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Computing

Roll A Powerful Media HTPC For Less Than $US500

10:40AM January 29, 2011 | Alan Henry

The web is rich with streaming video, and there’s no reason you should limit yourself to enjoying it all on smaller screens. Here’s how to roll your own home theatre PC and consolidate your media centre components to one small, sleek box. More »

Entertainment

Meet Your Boxee Box

7:02AM July 17, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

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We’ve seen teasing photos of the Boxee Box and we touched it at CES 2010, but now there’s a video of the final product as it will ship in November. And it’s gorgeous. More »

Lenovo’s Multimedia Remote With Keyboard

6:52PM December 28, 2009 | Brian Lam

This Lenovo palm sized keyboard/trackpad (with the charming model name of 57Y6336) is a gem of a home theatre PC controller. $US60. [Lenovo via Engadget]

Entertainment

Playon!HD Mini Takes On The Best HD Media Players

5:35AM December 16, 2009 | Sean Fallon

It’s a bit pricier than our favourite media player, the O!Play at $US144, but the miniaturised Playon!HD from A.C. Ryan does include support for internet streaming services, NAS and USB attached storage, along with 1080p. More »

Computing

The Ripple Look Is The PC Fanboy’s Ultra-Tiny Home Theatre PC

7:12AM December 15, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

For us PC fanboys and gals who secretly drool over the Mac Mini’s oh-so-tiny appearance, there’s the Ripple Look. It’s a great-looking home theatre PC with an Intel dual-core processor, 160GB of space, HD support and one weird commercial. More »

Computing

Svelte Piixl EdgeCenter 3770 Media Centre Hides Behind Your HDTV

6:00AM December 14, 2009 | Jack Loftus

Like Kate Moss, this crazy thin EdgeCenter media server from Piixl (who?) is nearly invisible when viewed from the side. And that’s precisely the point, as the pricey unit is meant to be hidden behind your HDTV. More »

Computing

Why It’s Finally Time To Get A Home Theater PC

5:00AM December 9, 2009 | Sean Fallon

I hear a lot about those damned netbooks as hot buys this season, but Prof. Dealzmodo suggests getting something that’s actually, you know…useful. HTPCs baby. There has never been a better time: More »

Entertainment

Sezmi Takes Big Step Towards Delivering All-In-One TV Solution

9:19AM November 17, 2009 | Sean Fallon

It’s been over a year since we last heard from Sezmi — the company that promises to deliver Americans a complete internet and broadcast entertainment solution through one set-top box — but new developments indicate that this project is alive, well and on the way. More »

Gadgets

GlideTV Navigator: A Trackpad For Your Hand

11:18PM October 13, 2009 | Mark Wilson

The GlideTV Navigator—a trackpad remote for an HTPC, AppleTV, WMC, Boxee, PS3 or Mac—is shaped so strangely that you figure the ergonomics must be amazing. More »

Normal People Can Now Install CableCARD Tuners On Windows 7 PCs

9:44AM September 10, 2009 | Jason Chen

FINALLY. Microsoft and CableLabs are finally opened the door to have regular people add in CableCARD tuners by themselves, after they’ve purchased the PC and set it up. This is good news. More »