After a bunch of Windows-based UMPC The Pepper Pad is like ray of light in the dark room. The device is based on Linux and has a good chances to be better then Origami-like UMPC. The Pepper Pad features: Intel XScale PXA270 (624 MHz) 256 MB SDRAM, 32 MB Intel StrataFlash ROM 8.4†800×600 SVGA TFT LCD with 32 MB video RAM, resistive touch screen […]
AMEX Digital’s MPC-505BD Media Center PC
Once I already wrote about Xbox Media Center from Microsoft. Here is another HTPC from AMEX – MPC-505BD. It is powered by Intel Pentium D 930 3.0 Ghz 64 bit processor, Intel 945 Express chipset and 2GB DDR2 RAM. It has 7.1 channel onboard audio with SPDIF optical out and Wi-Fi connectivity. The unit comes DVI and HDMI outputs which offer you a true HD […]
The new generation of video recorders
The era of new home video devices are coming quickly. VHS recorders is already history. PC-based or just included HDD devices came to take their place. TVIX box is one of this devices. TViX M-3100U is a hard-drive video units which can record video content from a TV, PC or any analog source, and can save it in MPEG 1 or MPEG 2 formats. TVix […]
LocationFree TV on PSP
Sony is going to offer LocationFree TV, its revolutionary service that lets you record and watch programmes from your home country no matter where you are in the world. The idea is pretty simple. You setup a Base Station to your home’s video sources – for example a Sky box + DVD recorder + broadband internet connection and install some special software on internet-enabled video […]
Tiny VIZO
Tiny VIZO is a compact (at just 2.5†x 2.5†x 0.7†and 3.35-ounces) portable media player. It features a 2-inch TFT display, 1GB of Flash memory, USB 2.0 connectivity, voice recorder, TV-out, and video/music/image playback. Supported formats include MPEG-4, AVI, DivX, MP3, WMA, OGG, and JPEG. The price of Tiny VIZO is only $184.
MIO C810 Portable Media Player
MIO C810 is a Koren portable media player which features 4.3-inch LCD display, integrated DMB tuner, GPS navigation system, a decent four hour battery life, and support for a host of video/audio formats. The price is $646.
Howto re-install Plutohome start scripts
Once I had a problem with my Plutohome installation. After setup a new Media Director all Pluto startup scripts disappeared from /etc/init.d. I didn’t have any special things in this installation. So, I decided to install Plutohome from the beginning. But later I found a simple way to recover the startup scripts. Here is a receipt: Write in /etc/apt/sources.list: deb http://deb.plutohome.com/debian/ 20dev main Run: apt-get […]
TabletKiosk eo V7110 is started to sell
Here is a set of TabletKiosk photos published by its lucky owner!