Yahoo!’s got it going on these days… Today they announce a deal with Verizon to be another high speed portal option for Verizon DSL customers. An interesting play by Verizon considering they are not canceling their current deal with MSN. The NYT article also mentions Yahoo is working on content for SBC’s pending IP TV … Read moreVerizon and Yahoo Team Up
In case you missed the launch… here’s what was posted today: The Future is Small Mac Mini – What’s Next? Is Apple Thinking About Mac TV? Mac Mini vs The Nanode Mac Mini Ordered How will you connect your display? Free Mac Mini? Is Apple secretly working on a DVR / Video Download Service We’ll … Read moreThe latest at MacHTPC.com
Webcrumbs posts a simple how-to for recording Skype calls on Mac OS X. Recommended for Podcasters and business callers looking to keep records of conversations.
I just updated my Skype client and browsing the prefs I came across an interesting thing… Hopefully in the next update. Voicemail will hopefully work when you are not connected like a regular phone, making skype low-cost and useful for more than just the occasional call.
Hey – it’s a worth a few minutes of our collective time for the chance at a free device. Freeminimacs.com is from the same people who ran the free iPod promotion. You do have to agree to one offer, but they are all free – minus of course a touch of your marketing info. Go … Read moreFree Mac Mini?
Just working in the Starbucks Office today and tried a sample of Chantico or Drinking Chocolate. It’s awesome hot chocolate! Thick, rich and delicious. Nothing like it to wash down the Doppio (double espresso) I just enjoyed… buzz buzz!
The New York Times is running a story with some key insight into why Tivo is only where it is today… Ignorance. Tivo’s CEO and Chairman, Michael Ramsey just simply could not let go and this is clearly pushed them down the road to failure. Tivo is still a niche player even though their brand … Read moreTiVo’s Ignorance
I’ve started work on a new blog along with Bryan Greenway from Home Theater Blog focused on the use of the Mac Mini as a Home Theater PC. It’s called Mac HTPC – The Mac Mini HTPC conveniently enough. We are just getting started but are looking forward to collecting and sharing ideas on how … Read moreThe Mac Mini HTPC
Thomas Hawk picked up on a pretty interesting idea being kicked around at Chris Anderson’s The Long Tail on remote scheduling of TV recording. I have to agree it is a great way to think about integrating the computer experience – in or out of home with the media center. Here’s the vision photoshopped up … Read moreRemotely Controlling the TV Experience
And so it begins… Mr. Zippy is the host of a forum for those interested in developing a Mac Media Center application. I’ve joined in to follow the progress and immediately install any betas as they come along… but that will be a bit in the near future.
Om Malik notes an enhanced Blinkx video search and I immediately thought that with the addition of RSS feeds linking to content you could have your very own clipping service. I’d guess people would be willing to pay for this as well. Think of all the marketing directors and PR firms who pay other people … Read moreBlinkx does TV
I’ve been thinking about a post Andrew made at Treonauts on the Third Screen (your mobile) and how even though there are most likely going to be 3 Million users of the Treo alone by year end, there are no video services like you see for other handhelds. Andrew cites a fair number of initiatives … Read moreThe Third Screen, but not Treo
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Palminfocenter has an excepted interview with Jeff Hawkins from EETimes where he talks about his book On Intelligence (in my eBook queue) and what he’s up to at palmOne… EET: How do you see your job as CTO for PalmOne? Hawkins: I’m really a product guy. I tend to focus on the next big thing. … Read moreJeff Hawkins Brainstorms
Just in from eWeek… Hopefully this will be addressed in short order. UNIX developers HBX Networks have stumbled upon a bug within Google’s Gmail that allows access to other users’ personal e-mails. By altering the “From” address field of an e-mail sent to the service, hackers could potentially find out a user’s personal information, including … Read moreGmail Bug Exposes E-mails to Hackers
Not surprising, but certainly quicker than I might have expected… Auto Enthusiasts Reved-up for New Mac Mini – Classic Restorations First to Offer Custom Mac Mini Auto Installations [PR Web] via Jalopnik]
I had noted the announcement of this box last week, but now you can actually get a closer look… eHomeUpgrade points to a video from CES with HP showing off their soon to be released linux based media hub. It’s quite nice and includes 2 HDTV Tuners, a DVD reader and burner (including the capability … Read moreA quick peek at HP’s linux media hub
I can’t get the Mac Mini out of my head and some quick browsing today has led me to all but pre-order it immediately. All elements that might seem to be missing from the ideal HTPC configuration can easily be solved with the help of third part products. Current Plan Mac Mini – Faster model, … Read moreMac Mini – Obsessive HTPC thinking
Great news for Mac HDTV owners! EyeTV 500 allows users to watch high-definition television live via free-to-air digital HDTV (ATSC) or unencrypted digital cable TV (Clear QAM) on the Mac; record television to the Mac’s hard drive, creating an archive of with MPEG-2 encoding and sort by various by date, title size and more; “time … Read moreElgato EyeTV 500 does cable HDTV!
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about the Mac Mini since seeing it pop up today through the MacWorld Keynote IRC feeds and finally reviewing the specs on the Apple site and store. While it certainly would make a great Mac if you are a developer looking for a small footprint machine or a second … Read moreMac Mini destined to be your Media Center?