Apple TV 3.0 Brings a Fresh New UI and Adds Support for iTunes’ Latest Features
The first thing you'll notice is that Apple completely redesigned the Apple TV UI in software update 3.0. So far there's been mixed reviews on the Net about the new look. Personally, I don't think it's that bad — it's just different than what we've seen the past. For a video walkthough of the interface, [...]
Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop Edition Puts the User At the Heart of Its New Design
Canonical announced today the release of Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop Edition [Feature Tour], the latest version of the popular Linux desktop distribution. Ubuntu 9.10 brings changes small and large that all have a common purpose - to make Ubuntu the most user-friendly operating system available. Ubuntu 9.10 features a redesigned, faster boot and login experience, a [...]
Astak Intros the First Self-Configuring IP Camera with Twitter, YouTube Support
The $299 Astak "Mole" Webcam is most likely the coolest IP camera made available to the public to date. The Mole is a standalone, self-configuring IP camera that can be networked via Wi-Fi or Ethernet and accessed from any web browser at home or remotely. What's more, The Mole features motion detection, night vision, two-way [...]
Roku $79 SD, $129 HD-XR Players Released
Taking a page from Western Digital, Roku has decided to release two additional Roku Player models along side the original $99.99 Roku HD Player. On the entry level side, the Roku SD Player will be priced at $79.99 and output 480i composite video (sans optical audio out or HDMI). The new higher-end model, Roku HD-XR [...]
Tuner-Free Windows Media Center Programming Options
These days there's an abundance of premium and user-generated content available online at no charge that you could feasibly stop paying for cable / satellite TV service all together. Being the case, Channel 9 has put together a resource guide for Windows Media Center PC owners that highlights some of the most popular plugins / [...]
Netflix Movie Streaming Announced for Sony PlayStation 3
Netflix members with Sony PlayStation 3 game consoles are going to be ecstatic to learn (it was previously thought that Netflix was exclusive to the Xbox 360 game console) that in the next month or so Netflix will begin shipping free, instant streaming Blu-ray discs to all members upon request. The disc, which leverages Blu-ray's BD-Live [...]
Windows 7 ‘Play To’ Demonstration
CNN Blogger Bunch: Windows 7, Hulu Subscription
Chris Pirillo (Chris.Pirillo.com), Pete Cashmore (Mashable), and Brian Chen (Wired.com) share their thoughts on the launch of Windows 7 and the possibility of Hulu moving to a subscription model. All in all, it's an interesting roundtable from three self avowed Mac guys with Windows experience. But I agree with Chris... the OS is becoming irrelevant in these [...]