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Haier Windows Embedded Connected TV – Hands On

Whilst Microsoft were demonstrating their new Windows Embedded Standard 7 media devices in private this week at CES, Haier had their prototype Windows Embedded Connected TV on show at their booth. At this point, no information is available on release dates, territories and pricing and from first looks it definitely appeared that there’s more development work required to get Windows running on the TV hardware with the kind of stability you need from a CE device.

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Microsoft Showcases New Windows Embedded Media Center Devices at CES

Whilst Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave them ne’er a mention during his CES keynote this week, the company are demoing a range of new Windows Embedded Standard 7-powered media devices here at the show. Concept products from a wide range of manufacturers including Haier, Reycom, Prime Time, Acer Gateway and Evolve are on show with Microsoft demostrating media integration scenarios between Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server and Windows Phone 7.

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Microsoft Set to Unveil Media Center Based Set Top Box at CES?

Business Insider today reports that Microsoft will formally unveil their “response to Apple TV and Google TV” this week, in CEO Steve Ballmer’s CES keynote speech on Wednesday. The new set-top box platform is likely to be based on Windows Embedded 7 and will run Windows Media Center. But this is not the first time Microsoft will have tried to embed Media Center in a set-top box. If, like me, you’ve already thrown two generations of Media Center Extenders in the bin, you’ll be wondering what will protect your investment this time around.

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Acer Prices Revo 100 HTPC at £599

Unveiled at IFA 2010 this summer, Acer have finally released pricing details for their slimline Revo 100 HTPC.

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My Movies for iPad Now Available in the App Store

New iPad app helps you browse and manage your DVD, Blu-ray and digital movie collection on Apple’s wildly popular slate.

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Tranquil PC Unveils Freeview HD (DVB-T2) Support for ixL

New top of the range model boasts over the air HDTV support, 80GB solid state drive and slot loading Blu-ray.

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Vidabox Updates ThinClient HD With the All-New ThinClient v2 Media Extender

Vidabox have revealed details of the replacement for their ThinClient HD media extender. Cunningly called ThinClient v2, the new model boasts faster performance for both 1080p Blu-ray and DVD playback.

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Breckenridge: Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials

Over in Germany, Microsoft announced early today a new edition of the Windows Server family called Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials, formerly codenamed “Breckenridge”. Based on the Windows Home Server codebase, the platform provides client and server backup features with the ability to join an existing domain in an Active Directory environment.

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