ASUS Reveals Its One-Two Windows 7 Tablet Punch at Computex 2010
ASUS at Computex in Taipei has unveiled two new tablets that may get Windows 7 tablet naysers an opportunity to reconsider. The 12-inch Eee Pad (EP121) is a tablet / netbook via a foldable keyboard dock. It runs Windows 7 Home Premium and leverages Intel's CULV Core 2 Duo processor. Personally, this form factor appeals [...]
Comcast Shows Off An iPad Remote App with Social TV Functionality
I did a little digging around after taking the recommendation by Tunerfish's lead, John McCrea, to watch Brian Roberts' demo of the Comcast Xfinity Remote iPad app. Yeah... it's impressive — and according to Time Warner Cable's CEO, Glenn Britt, "it's an industry effort with Apple." Below is the demo of how the iPad cable [...]
Rumor: $99 Apple TV Set to Be Unveiled
Engadget is giddily reporting that a "source very close to Apple" has told them that Apple plans to unveil a new $99 Apple TV device — no specific timetable given, but it sounds like it will be available in the near future. The new device will run iPhone OS 4, be powered by an A4 processor, include [...]
Tunerfish – A Work-in-Progress with Potential for Social TV
No doubt about it... TV is becoming social. Below is an interview with Tunerfish lead, John McCrea (former Plaxo VP of Marketing). A must-see in my humble opinion. McCrea describes what Tunerfish is all about — currently in private beta — and how he sees TV and the Web merging. In a nutshell, Tunerfish is [...]
OLPC Taps Marvell’s Moby Tablet Reference Design for a Sub-$100 XO Tablet
Interesting news here. It appears that Marvell has a hot ARM-based tablet reference design, called Moby, that many device makers are taking interest in. In fact, the folks behind the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project are announcing today that they will be leveraging the platform for their upcoming sub-$100 educational tablet. The future XO [...]
Google TV Not a ‘Walled Garden’ – But It Started Out That Way
I was just reading The Google TV Story posted at Android Developers Blog just to see if I could learn more about the thinking behind the platform. Unfortunately, the post, which is more of an interview, isn't heavy on details. However, Google TV's lead person, Vincent Dureau, stated that the Google TV project started 2 [...]
Mvix HDHome Windows 7 Media Center / Home Server Unveiled
MvixUSA has created an attractive, mini-monster entertainment PC for your living room. The HDHome essentially is a Windows 7 Media Center PC with a slot loading Blu-ray drive and 2 or 4 hot-swappable 2.5" HDD bays for RAID storage. HDHome also boasts Gigabit Ethernet and Wireless-N /Bluetooth connectivity. But the interesting thing... Mvix has opted [...]
Hillcrest Labs’ Mozilla-based Kylo TV Web Browser Learns Some Handy New Tricks
I think a lot of people were impressed when Hillcrest Labs, creator of the Loop pointer, introduced the TV optimized Kylo web browser back in March. Today, beta version v0.7 of the browser is sporting new and refined features that should pique HTPC and Windows Media Center enthusiasts interests even more. The full press release below [...]






