If you like the idea of cloud computing, you’ll love this Pano Zero Client. It’s minimalist, to say the least. It has no CPU, no memory, no local software, no nothing. Well, there’s a network connection, and the idea is to stream everything from the cloud, using its Console Direct Technology. Does it run those [...]
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Pano Zero Client, the PC that’s about nothing
Acer smartphone coming Q1 2009
Acer has confirmed it will release its first self-branded smartphone in Q1 2009. The handset will be co-developed by Acer’s own original smartphone R&D team and their counterparts from E-Ten, the company acquired by Acer back in September. E-Ten, it has been revealed, will focus on real-time stock tracking devices, a return to its original 1990s [...]
SnapStream Bumps Price of Beyond TV to $99 - But Adds Plenty of Worthwhile New Features
Big news from the SnapStream camp. Beyond TV 4.9 – repackaged and priced at $99 – now includes Clear QAM support for recording unencrypted cable transmissions (including programming available in HD), a built-in Placeshifting web player (first glimpsed at in Sept.), and native H.264 (iPod compatible) video transcoding and DVD burning (both previously plug-ins available [...]
Open Air Cinema Unveils 16-Foot Inflatable Movie Screen for Backyard Drive-in Just in Time for the Holidays
Open Air Cinema, the world leader in outdoor cinema equipment, is announcing the availability of its new 16ft x 9ft Open Air Home Screen, a giant inflatable [...]
Colorado vNet Shipping its Vibe Video System
Colorado vNet has officially launched its much-awaited low-cost Vibe Video System, which stores movies, music and photo collections on a server for instant access from any TV in the home. The new system will be sold exclusively through Colorado vNet custom integrators.
In order to accommodate a variety of distributed installations and video libraries, it offers:
two [...]
YouTube goes HD finally
Be still our hearts! Just days after a YouTube “hack” was discovered to view what appeared to be 720p content, and even fewer days since seeing the famed online video sharing site adopt a widescreen format, in comes the real deal: HD. Forever we’ve waited for the site to catch up with smaller entities that [...]
Sony unveils BRAVIA-drome and new ad campaign
Like all other LCD televions Sony’s BRAVIA line will be a a favorite pick this holiday season. Unlike everyone else though Sony’s advertising spots have set the televisions apart from the competition more than a larger panel or improved backlighting ever could. Their famous advertising spots (specifically the Balls, Paint, and Play-Doh rabbits) touting BRAVIA’s [...]
