Paul Roberts on January 10th, 2010
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The Boxee Brown, a cube-like device that shares Internet content with your TV, is scheduled to go on sale this spring.

With the Boxee Box being crowned ‘Last Gadget Standing’ at CES last night, the ball will certainly start rolling for Team Boxee in the coming months.

The award is decided by a live demonstration and voted on via crowd applause at the event each year. It seems that “the box” narrowly beat the Plastic Logic’s Que e-reader and the Intel Reader, both of which scan text and reads it aloud. (more…)

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Paul Roberts on December 3rd, 2009

So, you have a new Acer Revo 3610 or other HTPC and you’re trolling around for some online video content. Well, there are many, many options out there.  From news, network TV, sports and cable networks to name a few. Some even offer TV Guide resources or have dedicated Flash or Silverlight desktop players.

There is plenty of content out there for the taking. Some of it HD or SD quality. 
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Paul Roberts on November 27th, 2009

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Many of you have been waiting for a full tilt review of an Acer Aspire Revo 3610 Atom ION 330. Well, here it is. Possibly the first one on the Internet with this level of detail. It’s taken a week of use to get the full impression of it’s power and abilities and this review should leave no doubt! So, here goes.

Some of you may already know that I’ve been on a quest for the ultimate “cut the cable” solution and save $70 + a month on crappy cable service with bloatware content. (more…)

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Paul Roberts on February 7th, 2009

Boxee Media Center and Internet TV – The Next Generation

Boxee media center and Internet based TV are the next generation of entertainment that will rapidly change the way we watch TV!   So what the heck is Boxee?  First, Boxee is a media center that plays content on your computer or from other devices on your home network. It also allows you to connect to Internet based content such as; TV, music, video, pictures and much more.  On you PC or laptop, think of it as a home page of sorts that brings all of your favorite media in one place. You can even install Boxee on a dedicated PC connected directly to your TV and supplement or replace your current cable TV subscriber! Plus, you can install it on Mac and Linux (Windows is currently in Alpha testing).
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