Corey Burger on Proprietary Multimedia Codecs on Ubuntu Linux via GStreamer/Fluendo
AMEX DIGITAL Introduces New World 1st Blu-ray Disc Recorder AV Center
AMEX DIGITAL Corporation announces today that the world's first Blu-ray disc recorder has been shipped to Euro market for availability on August 28th. and will be demo on IFA Berlin Show. The AMEX DIGITAL Blu-ray disc recorder (M505-BDR) has been eagerly awaited by consumers anticipating the opportunity to view High Definition discs on their [...]
eXcito Bubba Mini Home Server
Sometimes the greatest asset of a “connected” home product are its form factor, functionality, and ease of use. On all counts, eXcito's Bubba Mini Home Server appears to be winner. The Bubba is powered by a full-featured Debian GNU/Linux operating system – capable of installing and running any of the 15,000+ packages in the Debian [...]
Amazon Unbox Video Service Makes an Unexpected Appearance
Former Amazon employee, Alan Taylor, fueled by the tip from HackingNetFlix.com that Amazon was working on a TV and movie download service similar to iTunes, set out to investigate the claim and came up with some great screenshots from pages cached on Goolge. It appears that Amazon's new “Unbox” video service will sell TV shows [...]
Intel’s Bearlake G+ "Media Series" Motherboards to Support HDMI and HDCP
Details are slowly trickling out... it looks we'll all be able to easily create (in theory) a Blu-ray or HD DVD ready PC capable of playing premium protected content without relying on a third party graphics card or OEM pre-configured system. According to DigiTimes and DailyTech, Intel's next-gen Bearlake G+ "Media Series" motherboards will offer [...]
How-To: Build Your Own Ubuntu MythTV Media Center PC
Actually, I wish I was the one offering this particular how-to. But fortunately for all of us, the guy behind the Monolith Media Center, Andrew Barbaccia, has been kind enough to share his knowledge with the public through his personal site where his coverage ranges (see sidebar “Ubuntu MythTV”) from getting Ubuntu Desktop Linux [...]
EyeTV Hybrid USB 2.0 Analog/Digital TV Receiver for Macs Released
It's amazing how companies can cram so much technology into one space. The EyeTV Hybrid (MSRP $149.95) has the ability to record over-the-air and cable TV programming in 720p or 1080i HDTV resolutions – when available – and can be managed easily with an Apple Front Row or EyeTV IR remote. EyeTV Hybrid supports multilingual [...]
SnapStream Guide to Recording Every New Fall Season TV Show
For people who like watching TV... I mean REALLY like watching TV, SnapStream shows you the ropes on how to efficiently record 6 programs at once on your Windows XP PC, tips on deciding what to watch and how label content before hand (Watch, Record, Skip), and lastly how to sort through everything you've recorded [...]