Logitech has added another model to their popular (and pricey) Universal Remote line, the Harmony 880. The 880 stands out from its predecessors because of the inclusion of a programmable color LCD that can display up to 8 devices or commands simultaneously. Existing Harmony features such as displaying TV listings on the remote are still [...]

Do you work in Middleton, New Jersey? If so you could be one of the first people in North America to see WiMAX in action. AT&T has announced WiMAX testing will begin in Middletown this May at distances of two to five miles with transfer rates as high as 6Mbps. Widespread testing is scheduled by [...]

Infosync World reports from CeBIT on the upcoming LG PM70 Personal Media Center - built around a 4.3-inch 16:9 aspect ratio screen just like a PSP, the PM70 includes several features that set it apart from any PMC we've seen yet. First, there's the inclusion of both video-out and video-in ports, making it one of [...]

Forget about MP3 player cell phones – how about an MP3 player that does double-duty as a VOIP (voice over IP) phone? The recently announced EZMP-4200P from Ezmax does exactly that, combining a flash-based MP3 player with a microphone that can be accessed through Windows via USB for VOIP calls. When the EZMP-4200P is connected [...]

iCombi has announced yet another way to connect to an iPod (or just about any other audio output device) with the upcoming release of the AH10 wireless Bluetooth headset (via DAPreview). The AH10 can connect to three separate iCombi devices: The AU13 USB connector, the AG12 3.5 mm connector and the AP11 iPod connector. All [...]

Acronym Alert! – IPOS (Internet Protocol Over Satellite) has been approved by US-based Telecommunication Industry Association (TIA) and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), providing an international alternative to the 75 Mbps WiMAX already being tested in US markets at distances up to 30 miles. IPOS speed is still ‘up-in-the-air’ but, unlike WiMax, there’s no [...]

For those who’ve been worrying that Sony’s PSX (PVR meets PS2) was headed for the scrapheap, Sony’s given the hybrid line a new lease on life. The recently announced DESR 5500 and 7700 add DVD+R dual-layer support to existing DVD-R/-RW (8x/4x) and DVD+R/+RW (8x/4x) recording capability. They also up the storage ante with 160 GB [...]

MCESoft has announced a public beta of MediaSync for MCE 2005 (via Addicted to Digital Media). What’s it good for? “MediaSync is a plug-in that will let you synchronize your media files with your Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition system.” Doesn’t MCE already do this? Yes, but only with newer devices. MediaSync allows you [...]