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BluOnyx Digital Campfire For Phones, PMPs

One of the many problems with using a cellphone as your sole media device is the lack of storage space. A one or two gigabyte SD card just doesn’t hold enough music or movies to be used as a full-time mobile entertainment center. Enter the BluOnyx Mobile Content Server. With USB, SD, and upcoming Wi-Fi,…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Kleer Audio Transmission 10x Energy Efficient as Bluetooth

If you thought your Bluetooth A2DP Stereo audio streaming to your speakers were cool, Kleer has a wireless audio solution that’s supposedly 10x as energy efficient. Kleer Wireless Audio also uses the clogged invisible tubes that is the 2.4GHz spectrum, but is designed to work with home theatres and car audio equipment, instead of being…

Tech News Jason Chen

Dummies’ Guide to DivX On Your 360

Did you have to ask your daughter’s nerdy—and honestly, kinda creepy—friend to come over and set up your TiVo? Then you’ve no doubt had trouble getting your Xbox 360 to play media other than standard DVDs. Good news for you, as Tweaktown’s got a huge guide on setting up a PC and a 360 to…

Tech News Jason Chen

Stream DivX To Your Xbox 360 Without XP Media Center

For those Xbox 360 owners who didn’t also have an XP Media Center box, DivX streaming from programs like Transcode 360 were always a far reach. Now with TVersity, you can perform on the fly WMV transcoding and streaming from any XP machine. All you have to do is install TVersity, set up the videos…

Tech News Jason Chen

iHome iH21 Water-Resistant Streaming iPod Dock and Speakers

If streaming your iTunes music via Airport Express isn’t for you, then perhaps the iHome iH21 is more your fancy. Consisting of a dock and matching speakers, the iH21 let’s you beam your tracks to the basement, the kitchen, and even your bedroom. Plus, the speaker is water-resistant and remote control-friendly, meaning your music’s safe…

Tech News Jason Chen

iHome iHC5: First Bluetooth Clock Radio

With phones, headsets, and speakers getting Bluetooth, it was inevitable that alarm clocks would get them too. iHome’s iHC5 dual-alarm clock radio has wireless capability that lets you both stream music from your PC/phone and act as a speakerphone for your cell. The upside? You won’t need both an alarm clock and speakers. Product Site…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Official: Google Buys YouTube

Apparently the rumor that Google was buying YouTube was less of a rumor than someone on the inside letting it slip out to the entire world. But now that Google’s paid $1.65 billion in an all-stock acquisition—which is their most expensive purchase so far—all 67 of YouTube’s employees are giving each other naked high fives…

Tech News Jason Chen

Comcast Video + Music Download Store Launching Before October 31

We’ve heard a little bit more about the upcoming Comcast video store hitting PCs and set-top-boxes before October ’06. https://gizmodo.com/comcast-prepping-video-music-download-store-202078 On the PC side, the files are going to be encoded in mp4/m4p and Flash format, which means you can either stream your “paid for” movies directly from either a browser or a third party…

Tech News Jason Chen

Slingbox Pro, A/V, and Tuner Reviewed (Verdicts: Ya, OK, Meh)

CNet’s John Falcone lines up the three new Slingbox video streamers, and puts em to work. He gives the $250 Pro model an 8.3. He likes its ability to stream high definition over the internet to PCs and Windows Mobile devices at 720p/1080i resolutions. Not to mention any video coming in through standard composite, S-vid,…

Tech News Brian Lam

Sirius Launches Online-Only Option For Internet Radio

Now even those of us who don’t want to buy Sirius equipment can listen to Travis on Maxim Radio each week. This online-only option was just launched by Sirius, and you have options depending on whether you’re currently a subscriber. If you’re not a subscriber, you can pay $12.95 for online-only access. If you’ve already…

Tech News Jason Chen

Netgear Announces EVA700 Digital Entertainer, Beats Apple’s iTV to Market

Netgear’s Digital Entertainer EVA700 streams all sorts of digital media from PCs, NAS devices, USB devices, and Netgear’s Storage Central SC101 to your TV or stereo. Better yet, this EVA700 is Intel Viiv verified, which doesn’t really mean a whole lot to anybody, really. In the back of the unit, there’s component, S-Video, Digital Coax/SPDIF…

Tech News Jason Chen

Mercora M Lets WM5 Phone Owners Stream Music From Your Library To Their Mobile

Instead of downloading songs onto your phone over EV-DO or pre-loading them via your computer, Mercora M lets you access your entire music library streamed over your broadband connection. The upside is that you have all your music all the time. The software’s only available for Windows Mobile 5 devices now, the Mercora M service…

Tech News Jason Chen

Denon AVR-5805MkII THX Ultra2 Receiver: A Streaming, PlaysForSure, 22-Channel Big Rig

Alright, now that these goddamn things are going double decker, don’t you think we should give them size designations like “Queen”, “King” and “Godzirra”? Denon’s 22-channeled receiver is meant to use its 10 discreet, 170-watt THX certified amps to power multiple zones (rooms, just call them rooms, you marketing weirdos.) It also has 5 HDMI…

