Giada Cube N7DT nettop
March 5, 2010
Giada introduces a new nettop to the masses with the Cube N7DT where it packs in virtually everything you need for a media center, although there is no sight of an HD audio output, we're pretty certain that that will be included in the final package. Among the other specifications and features available on the Giada Cube N7DT are an Intel Atom D510 1.66GHz, NVIDIA's next generation Ion chipset, a maximum of 2GB RAM, a 2.5" hard drive bay, a DVD burner, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, LAN support, HDMI, DVI and SPDIF out as well as a TV tuner. No notion on pricing or availability though.
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AVerTV USB HD PVR
January 14, 2010
AVerTV answer's Hauppauge offering with their USB HD PVR that features S-video, composite and a set of component video inputs to help you stay connected to your new HDTV from your computer. that is more or less the nearest you can get to HD quality with HDCP shielding HDMI video stream. Thanks to the integrated H.264 encoder, you are able to free up your CPU from unnecessary processing moment which would normally require at least a quad-core to transcode the HD stream in real-time. AVerMedia aims to stand differently from the rest by throwing in a HDMI output. Unfortunately, there is still no native Windows 7 Media Center support at day of publishing, but AVerMedia compensates for that with a copy of Arcsoft TotalMedia Theatre equipped with scheduling features. Expect the AVerMedia USB HD PVR that March for $199.99.
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XBMC gets 9.11 update
December 24, 2009
A rather sensitive update number, don't you think? Still, the XBMC is now in its 9.11 iteration, and that killer open source, cross platform media center is not only easy on the eyes, it is user friendly as well regardless of whether you're running on a Windows, Mac or Linux based machine. The new look has been dubbed Confluence, where it will include the XBMC's previous default skin alongside other popular skins for impressive results.
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Asus Eee line gets NVIDIA’s Ion
November 18, 2009
Asus and NVIDIA have just announced that several new models of the award-winning Asus Eee line are shipping with NVIDIA's Ion chipset (the same one used in the Macbook Pro). The new products include:
- Eee PC 1201N: Ion + dual-core CPU (Atom) netbook
- EeeTop PC EB1012: All-in-one 20" with touch screen and DVD
- EeeBox PC EB 1012: Nettop that is HD video capable
- EeeBox PC EB1501: A more energetic box with 4GB of memory and Windows 7 Home Premium
- AT3N7A-I: A mini-ITX motherboard for home theater PCs
With the upcoming Flash 10.1 (final release), Ion will be extremely potent, not only for hardware-accelerated DVD or Blu-Ray playback (it has been since day 1), but plus for playing fullscreen Flash videos from sites like Hulu or YouTube, which are quickly becoming critical to a Media Center experience. that is a major design-win for NVIDIA.
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