Windows Media Center Archive

  • This Windows Media Center Boxee plug-in is a must-have

    This Windows Media Center Boxee plug-in is a must-have

    Posted on February 16, 2010 | No Comments
    Both Boxee and Windows Media Center are amazing and among the most popular media playback programs. However, they don't really work together as they are both more platforms than anything else. You have to close out of one program to start the other and that's not an easy task if you're controlling your HTPC with just a remote from your couch. Enter Boxee Windows 7 Media Center Integration 1.0 plug-in.

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  • Niveus Media has a Sirius plugin for Windows Media Center. Maybe it’s good?

    Niveus Media has a Sirius plugin for Windows Media Center. Maybe it’s good?

    Posted on January 13, 2010 | No Comments
    So I was all prepared to give Niveus Media's new Sirius XM Windows Media Center plugin a try. (As I found out during a meeting with Microsoft while at CES, Windows 7 comes with Windows Media Center built in. I 100 percent didn't know that till the Microsoft guys told me. Amazing. What else does Windows 7 do that I didn't know?) Right, so I was all prepared, installed it, then tried to run the configuration. Oh, sorry! It's Sirius-only! I'm an XM man, grandfathered into this whole Sirius XM debacle, so I can't use the plugin. Great.

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  • ViewSonic heats up phone collection, V901 spotted on Microsoft China site

    ViewSonic heats up phone collection, V901 spotted on Microsoft China site

    Posted on November 13, 2009 | No Comments

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    In just one week, ViewSonic has gone from a glint of a 3G phone maker to having two models prominently on display. We've already seen VPC08 Windows XP phone, and now up to bat is the V901, found in the pages of Microsoft China's official site. The Windows Mobile 6.5, apparently TouchWiz-skinned device has a 3.6-inch, 480 x 800 touchscreen, a Marvell PXA310 processor, 128MB RAM and 256MB ROM storage with microSD expansion, 5 megapixel camera, GPS, Bluetooth, all hailing to the wavelengths we call CDMA EV-DO Rev. A. Launch is Q4 2009, so sometime very soon -- but we get the feeling this is China-only, at least for now.

    [Via iTech News Net]

    ViewSonic heats up phone collection, V901 spotted on Microsoft China site originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Video: The ins and outs of Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 beta

    Video: The ins and outs of Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 beta

    Posted on September 1, 2009 | No Comments
    Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 beta has been out for just over a month and it's a welcomed update. It adds a whole slew of Windows 7 and Media Center functions, along with fixing a ton of little bugs. But if you've been on the fence about installing the beta release, check out this extensive video tour by the Power Pack 3 beta Program Manager, CJ Saretto. If you're already rocking the beta, you still may wanna check out the video for some undiscovered functions.

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