Chumby Widgets Leap into Digital Photo Frames, Televisions, and Other Connected Devices

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1EyWvy-PTo] This morning I stumbled on a press release from Broadcom announcing a partnership with Chumby to extend Internet-connected TVs, set-top boxes, and Blu-ray disc players with Chumby powered Widgets via Broadcom's system-on-a-chip solution. Then I jumped over to Chumby's news release section to see what other developments have been going on and it turns out [...]

Hauppauge HD-PVR Windows 7 Driver for Media Center in the Works

Hauppauge HD-PVRAccording to Brent Evans at GeekTonic, a “reliable source” at Hauppauge has told him that Window 7 will be getting a native HD-PVR driver so users can record 720p / 1080i H.264 video from a cable or satellite box via a component video connection without restriction. Brent also writes: “the Hauppauge team is working [...]

TunerFree MCE Brings Premium UK Channels and Hulu to Windows Vista Media Center

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luS7D5IPW74] Now this is an interesting freeware add-in. TunerFree MCE enables Windows Vista Media Center users to tap into BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and Five TV programming from the UK. In addition, with help from a VPN service that can mask your IP address for one of another county, UK users are able to tap into [...]

WD Refreshes My Book World Edition Network Drive and Adds DLNA / UPnP Support

WD My Book World Edition DiagramWestern Digital has seen the writing on the wall and revamped their My Book World Edition to compete against some of most popular NAS drives on the market. Hightlights of this product include a newly redesigned enclosure, an energy-efficient hard drive (in 1 or 2 TB configurations – priced at $229 and $449 respectively), Gigabit [...]

Hulu Content Pulled from TV.com & Boxee

TV.com Hulu Content Disabled ScreenshotUh-oh. It looks like something big is going down with Hulu and its content providers that's already causing ripples throughout the industry. Earlier this morning news (here, here, and here) that TV.com was dropped as a Hulu video distribution partner sparked controversy with people speculating that it might be a move to squash TV.com's growth. [...]

Linksys by Cisco Wireless Routers Take Security Up a Notch with Addition of Trend Micro’s Home Network Defender

Linksys Home Network Defender ScreenshotEveryone knows securing your home network and PCs is of vital importance. As such, Cisco has partnered with Trend Micro to bring an easy to manage, built-in solution called Home Network Defender to their line of Linksys Wireless-N routers. The new utility, which can be acquired via the products' latest firmware update, provides a central [...]

Get Hulu and Netflix on Mac’s Front Row via Understudy

Understudy ScreenshotFor those looking for a way to tap into Netflix and Hulu content on their Mac via Front Row, Understudy might offer just what you're looking for. While Understudy is not as slick and full featured as the stand-alone Boxee app, Understudy offers the ability for Front Row users to tap into premium content via [...]

CyberPower Launches the Small Form Factor Windows Home Server 100

CyberPower Windows Home Server 100Today CyberPower — the guys best known for their gaming machines and workstations — have jumped into the Windows Home Server market. The company's new Windows Home Server 100 is an attractive unit for a variety of reasons. The Windows Home Server 100 is packaged in a small form factor Mini-ITX enclosure (about the size [...]