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Saturday, Oct 24
Why the little guy can’t get a break in consumer electronics and 5 ways to find a leg up
Every few months we get a press release about some great device from a no-name manufacturer who promises to change the world. One example was the TXTR reader from Germany last January. Another is zzzPhone, a company selling dual-SIM Android powered smartphones from China. Neither company...
Tuesday, Oct 20
Review: Apple MacBook
Obviously you get Snow Leopard with this version and it comes with a power supply, longer power cable, and little else. For example, this model does not include the remote although included remotes seem to be extinct allowing Apple to charge $19 for the new remote.
Saturday, Oct 17
What “on-demand” media really means and why your cable company should be scared
I’ve been angling to get rid of my TiVo and cable for some time now and I believe I’ve finally figured out a solution that works best for me. It involves a lots scripting, Sabnzbd, and HandbrakeCLI and I’ll tell you what I ultimately did next week once it’s stable but it seems to be [...]
Tuesday, Sep 29
Review: Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 6500UB
There are a few “holy grail” purchases for home theater. One is the format-agnostic HD playback device plus DVR that will record HDTV as seamlessly as a TiVo but doesn’t require a cable card (NOTE: This does not exist), another is a strong, over-the-counter bottle of painkillers to help ge...
Wednesday, Sep 2
If it could, the MPAA would push you right off the swingset and ...
It Has Contrived To Be Worse Than The First on Comcast On-Demand, you won't be able to record it using an old TiVo that connects via component cables. ... and more »
Wednesday, Aug 5
Hands-on the Moxi HD DVR summer update: So close, but yet so far
I would grade the Moxi summer update as a C. It’s not failing, but it’s also not excelling. These tiny fixes and poor implementation of a grid guide probably could have been rolled out without any fanfare. Don’t get me wrong, this $800 HD DVR is dramatically better than anything cable offers, b...
Tuesday, Aug 4
Digeo updates the Moxi HD DVR and releases the Moxi Mate
Also, now the Moxi supports Switched Digital Video. Certain cable companies have adopted this format on new stations, and even the CableCard doesn’t pick them up. Now the Moxi can, just like TiVo. All you need is the SDV tuning adapter from your content provider if you indeed require one.
Thursday, Jul 23
Sonic Solutions to launch movies on USB flash drives
The CinemaNow ecosystem currently includes PCs, connected TVs, set top DVRs, Blu-ray Disc and mobile media players from leading manufacturers such as Archos, Dell, HP, LG, Microsoft, Nintendo, Pioneer, Samsung and TiVo. As well as being available on a range of consumer electronics, R...
Tuesday, May 5
Are TiVo’s ads really that annoying?
Before the ads invaded, TiVo was a haven from advertisements. A person just had to pay the monthly fee - or lifetime payment - and you could skip ads almost entirely thanks to the magic of timeshifting. Fast forward to today though. Now, ads are on the main screen, within the Music, Photos, and S...
Sunday, Apr 19
Got a Moxi HD DVR, not that impressed so far
I have two TiVo HD boxes in my house. I like ‘em. The interface is outdated, but it works well. Big props to the Moxi as it looks so much better in HD than the TiVo. That is probably ’cause the interface was designed this decade rather than during the Clinton administration. Moxi Unboxing
Thursday, Feb 7
Opinion: Recommendation Rescinded: Comcast’s TiVo interface
About two weeks ago, a Comcast technician came to my house to set me up with the new TiVo interface for my two Motorola DVR boxes. After some initial trouble, things started working correctly and everything seemed normal. I put together a video of the new interface and called it “way better th...
