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UltraViolet Update Mark Anderson HomeToys.com

Oct 2012

 It’s been a few months since we covered UltraViolet, so it’s time to try out the disc-to-digital service and see how things have progressed.
IOGEAR Wireless HD 3D Digital Kit Review (GW3DHDKIT) Mark Anderson HomeToys.com

Jun 2012

 The WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor) on large, flat screen TV’s can generally be improved with more aesthetic placement of said purchase. Unfortunately, this often entails a construction project (negating any WAF gains). The IOGear Wireless HD 3D Digital Kit is a game changer (and WAF Buster).
WarpiaTV Review Mark Anderson HomeToys.com

Apr 2012

 There are a number of WirelessHD streaming players on the market. I unleashed the WarpiaTV Wireless Edition - SWP550 with my 50” Pioneer Kuro and got somewhat mixed results.
Smart TV Ownership Michael Lantz Accedo

Apr 2012

 Smart TV Ownership Up 14% from 2009, But Over Half Aren't Connected. We asked Accedo's CEO, Michael Lantz, about the future of SmartTV.
Internet Enabled Devices for your Home Theater Len Calderone

Aug 2011

An Internet enabled television is the simplest way to connect to the Internet without turning anything else on.   Yet, you may be joined to a content provider that has partnered with a particular device that you have to use.  If you upgrade or change devices, be sure that the content service is compatible with that device. 

In-Stat projects that by 2014 there will be over 230 million Internet enabled products in homes.  If Internet television is to work, all content providers will have to be compatible with all Internet ready devices.   What doors will open in the future?     

Here are some of today's options.
Making Sense of Internet Radios Len Calderone

Jun 2011

Unlike a PC, these devices deliver the content you desire while blending with your décor.  Because they are always on, you get fresh content, eliminating searching or booting up.  All of the radios supply apps and most programs at no charge.  Radio, as we have known it, has morphed into something exciting, where we no longer have to tune-into a program at a certain time, or be forced to listen to music that is lackluster. We, the listeners, now control the media.

For more information about Pandora and Internet Radio read "Hey! I'm a Radio Station"

Looking for a New TV Experience – Try The Internet Len Calderone

Jun 2011

 The Internet is positively the new television.  So much so, that we are using our computer and Internet ready boxes more for entertainment than anything else.   And we can get this entertainment just about anywhere that we have broadband service.  While reality TV is taking over the cable and satellite systems, we can branch out and find the shows that we really want to watch, when we want to watch them.
Hey! I’m a Radio Station Len Calderone

Jun 2011

 The medical field took us humans apart and analyzed our DNA, thereby placing us in a family, which could be related by matching the elements of our DNA.  Just like the medical field took apart our DNA, the Music Gnome Project took apart the basics of music, such as melody, harmony, rhythm, orchestration, arrangement, lyrics and vocal harmony.  Each part of our DNA makes us who we are, and can compare our DNA association to others in our family.  The Gnome Project makes the same association between families of similar songs.
Review - Boxee Box Media Streamer Bob Hetherington HomeToys.com

Apr 2011

Out of the box, this is one of the simpler setup processes I've had --- bearing in mind that often what I get to test is not really ready for prime time. I'm running it on a wireless network for the test so all I had to do was plug it into a power strip and connect it to my home theater receiver using one of the many hdmi inputs available.

MOCA + BOXEE = Home Networked Entertainment Entropic Communications Entropic Communications

Feb 2011

 As consumers are equipping their homes with multiple HD TVs and OTT services such as Boxee and VUDU, the need for increased bandwidth and a reliable connection becomes a top priority. The overwhelming broadband traffic produced by these content-heavy devices and services raise concerns of how home networks are going to handle the growing number of connected devices and multimedia services. The MoCA Ethernet-to-Coax adapter is a single-unit solution that enhances the entertainment value of all connected electronics in the network and the overall viewing experience of the consumer.
SageTV Media Center 7 - A Better Media Streaming Solution? Tom Abell

Dec 2010

 I believe that SageTV has created a very viable solution for the Home Technology enthusiasts’ home by integrating their media streaming server (the SageTV HD Theater 300) with quality client software (SageTV Client and Placeshifter).  With the addition of the Windows Home Server add-in (SageTV Media Server), they have empowered the Home Technology buffs out there with both power AND flexibility to design a whole-house (even whole-world!) streaming media system that takes their home system integration project to the next level!
My Movies – Media Center Movie Streaming Bliss Tom Abell

Dec 2010

 If you want a streaming media solution for your home that not only catalogs, categorizes, and fills in all the details about the movie for you, but also gives you a slick interface so that you have far reaching ability to tweak to your style, then My Movies is the application for you!
How to Setup Your Own Remote Online BitTorrent Client BarracudaDrive BarracudaDrive

Dec 2010

 One of the problems with using BitTorrent and P2P is that it consumes a considerable amount of your Internet connection's bandwidth. Most broadband users have limited upload speed that also affects their download speed since P2P is all about sharing equally. This means that you, in general, are not allowed to download more than you can upload to other peers.

One way to get around this problem, and other problems associated with P2P, is to run the BitTorrent client on an online server hard drive. An online BitTorrent client works similar to a BitTorrent client installed on your own computer, but it is not limited by your broadband speed. You will therefore notice a huge increase in download speed when using an online server as a BitTorrent client.
Logitech Revue vs. Netgear Roku Tom Abell Home System Integration LLC

Oct 2010

As I alluded to in my last article entitled “3 Reasons why Home Technology Integration is about to Ignite”, Streaming Media is the number one reason that I predict a drastic shift spanning the next few years. 

3 Reasons why Home Technology Integration is about to Ignite Tom Abell Home System Integration LLC

Oct 2010

We live in an “always on” world where we expect our Smartphones to provide us with media content, email, social media, and any other information on demand.  It is time we realize that we can now expect the same functionality that we get on that 4.3” screen of our Smartphone from the 46” HDTV in our living room, the laptop or all-in-one PC in the kitchen, and even from the tablet we use sitting out on the patio enjoying nature.
3 Innovations That Make Google TV A Winner Tom Abell

Oct 2010

 Google TV, in tandem with the Logitech Revue and Sony’s Internet TV Blu-Ray Player & Internet TV, seems to have paid attention to both the attempts at producing a viable “Internet TV” in the past as well as the functionality a HTPC brings, and have produced something that finally has lasting potential!
Google TV - Searching for Success Kurt Scherf Parks Associates

Aug 2010

Kurt Scherf studies developments in home networks, residential gateways, digital entertainment services, consumer electronics, and digital home technical support services. Kurt is the sole author or contributing author/analyst to more than 80 research reports and studies produced by Parks Associates since 1998.
Streaming Content - Why and How? Bob Hetherington HomeToys

Jun 2010

 Supposedly now --- life is better. I should be able to stream content including TV, movies, news, music and everything else --- from the internet directly to my entertainment system. I should also be able to do all the old stuff too including listen and watch the movies and music which I purchased and stored on my hard drive. So, since I are an engineer, I'm going to break everything down into point form and see if I can make sense of all of these options --- oh and by the way --- I know you can do all this internet stuff with a phone too but I'm not even going to go there at this point in time :-(
Hidden Wires - Audio from the Cloud Michael Stein Russound

Jun 2010

 From entertainment to lighting and energy controls, it is no exaggeration to say that home entertainment and control options have changed – or more appropriately, evolved – several-fold in a very short period of time. And, nowhere are these changes felt more clearly than in the area of distributed audio.

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