Tech News Brian Lam

CEDIA 2006: iHome Multi-Center Loves DRM

The Audio Design Associates’ iHome Multi-Center is part music storage device, part media PC, part IP control server. Two 400gb RAID drives can hold music and hi-def video, and 750gb upgrades are on the horizon. The product’s claim to fame, however, is its ability to remotely playback Apple AAC DRM-protected music from a PC, tablet…

Tech News Mark Wilson

NBC Offers Streaming Primetime Shows Online

NBC’s joined ABC this season in offering streaming versions of their prime-time shows on online for free. You can watch ad-supported shows on NBC.com after October 1 using their proprietary video player. In addition, NBC is forcing their shows to do a live blog after their premiere episode this season, so you can catch that…

Tech News Jason Chen

Video-Enabled Airport Express Coming Sept. 12?

Rumor has it that the Apple September 12 Media Event is going to give us a whole bunch of video and video related products. One of these is the Video-Enabled Airport Express. Basically an upgrade of the current AE, which streams iTunes music over 802.11b. An upgraded version that supports video will no doubt be…

Tech News Jason Chen

Sony CPF-IX001: Audio Streaming over Powerline like it’s 1999

Sony’s new audio streamer grabs tunes from a PC over WiFi, Ethernet, or powerline. That’s right, I said the words “New” and “Powerline” in the same coffee-tainted blog breath. Aside from being able to network over home power plugs and lines, there’s not much info in the press release. From the looks of it, the…

Tech News Brian Lam

Blue Ant X5 Stereo Bluetooth Headset

Aussie company Blue Ant just burst onto the US scene last month, and now it breaks out its X5 Stereo Bluetooth Headset which lets you stream high-fidelity stereo up to 30 feet away and includes a detachable microphone for making voice calls. Go all-Bluetooth or connect it up to your favorite MP3 player or any…

Tech News Charlie White

NBC Promoting Shows on YouTube

In a reversal from forcing YouTube to take down their SNL shorts, NBC’s actually partnering with YouTube to put up show highlights and promos. The last-place network plans to throw up mediocre content from Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Upcoming Flops. Hey NBC, being dead last means you can take…

Tech News Jason Chen

Slingplayer 1.2 Beta on the Loose

In contrast to last week’s heart breaking announcement from Sling Media that the Mac version of their SlingPlayer software had been delayed, today we get word that the beta of version SlingPlayer 1.2 for Windows is now available in the U.S. What can users expect from this release, which runs in tandem with Sling Media’s…

Television Nicholas Deleon

BluOnyx Digital Campfire For Phones, PMPs

Kleer Audio Transmission 10x Energy Efficient as Bluetooth

Dummies’ Guide to DivX On Your 360

Stream DivX To Your Xbox 360 Without XP Media Center

iHome iH21 Water-Resistant Streaming iPod Dock and Speakers

iHome iHC5: First Bluetooth Clock Radio

Official: Google Buys YouTube

Comcast Video + Music Download Store Launching Before October 31

Slingbox Pro, A/V, and Tuner Reviewed (Verdicts: Ya, OK, Meh)

Sirius Launches Online-Only Option For Internet Radio

Netgear Announces EVA700 Digital Entertainer, Beats Apple’s iTV to Market

Mercora M Lets WM5 Phone Owners Stream Music From Your Library To Their Mobile

Denon AVR-5805MkII THX Ultra2 Receiver: A Streaming, PlaysForSure, 22-Channel Big Rig

CEDIA 2006: iHome Multi-Center Loves DRM

NBC Offers Streaming Primetime Shows Online

Video-Enabled Airport Express Coming Sept. 12?

Sony CPF-IX001: Audio Streaming over Powerline like it’s 1999

Blue Ant X5 Stereo Bluetooth Headset

NBC Promoting Shows on YouTube

Slingplayer 1.2 Beta on the Loose

Dreame Pocket Pro Hair Dryer Is Now Over 3x Cheaper Than Dyson’s Deal in Amazon’s Prime-Exclusive Spring Sale

Pompeii Study Confirms Roman ‘Wine’ Ritual Previously Known Only From Texts

JBL Clears Out a 5.0-Channel Compact All-in-One Soundbar at a Record Low Beyond Its Portable Speaker Deals

Andy Weir Says Paramount Rejected His ‘Star Trek’ Pitch, Proceeds to Blast Modern ‘Trek’

Anker Solix C2000 Gen 2 Portable Power Station Is 50% Off as Amazon’s Spring Sale Pushes Into Its Final Clear-Out

Anker’s USB-C Docking Station With Detachable Hub Hits an All-Time Low in Amazon’s Spring Sale, Likely the Last Chance Before Prime Day

The Sadie Sink ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Rumors Just Keep Swirling

This Kindle Paperwhite E-Reader Now Costs About as Much as a Few Paper Books, While Amazon’s Spring Sale Price Still Holds

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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