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The new VUDU XL2 is designed for installation into rack-mounted home theater systems. Occupying only one rack unit of space, the XL2 looks right at home in any rack while providing instant access to VUDU’s massive library of movies and TV shows. The XL2 features the same great integration options and the [...]
Microsoft’s new Xbox Experience dashboard doesn’t officially launch until Wednesday the 19th. But if you signed up for the preview (and who didn’t?) with a valid console ID then it’s available now according to Major Nelson. What’s more, Netflix has confirmed its Xbox 360 launch details: more than 12,000 movies and TV episodes and 300 [...]
Paramount has teamed up with J.J. Abrams (of Armageddon and Mission Impossible III fame) to create a new Star Trek The Original Series (TOS) movie, set for release May 8, 2009. This movie will reclaim Kirk, Spock, Bones, Uhura, Scotty and the rest in their familiar roles. However, they will be played by new actors. [...]
NETGEAR today announced the general availability of its latest powerline adapters for turning electrical power outlets into high-speed Internet and home network connections. Fast enough to stream high-definition video, the award-winning Powerline HD Plus Ethernet Adapter Kit (HDXB111) and Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter Kit (XAVB101) provide reliable, high-speed network connections up to 200 Mbps to [...]
The Guitammer Company announces the release of the all new wireless ButtKicker® Kit for home theater, gaming and music. The new ButtKicker Kit is a complete, consumer-friendly, do-it-yourself product for home theater and gaming that quickly and easily transforms any type of furniture to become part of an affordable “4-D” theater, allowing viewers to literally [...]
The Cray XT, called Jaguar, has a peak performance of 1.64 petaflops, (quadrillion floating point operations, or calculations) per second, incorporating a 1.382 petaflops XT5 and 266 teraflops XT4 systems. Each component of the Jaguar system is separately ranked second and eighth on the current list of Top500 supercomputers in the world.
“This accomplishment is the [...]
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Except you are from unknown colony from outer space, you must have heard about Alienware the mighty Desktop PC beast for gamer. It’s a well known Desktop based PC with highest performances, including the highest ever price to get a touch for the lowest specs. But worry no more lad! Here [...]
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Silicon Mountain Holdings, Inc. today announced its design for a 32 and 42-inch high definition LCD-TV with an integrated, full-function PC and Blu-Ray/DVD player. The flagship marries a full-HD 42-inch LCD display with a Blu-Ray/DVD player, integrated digital recorder for PVR and a powerful PC, based on the Intel Core2Duo E8400 processor, 4GB [...]
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Vudu is now offering more than 1,100 movies in high-def, making it number one in on-demand HD. The company says that it blew past the 1,000-title milestone by adding more than 150 HD flicks per week in October, and it’s pledging to continue its HD focus in the weeks and months ahead. (The [...]
Right after Xbox360 announced supporting HD content from Netflix online, ROKU the first media player that supported online SD content from Netflix promised it’s customers that they will not be left alone with out hi definition content.
Here are the highlights of the program
Roku will be delivering Netflix in HD by the end of the year
Roku [...]
Netflix is in the process of beta testing its Watch Instantly feature for Mac computers, and now it’s opened up the test for all users who wish to opt-in. Simply follow this link and you’ll be good to go: http://www.netflix.com/silverlightoptin. There are a few caveats. First, you’ll need to download Microsoft Silverlight, a Adobe Flash-like [...]
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Engadget HD is reporting that Xbox 360 owners will also be able to stream selected Netflix titles in HD.
While a list of HD-ready movies is not immediately available, some 300 titles will be ready for HD streaming when the service launches–along with the new Xbox Live experience–November 19.Judging from the screen grab, it looks [...]
The MvixBOX (WDN-2000) is a 2-Bay Network Attached Server, designed for storing, sharing and streaming digital media for homes and businesses. MvixBOX features a user-friendly interface with Web-Disk, Torrent Sharing, Dynamic Website Hosting, and Data Backup.In fact, it is as easy to use as an external, portable hard-drive.The MvixBOX is a perfect expandable and accessible [...]
