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Streaming content from Windows Media Center with an G1 Android phone

One great new feature of Windows 7 is “Play To” and DLNA support, Windows Media Player can operate as a media player, server and controller and the Xbox 360 Media Center extender sessions can be controlled via DLNA. Because WMP is using DLNA...

Published Sun, Jun 28 2009 8:00 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Windows Media Center, Windows 7

First Impressions of a HP DV2 Notebook

HP’s DV2 is a thin and light notebook computer with 12.1" screen, very sleek design and comes with the 500GB drive. It’s slightly bigger than a Netbook and as small as my HP Tablet PC so its would be great for carrying around and as it comes...

Published Wed, Jun 24 2009 2:59 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, HP, podcast

First look at a Air Mouse GO Plus Mouse for HTPCs

When you have a HTPC there is nothing worse that trying to use a mouse on your knee or sofa, there are track ball solutions but they still need a flat surface and keyboards with built in trackpads but they are very fiddly to use, this is where the Air...

Published Mon, Jun 22 2009 10:58 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Gyration Remote, podcast

Windows 7 running with a DVB-T HD Homerun

In my previous video I looked at using a DVB-T HD Homerun with Windows Vista but I was having trouble getting it working with Windows 7. So I installed build 7077 of Windows 7 and the HD Homerun worked straight away. So this is a first look at a HD Homerun...

Published Wed, Apr 15 2009 2:39 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows 7

Unboxing and a first look at a HD Homerun DVB-T Edition.

The HD Homerun is a network based TV tuner compatible with Windows Media Center, its been around for a while in the US and this is the new DVB-T version that works with Freeview. The unit is a dual tuner devices that you connect up via an Ethernet cable...

Published Tue, Apr 07 2009 5:08 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Windows Media Center

How to install the new Windows Media Center addin for Windows Home Server

The new Power Pack 2 update for Windows Home Server includes a Windows Media Center addin that enables Media Center to consume content stored on the Windows Home Server. Prior to PP2 you had to jump through some hoops to get it working involving shares...

Published Sat, Mar 28 2009 9:14 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Home Server, Windows Media Center, How To

Unboxing and First Impressions of a AMILO Notebook Sa3650 with GraphicBooster

This video is an unboxing video of Fujitsu Siemens AMILO Sa3650 which comes with what Fujistsu calls a GraphicBooster which is a external box that has an extra graphics card built in to it. The box connects via a special cable and has 2 USB ports, a HDMI...

Published Thu, Mar 26 2009 1:42 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, podcast

Freesat Running on Windows Media Center with Windows 7

One if the new features of Windows Media Center in Windows 7 is native support of DVB-S (digital satellite), with a DVB-S enabled tuner card and a satellite dish you can pickup hundreds of free channels using FreeSat (in the UK). In fact a nice feature...

Published Thu, Feb 26 2009 9:14 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Windows Media Center, Windows 7

TunerFree MCE on a Windows 7 Netbook

TunerFree MCE is a Media Center application that enables streaming of TV content from the like of BBC, ITV and Hulu all to the 10 foot Windows Media Center UI, You don’t need a TV tuner just an internet connection. Martin Millmore the developer...

Published Thu, Feb 19 2009 2:34 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows 7, Addins

HP TX2 TouchSmart Notebook Unboxing

HP’s TX2 TouchSmart is a multi-touch dual digitizer enabled Tablet PC, aimed at consumers it makes a great entertainment PC. The dual digitizer means that you use the touch screen with your finger but when you use it with the special pen it switches...

Published Wed, Feb 18 2009 4:33 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, HP TouchSmart

Windows 7 Feature Focus: Play To

The 3rd feature focus video looks at Play To in Windows 7, this along with HomeGroup is one of my favorite features of Windows 7. If your testing Play To with DLNA devices please update the Play To Wiki with your findings I am planning to do some more...

Published Wed, Feb 04 2009 2:00 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Windows 7

Windows 7 Feature Focus: Windows Media Center

In the 2nd feature focus video I take a look at some of the new features in Windows Media Center. Including how Media Center works with a touchscreen and some of the new UI elements. Direct Download (WMV) – Direct Download (M4V) – Watch via...

Published Tue, Feb 03 2009 9:11 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Windows Media Center, Windows 7

Windows 7 Feature Focus: HomeGroup in Windows Media Center

I thought I would record some video showing some of the new features in Windows 7 and in the first video I take a look at HomeGroup and how the content sharing feature works within Windows Media Center. In future videos I am going to look at some of the...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2009 1:05 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Windows Media Center, Windows 7

Windows 7 running on a iStyle Media Center system

On my last video I looked at Atomic Systems’ new iStyle Media Center system and while I had the review unit I thought I would install Windows 7 on it to see how it performed. I did a clean install of Windows which found all the drivers needed and...

