(Via Chris Lanier) Embedded Automation have announced mHome Power Management Module:   New Module Makes Power Monitoring and Control Within Reach of all Homeowners Surrey, BC – August 20, 2008 Today, Embedded Automation announced its mHome Power Management Module. The mHome Power Management Module, which provides real-time ...

Review by Adam Thursby Radiotime is a website that provides thousands of internet radio stations for your listening pleasure.  Anyone who lives in a rural area like I do where there is nothing but country music available on the radio can appreciate this.  Internet radio is also great for anyone who's moved away from an area and ...

Listen Here (mp3) This week I am talking to Scott Scott Bahneman, CEO of MusicGiants about their HD audio and video services that can deliver high quality music and videos directly in to Windows Media Center. As more of us connect Media Center up to AV Receivers having a source of high quality content available is very appealing.  I also ...

Listen Here (mp3) This week I am talking to Scott Scott Bahneman, CEO of MusicGiants about their HD audio and video services that can deliver high quality music and videos directly in to Windows Media Center. As more of us connect Media Center up to AV Receivers having a source of high quality content available is very appealing.  I also ...

Mike on his Digital Home blog has pictures and this initial impressions of S1Digitial’s Platinum system, S1Digital are one of the first OEMs to offer the new TV Pack. Mike has posted some unboxing pictures and his first thoughts, look for more details from Mike after the beta NDA is lifted With the new features of the 2008 TV Pack, I ...

Back on show #153 I interviewed Melloware about Intelliremote, an advanced remote control solution for Media Center. Now Melloware have updated Intelliremote so you can control Windows Media Center from an iPhone or a iPod Touch. So if you have either devices you may as well make use of as a remote for Media Center. The application is available ...

Another blow for the online services of Windows Media Center. Mike at Missing Remote is reporting that MSN Remote Record Beta has been shut down (not that I ever got to test it as it was US only) but I know lots of enthusiast loved it. So the only way to setup recordings over the Internet is via webguide and that has got an uncertain future since ...

I keep meaning to mention this: Pete Stagman is putting together a “Connected Home Day” in Boston. It’s a free full day of training for the novice computer user. The event will be held at Microsoft’s North East Sales office in Waltham on September 13th and the registration link is on Pete’s site. So if you know someone that would benefit from ...

Ross Rubin has posted on Engadget an interesting article called “Rethinking the living room PC” that talks about how the how applications like Media Center are moving away from the desktop PC to notebooks as more and more of us are replacing desktop PCs with notebook.  This is exactly was has happening in my house over the last couple ...

Listen Here (mp3) Last week Microsoft released details on the Windows Media Center TV Feature Pack (the update formally known as Fiji) and that provoked a passionate debate around the limited (OEM only) availability of the update. So to get a expert view on the subject I chatted with Windows expert Ed Bott. We streamed the show live and had some ...