DivX Pro 7 Release Adds HD H.264, AAC, and MKV Container Support

Divx 7 GraphicGot $20? You might be interested in picking up DivX's latest software release, DivX Pro 7 for Windows XP/Vista (32-bit). The new application is capable of encoding 1080p HD video in H.264 with multichannel audio (AAC) and subtitle tracks all in the smoking hot MKV audio/video container. The company actually calls this new configuration the [...]

The Easy Way to Watch High Quality Beyond TV Recordings on a Mac

SnapStream Beyond TV Mac VLC PlaybackSnapStream has posted a quick how-to guide for users in a mixed PC home environment. The guide details how to set Beyond TV's browser “play” links function to be compatible with the VLC player on the Mac (and probably on a Linux PC as well). Once that's done, users can seek inside a file, fast-forward, [...]

ASUS 3Doorway Touch Interface Demo

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mvtU4xZPvQ] Attached is a video of ASUS's 3Doorway touch UI designed for the company's upcoming 8.9-inch Eee PC T91 (ETA: March) and 10-inch Eee PC T101H (ETA: June) tablet PCs. Overall the application is pretty impressive and distinct from offerings found on the current crop of netbooks. In fact, it's functionality and design is probably closer [...]

S1Digital Offering Free Windows 7 Upgrades on New Purchases for a Limited Time

It's started.... S1Digital has seen an opportunity (and I'm sure others will soon too) to entice buyers into picking up one of their high-end HTPC systems. It's actually a smart move that will possibly give potential buyers waiting for Windows 7 to come out a reason to pull the trigger a bit earlier. The offer [...]

Windows 7 Media Center Touch Interface Preview

Gizmodo a while back originally posted the first video I've seen of the new Windows 7 Media Center Touch Interface. Unfortunately, for many, Microsoft asked Gizmodo to pull the (I guess) private presentation video, which can now be found on YouTube. Thankfully, Microsoft has had a change of heart and showcased the new interface at [...]

TechCrunch Shows Off Working (Internally Designed) Web Tablet Prototype

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEni3OmohP8] It's hard to believe that it was just about 7 months ago that Michael Arrington at TechCrunch proclaimed he wanted to see a no nonsense $200 “Touch” Web Tablet produced that booted directly to a browser and allowed him to check and respond to email, surf the web, watch flash-based video, and make VoIP calls [...]

Slacker Personal Radio Expanding Its Service to More Devices

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk1TeblhoFw] Interesting news coming from Slacker. The company has announced that they are now offering a mobile application for Blackberry smartphones and the iPhone / iPod Touch (Android, Symbian, Palm webOS to follow?) that frees the service from being used exclusively on a PC or Slacker designed portable music player. Interestingly, it seems, Sony has pre-announced [...]

Intel and Yahoo! Bring Their TV Widget Technology to Life in a Big Way At CES 2009

Yahoo! TV Widgets Partners ScreenshotSure we've started seeing a crop of "Connected HDTVs" making the news this month, but the real winner here is the Yahoo! Widget Engine and Intel's system-on-a-chip (Media Processor CE 3100) which provides the TV's processing power to handle all the various interactive media application services. In other words, all future HDTVs supporting TV Widgets [...]

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