Hulu Planning on Going to a Subscription Model

Say ain't so?! Broadcasting & Cable is reporting that Chase Carey, deputy chairman of News Corp., told the audience at B&C's On-Screen Summit in New York this past Wednesday that Hulu will switch over to a subscription model as early as 2010, but will leave some content free to view. "I think a free model is [...]

Video Demo: ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet + Media Dock in Action

ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet Charbax DemoOur buddy, Charbax, has posted a video demo of himself using the ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet in real world use cases. In the video below you'll see Last.fm's Android application running, Internet browsing, and 720p video playback (Xvid, MKV files) on the device, as well as on the ARCHOS media dock (aka DVR Station) connected to [...]

My Movies 3 Released

My Movies 3 ScreenshotAs promised, My Movies 3 has been released and made available for download the same day as Windows 7. The latest build can "easily handle" movie collections up to 5,000 titles or larger and continues to offer all the great features Windows Media Center user have come to love via this FREE add-in. There's [...]

Microsoft Simplifies the PC with Windows 7

Windows 7 Taskbar Peek ScreenshotToday Microsoft Corp. announced the worldwide availability of its new Windows 7 operating system. Windows 7 delivers on a simple premise: make it easier for people to do the things they want on a PC. The new operating system offers a streamlined user interface and significant new features that make everyday tasks easier and allow [...]

SageMCTuner Brings CableCARD Support Unofficially to SageTV

SageMVTuner DiagramYou gotta love this. Andy Van Till — the developer behind DVRMSToolbox — has figured out a way for SageTV to use Windows Media Center and its configured CableCARD tuner(s) to do its bidding. The hack is rather convoluted (see diagram above), but is said to work. You can download the "experimental" SageMCTuner release here [...]

Video Demo: Xbox 360 ‘Instant On’ Zune HD Movie Streaming

Xbox 360 Zune Instant On HD DemoAttached below is a video by Dan Rayburn at The Business of Online Video demonstrating the Zune add-in currently available through Xbox LIVE Preview. The add-in, as you'll see, gives you the option to download or stream a movie from the service in SD or HD and has the ability to detect your connection speed [...]

Leaked ‘Dell Streak’ Android MID Hits the Net

Dell Streak Leaked PhotoThis is a nice surpise. Dell, who we knew created an Android phone for the Chinese market, has been busy creating an Android MID that looks to be ready for the US market. Dubbed the Dell Streak this Android 2.0 running MID features a 5-inch 800x400 touchscreen, a front-facing camera, a rear mounted 5MP camera, [...]

Apple Refreshes the iMac, Mac mini, and Apple Remote

Apple HD iMacSo here's what you need to know. The iMac now has two HDCP-compliant 16:9 display format models to choose from (1920x1080 21.5-inch and 2560x1440 27-inch) with the option to upgrade their graphics to the ATI Radeon HD 4670 / 4850 from the default NVIDIA GeForce 9400M. Moreover, Apple has equipped their iMacs with Intel's latest Core i5 [...]