Archive | October, 2010

HABEY USA Announces ENT-6564 HTPC

By on October 12, 2010 in Hardware, News

Joining the contenders for your next mini-HTPC is HABEY USA’s all new ENT-6564, or for self-builders the MITX-6564 motherboard (which is available to buy separately).  It’s a low profile mini-ITX PC (less than 1 inch in height) with an embedded 1.66GHz Intel Atom D510 processor, combined with a 512MB NVIDIA ION 2 GPU.

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Transcode DVD Video in Windows Media Center With AVA Media NVT

By on October 12, 2010 in News, Windows Media Center

Tranquil PC have released a free(ish) plugin for Windows Media Center, which allows you to transcode DVD video files to a range of formats, all within Windows Media Center’s beautiful user interface.

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Windows Home Server and the Small Business

By on October 12, 2010 in News, Small Business, Windows Home Server

Find out why Windows Home Server is not just for the Home.

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Western Digital Follow Seagate to 3TB Drives, USB 3.0 Speeds

By on October 11, 2010 in News, Storage

Storage specialist announces a refresh of its external hard drive range, with speed and capacity updates to its My Passport Essential and My Book Essential hard drives.

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RipNAS Essentials

By on October 10, 2010 in Add-ins & Apps, Media, WHS v1

RipNAS Essentials is an add-in for Windows Home Server which provides CD ripping, audio file encoding and tagging capabilities to the platform.

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United Parcel Service: Simply Outrageous

By on October 9, 2010 in News

An accordion-ed shipping box is one thing.  A blatant attempt to repackage a damaged item is something else.

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New From Fujitsu: The 4 Bay CELVIN NAS Server Q800

By on October 8, 2010 in Network Attached Storage, News, Small Business

It’s been a while since we heard from Fujitsu (or Fujitsu-Siemens as they once were). Their SCALEO Home Server sold a few units and I know there’s a loyal community of SCALEO modders here at WGS. Since then, the company has turned their attention to the small business sector, with the launch of the CELVIN NAS range.

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Logitech Mini Controller – Space Saving Remote for Google TV

By on October 7, 2010 in Hardware, News, TV

Rounding up the products unveiled at yesterday’s Logitech Revue launch is the Mini Controller, a $129 compact keyboard and trackpad that does the same job as the keyboard supplied with the Google TV-powered set top box, in a fraction of the space.

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Logitech TV Cam – Video Calling On Your TV

By on October 7, 2010 in Hardware, News, TV

It seems that everyone’s got a TV-based video calling product to sell this Winter. Cisco, Microsoft Kinect, and next up, Logitech, whose TV Cam accessory for Revue promises 720p video chat from the comfort of your sofa.

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Logitech Revue: Harmony App for iPhone, iPad and Android

By on October 6, 2010 in Digital Media Receivers, News

One of the coolest aspects of today’s Logitech Revue launch is the news that a Harmony Remote Control App for iPhone, iPad and Android is being released. The apps promise all of the features of Logitech’s range of Harmony touchscreen remotes, but without the need for dedicated hardware – you’ll control the Revue, and a swathe of other devices, with your smartphone. If you want to know more about the app, we’ve got the answers to a few common questions.

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