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Jan
Posted in Computer by admin |
The Asus Eee family grows and grows, is at the CeBIT in Hanover again eingetrudelt offspring. The Asus Eee Box EM0501 Media carries the small but fine words “Eee Media” black on their inconspicuous housing. The small box that is designed for use in the living room, it very well be in itself, the Media Center plays videos in full HD 1080p from without any problems and communicates with the fast wireless LAN standard 802.11 n.
Processor is from Samsung
The CPU type S5PV210 from the house of Samsung is clocked at 800 MHz and an ARM chip and 512 MB of memory uses. In the small case of Asus Media Box is also room for a 2.5-inch hard drive. In terms of interfaces, as I said WLAN b / g / n and LAN available, even an infrared remote control are included. Who plays 10180p videos, of course, must bring an HDMI port, which also makes the Eee Box media. Read more… »
21
Jun
Posted in Gadget by admin |
After almost three years in the making, the descendant of TiVo has finally arrived. The 300-dollar TiVo Premiere provided what is good from TiVo HD and tweak it with new hardware and software.
As you may remember, the TiVo Premiere features a Flash-based user interface and a QWERTY remote control. It also has a 320GB hard drive, good enough to record up to 45 hours of HD videos or 400 hours of standard-broadcast recordings. The TiVo Premiere is also smaller and sleeker compared to the TiVo HD.
The rub, however, is the additional costs. Not only you would have to buy the TiVo Premiere for a minimum of US$299.99, you also would have to shell out up to $399 to get “the TiVo experience” not to mention the monthly cable subscription.
While the TiVo Premiere has many impressive features, fans may have a hard time buying this product. Not only is the overall price too hefty, but the latest DVRs can also deliver good-enough service.
