Archive for the 'Media PCs' Category
Engadget HD gets a first hand look at the Vista TV Pack (aka Fiji)
Still a month absent from its official announcement at CEDIA — Engadget HD got their hands on the final release of the Vista Media Center TV Pack (codename Fiji) and although the most anticipated features are lost, (H.264 and DirecTV) what is there, is well received. So whether clear QAM, imp…
Sandberg intros wireless keyboard / touchpad combo for HTPCs
Wireless keyboards with built-in pointing devices are normally pretty ugly, and Sandberg’s new HTPC-oriented keyboard is no exception: certain, the committed Media Center Keys and 32-foot range are nice, but that two-tone color scheme is straight out of 1987. Plus, check the placement of the Med…
Lian-Li’s Tyr X2000 HTPC / gaming chassis towers in black
Whether that gem is as sexy as OrigenAE’s LCD-equipped chassis is certainly debatable, but there’s no denying at least some level of hotness here. The towering Tyr X2000 enclosure was designed to keep your gaming / HTPC components safe and net favorable glances from those privileged ample to ent…
Onkyo unveils another audiophile PC, the APX-2 HD
Onyko’s cranked out a couple slick little audio-oriented desktops and media PCs, and its latest carries the tradition on in fine anatomy — the new APX-2 HD audiophile PC actually looks more like a high-end shelf system than a PC, whether you ask us. The compact unit houses a 1.66GHz T5500 Core …
Microsoft looking to bring Surface domestic sooner
Even though the first commercial deployments of Microsoft’s Surface have been delayed until spring, it seems that enthusiasm for the tech is still strong in Redmond — ample so that Steve Ballmer told reporters nowadays that work on a consumer version has been sped up. The initial plan called fo…
Lumenlab’s Qmax PC-in-a-TV gets detailed, $10000 price tag
final October, not much was known about Lumenlab’s elusive “Q,” but now it seems the firm’s all geared up to dish out the deets and accept obscenely large checks. The Qmax still maintains a 42-inch 1080p LCD display, but we now know that you’ll find an overclocked Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 pro…
Hands flailing wildly with Toshiba’s SpursEngine laptop
Toshiba’s Cell processor-based SpursEngine B.E. was on full display at CES, with a variety of tech demos to show off its capability. From HD video transcoding, facial recognition, or the always popular gesture-control Toshiba’s baby went through a series of workouts, trying to be the third team…
Finally the $200 Sony Blu-ray drive for a PC
While we like Blu-ray burners as much as the next guy, we’ve never understood why the burners came first. Well, the wait is finally by and Sony has just announced the BDU-X10S (reader only) for both the PC (pictured) and laptop (after the jump) with a MSRP of $200 — curiously not 199.99. whethe…
Video: Control a Media Center with Logitech’s diNovo Mini
We’re interested in the concept behind Logitech’s diNovo Mini keyboard, a $150 Bluetooth isolated for your Windows Media Center which promises to produce sofa surfing a little more convenient. whether our hands-on gallery really communicated the device’s sleek aesthetic (if not it’s functionalit…
Niveus gets official with Sierra Edition Media Server
We knew that thing was coming, and certain suitable, Niveus has selected CES to officially launch its new Sierra Edition Media Server. The unit is housed in a slim, rack-mountable chassis (just by 1U in size), sucks down less than 180-watts and utilizes Intel’s GM965 Express chipset / Core 2 Duo…
