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WMP 11 Beta By June EOM?
I just saw a little article on Ehomeupgrade on WMP 11 and I'm really excited about this. The...
Author: gclassy Date: 04/20/2006
Phantasy Star Coming to the 360!
Kotaku reposted the press release from Sega announcing the release of Phantasy Star for the Xbox...
Author: gclassy Date: 04/19/2006
Toshiba First to HD Video Format Market with the HD-1A
Today, Toshiba released their HD-1A HD-DVD player which makes it the first stand alone HD-format...
Author: gclassy Date: 04/18/2006
Avarec Ahi UMPC with 3G phone
The Avarec Ahi is the first UMPC that has got me excited. Gizmodo highlights that the tiny computer...
Author: gclassy Date: 04/14/2006
Paramount Teaming up with Microsoft for Xbox 360 Content push
Both Major Nelson and Ehomeupgrade scooped the news that Paramount will now be delivering content...
Author: gclassy Date: 04/13/2006
Xbox 360 Hard Disk backup tool
Codejunkies will soon offer a little shim that slips between the 360 hard drive and 360. This shim...
Author: gclassy Date: 04/12/2006
The MCE for grandma, grandpa, mom, or dad
I have been hearing a good bit about this MCE and it looks pretty good as far as economy MCEs go....
Author: gclassy Date: 04/07/2006
Xbox 360 Camera
Ehomeupgrade has a killer scoop on the Xbox 360 camera. Specs (from the article) are: USB 2.0...
Author: gclassy Date: 04/06/2006
Xbox 360 Extender Setup Troubleshooting Log (Script)
After a reinstall of Windows XP I had trouble getting my 360 working as an extender. There's a great...
Author: gclassy Date: 04/05/2006
OS X Leopard to boot XP, Tiger gets Boot Camp
Apple just released a beta tool, Boot Camp, that lets their users dual boot Windows XP from their...
Author: gclassy Date: 04/05/2006
Cool concept UMPC
Fujitsu recently showed off a rather Gameboy advanced SP-esque piece of hot folding UMPC hardware. I...
Author: gclassy Date: 04/04/2006
Sony -- The proud parent of Media Storage Format "Bombs"
Ok, first there was Beta Max. Then the Mini Disk. Then the Memory Stick. Then the UMD video...
Author: gclassy Date: 03/30/2006
360 BC List gets some new games
I think it's pretty awesome that Microsoft is continuing support for backwards compatibility on the...
Author: gclassy Date: 03/30/2006
Gorgeous Oblivion Panoramics
I couldn't help but post a link to this. Panogames has created beautiful panoramic screencaps of...
Author: gclassy Date: 03/28/2006
Akimbo and HDNet will deliver HD Programming Via the Net
HD Media Center users, rejoice! You will soon (already can?) download content from Akimbo and have...
Author: gclassy Date: 03/28/2006
NES on the Xbox 360
Maxconsole.net reports on a user created MCE application that allows emulation of NES games. This is...
Author: gclassy Date: 03/28/2006
Cheap Extender-like Device <$110
PCzapper has created a generic Media Center Extender that will cost around $108.85 given the current...
Author: gclassy Date: 03/17/2006
Microsoft Research: Just when you thought Google Labs was hot
Microsoft Research is the old, tried but true, location of Microsoft's "anything goes" beta...
Author: gclassy Date: 03/14/2006
InfoCard for anti-phishing
I just read this article by Lawrence Lessig, Stanford law professor and technocrat, describing the...
Author: gclassy Date: 03/14/2006
A small bit of clout for Sony and the Playstation 3
I just was looking at these screenshots and it reminded me of the first time that I played the...
Author: gclassy Date: 03/13/2006
Origami Roundup
The new UMPC devices that are based on Windows XP (Vista eventually) for Tablets with the Touch...
Author: gclassy Date: 03/09/2006
Yahoo! Brings content to Media Center
I just thought I would mention that Yahoo! now has an addition to the online spotlight. eHomeUpgrade...
Author: gclassy Date: 03/08/2006
Apple's Woes in the Media PC Forefront
Apple recently has made their addition to the perfonal video recording (PVR)/ media center world in...
