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The beauty of XBMC
Here's some screenshots taken from my XBMC setup. Mainly films because I need to sort out the library feature for TV and Music. Comments [Comments] Trackbacks [0]
View ArticleCanvas for everyone
Been quite quiet about Project Canvas for a while. But since its gotten approval from the BBC Trust, I'm sure I can talk about it openly like most things on my blog. Although its fair to say I do work...
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Watched Avatar twice in 3D, why?
So leaving out all the stuff about the movie being racist and what ever people want to say about the film. I thought I’d have a look at the 3D technology behind the experience, but I can confirm I...
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Boxee is now my mediaplayer while at work
I’ve been playing with the beta version of Boxee and I’m more and more enjoying it. During work, its got the perfect interface for playing back tunes but I also discover I could also connect to my...
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The Media Player war just got hotter
To be honest when ever I see my friends Popcorn Hour box, I can’t help but laugh a little. The interface to the Popcorn Hour Box is just hellish and although it does technically provide a experience...
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The Playstation 3 finally and completely hacked
Geohot has outdone himself again, not only the first person who unlocked the iPhone, but now also the Playstation3. In his own words… I have read/write access to the entire system memory, and HV level...
View ArticleBe the hero
Fantastic project which aims to put you directly in the film. I’m looking into this area in a deep way for another project. Imagine this is only the start, with something like Boxee/XBMC running in...
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Is the BBC’s iplayer changes, pushing developers towards the dark net?
So to remind everyone, this is my blog and not the view of my employer (the BBC). If you’ve not seen the outbreak about the iplayer stream changes then I can recommend the BBC Backstage post and the...
View ArticleThis is frankly embarrassing if this is true…
I just read this on arstechnica.com. Although SWF Verification is principally intended to serve as a barrier to piracy, it also blocks regular users from legitimately viewing content with open source...
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Fianlly had a feel for the Boxee Remote and its excellent
I had the chance to play with the all new Boxee Remote and I was very impressed. It feels so light (it may or may not have had batteries in it) but solid enough to take some abuse like people sitting...
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Apple’s threat on screen based home entertainment
Everyone is talking about the ipad but isn’t it time the Apple TV was due an upgrade? Rather than leave the apple tv out to dry, I’m certain Apple will want to tie it into there already closed...
View ArticleGoogle tv redefining TV? Not quite…
I totally missed Google TV and Google IO while I was in Hospital. It was one of the first things I asked for when I woke up, sad but true. So my manager gave me a cut out about the Google IO event,...
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Why not use Cat5 in your home cinema setup?
We’ve been lied to. When everyone started introducing HD Televisions there was a new interconnect to get use. That interconnect or port was HDMI. We were told that HDMI was the only connection able to...
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Kevin Rose thinks AppleTV will change everything
I think not… Kevin Rose talks in more detail about what he thinks the new AppleTV will feature. The rumor: Apple will be releasing a revamped/renamed version of their ‘Apple TV’ set-top box, called...
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Inception on Triple play, buy or not buy?
So everyone knows I loved Inception but as it moves out of the cinema, I had a problem. A problem which will effect more and more people in the future. (This is certainly early adopter tertiary I...
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Boxee the box – Nov 10th
What a dilemma. I really like the idea of the boxee box and hearing its going worldwide from the November 10th fills me with a lot of joy. However I can’t really put down the money (£199) to buy one...
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Ikea hacker, turn your studio flat into a one bedroom apartment
I saw this on Ikea Hacker the other day while reading my Kindle. A guy converted his studio flat into a one bedroom flat using the PAX sliding cupboard. The exact same one I got at home in my new...
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The official XBMC android remote control
I downloaded the official Android XBMC remote a little while after using another android remote control for quite a while. When I first saw it I thought whats so special about this remote which makes...
View ArticleBroadcasters Block Google TV…
…but they can’t block the future. It was no big surprise that broadcasters like ABC, CBS and NBC would block Google TV devices from accessing their content online — or at least, it shouldn’t have been....
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