Published Sun, Feb 01 2009 11:41 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Windows Media Center, Windows 7

Review of Atomic Systems’ iStyle Media Center PC

Atomic Systems’ new iStyle is a very small stylish system that is unlike many other I have seen. It’s an Intel Atom powered slim line PC that with the wall mounting kit would make a great Media Center system. The system is is configurable...

Published Fri, Jan 30 2009 1:39 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, Windows Media Center

Random collection of videos from CES

While at CES I carried a little Flip Mimo around with me and recorded various random clips from the show floor. Here are the things included in the video (or order of appearance) Bloggers HP photo frames, netbooks and TouchSmart Logitec Harmony 1110 Lenovo...

Published Fri, Jan 16 2009 3:21 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: CES 2009

Vidabox vPad8 Touch Tablet at CES

Vidabox had a great suite at CES, they have a great range of products for high end installs including a 16TB RackServer, wall mounted touch panels and a great 8 inch touch tablet called the vPad8 . In this video Steven Cheug gives us a demo of the vPad...

Published Tue, Jan 13 2009 2:09 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Vidabox, CES 2009

Allio 42-inch HDTV with Integrated PC and Blu-Ray Player

If you want the full power of the PC on your TV but want to keep things simple then the Allio all in one HDTV PC could be want you want. On the show floor I saw a demo of the Allio 42 inch unit and the Allio 32 inch which has an integrated touch screen...

Published Mon, Jan 12 2009 4:17 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, CES 09

Grid Search Demo at CES

I have talked about Grid Search on the podcast before and today I met Jonathan Bowes from Grid Search at CES. Jonathan game be a demo of how it works and its an application that needs to be seen to understand. You can very easily find the segment in a...

Published Sun, Jan 11 2009 2:20 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, CES 09

Using Touch with Windows Media Center in Windows 7

I think Windows Media Center is the best way to experience touch in Windows 7, the big buttons are ideal. In the beta build of Windows 7 Microsoft have enabled the touch with in Media Center and it works very well. This video shows if off much better...

Published Sat, Jan 10 2009 10:55 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows 7, CES 09

Windows Media Center content sharing in Windows 7

One of the main benefits for Windows 7 for Media Center users is the Home Group feature. This enables content sharing between machines and you can use the Play To feature to play music or video on another devices or PC on your network. Today at CES Microsoft’s...

Published Fri, Jan 09 2009 2:02 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows 7, CES 09

First Look at HP’s New Windows Home Server: EX487

HP are launching two new Windows Home Servers, the EX485 (750GB) and the EX487 (1.5TB). These are nice incremental updates to their MediaSmart range, as well as having hardware refresh HP have also updated the software adding a lot of additional features...

Published Sun, Dec 28 2008 11:57 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: HP, Windows Home Server

Unboxing an Amilo Xa3530 Entertainment Notebook

If your in the market for a home entertainment notebook then the Amilo Xa3530 from Fujitsu-Siemens may appeal to you. It’s big with a 17.1 inch screen, Bluray drive, ATI Radeon HD 3650 and a AMD Turion X2 Ultra processor so I wouldn’t recommend...

Published Mon, Dec 22 2008 4:12 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: unboxing

HP Pavilion dv4-1145 unboxing

The HP Pavilion dv4-1145 is a nice lightweight entertainment notebook and in this video I unbox and take a first look at the notebook. I will be giving away this notebook along with many other HP products in the HP Magic Giveaway competition Spec: 2.00...

Published Wed, Dec 10 2008 2:05 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: HP Magic, unboxing

HP TouchSmart IQ816 Unboxing

I love the HP TouchSmart range and this is an unboxing video of the latest model. The HP IQ816 is a sleek all-in-one with a a 25.5” screen, Blu-ray and TV tuner. In this video I unbox the TouchSmart, run through the setup and take a first look at...

Published Tue, Dec 09 2008 9:12 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, HP TouchSmart, unboxing

Unboxing a Tranquil SQA-5H Windows Home Server

Tranquil PC make some excellent Windows Home Servers like the T7-HSA I reviewed in November last year . In October Tranquil launched the SQA-5H (also know as Squash) and last week I nipped down to Tranquil’s office in Manchester and pickup one of...

Published Wed, Dec 03 2008 1:49 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Home Server, unboxing

Unboxing and a first look at a HP HDX 18 Notebook

If you looking for an entertainment notebook then the HP HDX 18 maybe what your looking for. One thing for sure it’s not a netbook, with a 1920 x 1080 18.4” screen, Blu-ray and subwoofer it makes a great Media Center machine. Here are some...