Author: gclassy Date: 03/07/2006
The HD Wars
The Gamerscore blog has a great justifictation discussing the rationale behind the Xbox 360 support...
Author: gclassy Date: 03/02/2006
Origami Project: the Mobile PC running Windows XP
The new viral information is equally cryptic to the initial information. I always find these viral...
Author: gclassy Date: 03/02/2006
New Local Tech Demo
Wow. It's amazing to see the advancements coming from the live team! This is the latest I've seen,...
Author: gclassy Date: 03/01/2006
Free USB Key from Microsoft!
If you take the time to learn about Windows licensing (most of us already know a good bit about...
Author: gclassy Date: 03/01/2006
Why Vista Won't Suck
ExtremeTech has written an excellent article detailing the reasons that Vista will not suck. There...
Author: gclassy Date: 02/28/2006
Origami Revealed?
Interesting information [Seattle PI] keeps surfacing on a mysterious Microsoft convergent device,...
Author: gclassy Date: 02/27/2006
Oh oh! What is it?
https://www.origamiproject.com/
Author: gclassy Date: 02/24/2006
Xbox 360 unencrypted AAC playback
I received a comment from Jeff on my blog regarding unencrypted AAC playback on the 360 and decided...
Author: gclassy Date: 02/22/2006
Xbox Live: The System Works
So I've had my Xbox 360 for a little over two months now and I've come to a few conclusions...
Author: gclassy Date: 02/22/2006
New Interfaces
So I keep hearing more and more about rather interesting news about new interfaces. NYU seems to be...
Author: gclassy Date: 02/21/2006
DIY Media Center PC
PC Magazine has a cool howto on building a Media Center Edition PC.
Author: gclassy Date: 02/17/2006
Will Apple drop X for Vista?
I just saw this article by John Dvorak and I found it mildly interesting. The link keeps breaking...
Author: gclassy Date: 02/16/2006
De-scaling video for better HDTV output
I read this interesting article on Dscaler which explains how to deinterlace video from a tuner for...
Author: gclassy Date: 02/16/2006
HD Movies on Demand with MovieBeam
As reported in this Yahoo article, MovieBeam has developed a HD delivery service that looks to be a...
Author: gclassy Date: 02/14/2006
Wired Reviews IE7
I really like Wired's short review of IE7. They do a great job pointing out the new features of the...
Author: gclassy Date: 02/13/2006
Good tricks for getting a 360
I know that lots of people out there are still having trouble getting a 360. I'd recommend you check...
Author: gclassy Date: 02/10/2006
CableCard Explained
CableCard, the technology that has risen from the FCC forcing cable companies to allow third parties...
Author: gclassy Date: 02/08/2006
360 Transcoder
As mentioned on 360 updates, runtime 360 has released a transcoder for media center that is oriented...
Author: gclassy Date: 02/08/2006
Tiny Windows Media Center Edition PC
Wow, it looks like blueado has made a really tiny Windows Media Center Edition PC. These look pretty...
Author: gclassy Date: 02/03/2006
PMPs
I've been looking at PMPs lately because I've had major trouble with my iPod and I don't want to buy...
Author: gclassy Date: 02/02/2006
Converting a PAL DVD to NTSC
A coworker of mine asked me to convert her PAL DVD to NTSC because her player for whatever reason...
Author: gclassy Date: 02/01/2006
More Buzzworthy than I first thought...
I've been hearing a good bit of buzz about our Interactive Designer application. I had no idea that...
Author: gclassy Date: 01/31/2006
Microsoft Releases IE 7 Beta 2 Preview for Windows XP
Microsoft just released the IE 7 Beta Preview for Windows XP! This completely caught me by surprise....
Author: gclassy Date: 01/31/2006
Toshiba HD-DVD player
Amazon is taking pre-orders on the Toshiba HD-DVD player. Looks like HD-DVD will reach market a...
Author: gclassy Date: 01/27/2006
TV recommendations gadget
This article points out some interesting information about some new interfunctionality between live...
Author: gclassy Date: 01/27/2006
XBOX live on the 360
I just thought I'd make a comment on how surprisingly pleasant the Live experience is on the Xbox...
Author: gclassy Date: 01/24/2006