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Guide: How to turn an old PC into a media centre
For years, Microsoft has been trying to convince us that we need to have not just a PC in the living room to serve up our media, but a full-blown installation of Windows too. Both Intel and AMD have joined the fray – Intel with Viiv (the brand that no one knew how to pronounce), and AMD with ...
New PC to encourage older users
New PC to encourage older users
news.bbc.co.uk — A new computer aimed at people aged over 60 who are unfamiliar with PCs and the internet has been unveiled. The simplified desktop - called SimplicITy - has just six buttons directing users to basic tasks such as e-mail and chat. The computer comes ... (more) New PC to encourage older users
Media Anywhere
orb.com — Once you've downloaded and installed Orb to your home PC, login to mycast.orb.com , using any internet-connected device with a streaming media player (mobile phone, PDA, laptop) and start MyCasting all your digital media anywhere anytime. Orb is also ... (more) Media Anywhere
SIPphone Announces $6.0 Million Venture Capital Investment
sipphone.com — Funding To Expand Popular PC Based VOIP Service To WiFi And Mobile Phones SIPphone Inc, developers of the popular VOIP software Gizmo Project have secured $6.0 million in funding to expand their SIP standard service to non-PC devices such as ... (more) SIPphone Announces $6.0 Million Venture Capital Investment
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Review: HD Digitech HDX-1000
Techradar - All the latest technology news — The HD Digitech HDX-1000 is probably the nearest thing I've seen yet to a cinephile-grade multimedia streamer. Unlike practically every other networkable box on the market, its construction is superb. Styled like the Mac Mini, it features a heavy aluminium alloy chassis that inspires confidence and contains hard drive operational noise. Like others of its ilk, the HDX-1000 is designed to sit on a network and hooks-up directly to your TV, or your AV receiver, via HDMI or legacy connections. It generally ships without a hard drive, but installing one (the box is compatible with 3.5in and 2.5in SATA drives) is a painless operation. The HDX uses the same Syabas middleware as the Popcorn ...

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