By Grant on Apr 28, 2008 in Hacks/Mods, Hardware, Internet, Linux, Software | 1 Comment
Yes folks, we have all dreamed of it and it may soon be reality. There is a semi-functional Mythtv Frontend, in alpha, built for the Nokia Internet Tablet. With MythTv moving towards QT4 someone has ported the front end over to OS 2008. It is not completely functional as of now but, it looks to [...]
By Grant on Apr 25, 2008 in Featured, Gadgets, Hacks/Mods, Hardware, How to, Linux, Reviews, Software | 2 Comments
Lirc being a pain? Does your favorite universal remote NOT work with your new myth box. Mythetomer is a remote control application for your N800 or N810 to control your MythTv. Mythetomer uses your WLAN or Bluetooth to make a connection to your Myth Frontend for full control. No cables, no hours of configuring key [...]
By Grant on Apr 24, 2008 in Hardware, News, Software, Video Games/Systems | 0 Comments
Finally its here, Harmonix has released a wireless guitar for Rockband. I don’t know about you but one of the nice things about the XBOX 360 is the wireless controllers. No cable mess, girlfriends complaining about you leaving your toys all over the family room and changing the devices that are plugged into your xbox [...]
By Grant on Apr 24, 2008 in Linux, News, Software | 0 Comments
Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron is available today for mass consumption. Fire up your favorite bit torrent client and get to work. What are you waiting for.
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By Grant on Apr 16, 2008 in Deals, Gadgets, HDTV, News | 0 Comments
D-day is approaching rapidly. No, not that D-day, that already happened, this one is Digital Day. At the time of this article being written, there are 307 days left until analog TV broadcasts cease and the only thing left is digital over-the-air broadcasts. So you have an old 19 inch tube analog television [...]
By Grant on Apr 15, 2008 in News | 0 Comments
This has noting to do with anything but is just a friendly reminder to our readers. Today is the day that Uncle Sam rapes us for more money or, in some cases, gives that short term loan back. On the up side, a lot of us will be getting something back in a [...]
By Grant on Apr 8, 2008 in Deals, HDTV, News | 0 Comments
Wal-mart is offering refunds for HD-DVD players bought in their stores after Nov 1st 2007. Any player with original receipt will be accepted. You however do not need the original packaging. This offer is only good till April 30th, so hurry up and get that paperweight back to the store and go buy [...]
By Grant on Apr 2, 2008 in Gadgets, Hardware, News, Video Games/Systems | 0 Comments
We all know that Xbox360 sales have always been superior to Sony’s PS3 but Sony did have one slight advantage. Sony, since the release of the PS3, has been on the right side of the Blu-ray HD-DVD war, till now. Rumors say Microsoft will now produce 360 units with a built in Blu-ray [...]
By Grant on Mar 31, 2008 in Hacks/Mods, Hardware, Linux, News, OSX, Windows | 0 Comments
The Macbook air went down quick in only 2 minutes on the first day of the competition. Windows Vista SP1 went down on the last day after 2 days of intense work. The only OS left standing (drum role please) LINUX. Reportedly, participants reportedly were not prepared to deal with the [...]
By Grant on Mar 31, 2008 in Deals, Gadgets, Video Games/Systems | 0 Comments
If you are a Mario fanatic then you probably already know that Mario Kart for the Wii will be released at the end of April. The game is said to be a package deal that will include the game and a wheel apparatus that your Wii remote will snap into giving you that NASCAR [...]