Published Mon, Dec 01 2008 1:58 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: HP, HP Magic, unboxing

Unboxing a HP Mini 1000 Netbook

There is something about the netbook category that I like, I think it’s the gadget like nature of the devices. The Mini 1000 is HP’s latest netbook model and last night I unboxed the unit I will be giving away as part of the HP Magic competition...

Published Fri, Nov 28 2008 2:09 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: XP, HP, HP Magic

STK's BTHS600 Bluetooth Headset.

I was sent a STK's BTHS600 Bluetooth Headset for review and as I can’t get sound working on my Windows 7 equipped Samsung Q1 UMPC I thought it would be an ideal device to pair with the headphones. Pairing the headset with the Q1 was very simple...

Published Wed, Nov 26 2008 10:27 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Reviews

Running Windows 7 on a Samsung Q1

When I was chatting with Steve from UMPC portal I promised a video of Windows 7 running on the Q1 and here it is, it’s just a quick look the PDC build of Windows 7 on the Q1. On the video I mentioned the audio problem and I have since given up trying...

Published Wed, Nov 12 2008 11:28 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows 7, Samsung Q1, UMPC

Video: Windows Media Center Sideshow gadgets on Windows Mobile

I had been meaning to take a look at the Windows Media Center sideshow gadgets for some time now and since Windows Mobile can host Sideshow gadgets I thought I would give it a try on my HP Mobile. The first part of the installations is to download and...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2008 11:39 AM by Ian Dixon

A quick look at the Gyration Air Mouse

Gyration's new Air Mouse is a compact mouse that features MotionSense so you can pick up the mouse and control the pointer in the air.One nice feature is has is the ability to control specific Media Center functions with gestures. The mouse is small and...

Published Fri, Oct 17 2008 4:03 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Gyration Remote

How to get rip a CD with Windows Media Center

This is my 3rd “How to" video and it looks at how easy it is to rip a CD in Windows Media Center and how simple it is to browse your music collection from the Media Center UI. The video is aimed at new users of Windows Media Center as anybody that has...

Published Tue, Oct 14 2008 5:16 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Music, How To

Unboxing a Vidabox Premium Wireless Keyboard

This is a quick first look a the new Vidabox Premium Wireless Keyboard . Last year I reviewed the previous version of the keyboard and this new keyboard has the following new features: Includes a "Green Button" Hotkey that Launches Media Center Reception...

Published Tue, Sep 02 2008 4:36 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Vidabox

How to get Windows Media Center on an Xbox 360

In this "how to " video I look at how to extend Windows Media Center to the TV with an Xbox 360. I look how easy it is to connect the Xbox 360 with Windows Media Center so you can get live TV, music, pictures and videos on the TV without having...

Published Fri, Aug 22 2008 1:05 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Extenders for Windos Media Center, How To, Xbox 360

How to get digital TV on Windows Media Center

This is the first in my series of “How to” posts and this video looks at how to get digital TV (e.g. Freeview) on your PC with Windows Media Center. You will need a PC with Windows Vista Home Premium or Ultimate Edition and a TV Tuner (I used a Hauppauge...

Published Tue, Aug 12 2008 4:12 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, How To, Digital TV

A closer look at HP'’s TouchSmart UI

HP's new TouchSmart PC is a fantastic bit of kit and what makes it so great is the innovative touch UI. I have already recorded an unboxing video so in this video I wanted to show off the Touch UI and how along with music, pictures and videos you can...

Published Wed, Aug 06 2008 2:20 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, HP, HP TouchSmart

Unboxing and a first look at HP’s new TouchSmart

I was really looking forward to getting hold of HP’s new TouchSmart PC (the IQ500) ever since I first saw the product back in Berlin . In this video I unbox the TouchSmart, fire up the unit for the first time and take a look at the TouchSmart UI. Since...

Published Fri, Jul 25 2008 1:23 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: HP, HP TouchSmart

Unboxing and setup of a HP MediaSmart Connect

HP are launching a new Media Center Extender products called the MediaSmart Connect . It is not just a Media Center Extender it is also a digital media adapter that can stream content from both Vista and XP. One thing I like is from the Connect UI content...

Published Tue, Jun 24 2008 12:04 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Video, HP, Windows Media Center, Extenders for Windos Media Center, MediaSmart

Unboxing a HP HDX Dragon Entertainment PC

As part of the 31 days of Dragon I am giving away a HP HDX Entertainment PC and in this video I unbox the monster machine and take a quick look at the Vista performance rating and Windows Media Center. As I said in my first impressions post it is the...

Published Tue, May 06 2008 2:08 PM by Ian Dixon

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