Streaming Live TV

By Tom Keating on February 16, 2005 5:22 PM

Last week I redeemed 170,000 Sony points to get a Sony VAIO RA920G PC running Microsoft's Media Center Edition 2005 operating system. I was curious if I could figure out a way to "stream" my home PC's multimedia content, including...

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Linksys Media Center Extender (MCX) Review

By Tom Keating on March 4, 2005 10:45 AM

Last week I received a Sony VAIO RA920G Desktop PC running Microsoft Media Center 2005 (MCE) as well as the new Linksys Media Center Extender (MCX). The Sony VAIO RA920G has some cool features including an advanced liquid cooling system and enhanced acoustic technologies that make it virtually silent. This is perfect for my...

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XBOX Recall and Privacy

By Tom Keating on November 7, 2005 3:15 PM

I received a letter in the mail this weekend from Microsoft about the recall on the power cords on the Xbox consoles due to the potential risk of fire (1 in 10,000 Xboxes). I planned on going to the Microsoft website several months ago when...

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Last Post: November 23, 2005 10:17 PM by Jeff Block

TiVo vs. Media Center Edition

By Tom Keating on February 22, 2005 4:04 PM

TiVo may get all the headlines and they certainly have a rabid following, including geeks who modify their units, add additional hard drives, and perform other tweaks. But I’ll tell you, I would not trade my Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition 2005 PC for a TiVo. I’m...

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Last Post: February 24, 2005 10:06 AM by Eric Daugherty

Wireless Power

By Tom Keating on March 12, 2005 1:55 PM

Wow! This is really cool! Take your PDA, cellphone, laptop, or any other device with rechargeable batteries and place it on a mousepad shaped device and it will "wirelessly" charge your devices using an inductive...

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