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Digeo Announces Moxi TV for PC
Some interesting news broke today regarding Digeo’s Moxi, a high-end DVR about to hit the retail market. In addition to a standalone hardware version of the Moxi, Digeo will be release a PC software version as well. From Digeo’s press release: Moxi TV for PC offers the same award-winning Moxi Menu and a new, improved […]
Continue reading...Blockbuster to Offer Downloads Via Kiosks
13. November 2007
Blockbuster has been hemorrhaging lately, trying to keep up with Netflix. It looks like the large rental movie chain is going to jump into the video download service via kiosks, among oter things. Kiosks seem a little strange for a retail chain. I think Blockbuster is just trying to see what sticks in the marketplace. […]
Continue reading...Belkin TuneBase FM Car Accessory of the Year
2. November 2007
I am in the market for a new car. While test driving several models, one thing has become clear to me: car makers have not figured out how to get digital music into their automobiles. It seems like it should not be that difficult of a thing, especially with steady-state drives becoming cheaper. Right now, […]
Continue reading...Improving HD Over the Air: Putting an Antenna in the Attic
21. October 2007
In my office at home, I use my computer as a second TV, so when my wife is watching something I find boring, I can watch what I want. Righit now I have a Silver Sensor indoor antenna and use BeyondTV as my DVR. Before I originally bought the the antenna, a tuner card, and […]
Continue reading...NBC Bringing Tonight Show and Jay Leno to Web
16. October 2007
Starting October 16, the Tonight Show with Jay Leno is making its way online. This is becoming a recurring trend of networks offering shows online. I like it. From MediaWeek: The Tonight Show will become the second late night talker that NBC offers online on a regular basis. Back in August, the network began posting […]
Continue reading...Belkin Ships Network USB Hub
26. September 2007
Belkin has begun shipping a networked USB hub ($130), that lets you connect any USB peripheral to your network like a USB hard drive or printer. From Belkin’s website: Share up to 5 devices: multi-function printers, media readers, digital cameras and scanner on your network Back up and access data from networked attached storage (NAS) […]
Continue reading...ABC, FOX, and NBC Increase Web Presence | More Primetime Shows Online
22. September 2007
The television networks are finally beginning to harvest the power of the Internet. Networks are realizing that the Internet can provide free advertising and word of mouth for shows. Here are some examples. ABC has reached an agreement with AOL to deliver full-length, ad supported episodes of a slew of its prime-time shows starting on […]
Continue reading...CyberLink MagicSports 4 Released for 2007 Kickoff
6. September 2007
Another day, another software release. The NFL season has arrived, along with Cyberlink’s MagicSports 4. Cyberlink is best known for its PowerDVD software that lets you watch Blu-ray and HD-DVD movies on a computer. MagicSports is basically a DIY highlight package maker for Windows. It sounds like an interesting piece of software for the sports […]
Continue reading...BeyondTV to Support h.264 and iTunes
3. September 2007
BeyondTV will start supporting recording in h.264 and a rss feed that makes getting shows into iTunes automatic. Unfortunately, these features will cost you extra, similar to the DVD burning plugin they offer. From the announcement: The plugin allows recompression to the h.264 format and an rss feed that makes getting shows into iTunes automatic […]
Continue reading...Roxio Launches Popcorn 3 | Transfer Video to Your iPod
30. August 2007
For all you Mac fans out there, Roxio just launched Popcorn 3, which allows you to transfer your favorite personal video entertainment to DVDs and popular portable devices. Moving digital content around from device to device is always a good thing. I got Roxio’s press release by e-mail today and here is a snippet: Popcorn […]
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7. December 2007
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