Control Your TV From Your Phone
Sure, you can control modern day video equipment like you Slingbox or satellite receiver via the web, but what if you have some old school gear that can only accept commands via good old fashioned Infa-Red? Instructables hacker nmcclana has put together a small embedded web server that transmits IR signals (Video after the break). [...]
Feature-Packed Flashlight
Just in case you ever need to change a flat tire in the middle of darkness, record it with night vision, and record the audio of the whole experience; then this one’s for you. The Flashlight DVR Compact by Swann gives you all that and a flashlight. You can record about 8 hours of video, [...]
Entertainer – New Linux Based Media Center
It looks like the Media Center space just got a bit more crowded. With already tons of Windows based Media Center software available and only a handful of decent Linux based ones floating around, Entertainer plans to change all of that. Unlike software like MythTV or Freevo, Entertainer is strictly a Media Center based application [...]
Neuros OSD – Hack Away
The Chicago based company Neuros Technology International has created a very unique product. The Neuros OSD (for open source device) is a versatile media recorder that, by using a memory card or a USB drive can record video from multiple sources that is then stored in MPEG-4 format. The OSD has not only open hardware, [...]
Archos TV+ – AppleTV Killer
Archos recently revealed complete specs and images for their highly anticipated AppleTV killer, the Archos TV+. The compact device is just about the same size as the Apple TV, but it packs some much nicer features. The Archos comes with twice the storage for less cost than the Apple TV. The TV+ is also capable [...]
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PS3 to receive tuner, DVR capabilities before March 2008
It’s been rumored before, now Sony’s marketing manager for Computer Entertainment in New Zealand has apparently, and likely pre-emptively, unveiled Sony’s intentions to turn the PS3 into a digital video recorder. Sony’s Warwick Light is quoted in an interview with New Zealand’s The Press as saying, “We’re also hoping next year – about the same [...]
