Gear Diary » DVR http://www.geardiary.com Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:30:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Monsoon Announces Multi-Screen Policy Management Solutionhttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/14/monsoon-announces-multi-screen-policy-management-solution/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/14/monsoon-announces-multi-screen-policy-management-solution/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:30:04 +0000 Travis Ehrlich http://www.geardiary.com/?p=164691

Just under a year ago I reviewed the Monsoon Vulkano Deluxe Pro which opened up my satellite to be viewable on my laptop and IOS devices. I was able to watch my own television programming from virtually anywhere, even changing channels and setting up programs to record. Watching Monday Night Football on my deck with the iPad and catching NCAA March Madness games while away from a television is awesome. While this technology is amazing and I fully believe that I should be able to watch the content I subscribe to anytime and anywhere, many of the content companies do not agree. The fight over management of our media is just getting underway

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You can't be too cautious these days about backing up your data. Time and time again friends, family and co-workers come to me about trying to recover pictures, music and documents on a failed or virus ridden drive. Some even have their small business data lost when the main computer goes down. My first advice to anyone is that they should get themselves some sort of backup device, whether it be Desktop Attached Storage or Network Attached Storage and some good software to automate the backups. I have wanted to upgrade my 2TB external drive to a Network Attached Storage Device, but had a really hard time deciding which one to Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/09/28/storage-review-the-synology-ds211-a-pint-sized-2-bay-nas-with-some-really-big-features/feed/ 2 Review: Griffin Beacon Universal Remote for iOShttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/08/15/review-griffin-beacon-universal-remote-for-ios/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/08/15/review-griffin-beacon-universal-remote-for-ios/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:00:02 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=156940 It looks funny. It does exactly what it promises. And, at least for me, it is in the running for "iOS Accessory of the Year". Okay, I'm exaggerating a bit but I'm pretty serious about how cool I think this iOS hardware/app combination is. The Griffin Beacon is the universal remote on steroids. With this odd piece of plastic powered by four AA batteries and a free download from the App Store I have taken my Samsung HDTV remote, my TiVo remote AND my Apple TV remote and put them away. Now all I need is one of my iOS devices and I have total control over the media in my den Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/08/15/review-griffin-beacon-universal-remote-for-ios/feed/ 0 Review: Monsoon Vulkano Deluxe Prohttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/11/26/review-monsoon-vulkano-deluxe-pro/ http://www.geardiary.com/2010/11/26/review-monsoon-vulkano-deluxe-pro/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2010 23:00:41 +0000 Travis Ehrlich http://www.geardiary.com/?p=117920

I spent a large portion of the summer building a nice deck just outside my back door.  Once it was finished we would sit out there under the bright Texas stars and I would tell my wife I needed a way to watch sports out there.  My WiFi is full strength on the deck, but I could rarely watch live sporting events.  If only I could watch on my iPad or iPhone or even laptop.  Enter the Monsoon Vulkano to grant my wish!  The Vulkano sports technology for TV placeshifting, digital video recording, internet video playback, universal plug and play and mobile video recording.  All of this technology comes in a small attractive box

Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2010/11/26/review-monsoon-vulkano-deluxe-pro/feed/ 2 Monsoon Multimedia Launches Vulkano for Total Control of Video at Home and on the Gohttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/08/17/monsoon-multimedia-launches-vulkano-for-total-control-of-video-at-home-and-on-the-go/ http://www.geardiary.com/2010/08/17/monsoon-multimedia-launches-vulkano-for-total-control-of-video-at-home-and-on-the-go/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:30:22 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=105785 TiVo, Slingbox and Roku are increasingly commonplace in American homes. The problem is, more and more of us have multiple set-top boxes taking up multiple outlets and sucking up electricity while costing a small fortune. Vulkano is poised to change all that with their converged set-top box. Vulkano is
...a sleek consumer device with a tightly integrated hardware and software platform that has a powerful video processor and local storage, is set to replace multiple boxes such as TiVo, Slingbox and Roku providing consumers incredible performance at a low cost. Vulkano is available now- at prices ranging from $259 to $379, depending on storage capacity. When connected to a set-top
Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2010/08/17/monsoon-multimedia-launches-vulkano-for-total-control-of-video-at-home-and-on-the-go/feed/ 1 The Vulkano Is on the Way– World’s “First Universal and Affordable Video Platform for Smartphones, PC/Macs, iPads and TVs”http://www.geardiary.com/2010/07/28/the-vulkano-is-on-the-way%e2%80%93-world%e2%80%99s-first-universal-and-affordable-video-platform-for-smartphones-pcmacs-ipads-and-tvs/ http://www.geardiary.com/2010/07/28/the-vulkano-is-on-the-way%e2%80%93-world%e2%80%99s-first-universal-and-affordable-video-platform-for-smartphones-pcmacs-ipads-and-tvs/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:30:05 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=103480

