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Unboxing the Boxee Box

The Boxee Box.  We’ve been hearing about this media player for a long time (forever?).  And the associated hype.  It’s finally here and here’s a small taste of what’s in store.

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Hands On: AVerMedia AVerTV Express HD DVR

Some time ago, I was offered the chance to review a HD video capture card from AVerMedia.  At first I thought no, but after a bit more thought, I decided this would be a cool device to record Xbox 360 gameplay.

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Roku Make Their Alliance with Netgear Official

Roku partners with Netgear which allows Netgear to sell Roku branded media players.  They are also looking to partner with other OEMs.

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IFA 2010: Samsung Galaxy Tab Hands On

In Berlin last week there was a lot of buzz around Samsung’s new tablet, the Galaxy Tab, and there were a host of display models on the stand available to check out. I managed to get hands on with the device for a few minutes to check out a few features, including You Tube, Web Browsing, Maps, Email and the device’s built in music application.

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A Little Help From My Friends

My current media player just does not cut it.  I’m going to build my own, so here I am and I would like a little help with my hardware choices.

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Microsoft Announces Kinect Pricing, All-in-One Bundle

Microsoft announces Kinect standalone and Xbox 360 bundled prices.

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Netflix Expands it’s Horizons

Netflix is heading north of the U.S. border to Canada.

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Windows Server Code Name “Aurora” Video Walkthrough

Following the announcement of Microsoft’s new small business server, code name “Aurora”, the company have just released a 14 minute video walkthrough of some of the platform’s key features.

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3D Without Glasses, That’s Crazy Talk!

3D glasses have been around since the 1950s and what we have today is considered “state-of-the-art”?  Is Microsoft coming to the rescue?

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New Home Media Distribution Standard: HDBaseT

Just when we start getting used to one standard, along comes another standard: HDBaseT.  I’m all for new standards if they are truly supported by everyone in the industry and provide significant improvements over older standards.

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