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Mitsubishi, NVIDIA & Aspen to produce 3D home cinema package

Chris Davies, Jun 23rd 2008 Discuss [0]

There've been a few 3D TVs and displays in the press recently, some requiring special glasses and some not, and today Mitsubishi, NVIDIA and Aspen Media Products have announced their collaboration on a home theatre system offering straightforward access to both 3D hardware and content. Based on the Aspen Media Server, basically an HTPC with huge storage capacity and 1080p high-def graphics, the new range will use NVIDIA's GeForce FX Go graphics (and specifically their 3D stereoscopic capabilities) together with Mitsubishi's 3D-ready Home Theater HDTVs. Read The Full Story

Cannon PC demo six CableCARD recording on Media Center PC

Chris Davies, Jun 20th 2008 Discuss [1]

Bad news if you're the sort of person who starts feeling guilty at having recorded dozens of shows but not actually watched any of them: Cannon PC have just released a demo video of their latest Windows Media Center mod, simultaneously recording six high-definition programs via six separate CableCARDs. If you're not familiar with Media Center, you might not see why that's special; not only does the OS only natively support two CableCARDs, but usually gobbling up all that HD footage would quickly gobble up all your CPU cycles. Check out the demo video after the cut Read The Full Story

Dell Studio Hybrid mini PC breaks cover

Chris Davies, Jun 20th 2008 Discuss [0]

It might look like a blurry humidor, but in actual fact this is Dell's upcoming Studio Hybrid mini PC. Clad in what's believed to be orange plexiglass, the machine - an update of the bamboo eco computer seen in April - may be small but the spec list certainly isn't shy: an unspecified Intel chipset, 4GB of RAM and 320GB hard-drive makes for a very reasonable compact computer. Read The Full Story

HP MediaSmart Connect wireless HD media streamer up for pre-order

Chris Davies, Jun 17th 2008 Discuss [0]

First spotted back in January at CES, HP networked media player - then known as the MediaSmart Receiver - is finally available for pre-order. Now called the MediaSmart Connect, it still has WiFi a/b/g and dual-band draft 802.11n, two USB ports for plugging in removeable storage and a bay for HP's Pocket Media Drives. Output is via HDMI or component video with optical audio, and a convenient front-mounted button toggles between 1080i and 720p. Read The Full Story

HP TouchSmart PC gets slick upgrade

Chris Davies, Jun 10th 2008 Discuss [4]

HP have announced their latest touchscreen desktop computer, the TouchSmart PC, with a 22-inch widescreen display, DVD burner and optional TV tuner. Specs include Intel's Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB of RAM, wireless networking and memory card slots, together with a webcam and microphone. Probably of more interest, though, is the touchscreen itself, which lets uses browse media, go online, edit photos and more, all with a single finger. Read The Full Story

ASUS Mini PC Nova Lite PX24 super-compact media center

Chris Davies, Jun 3rd 2008 Discuss [0]

It's not all Eee at Computex; ASUS have also unveiled a desktop PC bearing their own branding, the Mini PC Nova Lite PX24. The company is calling it "the world's smallest high-definition PC", by virtue of its compact dimensions - 242 x 184 x 51mm - and separate ATI RV620 graphics card. That's capable of outputting 1080i/1080p through the Nova Lite's HDMI and DVI ports. Processing grunt is courtesy of an Intel Celeron 220 processor coupled with 2GB of RAM. Read The Full Story

AMEX Digital RM-mp1 Wireless USB touchpad media remote

Chris Davies, May 23rd 2008 Discuss [0]

AMEX Digital have taken a break from making DVD and Blu-ray decks to unveil their new RM-mp1 remote control. Using Wireless USB rather than IR or a proprietary RF link, the RM-mp1 works as a media remote, a presentation controller and for general PC control courtesy of the built-in touchpad and mouse buttons. It's also fitted with a USB pointer for momentarily dazzling anybody who tries to throw eggs at you during presentations. Read The Full Story

Gigabyte M700 IPTV UMPC with digital tuner base-station

Chris Davies, May 15th 2008 Discuss [0]

With the array of Eee-style budget notebooks clamouring to play the role of your companion PC, Microsoft's UMPC format is being forced to think outside of its traditional box to score sales. Gigabyte have stepped up with the M700; while it may look like a typical 7-inch touchscreen slate, in actual fact it's running VIA's 1.2Ghz processor with the new VX800 chipset (with Chrome 9 graphics and video decoding hardware) and is part of the company's latest IPTV push. The M700 is in actual fact a mobile media center, complete with a dock that packs a digital TV tuner and IPTV streamer. Check out the video overview of the Gigabyte M700 after the cut Read The Full Story

MSI Titan 700 low-cost Mini-ITX PC

Chris Davies, May 9th 2008 Discuss [2]

MSI have taken a brief hiatus from pushing their Wind rival to the ASUS Eee, and launched the Titan 700 small form-factor PC. Measuring just 185 × 240 × 70mm, the compact computer uses a Mini-ITX board complete with a 2GHz VIA C7 processor, integrated VIA CN700 graphics and 1GB of RAM. It seems particularly well suited to being a living room media PC, especially considering the low noise levels: 35dBA under load and 20dBA at standby. Read The Full Story

Sony 1.5TB Home Media Server

Chris Davies, May 7th 2008 Discuss [0]

Sony's latest cookie-tin media PCs, the VGF-HS1 and HS1S "Liblog Station", will launch in Japan on May 17th. The compact system is intended as a home server, with gigabit ethernet, support for the DLNA media sharing standard and a choice of either 1TB (the HS1) or 1.5TB (the HS1S) of storage. Media can be either accessed on the home network or from a remote location either through a browser interface or via a pre-established "data link function" that makes a non-local device appear local. Read The Full Story

HP MediaSmart SL4282N, SL4782N Media Center Extender TV’s up for sale now

James Allan Brady, Apr 17th 2008 Discuss [0]

HP has apparently been working on these televisions for quite some time now and they have finally arrived. The TV’s connect to your home network and then subsequently to whatever XP MCE PC, Vista Home Premium, or Vista Ultimate PC that you have them setup to connect to and from their can stream music, pictures, and even video directly to the TV. Read The Full Story

MAINGEAR Releases Powerful, High Definition, Low-profile Media Centers

Daniel Lim, Mar 5th 2008 Discuss [2]

The award winning MAINGEAR Computers make use of their expertise in premier high performance systems integrator, announce the immediate availability of their new Axess Full HD Home Theater, a low profile media center. Read The Full Story