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Google to sell Video

Friday, January 6th, 2006

OK, its yet another Google rumor and we wont know until tomorrow, but the lastest rumor is that Google is going to get into the paid video business in partnerships with the likes of CBS and the NBA.
ArsTechnica has more.

SageTV Releases SageTV Media Center Linux Edition

Friday, January 6th, 2006

The folks from Sage TV have joined the Linux crowd with the release of SageTV for Linux.
“SageTV Media Center for Linux OEM Edition is the easiest way way to turn your PC into a reliable Linux powered PVR, Music and Photos Media Center for just $79.95. Works with almost any PC hardware.
Avoid frequent reboots, […]

Panasonic unveils 103-inch plasma TV

Friday, January 6th, 2006

Imagine this attached to your PVR! Panasonic said on Thursday it had developed a prototype of a 103-inch plasma display panel, the world’s largest plasma screen.
The prototype, which will be on display at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas from Thursday, appears to put Matsushita slightly ahead of South Korea’s Samsung Electronics in […]

Big MCE announcements from CES: Portable MCE, Digital as standard across Vista

Thursday, January 5th, 2006

Yep, some big announcements from Bill Gates in relation to MCE at CES:
1. Partnership with Intel VIIV
“One of the partnerships that’s going to be very important is our partnership with Intel. You’re going to see another great example of this with VIIV. It rhymes with five and live. You’re going to see […]

Microsoft to reveal something new on the MCE front at CES?

Thursday, January 5th, 2006

Longhorn blogs reports that for some reason, the version of Windows Media Center included in the 5270 Vista build expired on January 1, 2006. That means that developers who needed to work with it only had thirty days to do so.
Inside Microsoft suggests that Microsoft did this because they are set to reveal something new […]

Akimbo Systems Video On Demand Player review

Monday, January 2nd, 2006

Home Theater reviews the Akimbo Systems Video On Demand Player and says this:
“Akimbo has entered the video on demand fray with a unique service, the first to deliver video content via the Internet to a set-top box, versus the more traditional cable/satellite VOD solutions. The Akimbo player is also comparable to a DVR. Both are […]

Snapstream offering free Firefly Remote

Sunday, January 1st, 2006

The folks at Snapstream are offering a free Firefly PC Remote ($49.99 value) with any purchase of Beyond TV or Beyond TV bundle to midnight, Tuesday, January 3, 2006. Details here.