Vulkano is positioning itself as "the next-generation live TV place shifting, time shifting and streaming device for smartphones and other devices". The system makes it possible to take the home TV experience anywhere and by anywhere they mean... anywhere. When connected to a set-top box and a TV the Vulkano brings video to a host of devices including Android, Blackberry, iPhones, iPads, Macs and PCs. Best of all, when someone is accessing video remotely users can still experience their content (TV channels, videos and photos) on whichever screen they want. As the company explains -
TV set-top boxes are commonplace in households today with over 210 million shipped in 2009 alone, according to analyst firm In-Stat
Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2010/07/28/the-vulkano-is-on-the-way%e2%80%93-world%e2%80%99s-first-universal-and-affordable-video-platform-for-smartphones-pcmacs-ipads-and-tvs/feed/ 0 Woot- Sells TiVo HD, Takes Shot At Applehttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/07/03/woot-sells-tivo-hd-takes-shot-at-apple/ http://www.geardiary.com/2010/07/03/woot-sells-tivo-hd-takes-shot-at-apple/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:30:45 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=99763

Woot, newly acquired by Amazon, has a TiVo HD DVR for sale today. As an owner of this same model, I can attest to the fact that it is a nice unit. It will certainly do the trick... At least until Apple's revamped Apple TV comes out. And speaking of Apple, the description of the DVR offered by Woot takes a little shot at the iPhone maker's recent press release. It is rather amusing...
Dear Wooters: The TiVo HDXL 150 Hour THX Certified DVR has been the most successful product in the history of the world. Ever. Okay, that’s a bit of an overstatement, but we think it’s pretty keen. So we were surprised when
Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2010/07/03/woot-sells-tivo-hd-takes-shot-at-apple/feed/ 4 Video Review: Stop Vampire Power from Sucking with iGohttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/02/05/video-review-stop-vampire-power-from-sucking-with-igo/ http://www.geardiary.com/2010/02/05/video-review-stop-vampire-power-from-sucking-with-igo/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:19:03 +0000 LarryGreenberg http://www.geardiary.com/?p=74064

Vampire power is the power your electronic devices use when they're turned off.  Example:  You plug your digital camera into an electrical outlet to re-charge its battery.  Once the battery is fully charged the camera keeps taking power from the wall and attempts to give it to the camera's battery even though it doesn't need it. iGo's new line of green power accessories seek to stop this wasted use of electricity.  This is turn should save you money in the form of less power used and a smaller electric bill as a result. While at CES 2010 I met with iGo and they were kind enough to provide me with their Power Smart Wall charger. The iGo Power Smart Wall is available for $29.99. Click on through to see my video review of the device,  and then head here to learn more. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2010/02/05/video-review-stop-vampire-power-from-sucking-with-igo/feed/ 3 Archos 5 Internet Tablet: A Tale Of Woe In Two Parts…http://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/09/archos-5-internet-tablet-a-tale-of-woe-in-two-parts/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/09/archos-5-internet-tablet-a-tale-of-woe-in-two-parts/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:21:03 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=58257 Archos 13

I love tablets. I used a Windows Tablet PC for years and have been chomping at the bit for the Apple tablet. The iPhone and iPod touch have been and are awesome, but I have been longing for something a bit larger. When the Archos 5 Internet Tablet with Android came along, I thought it just might be the ticket. Here was a slick slate tablet with a 4.8“ touchscreen with 800*480 resolution. The 32GB model is just thin and light and... it runs Android. I bit. It is an impressive device. But is it a "keeper"? Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/09/archos-5-internet-tablet-a-tale-of-woe-in-two-parts/feed/ 6 TiVo Continues to Make Big Moves… Adds Support For Blockbuster On Demandhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/13/tivo-continues-to-mak-big-moves-adds-support-for-blockbuster-on-demand/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/13/tivo-continues-to-mak-big-moves-adds-support-for-blockbuster-on-demand/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:35:39 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=53684 Firefox.jpg

