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Video: First Impressions of a HP DV2 Notebook
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Video: 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...
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Wed, Jun 06 2009 3:31 PM
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Video: 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...
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Wed, Apr 04 2009 2:41 PM
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Video: 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...
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Thu, Mar 03 2009 1:40 PM
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Video: 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...
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Thu, Feb 02 2009 9:29 PM
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Video: 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...
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Wed, Feb 02 2009 4:35 PM
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Video: 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 I am planning to do some more Windows 7 videos soon...
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Wed, Feb 02 2009 2:14 PM
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Video: 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...
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Tue, Feb 02 2009 9:15 AM
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Video: 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...
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Mon, Feb 02 2009 1:08 PM
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Video: 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...
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Sun, Feb 02 2009 11:44 AM
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Video: 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...
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Fri, Jan 01 2009 1:44 PM
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Video: 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...
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Mon, Dec 12 2008 8:18 AM
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Video: 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...
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Mon, Dec 12 2008 4:15 PM
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Video: 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...
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Tue, Dec 12 2008 9:25 PM
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Video: 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...
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Wed, Dec 12 2008 1:52 PM
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Video: 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...
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Wed, Nov 11 2008 11:33 AM
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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...
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Tue, Nov 11 2008 12:34 PM
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Video: 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...
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Tue, Oct 10 2008 5:19 PM
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Video: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...
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Tue, Sep 09 2008 4:59 PM
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Video: 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...
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Wed, Aug 08 2008 2:45 PM
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Video: 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...
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Tue, Jun 06 2008 12:22 PM
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Video: 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 05 2008 1:38 PM
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Ian Dixon
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Video: How I Record music with a Tablet PC
I have been recording music with my HP TC1100 Tablet PC for a while so I thought it may be interesting to show how well the Tablet PC form factor works for me. Since using the tablet I use more virtual instruments and my other keyboards are being used...
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Sun, Mar 03 2008 11:05 AM
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Ian Dixon
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