MP3, 3GP, MOV, WMA, WMV, DVR-MS and WAV formats. Making VCD and DVD files is simple, and...
- Tags: deskshare, vcd, quad-core, video, corporate communications, productivity, media center pcs, digital video, digital media, processors, marketing, personal technology, home entertainment, consumer electronics, semiconductors, hardware, components
- Software downloads 2008-05-20
- All Video to MP4 Converter (exe)
- All Video to MP4 Converter is a powerful and easy to use MP4 converter Software which helps you convert AVI to MP4, MPEG to MP4, WMV to MP4, MP4 to MP3 easily and fast with simple settings.It can convert almost all video formats, e.g. DivX, XviD, AVI, WMV, MPG, MPEG,...
- Tags: archos, video, zealotsoft, digital video, corporate communications, digital media, digital music, media center pcs, personal technology, marketing, consumer electronics, home entertainment
- Software downloads 2008-05-16
- News to know: Microhoo redux; Mobile Linux; Jive; Google; Let XP die
- Notable headlines: Yahoo launches 'stock market for ads' Larry Dignan: The three week Microhoo countdown begins... Mary Jo Foley: Ballmer tells Yahoo board: Get off the pot Microsoft's letter to Yahoo Paula Rooney: Backed by Intel, Ubuntu, Google, mobile Linux is poised for commercial takeoff in...
- Tags: google inc., mobile, microsoft windows xp, yahoo! inc., microsoft windows vista, microsoft corp., mobile linux, linux, microsoft windows, media center pcs, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), operating systems, unix, open source, software, personal technology, home entertainment, larry dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-07
- Microsoft weekend roundup: The'no's' have it
- As the week draws to a close, there are a few Microsoft-related "no's" worth noting -- beyond the no more extensions for Windows XP's preload cutoff date of June 30. Other no's I noticed: Microsoft decided no release of Power Pack 1 for Windows...
- Tags: microsoft windows 7, microsoft corp., microsoft windows, media center pcs, operating systems, software, personal technology, home entertainment, mary jo foley
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
- Windows Media Center meets cable TV in HD
- Six months ago, after years of waiting, I finally had a chance to switch my Media Center setup over to a fully digital, cable-compatible, high-definition configuration. How has it worked out? Let's just say you'd have to pry the Media Center remote from my cold dead fingers. ...
- Tags: cable television, dell computer corp., windows media, media center pc, microsoft windows, microsoft windows media center, cablecard, media center pcs, cable, network technology, personal technology, home entertainment, telecommunications, networking, ed bott
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
- Turn your PC into the ultimate DVD changer
- The good folks over at Lifehacker have a nifty step-by-step tutorial on how to easily rip your [non-HD] DVDs to your PC. While the back-up files provide nice insurance in case anything ever happens to your original discs, more compellingingly, they make it even easier never to leave your couch. Rip...
- Tags: media center pc, pc, media center pcs, dvd, consumer electronics, personal technology, home entertainment, josh taylor
- Blog posts 2008-03-25
- The media center keyboard Apple should have made
- I've been bugging Apple forever to release a Bluetooth keyboard with a built-in trackpad for use with a Mac media center. The problem is that Apple won't listen because they'd prefer that we buy an Apple TV and use their teensy stick-of-gum Front Row remote. Bah. ...
- Tags: jason d. o'grady, keyboards, apple macintosh, media center pcs, media center pc, apple inc., apple intel mac mini, problem, hardware, home entertainment, peripherals, personal technology
- Blog posts 2008-03-14
- DVBSBridge for MyTheatre (zip)
- DVBSBridge products combine ease of use of Windows MCE with the versatility and reliability of dedicated digital TV applications. DVBSBridge seamlessly integrates satellite (DVB-S) and cable (DVB-C) TV sources into Media Center, including support for MPEG-2 HD video and multichannel audio. DVBSBridge enables all native TV control features of MCE...
- Tags: media center pc, dvblogic, dvbsbridge, tvs, media center pcs, tv & home theater, personal technology, home entertainment
- Software downloads 2008-03-06
- J. River Media Center (exe)
- Collect, Organize and Play. Experience all your media -- music, photos, and video your way - all from a single software program. Connect your PC to your home entertainment hardware and control it all with a remote. Load your music on your iPod while you watch TV. Media Center is...
- Tags: media center pc, digital audio, music, j. river, media center pcs, home entertainment, personal technology
- Software downloads 2008-03-03
- Windows Home Server 'Vail' to get more entertainment hooks
- While Microsoft has shared some details and code for its upcoming minor update to Windows Home Server, it has said next to nothing about the next major version. (Like the rest of the Windows client and server teams, the Home Server team is alternating between "major" and...
- Tags: microsoft windows home server, server, vail, entertainment, microsoft windows, media center pcs, operating systems, software, personal technology, home entertainment, mary jo foley
- Blog posts 2008-02-25
- MCEBuddy x64 (zip)
- MCEBuddy takes your large Windows Media Center television recording files and makes them small thus saving you disk space. It also removes commercials and converts your recordings into formats that are usable on other systems and handheld devices. It does all of this automatically with a minimum of fuss and...
- Tags: mcebuddy, media center pcs, 64-bit, microsoft windows, digital media, handhelds, personal technology, home entertainment, processors, semiconductors, hardware, components, operating systems, software, consumer electronics
- Software downloads 2008-02-18
- MCEBuddy (zip)
- MCEBuddy takes your large Windows Media Center television recording files and makes them small thus saving you disk space. It also removes commercials and converts your recordings into formats that are usable on other systems and handheld devices. It does all of this automatically with a minimum of fuss and...
- Tags: mcebuddy, media center pcs, microsoft windows, digital media, handhelds, personal technology, home entertainment, operating systems, software, consumer electronics, hardware
- Software downloads 2008-02-18
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