SBC Communications Inc. has now joined the fight against the RIAA’s (Recording Industry Association of America) excessive power abuse against copyright violators. “Misapplication of DMCA subpoena power raises serious constitutional questions that need to be decided by the courts, not by private companies which operate without duty of due diligence or judicial oversight.” MORE »

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Media Client: a device that allows a TV or stereo to play music, video, or digital photos from a computer. Some devices only utilize audio files these are called Audio Clients. Devices that handle both audio and video are known as A/V Clients. MORE »

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Linksys today has announced two new products, the Wireless-B Gamer Adapter (802.11b - 11Mbps), which will be available in the beginning of August 2003, and the faster Wireless-G Game Adapter (802.11g - 54Mbps) coming out in time for the holiday season. Amazon is taking pre-orders for the Wireless-B Game Adapter with the price at $69. The Wireless-G Game Adapter is estimated to sell for $129. MORE »

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In a Press Release this morning, PERFECTV and On2 Technologies have announced a new Video On Demand (VOD) device - based on the ON2 VP6 Codec. Below is a snipet from the Press Release:

The planned integration will offer robust VOD to the television set without having to wait for downloads or reconfigure home-networking hardware. PERFECTV customers can select from vast video libraries supplied by content providers, who know that their video assets are protected through a state-of-the-art digital rights management system. MORE »

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If you are looking for a good “how to” tutorial on using Wi-Fi for Home Media Broadcasting, Don Osburn at ExtremeTech has written up a great article. You will learn the basics of setting up a Media Server, integrating content, and how to stream your content to your networkable devices. MORE »

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Toshiba has launched the first Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition notebook PC. The Toshiba Satellite 5205-S705 notebook can do everything the current desktop versions can do and some. MORE »

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According to Ken Kutaragi, Sony’s Entertainment president, Sony’s upcoming PlayStation Portable (PSP) will have a wireless 802.11 link that will give the device networking functionality. Moreover, the PSP is a multimedia unit that can play movies and music. Also confirmed is that the device will appear in prototype form at E3 next year, ahead of a Q4 2004 launch. MORE »

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Linksys has just launched their back to school “Hot Summer Savings” promotion. Offer appears to be good for anyone until September 13, 2003. Mail-in rebates (with saving of up to 50%) are only good on specified wired routers, adapters, as well as, Wireless-B and G products from any Linksys reseller in the US and Canada. The rebates give consumers the opportunity to buy a complete two user wired network for less than $100 and a two user wireless network for about $169. Promotional information and products can be found at http://www.linksys.com/bts2003/. MORE »

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Give your PDA or Smart Dispaly universal remote control functionality with Universal Electronics’ Nevo Remote Control Software. Nevo will let you channel surf using TV network logos, macro functionality, and wheel-based navigation. Nevo maintains a growing database of 110,000+ control codes across 1,500+ consumer electronic home entertainment and automation devices. MORE »

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In August 2003, SanDisk will be launching its highly anticipated Secure Digital (SD) Wi-Fi card – a combination SD Wi-Fi card with 256 MB of flash memory will be released in the latter part of the year. Current application of the card is to connect handhelds and cell phones wirelessly to an 802.11b network. However, the card has the potential to wirelessly connect the myriad of other SD IO-enabled electronic products to the Internet. MORE »

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