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

, 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

Alienware launched High Definition Media Server

, Feb 1st 2008 Discuss [2]

Alienware launched a new High Definition Media Server built upon its Hanger18 Media PC with upgrades like Optional Blu-Ray burner, support up to four Cable cards, 1080P output and 7.1 channels analog outputs. Read The Full Story

CES 2008: Moneual I*magine HTPC gets Innovation recognition

, Jan 5th 2008 Discuss [0]

Looking like an up-ended keg, albeit one full of your home media, the oddly-named Moneual I*magine is an HTPC capable of pumping out 1080p, 5.1 surround sound and reacting to voice commands either through a built-in microphone or remotely via Bluetooth headset.  However, it's the straightforward and intuitive interface - presented either on your attached screen or on the 7-inch touchscreen on the I*magine itself - that has garnered the Moneual machine a CES 2008 Innovation nomination.   Read The Full Story

Xbox 360 DivX/XviD playback, Does it work?

, Dec 5th 2007 Discuss [5]

Well, the fall dashboard update landed yesterday at 2AM, and we’ve already covered most of the other features of the update, but one little thing that was almost snuck in is DivX/XviD support. For those not in the know, they are both video encoding formats, if you have ever downloaded a movie from a peer to peer network; chances are good it came in one of these formats. Read The Full Story

Microsoft offering up Internet TV to some Vista users

, Oct 2nd 2007 Discuss [0]

Users of Vista Home Premium and Vista Ultimate might be getting a Media Center update that grants them access to a beta version of an ad supported Internet TV. Finally, Microsoft is dropping something new, something worthy of a Vista upgrade. Word is that it’s just a few TV shows, some concerts, and some movie trailers right now, all of which are ad supported. The quality is said to be “near DVD” too, which isn’t great, but just offering this service is a great start; they can work on higher resolutions later. Read The Full Story

Linksys caves and admits Vista Media Center Extenders are coming November

, Sep 27th 2007 Discuss [1]

Thanks to an "accidentally" published preview, we knew Linksys had a couple of Vista-compatible Media Center Extenders in the works; now they've dropped the coy act and restored the teaser page complete with some high-res shots of the boxes themselves.  Read The Full Story

Linksys leaks existence of Vista-friendly Media Center Extenders

, Sep 26th 2007 Discuss [1]

It never fails to surprise me how many companies can't seem to manage updating their sites to schedule - either you have a recently launched product missing from the pages altogether, or something new "accidentally" goes live before the PR department would like it to.  Today Linksys are the careless ones, putting teaser details of their Vista-compatible 808.11n Media Center Extenders online then whipping them down again.   Read The Full Story

Latest Sony VAIO AR600 range has media sights on your desktop

, Sep 24th 2007 Discuss [0]

It's difficult to fashion a laptop capable at dragging attention from Apple's slender, expensive-looking (and expensive costing!) MacBook and MacBook Pro ranges, but Sony are obviously hoping to do that with a nicely designed cross-section.  Their VAIO AR600 line may be big-boned and destined for that catch-all "desktop replacement" label, but it looks pretty sexy from the side.   Read The Full Story

New Microsoft MCE Extenders with useful new features

, Sep 6th 2007 Discuss [0]

So, Microsoft, yeah the giants that hide behind Redmond, WA, the very same ones, have finally decided to catch up with everyone else and begin supporting DivX and Xvid in some of their devices. I know, I know, I said “No Wai!” too, but they are really going to do it. They are partnering with D-Link, Linksys, and Niveus Media to drop some new Media Center Extenders on a new platform called “Extenders for Windows Media Center”. Not only will the new devices finally get Xvid and DivX support, they will also support the new WMV HD and encrypted HD streaming formats as well. Read The Full Story

FUZE Media System

, Aug 16th 2007 Discuss [0]

Have lots of money to spare and a new house with no A/V equipment yet? Well then, FUZE are the people you want to talk to about a whole home A/V system. With this package you get the base HTPC which has multiple CableCARD tuners in it. Then there are FuzeMini HD clients, and audio clients. There is also a wall mountable touchscreen interface and a whole-home remote. Read The Full Story

Keyspan MCE Remote Runs on RF Instead Of Infrared

, Aug 8th 2007 Discuss [0]

Ever had the problem of your MCE remote not having a line of site with your receiver and you can’t do anything without moving yourself or something else? Well apparently so has someone at Keyspan, and thus spawned the RF Vista MCE remote. Read The Full Story

Sony updates gorgeous VAIO L-Series

, Jul 9th 2007 Discuss [2]

Say what you like about Sony, but some of their design really is the dog's proverbials.  Take, for instance, the L-series of desktop media PCs; it's a range that has been available for some time now, but it still looks relatively fresh and interesting.  Of course, while aesthetics might mature gracefully, innards are less forgiving and the time has come for Sony to refresh what comes inside the range of pastel-coloured computers.   Read The Full Story
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