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Charlie Owen, a former Media Center team member wrote a post this week about Media Center expanding its marketplace, specifically going from the current enthusiast market to a more mainstream market . Charlie analysis comes to the pretty simple answer...
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Now that we are fairly certain that DIRECTV will not ship with Windows 7 , the big question remains to be will DISH Network? Around the time the TV Pack started beta testing, I did hear that some testers had been contacted about testing DISH Network Tuners...
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Long Zheng just posted about a recently updated version of Microsoft.com , so I went to check out the changes and realized a few things. First, I think it has been well over a year since I actually felt the need to checkout Microsoft’s homepage...
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Remember when I said you would hear more about Zune on mobile phones before the years end ? Well, now you have . “Zune software will also be ported to and be more important not just with the hardware but on the PC, on Windows Mobile devices, etc...
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I’ve just gotten a tip from a very reliable source that Microsoft is looking to take Media Center off the desktop and turn it into a CE appliance. The only information that I have is that it is planned to be a headless device of some sort. Other...
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Long Zheng spotted a good one last week , finding a job posting that implies several things about Windows Home Server v2 including “Time Machine compete UI for backup and restore, Windows Media Center integration UI, Live Mesh integration UI etc...
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From distributed HD entertainment to automation and control, Windows Media Center is at the center of an ever-expanding ecosystem within the custom installation channel. DENVER — Sept. 4, 2008 — At CEDIA EXPO 2008, Microsoft Corp. announced...
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After what seems like an extremely long wait Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 has been released. If you have automatic updates enabled on your server then Power Pack 1 will be downloaded directly, but if you can’t wait for that then the download...
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NBC has teamed up with TVTonic to provide online coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics via Media Center. Be sure to watch the ‘Explore’ section of Media Center for more, as well as TVTonic (requires install). More information at TVTonic . In...
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Ian Dixon had a ton of good stuff this past week at HP’s Connecting your World event in Germany . Among the top announcements was HPs new TouchSmart PC which features a 22-inch display . Best of all, this thing is cheap! It starts at only $1,300...
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Have any questions for me? As a part of Media Center Week I’m trying to answer as many as I can. Post them here. Q: I've heard that Cox is refusing new HD channels for CableCARD users even though they are not going to SDV until the end of the year. Do...
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To celebrate the consumer availability of new Extenders for Windows Media Center, the Windows Media Center team is today unveiling a Digital Home Makeover Contest. For one lucky winner, the makeover team will transform their disconnected digital lifestyle...
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Chris Morley let the world know that Omaura cases are finally available online through their new partner Dell . These are by far the best looking HTPC cases around, and competitively priced as well. For more information on Omaura in general, visit their...
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Microsoft has started another round of Media Center/Extender online advertising on sites like The Green Button, AVS Forum, and more. It is nice to see Microsoft advertising more, but the point still stands that the people who need to know about these...
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S1Digital is launching a number of new products for 2008, starting with their newly designed website that looks great. On the hardware side, S1Digital will be launching two Windows Home Server’s and a 17 inch Media Center touchscreen. The new solutions...
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