Month: December 2006

Need I say more?

The Media Center Show Extra #5 Music, mceBackup and RSS | This week on Ian’s show he looks at the his new mceBackup 2.0 backup tool for Media Center, Big Screen Headlines a RSS reader for Vista Media Center and a look at Music in Vista Media Center. Media Center Show Extra #5 in Normal (28mb) HD (167mb) Media Center Show Extra #5 on MSN Soapbox Media Center Show Extra #5 Part 1 (YouTube) and Part 2 (YouTube) var dc_UnitID = 14; var dc_PublisherID = 11967; var dc_AdLinkColor = ‘6699cc’; var dc_adprod=’ADL’;

All that happened was the method Cyberlink to decrypt AACS used was semi-compromised.  Their implemention kept the key in memory, a key which is needed to legally decrypt the content protection.  What is likely going to happen is that specific key will be revoked, and Cyberlink will have to issue an update in order to play newer titles.  CSS didn’t have a good way to revoke the keys, AACS does. Waiting to see what Cyberlink and AACS said happened, but I don’t see that AACS was cracked. Read below for more….. Update (1/1/07): Cyberlink Responds to Alleged AACS Crack Edit … Continue reading No, AACS Was Not Cracked

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Linksys WMCE54AG Wireless Media Center Extender (Woot) | Woot has got $99 Refurbished Linksys WMCE54AG Wireless Media Center Extender’s today.  If you are interested in something that can handle SD playback and only works with Media Center 2005 this is your product.  This will not work with Vista Media Center, just FYI before your purchase.  var dc_UnitID = 14; var dc_PublisherID = 11967; var dc_AdLinkColor = ‘6699cc’; var dc_adprod=’ADL’;

Exclusive Details: Best Buy, Exceptional Innovation and ConnectedLife.Home (CE Pro) | Julie has been lurking with the details of a new package from Best Buy, Exceptional Innovation and ConnectedLife.Home.  For $15,000 you can walk into Best Buy and pick up a package everything you need to connect your home with Media Center and Life|ware as the core. One z560 Digital Entertainment Center Life|ware home automation software from Exceptional Innovation, One Xbox 360 (which doubles as a Media Center Extender) Two Panasonic wireless cameras One communicating thermostat from Residential Control systems Ethernet/powerline adapters from Corinex Other assorted devices—five dimmers, five switches, … Continue reading Best Buy and Exceptional Innovation Go Mainstream With Life|ware!

Taipei, Taiwan—-December 22, 2006—-CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), a world leader in digital home solutions, today launched the HD DVD and Blu-ray version of its industry-defining movie player software, PowerDVD. Featuring optimized hardware acceleration for graphics processors, and compatibility with leading HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc drives, PowerDVD Ultra delivers the ultimate high-definition movie experience on both desktop and notebook computers. New features for PowerDVD Ultra include: Support for HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc playback on leading drives, including the Microsoft Xbox 360 HD DVD external drive Playback of high-definition Hollywood movie content Optimized performance for playback of high-definition video content on … Continue reading CyberLink Launches PowerDVD Ultra for Playback of HD DVDs and Blu-ray Discs

The Media Center Show #88 | 21nd December 2006 (67mins 07secs) MP3 – 23.0MB (Download Here) This week Ian Dixon talked with Mark Newell, Program Manager from the eHome team at Microsoft about the history of Media Center, the new look and feel of Vista Media Center and what happens when you submit an error report in Windows. The Vote page is up for The Media Center Show Awards, so get voting now and enter the prize draw. Have you watched The Media Center Show Extra yet? It’s the new video accompaniment to the show. var dc_UnitID = 14; var … Continue reading The Media Center Show #88

Windows Vista Remote Overview (Philips) | Philips has a page up with various remote designs that they will be producing for Windows Vista and Media Center.  (Via Bink)        var dc_UnitID = 14; var dc_PublisherID = 11967; var dc_AdLinkColor = ‘6699cc’; var dc_adprod=’ADL’;

Christmas Break!