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Is the Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 too much? It depends...
Last year I posted an entry on how to choose the best computer which included an article by Mike Himowitz , columnist at the Baltimore Sun. Himowitz wrote the article " Sticker tells shopper key parts of a laptop " which covers "the specific components Read More...

Posted Saturday, February 23, 2008 8:44 AM by mthree | 1 Comments

CES 2008: Getting around Las Vegas on the Media Center Express
For those of you going to CES, Nick reports on the Windows Vista blog today that there will be one more way (aside from ) to cruise around Viva Las Vegas... the new the Windows Vista Media Center Express: "This year at CES we're partnering with PodTech Read More...

Posted Friday, January 04, 2008 4:52 PM by mthree | 1 Comments

Article: PC World on Best Products for Streaming Audio and Video
In MSN Tech & Gadgets (love that subsite) there's an informative post from by PC World columnist Lincoln Spector on the " Best Products for Streaming Audio and Video With Ease ." "Want to watch your movies in the bedroom or listen to your albums in Read More...

Posted Saturday, July 28, 2007 9:32 PM by mthree | 3 Comments

There's a good chance your next computer will be a notebook
Unless you are buying a workstation-class comuer for development or high-end use (video gaming, video editing), chances are that your next computer will be a notebook. And for most consumer purchasers, this seems to be even more likely. The industry analyst Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 20, 2007 7:01 AM by mthree | 0 Comments

IPTV, Media Centre, VOD rumours... oh my
Long Zheng reports in his blog earlier this week that "a trademark application in Australia... looks to be for a video-on-demand service from Microsoft yet to be identified has been made available publically." Ars Technica picked up on Zheng's report Read More...

Posted Wednesday, May 23, 2007 5:53 PM by mthree | 0 Comments

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The great US digital television migration starts on February 17, 2009
Do you have a TV antenna connection that plugs directly in to your TV or Media Center PC? If so, think about how you will prepare for a transition that is finally coming in the industry: on February 17, 2009, the US will make the transition to digital Read More...

Posted Wednesday, May 23, 2007 7:03 AM by mthree | 0 Comments

Microsoft to offer Vista upgrade coupons starting Oct. 26
AP reported yesterday that "people who buy certain Windows personal computers this holiday season will be offered free or heavily discounted coupons to upgrade to Microsoft Corp.'s new operating system, Windows Vista, under a program designed to spur Read More...

Posted Wednesday, October 25, 2006 9:44 AM by mthree | 1 Comments

Apple's iTV promise is a reality today in Media Center, and others
As a follow up to my , the New York Times has on article on Apple's Plans to Inhabit Living Room. " Steven P. Jobs , Apple Computer ’s chief executive, concluded a much-anticipated company event on Tuesday with his usual tease, noting that he had “one Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 13, 2006 5:00 AM by mthree | 1 Comments

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AppleTV... er, iTV coming soon: new Apple Announcements
As I mused in my guess on Apple's next "showtime" , Apple did announce today an upgrade to iTunes, some new iPods (including a new iPod, iPod shuffle and iPod nano ) as well as a device to stream television programming to the TV with Apple's "iTV"... Read More...

Posted Tuesday, September 12, 2006 2:00 PM by mthree | 2 Comments

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My guess on Apple's next "showtime"? Front Row with DVR
News.com reports that Apple Computer has invited the press for a "Special Event" next week in San Francisco. News and most reports following Amazon's Amazon.com's Unbox Internet movies and TV show service guess that... "The early bet seems to be a new Read More...

Posted Saturday, September 09, 2006 8:42 PM by mthree | 2 Comments

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Link: Using the Xbox 360 for music, movies, pictures and more
Over the weekend I talked about From the Expert Zone: Xbox 360 as a Media Center Extender. A quick visit during a meeting this morning, looking at the Xbox site, showed this connection point on how to... See this link as this page provides more on the Read More...

Posted Thursday, August 31, 2006 12:37 PM by mthree | 1 Comments

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From the Expert Zone: Xbox 360 as a Media Center Extender
Got a call this weekend from friends who finally took the plunge and brought home a new Xbox 360 . They already have a Media Center PC and they wanted to know how to configure their new game machine as a Media Center Extender . My response: why read when Read More...

Posted Sunday, August 27, 2006 10:12 PM by mthree | 7 Comments

Correction: Media Center up to 14M units
With respect to my post today re: Slate on "The Myth of the Living-Room PC" I was sent a note via the blog email feature, reminding me of Matt Goyer's Media Center blog and his post noting that MCE is now at 14 million units. (Matt points to an interview Read More...

Posted Friday, August 11, 2006 5:32 PM by mthree | 0 Comments

Slate on "The Myth of the Living-Room PC"
Thanks for the IM with the article in Slate this week on "The Myth of the Living-Room PC." From the article: "McCracken says most homes are consolidating around a two-hub model. A PC (or Mac) with some multimedia features anchors the home office, while Read More...

Posted Friday, August 11, 2006 8:01 AM by mthree | 2 Comments

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