A quick recap of the past week (okay, two weeks this time) of posts here at Geek Tonic:
Snapstream Shutting Down Couchville - Free TV Guide Suite
Early this morning, Rakesh Agrawal, CEO and founder of Snapstream announced on the Snapstream forums that the company would be taking their free, TV listings website, Couchville offline. He said that "at least for now, this is the end of the road for any kind of a free, TV listing website…
Apple TV - Take 2 Still no DVR?
I watched the announcements for the second incarnation of AppleTV yesterday after the Macworld Keynote Address by Steve Jobs. I was watching for a few particular features that I think would make the AppleTV actually take off. Did Apple come through? Well here's a quick rundown of the new…
Setting Up the HDHomeRun QAM Tuner with Beyond TV and SageTV
If you are a Home Theater PC fan and want your HTPC to tune those unencrypted QAM digital cable channels, one of your best options is the HDHomeRun dual QAM tuner. SiliconDust's HDHomeRun tuner has been one of my best gadget purchases to date and I'm still a happy user since the beginning…
Virtual Reality Wii Remote Hack
Whether you are a hard-core gamer or a casual gamer, Johnny Chung Lee's latest Wii hack will be of interest to you. Late December, Mr. Lee posted this video showing off a simple, but amazingly realistic virtual reality head tracker. The hack basically turns your TV into a live window -…
Netflix Watch Now Unlimited
The AP is reporting that Netflix will be lifting their watch-instantly movie streaming service for all Netflix customers (except for those Netflix customers who pay $4.99 to rent up to two DVDs per month) beginning today, Monday, January 14th, 2008. This move is reportedly in response to a…
Hauppauge Demos PVR Recorder to record 1080p HD from Cable and Satellite Boxes
HTPC fans, this is big news... There has been rumblings all week on the SageTV forums about a very exciting HD Recorder for the Home Theater PC. The new Hauppauge "HD PVR" records video from HD Cable TV or satellite TV boxes into H.264 in real-time to your HTPC. The device takes the…
Satellite TV PC Tuner Card On It's Way?
Earl Bonovich at DBSTalk has the scoop on what is likely the biggest HTPC news out of the Vegas CES show to date. DirecTV is showing off their new HDPC-20, a new dual tuner device that connects via USB to your PC and allows your PC to tune, record and viewing of Satellite TV right from your Home…
The Ultimate Winter 2008 TV Premier List
Its time again for the Winter 2008 TV Premiers & I have a complete list of the premiers for you. With the writers strike having removed most hope for good, new television programming you may be thinking there won't be any new TV shows this Winter season. Well, your almost right as there…
