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DivX To Support The MKV Video Format

Submitted by ZatzNotFunny on Sun, 06/29/2008 - 13:01

Good news web video fans. Hot off the presses Doom9?s forums, we learn that the upcoming release of DivX 7 is going to support the Matroska video format! Now I know that many of you are probably asking yourself Matroskwho?, but believe me when I tell you that this is a big deal for both DivX and Matroska fans.

Ode To My USB Broadband Connection

Submitted by Peter Redmer on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 16:50

To many techies, road warriors, and laptop-luggers, this may seem to be an outdated subject.  I mean, mobile broadband connections have been available for quite some time, and I think that most people who have been using them for a while really take them for granted.  We'll becoming ever greedy, salivating over super 3G speeds, consuming ever mounting mass amounts of delicious data, and forgetting how truly grateful we should be that it's even possible.

For grins and giggles, let's examine how it "used to be."

Track Stock Portfolio via Home Theater PC

Submitted by ZatzNotFunny on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 14:24

You?ve had a long day at work, come home and want to see how your stocks and the market have been doing. Okay, maybe you don?t want to know at the moment given the current market conditions but bear with me? You sit down on you couch, fire up the HTPC TV and click on Your Stocks Plugin from the HTPC menu. A snapshot of your selected stocks and indexes for the day is provided right from the 10-foot interface using a new plugin for the SageTV HTPC software.

Google Quietly Intros Media Server Gadget

Submitted by ZatzNotFunny on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 10:40

Google’s quietly introduced a (Windows-only) media server gadget:

Google Media server is about exposing content from your local compute(s) via UPnP protocol for devices on your home network. Google desktop is looking for content on you computer and network (if it is configured to do so). Google Media server uses Google desktop index.

DISH Network's DTVPal Converter Box Available

Submitted by CE Pro on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 22:20
The DISH Network is trying to calm the storm that is the DTV Transition. The DISH Network is now shipping its DTVPal digital-to-analog converter box.

In-Wall Gun Safe Can Tie into Security System

Submitted by CE Pro on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 21:39
Pistol safes from Lock and Load, available with a keypad or biometric reader, send out alerts when opened.

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