It wasn't that long ago that I expected TiVo to go the way of the Dodo. It increasingly looked like its time had come and gone as cable companies added DVR functionality to their set top boxes and more and more of us started using our computers to watch and record tv content. Then TiVo started adding services such as Netflix streaming and in the process it got a new leash on life. Now TiVo is adding yet another service to its growing list of new functionality. In addition to Amazon, Netflix, Walt Disney Studios, and Jaman support for Blockbuster On Demand will be live some time today. The service will be Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/13/tivo-continues-to-mak-big-moves-adds-support-for-blockbuster-on-demand/feed/ 1 TiVo DVR Scheduler App Released for BlackBerryhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/01/tivo-dvr-scheduler-app-released-for-blackberry/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/01/tivo-dvr-scheduler-app-released-for-blackberry/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:45:58 +0000 Jason Reese http://www.geardiary.com/?p=50961

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I've enjoyed being able to schedule DVR recordings from my BlackBerry using the TiVo mobile site, but missed not having a dedicated device application that would give me more functionality and a faster interface than having to access options via a web site.  As a TiVo and BlackBerry fan, I got just what I wanted with the new TiVo DVR Scheduler app, available through BlackBerry App World. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/01/tivo-dvr-scheduler-app-released-for-blackberry/feed/ 1 Apple TV- 40GB Gone, 160GB Cheaperhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/09/14/apple-tv-40gb-gone-160gb-cheaper/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/09/14/apple-tv-40gb-gone-160gb-cheaper/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:30:26 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=47779 LittleSnapper.png

Apple shook up their hobby project that goes by the name Apple TV. They just dropped the 40GB model entirely and discounted the 160GB model to what HAD been the 40GB price- $226. That is a $100 price cut. I really like my Apple TV, but don't use it nearly as much as I thought I would. Regardless, the 40GB version is gone, the 120GB version is $100 less, and most people STILL don't get the point of an Apple TV. via MacRumors Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/09/14/apple-tv-40gb-gone-160gb-cheaper/feed/ 2 Peeking at Micro Innvations USB Hub Conceptshttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/13/peeking-at-micro-innovations-usb-hub-concepts/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/13/peeking-at-micro-innovations-usb-hub-concepts/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:30:47 +0000 Judie Stanford http://www.geardiary.com/?p=42512 Neuros, whose open source products we've been reviewing and talking positively about for years. What you may not know is that Joe also founded the company Digital Innovations over ten years ago.  According to him, he hasn't been "very active in it since starting Neuros, but recently they acquired a peripheral company called Micro Innovations that makes a host of commodity peripherals, and [he's] very excited about applying the Neuros open innovation formula there."

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Last night Joel and I had an opportunity to take a survey that Joe had forwarded us, showing some USB Hub concept Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/13/peeking-at-micro-innovations-usb-hub-concepts/feed/ 2 Neuros planning for the OSD3http://www.geardiary.com/2009/07/28/neuros-planning-for-the-osd3/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/07/28/neuros-planning-for-the-osd3/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:51:19 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=39759

I follow Joe Born(@joeborn) and Neuros Technology(@neurostech) on twitter and I read his blog and generally love Neuros Technology as a company.  They stand behind their products.  They also run open source software on their devices and have quite a community behind their products.  I also own a OSD and one of their original products, a MP3 player.  I still use both on a regular basis.  Well, imagine my excitement seeing Joe's tweet regarding the OSD 3:
"..it's probably two years off, but this time Texas Instruments is involved early: discussion of the OSD3: http://bit.ly/Qt5sl"
Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/07/28/neuros-planning-for-the-osd3/feed/ 2 Let Moxi Pimp Your Man Cave to the Maxhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/05/16/let-moxi-pimp-your-man-cave-to-the-max/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/05/16/let-moxi-pimp-your-man-cave-to-the-max/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 03:42:25 +0000 Spencer Rosengarten http://www.geardiary.com/?p=29864 This Moxi HD DVR is one of five units that's looking for a good home. This Moxi HD DVR is one of five units that's looking for a good home. When my wife and I moved into our new house, my office/work area/lab/dungeon got relegated to the basement -  not a full-size basement, mind you, more like a "large cubby under the stairs" sort of place.  Little did I realize though, that when she used the term "Man Cave" for the first time, it wasn't a novel phrase. My Man Cave is not much to write home (or even this post) about.  There are lots of books and magazines,  and old or malfunctioning PC's to tinker with.  It's not the kind of place that I can really invite "The Guys" over for.  But now, there might be hope for me yet, from the Cool Dudes at Digeo:

Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/05/16/let-moxi-pimp-your-man-cave-to-the-max/feed/ 1 Neuros.TV Site Adds User Contributions to the Neuros Linkhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/03/23/neurostv-site-adds-user-contributions-to-the-neuros-link/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/03/23/neurostv-site-adds-user-contributions-to-the-neuros-link/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:40:13 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=23553 has let me know that you are not just stuck with whatever Neuros and their hackers will give you.  Now if you know of a site where a stream of a TV show is, you can add it via a link near the bottom of the page.  The Neuros Link and its companion site are attempting to extend the tradition of users adding content similar to how the cddb (which is now Gracenote) was started.  If you know of a site that carries the content you've searched for, you can now added it to the Neuros.TV website Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/03/23/neurostv-site-adds-user-contributions-to-the-neuros-link/feed/ 0 Neuros Link: Netflix Bounty Claimed!http://www.geardiary.com/2009/02/16/neuros-link-netflix-bounty-claimed/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/02/16/neuros-link-netflix-bounty-claimed/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:55:57 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=21467 Neuros has long offered bounties on different development projects that enhance their products; one I have been semi excited for is Netflix Streaming.  Well, sundevil98 has managed to get it working on the Link according to Joe.  He did it by installing Mediamall's Playon software on top of XBMC.  The next version of the software on the Link should have XBMC built into it.  Eventually, Neuros will have a native client on the Link, but for now, this will allow you to stream movies from Netflix!

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Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/02/16/neuros-link-netflix-bounty-claimed/feed/ 5 Gear Diary’s Favorite Gadgets of the Year 2008http://www.geardiary.com/2008/12/30/gear-diarys-favorite-gadgets-of-the-year-2008/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/12/30/gear-diarys-favorite-gadgets-of-the-year-2008/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:10:45 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=18316 Joel McLaughlin 1. Neuros Link - Soon to be the mother of all set top boxes. With all the support it's adding, it's a matter of time where you can get rid of your cable box. 2. T-Mobile G1 - The birth of a new phone platform. So far, it holds a lot of promise and is starting to deliver on those too. 3. Netflix Player by Roku - Now you can do the one DVD at a time plan and watch all the back catalog with this cheap little box. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/12/30/gear-diarys-favorite-gadgets-of-the-year-2008/feed/ 1 Neuros Link Bounties Posted and Morehttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/12/18/neuros-link-bounties-posted-and-more/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/12/18/neuros-link-bounties-posted-and-more/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:32:18 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=17888 bounties for the Neuros Link. The first bounty is $2500 for getting Netflix working directly on the Neuros Link, or $500 when working through a intermediary PC.  This bounty has some stipulations: The programmer must beat Boxee, Ubuntu or Netflix themselves with the functionality.  All of these people are working on getting Netflix streaming to work on on Linux.  Once any of them get it working, the bounty is unavailable as they can easily incorporate this into the Neuros Link. The second bounty is the Move Networks plugin.  The lucky hacker will get $2000 if they get it working and $2500 if it works in Firefox. The third Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/12/18/neuros-link-bounties-posted-and-more/feed/ 1 Neuros Link to Support Joosthttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/12/08/neuros-link-to-support-joost/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/12/08/neuros-link-to-support-joost/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:11:11 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=17430 OdNT Blog about Joost and the Neuros Link.  Joost, which came from the creators of Skype and Kazaa, started out as a client you loaded on your computer that was similar to Boxee.  Now it's a flash video site very similar to Hulu.  Well it too is now supported on the Neuros Link! Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/12/08/neuros-link-to-support-joost/feed/ 0 10 Reasons I am Thankful for Free and Open Source Softwarehttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/26/10-reasons-i-am-thankful-for-foss/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/26/10-reasons-i-am-thankful-for-foss/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:43:26 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=16893 Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/26/10-reasons-i-am-thankful-for-foss/feed/ 1 Amazon Unboxed to be on the Neuros Linkhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/25/amazon-unboxed-to-be-on-the-neuros-link/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/25/amazon-unboxed-to-be-on-the-neuros-link/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:33:44 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=16835 Even though most people don't even have the Neuros Link yet, Neuros is at work adding features to the Link in the form of Amazon's Unbox video on demand service.  Now you can use your Neuros Link to watch any of the 20,000 titles you can rent via Amazon's service.  They are still hard at work trying to improve the device as I type this.  The Neuros Link should be THE set top box to order on cyber monday!

Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/25/amazon-unboxed-to-be-on-the-neuros-link/feed/ 0 How Hackable is the Neuros Link? VERY!http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/20/how-hackable-is-the-neuros-link-very/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/20/how-hackable-is-the-neuros-link-very/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:18:15 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=16628 The Neuros Link is running Ubuntu 8.10 according to Joe Born's post in the forum and the specs page.  That means that you can pretty much run any variant of Ubuntu on it.  Joe himself has installed Boxee on the Neuros Link, so it may even be possible to get Mythbuntu running on the box since you can probably add a USB Tuner to it as well. UPDATE: Found more....the Neuros Link runs a Athlon Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/20/how-hackable-is-the-neuros-link-very/feed/ 0 Neuros releases the Neuros Linkhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/19/neuros-releases-the-neuros-link/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/19/neuros-releases-the-neuros-link/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:23:03 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=16606 now available for $299.99 and there is NO subscription service either!  Plus it comes with a spiffy wireless keyboard as well.  Neuros keeps impressing me time and time again!  I can't wait to look at this device!  Now I really need to get a HDTV... Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/19/neuros-releases-the-neuros-link/feed/ 0 Order Dominos Pizza via your Tivo!http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/17/order-dominos-pizza-via-your-tivo/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/17/order-dominos-pizza-via-your-tivo/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:25:08 +0000 Wayne Schulz http://www.geardiary.com/?p=16491 tivo pizza.jpg

What worries me most about the new ability to order Dominos pizza via your TIVO is not that it's an odd way to order, but that in 15 years my grandchildren will ask me to tell them about the days people actually left their houses to go shop and have meals.
TiVo subscribers can set-up a user name and password on Dominos.com so that each time they use their TiVo remote to place an order, they can log-in with a simple account number. Alternatively, TiVo subscribers can enter their delivery address, build their pizza order right from the television set by selecting type of crust, toppings, and sauces, and get the pizza delivered by their local Domino’s Pizza.
Dominos via SlashGear Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/17/order-dominos-pizza-via-your-tivo/feed/ 0 Winner of the Neuros OSD!http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/12/winner-of-the-neuros-osd/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/12/winner-of-the-neuros-osd/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:29:36 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=16229 The winner of the Neuros OSD giveaway is none other than Dann Washko of the Linux Link Tech Show.  The comment my son pulled out of the hat is below:
I did not see if the Neuros had a built in webserver but that would be great. To be able to stream the movies over this server like MythWeb does. As for home movies, having the ability to easily upload to youtube would be beneficial. Support for file systems other than fat32 to avoid the 2gb limitation. As a Linux user I would like to see more documentation on their site about using the device in Linux. Right now I see a lot of Windows and OS
Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/12/winner-of-the-neuros-osd/feed/ 0 Contest: Gear Diary is giving away a Neuros OSD!http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/03/contest-gear-diary-is-giving-away-a-neuros-osd/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/03/contest-gear-diary-is-giving-away-a-neuros-osd/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:27:48 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=13243 This contest is now closed, and a winner will be announced shortly. Thank you for participating! As a fan and advocate of open source software, I've got a lot of love for companies like Neuros.  Now I have another reason to love them: Neuros is sponsoring an OSD give-away on Gear Diary! To win, all you have to do is post an idea of something you would like the Neuros OSD (or the as yet unreleased OSD2) to do out of the box that it can't do already.  For example, my wish would be that it include a web browser.  You can't steal my idea, so come up with one of your own! The Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/03/contest-gear-diary-is-giving-away-a-neuros-osd/feed/ 13 Holiday Gift Suggestions: Top Ten Reasons a Neuros OSD would be a Great Christmas Gift for your Geekhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/02/top-ten-reasons-a-neuros-osd-would-be-a-great-christmas-gift-for-your-geek/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/02/top-ten-reasons-a-neuros-osd-would-be-a-great-christmas-gift-for-your-geek/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2008 15:50:29 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=15660 Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/02/top-ten-reasons-a-neuros-osd-would-be-a-great-christmas-gift-for-your-geek/feed/ 0 Review: Hauppauge HD PVR Model 1212http://www.geardiary.com/2008/10/21/review-hauppauge-hd-pvr-model-1212/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/10/21/review-hauppauge-hd-pvr-model-1212/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:56:29 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=15539 Hauppauge HD PVR may be for you. Similar in size to the Mac Mini, the HD PVR is a small and light box.  In the front, you have a SVideo, Composite Video, Left and Right Audio for connectors. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/10/21/review-hauppauge-hd-pvr-model-1212/feed/ 16 Crowd Narration Comes to the Neuros OSDhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/09/29/crowd-narration-comes-to-the-neuros-osd/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/09/29/crowd-narration-comes-to-the-neuros-osd/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:46:20 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=14385 Click here to view the embedded video.

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