HP TouchSmart All Bells & Whistles But No Value The massively overpriced and underperforming HP touch screen media centre has finally been released in Australia. The big problem with the $3,699 device is that one is stuck with a combined built in touch screen and PC when the rest of the media centre market gives one a choice of PC and choice in size of screen.
Acer Aspire Still Living Large While other manufacturers of media centre PCs are moving to smaller form factors, Acer’s latest model in the Aspire series still retains the bulky workstation form that some of its main competitors have all but discarded.
The Ultimate Small Media Centre PC 5 years ago they were telling us that they would pack an entire workstation PC into a form factor the size of a small book. Well that day is here with the launch by Pioneer Computers of a remarkable full blown PC and Media Centre that comes in a box that is 1.3 kilo in weight and just 226 (W) x 172 (D) x 42 (H) This is smaller than an A4 sheet of paper.
Viiv Depends On Microsoft, For Now Intel have released a full specification list for Viiv-compliance, which explicitly states Microsoft’s Media Center Edition is essential for Viiv capability.
What Exactly Is Viiv? Intel officially launched its Viiv brand today, and gave the public a glimpse at what actually constitutes a ‘Viiv PC’.
Quickflix On Viiv Quickflix today announced that its services will become available on the Intel Viiv digital home entertainment platform.
Intel and CEDIA Bond Over Dinner Intel is in the early stages of marketing Viiv to the channel and last night at a Cockle Bay Restaurant in Sydney CEDIA members came face to face with the Intel team for the first time.
Is Microsoft Ready For Viiv? On the 16th March 2006 Intel will roll out its new Viiv platform in Australia. So what does this mean?
Intel Viiv On Hold OZ Content Issues The Launch of Intel's Viiv technology has been put on hold in Australia as the company sorts out content partners.
Re-Viiving The Media Center Intel’s Viiv has the potential to be your video-on-demand service, gaming system, music jukebox, and home content distribution system all rolled into one. It hopes Viiv will give Media Center PCs the almighty push that its Centrino brand gave laptops.
Re Viiv Your Media Centre The 2006 CES Show in Las Vegas is about to kick off and one of the biggest launches will be the new Viiv media centre platform.
New Intel Notebook Platform Coming Soon Intel has finally released the specifics for its long-awaited Viiv entertainment platform and the company’s latest-generation mobile platform, code-named Napa.
Dual Processors For The Digital Home Soon Dual Processors for the home are coming thanks to a new initative from Intel called "Viiv". Viiv technology marks the intersection point where innovation, a multitude of digital devices, first-class entertainment and state of the art technology converge.
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