Say Hello to SageTV 7

SageTV 7 InterfaceSageTV enthusiast, Jarred, has posted a video screencast of SageTV's new interface and capabilities found in version 7 of the PVR software (currently in public beta and may or may not require an upgrade fee when the final version hits). As you'll see SageTV is a worthy alternative to platforms like Windows 7 Media Center and offers [...]

Would You Pay $20-30 to View a Theatrical Release At Home?

LG 3D LCD TV At CES 2010 - Credit: Akihabara NewsAccording to Time Warner Cable Inc. execs speaking at a cable industry convention last week, cable customers may, as early as this Fall, be able to watch a movie that's currently playing in theaters in weeks instead of months at home via on-demand (typically movies hit DVD 4+ months after theatrical release). The privilege to [...]

Boxee Says Google TV Is Complementary to Its Vision – Is It?

Boxee Beta HomescreenLast Thursday Boxee tweeted, after watching the Google TV introduction, that Google TV was "more complementary than competitive. we should start working on Boxee Android App for TV... :)" A fairly diplomatic response, I must say. Now, Boxee is reiterating to the TechCrunch Disrupt audience that Google TV can be a great opportunity for people to [...]

Elgato EyeTV HD – First Mac DVR Solution for Cable/Satellite TV

Elgato EyeTV HDApple fans will happy to learn that Elgato's new EyeTV HD (MSRP $199.95) is the world's only DVR solution for Macs that's capable of recording premium cable/satellite TV in HD via a set-top's component output and leveraging an IR blaster. In addition, EyeTV HD's dual-format capture mode can record and stream content in iPhone and [...]

PopBox Gets Support for RealD 3D Movie Playback

Syabas PopBoxSyabas has teamed up with RealD to bring its side-by-side 3D video technology — currently used on the big screen and most of the 3D capable HDTVs — to the PopBox 'net-connected media streamer. This technology will allow PopBox owners to stream 3D content over the Internet (no content partner names given) or directly from [...]

What You Need to Know About Google TV

Google TV Presentation - Credit: magerleagues on FlickrYou heard the rumors... now it's time for the reality. Google today unveiled their "open" internet TV platform based on Android that combines the best of the Web and TV for a "seamless experience." Google TV will launch this Fall and will be rolled into Sony's upcoming 'net-connected, Blu-ray equipped HDTV and Logitech's "companion box." [...]

LaCie Intros the Dual-HDD/RAID Network Space MAX

LaCie Network Space MaxEveryone is familiar with LaCie's Network Space line of NAS products. Now, LaCie has add a new member to the family called Network Space MAX that features two hard disk drives that can be configured in RAID 0 (combined capacity) or RAID 1 (mirrored to protect against drive failure) configurations. Other niceties include Gigabit Ethernet, [...]

Clicker Unveils Clicker.tv for Television Browsing

Clicker.tv ScreenshotClicker.com today intoduced a new version of their "TV Guide for the Web" offering for large-screen televisions and computer displays. What's innovative here is that Clicker.tv (note the .tv) is an HTML5 web application that requires no software to download and can be controlled using your PC remote or your keyboard's directional arrow keys. Clicker.tv [...]