Month: March 2006

Exceptional Innovation, makers of Life|ware, hardware-friendly home control software, today announced all INSTEON™-enabled products are now compatible with a Life|ware home control solution. INSTEON is the wireless home control technology developed by SmartLabs Inc., the world’s leading authority in home automation and control. “Making INSTEON products compatible with Life|ware makes perfect sense,” said Mike Seamons, Exceptional Innovation’s Vice President of Marketing. “They’re very popular with our dealers and provide another great option for a Life|ware whole-home control solution.” Life|ware is seamlessly integrated into Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. Using the same Media Center remote they use to access … Continue reading Life|ware Seamlessly Integrates INSTEON Lighting and Home Control Products

[EHX] First Glimpse of 17-Inch MCE Touchscreen from Pelham Sloane | CE Pro has more from EHX, this time from Pelham Sloane in the form of a 17-inch touchscreen with Media Center!  Just over 2 inches thick, it has four external USB ports, two PCI Express slots, a Compact Flash slot, up to 500 GB of hard drive, and support for 802.11g, Bluetooth, Z-Wave and EV-DO/Edge (cellular broadband). It will sell for $2,200-$3,200 depending on your configuration, and is set to ship anytime now! var dc_UnitID = 14; var dc_PublisherID = 11967; var dc_AdLinkColor = ‘6699cc’; var dc_adprod=’ADL’;

[EHX] Microsoft Demos SideShow for Media Center Remote | CE Pro has an article from EHX about a use for SideShow (Aux Displays) and this use will appeal to all Media Center users.  At EHX, Todd Rutherford, Microsoft Program Manager for eHome Control showed off the technology implemented in remote control.  Check out Julie’s article on CE Pro for more! var dc_UnitID = 14; var dc_PublisherID = 11967; var dc_AdLinkColor = ‘6699cc’; var dc_adprod=’ADL’;

The Media Center Show #51 | 30th March 2006 (30mins 49secs) MP3 – 10.6MB (Download Here) This week Ian Dixon talked with Mark Weinberg, General Manager at Microsoft’s eHome group.  He is responsible for the Media Center core features team.  Plus, Media Center Show news and e-mail in to the show. And a chance to win One Voices’ Media Center Communicator

Niveus Media Announces Support for HD-DVD High Definition DVD Format | Niveus Media, Inc., manufacturer of media entertainment devices for the high-end audio/video market, has announced that it will support the HD-DVD format and will begin shipping the technology in its line of Niveus Media Centers which utilize Intel® Viiv™ technology platform, designed to enhance and help manage the enjoyment of digital entertainment in the home. “While we may have additional announcements later this year regarding the Blu-Ray disc format, we are ready to announce that product development is well underway to deliver HD-DVD in the award-winning Niveus Media Center … Continue reading Niveus Media Announces Support for HD-DVD High Definition DVD Format

Akimbo Systems today announced an agreement with HDNet, the leader in high-definition programming, to make select titles from its vibrant library of HD content available for download through the Akimbo Service for Windows XP Media Center Edition. This marks the first time Akimbo has offered broadband-delivered HD content for viewing on subscribers’ monitors or high definition televisions. Akimbo subscribers enjoy the freedom to choose from more than 8,000 on-demand programs available through Akimbo’s impressive library of original, niche and mainstream content – including travel shows, documentaries, music videos, full-length films, sporting events, television series and more. Now, Akimbo subscribers can … Continue reading Akimbo and HDNet to Deliver High Definition Programming Via the Internet

[EHX] EI Solves the Problem of Distributed Audio through Media Center Edition (CE Pro) | Exceptional Innovation appears to have a big plans to show off at EHX next week.  According to CE Pro, Exceptional Innovation has developed a way of integrating a “whole-house audio system with two-way feedback and metadata over regular inexpensive keypads” Previously, Exceptional Innovation has showed that this could be done using rather expensive touchscreens.  Now, using inexpensive third-party keypads that will also be able to display metadata, users will be able to control Media Center from around there home for little cost. Photo from CE … Continue reading Exceptional Innovation Brings Distributed Audio Solution to Media Center

Update: Sadly, Windows Vista doesn’t support DVD Streaming.  Maybe one day Microsoft will enable it, however as of RTM Vista will not be supporting DVD Stream from the Extenders. Matt Goyer posted the bit on Sony’s Standalone Changer for $799 and of course is now getting questions about streaming those DVD’s to Extenders.  Matt, as much as he might want to, can’t talk about Microsoft’s future products plans.  There is nothing stopping me however from providing some information on the policy of the issue. Matt comments “…two things could happen. We could enable DVD remoting from changers to Xbox’s, or … Continue reading More on Streaming DVD’s To Extenders

On2Share for Microsoft Media Center | On2Share [MCE] is a UPnP Control Point for Microsoft XP Media Center Edition (MCE). On2Share is running as integrated add-in enabling seamless home media networking with simple to use UPnP (Universal Plug and Play). Tap into your digital home network with your MCE remote control. On2Share [MCE] is enabling easy access to your local UPnP media server (e.g.On2Share Pro). var dc_UnitID = 14; var dc_PublisherID = 11967; var dc_AdLinkColor = ‘6699cc’; var dc_adprod=’ADL’;

ExDomus Home Automation Software | ExDomus is a plug-in for Media Center 2005 that allows you to control your X10 Devices (via a CM11 Controller) and Video Cameras (Axis 207) just with your Media Center Remote Control. You can create your own rooms (Name, Icon), and fill them with devices that you’ve previously configured. var dc_UnitID = 14; var dc_PublisherID = 11967; var dc_AdLinkColor = ‘6699cc’; var dc_adprod=’ADL’;